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I am sorry to report that the last two publications recognizable as computer magazines in the classic sense have abandoned print. (You probably didn’t notice unless you were a subscriber.) I was moved to write a eulogy for the whole era. technologizer.com/2023/04/15/t

Everyone welcome the independent, journalist-owned newspaper @coloradosun to Mastodon! #Colorado #Journalism

Twitter Blue subscribers will now receive exclusive advanced previews of SpaceX explosions.

John Mastodon’s rocket wouldn’t have exploded. Just sayin’.

Breaking News: Elon Musk has asked NASA for technical assistance following SpaceX's failed launch attempt. NASA immediately responded with a poop emoji.

After moving on from Stadia to both an Xbox Series S and a Steam Deck I have to say that if I could only have a Steam Deck or an Xbox I’d choose the Steam Deck. It’s just more practical despite the super obvious lack of power compared to the Xbox.

Pope Francis lost his Blue Check status today because the Catholic Church wouldn’t pay $8/month to Twitter.

I guess the Pope sees Twitter Blue as a needless indulgence.

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Successfully ported the #C64 #KERNAL and #BASIC to my small #ASM6502 #assembler.

Was able to produce exact replicas of the original ROMs. Nice to see the own built ROMs booting 😀

github.com/boeckmann/c64krnl

I lost all my progress. I had won every trophy… but does it matter? No! 😄

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Yay!!! The Crew 2 is supported by GFN now! I can play the game I played the most on Stadia again 😄 via GFN on an Xbox… but it’s all good.

ChatGPT's party trick would be a lot less impressive if the modern web wasn't such a hard to navigate mess.

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For some reason, I'm trying to come up with humorous nicknames for Steven Seagal, so far:

* Sensei Gravy Seal
* Sensei Lazy Peel
* Master Lazy Boy
* Mister Recliner Fighter
* Sensei Waddle Kick
* Sensei Cradle Snatch
* Sensei Flappy Wings
* Master Floppy Limb
* Sensei Cookie Lover

I hope nobody finds this offensive, but Steven Seagal is such a horrible man that he deserves to be a target of some of these names.

Turning an Atari 2600 into a computer...

I just came across this interesting bit of computing history.

Back in 1982, there was a peripheral that turned an Atari 2600 into an (incredibly simple, ZX-Spectrum level) home computer, including a keyboard, BASIC, and cadette support.

But the addon is/was incredibly rare, and there's very little information about it online.

So it's interesting to see there's now a video up on YouTube profiling this device (known as a Spectravideo CompuMate) and how it works...

youtu.be/AQfdWfJhqAs

#tech #technology #atari #Atari2600 #retro #retrocomputing #retrogaming @technology @videogames @retrogaming

But seriously, focusing 100% on Mastodon is an intrinsically bad idea.

For one thing, if everyone depends on one thing, we become a monoculture—which becomes a vector for re-centralization.

You need diverse server software, front-ends, and clients to develop a healthy Fediverse ecosystem.

Diversity is good!

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Just got a comment from a fellow chastising me for talking about the Fediverse beyond Mastodon.

He thinks we’re dropping the ball on Twitter migration by not focusing 100% on Mastodon.

However, 30% of the Fediverse doesn’t run on Mastodon.

Some server software, like Friendica, was on the Fediverse 6 years before Mastodon was created.

Sorry we’re not shutting things down just because Twitter migrants recently showed up.

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