An old "somebody called while you were out" IBM memo slip inviting you to VCF PNW 2026 in Tukwila, WA on May 2nd and May 3rd. Details at vcfpnw.org.
(Warning: Blatant spam about an event I care about)
Come join us for Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest 2026 in Tukwila, WA on May 2nd and May 3rd! Details at vcfpnw.org.
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#seattle
Every year, hundreds of people walk silently through the streets of Minneapolisโฆ looking at the windows of the houses.
It's the Wedge Cat Tour: the residents put the cats in the window and the crowd stops to admire them.
Yes. This exists. ๐น
Advertising flyer for Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest 2026
VCF Pacific Northwest 2026 is just a month away!
vcfpnw.org
Join us May 2nd and 3rd in Tukwila, WA just south of Seattle near the SEATAC airport. We have 25+ exhibits, 3 talks, and you get to hang-out with some great people!
Sponsored by the Interim Computer Museum (icm.museum).
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"I don't say this lightly: when we escape this trump hell there needs to be a Presidential Crimes Commission. It should be made up of independent prosecutors who look at those who enabled a corrupt president."
Eric Swalwell
Here's your moment of zen: A "holy" cat named Coco stands at the entrance of a church in Mexico, seemingly blessing everyone who walks in ๐ฑ
I lost many quarters to that game, literally going around in circles trying to pick up wrenches.
Jesse Jackson was always present somewhere for many things, but the thing I remember him best for was reading Dr. Seuss on Saturday Night Live.
30+ years later it is amazing to watch - he never breaks character.
Joust became a family favorite - it was simple enough where the kids could even play it.
I have to do some care and feeding on mine ... the electronics get cranky when they are not regularly exercised.
Bonus: people who voted for Trump won't even get the joke.
Unofficial VCF PNW 2026 logo
VCF PNW is back! We're looking for exhibitors and presentations. See more details at vcfpnw.org .
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I'm still trying to understand what Renee Nicole Good did to deserve what is effectively a summary execution.
Needless and senseless violence. That served no interest.
Take a break from the usual insanity for a different kind of insanity:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMGb...
#retrocomputing #chiptunes
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
The Northern Light just north of Seattle .. my apologies for the overexposed cell phone picture.
The Northern Lights were visible a few minutes ago just north of Seattle! #aurora
I'm finally old enough to understand why Hotblack Desiato had to be dead for a year for tax reasons.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...)
Trying to coax good output from a 40+ year old, low-end thermal printer. The thumbnail is bad - expand it to see the full image.
This started as a color JPG that was made grayscale, resized, dithered, then converted to the printer codes. (I wrote everything except the rescaling.)
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#pinball My kids got me this T-shirt. I feel seen..
Wedge neighborhood in Minneapolis Live Cat Tour
Meanwhile in Minneapolis:
"Show us your cats!"
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ถ๐. โ๐ป
#nature #pinball My wife keeps telling me there is a pinball place right after the next mile. I think I've been duped.
when do we stop blaming everything on โgenerationsโ and accept that all kinds of people are born all the time... โGen X are the new boomersโ โMillennials are the new boomersโ โGen Z are the new boomersโ this isnโt useful. itโs just ragebait taking advantage of intergenerational trauma.
Gen X is about listening to Duran Duran while paying your bills online.
Event alert! If you are in Seattle Mar 22-23 then come hang out with us at the Interim Computer Festival! (sdf.org/icf/)
I'll be showing DOS networking with mTCP and helping people debug networking on their machines or get setup for the first time. It's an exhibit and a clinic!
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Parkay!
/me ducks and runs ...
Regarding the Palisades fires ... this was a very good read about the fire danger history of the area.
mikeindustries.com/blog/archive...
Great point, but with all due respect a lot of us are hostages now .. this isn't voluntary, somebody locked us in.
Rocks, or tilts? ;-0
