Notices by genius osdev 🏳️‍⚧️ (mothcompute@vixen.zone)

it turns out cross assembling 68000 code to x86 isnt just my own personal stupid idea but in fact actually how 1993 simulation game 'the settlers' was ported to the pc. My Vindication

you can just write a cross assembler and its just fine. its okay to do. and you really should do it

@domi @dns servfail ntpd when

@domi @dns servfail x...

@domi @dns xf86-video-dnstxt

coming from freebsd and linux its really really annoying that windows doesnt just like. come with all drivers

as it turns out 41 years really change how people use computers and how they render graphics

there are actually a lot of good reasons not to use wayland right now. the fact is everyone working on wayland and wayland software has heard them too, and probably knows a fair number more which theyve already fixed

anyone who thinks there is any meaning in what display server you run has something wrong with them and frankly probably does not know how to make one

everything that runs on a computer is a protocol you can implement and if you think the only way to use your computer is to use one specific implementation of one specific protocol you need to have an unfathomably strong technical argument for that. much observation on the xlibre issue tracker has not turned one up

this post inspired by my new motherboard which i need to write a firmware patch for Immediately

all firmware should come in a 'signing enabled' variant and a 'loads malware if youd like' variant

code should Never be signed

i think i might be learning java the ultra hard way

shoutout to @lua whose "[...] brain is a spec-compliant jvm implementation btw"

it would probably be easier to write a jvm if i knew java. but thats okay

@domi 'the power to serve' actually refers to the wattage needed to produce various baked treats

many this pride month have been asking for a new 'gay freebsd' not to worry. freebsd is already gay. access this functionality with command line tool 'ssh'

the loading symbol in macos looks liike that to indicate that the computer is playing and having fun. without you

@dalias @eloy i have to wonder what about this couldnt have been done in userspace