"Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975" by #PinkFloyd Got this on tape over 30 years ago, now there's official CD restored by #SteveWilson. It's a legendary set indeed. You get early Animals, core WYWH and full DSOTM and finally […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"Morgöth Tales" by #voivod Old songs re-invented, good shit. #music #cd #recordcollecting #metal

"A Saucerful Of Secrets" by #PinkFloyd Their 2nd album and final one to get authentic mono mix. Like w/Piper, the mono vinyl mix sounds just superb. This is an underdog Floyd album as w/Barrett leaving the band they were searching for new direction, so […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

Maybe it's just me but I think #RaspberryPi OS #trixie with #Wayland is great improvement for older models like Pi 3. Using e.g. Mastodon w/Firefox just works. A cool #hack for the official 7" touchscreen: fix xterm font to 12 pt and set Wayland scaling […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"Washing Machine" by #SonicYouth. Possibly the best album I've heard from them. Some kick-ass Horse-Crimso-style guitar jamming and soloing in the first track. The rest of the album is more regular SY "punk" but still enjoyable. Some great feedback and […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

I'm trying to revive my #PinkFloyd fandom by re-buying and listening to all their albums on #vinyl again in chronological order (I sold my PF vinyls sometime 1990s as a poor student, and replaced them with crappy CDs). "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

Last year I tried to fix Nokia 770 touchscreen #regression on the mainline kernel, but failed, this year I got inspired to try a new idea for the fix: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/T/#u #linux #opensource #freesoftware #donquixote

Attempting to fix USB gadget DMA regression on OMAP1 15xx, after 21 years or so: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-omap/[email protected]/T/#u #linux #opensource #freesoftware #arm #permacomputing

Linus just tagged #linux v7.0. Testing it on my #armv4t board with 32 MB RAM, and it seems to boot OK: ~ # uname -a Linux palmte 7.0.0-palmte-00002-g7e5461fee935 #2 2026-04-13 armv4tl GNU/Linux ~ # free total used free shared buff/cache available Mem: 25392 5492 14840 4808 5060 14052 Swap: 0 0 […]

"Journeyman's Grace" by #fairportconvention. Another live album, this time Canterbury 2003, and pretty good as well. The recording and songs are just perfect. Surely, it's pretty much routine or "bulk" FC, but still always works. #music #cd #recordcollecting #folkrock

"Workin' Man - Willie Sings Merle" by #willienelson. His 78th or so studio album (recorded already 2017), but fresh as ever. Just great playing and singing. #merlehaggard songs, jazzy and relaxed interpretations. #music #cd #recordcollecting #country

"Kind Fortune" by #FairportConvention. This is a double album with a live CD and a studio CD. The live CD has live tracks from Cropredy Festival 1997. Great music & playing, albeit it's mostly the "pub rock" style electric Convention here. But still […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"Megadeth" (their final album or #WhiteAlbum or whatever) by #Megadeth. This was hyped all along the previous year as their final album. But it's actually a pretty good and solid one. Great riffing from the start as you might expect. Then some old […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"The ReconstruKction of Light" by #KingCrimson. A re-recording/remix of their 2000 album, apparently at least #PatMastelotto re-doing his drums with acoustic gear. In the end I don't hear much difference to the original album. Also I love the original […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"Songs, Ayres & Dances" by #JohnDowland. Picked up this 10 CD set after learning where #PhilipKDick got the title for "Flow My Tears...". So far I've listed the first two CDs and the music is sublime, just perfect for the easter holidays. Despite the […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"University Of Minnesota 1971" by #GratefulDead. This is an unofficial release (or at least "semi-official"). It's a tape from FM broadcast released by some obscure UK record label. I usually avoid buying these (and rather seek tapes/FLACs instead), but […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"My Generation" by #TheWho. A kick-ass album from 1965. Apparently hastily put together after couple of their singles got successful, and band themselves didn't much appreciate it later on. But there's some wild and harsh sonic stuff here, and the #mono […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

tqdm is cool. #python #ui #computing

Sent my first kernel patch of the year! I'm trying to fix OMAP1 serial console regression during the early boot for debugging purposes. https://lore.kernel.org/linux-omap/[email protected]/T/#u #linux #omap1 #arm

Bigger DDR3 RAM memory is difficult to find these days for my "Cuban car" style PCs. I found some DDR3 8GB chips from Ebay and got Crucial 1.35V chips. Alas, they didn't work on the machine I wanted (MSI 760GA-P43 motherboard). But however, they work just fine on other machine (HP 8300) from […]

My local #RC club had one of the biggest races for a while - over 80 #offroad #cars were racing today! The event took from 8 AM to 8 PM and it was great fun! I've been slacking and had to drag myself there, but once the race adrenaline started to kick […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

Heh, I was able to get vttest cursor movement test passing w/MS-Kermit 3.16 so I pushed some patches to Github: https://github.com/aakoskin/MSK316 I think I'll choose MS-Kermit as my 16-bit #dos terminal program. At least I have the source code. The proprietary MS (MASM/C v6) toolchain is […]

What is the best #VT102 #terminal emulator for 16-bit #DOS? Tried several 80s/90s programs with "vttest" and all fail the cursor movement test (even when ignoring the 132-column mode, who cares about widescreen). #MSKermit 3.16 was best and got it […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

Bought some #lse #stocks today: #bloomsburypublishing, #nationalgrid and #rollsroyce #investing #capitalism

"The Complete Live At The Plugged Nickel 1965" by #MilesDavis I missed the original box set back in the day - couldn't afford it then - but now it's available again! Listening to 1st CD and the music and sound is just superb, well worth waiting 30 years […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

Ennen oli vain SpurguX ja Larry. https://yle.fi/a/74-20205355 #pelit

great skjellyfetti, gillian welch & david rawlings are doing an all-dead mini-tour! https://www.gillianwelch-davidrawlings.com/tour

Now planning my next #RaspberryPi project: an old-school pocket #camera for still pictures. Fixed lens etc. and the only user interface would be "shutter" button. Then some feedback that a photo was taken (maybe a led). I think it's doable - anyone done […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

I took a lid from jewel box that matched the oak frame dimensions to complete the casing. It's a wooden tablet! Also downgraded to #RaspberryPi Zero 2 W so plenty of room inside. Still, a full-blown #ARM64 #Linux. It will run dashboard w/#GNU Screen or […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"Spectrum" by #JussiLehtisalo I've been hunting this #cassette for ages and finally found one! It's superb release: 1) #Music is basically all instrumental. Lot of synth, distorted stuff and cool guitar. 80s style. (I think some #Kompleksi influence […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

Prototyping display mechanics for my never-ending concept #VT102 terminal project. Oak frame with real glass cost 7 e from the local shop. The passepartout is a bit rough, but it's the best I could do before getting some sharper knives. Maybe I could […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

vttest is cool. I remember running such in the 1980s. At the time it wasn't a C program yet, but a text file and you ran it with simply "cat vttest" at looked at the result. For vttest terminal needs to implement ESC#8 which according to manual is "used by DIGITAL Manufacturing and Field […]

Today I sent ncurses #bug report about #vt220 terminfo initialization string. Apparently there has been a typo for over 30 years. I spotted it when testing my VT220 emulator, and it was complaining about it. #freesoftware #computing #retrocomputing #dec […]

"Christ Illusion" by #Slayer. Apparently some kind of comeback album for them in 2006, at least they got Lombardo again behind the kit with the sticks. Start is fast w/Lombardo getting loose with jaegermeister beat, and singer providing sloppy vocals […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

Jos ikinä halutaan saavuttaa digitaalinen itsenäisyys tai saada suomalaisesta softasta kansainvälistä menestystä, se tulee vaatimaan avointa lähdekoodia Meillä ei yksinkertaisesti riitä väki kilpailemaan suljetuilla ratkaisuilla Sakkouhka ylläpitäjille on yksi tän hallituksen tyhmimmistä ideoista

"John Coltrane & Cannonball Adderley" obviously by #Coltrane and #Adderley. Originally recorded in 1959, then released since mid-sixties under various names (at start just as Cannonball album). Begins w/fast tempo madness, but mostly ballads and jam […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"South Of Heaven" by #Slayer. Apparently known (?) for their switch towards slower tempo, maybe kind of evident in the first track. But then on "Silent Scream" they are unleashed with Lombardo setting the mood. It's almost like he's mixed to be the lead […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"White Of The Eye" by #NickMason and #RickFenn. A soundtrack for #DonaldCammell cult film; and it's just that, a film score. Nevertheless, it's actually better than the actual Mason & Fenn proper album (Profiles), and has even some acoustic and ambient […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"Dry Southern Blues - 1925-1929 Recordings" by #BlindLemonJefferson. I've often ranted that pre-WW2 blues is the best music there is, and compilations like this just prove my point. This one has 50 tracks with just a man and guitar, and 37 of tracks […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 5". Spotted this at the local shop, and had to buy it since I already have the volumes 1-4 as well... It's just an ordinary compilation. Of course the music is superb and sweet. It's from the later showman period of his. #music #elvis #lp #vinyl #recordcollecting

"Forever Endeavour" by #ronsexsmith. Well-crafted and produced acoustic pop with 3-minute songs. Many songs have strings backing and there's some #beatles-vibe. Quality stuff as always from him. #music #cd #recordcollecting #folkrock #pop #singersongwriter

”Trumpin tuoreen tullipäätöksen taustalla voi Teivaisen mukaan vaikuttaa se, että Yhdysvalloissa myös Trumpin omasta puoleesta eli republikaaneilta on tullut kommentteja, ettei eurooppalaisia liittolaisia tulisi kohdella näin.” 2/2 www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/tr...

Visited King #elvis Association's exhibition at #pasila library. It was modest but nice. It's still there for a few days. #helsinki #culture #fandom

Top 10 artists in my record shelf, January 2026, based on the number of different releases counting each CD/LP/single cassette/etc - live tapes omitted. Arrows show position changes since March 2025: 1. Grateful Dead 2. Neil Young 3. Roy Harper 4. Hawkwind 5. Elvis Presley 6. King Crimson 7 […]

"Settin' The Pace" by #coltrane. Easy going "night club" #trane still with some superb playing. This is one of those Prestige's "cash in" releases. But very enjoyable. Recorded in 1958. #music #cd #recordcollecting #jazz

"The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra" by #SunRa. Disciplined early 1960s Ra album, very easy to get into thanks to its smooth playing. I love the first track "Bassism" with its droney parts (maybe bowed bass there?). Plenty of traditional stuff here but […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

"In Concert, November 1975" by #RichardThompson and #LindaThompson. A killer live album from the era of their best albums. Sound quality is great, and I love the rough folk rock sound. There's some tasty country rock covers as well like #HankWilliams […] [Original post on bitwoods.duckdns.org]

i compiled my tape-by-tape grateful dead listening notes for 1985 & have now covered every dead tape, 1965-1985. https://jessejarnow.com/2025/12/deadfreaksunite-1985/ #deadfreaksunite

Went to #skating first time since 1980s. It was fun, although at start, I could barely keep myself up. The local rink is pretty cool as they provide those skate trainers for beginners. Next time will try a whole round without one. #winter #ice #helsinki