Amazing. A map showing every page of BYTE magazine.
"This zoomable map shows every page of every issue of BYTE starting from the front cover of the first issue (top left) to the last page of final edition (bottom right)."
Who would have thought that anyone would think it is a good idea to ban regulation of AI and algorithmic content? This is a seriously bad idea.
I continue to believe that we should ban user profiling and the use of user profiles for advertising and content algorithms. Given where we are, I think that is the right thing to do and I think more and more are seeing that as the only way to solve the issues we have today.
#Vivaldi#AI#Regulation#SurveillanceCapitalism#Windows#Macos#Linux #software#Computers#Politics
https://www.theverge.com/news/666288/republican-ai-state-regulation-ban-10-years
I've been using OpenBSD on my main desktop for a while now. Honestly, I would probably say this is my favourite OS at the moment. There are a lot of points going for it which I appreciate about it, as well as some negatives which I'll address.
I really like how efficient OpenBSD is. On average, a Linux installation image is around 800 megabytes in size, the mini-memstick image for FreeBSD requires 500 megabytes in size, and OpenBSD with miniroot uses 5MB. Insane. Additionally, the full operating system with everything you could ever want installed is ~782MB, literally 781.568832MB. This number was summed using https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/7.7/amd64/ and Python.
I do wish that Git was adopted in place of CVS for development though. FreeBSD moved to Git from SVN with pretty much no issues as far as I'm aware. You would also get the benefits of having branches, as well as the ability to commit changes without instantly pushing to origin, alongside the benefit of being able to author your own patches because of the two reasons above. There isn't really a reason to use CVS in the modern age is what I believe.
There are also many projects I want to work on that require some tooling which only works on Linux. My idea was to create an Alpine virtual machine using VMM and enabling OpenSSH with X11 forwarding but I have yet to see if that even works. Wish me luck. :P
I still love FreeBSD and would recommend it to anyone willing to start using *BSD operating systems, but as for now, I plan to main OpenBSD. I'll try and maintain my own ports for FreeBSD in the meantime using virtual machines as well but I don't guarantee it's success. Thanks for the fun, FreeBSD. :)
I've been using OpenBSD on my main desktop for a while now. Honestly, I would probably say this is my favourite OS at the moment. There are a lot of points going for it which I appreciate about it, as well as some negatives which I'll address.
I really like how efficient OpenBSD is. On average, a Linux installation image is around 800 megabytes in size, the mini-memstick image for FreeBSD requires 500 megabytes in size, and OpenBSD with miniroot uses 5MB. Insane. Additionally, the full operating system with everything you could ever want installed is ~782MB, literally 781.568832MB. This number was summed using https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/7.7/amd64/ and Python.
I do wish that Git was adopted in place of CVS for development though. FreeBSD moved to Git from SVN with pretty much no issues as far as I'm aware. You would also get the benefits of having branches, as well as the ability to commit changes without instantly pushing to origin, alongside the benefit of being able to author your own patches because of the two reasons above. There isn't really a reason to use CVS in the modern age is what I believe.
There are also many projects I want to work on that require some tooling which only works on Linux. My idea was to create an Alpine virtual machine using VMM and enabling OpenSSH with X11 forwarding but I have yet to see if that even works. Wish me luck. :P
I still love FreeBSD and would recommend it to anyone willing to start using *BSD operating systems, but as for now, I plan to main OpenBSD. I'll try and maintain my own ports for FreeBSD in the meantime using virtual machines as well but I don't guarantee it's success. Thanks for the fun, FreeBSD. :)
Amazing. A map showing every page of BYTE magazine.
"This zoomable map shows every page of every issue of BYTE starting from the front cover of the first issue (top left) to the last page of final edition (bottom right)."
Link to an article/post/ad of the thing if you can and talk a little about it
#technology #music #computers #gaming #videogames #music #film#TV #television #movies #comics #books #anime #manga #ttrpg #ccgs
Link to an article/post/ad of the thing if you can and talk a little about it
#technology #music #computers #gaming #videogames #music #film#TV #television #movies #comics #books #anime #manga #ttrpg #ccgs
President Donald Trump sealed a deal that gives the U.S. government a nearly 10% stake in Intel, part of an unconventional bid to reinvigorate the beleaguered company and boost domestic chip manufacturing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/23/us-intel-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #intel #chipmakers #us #donaldtrump #investments #computers
If you had told 11 year old me when I was starting out that one day I would own a computer I would have been wowed, at the time we were making a long distance call to a university mainframe, using a teletype machine with a papertape reader to program it. If you had told me that I would end up with some many that I had to break out the label printer to keep track of what each one was doing, and which button on the KVM was which machine, I would not have believed you.
I updated my post "Do I need a Lisp Machine comeback?". I have added the new information I've found with chatting with folks on lisp IRC channels.
https://far.chickenkiller.com/computing/do-i-need-a-lisp-machine-comeback/
Seems like I was looking for was "residential style development" or something. Dunno yet what does it mean. But for sure I am digging something out of grave!
#lisp #lispmachine #interlisp #residentialdevelopment #development #softwaredevelopment #programming #commonlisp #clisp #cl #computing #computers #retrocomputing #wakegp #research
retro tech is beautiful not just because of the chunky connectors and funny colors. like, that IS beautiful, but also: it's yearning for tech that doesn't break down. tech that you can keep repairing for generations.
"this was my grandmother's laptop", we'll say. "over the years I've replaced the keyboard, the motherboard, the ram, and the screen."
it still sends and receives emails, in plain or rich text. it still plays video games. not all of them, sure, but it plays five or six really good timeless ones. tetris, minecraft, balatro maybe. you can use it to edit photos for your digital scrapbook, or to write wedding invitations. you can use it to paint digital paintings or play digital concerts.
that's the goal. that's what we're all here for.
the hardware already exists. Framework is a good step in this direction but people have been converting Thinkpads into linux boxes since the early 2000s. this isn't a problem that requires an expensive new gizmo.
no, the thing between here and now is low-spec software. all the good apps use 10 times the ram they need, because the companies that develop good software are addicted to growth.
open source offers the dream of backwards compatibility forever, but open source software takes time and money too.
but hey, CSP runs on linux now. so don't stop dreaming. someday you'll have a computer you can give to your kids.
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We take pride in our manufacturing process and we believe you would to if you join the team! We're looking for a skilled Manufacturing Engineer and CNC Programmer to help build the next generation of handcrafted Thelio Desktops at our Denver, CO factory. Apply today! https://s76.co/sys76cncaug2025 #manufacturing#Computers#CNCProgramming
retro tech is beautiful not just because of the chunky connectors and funny colors. like, that IS beautiful, but also: it's yearning for tech that doesn't break down. tech that you can keep repairing for generations.
"this was my grandmother's laptop", we'll say. "over the years I've replaced the keyboard, the motherboard, the ram, and the screen."
it still sends and receives emails, in plain or rich text. it still plays video games. not all of them, sure, but it plays five or six really good timeless ones. tetris, minecraft, balatro maybe. you can use it to edit photos for your digital scrapbook, or to write wedding invitations. you can use it to paint digital paintings or play digital concerts.
that's the goal. that's what we're all here for.
the hardware already exists. Framework is a good step in this direction but people have been converting Thinkpads into linux boxes since the early 2000s. this isn't a problem that requires an expensive new gizmo.
no, the thing between here and now is low-spec software. all the good apps use 10 times the ram they need, because the companies that develop good software are addicted to growth.
open source offers the dream of backwards compatibility forever, but open source software takes time and money too.
but hey, CSP runs on linux now. so don't stop dreaming. someday you'll have a computer you can give to your kids.
"If you bought a ThinkPad between 1995 and 2017, it was probably designed under the oversight of David W. Hill, who served as lead designer under both IBM and Lenovo for those 22 years. We caught up with Hill, who today runs his own firm, ThinkNext Design, to talk about the history of ThinkPad, what drove him to make key design decisions, and the products he wanted to come out with but just couldn't."
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/02/thinkpad_david_hill_interview/
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