New blog post: "resume-toolkit: from personal CV pipeline to reusable #JSONResume toolkit" zzamboni.org/post/resume-...

Continuing my series of Linux-on-Mac related posts: zzamboni.org/post/fixing-... #linux #elementaryos

Now a follow up to my previous post, about prettifying the OpenCore and elementary OS boot screens: zzamboni.org/post/revivin...

After a looong pause, I've posted a new blog post - it's about extending the life of my old Mac by installing Linux on it. Enjoy! zzamboni.org/post/revivin...

This whole thread is full of good recommendations!

This is Fudge. She may not be the sharpest pup in the world, but more importantly, she is not a quitter. 13/10

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

There Is No Safe Word How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.

I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

Steve Jobs Announced the iPhone and Apple TV 18 Years Ago Today Today marks 18 years since Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPhone and Apple TV at Macworld Expo 2007. Standing on stage, Jobs introduced the ‌iPhone‌ as a product that combined three revolutionary functions: "an iPod with touch controls, a…

Steve Jobs Announced the iPhone and Apple TV 18 Years Ago Today

Features of Adulthood xkcd.com/3034

Passage from Carl Sagan’s A demon-haunted world book.

Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.

Graphic shows dramatic reduction in polio, rubella, mumps, measles, and hepatitis A cases after the introduction of vaccines for each disease.

Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction

Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪

A big collection of lego bricks with printed control panels, taken from many different sets.

😂 I love this.

“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”, a look at the fictional interfaces printed on 2×2 sloped bricks.

interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte...

It works great - I have it installed/configured in my home network and in all my family's devices.

While researching this thread I discovered that NASA has loaded the contents of the Voyager Golden Record onto Soundcloud.

Hard not to get emotional, especially when hearing Hittite, which of course no longer exists as a spoken language.

Check out NASA's Soundcloud

soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/go...

My kids often use my iPhone to control Spotify on Alexa at home, so my top songs are a bit all over the place, but my top artists are mostly accurate (except for the last one), I often listen to soundtracks while working.

If a #Commodore128 and a NeXT had a baby, this would be it.

A photo of the old style Mac mini with its wide 5.25 inch floppy drive.

A photo of the new M4 Mac mini with its modern 3.5 inch floppy drive.

Mac Mini (5.25") vs Mac Mini 2024 (3.5")

GitHub - markmoxon/elite-source-code-commodore-64: Fully documented and annotated source code for Elite on the Commodore 64 Fully documented and annotated source code for Elite on the Commodore 64 - markmoxon/elite-source-code-commodore-64

I'm really proud to present my fully documented source code for #Elite on the #Commodore64.

This is the original 1985 source, recently released by Ian Bell, with every single line of code explained.

It’s a thing of beauty. Enjoy!

github.com/markmoxon/el...

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #8bit #c64

My husband #MarkMoxon has documented the source code for #Elite on the #Commodore64 Please like it and follow him. He’s spent weeks doing this while I’ve been sitting patiently here on the sofa. Thank god it’s done can I have my husband back now?
#geekwife
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #8bit #c64

The Making of Karateka - Trailer - Digital Eclipse Gold Master Series 01 YouTube video by Digital Eclipse

Happy anniversary to #Karateka! 40 years ago this week, @jmechner.bsky.social brought nuanced animation, incredible music, and a strong narrative to computer gaming. Follow his journey with the interactive documentary The Making of Karateka: digitaleclipse.com/games/karateka

youtu.be/IrS2pipZaH0

‘Photographs did not do it justice’: King Louis XV’s magnificent rhino is star of new London exhibition After wowing the court of Versailles over 200 years ago, the jet-black beast is back in the spotlight at the Science Museum

I spoke to Vanessa Thorpe at The Observer ( @theguardian.com ) about Louis XV's stuffed rhinoceros which is on display in all his chonky brilliance in 'Versailles: Science and Splendour' in the Science Museum @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social - opens Dec 12th:
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

You Have One Voice | Hazel Weakly I was originally going to call this post “What makes a programming language real?” because I saw some people picking a fight on the internet about this type of...

I was originally going to call this post “What makes a programming language real?” because I saw some people picking a fight on the internet about this type of topic, yet again, and it got me thinking as to why we even broach the topic in the first place.

hazelweakly.me/blog/you-hav...

Everyone needs some good #physics tricks. This is one of my favorites. If you push straight down on someone's arm while balancing, they fall over. If you push towards the feet, they don't fall over. You have to try it. Here’s part 1

Audible app screenshot showing several finished John Scalzi audiobooks: The Last Emperox, The Consuming Fire, The Collapsing Empire, Constituent Service, Head On and Lock In.

I've been enjoying quite a @scalzi.com binge recently. Just finished the 3 interdependency books, highly recommended. Off-screen: Starter Villain, Redshirts, Agent to the Stars and Kaiju Preservation Society. Looking forward to more!

Bluesky Link Previewer Preview how your link will look in a Bluesky post.

Nice tool to check what your website's URL previews will look like here: ilo.so/bluesky-link...

Full Open Graph docs: ogp.me

Happy to see @leanpub.bsky.social has been in BlueSky for months! They are very cool (they sell my books so I may be biased) 😀

Check out their author starter pack go.bsky.app/KS3Cyda

Surround yourself with capable humans who work hard to lift each other up.