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@RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Computers are enshittifying at every level. This might be my next purchase.@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic I remember those from my 1960s survey crew days. *Never divide by zero!*
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@RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Computers are enshittifying at every level. This might be my next purchase.@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic We had an antique one at home in 1970. (My mom rescued it from her office at work when they were cleaning out the attic.) The thing weighed about 40 pounds.
Not exactly a pocket calculator. Which (in hindsight) was probably one of its better attributes.
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@RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Computers are enshittifying at every level. This might be my next purchase.@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Not to date myself, but I used the cash register version of this adding machine at my first job! Thanks for posting!
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Not to date myself, but I used the cash register version of this adding machine at my first job! Thanks for posting!
😀👍@Perspective I certainly remember the big, motor driven cash registers with rows of buttons on the front.
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@RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Computers are enshittifying at every level. This might be my next purchase.@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point? ;-)
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point? ;-)
@RupertReynolds The pinnacle of mechanical computer design IMHO. But does it run Crysis? 😆
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point? ;-)
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic I bet it runs DOOM though
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@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic I bet it runs DOOM though
@quadrivial
It would need the help of a human operator.
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point? ;-)
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@RuiSeabra @pluralistic
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@RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Computers are enshittifying at every level. This might be my next purchase.@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic
At this rate, I'm ready to go find a Chinese abacus.
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point? ;-)
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Pretty sure I saw a video of it running Doom.
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point? ;-)
@RupertReynolds@hachyderm.io But will play Doom, yeah?
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@RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Computers are enshittifying at every level. This might be my next purchase.@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic yay! My typewriter collection is worthwhile after all!
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point? ;-)
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic I own one of these Curta Calculators. The same model. I drag it out from time to time, when I need to do simple calculations.
The square root algorithm is enough of a PITA that I only used it once after learning it.
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@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic I own one of these Curta Calculators. The same model. I drag it out from time to time, when I need to do simple calculations.
The square root algorithm is enough of a PITA that I only used it once after learning it.
@mcrocker @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic I never tried square root. That was bad enough on my first electronic calculator, which only had +-*/ and a memory register.
I like the way that if I subtracted one time too many, I could go into reverse and 'undo' the mistake :-)
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point? ;-)
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Yeah I've seen a lot of exploits for this one, with physical access any user can access and execute calc.exe -
@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point? ;-)
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Do not threaten William Gibson with a good time.
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point? ;-)
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic @GreatDismal
Oh my. One of my favourite novels, Pattern Recognition had these as a side plot point and I always thought these were an invention… is this a derivation from the book or do these really exist and have done so prior to the 21st century?
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@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic @GreatDismal
Oh my. One of my favourite novels, Pattern Recognition had these as a side plot point and I always thought these were an invention… is this a derivation from the book or do these really exist and have done so prior to the 21st century?
And can I buy a Buzz Ricksens flight jacket as well?@redundantbloke @RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic @GreatDismal they exist. There are even 2 version. Be aware, they are pretty expensive second hand and are pretty hard to reproduce at this scale
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@Eryel Worst part is it's 2D so it's a real navigational hazard if you see it head-on.
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It smashed through that fourth wall and never looked back
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@Elizafox not just that but all the exposition!
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to this day, it's said the STAR WARS logo is still hurtling through space
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@AdrianRiskin @conniptions there are enough museums and exhibitions who would gesticulate loudly and take it right now. And they have good contacts to experts to restore it. Here I remember @harzretro with good skills 🖖
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An Electric Jellyfish For Androids
We have to admit, we didn’t know that we wanted a desktop electric jellyfish until seeing [likeablob]’s Denki-Kurage, but it’s one of those projects that just fills a need so perfectly. The need being, of course, to have a Bladerunner-inspired electric animal on your desk, as well as having a great simple application for that Cheap Yellow Display (CYD) that you impulse purchased two years ago.
Maybe we’re projecting a little bit, but you should absolutely check this project out if you’re interested in doing anything with one of the CYDs. They are a perfect little experimentation platform, with a touchscreen, an ESP32, USB, and an SD card socket: everything you need to build a fun desktop control panel project that speaks either Bluetooth or WiFi.
We love [likeablob]’s aesthetic here. The wireframe graphics, the retro-cyber fonts in the configuration mode, and even the ability to change the strength of the current that the electric jellyfish is swimming against make this look so cool. And the build couldn’t be much simpler either. Flash the code using an online web flasher, 3D print out the understated frame, screw the CYD in, et voila! Here’s a direct GitHub link if you’re interested in the wireframe graphics routines.
We’ve seen a bunch of other projects with the CYD, mostly of the obvious control-panel variety. But while we’re all for functionality, it’s nice to see some frivolity as well. Have you made a CYD project lately? Let us know!
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@aperture We need more chaos like this.
