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As is typical here in the Floodgap lab, it all started so innocently: rebuilding a flaky Apple Workgroup Server 9150, the odd duck of the Workgroup Server line and older cousin to our beloved Apple Network Server. And then I just had to...
Speaking of computers that used to stop running if you looked at them funny, a few years ago, I wrote about the Monkey app that was there on the original Mac. Many software engineers will recognize the premise – Monkey was just a chaos...
It is indeed a relief to see most of the country turn against genocide. It was all well and good for Biden to crack some heads on college campuses, but how can Trump and Schumer possibly arrest 3/4 of the country? Most Americans have had...
📷 🍳Sunday morning is time for shakshuka.
People are going to buy these things and then after six weeks or so they’re going to put them up on a shelf in their closet and ignore them … we saw that there was a need for something that helped people to both socialize with other...
Currently reading: Wise Finding Purpose, Meaning and Wisdom Beyond the Midpoint of Life by Frank Tallis 📚
I had Claude set itself up so that when it wants my attention for anything, it causes Ghostty’s Dock icon to jump and make the background of the label of the relevant tmux window a tasteful yellow. I assume this is what it felt like in...
Eight years ago, I published my first post—without any idea what I was doing I was starting my coding career, and one day I googled “how to get better at coding.” I kept finding “start a blog.” So I did. I built a blog on top of my...
otherconvention:Attendee Queue and ScheduleThe schedule for Othercon 2026 is now available! While it is currently considered complete, some time slots may change as presenters make adjustments ahead of the con:...
At the end of each week, I usually collate a lightly edited collection of recent comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I tag on what books I may have finished reading. Knowing I’ll revisit my...
The title of this promotional CD, issued with the May 2001 edition of Musica Jazz, borrows from John Surman’s acclaimed 1981 album The Amazing Adventures Of Simon Simon (ECM 1193), recorded with Jack DeJohnette. Yet this Italian release...
Still the best.
Versão EN Essa história já tem um tempinho, mas como eu recebi atualizações recentemente eu decide trazer aqui. Bem, tudo começou em junho, no aniversário da minha mãe. Ela não é muito de fazer festa nem nada grande, mas a família estava...
PT Version This story happened a while ago, but since I recently got some updates, I decided to share it here. Well, it all started in June, on my mom's birthday. She isn't really into throwing parties or doing anything big, but the...
Well, I’m glad I didn’t head to the city today for our second stock up shop. That will definitely wait until after the long weekend. Not only will I not have to deal with holiday crowds, but Tuesday is supposed to finally be cooler...