Wallops - A modern IRC client for classic Mac OS

Wallops 2.2 is out today:

jcs.org/wallops

It can now send @pushover.net notifications when you are mentioned and a screen saver is running

One day the industry will recognize the drawbacks of AI agents and nondeterministic automation, and rediscover the UNIX philosophy of chaining together small purpose built tools in a low cost and predictable way, otherwise known as shell scripts.

every AI ad is like

“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”

and then the phone is like

“sandwich”

and the guy is like

“wow”

“We took the app office while our prompt engineers figure out what exactly to type ro remedy the situation“

Welcome to... Men's T-Shirt | RonsCompVids's Artist Shop Welcome to... on Men's T-Shirt – Welcome to a legally protected parody under Section 107 of the US Copyright Act!

“Your t-shirt people were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should!"

ronscompvids.threadless.com/designs/welc...

“It’s a 7.1 System, I know this!”

The installation splash screen for Star Trek: Klingon with a "Welcome, Human, to the Star Trek Klingon installation program. Press OK to install Star Trek: Klingon to your hard drive. Press CANCEL if you are a Ferengi" yes/no to continue box. Plus a big ol' Klingon Empire emblem in red against black.

"Press CANCEL if you are a Ferengi."

I saw your hubby‘s note on IG about it, what the hell. I mean to mo surprise Meta is trash, but still.

We are all made of stars, but your RBAC shouldn’t be

Not as upsetting but still absurd: there‘s a linked thread in there where a project had Copilot autocomplete cut off because of a French localization file that had the translation for “late“ (“retard”).

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?

It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

two women standing next to each other with one saying " but what you don t know is that that sweater is not just blue Alt: The Devil Wears Prada clip where Miranda Priestly explains how the fashion industry starts with a cerulean trend that eventually trickles down to Andy's pedestrian blue sweater. This is the gif for the line "but what you don t know is that that sweater is not just blue, it's not turquoise, it's not lapis, it's actually cerulean"

Watching the tech industry's AI push (and surrounding debates) feels a lot like watching the cerulean sweater moment in The Devil Wears Prada:

A small group of people at the top decide this *is* happening, the question is how it will trickle down to the "regular sweater" version for others.

A gameboy colour and game boy advance sp with pink pcb

Life would be better if everything had a pink pcb

Retro Platinum PLA - 1kg 1.75mm Polar Filament Premium PLA – 1.75mm, 1kg Spool (AMS Classic & AMS-Lite Compatible) Experience unmatched quality and reliability with Polar Filament PLA – the ultimate choice for serious 3D printing professionals and enthusiasts. Why Choose Polar Filament? ✅ Precision Engineered: Manufactured in Troy, MI, every spoo

I have worked with Polar Filament to get color matched Classic Mac Platinum PLA filament made - only $21.99 per kilogram. WOO HOO!

Order now, order plenty, and let them know you want them to print it forever!

polarfilament.com/pr...

*The retro community stands up for an ovation*

BlueSCSI Bytes #1 - Infinite Mac YouTube video by BlueSCSI

Under 3 min: Learn how to transfer files from your modern computer and the MacintoshGarden to your vintage mac using Infinite Mac and BlueSCSI

youtu.be/caHsAaqq024

BlueSCSI Byes - byte size videos on how to use your BlueSCSI - let me know if you like this format or ideas on what else to cover

Glad I’m not the only one who remembers ELIZA! We should have learned this already….

J’ai remarqué ça il y a deux semaines et j’étais sûr que c’était ça, haha..

Poster for the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. It shows an illustration of a black cat with big yellow eyes, an angel halo and wings, holding a stylized version of Montréal’s Quartier des Spectacles. The background of the poster is a gradient that goes from blue to orange at the as if it’s dusk, with other stylized buildings on the sides.

If you lived in Montréal in the 90s you know about the Jazz Fest cat (“Ste-Cat”). This year the festival commissioned local artist Chien Champion[1] to create the poster and the cat is back!

This is such an amazing 90s throwback.

[1] instagram.com/p/DIg2ZghIFhV/

#Montreal #MontrealJazzFest #FIJM

I’m sorry, but this woman is absolutely poisonous and cruel and I cannot *stand* her or her attacks on trans people. You should feel about her IP like you do about Tesla. This is appalling.

Build a retro inspired 3.5in floppy disk with PyPortal, CircuitPython and 3D Printing! Guide: learn.adafruit.com/a-floppy-thu... #3dprinting #dafruit youtu.be/Ax_L9URDDko

Pixel art landscape - in green tones

Pixel art landscape - in blue tones. Knights in front of ruins.

Pixel art landscape - in green tones & a peaceful sky full of shining stars.

Inside the deep forest - Pixel art landscape in green tones.

Some foggy landscapes I’ve created 🫧

#pixelart

GitHub - polpo/imagescribbler: A Clone of Apple's ImageWriter II/LQ LocalTalk Option card A Clone of Apple's ImageWriter II/LQ LocalTalk Option card - polpo/imagescribbler

The design for my clone of Apple's ImageWriter II/LQ LocalTalk Option, the #ImageScribbler LocalSquawk option, is officially released! There's still time to get/make one and get your ImageWriter on #GlobalTalk before #MARCHintosh is over. CC0 licensed, KiCad/Gerbers/BOM at github.com/polpo/images...

A man wearing a Macintosh startup disk question mark icon as a pendant on a chain.

New #MARCHintosh fashion!
For when you need to show the world you haven't booted yet.

Download & print: www.printables.com/model/122169...

I'm a simple woman who enjoys drag soldering

🍄 Super Storage icons are here! Hard drive icons featuring motifs from Super Mario characters. I love them so much. I just wish I had 34 hard drives so I could use them all!

❤️ If you love them like I do, please make a donation!

🔗 lmnt.me/blog/icons/s...

Aussi, si tu as besoin d’aide ou de volontaire pour ça, je suis partant!

Can atproto scale down? Decomposing the Bluesky appview, and self-hosting the pieces

I (finally!) wrote about scaling down the Bluesky AppView and how we can get to self-hosting beyond just your PDS in atproto!