2026-05-26T20:33:41Z https://yabu.me mrdoornbos https://yabu.me/npub1zrxm0jalxk4f9h8yujjqkptv7559a2v8t8n6dmhzfsazd6x6zgnqgfy8rh https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/201/284/original/eb6fa5e234d12477.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/201/284/original/eb6fa5e234d12477.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgaw43prrcpkfwc3y2ngzpzk5vgasq8kn9ehhfd3gh22n2cwxp8xqzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvx4vsms In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxt4h3r4gc7usn6ev0uaxqd3f04r6ykllwfe4rswp2f9j7hlpv6scrplsa'>nevent1q…plsa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this one has a 16k expansion AND a new keyboard that has a little tactile feedback, and it&#39;s STILL unusable. 2026-05-04T14:49:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2svqph7cu7tftr0mz5ecfs0h5rfjukzsjsrnc78wv0zg3ud32mqzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzv23v3g9 When what you need is both underpowered AND difficult to use, reach for a Timex 1000. You won&#39;t be disappointed.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/516/845/215/508/635/original/24a0f25e54bdfd97.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-04T14:46:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgev8djjzlwvnw05ry8xc5mzgzsx2alr4c95s0a840h79yjhnv9pczyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvpzqx52 Made a WordPerfect for DOS Typora theme.<br/><br/>IBM VGA fonts, yummy.<br/><br/>I know, I&#39;m weird.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/369/932/385/288/565/original/6746961cb16878b0.webp"> <br/> 2026-04-08T16:04:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxv3nuqryj86997lp4trscweqlsy35weeye3hk2d60whv44q30xgzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvd8c25t Sometimes you build things because you want to, not because the world is waiting for them. 2026-04-08T14:18:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxnltx9enrm79jy4g739qd8dwr330uac3q8sh699ecr6w453n4zgzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvnslwvt This philosophy still holds up.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/047/401/583/697/252/original/7e0afdc8b5cafc98.png"> <br/> 2026-02-10T17:00:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpqertxj7tzuwwehenhmzts26wrk689k46s7au67em3rnjx05feczyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvp3fn4t How do you explain LLMs to someone non-technical? What about someone deeply technical from a different era? I&#39;m working on both. My parents are my test cases.<br/><br/><a href="https://milkcrunch.com/how-im-going-to-explain-llms-to-my-parents/">https://milkcrunch.com/how-im-going-to-explain-llms-to-my-parents/</a> 2026-02-09T18:47:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqkzyj0evtnapjglcm99hkaujzrkacx4k9qulw27y4sugkqw8nsrqzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzv0ucmfs I might actually be turning anti-cloud. 2025-10-29T17:16:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8h6hxt2hyrmd4ylkksn998dahm4ck0d6tdf3jlrnxn0e4g4swxcqzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzv8sj5x7 Apparently there was an AWS something something this week.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/415/105/664/361/887/original/8eba48a036878bab.png"> <br/> 2025-10-22T00:59:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2gfmafyzn0tc4gfrk8jd0ylhk97ypm0egmyecmcej387f4thunmqzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvlly530 Moving my office to a different room of the house and I got distracted with my Commodore PET 2001 and creating some &#34;alternate&#34; 10PRINT patterns.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/306/089/406/386/880/original/29adf913ee81f56d.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-10-02T18:55:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0auhrmfx46fn0m2936unqxv7cawe2522cqf0s6c5js9ey9fc8qaszyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzv2msrc6 More color work on my VIC-20 drop in VIC chip FPGA replacement. I feel like I&#39;m getting pretty close on the NTSC colors here:<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/571/324/054/312/336/original/4802927fb19ba793.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-26T00:34:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw5e94ndvmg9dmpdph9c3f3j8ukekdj6exwrj5rmm6dweacmctq3czyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvzglhmz The fun thing about running MS BASIC on a KIM-1 is that there&#39;s a ton of free RAM. 49K would be a massive BASIC program, especially on a system without graphics. <br/><br/>1200 baud and 49K of RAM is more than a growing boy needs.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/466/750/035/582/568/original/1a0c40e767cc8ac1.webp"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/466/750/160/888/543/original/894f2680bb7df6ab.webp"> <br/> 2025-05-07T13:20:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrtvgrh0g9tjdvhk9085msaznq870sjs5vvddusejhzpzxukgj9qqzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvuvrp9k Morning before the work week starts shenanigans: Have you ever had a dumb idea for a project, and you want to get it out of your head, only for it to come out in a rush and work the first time? Weird but... simple RSA (12ish Bit) on a Commodore 64 in BASIC:<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/376/029/823/353/929/original/fb7ce64ac3479c60.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-04-21T12:48:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgcj2s97dqtehjqh4080hra30z8s77gay82h350lc836gq48fm3xqzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvuvce7u Does anyone have a VX-4 or FX-870 that would be willing to take a video of this one liner running for me? I can run it on the emulator but it’s better for my project on the real thing.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/276/336/448/952/760/original/8fd677128276f25a.png"> <br/> 2025-04-03T22:15:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvqjhafw65cn9svd7wa6z9lqtjnc0n2gw0lmr6qg98086247mup3czyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvmxlw2g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs076s8pqr6wkc9z5kw66u9lc65hn7ecfa99k9pp5xucghd75lng5gcqgsgk'>nevent1q…gsgk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Color Pattern<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/219/352/272/065/105/original/255e59b6557728b7.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-03-24T20:43:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs076s8pqr6wkc9z5kw66u9lc65hn7ecfa99k9pp5xucghd75lng5gzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvt7kv50 PicoCalc arrived today. It boots directly into BASIC, so naturally, the first thing I did was a 10PRINT.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/218/619/413/058/523/original/c5ad96b6c6490c50.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-03-24T17:37:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ddz885e7w8vefv0n2lql297zkn42mrstyh7awped7lmslg0a52qzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvfz9myy Turns out Indian food is super easy to freeze dry. Chicken Tikka Masala is done.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/020/588/842/677/821/original/7b2bec5f580ae0ab.png"> <br/> 2025-02-17T18:15:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx085clvmfl668gvxdm80tpanqgysw85h954s5fk5jdmsjunywg3gzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvnw8tx9 I picked up a Boox Go Color 7. The color ePaper looks pretty great IRL.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/952/549/275/396/236/original/bb6e192a76b3ac25.webp"> <br/> 2025-02-05T17:51:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstlys55yhufn4vhsuxql8qwsgkfcrjatwdqugk6gu8fahusq9hykgzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvgngk4n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyufmkdaxwmjthuzuksacyzgen82x2xc3z2u0vk4prcqwqurur5tclmlxx8'>nevent1q…lxx8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not bad. On the 7b model I&#39;m getting 28/second. 2025-02-05T13:21:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgd08669lna2crs3mdw2ld7quchmfxzl8vcwqpzqstwm9rkfv0p4szyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvy8nslg Deepseek-r1 on my laptop w/ GeForce RTX 3060. 140 tokens per second is not too bad.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/951/366/066/768/918/original/ced577571d391082.png"> <br/> 2025-02-05T12:51:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxtlaydl0qvagwnhfmf38qgzfcy4x052mn4tx3sxuh3u20s4ekdqczyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvjj88yc A random find in my basement: Unopened Windows 3. It&#39;s still wrapped in plastic. Does this mean there&#39;s 1992 air inside?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/906/981/989/694/158/original/b9408ccdae0d1ebf.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-28T16:43:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2pksfknhsx0fdmh4quncv9vaspjwed67u0lk6lcy5cwaksaj44dszyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvchrsrn I’ve been trying to articulate how I feel about “AI”. My current status:<br/><br/>Computer chess has been good enough to be challenging to me since the 90s. I’d still pick playing a human in person over a machine 10000:1. 2025-01-25T16:29:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstrae2m0d3a4vwa0udv9penjrqpuydergrqzra9z9yskpkk97z8ugzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvswdcha These paper apps are my new favorite thing. And a D6 pencil, brilliant!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/867/024/301/091/611/original/4cfaf4c7ee387653.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-21T15:21:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsggp6xyddzyj542gmkdcfpradhnh0qyk5elxs4jsvkn2zpsenpzjqzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzv05t42f Urg, coal in the stocking. I’ve got to be better next year.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/726/419/328/127/486/original/9c08f89c763dedec.png"> <br/> 2024-12-27T19:24:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgr2gqj5z5etx4l6j3pydccvs97m073affqdg05nhccr06y32xtqszyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvnzfm00 Just think, you could be getting into the Holiday spirit with the soft glow of a restored PET 2001 from 1979...<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/634/000/532/209/044/original/36f3a0e49f50f584.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-12-11T11:40:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxshpnn4hlk5x8w77cfmnrxun7u97gd2dg7ah0vuswdm29t8znaqzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvwygxzt Just arrived from China. I wonder if any of them work or are real.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/380/802/425/424/886/original/9b0a8e58fd5394ec.webp"> <br/> 2024-10-27T18:29:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8k4ns3ldwexpsppznv7n6tnrq67lmt9pzuzry6aad6a7f5z3usczyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvm39sxy Well, they took long enough that I wish I had ordered 10, but 3 will do for today.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/081/687/937/684/983/original/0f0a72fd3e921273.png"> <br/> 2024-09-04T22:40:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxa5pdv8uuqjth3qnz3yfcnaut9z9wn2xyhm8zeme4y94qqrm6hvgzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvu6p6q3 Finally, a chess engine I might be able to beat. Happy Tuesday!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/994/751/364/455/328/original/f5e6ee0159e0edff.webp"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/994/751/410/246/751/original/b8e8c04cda9d59b7.webp"> <br/> 2024-08-20T14:11:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxvpxg06xcxy86w6356vus7zdufv2pw9r82w2rhpuxuxrdy8y7nrqzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvfh8k3s I have 8 or 9 VIC-20s. How many would it take to be considered a VIC-20 cluster, and what method would we use to connect them together? #deepwednesdaythoughts<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/960/325/588/575/787/original/3bd1931cfa57ea3d.webp"> <br/> 2024-08-14T12:16:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqr3j3yqzu7h0z6vvxjm8zce0kw5v3pr8d5hqvx4qr4yf2f9nc57gzyqgvmd7thu664ykuunj2gzc9dn6jsh4fsav70fhwufxr5fhgmgfzvx7vgms I still do a lot of vintage repairs for folks. This VIC-20 has never been opened. Don&#39;t see that often these days.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/950/042/453/602/196/original/7afdfc7140b92f7b.webp"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/950/042/526/706/010/original/c3e65f6e40e140bf.webp"> <br/> 2024-08-12T16:41:15Z