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I already have it shared everywhere and commented on Mastofon. But again, what a great article ! Thanks for the kind update about pydpainter, it means a lot to the dev team.

I've never gotten into "outliners" and other, similar "knowledge management" software. More to the point, I've never *allowed* myself to get into them, for reasons I cannot articulate. For Stone Tools, I spent a couple of weeks getting to know ThinkTank, the first outliner, to see what it can do.

Repost with an iconic fictional band.

This article from the excellent Stone Tools blog illustrates something that I think is really missing in modern tech life. The author calls it "friction," which I think is a great descriptor. Friction isn't bad in and of itself. We need friction to make fire, for example.

Hey! Calling all Wonder Women! We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit. 50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

Back in my magazine publishing days I used Infini-D on the Mac to illustrate articles. I can't say I was good, but it was fun and helped me meet the tight budget of our struggling company. Recently I explored an early #3D modeler and mused on the value of friction when making art. #retrocomputing

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government. She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her. So I confronted him.

Shohei Ohtani propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series with a two-way performance for the ages. n.pr/43hFotw

Thank you for this wonderful software archeology. The history of "productivity" (whatever that means exactly) software is really not well explored. I'm hoping for a Lotus Agenda article (or PIM in general) in the future! :D

New post just went live. I examine the first #spreadsheet, #VisiCalc, and learn a lesson about the benefits of mundanity in software. Guest appearance by your favorite grain: sorghum! #retrocomputing

this is the dumbest shit i have ever read

I’m enjoying reading @christopherdrum.bsky.social deep dive into vintage productivity software at stonetools.ghost.io

I spent some time getting to know Superbase on the C64. While using it, I was revisited by a ghost from the past who tried to make trouble for me. When all hope was lost, with the power of BASIC, I overcame my enemy. Intrigued to know more? Read on! #retrocomputing #stonetools #superbase #c64

There have been 6 mass shootings in the USA over the past 24 hours. The casualty count stands at 41. Here’s the President of the United States of America.

Starbucks is closing stores and cutting 900 jobs in a restructuring move. 1,100 jobs were slashed earlier this year. Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.

A new article is up! How can PepsiCo, Mork & Mindy, a jewelry company, and a beach bum come together in a review of a #wordprocessor on the #trs80? You'll just have to read and find out! #retrocomputing stonetools.ghost.io/electricpenc...

They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.

"Quasar" for(float i,z,d,s;i++<1e2;o+=vec4(z,4,1,1)/d) {vec3 p=z*normalize(FC.rgb*2.-r.xyy),a;p.z+=9.;s=length(a=mix(dot(a+=.57,p)*a,p,cos(s-=t))-sin(s)*cross(a,p)); for(d=1.;d++<9.;a+=sin(a*d-t).yzx/d); z+=d=length(sin(a-t)+.7)*length(p.xy-p.z)/4e1;} o=tanh(o/2e4);

in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments. that fox news host still has his job.

What a delightful surprise. My new blog, @stonetoolsblog.bsky.social, seems to mark a tipping point, earning a lengthy discussion of my full body of retro-related works in the latest @thisweekinretro.bsky.social I am, apparently, "Someone you should know"🙇 #retrocomputing. youtu.be/UHYscl1Ayqg?...

KOKO THE GORILLA: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag. KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense. KOKO: jealousy professor

Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔 on.ft.com/3K05vhS

It has been suggested to me that these sound like band names.

The first, full retrsospective is now posted on Stone Tools. I spent some time recently rekindling an old flame: Deluxe Paint on the Amiga. #retrocomputing #amiga

RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.

This is pretty cool. The source code for Microsoft BASIC for 6502 (Apple II, Commodore PET, etc) from 1978, released under the MIT license. opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...

I've been working diligently on a #retrocomputing project which soft-launched today. You may shake your head, "Not another retro blog!" but I promise, this one's a little different; in-depth, hands-on examinations of the productivity software of the 8/16-bit era. It's called "Stone Tools"

behold the "HTML bomb" It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...

Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it

It’s the same people who claim “I don’t see color.” SMH Support my human rights advocacy at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

To the white people saying the Black History museum has an “overemphasis” on slavery…here’s an idea.

This is an effort to assassinate Trump's political foes by proxy, and everyone (and the media) should talking about it as such. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...

Night Sky on Mars #nasadailyupdates

Jesus christ this is incredible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewvR...

@gamesthatwerent.com I don't see anything on your site about this, but today I stumbled across a screenshot of Pinball Construction Set for the Amiga. Cover image for Info, issue 9, Dec. 85 - Jan 86 archive.org/details/Info...

This is full-on authoritarianism. Free Nicole Collier. #txlege

Fox says Gavin Newsom needs to stop with "the Twitter thing" and that he is making a fool of himself with his unserious all-caps posts

The DOJ sandwich thrower as it turns out is a much decorated active duty staff Sergeant in the Marines. He identified himself immediately and offered to self surrender to the felony charge, but they sent 20 officers to arrest him. What a debacle it would be if the grand jury declines to indict.

I preferred our headline, though we weren’t there: Boy riding bubble realizes what he's on, asks for more air www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/b...

A judge has freed Sean Dunn—who threw a sandwich at an ICE fascist—ruling that a felony charge is excessive. To be clear, MAGA snowflakes celebrated Trump for pardoning Nazis who physically beat cops to death with pipes, but tried to charge a man armed with a sandwich with a felony.🤔 Incredible.

James Baldwin in 1979 speaking at UC Berkeley on Palestine & Israel. Profound. Powerful. Painful.

Stephen Miller Tears Up As Son Says First 14 Words

You have more money than God. But you want incentives to do good, moral things?

Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.