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My particular blend of neurodiversity means bullshit is a major impediment. If I have to do two dozen steps before I can write and run code, I'll never do it. That's why like 90% of the stuff I build is bash or Python or Perl, because I can write them instantly, in-place, wherever I need it to work. Start vim, write the code, run the code, forget the code.

Messing with old computers always makes me want to make tiny desktop apps. Can you imagine programs that do useful stuff measured in kilobytes? 1985 could. They didn't make a computer big enough to load an Electron application until something like a dozen years ago (some might argue they still don't make a computer big enough for Electron applications).

Seventh failson of a seventh failson.

I guess I gotta get some way to get more software onto one of these. Looks like it's either jrIDE or a Gotek with HxC firmware...but, since these don't have memory expansion already, it's probably worth going with a more expensive jrIDE for the 1MB memory.And, since the disk drives actually work, I kinda hate to swap them for a Gotek. I have Racore expansion boxes for a second disk drive slot, but they're all incomplete, missing parts I can't even identify or find references for.

Better than store bought, worse than proper homemade. I put the ingredients in in the order of the recipe and should have done it the way all the recipes in my manual for my breadmaker do it, instead. All liquids first, then dry. The mix wasn't quite complete here...so there are some patches of weird texture. But, the edges kinda have that crispy cookie texture I love so much about pound cake, so I'm calling it a win.

Thinking about buying a house? Consider this... (It is a reasonable price today, but it has six days to go, and it will bring house money when all is said and done. Probably pretty nice house in a decent city money.) https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2016-nissan-gt-r-45th-anniversary-gold-edition-4/

@jonathankoren but, I recall from reviews at the time that GEOS on PC was allegedly crazy great for low end hardware. Much faster and more responsive than early Windows versions even on faster hardware, and it could run on stuff Windows wouldn't touch (like an 8088). I vaguely even recall it had some kind of multitasking, which Windows and MacOS didn't have at the time.

@matt I think that the people who write novels for Novel Month were entirely in the right to shun the NaNoWriMo folks for selling out their community to AI grifters.Whether there is a valid role for AI in creative writing, perhaps the jury is still out. But, I hate AI-generated prose. Not merely dislike it or find it worrying for ethical reasons...I hate reading it. So, if AI-generated prose is to be a part of writing novels going forward, I think those novels will probably suck.

Power's out. Time for walking.

I think my cat has figured out how to turn the drinking water faucet on. This is a disaster. I mean, I'm happy for her to drink nice clean water whenever she wants, but she definitely won't turn it back off.

@genehack I'm pretty averse to using from-source builds of stuff. I mean, I build a lot of software all the time, as it's my job to package a shitload of software...a bunch of Python, Nodejs, C and C++ code. But, I like the deployment (even on my own machines) to be a package, so I can keep up with it. So, if I'm building third-party stuff from source it means I'm pretty pissed off about the package situation. I ended up finding an RPM in the RPMFusion nonfree repo while building, though.

Watched 28 Years Later. Entertained and occasionally startled and/or grossed out, but not sure how I feel about it.I know we're suspending disbelief, but there are things that just don't gel with the rules established in the first film. I'm kind of a stickler for internal consistency. The first film remains the only great, or even really good, one in the series, I think.

Microsoft right now.

Weapons is wild, y'all. I loved every ridiculous turn.

Funny thing from the Computer Reset sale, I had PCjr keyboards but no cables (it's a weird custom thing, RJ11 sort of plug on the keyboard side, square thing on the computer side). So I asked if they had any cables left (I only got to Dallas at the very end of the sales and all the really good stuff was long gone) and the volunteers all looked at each other and laughed. They still had thousands of them, just boxes and boxes. It was apparently a running joke how many there were.

The first time I saw an Amiga exclusive game, I thought, "Graphics and sound can't possibly get any better than this, this is amazing." And, I was right. They never got better.

Molly White over on Bsky has a probably innocent explanation for that 1919 arm tattoo. So, maybe he just has the one Nazi tattoo, which he has covered with iconography in questionable taste.https://bsky.app/profile/molly.wiki/post/3m3sjg7ev3c2b

@kkarhan I mean, that's what inflation means. Buying power of USD declines, prices go up.

But, also have to hand it to my neighbors in this case. This neighborhood is terrible about animal welfare, but when a person is obviously in trouble, several folks showed up to see what was going on and try to help.

"Everything is important. Except for that shit you were telling me just now." I love Lamb.