Dr. Guillermo Power @gpowerf@qoto.org

Let me guess: so say the same people who demand you go back to the office and claim that WFH isnt good.

Reshelled the #NintendoDSPhat today. Or rather finished reshelling it. Broke the ribbon cable clip last week, which stopped it turning on. Swore. Lots. Bit calmer today so had a fiddle (oooer) and fixed problem with a puffy Peppa Pig sticker. I'm such a pro, me! 🤣

#NintendoDS

WARNING: Chrome has pushed out a new update where it now detects if you are using ad blockers, and will punish you by filling your Google search history with dumb questions about wind. This makes it seem like you do not understand wind, and will be very embarrassing if someone else sees it.

Dressing up our BBS for the season!
#BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #Telnet

...praised for its tight control, unique and non-linear gameplay and bright presentation, and is often regarded as one of the best titles for the NES. 🤩

Did you enjoy one of the Ducktales titles for NES or Game Boy? 😍

🕹️ #RetroTrivia about the game consoles of our childhood

#Nintendo #NES #GameBoy #Capcom #Ducktales #retrotrivia #trivia #retro #retrogames #retrogamer #retrogaming #gaming

Hey, Computer, Make Me a Font

Link: https://serce.me/posts/02-10-2023-hey-computer-make-me-a-font
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37750859

It's the "40th anniversary of the GNU operating system and the launch of the free software movement!"

Fifteen years ago, on the 25th Anniversary of GNU OS, the comedian / actor Stephen Fry recorded the following tribute--which also serves as a great introduction to what free software is and the philosophy behind the free software movement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_mS4CIXcLY

@fsf #GNU #Linux #freesoftware

Nervously checking my phone for an incoming call from Stockholm as we near the announcement of the inaugural Nobel Prize in Shitposting.

“The world is your oyster!”

Oyster: WTF does that mean?!?

@gnutelephony @gpowerf @BBCRD Ironically, #Meta’s is closer to being #WeChat thanks to the combination of their apps (#Facebook, #Instagram, #WhatsApp & now #Threads).

But I do not think anything will come close to mimicking WeChat outside of #China 🇨🇳.

Shift Happens is a beautifully designed history of how keyboards got this way

Marcin Wichary on his long quest to capture everything that shaped modern type.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/10/shift-happens-is-a-beautifully-designed-history-of-how-keyboards-got-this-way/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

All systems up and running. Open house day, the homecomputer room.
#RetroComputing #Museum

these terrible foreigners

Trying to live.

Another addictive, little game I remember playing in the 90s. Windows 3.1 was an underrated gaming platform!

#Win311 #Retro #Emulation

Interesting fact of the day: Current technology can recover your typed keys with 96% accurately from only a sound recording of you typing.