It's amazing the havoc you can cause in C with a misplaced *

This is a one-day speedrun of resurrecting the MS-DOS (CSM legacy boot) patch I did for the Intel Galileo firmware. It boots, it runs Quake. Supports keyboard via BIOS calls, but needs SMM work for port PS/2 keyboard emulation (you can launch Quake, but you can't play it). github.com/ianhan/Galil...

Bonkers. We can do amazing things.

A life milestone, for I have (voluntarily) used a colorful Unicode character (is it an emoji?) in embedded logging for the first time:

Dude, why? I was in shorts literally two days ago.

Mbedtls needs a function called make_this_der_into_a_pem_without_making_me_do_extra_steps()

It’s absolutely incredible that one of the largest Japanese-run Go servers, which has been running since 1992, is still accessed entirely via Telnet. And while most players use GUI clients that use Telnet under the hood, you can still connect manually and get ASCII graphics streamed to you

I'm in the center of the NW quadrant. Been in the basement four five times this week as tornados and hail fall around us.

Incredible satellite imagery of the tornado outbreak underway across the central United States.

I appreciate Stuff Made Here so much. His videos are such a love letter to learning and engineering. Its such a breath of fresh air in the slop coding times we live in. Learning is great kids! youtu.be/2OfjZ3ORJfc

One of the perils of living with a high-energy cocker spaniel puppy

So this arrived today:

Meet Spitfire a champ Diving Dog 🙌

Artemis II, both crew and capsule, all home and fully aboard.

Picture of the century. 😍 📷 credit: Science Tube

Hey Madison folks, come out to see a live performance by the Madison Experimental Incubator on May 3rd medi.catmachinesdance.com

**PSA Crypto: The P is for Portability** New post in which I provide an overview of the PSA Crypto API, describe how implementations differ across hardware ( e.g. @nordicsemi.com vs. Espressif), and look ahead to upcoming Post-Quantum Crypto on constrained devices. danielmangum.com/posts/psa-cr...

I'm not crying... You're crying! 😭😭😭

Sometimes you just need to laugh.

I couldn't breathe because I was laughing so hard. That bird's an asshole! 😂😂😂😂😂 Best with volume up.

Has anyone timed how long it takes to clone esp_wifi? I should have taken a coffee break.

If you need a little break from reality, I highly recommend Project Hail Mary. I loved the book so I am not unbiased, but this film transported me. There's depth, there's comedy, there's poinyancy. Go see it! m.imdb.com/title/tt1204...

"Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the governor of New Jersey made an unusual admission: He’d run out of COBOL developers." We could have fostered engineering talent, or adopted a roadmap for software replacement. But instead, we did nothing for decades. Also, no, COBOL is not a carcinogen.

Honestly, this type of game advert hooks me right away. I'm always wondering how they solve some of these problems with moving on complex terrain.

I can confirm tubetime's schematic capture of the MCGA chipset is good enough to use as a reference.

The C compiler has the greatest disdain for those who forget semicolons in a header file.

“Tonight we are celebrating people, not AI. Animation is more than a prompt, it’s an art form that needs to be protected" — Will Arnett while presenting the Animation awards at the #Oscars

Most of Wisconsin currently under Travel Not Advised warnings from WI DOT

I experienced the Costco hotdog for the first time yesterday... Thoughts: 1. Why is it so big? Like 3x a normal dog 2. I couldn't figure that out how to order w/o soda... Just left the cup at the counter 3. Pretty satisfying dog, except I finished all of it (see #1). 4. $1.50 is a bonkers low price

This is very cool! I love drone synths and @dcdalrymple.com made a really fun one in CircuitPython

🤯 Brilliant little innovation from Lenovo: Instead of needing pins in a socket or CPU that can be damaged, or having no choice but to solder memory to the board for best speed, Lenovo is now using a little friction connector you sandwich between the module and board to make contacts. 🤯

Rate my #Factorio research setup. My first green tech!

Turns out that "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die" was just the kinda sci-fi-horror-time-travel-bad-AI-comedy I needed today. Go see it with a crowd, it's really fun.

Okay, I purchased Factorio a week ago and have been playing every night. I just now realized there is actually a goal to the game beyond just having fun building automated manufacturing.

Oh dear, I have discovered Factorio and it is gobbling me up.

Otherworldly sunset through the Costco cart return door

I know that bad news is coming when a co-worker messages me with "You're gonna be so mad..." Grammarly has rolled out an AI-powered "expert review" feature where its simulacrum of me makes suggestions for your text. My real edits are usually along the lines of "Throw this into the sea."

Okay what the hell how do you even www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Ib...

I don't tend to post a ton of people photos, maybe because when you work remote you don't see a ton of people. But here's about 60% of the awesome Golioth crew I've been working with the past several years. @jonathanberi.com @chrisgammell.bsky.social

Was in London for a bit. Enjoyed stumbling into a pipe organ anyone may play in the wilds of the London Bridge tube station.

Happy to announce I won the European Open Source Academy Special Recognition for Skills and Education! @eosa.bsky.social www.zerotoasiccourse.com/post/eosa_aw...

In London and enjoy electronics? I'm arranging a meetup on March 8th: theamphour.com/london2026 On The Amp Hour I talked about upcoming travel, as well as topics like solid state transformers, battery testing, new small circuit boards, and a bunch more. Listen here: theamphour.com/717-back-on-...

When you have the chance, please take the time to watch Harrison Ford's remarkable, beautiful Life Achievement Award acceptance speech. #ActorAwards www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2...

I describe myself as "diy CMOS computer curious".

My Arduboy FX-C arrived today, and I'm very happy with the build quality, and it's got my two released games right at the top of the Arcade category. You can still order this edition from arduboy.com, but it's close to selling out.

Greetings from the Night City

I've gotten all the parts of my whippits wind chime put together, and it's a breezy day, so it's a good time to test it out. It sounds good! Now i just need to strip the labels off and paint the tanks.

I think @paintyourdragon.bsky.social needs one of these.

37mph on a pair of ice skates is just bonkers

I love seeing the pure joy of Olympic athletes receiving their medal on the podium.