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amoroso, 3 days ago to random

"You know what really grinds my gears? The whole damn illusion that being a content creator is some ticket to freedom."

https://lotte-peisch.writeas.com/content-creation-is-just-another-piece-of-capitalism

#content #capitalism

saustrup, 4 days ago to random

My self-assembled #MBC2 #Z80 computer has been completely dead for a while, but today I managed to revive it! The 16 MHz crystal was replaced, and now it's running #CPM3 perfectly! Getting files on it is a little bothersome, but when I have a bit of time I'll see if I can get #PolyPascal and perhaps the te editor (https://github.com/MiguelVis/te) on it.

amoroso, 4 days ago to retrocomputing

This short history of web development is a useful overview for me as I haven't kept close tabs on the field. The post seems to cover all the main frameworks but a notable omission is Tailwind CSS.

https://gebna.gg/blog/brief-history-of-web-development

#retrocomputing #WebDev

zyd, 4 days ago to Lisp

This is a very important question: which indentation do you prefer for loop subclauses, A or B. #lisp

Screenshot of Common Lisp code using the Loop macro. This one is identified as option B. Each conditional subclause (in this case

amoroso, 5 days ago to random

This post is quite old but extremely interesting. It describes a 6502 assembler in Common Lisp for the NES game console.

The assembler has a Lispy design, which for example features lazy evaluttion for forward references and mini languages for control structures and audio output.

https://ahefner.livejournal.com/20528.html

The code is here:

https://github.com/ahefner/asm6502/blob/master/assembler.lisp

#mos6502 #CommonLisp #assembly

deshipu, 6 days ago to random

Does anybody know where I put that laser-cut Arduino quadruped robot I bought from China seven years ago and never did anything with?

amoroso, 6 days ago to Lisp

Andrew Sengul is experimenting with bitmap animation on Medley Interlisp. Here's a demo:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/09bmxmzgg766eenkb77vm/ILBitmapAnimation01.mkv?rlkey=nu66gjocy5yiteamd7s4egrc0&st=u2vyf2so&dl=0

and some details:

https://groups.google.com/g/lispcore/c/u2jnCd9AeFA/m/usskaRoqBQAJ

#interlisp #CommonLisp #lisp

amoroso, 7 days ago to Lisp

I built a GUI for Insphex, my hex dump tool for Medley. This Common Lisp program calls Interlisp's window and menu facilities to send the output to a window with a command toolbar.

https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/building-a-gui-for-insphex

#interlisp #CommonLisp #lisp

kev, 7 days ago to random

Me: Go and tidy your room please. I only want to see a single Hot Wheels loop out in there.

1 hour later…

Youngest: Dad, I’ve tidied my room and there’s only one Hot Wheels loop in there now. Come and look…

Me: THAT’S MASSIVE!

Him: Yeah (looking confused), but it’s only one loop.

Me: 🤦‍♂️

amoroso, 8 days ago to Astronomy

In this villa near Florence, Italy, Galileo Galilei spent the last decade or so of his life under house arrest. I was there this weekend on the panel of a science outreach event, here's the video recording in Italian:

https://www.caffescienza.it/programma-2023-2024/la-luna-da-galileo-ad-artemis

#galilei #astronomy #florence

amoroso, 10 days ago to random

A list of compiler optimizations with descriptions and code snippets.

The entries are concise, clear, and with short, easy to understand snippets. A great example of algorithm documentation.

https://compileroptimizations.com/index.html

#compilers #ProgLang

amoroso, 11 days ago to VintageOSes

Confession of an Amiga enthusiast back in the day: I always liked the black and white hires mode of the Atari ST, which to me looked slicker than even the original Macintosh. And I still love that "printed page" experience of environments like Medley Interlisp.

#AtariST #retrocomputing #interlisp

raymierussell, 12 days ago to random

Just word to American friends to let them know the horrors of socialised medicine.
Took my dad to the local hospital for an ENT clinic appointment. Due his 6 monthly maintenance of hearing aids. He told them the up volume button was not working on both aids. The tech verified they were not working. He got two new aids then and there - no charge .
In the hospital for a total of 50 mins. We arrived 20 mins early.
Also we got there and back by frequent public bus service which is free for my dad.

amoroso, 12 days ago to random

The history and anthropology of dark mode in the transition from the print era to the digital world, with a discussion of why dark mode is making a comeback with mobile devices.

https://www.discoursemagazine.com/p/the-dark-side-of-the-screen

#DarkMode

lproven, 12 days ago to random

> Hacker News | lproven's submissions
> lproven (7000)
> user: lproven
> created: December 30, 2013
> karma: 7000

I just wanted to mark this in a small way. :-)

Dtl, 12 days ago to retrocomputing

Stephen Hawking asking Sir Clive Sinclair for some QL computers. #retrocomputing