@thomasfuchs I've got a soft spot in my heart for the Kaypro II, IV, and 10 ...
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 01:12:27 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 01:12:26 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@thomasfuchs The Kaypro II was the first computer I ever overclocked ... turns out that a 2MHz z80 isn't enough to keep up with a 130wpm keyboarder (not me 😂) ... though the code in Wordstar coped pretty well. It would stop updating the screen and just print ! characters and keep buffering the input. Then she'd stop typing and it would take a good 60 seconds to unload the input buffer and get back to normal. Same person regularly wore out 80's mechanical keyboards, which takes some doing.
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 08-Mar-2024 23:53:41 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@thomasfuchs Does TV have it's own version of the "loudness wars" that have destroyed music recordings by compressing the hell out of everything?
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 03:50:40 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@MLE_online @madrush Yeah that's really all I was trying to point out.
I don't care if they all look the same, what I want back is the smaller sizes, clean lines, and the bigger greenhouses and attendant better visibility that all came with roughly 1990's automotive styling. Today's giant road going bunkers are ridiculous, and I'll even tar sedans with that brush -- the outward visibility in my 2015 civic is crap compared to my 2001 civic (both 4dr).
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 03:50:39 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@MLE_online @madrush Oh, and the REAL problem is (and I think this is widespread) that what I want in a new vehicle is and EV that is modest sized and doesn't cost $50k+ and they really just don't exist. Chevy Bolt is kind of there but still too expensive and weirdly SUV-ish.
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 03:50:38 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@azonenberg @MLE_online @madrush That is also very appealing and unfortunately yeah the only way that’s happening is if you buy a 80’s Toyota pickup and do your own EV conversion 😕
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 03:50:37 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@azonenberg @MLE_online @madrush Yes. Unfortunately the automakers have figured out that they don’t make money on things like this so they don’t build them. But it’s what we need for a sustainable future.
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 02-Mar-2024 23:45:16 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@emilygorcenski Ah, so the back edge of the floor is unsupported because it ends for the stairs. Yeah a small application of structural steel would probably help it.
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 02-Mar-2024 22:25:24 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@emilygorcenski After the paint, your tape and mud job looks nice, no odd shadows. Good luck with the trim, that sag is pretty pronounced isn’t it?
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 17:35:31 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@emilygorcenski @wilbr That sounds bad, yeah. One unbalanced load in the washer …
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 08:01:15 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@wilbr @emilygorcenski Yeah drain hose shoved into the pipe is how it’s supposed to work. If the supply hoses weren’t leaking it’s probably fine that they weren’t tighter. At least it does look like your drain is properly vented which is a plus.
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 12:45:40 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@thomasfuchs In 1992 you could also get a SPARCbook :)
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 02:58:49 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@retr0id @bagder Also the first gen iPods had FireWire not USB
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Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D. (acsawdey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 26-Oct-2023 01:59:48 JST Aaron Sawdey, Ph.D.
@arstechnica Sigh, well historically Honda was on the trailing edge of adopting fuel injection for example, and their early automatic transmissions were interesting home-brew designs. But this is a little different, and this is not a market they should want to be late entrants to.