Posts by amoroso@fosstodon.org
(DIR) Post #Al8OomqLg93UgCKHBo by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-08-19T16:28:19Z
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@cnes 👆 The French space agency CNES has the official account @cnes Here on Mastodon. Not Blueskly, Threads, or elsewhere.Can we help them grow and reach for the stars?
(DIR) Post #AlBwilAcxvJFfYzMga by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-08-21T11:04:30Z
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Do you know any Lisp blogs that aren't already on Planet Lisp or Planet Scheme?I recommend the Lisp posts by @simoninireland Simon Dobson:https://simondobson.org/categories/lisp#lisp #CommonLisp #blogs
(DIR) Post #AlLubl4gfNsV19LL0a by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-08-26T07:35:24Z
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Mark Nottingham @mnot, who co-edited the Atom specification, posted a proposal on how to revitalise web feed technologies like Atom and RSS from a community and technical point of view.https://www.mnot.net/blog/2024/08/25/feeds#rss #feed #blogging
(DIR) Post #AlWh0aKSUh0qJKDuds by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-08-31T11:21:42Z
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Sussman and Steele published more Lambda papers than I was aware of. This handy reference lists and links to all of them.https://www.pls-lab.org/en/Lambda_papers_(Scheme)#scheme #lisp #ProgLang
(DIR) Post #Alam74NaxLsXeSRRcu by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-09-02T10:58:35Z
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A journalist and writer tells why he learned programming in his 50s, how he did it, and his moving encounter with the Python community.https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/31/learning-computer-programming-language-coding-devil-stack-andrew-smith#programming #python
(DIR) Post #AmISL6xOil5zZUqKGm by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-09-23T11:04:23Z
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These days coding for retro computer system is a recreational and learning activity. But sometimes it's essential for maintaining mission critical legacy software, like in this case of writing a new x86 C compiler for Windows CE.https://building.enlyze.com/posts/a-new-windows-ce-x86-compiler-in-2024#WindowsCE #windows #retrocomputing
(DIR) Post #AmSauWBfeLJXAfVqPA by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-09-28T11:08:53Z
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Poking around with NoteCards I ran across this bitmap editor which comes with its library. Here Medley Interlisp is running on my Linux Mint system.#interlisp #NoteCards #retrocomputing
(DIR) Post #ApTNPuD1cUO8KfTLAO by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-12-27T11:53:24Z
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My lovely little M5Stock Cardputer microcontroller system runs uLisp on the bare metal but I can't do much with it due to a showstopper issue. Here's my brief experience with the device.https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/paoloamoroso/a-brief-experience-with-the-cardputer-ulisp-machine#cardputer #uLisp #lisp #arduino
(DIR) Post #ApXP1KxWV8jlow1eW8 by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-12-29T11:47:12Z
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When rendering source files in repos GitHub now filters out control codes which makes Interlisp code look much cleaner. The codes are still stored in repos and shown in the raw file view. Interlisp source files embed control codes for font changes in syntax highlighting.See for example this Towers of Hanoi program:https://github.com/Interlisp/medley/blob/master/lispusers/HANOIGutHub likely rolled out this handy new feature over the past few weeks but I've just noticed it.#GitHub #interlisp #lisp
(DIR) Post #ApY949Xa0Uh3AQAhCS by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-12-24T13:02:57Z
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Sepia Search is a @peertube search engine which searches across almost a thousand PeerTube instances. I checked it out only briefly but it seems pretty good.https://sepiasearch.org#PeerTube #fediverse
(DIR) Post #AphjDGVCq1no8ZLRw0 by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2024-12-05T12:05:19Z
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I bought myself a Lisp toy as a Christmas present, a Cardputer uLisp Machine.The M5Stack Cardputer I ordered is a card-sized portable computer based on the ESP32-S3 that runs uLisp on the bare metal. The device even has Wi-Fi, a keyboard, and a graphics display. Given the system constraints uLisp comes with a surprisingly capable and rich environment, as well as lots of libraries and applications.A long wait begins.http://www.ulisp.com/show?52G4http://www.ulisp.com#uLisp #lisp #esp32
(DIR) Post #ApwocVWd3CJptp5lei by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2025-01-10T12:26:31Z
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A book about writing a toy operating system for RISC-V in 1000 lines of C.https://operating-system-in-1000-lines.vercel.app/en#os #c #riscv
(DIR) Post #AqJAAkq2zmHhklSsIy by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T08:25:57Z
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Since people new to the Fediverse are joining lately, it's a good occasion to share again my tips for overcoming the empty timeline barrier by seeding and populating your Mastodon feeds in a world with no algorithms:https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/how-i-populate-my-mastodon-feed#mastodon #fediverse
(DIR) Post #Ar0lOx3fNtlyCKCY6a by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2025-02-11T12:01:24Z
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A comprehensive guide to Z80 Assembly that covers not only the instruction set but also programming techniques such as working with data, representing data structure and lookup tables, and more.https://tutorials.eeems.ca/Z80ASM/index.htm#z80 #assembly #retrocomputing
(DIR) Post #ArFd3cnvbkHP2QYgsq by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2025-02-18T12:05:59Z
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A good workaround finally allows me to use the Cardputer uLisp Machine, a lovely card-sized microcontroller system that runs uLisp. If any Emacs wizard has any advice on how to fix the remaining minor echo issue mentioned in the post, I'm interested.https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/paoloamoroso/making-ulisp-more-usable-on-the-cardputer#cardputer #ulisp #lisp
(DIR) Post #ArNoK7nGoLdCXm05dQ by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2025-02-22T12:39:46Z
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I'm having a lot of fun running some graphics demos on my Cardputer uLisp machine.Surface of rotation of two functionshttp://www.ulisp.com/show?3GPXBarnsley Fernhttp://www.ulisp.com/show?44WDMy experience with the Cardputer:https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/tag:Cardputer#ulisp #lisp #cardputer
(DIR) Post #ArgR7gs5vA2G7eBIIK by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2025-03-03T11:59:43Z
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In a system that is Lisp all the way down like Medley Interlisp you get scripting for free. Pretty much everything has a Lisp API that can be called or inputs data.Here I inserted in the TEdit rich text editor a table of square roots formatted by a short user function evaluated in the REPL at the top left, and a datestamp returned by evaluating the DATE system function in the small input box (evaled as soon as the right parenthesis is typed, so omitted for clarity).#interlisp #lisp
(DIR) Post #Arsnd8s2OtOcpF4mYK by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2025-03-09T11:49:50Z
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In a previous life I worked in astronomy outreach at the Brera Observatory in Milan, Italy.I conducted guided tours of the astronomical museum and the dome of the original Merz refractor Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli used in the 19th century for his observations of the canals of Mars. In these 2011 photos I showed the telescope and the view from the roof of the building.https://www.flickr.com/photos/forthebirds/6228095056https://www.flickr.com/photos/forthebirds/6228095640https://www.flickr.com/photos/forthebirds/6227574063#HistoryOfAstronomy #astronomy #telescope
(DIR) Post #AruewLmc6c2r6UXkGG by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2025-03-10T11:50:48Z
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I hear you like dialogs and property sheets, so here goes. This is the TEdit rich text editor of Medley Interlisp with an open document and the free menus (i.e. dialogs) for controlling text attributes, paragraph formatting, page layout, index and TOC.#interlisp #lisp #retrocomputing
(DIR) Post #AtGwBMiERVNf0MjjN2 by amoroso@fosstodon.org
2023-03-28T15:45:11Z
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This post nicely captures why AWK is such a delightful and effective little language:"A minimum of features liberates creativity. When there is only one way to do something, you don’t spend a lot of time choosing that very way."https://maximullaris.com/awk.html#awk #linux