Only nine days behind on my feed after a well deserved vacation. No spoliers, please.

This update seems a bit ominous.

What we now know as the “social web” — or Web 2.0 — didn’t arrive until around 2004. But the first inklings of it were emerging a couple of years before. As usual, music was the harbinger. In this week's Cybercultural, I look at the beginnings of Last.fm and Audioscrobbler […]

The Kickstarter project for @bzotto’s book on the fascinatingly obscure Sphere computer is so close to be funded. Go Computer Now! https://gocomputernow.com/

I've stumbled upon Marginalia Search, a non-commercial search engine for text-oriented websites. "Indexing the small, old and weird web" in their own words. A useful and pleasant discovery! https://marginalia-search.com/

The font used for “Tower” in the Yoot Tower logo is Badloc, the first commercial typeface I designed while working at Image Club Graphics. https://digipres.club/@misty/115516779942773835

Nosepilot! https://nosepilot.com https://follow.coryd.dev/@cory/115504259760701096

I think Apple missed their opportunity to change the name of Xcode to 26code.

Truth. https://bitbang.social/@RonsCompVids/115486729725318837

I can’t quite put my finger on what’s wrong with this feedback form … 🤔 #ux #paperprotyping #copypastefail

On Friday the Government of Canada released this position paper on Digital Sovereignty. https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/cloud-services/digital-sovereignty/digital-sovereignty-framework-improve-digital-readiness.html I would love to […]

@stewf Saw this and for some odd reason immediately thought of you. https://mastodon.social/@Edent/115480168593179186

Hollerith bingo card

@splorp See if that helps. Cant separate as it's the MG category.

I realize that the hashtag @macgarden is using in these posts is to flag “Control Panels” and “Extensions”, but my brain keeps reading it as “Control Panel Sex Tensions”. https://bitbang.social/@macgarden/115472440360928847

“If you know any Canadian artists doing experimental accordion work we would love to hear from them for future episodes!” https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com

I’ve been meaning to try 10PRINT in #NewtonScript or #nsbasic for ages. https://typo.social/@drj/115463956951293218

Based on the back and red cover, this version of the MessagePad Handbook shipped with the second edition of the MessagePad 120 (2MB) and corresponds to version 1.3 of Newton OS. /cc @macgarden @storiesofapple https://bitbang.social/@macgarden/115436520475314653

Announcing the latest release of the Newton Glossary! This edition contains 1,950 terms, definitions, acronyms, colloquialisms, cross-references, and trivia related to the #applenewton. https://newtonglossary.com Since the last update, another 44 terms have been added. Check out the latest […]

“… maybe my Platonic ideal of a social network is one filled with people that offers zero interaction.” https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/115426381811588540

It’s always HFS.

Five days behind on my toot feed … again. And I wasn’t even out of town this time.

Here’s a recommendation. Try @Vivaldi https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115425014397555953

Paging @mwichary !!! https://pixelfed.de/p/stiefkind/886119981936599381

To test the latest prerelease version of Newton Connection (NCX), I’m attempting to dump the ROM of my #messagepad 2100 onto my M4 MacBook Pro over a Newton Interconnect to DIN-8 serial to USB-A to USB-C cable and dongle train. As one does.

Easy Pop-Up Menus for System 6! by @schrockwell #classicmac #retrocomputing https://amendhub.com/schrockwell/PopUp

TIL: Nunavut has three time zone, plus one specific area that does not abide by daylight saving terms. https://bitbang.social/@billgoats/115388829477077560

Sketchy van or sketchiest van?

Of all my posts of useful resources, clever observations of the world, mocking of hype, and flailing attempts at humor, my peak moment seems to be a photo of a weird potato. That is what the internet is all about.

Toot typos, amirite?

Mose nipples, FTW! https://bitbang.social/@likesoldmacs/115347578388541628

The publisher and designer of UPPERCASE Magazine is long-time acquaintance, fellow Calgarian, and creative powerhouse, Janine Vangool. She rocks. https://mastodon.ie/@mtechman/115344330301977387

Current status: Updating all the Sonoma installs.

A recently experienced view. https://glass.photo/splorp/u9vClADQZqpATLFcFKMIp

Attn: @fraying !!! https://indieweb.social/@classicweb/115259077656104203

The Glogal Newton Users Meetup is on right now! https://mastodon.social/@splorp/115250277077930364

I love a serendipitous pair of toots.

Yesterday I made Signboard public on GitHub. Signboard is a new MIT licensed open source kanban app that writes Markdown files locally on disk. It is very early (there isn't even an icon yet) and lots to do. I'll write more on my blog about Signboard on […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

The first Global Newton Users Meetup (GNUM) in over a year is in the works! Global Newton Users Meetup #16 Saturday, September 27th 2025, 17:00 UTC Join us on Zoom for a casual get-together for fans, aficionados, developers, and collectors of the #applenewton platform. Details on the […]

Editing a toot about typos because it had a typo in and then reverting the edit because the original typo in the toot was funnier.

“Innovative Drain Solutions” On the side of a minivan that that drove down our street.

I hate typos .

She makes the sign of a teaspoon. He makes the sign of a wave.

Who else misses SETI@Home?

Elias Basse is working on a 3D-printed replacement battery pack for @AppleNewton #messagepad 2x00 devices with integrated USB-C charging. https://github.com/app-hack/Newton-MPX200-USBC-Project

Today was a good day for #applenewton acquisition … three boxes of #messagepad goodies from a longtime Newton user. I’m going to inventory and document the new additions for the quiver and hopefully distribute multiple items to the community. A huge thanks to Claus for his generosity.

A little sneak preview of some exciting new Darden Studio merch I’ve been working on. Extremely thrilled with how these turned out!

Oh, look. I used to have a Typepad blog too. https://splorp.typepad.com/

My first post to MetaFilter was on November 6, 1999. My user number: 61 https://indieweb.social/@classicweb/115102058103740248

I found two flat washers and a metric hex nut on the street in front our house today. #finderskeepers