papa @papa@mastodon.sdf.org

This person's Emacs configuration file is written in org-mode and is self-documenting. Learning a *ton* from it: https://github.com/hrs/dotfiles/blob/master/emacs/.emacs.d/configuration.org

People who use weird JS libraries for handling something as mundane as a navigation drop-down deserve a special place in hell.

Trying to explain to someone why I'm here at this #SDF instance on Mastodon. I learned about it on bboard, so naturally I'm here rather than some other instance. What is it that makes #SDF Mastodoners a cohesive grouop, if anything? Are most of us #SDF people, so naturally have that weird thing in common? (I use "weird" the most loving way, of course)

Awesome. Unix v0 up and running on a PDP-7.

https://livingcomputers.org/Blog/Restoring-UNIX-v0-on-a-PDP-7-A-look-behind-the-sce.aspx

#RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #History #Unix #Computers #PDP7

Video of it in action: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvaPaWyiuLA ]

Screw motivation, what you need is discipline.

"If you want to get anything done, there are two basic ways to get yourself to do it.
The first, more popular and devastatingly wrong option is to try to motivate yourself.
The second, somewhat unpopular and entirely correct choice is to cultivate discipline"

...

"Discipline ... separates outwards functioning from moods and feelings and thereby ironically circumvents the problem by consistently improving them."

http://www.wisdomination.com/screw-motivation-what-you-need-is-discipline/

"Conclusion

You've probably heard about the 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto principle. Perhaps the title lead you to believe that this article was a misunderstanding. I admit that I went for an arresting title; perhaps a more proper name is the 80x24 rule.

The exact numbers can vary, but I've found a maximum method size of 80x24 characters to work well for C#."
Now, the article ;-)

https://blog.ploeh.dk/2019/11/04/the-80-24-rule/

Openstreetmap is reaching the point that it is just more information rich and beautiful than google maps and that is awesome

@sparcipx @gemlog @dokuja @papa @xmanmonk @pithi @xiled @koenig @Shufei @snowdusk_ @adamd @cosullivan @dokuja @moondoggy Are all of you on this forum?

https://retrocomputingforum.com/

I (finally!) have a Fortran 77S compiler for ZX Spectrum. After years of searching...