“[Mastodon has] become kind of synonymous with my identity. I can’t look somewhere and see something about social media without thinking about how it affects my work,” Rochko explained in an interview with TechCrunch. “I want it to succeed. And it’s led to a lot of stress, and obviously, it ultimately led to burnout,” he continued.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/mastodon-ceo-steps-down-as-the-social-network-restructures/

#Mastodon #computers #fediverse

“[Mastodon has] become kind of synonymous with my identity. I can’t look somewhere and see something about social media without thinking about how it affects my work,” Rochko explained in an interview with TechCrunch. “I want it to succeed. And it’s led to a lot of stress, and obviously, it ultimately led to burnout,” he continued.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/mastodon-ceo-steps-down-as-the-social-network-restructures/

#Mastodon #computers #fediverse

Here's an interesting machine called the GeoStar, which had a two-monitor display. On the left was a vector display for text. On the right, a raster display for plotting maps. It was used on mining sites.



On display at https://acms.org.au/



#computers #computerhistory #oldcomputer #retrocomputing

Here's an interesting machine called the GeoStar, which had a two-monitor display. On the left was a vector display for text. On the right, a raster display for plotting maps. It was used on mining sites.



On display at https://acms.org.au/



#computers #computerhistory #oldcomputer #retrocomputing

Have you noticed how a certain part of the population behaves with a cult-like behavior with certain computer technologies?

First it was Apple, then Crypto, now so-called AI.

I wonder if some research has been made about this.

#computers #apple #crypto #AI #cults

Note: Search and replace 'nuclear power plants' with 'cloud computing', 'renewables' with 'on premise data centers', 'generating power' with 'computing', and 'power stations' with data centers'. The entire post still works in that different context.

#computers #cloud #devops

Everyone remembers the MicroBee. But does anyone remember the Hartley Computer?



This is the often forgotten '80s Australian microcomputer from Queensland.



On display at https://acms.org.au/



#Computer #Computers #Retrocomputing #Retrocomputer #Hartley #tech

Everyone remembers the MicroBee. But does anyone remember the Hartley Computer?



This is the often forgotten '80s Australian microcomputer from Queensland.



On display at https://acms.org.au/



#Computer #Computers #Retrocomputing #Retrocomputer #Hartley #tech

"Some artists and albums will benchmark your utf8 support and annoy your operating system."

https://dustri.org/b/horrible-edge-cases-to-consider-when-dealing-with-music.html

#music #development #computers #EdgeCases

@sjvn

Since there's no ALT text: The image shows a room with dinosaurs seated at desks, busily operating modern-looking computer equipment.

#COBOL #dinosaurs #computers

The U.S. has formed a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices to construct two supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/28/tech/us-energy-supercomputer-ai-amd/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #us #computers #quantumcomputers #ai #amd #tech #semiconductors

Look, my VM computes! I wrote a simple program to first initialize the accumulator to the value 15, then repeatedly increment the accumulator forever.

I don't have an assembler yet, but I *did* write a python script which lets me create a file with the bits I want more easily... With an ISA as simple as mine, that's almost as good as an assembler

I also made my repository public: https://github.com/mortie/scisa

#assembly #cpudesign #computers #programming

When I was first getting into #computers you didn't need to ask #microsoft permission to log in or ask #apple permission to install software. You didn't even have memory protection getting into the way of directly accessing every byte of ROM, RAM, and IO. Modern computers are nothing more than #dumbterminals connecting us to the #mammon machine.

Remembering the Olivetti Programma 101, 25/10/1965

#history #technology #computers

Remembering the Olivetti Programma 101, 25/10/1965

#history #technology #computers

When I was first getting into #computers you didn't need to ask #microsoft permission to log in or ask #apple permission to install software. You didn't even have memory protection getting into the way of directly accessing every byte of ROM, RAM, and IO. Modern computers are nothing more than #dumbterminals connecting us to the #mammon machine.

This is “tagtype,” a keyboard designed explicitly for the Japanese language. A relic from 2004, now at MOMA indefinitely.

Japanese uses fifty syllabic characters that can be written on a matrix of ten consonants multiplied by five vowels. This is a Qwerty approach to that formula. It was also built for accessibility, in construction and use.

Designer: Kinya Tagawa.

https://www.takram.com/projects/tagtype-garage-kit

#Tagtype #Design #IndustrialDesign #Keyboard #Japan #Japanese #Technology #Computers #MoMA #A11y

The U.S. and China are scrambling to salvage a planned summit of their leaders, now just a week away, while trading blame for a spike in tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/world/politics/xi-trump-summit-beijing-tension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #xijinping #china #tech #rareearths #computers #semiconductors #ai #trade