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They have a space for WHAT on the bus!?

Well that's that clarified.

Anyone here playing with Winboat (Run Windows apps on Linux). Thoughts so far? https://www.winboat.app/

A pretty big emulation milestone - The NEC V20/V30 CPU has now been emulated at the microcode level. #retrocomputing #emulation

Looking for things to do, I decided to install a Tailscale VPN between one of my Debian servers and my Android phone. It took about 3 mins to get it working. Boring. /In a good way.

So how long before "Late Stage Capitalism" is replaced by the "Star Trek Economy Early bird special"?

Can't login.. incorrect password. Can't login.. incorrect password. Gets password reset email. Uses saved password from Bitwarden. Told to choose another password - must not reuse previous ones. Quits. Logs in OK with existing saved password. Is this the new multi factor authentication?

For a dev team I manage, each sprint was given a nickname that's a famous person from computing history. I just noticed the name I gave to the current sprint is 'Hamilton'. Bless.

According to MIT News, Margaret Hamilton died at the age of 90. "A profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program". This famous photo 🔽 inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison.

Bacteria (noun): The area of land behind a cafeteria.

Dear AliExpress, please make it stop.

Kill it with fire.

Happy CCTV camera is happy.

This is awesome: A searchable archive of Byte magazine: byte.tsundoku.io

This Commodore 64 board boots into DesTest with RAM bit errors but they clear after a warm up and all tests will run. Without the cart, I get a display with no text. The PLA was dead and the two already-replaced mux chips were iffy. Seems thermal-ish at this point, and maybe ROM/s later. Any tips?

It's said that dogs "fill up your life". Didn't they mean to say their hairs "fill up your vacuum cleaner"?

Happy 35th Birthday, #Linux! 9to5linux.com/happy-35th-b... #OpenSource

Procrastination? Don't get me started.

Fancy that NTSC CRT..oh well... https://kotaku.com/trumps-new-e-waste-policy-has-vintage-tech-collectors-anxious-theyll-be-caught-in-the-crossfire-2000722706

One Calendar's Android widget didn't show all events from my work Outlook calendar, so I couldn't trust it for reminders / planning. Outlook's widget just gave a sync error for my personal calendar. Then I found KashCal on F-Droid, and it 'just works' - both sets of appointments in one view. Yay!

94 years ago today, John Logie-Baird & the Baird Television company televised the Epsom Derby live to cinemas..

Behold, Walkers have produced a crisp flavour "Inspired by Spanish Queso"...using Cheddar and Mozzarella* 🙃 Ciao, duck. *And all the other...stuff listed.

Tesco has the match night covered: * Get pissed on wine and lager * Hydration breaks! * Over indulge and puke everywhere. * Spend the next day clamped to the toilet, and washing your clothes. Enjoy!

I have acquired an AVO 8 Mk.4 meter - very generously gifted via Freecycle. Apparently it's not working. I'll check it over shortly and see what's what. The +ve probe tip is missing, as is one clip. The right case strap is inside so I'll have to brush up on my leather sewing. Lovely bit of kit.

The screws may be good too. Trouble is it's all do it yourself 🤔

I learned from the best. I'm self-taught 😆

Smart people, have you used successfully any of the e-ink shelf label displays from AliExpress with https://www.openepaperlink.de/ I'm designing a system to display occupancy info outside meeting rooms, with no wiring, and central control from a room booking system. Ideas appreciated.

I love seeing and reading here about the stuff people get up to with vintage computing, electronics and STEM-related things. Other matters I'll keep in my news RSS feeds. To that effect, this filter list is very helpful.

Edible crystal balls? (Actually lentils)

I have been writing long-form history articles for Digikey's industry magazine. They have just published my 27th article. My website has a complete catalog of the stories. Each and every article will have a story that you have never heard before, I promise. cybercitycircuits.com/2025/12/31/r...

Just heard from someone that they didn't get a job they interviewed for. Apparently one negative the company noted was that when they offered a drink of tea, coffee or water, he asked for water...and "people should always carry their own water". /smh

I am intrigued by the computer at the start of this clip. It looks like an AI has had a go at making a picture of a Commodore PET and got it wrong. The keyboard is missing a few keys and the disk drives would be an aftermarket add on, and then a separate monitor? Anyone recognise it?

Sycophancy (Noun): When you just want the plain version of something.

I seem to have bought a boxed 'For parts or not working' Commodore 64. How did that happen!? Looking forward to seeing what state it's in. #Commodore

Mrs Linker asked whether I ordered a pizza recently because there's a charge for Domino's on our credit card. Nope. Uh, oh...maybe a fraudulent charge...? Oh, wait, it says 'Domains' 😆

On this Day! In 1941 The Zuse Z3 was completed by Konrad Zuse in Berlin. I's the world’s first working, program-controlled, and fully automatic digital computer. It was a Turing-complete machine and implemented essential components of modern computing . #ZuseZ3 #TuringComplete

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That time I got a PocketBeagle to run an RC2014 compatible CP/M OS and fired up WordStar