Posts by elb@social.sdf.org
(DIR) Post #Ajc3X1rtiTq5XaGGvI by elb@social.sdf.org
2024-07-04T22:20:52Z
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I'm refreshing compulsively because @nina_kali_nina is at it again. https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina/112730256439175081
(DIR) Post #AlOvjHpBz2zA2t83X6 by elb@social.sdf.org
2024-08-27T16:37:28Z
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Suppose for a moment that a large bank that I do business with is now dead to me.I prefer credit unions and use a credit union for a LOT of stuff, but in today's financial world, sometimes you need a large bank with 24/7 support lines and lots of connections, etc.What bank should I look into? #askfedi #finance #bank
(DIR) Post #AnRKgSBNX9nVX2viWO by elb@social.sdf.org
2024-10-24T13:38:54Z
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Just wondering who my people are ...
(DIR) Post #Anamo2kPdA0MyVWbtg by elb@social.sdf.org
2024-10-31T21:30:01Z
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Coming TOMORROW. #retrocomputing #photography
(DIR) Post #AnznxlTHTSB6I2atl2 by elb@social.sdf.org
2024-11-12T21:25:21Z
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Retoot if you remember -installColormap and enough time has gone by that it's with a sense of nostalgia and not resignation. #retrocomputing #8bpp #web
(DIR) Post #AoOXYgrUjYAWRJwKi8 by elb@social.sdf.org
2024-11-24T23:45:21Z
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We're losing computing history at an incredible rate, but there are people doing just amazing work out there collecting not only information about the technologies, but also the people and processes that brought them to be. If you're interested in that kind of thing but not sure where to start, let me recommend some sites that have some great stories (in no particular order):https://folklore.org/0-index.htmlhttps://multicians.org/http://www.tuhs.org/There are others, of course! #ComputerHistory
(DIR) Post #AoTMsamiE2khU3Xrnc by elb@social.sdf.org
2024-11-27T15:37:24Z
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"In Listing 2-2, we used two stack locations: -4(%rbp) and -8(%rbp)."#page42sentence2
(DIR) Post #AoTMscn8lQHbhxlEkC by elb@social.sdf.org
2024-11-27T15:37:40Z
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Rules of the game: - Grab the nearest book.- Turn to page 42- Find the 2nd sentence- Post the sentence in a toot with the hashtag & write the rules as a comment to it- Don't look for your favorite, coolest or wittiest book. Go for the closest.
(DIR) Post #AulUFNtcNV8TlvIoO8 by elb@social.sdf.org
2025-06-02T20:09:53Z
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Guys, guess what time it is!?!#retrocomputing #PaperTape #PDP11 #ComputerHistory
(DIR) Post #AulUFPYQDHMwulOucy by elb@social.sdf.org
2025-06-02T20:13:34Z
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Time to read a paper tape!https://toobnix.org/w/pXpABkRrHnaJZ8tEz1aqjk#retrocomputing #PaperTape #PDP11 #ComputerHistory
(DIR) Post #AwoKhV1l7aWSQScEMa by elb@social.sdf.org
2025-08-04T01:29:24Z
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I'm using the #Tusky #Mastodon client, and when I load my instance, I get the little pooped mastodon with "An error occurred" for the home timeline. Notifications, the local timeline, and direct messages all load fine, just not the home timeline. Before I file a ticket, does anyone know why this is happening, and whether it might be server- or client-side? "An error occurred" is not a lot to go on.
(DIR) Post #AwqSlj4A3V4f4eBYMy by elb@social.sdf.org
2025-08-05T02:11:54Z
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@ricci what the heck Rob, the CW is absolutely NOT sufficient for what I just saw
(DIR) Post #AzBGcpGXYlkRoOdSNs by elb@social.sdf.org
2025-10-13T22:15:32Z
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/dev/sdi2 has gone 6661 days without being checked, check forced.#retrocomputing
(DIR) Post #AzIZaioBr4pURQnwci by elb@social.sdf.org
2025-10-02T15:55:11Z
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The makings of a good day. #mntre #PocketReform #coffee #ShopLocal #EatLocal
(DIR) Post #B0l77qDKINNxZ37fMm by elb@social.sdf.org
2025-11-29T01:14:40Z
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I just tried to install #ReactOS on a couple of random old laptops I had lying around and failed. Now I'm on to #NetBSD just so I can have a success.
(DIR) Post #B0l77rBagJaiZxJnIe by elb@social.sdf.org
2025-11-29T04:25:03Z
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OK, well, #NetBSD didn't boot (a different image probably would have), but #HaikuOS booted and installed, so I call that a victory.
(DIR) Post #B1wr3DmCJI6K5ozvxw by elb@social.sdf.org
2026-01-04T17:27:21Z
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I just got bit by #Emacs defaulting to lexical-binding: nil.I was editing some elisp that worked fine in ielm, and it got complicated enough that I decided I wanted a file. I plopped it into an empty .el file, made some small changes, re-evaluated, and all of the sudden stuff that used to work was broken. After a few moments in the debugger I said, "this feels like a dynamic scoping problem", was looking at the buffer, and noticed the little orange "/d".WHY?
(DIR) Post #B1ymIMZFnP9QFPGRgu by elb@social.sdf.org
2026-01-05T15:35:50Z
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OK #Emacs people, time to #AskFedi about an #elisp API thing:I'm running async external processes, and I want to trigger callbacks when they finish (successful or otherwise). I'm currently using process sentinels, but ... this interface is terrible! The process result is a string that _isn't even well-defined?_ Surely there has to be a better way!What is that better way? (I see that eshell uses those same strings, so I'm not hopeful...)
(DIR) Post #B1ymJlR6ovKVfL7fZg by elb@social.sdf.org
2026-01-05T15:43:12Z
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@hajovonta this is neither true nor helpful. Assume that I actually know A LOT about processes, operating systems, programming, and even lisp development.
(DIR) Post #B27EegWBKbHbWmFrzU by elb@social.sdf.org
2026-01-09T17:32:53Z
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In the Spring of 2025, I taught a course about interactive programming environments to a small group of students. For various reasons, I have to take down the official web page for that site, which includes slides that may be of interest to people who care about these things. I have therefore chosen to publish those slides on Lost Bits under a Creative Commons License.https://lostbits.net/blog/interactive-programming-environments.htmlIf you are interested in such things, check it out!#lisp #smalltalk #squeak #forth #emacs