Posts by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
(DIR) Post #B4ylvKt2KTNMDg6O7U by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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@remilia if you are on Wayland somehow, the underdog is Foot: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot — which is optimized for interactive usage and better latency, which matters more for a terminal than raw processing speed. So it does not typically beat GPU-accelerated terminals in numbers for full-frame screen updates, but it easily can on incremental updates and scrolling, while having less resource usage.
(DIR) Post #B5Lwx0PP0LOvQ2Jlui by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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Is there anyone from fedi going to the #MSXCruise this weekend? (Boosts welcome)#MSX #retrocomputing #askfedi
(DIR) Post #B5NztQApxObmLePJs8 by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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Okay, I'll be posting now and then some stuff from the #MSXCruise in the next 48h, always using the hashtag for those who would like to follow (or mute).It's a gathering of #MSX 8-bit computers. In a boat. On the Baltic sea between Helsinki and Stockholm.
(DIR) Post #B5NztQV2kGltMJrSMq by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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First, why not listening to the Metal Gear: Solid Snake soundtrack on vinyl while packing for the #MSXCruise? Zanzibar Breeze has just the right mood.#MSX
(DIR) Post #B5NztQi9xVGO0zzvoO by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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Time for a metro ride, to be followed by a short tram one on the way to the ferry terminal. The #MSXCruise approaches!
(DIR) Post #B5NztQr1QYLuSU90cq by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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Made it to the boat, the #MSXCruise really begins now. The cabin has no windows, but none are needed to play with old computers!
(DIR) Post #B5OHa8L9pstgiABgAa by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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The #MSXCruise program has been printed using an #MSX with a period-accurate printer, on yellowed paper that is likely as old :blobcatsurprised:
(DIR) Post #B5OHa8cAocVZYw9Ggy by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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After winding down in my cabin after dinner, it seemed like a good moment to send greetings on #IRC from the #MSXCruise — from the #MSX, of course
(DIR) Post #B5Rwju1eahtGo2imTw by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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We got excellent sailing weather today for the #MSXCruise, the sunset was worth watching :blobsunglasses:
(DIR) Post #B5RwjuGBifW5X7WO8W by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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The #MSXCruise ended, and I had such a great time, mostly chatting with people and just “being there” that I completely forgot about posting. There were even unplanned repairs done!
(DIR) Post #B5S18HUbOQ0SM18qbg by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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Of course there had to be a #Pentaro plushie in the #MSXCruise — one cannot just leave out the kind-of-official mascot of the #MSX platform.
(DIR) Post #B5SLlHESIEZfvJSelE by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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@lanodan yes, it is a penguin, it appeared in a number of Konami games for #MSX, and it even had its own games: https://antarctic-adventure.fandom.com/wiki/Pentaro
(DIR) Post #B5V1FaOc5kMUU1hgK8 by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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@nina_kali_nina you could use NerBSD's pkgsrc on OpenBSD :blobupsidedown:
(DIR) Post #B5YfgvjbRVm07gzilM by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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Whenever I read/hear anything about the GitHub CLI, I am left wondering why would people use it, it has never been needed to interact with the website.This is a subtoot.
(DIR) Post #B5atlclRBmKMPSuAUq by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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@lanodan ah, I get it know. Unfortunately doing code reviews still needs using the website (AFAIU), so I cannot really avoid it. It sucks, but it is what it is.
(DIR) Post #B5gRGFiFDE02AhQJEm by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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@lanodan @nina_kali_nina historically there have port maintainers doing the needed fixups to keep @WebKitGTK working on the BSDs, and at some point we were even getting some patches upstreamed—but not lately, despite me trying to have those reviewed and applied. I think the review process felt a bit like a drag at times, and WebKit can be slow to work with given that it's a big codebase. Sometimes I do a small sweep of the ports trees to try and pick “upstreamable” fixes, but sadly my spare time for those things is limited. We could use a BSD person helping out with this.
(DIR) Post #B5gRGH00QfnkA4k0Yq by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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@lanodan @nina_kali_nina also, sure I can install and use BSDs, but I need Linux for work and it wouldn't be practical for me to even dual boot my buildbox, and last time I tried with qemu things were a bit clunky and one couldn't test hardware acceleration. Sorry.
(DIR) Post #B5gSAZU8sxbXiBgM4G by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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@nina_kali_nina @lanodan to be honest, I never sat to try HHVM properly, so it may be actually time to dig out one of the old laptops and tinker a bit. It's been quite a while since I last booted NetBSD!Coincidentally, we just got an email from sent to the mailing list with a fix for NetBSD: https://lists.webkit.org/archives/list/webkit-gtk@lists.webkit.org/thread/VUCLAFZQGO7CBTQARGVQUN3AJC6H5UIX/ — which looks good so I'll be upstreaming it later :neocat_3c: (and I have a few other build fixes in the pipeline).
(DIR) Post #B5gTo6AdObNYKbyA7s by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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@lanodan @nina_kali_nina maybe it's going a bit out of the way, dunno. But I personally care about the BSDs a bit, and sometimes they make certain latent issues surface. In my experience the more different operating systems and architectures a piece of software supports, typically the better it is. Diversity helps maintainers, even if it may feel like a burden sometimes!
(DIR) Post #B6mP8FUzc7kxObJ3pY by aperezdc@oldbytes.space
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@cwebber Japanese #MSX computers, some of them with odd keyboard layouts, cheese wedge form factors in varying colors, and the ever present cartridge slots.