Hello fellow #laserdisk and/or #electronics nerds. I bought a #pioneer CLD-2700 today for scrap pricing. It does not turn on, at all. No standby light, no nothing. I found a suspiciously rusty looking screw in the psu area that looks suspiciously like […] [Original post on mastodon.tmm.cx]

Who has two thumbs and just bought a #laserdisk player by the kilo? For about €2/kilo.

Whatever will they think of next! 120 MEGA byte #floppies That is like almost TEN copies of doom! #retrocomputing

Today I have upgraded 4 machines to #fedora 44. That's not all of the ones I have to do. Maybe I have too many computers...

The instructions for my adhd meds have one fun extra function! Is this #origami? 😅

It's always best to, when you create debug messages, you show them to your users. That way your users don't have to GUESS whether you give a shit or not! #ebay #ux #computerswereamistake

This is perfect! (By Amadeo Capelli) #mechanical #craft #art

If you've ever wondered how they mount those motion sensor paper towel dispensers without visible wiring. Well, they are battery powered! #themoreyouknow

Surprisingly, iOS Reality Composer had a comeback at GodotCon!

I got a very in-your-face explanation about USD from @Migueldeicaza . It was previously not super clear to me, but his pointed pitch really drove it all home.

It's such a nice day out in Seattle I decided to have some Mac and cheese on the ferry

On Matthew Garrett's post: "LLMs: (enable that) Free software people: Oh no not like that" No, people RENTING their empowerment to use computers in freedom is, in fact, exactly the "not like that" we have been talking about forever. Paying apple $99/year to put your own software on your own […]

I want to keep an open mind about the use of LLMs and such in code. But I don't understand why people are making claims about the tools that are just demonstrably untrue. Of all of the Mythos security reports we've actually seen, it appears that if anthropic had spent a similar amount of money […]

Oops I bought the shirt lmao Can't wait to use this at events

RE: https://mastodon.tmm.cx/@hp/116403718145053275 I suppose the takeaway from this is that people would rather spend less on a device that's slower! Not the outcome I had expected! #retrocomputing

I just want to come out that in 2026 I still don't recommend Multitasking. Or Windows NT #retrocomputing

Subtoot etc but I can't keep it in: Reading COMPLAINTS that the EFF does anything for "political ideology reasons" actually makes me feel that words mean nothing. What do they think they are saying? How can we repair this rift. I actually don't understand how to communicate ideas if words […]

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@arrrg/116382687954646971 Worse? Are they getting uncanceled? What?!

The perfect #ssd doesn't exi.... (They probably spent more on the printing than the flash controller) #computing #hardware #packaging

Is this one of those "Soundblaster or 100% compatible" devices the cool kids are always talking about? #retrocomputing #soundblaster

A true fedi milestone! I'm so happy y'all like my nonsense! ♥️

Kind of subtoot: I really don't want to yuk anyone's yum, but why would you bother using an LLM to write the code for your #retrocomputing hobby thing. If the point is just to "have the thing" why bother with the old computers at all. Use an emulator, or better yet, use a modern computer. I […]

Does this ever happen to you? You dig through some boxes and you find out that one of your PCI sound blasters was pregnant and now you have two? You can see the family resemblance, she has her mom's SoC but her dad's passives. #retrocomputing #soundblaster

I spent several days working on a project, only to discover that it can't work due to stuff out of my control... #espressif should be a bit more careful with their data sheets. 😭 But I do have a PIO mode IDE host for the ESP32-P4, so that's something I guess. 😅 But UDMA is out of the question […]

Another sweet #rolandmt32 tune! #sierra's #silpheed. The setup: - Celeron 300A - Roland MT-401AT - Roland MT-32 - Soundblaster 64 Direct capture from VGA and Audio! The "snow" at the start is also visible on my monitor. Maybe an incompatibility with my VGA? (I promise this isn't a MT32 […]

Oh wow! Real VGA™ cables! For Video & Digital Graphics! I wonder how they plan to do the digital part... 🤔 #retrocomputing #vga

I was today years old when I realized why it is called a hard disk "Cylinder" in CHS addressing. The heads are stacked on top of each other, and each trace out a circle on the spinning platter, this is called a track. (I did know this) If you stack up these […] [Original post on mastodon.tmm.cx]

Ohhhh free candy with my #fpga board. #electronics

One more #rolandmt32 song, as a treat. The intro to #sierra's Space Quest 3. MPU-401AT, MT-32, and an AWE64, all direct capture. I'm super happy with my new setup! Also, this song absolutely slaps. #retrocomputing #mt32

MPU-401AT + MT-32 playing #sierra's Thexder II (badly) Testing my capture setup and video editing rig. I'm pretty happy with it! #retrocomputing #rolandmt32 #mpu401

It's one of these days... #retrocomputing #warrantyvoid

#retrocomputing nerds: I love the zuluide and picoide! But I would love to have something cheap enough to slot in all my ide devices. The last two days I've been searching for components and reading datasheets and I've come up with: A device roughly $45 retail with: * Dual device emu * Wifi * […]

#retrocomputing nerds: I love the zuluide and picoide! But I would love to have something cheap enough to slot in all my ide devices. The last two days I've been searching for components and reading datasheets and I've come up with: A device roughly $45 retail with: * Dual device emu * Wifi * […]

Allies where you might not have expected them, part n+1: #menshealth is re-publishing the #cdc web pages on gender, diversity, equity, and inclusion that were removed due to fascism. https://www.menshealth.com/search/?q=deleted%20cdc

Foiled by pokemon again. Damn you team rocket. #retrocomputing #sun

I bought a pile of boards from someone online thinking I was doing THEM a favor by overpaying a bit. The pictures were all terrible, I thought this was one of those dime-a-dozen PC Radio cards... #retrocomputing

Speaking of the #ai bubble... a) #openai / #anthropic etc are (partially) valuated by the #nvidia compute they own b) Nvidia has shares in almost all of these companies now.. They have created a currency (their chips) and they can now devalue (create inflation) by releasing better/more product […]

It just occurred to me that 6 months before #windows95 came out, you could buy a brand spanning new #commodore64. Possibly in the same store you bought your PENTIUM 90?! #retrocomputing

@thomholwerda "You know how when you go to IKEA or whatever other similar store to buy picture frames, they have these stock photos of random people in them? I wonder if “AI” enthusiasts understand you’re supposed to replace those with pictures that actually have meaning to you." Perfect Thom. ♥️

The exact moment software went downhill was when #mozilla changed away from this. #retrocomputing

My current thinking is that in order to make a resolution independent UI toolkit one must first have a resolution independent drawing library? The things I've found on that were algorithms based on device independent pixels. Is that still actually the state of the art? My primary design […]

We've always considered "reviewing and signing off code changes" as the work of experienced, senior, developers. When using LLMs 100% of the job is reviewing and signing off changes. We've certainly not suddenly have a huge surplus of experienced, senior, developers reviewing code now. It […]

What LLMs taught us is that you could probably fire every programmer who hates programming, and the total amount of software wouldn't really change.

RE: https://indieweb.social/@keithamus/116204286323408885 This is a fun and frustrating game, highly recommend! Also, a bit of a monitor benchmark I assume. What's My JND? 0.0066 Can you beat it? https://www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd/?r=ApQfKP_97_vA

I'm getting pretty close to finishing my first video on the ubiquity of win16 APIs in 90s computing. The main bit of research that I'm having a little trouble with is the exact pricing for the SDKs for #solaris, #aix, and #hpux from the mid 90s Does anyone have a link, or receipts, of […]

New #contrapoints this is NOT A DRILL. https://youtu.be/uiGIbdrQjbI?is=dTzAn-xvhVaLCFwo

RE: https://mastodon.social/@bronger/116199122269714061 I too was today years old that I learned about/dev/full. And I've been using Linux since 1998 or so. 😅

RE: https://digipres.club/@foone/116184533934291400 For what it's worth, I tried to hire Alice several years ago! If that's not a ringing endorsement I don't know what is! Get her while supplies last!

I'm getting pretty close to finishing my first video on the ubiquity of win16 APIs in 90s computing. The main bit of research that I'm having a little trouble with is the exact pricing for the SDKs for #solaris, #aix, and #hpux from the mid 90s Does anyone have a link, or receipts, of […]

Don't be like this person. A quick little insult right before blocking. Be better than this person.