2026-04-25T02:42:14Z https://yabu.me Paolo Amoroso https://yabu.me/npub1sy08l0jqgsysgmx82k2zdaf9lfwqm8vjg78zjf3da5rs63hq9m5swm8vde https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/109/125/773/329/660/761/original/229b7d3f4dff5e7e.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/109/125/773/329/660/761/original/229b7d3f4dff5e7e.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9wnq28pgu8yj9en6rq47ceda9ffxrmyrkacsukykrsxeyly96quczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj8yqdtl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9kpukhuya5szlwkuwx6zln58sja3zxq30w6ju4vfq7n5wj07was55a92z'>nevent1q…a92z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>SDF is great, especially for retrocomputing. But I&#39;ve heard of a few service issues such as frequent downtime, slow software updates, and unresponsive team. 2025-04-26T14:50:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4fatrrajcxysathn7uwfenu3s4wgxznzs7m7k8aux8r3tvq037gzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjrgdjfd I&#39;m considering migrating from Fosstodon and I&#39;d appreciate recommendations of alternate Mastodon instances with these features:<br/><br/>- medium/large<br/>- main theme among my tech interests but allow general discussions<br/>- ElasticSearch (full-text search)<br/>- at least 2 admins/mods<br/>- regularly updated stock Mastodon, no forks<br/><br/>#mastodon 2025-04-26T11:23:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9r4ujdhuldckpxnga5j4qnzwhg5h6rex4m7ktgqc8jweez66pxnczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjc0f585 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstnm5wg0eljsap76ke4fh830e09hpg9zvc6aa2dwr69dnqxhll4yc8f2qqw'>nevent1q…2qqw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fosstodon is a major instance and this is being widely discussed. It would help to have an official statement.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1t7sgwml6tgm6t5c9dl0rfxt4adj9zt90nezc5cquhcjkqr5l0p0sznvkcg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>:nixos: Guillaume:~$</span> (<span class="italic">npub1t7s…vkcg</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1h4llguy88kl5dqvk28p48f6ccfmfs9vqc2v4t7av9wgz06dqvausl5g8cc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Last Psion | Alex</span> (<span class="italic">npub1h4l…g8cc</span>)</a></span> 2025-04-25T18:04:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspj0qg7enag6gjaygw40g2jvlfh6ptxcqzpu2e3zf4z00jh0rm8cszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjjpxmyn I&#39;ve just learned my instance Fosstodon is going to be defederated. Details in this post and the links shared from there:<br/><br/><a href="https://scholar.social/@socrates/114398529586604508">https://scholar.social/@socrates/114398529586604508</a><br/><br/>While I consider what to do I&#39;ll suspend posting until I take a decision. Migrating is easy but wouldn&#39;t transfer my 6.3K online posts, an invaluable resource for me. Whatever happens, I have a federated blog: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lw7fn5gwuk6r9gwnc3dj9pjscth8amtl64dsu5nsl2g9lt68vp7sh4nlsk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Paolo Amoroso's Journal</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lw7…nlsk</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>I love Mastodon and the community, my deepest thanks to every one of you for the amazing conversations and support. I&#39;m devastated. 2025-04-25T17:04:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsguweku3auq0hynm5t45h8pvspefg82rjyyhjmm6echqpa7mlc03qzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjxluepj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8j374gfndxvq44m2n8l6ts5vjja94l4t327c9r67e2zwwvkgwfgvzulug'>nevent1q…ulug</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You&#39;re welcome, glad you like it. 2025-04-25T12:42:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97tc983zt4mzag23wuyxpy5c0r8ya2c25hr2y90nryyv3jtpjpggzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjlmzgyp I added to my reading queue this four-part aricle series on the history of the personal computer &#34;to trace where the personal computer came from and where it went&#34;. The title of one of the parts seems intriguing: &#34;Interactive Computing: A Counterculture&#34;.<br/><br/><a href="https://technicshistory.com/a-bicycle-for-the-mind">https://technicshistory.com/a-bicycle-for-the-mind</a><br/><br/>#PersonalComputer #retrocomputing 2025-04-25T10:48:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspz9wf3dm3lqgsw6w6xa5zxmk37tx4q93s9atu259q769ysc4zlcczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjkaap6v I have been using arXiv since it was xxx.lanl.gov but didn&#39;t know much about its origins. This profile of arXiv creator Paul Ginsparg fills the gap and tells the story of the platform.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/inside-arxiv-most-transformative-code-science">https://www.wired.com/story/inside-arxiv-most-transformative-code-science</a><br/><br/>#arxiv #retrocomputing 2025-04-23T10:49:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0hytaf9087mgfru3adnvmtmyeu26y3nduddec8c6n3a9qaga862gzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj6w4026 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ssgjrd58c3myq30klcwlm0ncuecsdxsy5eupeya0tfju680mg5clucams'>nevent1q…cams</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s the kind of garbage we call authenticity, which we value much more than the staged, polished &#34;content&#34; corporate platforms force us to perform and flood with. 2025-04-22T06:49:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsru4psygcu7cehpmx09skvj48nj9vkz2kpw090leftyz3emdhersszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjkuzfrr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdmkdx2xmxz6cn0xwr3snzy94xzle8sl39w6t7ru03ur7u8uhlqdchz0hty'>nevent1q…0hty</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This gives a whole new meaning to Easter passion. 2025-04-19T09:02:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgspll3jf6h357zgyppnhjgr3deex3q03v88lgf7wgxul6darqdzszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj8phshc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gzxh3ftxdhl3svz7nl78tftmrhf9xs8wyl5rks8dzcjny9htdxgnn8h6p'>nevent1q…8h6p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>21th century archaeologists will salivate at this. 2025-04-16T20:23:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszgrdms98astr366ejuepgl2cmhd9aa2cgyjg09gms5ywjk7r09pgzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjps0gy3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvxfju4ud7lw3sy8puqarmmtexlyuvr9cnjhjhw36sp3aqrg603yqc5rp3g'>nevent1q…rp3g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ctrl-PgUp and Ctrl-PgDown are similar. On Firefox Alt-1 switches to the first tab, Alt-9 to the last, and the others in between (Ctrl-1 and Ctrl-9 on Chromium). 2025-04-14T12:51:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx04pqs238q7jzcllz54g0xu5trlp78xgtw45rmalf6yymx83e36czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj6gwre3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmwpp0htpf98mlehqjlhemrqjvtcfjlckh9uhyvlcex0hjldc5ucn8sj35'>nevent1q…sj35</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How do you really know you&#39;re old? When the cashier at the grocery store grants you the senior discount on sight, without even asking for your ID. 2025-03-27T16:20:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx63m2xznq6pueustnja94m8sttfgj2pp9g30xj4pyp5k2aqg695czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwje09dxm When I bought the XEphem ephemeris and planetarium program in the 1990s it was the first astronomy software I used on Linux.<br/><br/>Now available as open source, it is still as advanced as back in the day with features few similar programs have. With its Motif user interface frozen in time and now turned retro, here is XEphem on my Linux Mint box where it still builds and runs fine. Almost permacomputing.<br/><br/><a href="https://xephem.github.io/XEphem/Site/xephem.html">https://xephem.github.io/XEphem/Site/xephem.html</a><br/><br/>#astronomy #planetarium #linux<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/234/254/069/903/702/original/80d14ea8cc6aa1eb.png"> <br/> 2025-03-27T11:53:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5l608efrjqsuwrr7hl0q5297wyqwn0md9hg85g4rznaesxxulwczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjwrdvfm Using the mouse-driven graphical user interface of a personal computer to write a document with a WYSIWYG word processor, check new messages with an email client, and create an organization chart with a drawing program. Just an ordinary day at Xerox PARC in 1978. When email spam was apparently already a thing.<br/><br/>The demo features the Alto workstation and the Bravo word processor. You can hear the noise of the hard disk.<br/><br/><a href="https://archive.org/details/Xerox_Palo_Alto_Demo_August_1978">https://archive.org/details/Xerox_Palo_Alto_Demo_August_1978</a><br/><br/>#retrocomputing #Xerox #XeroxAlto 2025-03-17T11:48:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0jpa3rsdznuw2e3dvte9juahvh7zjmx25v44msuw6r2u04q27nszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjkp2rdp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrngzpzx8ssvtr4fmfz2rw4gxg944zwkr339twhl3eq67ezfgcducj3sshu'>nevent1q…sshu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t tried but it seems overkill and a bit complicated for casual usage. 2025-03-14T12:01:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswl2yvhzfwar4g0qsxl06z36anacst6nhasvut3frk2had4vqmhnszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjjjnhv8 Recording the screen is a sore point of Raspberry Pi OS as only a handful of hard to find tools work under Wayland and most are command line only. Botspot&#39;s Screen Recorder is a new tool that glues a GUI to the others and adds useful functionality such as recording a webcam feed and the screen at the same time.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/Botspot/botspot-screen-recorder">https://github.com/Botspot/botspot-screen-recorder</a><br/><br/>The only alternative is Vokoscreen-NG which is more limited:<br/><br/><a href="https://linuxecke.volkoh.de/vokoscreen/vokoscreen.html">https://linuxecke.volkoh.de/vokoscreen/vokoscreen.html</a><br/><br/>#ScreenRecording #RaspberryPiOS #wayland 2025-03-14T11:56:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjv2qjnm2aej47flpctmxp6ap8l4n37t5ze4srqpgt5ya8vvhm2czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjykv2rh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzehkl7lk08ez6gt7qkzf4llg9qajhrm6anrz7skcz7lvjnw7ghq6q7h0a'>nevent1q…7h0a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m using Firefox with both uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger. Maybe it&#39;s a regonal network issue.<br/><br/>[@rl_dane](<a href="https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane">https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane</a> ) 2025-03-11T12:10:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyyfktjmtrumc92rmjwx32h2a6tvmdc9k8v6ps24hcza9g3gw2l4czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjqmy0sw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8e0kkpxgk2anjwydvjx6pzvm89p6dpgexgdz5styngagttd27agqqmt3kf'>nevent1q…t3kf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It works for me. 2025-03-11T12:07:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2ge5q84eecenyk2zqkdla2rnrp0jcq4lmafn3axn62nfn38a5dqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjmga7e7 I already knew that the PrtScr key captures a screenshot of the full screen on Linux but only today I learned that Alt+PrtScr captures the current window. I discovered it while reading about the origin of the SysRq key.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_request">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_request</a><br/><br/>#linux #tips #til 2025-03-11T11:49:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvx6jwprrmgx06vtvrsgyn80lkl3u9hf74tphmxuc7645ktj9zz5szyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjzpxlrt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvu2ex42fcznll9340ru0l6n2z326j7xc3pw5d3aqzve4kkmxlf6sanmkfk'>nevent1q…mkfk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m definitely keeping an eye to LibreWolf but it currectly has some limitations as a daily driver. There&#39;s no Android version and hosted sync relies on Mozilla&#39;s infrastructure.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vpu34fc29x20xaa4jglamshtm9znmrs8sgg85dnt0tg25gahadaq6m608s" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>LibreWolf</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vpu…608s</span>)</a></span> 2025-03-04T17:55:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0q8l6ukxpce2uqxv2299nep9hk407fhh3tw4k4qgkgpqs9s8dsrszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj9s3ylr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsf2czjvktxnkp9csy7gzupq6tytktdpaevak4m2x980vxg3x25qy9mvsm'>nevent1q…mvsm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In case you need a good 8080 disassembler I recommend Dasm8080:<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/CineEncoder/dasm8080">https://github.com/CineEncoder/dasm8080</a> 2025-03-01T07:14:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspgkv53gq8gtq55gqy95x8chj2sjhh86srp73t8p0a3464s9qjmlqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj7zyzmv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrug7pexpyn3ftd0y6fak9xdd4etygwq95qqmfu2nuvxmmh3e6js5jzq3h'>nevent1q…zq3h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>An interesting blast from the past. Was the BDS C compiler available for MS-DOS too? If so I seem to remember I bought a copy in the early 1990s. 2025-02-26T21:26:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs09mx2cwmwpukhx9tawd25c0n25uxt8cwufc9aw0clrt44g4dv88qzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjlvjm0h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqu9n83pqufsz9wajt83y3ga3vmqq9lnglzm4sqkfdgfkfv5sp8ugjzaeqc'>nevent1q…aeqc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Speaking of which, when I scroll the article down to the pricing section I get the error &#34;Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information)&#34; with Firefox and Chrome on Linux. I suspect this is trying to tell me something.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lum3xlkqp2903ymec3suzrxvsy06z2y7mdcl70e9x7epw58ttamstdqrxk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>greyllama</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lum…qrxk</span>)</a></span> 2025-02-25T19:56:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspyrvg35hue0tdrw2mqwfqu5vt6jg8hfnd2j6cp7p7yz5k5sunqzczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjrha4dz CP/M-86 for Newbies is a starter kit for CP/M-86 with everything ready to unpack and run. It bundles the PCe PC emulator (Windows only), preconfigured PCe environments for running different CP/M-86 versions including Concurrent CP/M-86 and Concurrent DOS, and other software such as the Pirx Commander file manager.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/MarekStarobrat/Pirx.Commander/tree/main/Releases/CPM-86">https://github.com/MarekStarobrat/Pirx.Commander/tree/main/Releases/CPM-86</a><br/><br/>#cpm #retrocomputing 2025-02-21T11:59:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqn4xyvwzqy4djn0f6e7q4ku7v2l7armu2ckz0xp540cfkz2pshjczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjeqxyls The Mastodon accounts of some projects that preserve, modernize, and reimagine classic operating systems and system software environments:<br/><br/>9Front (Plan 9)<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1u2y6r0gx2y2u3n3ernfzvt6ktwhpl2yyw0axfe9jpwx405wf0n6qqgf6ez" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>⑨ 9front</span> (<span class="italic">npub1u2y…f6ez</span>)</a></span> (unofficial)<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1enxd33xez3kw3w6w2vczjjv4k5k4m862r2zfu6mmhxulfygt9aysfhu60v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Plan 9 Front :verified:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1enx…u60v</span>)</a></span> (unofficial)<br/><br/>FreeDOS (MS-DOS)<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zv3qvmtnz9u2czmnt28690vhwlx94g9thf562pg9r0kqgqqk33rq03yrmd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The FreeDOS Project</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zv3…yrmd</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>Haiku (BeOS)<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ql8czlpr9aaftlspxyefykcwjhkedd26ltrn80xwy95vf2hr4zeqw3raf8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Haiku</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ql8…raf8</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>Medley Interlisp (Interlisp-D)<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub146am7qlkx4tuws9ayhprqfq3uyp7arzu49yrl6wkpk699aspq5hqs5pqwc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Medley Interlisp Project</span> (<span class="italic">npub146a…pqwc</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>#retrocomputing #os 2025-02-20T11:58:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2f7hl99ula3p82gv3vz6e9vnuc9thfm3ll7na52t72g6xerhj4cqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjzt02kk Why blog if nobody reads what you write? My blog benefits me because it&#39;s a sort of lab journal of my projects and interests I frequently reference. Andy also thinks the primary audience of your blog is you.<br/><br/><a href="https://andysblog.uk/why-blog-if-nobody-reads-it/">https://andysblog.uk/why-blog-if-nobody-reads-it/</a><br/><br/>#blogging 2025-02-14T12:24:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0gjvw64qcfn7dneyurvzaya224p3xanyl9udkjdc98rlpfkrn6aczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjauaf3d A comprehensive guide to Z80 Assembly that covers not only the instruction set but also programming techniques such as working with data, representing data structure and lookup tables, and more.<br/><br/><a href="https://tutorials.eeems.ca/Z80ASM/index.htm">https://tutorials.eeems.ca/Z80ASM/index.htm</a><br/><br/>#z80 #assembly #retrocomputing 2025-02-11T12:01:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2aw9pj768atzgdlkm0vlvshym44jrzws8pyge2mcyk84ydtzdltszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjpnkgkn The website emulator101.com provided practical information and code for developing an Intel 8080 emulator to run Space Invaders, but the domain likely expired as it now redirects to a travel site. The Wayback Machine luckily archived this valuable resource on designing and implementing emulators:<br/><br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241010195903/http://www.emulator101.com">https://web.archive.org/web/20241010195903/http://www.emulator101.com</a><br/><br/>#intel8080 #emulation #emulator #assembly 2025-02-08T12:05:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsynl2fnjs589yu39a0gdwgk3209c6vzhhq5g9525zqd6pmhlhwqxczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjaqtf2y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp2hf35h93aq2qdcvsmkhgxpqmfjh8ku6paxnnyr38utu3cvmtr2qvxt252'>nevent1q…t252</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>👆 Congrats <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1tgg430m4q5ak0zezsxp4vvglkcu3vxtykyc272khxs4axddh0wxs7hqwzh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>LibreOffice</span> (<span class="italic">npub1tgg…qwzh</span>)</a></span> on achieving 400 million downloads of the LibreOffice desktop productivity suite. 2025-01-30T11:36:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvqlftymn82cxk25sskh4w5fvls9mr4nha7axwmzhwll8d5uwe34szyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjzztdru In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszzfmuyazdq06ceust7us65v2qjn0pak8vum7qvlst238mtzmu5kcmywhza'>nevent1q…whza</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>After what happened I guess you&#39;re pretty tire-d. 2025-01-30T10:31:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswy0rfvgyqhrwg4398wsdkga7wx7sj8pn7yaxm92v0arm50z42qnqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwje2ajwz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvek2gjzme0jn29zly43ejjt5ftlur5xe5wyadulcp8jnw6fhed4sn5cfux'>nevent1q…cfux</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wasn&#39;t scraping and using without permission supposed to be fair game these days? 2025-01-29T13:35:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf4amzjsqer2y3jdf25kk7at3n7nj5swec6etzh49lzfaczlg74nqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjq2ellk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gadc7k3ryrp8c3jtgung42rhfvet65tdxn00utjye3f6a9fw7eqme4ef8'>nevent1q…4ef8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A Google products is back from the dead? What next, Reader or Google+? 2025-01-28T16:09:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyceq42ztyn5e3jyvhqvvmu4c2q7jvut99vpdw36tsj0tesn0a59gzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjwkmd3s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqaqyyg04l4edw605mjzruqa5ep3nmp7setdylv3fyft65azvxuqgak65m7'>nevent1q…65m7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Coherent would have given you a C compiler, among other things. 😀 2025-01-28T12:37:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyuwacx4el2s7n2dtyg69927ryv88hyr3p28y7zj5twp2eaa0m48czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj7usgma Bill Dyer&#39;s memories of the Coherent Unix clone.<br/><br/>At $99.95, in the early 1990s it was the first Unix I could afford and run on my laptop. It taught me a lot. It was a product from an era in which you could pay a one-time fee to buy and own good, packaged software that delivered real value and came with excellent printed documentation.<br/><br/><a href="https://itsfoss.com/coherent-operating-system">https://itsfoss.com/coherent-operating-system</a><br/><br/>#unix #retrocomputing 2025-01-28T12:04:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdagywrw7y7hz7hx4ex45wl2tapnhexwh7xnn6jmsu0u6jhpxq9sqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjg9k08w A reminder that if we love RSS it&#39;s not enough to use feed readers ourselves. We also need to reach out to our favorite blogs and sources to advocate for access to feeds.<br/><br/>Many websites and blogs don&#39;t provide RSS feeds, even those by organizations and projects that do want to disseminate information and do outreach.<br/><br/><a href="https://reedybear.bearblog.dev/ive-been-advocating-for-rss-support-and-you-should-too">https://reedybear.bearblog.dev/ive-been-advocating-for-rss-support-and-you-should-too</a><br/><br/>#rss 2025-01-20T12:11:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0rayx853ay8jx5zjwzcqmze9kquveg6wjv7fplezpuvyxvwkze7czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjj37pzr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8km8373myk3leewlxx90ltmr3pyn3ujdlqf8njdshfs7lcyfqyug5wd0cq'>nevent1q…d0cq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The general press just doesn&#39;t touch with a pole anything even remotely community built or non mainstream. 2025-01-17T18:26:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszqz3vzxz6h2ampqe9gt5cjfhzncn2jvfacdf3mg6vujvj9az02xgzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjwapf87 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsft5menuvsfch3ye0hj4mm7wsqrp6z764t633e76rdqmvaygpgrvq9f8gh7'>nevent1q…8gh7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Even if I like a new release, what holds me back is the friction of upgrading. That&#39;s why I need a critical mass of feature to overcome inertia. 2025-01-16T16:16:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrz9fcadpft5d23y90a4f85uulk8mxapujrx65ag5u95jkpr4e3mczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjh48nq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrse85lqkm6033rjnhe3ufr0e48cyjf8x4rqmhgkxtw2mskmp0egqfghdyq'>nevent1q…hdyq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m passing as I came to value stability over features more and more. While the new 22.1 is nice, its features don&#39;t build a critical mass for me to upgrade. 2025-01-16T16:06:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspgudgxzsn8cvv8jl6l27d22axu352lqnsynushxc0acjppd3u77czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj0yzgkv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7xm23wvmxjds43zchqc6s0t3qgf0e4aepavfuyz2qqf63lxk2ugxev32t'>nevent1q…v32t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People pay fortunes to buy flagship phones with Helluvapixel resolution, only to share gloriously detailed photos on Instagram as stamp-sized thumbnails. Go figure. 2025-01-14T09:30:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2jsh5rc3ff67yzrd7durzpwqz4zzlt2qkq7pavlpswwkahnlrwuqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj4gxtyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq5rgdv62xnr6ultjtn0e3mqmp3hsq5kzluzjsd445awz5f4f5s7g8s4v0h'>nevent1q…4v0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>By Jove! 2025-01-12T21:12:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgnq7ycnp89h0zmhlctnehx6nlrmxj39tg7tshnpga0lw8l3gt2uczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj7l44nm A book about writing a toy operating system for RISC-V in 1000 lines of C.<br/><br/><a href="https://operating-system-in-1000-lines.vercel.app/en">https://operating-system-in-1000-lines.vercel.app/en</a><br/><br/>#os #c #riscv 2025-01-10T12:26:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6ysef2x82eqemjkyf48dgtn25futw02znjecsyht35tlcr8qp9gzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwje8qcgy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vdhr25lsa5ts8mrq00hrumhsyks3swc6uupnxljn275ytw3crgg4ma259'>nevent1q…a259</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In Milan, Italy, a public transport ticket is 2.20 €. 2025-01-06T16:19:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxceue0rmnxx3yw945rwh8rgcucsgd2rmydn5wahvyfgnxe2cd8zqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj7um8ye In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89hqszhn4xrnwswm2vr9j6sqah7970v46nghs2mw29cmz6wusr4suwstvp'>nevent1q…stvp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No biggie, imagine an astronaut logging into email back at the office after a 6-8 months space mission. 2025-01-05T14:18:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszcf04c2sk2cpw9usehvuxzyk0wmlenj5p4crpnrstgj7m8t7wdfqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjkltnu9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvyx2teql6hg6jhytdf6fju87llwg6zt34rr6a9nektz3d9c96ls8e5nqt'>nevent1q…5nqt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Then you better get off Mastodon and drive them to school to complete the exercise. 2025-01-05T08:00:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xrsl8gdsuxx454x6s9s76h7q5ptx34xycs33909yx2jm9yf7g4czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj0rh2nk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nf7xv0s662knmzcgn4l3apymn32xr088a4s5uhpt8lv9802uz9slvkywc'>nevent1q…kywc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are you running a back to school training exercise? 2025-01-05T07:41:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqrejf5ky945yw37jcwvyydszewrk3s8nn8rxs68f4y5eht3y9tzqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj28h9n7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvm9n6xsz6ukxrevge8q8q0q5zqttr8sdmkuxe7yqnljd7qljwcmscmldke'>nevent1q…ldke</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Based on my experience I recommend that you leave the dark version no matter how bad it is:<br/><br/><a href="https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/the-faded-world-my-experience-with-cataract">https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/the-faded-world-my-experience-with-cataract</a> 2025-01-04T11:28:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9j5z0nqrsx22fc9gvztgrw7wq6zqk962vh9efg9a80u338p8vdeqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjdyn3nx LMNO is a new Markdown-based, lightweight, affordable blogging platform with no tracking or ads. I&#39;m happy with my current platform Write.as and I&#39;m not looking for alternatives, but it&#39;s nice to see activity in the blog hosting space.<br/><br/><a href="https://lmno.lol">https://lmno.lol</a><br/><br/>#blogging #blogs 2025-01-03T11:58:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0cyyxrngjw9txzgy5tnt5jpc7xm9ezj2rxx9vd0zafyhfu567vrgzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjwnz3fh SQLite is a remarkable piece of software and I&#39;ve always been curious about the system and the project. Here are several little known facts about SQLite.<br/><br/><a href="https://avi.im/blag/2024/sqlite-facts">https://avi.im/blag/2024/sqlite-facts</a><br/><br/>#SQLite #database 2025-01-02T11:50:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylaf2tp6nwegja67put8wny9qctsamq3gurnf7h5nz95mg0g0q0qzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjwhjvs8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zpxuxeprpuyv468ygr9qs42f04ef9p5hya06hmnxtrd2fhj0hjg3ew4ac'>nevent1q…w4ac</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I actually don&#39;t know.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17gpggzugvgzurngs7gxl2kkw4kd7mlrqj4qvklhjxdlexp0yev2s6x7p4g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>PeerTube</span> (<span class="italic">npub17gp…7p4g</span>)</a></span> 2024-12-27T11:49:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ewwhm8tzasfd54khz2y5l7ehde2jqerxprk0m0s5tmlsf0s3elgzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj55jjep This very old post has the best advice on code comments I&#39;ve ever seen. It analyzes a sample of Redis source files, classifies the comments, explains why they are effective, and draws advice on how to comment.<br/><br/><a href="https://antirez.com/news/124">https://antirez.com/news/124</a><br/><br/>#programming 2024-12-26T11:59:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9zw4xkwql703szhaejeyqs9hpvwj2uq09ymkadgrnq23ynw8glszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj0gqv88 I&#39;m reading The Early History of Smalltalk by Alan Kay. It&#39;s a fascinating account of how independent and not necessarily aligned paths of ideas and research crossed and converged to enable the Smalltalk system.<br/><br/><a href="https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/234286.1057828">https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/234286.1057828</a><br/><br/>#smalltalk #retrocomputing 2024-12-25T12:01:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfdujv4gvmre92m4dqpucyt7j2jmy49kww4vfan840yqxgprcsm7czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjx8gfq8 Sepia Search is a <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17gpggzugvgzurngs7gxl2kkw4kd7mlrqj4qvklhjxdlexp0yev2s6x7p4g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>PeerTube</span> (<span class="italic">npub17gp…7p4g</span>)</a></span> search engine which searches across almost a thousand PeerTube instances. I checked it out only briefly but it seems pretty good.<br/><br/><a href="https://sepiasearch.org">https://sepiasearch.org</a><br/><br/>#PeerTube #fediverse 2024-12-24T13:02:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqetcucvcfcjzsq4rtlk2wv0q4ykwnw5qy2zhpeh4kthhwht328sszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjxunjxa This is a great project: the history of microcomputers told with 300 print advertisements, each scanned and commented.<br/><br/><a href="https://nosher.net/archives/computers">https://nosher.net/archives/computers</a><br/><br/>#retrocomputing #microcomputer #ads 2024-12-18T12:48:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz96gyqyx9k2cwg443pge3g57wwup0463j7p9qc626vja4mk578rczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjapfg5a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxan6sww7yugtr2kvhj5pnqmq4qu5eyr8e83e4la4sdtcrp7uvgmc4d6fcc'>nevent1q…6fcc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>👆 Please welcome to the fediverse the official Mastodon account of the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1e9uzuqmy7xkldatg6mc2777n32ezqtq9tq9mz6fp24mde3lrs5fsy6mlzx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ESO (old)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1e9u…mlzx</span>)</a></span> European Southern Observatory (ESO).<br/><br/>#astronomy #mastodon #space 2024-12-17T16:37:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs832zwjn9ww9jetwgmjk94zdwng4akdlrvmk3y3f8kyxl0awk0j3czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjlp9tzw The Masterscope program analysis tool of Medley Interlisp can show graphical output too, such as the call tree of the TEDIT function. Via the popup menu of a node I opened windows with the code of the TEXTSTREAM function and its bytecode disassembly.<br/><br/>#interlisp #retrocomputing #lisp<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/650/824/504/705/510/original/923988ed5df83b3b.png"> <br/> 2024-12-14T10:59:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz45y98s3kf8fdlzuczh9qd3qwfk8286q8qpvtx0qeh0fa85vr94szyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjj8s5yn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8r3e4mvtcpzwaf9l8w8fm66rt49w95rue98mjhmx2cceshfq4z3q05sg2m'>nevent1q…sg2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love my cheap Lenovo Tab M10 Plus 3rd Gen, you may be interested in similar recent Lenovo models. My experience with the device:<br/><br/><a href="https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/lenovo-tab-m10-plus-3rd-gen-first-impressions">https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/lenovo-tab-m10-plus-3rd-gen-first-impressions</a> 2024-12-13T07:48:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkqa27c5zhvtmdep4shycuzw5ma58w9xc24cvu0ryyjee3vkwmeczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjcgs3g5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszdx2c42j2s0p2stm9wm5nzfz5ndy5q67ldqrsa2lc3gcckr0pdcqpkfqm7'>nevent1q…fqm7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did they say 207511? 2024-12-12T10:47:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdd34x3ye2n7r549xvwre2g3yl5wx8lakprd9j34pgjzdz40fwc2gzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjy2wtgf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2askjqv9l2exjfhjkjeqv6edhqctqyvklmx96rwclxm5wfyp58kslzue7r'>nevent1q…ue7r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fair enough. 2024-11-28T16:10:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv7qjyygs5pq4lh6z3pgr9827lx5587qgkkesph0wrzece27zgayszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjxem8y8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0rv76q990jlk8wa6z7jswksqm5eyac2rzskxxsxuxjwaeaqfkkq5nltld'>nevent1q…ltld</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was in the WordStar camp but I highly regarded WordPerfect. 2024-11-24T13:29:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg4s5da77v4afhaj75zfeajhmqdpczm446rm4adfy3gqrjw9yu4tgzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjxflfer I had completely forgotten that in the early aughts Sun actively encouraged employees to blog. I was reminded by Bryan Cantrill&#39;s reflections on his two decades of technical blogging started at Sun.<br/><br/><a href="https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2024/11/16/blogging-through-the-decades/">https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2024/11/16/blogging-through-the-decades/</a><br/><br/>#blogging #SunMicrosystems #writing 2024-11-22T11:16:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxe9zcqt70srt66aqwwxsexl2ssfu528z2e03uwhlxunfftl4lzyqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjj27qvw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8gauwrcxdayv68jv24s39hph0z0qzrlzpcddkzvn5kpgyjxhxrlc5r967z'>nevent1q…967z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Welcome from a happy [@write_as](<a href="https://writing.exchange/@write_as">https://writing.exchange/@write_as</a> ) blogger.<br/><br/>As a reader I long stopped clicking Medium links no matter how interesting. The platform has by far the most obnoxious account gate of the whole web. Also, when on Hacker News or other aggregators I see a clickbait headline I check the URL and it&#39;s invariably a Medium post. 2024-11-19T16:54:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyn7tyedt9c7kc4ytp3uhzt0q3u9p5vc8k5wsjq482q2hvv9hjxrqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjhmjh0g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8p5u3v6x7zv6z27h0fc4kda00qyg97r6x5muryrg5f6n5yn9h0gpmzzq2'>nevent1q…zzq2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been using mobile phones and smartphones with no cases since 2001 and I never dropped or scratched one. All my devices were nearly pristine at the end of life. 2024-11-19T07:46:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxz70ernf7m8c6gggxzm6dum5khpg0pjn3rzctxdq3gza4u9geeygzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj8ryu3h Pekka Väänänen shared tips for processing screenshots of retro systems in a way that preserves the original aspect ratio.<br/><br/><a href="https://30fps.net/pages/msdos-aspect-ratio">https://30fps.net/pages/msdos-aspect-ratio</a><br/><br/>#screenshots #retrocomputing #retrogaming 2024-11-16T12:01:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyfggfjlzrrr6pkpcjlmpzw7py3aa34jqkvy9pk6f6n6m7zan8c3czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj2w5yuy The history of Xanadu is fascinating even if what little of the utopian hypertext system was eventually implemented didn&#39;t accomplish much. In this old post Jason Crawford shared some thoughts on the project itself and the management and design lessons we can learn from it.<br/><br/><a href="https://jasoncrawford.org/the-lessons-of-xanadu">https://jasoncrawford.org/the-lessons-of-xanadu</a><br/><br/>#xanadu #HyperText #retrocomputing 2024-11-15T12:07:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf992pyknjl5trzzhd0g5un4fyy6ljcls8kwcznxwzpr8h5yxxlhczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjxs6p0t A short remembrance and bio of Grace Hopper, on the occasion of the upcoming Computer Science Education Week which commemorates her birthday.<br/><br/><a href="https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/remembering-grace-hopper/">https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/remembering-grace-hopper/</a><br/><br/>#GraceHopper #retrocomputing 2024-11-12T09:45:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rfjv2th2xcr4gmugnzqk22qhjakusztsz7jrgpz9wj0d468jffczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjmusdwf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfktq7xpwlq6wwwt3usmkrdf448rnqsfxhecgs9772kuuet9xyywc6elvrz'>nevent1q…lvrz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>By now large publishers and social platforms have figured users have essentially infinite tolerance to abuse, so they can get away with anything. 2024-11-08T11:21:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2j9d8yqdm9d3562exc4l7xwlul7s6s677a7924trm7z2t6zp30mszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjsd33zj Now that it&#39;s no longer possible to rank in web searches, unless you&#39;re a content farm or a major publisher, it&#39;s a good time to ditch SEO, drop keywords, use descriptive headlines instead of catchy or clickbait ones, and write for humans. SEO won&#39;t help anyway, so let&#39;s help the readers who care.<br/><br/>#seo #WebSearch #blogging 2024-11-06T11:55:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9eswzvdxx0aemd6lkt3c4fxsdqe3z6f6dj9qaxlkyfsey3j6k33gzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj07w0gd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8gen7ckraz2k4yv66mywlau4ev6sppgnhrgzk3pm9jk6s633xzjsmecce3'>nevent1q…cce3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>True, but self-hosting has major skill and labor costs for most ordinary users.<br/><br/>When moving to another instance I&#39;d be happy with discarding all the replies and reactions, I&#39;d just like to preserve past toots and their media.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19ygpp4ke3znm5tj6umraddlj8ge8pwel7zjsc35h5gvpx364jv3q05w8um" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Liam Proven</span> (<span class="italic">npub19yg…w8um</span>)</a></span> 2024-11-02T13:48:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5nkcw7e0gslzk72xjpyk4g8lyg6vluysrkutcnzj9prw9shsmrczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjagp7zf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstw9jfeuln56h85ut3hs0s7y9t2upvfqc9excxspze5k8suaawl4c49hn04'>nevent1q…hn04</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Moving to another Mastodon instance still has a major switching cost: past posts aren&#39;t carried over. 2024-11-02T13:32:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8eq976enath9aqjj2jfxtnnvh6xf34tmssdkudp93ze0sy9wgfqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjvelygx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6m09kcfeknclygjnvdqw5zmp7nkr2aa6u7fgmc7ktzw3jh8a0jqcnnqpf'>nevent1q…nqpf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A great collection and a great concept. What 1970s typesetting software did you use?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16w76ndalz6rtgwcyxtpyn2389wa8vg9rc0q9lkn5yhstd657zreqfzvwej" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>rzolau</span> (<span class="italic">npub16w7…vwej</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wv5732any6fqlgy0zzzy266uzn6eu2s2u7mr926gk0pqdqgn0tcsezzxm4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jaric Zola</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wv5…zxm4</span>)</a></span> 2024-11-01T13:04:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszf9g95hmaxkdqe06hdpcvg5g5fmp6d4muq9xnsnx9rwjvrk0580qzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjzmdr3c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst50l76syrrws2uppjagg8m93e37nnphk4plp85efeluk93cp4jzs5alr9g'>nevent1q…lr9g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But sadly unsurprising. 2024-10-31T12:12:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9shme6lacmlpqjeenhhyyfzw3uw8gq2ncsjc4zcuxypkgm2kl3gzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjf93pkn Zsolt Ero on a generation of cloud users who never experienced certain computing technologies:<br/><br/>&#34;That&#39;s when I realized that many users today simply aren&#39;t used to saving files manually.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.hyperknot.com/p/is-there-now-a-generation-of-users">https://blog.hyperknot.com/p/is-there-now-a-generation-of-users</a> 2024-10-31T12:05:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstedptz6dtg6qss79a4tzc7a0svyzk456vxulnmnxlgm5avw5l28szyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjcnz6ml An old series of blog posts with an intriguing premise and a focus on Forth:<br/><br/>&#34;What if all software suddenly disappeared? What&#39;s the minimum you&#39;d need to bootstrap a practical system? I decided to start with a one sector (512-byte) seed and find out how far I can get.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://compilercrim.es/bootstrap">https://compilercrim.es/bootstrap</a><br/><br/>#compilers #forth #permacomputing 2024-10-29T12:06:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd49l953mfd9j5pa3mak22tmzruqrv9jkz6npz7h2s6zlly37z53czyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjsgffpd Mission accomplished.<br/><br/><a href="https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/wrapping-up-my-retrochallenge-2024-project">https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/wrapping-up-my-retrochallenge-2024-project</a><br/><br/>#RetroChallenge #RC2024 #interlisp #NoteCards 2024-10-28T12:07:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsym7mknsjxu54rpzn5kdr79m3jy7uygq4v2kyz0k6g9xls3pz2qvgzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjvlh58n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxphm747aerty8pl7r7sqraludnhd54gnda6vueue785wcr0ghkgw76937'>nevent1q…6937</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>After enjoying ChromeOS for almost a decade I recently felt the need to move back to Linux as I was using more offline applications. I still use a browser, of course (Firefox and no longer Chrome though). But running more local software and having more control over it were the major motivations driving the move. 2024-10-18T19:08:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxp6d2zsck79dmefstsq0wmren9cyx3c6pxg55e46tws4m77yp6cgzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwju04gle In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspa798mpxh3stgsc0eev4yy5k6d87xuc9j8ljy8sk6f3j355kxhlgz4x4qs'>nevent1q…x4qs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The DWIM (Do What I Mean) facility of the Interlisp environment already did something like that in the early 1970s.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DWIM">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DWIM</a> 2024-10-17T17:07:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsryrfsrwu24lp5lzm3qkcuy20uglqp6uylqhyqa6p0787klqr8cwczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj97ug08 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gmftpyz9qz3kgy5t5utyxvcvxmp084sl5nmf78rkxak6f477kggf3atjk'>nevent1q…atjk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I must go back and read my old posts. 😀 <br/><br/>My blog is a sort of lab journal where I post the details of my tech interest and projects. When I resume an old project, I need to review the relevant posts as I most likely forgot some key aspects. 2024-10-15T19:34:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstteavyffq5jc4dhjjye8p8wlvwcpufkz8lwn2amxvqr0awzfftdqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjuevvuy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gz4t5xce9em3kn63dmnl8ftz8pat6zzek0p5c04d5sskzampwpscpgzpg'>nevent1q…gzpg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe in your area there&#39;s someone who can assemble the device for you, possibly for a fee. 2024-10-14T19:12:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8cc35tsdx3vrzjffetsqtw9u93f8ut3rwwuy2ctq347ed5npdtagzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj6lfls6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgzelf0huvzz4g5u6cdtfq904ehymg8lwewx7rt0ad7ktny50y2rc3clkfc'>nevent1q…lkfc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have only one blog because I can&#39;t spread myself too thin. If I had more I&#39;d end up focusing on one blog and the rest would starve.<br/><br/>My only blog revolves around myself without focusing on a single or a few topics. This accounts for new or shifting interests and projects.<br/><br/>By the way, WordPress is not the only blogging platform that supports RSS feeds for arbitrary tags. Write.as does too, for example. 2024-10-11T17:29:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9rgyr0trn0t0v9ej3qg4nh93dcunhyz7m7km3t73g7tdpq86scszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjxuny2j Andrej Karpathy posted on why he loves calculators &#34;as a product of technology and a symbol of a kind of philosophy&#34;.<br/><br/><a href="https://karpathy.ai/blog/calculator.html">https://karpathy.ai/blog/calculator.html</a><br/><br/>#calculator #PocketCalculator 2024-10-11T11:17:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf4x5ms3q3ehe6uumdymfxdj6ldj8cyl3xxskyd5evgfrl5teqgjczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj8wug8x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswpa3vt8kp7y0d0ahkncshwdscrtl6yxm7dg0kmlf24zmxwmvr89gng8v2u'>nevent1q…8v2u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Agreed. But I&#39;m not sure I understand the point of making filtered toots more prominent in feeds as the user presumably wants them to be subtle.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub163hduy0fd2evxcc7298ck4yplx9pege9ne06wgra9h342jcxh5wszvmv0n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mastodon</span> (<span class="italic">npub163h…mv0n</span>)</a></span> 2024-10-11T10:57:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0k45lw0jfgcc9usk60ucyc0nh99ewvdgmw2yasm5ayaxyl2ry4wszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjh82qaa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthcuxqte7cwdcct3x3alkqkshsa3hscamwvcm0mn3twrnjh40tjs29rn5u'>nevent1q…rn5u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perhaps Mozilla might get better advice on financing a no profit foundation by meeting with Jimmy Wales instead of Meta or Google executives. 2024-10-05T13:28:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0syyz5pnucnpy5f82f2323f9x6tw7akrdc4qt509rer2v32j8qxczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj6fvu02 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstskjnf87nk0smy8cl7q8u68zqvc88vlt5jtc77gv366pk3lycpdgww2fkp'>nevent1q…2fkp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wikimedia Foundation has no poblem financing itself via donations with revenue of the same order of magnitude as Mozilla. With no adtech, AI, or sleeping in bed with questionable tech giants. 2024-10-05T13:23:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr5wksd0au5ghjsaqd8c4cph0v5txfsxp8n83a8c6m0hf6dfqn0eczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjzguwu3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy02wm6sc6fyudr94cnx7dp7qg2d6zw0fvhjww62ddlaknc60fpac46zxss'>nevent1q…zxss</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for such an amazing and unique resource.<br/><br/>The saddest thing is the move, even by tech-savvy users, to socials and other closed platforms, at a time when open platforms are increasingly important.<br/><br/>For the record the <a href="https://ForumAstronautico.it">https://ForumAstronautico.it</a> community of Italian space enthusiasts has been going on since 2005 and is doing well. Our founder migrated it from phpBB to SMF and then Discourse. One of our users turned from space enthusiast to astronaut: Samantha Cristoforetti. 2024-10-01T07:09:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstk4kdw2prmx90naz9awfrmmjjq8ulpz2meckpkw4syayclagvx7szyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjefmmus In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8c2z4kx4hcrj30uc6marwsyw3mkrpqjs75shrz4qg5v6085xpnsm48eqr'>nevent1q…8eqr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>She&#39;s now a fan of the open web. 2024-09-28T13:02:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfg3zw0hezw9gctdsetpfm3pkep9nhf3dhv9d0jh6v7c97nhulmdqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjznll3x These days coding for retro computer system is a recreational and learning activity. But sometimes it&#39;s essential for maintaining mission critical legacy software, like in this case of writing a new x86 C compiler for Windows CE.<br/><br/><a href="https://building.enlyze.com/posts/a-new-windows-ce-x86-compiler-in-2024">https://building.enlyze.com/posts/a-new-windows-ce-x86-compiler-in-2024</a><br/><br/>#WindowsCE #windows #retrocomputing 2024-09-23T11:04:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9qdttjagpdndjatgwj023k2yehckjeh20c2v6lds6gq602l3n8fqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjvcz6tr Question from someone unfamiliar with the semiconductor industry and market: with everyone all over the world shouting from the rooftops how increasingly strategic and valuable chipmaking is, why is Intel failing?<br/><br/>#intel #semiconductors 2024-09-21T14:43:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9z08d29uv9lzkqeyq4wm5cactpwlwdatx6th2mh7papcs2l3w62szyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj8zxnmm This old but powerful and sobering story by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1x595mggkh492xtl25nfk5j4xnd2yuscfgmp2n7s6csanxsn99vlq5egect" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Terence Eden</span> (<span class="italic">npub1x59…gect</span>)</a></span> highlights the importance of lightweight web design.<br/><br/><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/01/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-simple-html/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/01/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-simple-html/</a><br/><br/>#WebDesign #web 2024-09-18T11:00:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszgjkhuuypcgpv8rz7dzuskh9mxjj6yj6swjmtszlunm06c9gx94gzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj5p3htp The experience of Abhishek Prakash with a Raspberry Pi 5 matches mine with a Pi 400. Recent Pi devices make for affordable and practical Linux desktop machines for most everyday tasks.<br/><br/><a href="https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-5-review">https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-5-review</a><br/><br/><a href="https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/raspberry-pi-400-first-impressions">https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/raspberry-pi-400-first-impressions</a><br/><br/>#RasPi5 #RaspberryPi #linux 2024-09-17T10:56:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgte3ag8hrq0c2y583e543l3p4ua0mkte7r60ffc3zrvkfqyzl3tczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjp9u45k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrnxlz9neyfusg2sdaxx0tnfvnvmd3kft543mx7tpm34dahae75uchsun3u'>nevent1q…un3u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Who needs IoT devices when you have such sensitive natural sensors? 2024-09-13T11:38:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8galpflflt6mnvycjm4mu764ja2krn0fue9j55rdjz0qkqzaw4cczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjt70ltt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg64kdj6yd0d5ekahjar2gzjr7ynjjgy4e9k3vv3gjk2j8r8dxtncackty7'>nevent1q…kty7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You have a point.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub130cp33d2ashlrx6wwap4zz8sv5gyz2x9r7h99n2j2hl94gr38xqqy5qh5n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>teabag.ninja</span> (<span class="italic">npub130c…qh5n</span>)</a></span> 2024-09-13T11:31:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfhe8rer3e3ftk6kc5k0qmc94kwhcjs46d47e27vu5cscfjjya6jqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj6wczfz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mz8ea0202e5k98v463wtut48p9r57nsz69vka2m8vs5a628ghxq8jqprm'>nevent1q…qprm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The problem is not so much kids who lie, but grownups who do and get away with it every single time. 2024-09-13T09:58:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr6wpgvudcq6ehadz7upyfj3za8rs46g89kqdu4zj079p95ywd4qqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj2w6cxk Obfuscated code contests celebrate ingenuity but offer little to learn as the code is impenetrable to most.<br/><br/>We also need clear code contests. They should reward code that is so well designed, obvious, self documenting, and properly formatted it needs little or no documentation or comments other than the author details.<br/><br/>#programming 2024-09-09T10:59:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqyezjg5ez8yzgf5d9nveqpe4f8yaw6xszfmpudk7thep73l7jsxczyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjwwktyw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr8y223ty92kflzze0t2x82nvmny50jlhxjzqwz7wrj9flfu55u0q4xpfrm'>nevent1q…pfrm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the insight, much appreciated.<br/><br/> [@lulu_powerful](<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@lulu_powerful">https://fosstodon.org/@lulu_powerful</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j7tgg9ndk8y0fvlrazekh6eg3ldqeg7ewksmmrs0dqmdj7k4kt9s07kn6q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Fosstodon</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j7t…kn6q</span>)</a></span> 2024-09-03T15:39:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszn9dq3pyzd8m4stg2pjhukukfspcmwvm9n7utmdwylrsfzjrfy4szyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjjsu03k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3yy2p6ptkut5llu6e4thf5kj4g2vl2zuu5n0ezqfm30nhl9wg6q2racge'>nevent1q…acge</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Another instance hosted at Masto.host didn&#39;t experience the issue.<br/><br/> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j7tgg9ndk8y0fvlrazekh6eg3ldqeg7ewksmmrs0dqmdj7k4kt9s07kn6q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Fosstodon</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j7t…kn6q</span>)</a></span> 2024-09-03T12:24:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqp7yjmykcuec88zsex2ulwprvfnjxeyarar3aj2dzvfd0ha3z03gzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjcgl44d Any insight into why <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j7tgg9ndk8y0fvlrazekh6eg3ldqeg7ewksmmrs0dqmdj7k4kt9s07kn6q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Fosstodon</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j7t…kn6q</span>)</a></span> went down for a couple of hours yesterday? It&#39;s still a bit slow today.<br/><br/>#fosstodon #mastodon 2024-09-03T12:09:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97gwg2srp2sskk0cj44jwykpya0kcwvyw4tf6kp4u0cen783advszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjcwhqx3 Valerio Viperino on why he uses Common Lisp:<br/><br/>&#34;My main reason for sticking with &#39;vintage&#39; tech is that for *exploratory programming*, Common Lisp and emacs + Sly are incredibly effective, and I&#39;ve found few things that come as close in terms of interactivity.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://valerioviperino.me/common-lisp-2023">https://valerioviperino.me/common-lisp-2023</a><br/><br/>#CommonLisp #lisp 2024-09-03T11:20:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv027ns0gk6ug0wppudk3v3zw8usgv58qfgnkwl3zqjhug2wju0uqzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjdlv0l5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0qkf8tzdcxegfxzjh9k2hn47u4l34ffqmdg67x6eqa4f0l4kak2g98zy46'>nevent1q…zy46</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Indeed, a fresh angle. 2024-09-02T11:42:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2w2rqm343xrav9hlsdlssazz36sfmxg8mrxxzzh74f2ctn5wvsdszyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwj5srp2z A journalist and writer tells why he learned programming in his 50s, how he did it, and his moving encounter with the Python community.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/31/learning-computer-programming-language-coding-devil-stack-andrew-smith">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/31/learning-computer-programming-language-coding-devil-stack-andrew-smith</a><br/><br/>#programming #python 2024-09-02T10:58:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgyn0g7epy46mz4v0tjqrzrdtnh5t8atknjuxrjprhzhrz85jcpagzyzq3ula7gpzqjprvca2egfh4yha9crvajfrcu2fx9hkswr2xuqhwjstwk8w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfargnx9e3usce2pa7nd7mnqgzny20nx0huqfupg5lr0rvk6fmcls2r8sjj'>nevent1q…8sjj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I subscribe to over 300 RSS feeds too 😀 <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s6duapv2za8858khvn3xrj6k90ns8tfl8zejxxny3k9f9xm66zgs25sdlc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jon</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s6d…sdlc</span>)</a></span> 2024-09-01T14:56:40Z