ijk64✅ @ijk64@m.futex.au

@Blaine @Alyzande Ok - few things: The Atari 2600 is amazing for only having 128 BYTES of RAM, the ZX Spectrum has brought the affordable computer to the home, and the Amiga 500 has shown that home computers can kick ass in Graphics and Sound! So to answer which one is the best: Yes.

The summer of '77 is when I worked with the #UNIX group at #BellLabs. Ritchie and Kernighan were working on their famous C book. I present Draft Version 1: #ComputerHistory

If you see this toot (yeah this one right here), can you boost it for me? It will help my new server federate with the wider Mastodon network. 🚀 🙏

☄️Asteroid impact predicted with stunning accuracy☄️

On Nov 18, the Catalina Sky Survey detected an asteroid on collision course with Earth.

Although the 1m rock was harmless, it triggered the test of an automated system designed to warn humanity of a more dangerous impact.

Within hours astronomers calculated that it would hit southern Ontario on Nov. 19 at 3:27 am EST.

At the predicted time, people across the region saw the bright trail as it blazed across the sky.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-program-predicted-impact-of-small-asteroid-over-ontario-canada

If you're interested in the #fediverse and #ActivityPub then I suspect you'll want to hear about Solid (https://solidproject.org/)

It's the project Sir Tim Berners-Lee is working on. You might know him as the created of the World Wide Web.

Solid is a project that hopes to separate user data from the app that uses it.

A person would store their data in a "pod" and give/revoke access to that data to/from the app.

This means user/account data is very portable! More so even than Mastodon.

A group at Johns Hopkins has created a scrollable, interactive map of the entire universe, from here to the cosmic microwave background.
Extraordinary discoveries at your fingertips for free, unimaginable when I was a kid. https://mapoftheuniverse.net/ #astronomy #space #exploration

Had to verify. And yes. Kernighan and Ritchie really did this. TIL :)

Prompted by something that just hopped through my timeline, I got reminded of a project well suited for my next #projects post 😊

My partner collects Funkopop figurines. So for his birthday last year, I sat down in #blender, somehow managed to model him as a Funkopop figure, printed the model on my resin printer, glued, sanded, primed, painted it, created & printed a box & put everything together into a final shape worthy of a present. He loved it 😊

Still owe him a Gina figurine though 😅

Chrome browser extension 'SearchBlox' installed by more than 200,000 users has been discovered to contain a backdoor that can steal your Roblox credentials as well as your assets on Rolimons, a Roblox trading platform.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backdoored-chrome-extension-installed-by-200-000-roblox-players/

Do I dislike orange flavoured liqueurs? On the cointreaury.

Trans rights are human rights.

Black lives matter.

No human is illegal.

Love is love.

Their body, their choice.

Science is real.

Kindness is everything.

P.S. If you started following me due to this post, PLEASE look at my profile and decide if it's for you.

Make sure general nerdiness, tabletop roleplay, and other related pursuits are the kind of content you want to see in your timeline.

Our values obviously align, but our interests/hobbies might not. No hard feelings if you unfollow. 😉

Annual #introduction #ComputerHistory

I'm a retired (3rd time) techie with an incredibly lucky career and family.

I'm most famous as being employee number 8 of #SunMicrosystems, and I got to work with the Bell Labs #UNIX team for a summer during the birth of V7 #UNIX.

My Silicon Valley career started with #Amdahl in 1978, followed by Sun for 12 years. I've since founded 4 startups (see profile).

I toot about #ComputerHistory; I've been there for much of it.

Just making a post for all former #tweeps, especially those that were in senior positions at Twitter. 1Password is #hiring. We have a close, friendly culture, and I’m sure you’d love it. Please boost if you’re able. I want to be sure this gets over to macaw.social. If you have questions, send me a message and I’ll see what I can find out for you.

(And this post applies to everyone, but I know Twitter employees are hurting right now)

https://jobs.lever.co/1password/

Hello 👋

Just switched instances.

I figured I would reintroduce myself. I am a front-end developer at Microsoft, working with the Casual Games Studio.

I have an MDiv — ministry related degree — but meandered into a career doing web stuff.

I am also two classes shy of an MA in interaction design. I am taking one class at a time, because I also have two kiddos that keep me pretty busy.

For a recent class assignment, we did a "100 words" intro…

https://host.sonspring.com/100-words

#introduction #hachyderm

"The earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching."

- Assyrian tablet, c. 2800 BC

The combined weight of animals bred for food is now ten times the combined weight of all wild mammals and birds put together.

77% of the world's farmland is used to graze animals or produce crops to feed animals.

New Retro Game joiners, don't forget to fill in your profile details, image and drop a few posts so I know who to follow back.💜

🧵 1 of 4/. USA study:
🧠 MRI Reveals Significant Brain Abnormalities Post-COVID: Neuroimaging study reveals significant brain changes in areas associated with language comprehension, cognition, and circadian rhythm control six months after COVID-19 infection.

Patients who recovered from COVID-19 had significantly higher susceptibility values in the frontal lobe and brain stem compared to healthy controls.”

https://neurosciencenews.com/post-covid-brain-21904/

Me settling in with my Mastodon elders.

Why is @nova, who is taking off 5-7 days, still boosting things right now?