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More #Apple2! This week we implemented the first project of a systems programming course that the two of us have co-taught (it's normally in C, on x86-64 Linux!) in 6502 assembly. Good times!
#retrocomputing #mos6502
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I picked up a turntable at a #hamfest this past weekend, so I stopped by a local record store today to see what they had in #vinyl ... and look what I found! A #PDP8 organ recital!
This album (which is on archive.org) features a PDP-8 controlling an electromechanical pipe organ.
📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jun 3latest
13
Avg engagement / post
5–8
Typical post (engagement)
3.3%
Engagement vs followers
37/100
Variable reach
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 5 and 8 likes + reposts (median 7) — reach is spiky, driven by the occasional post that pops.
🔥 Top post: Hey look, @veronica put out a video on a subject I've spent a lo · 66 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
1.6 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 10 text · 2 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
3.5×
Follows 114 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
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More #Apple2! This week we implemented the first project of a systems programming course that the two of us have co-taught (it's normally in C, on x86-64 Linux!) in 6502 assembly. Good times!
#retrocomputing #mos6502
How many domains is too many domains? Asking for a friend.
(Also why have they gotten so expensive?!?)
I updated Dwarf Fortress, send help.
Some more #Apple2 hacking again this week, using Merlin 8 Pro! We did some learning of the environment, I wrote a hello world with some string processing, and my friend did some input echoing. We're ready to rock and roll!
My //c technic…
I got a spam that says "Your brand is invisible in ChatGPT."
I could only dream.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-economics-for-dummies
I picked up a turntable at a #hamfest this past weekend, so I stopped by a local record store today to see what they had in #vinyl ... and look what I found! A #PDP8 organ recital!
This album (which is on archive.org) features a PDP-8 con…
I just finished a #retrocomputing playdate with a friend; I took my #Apple2 (//e) over to his shop, set it beside his //e, and we got set up to do some 6502 hacking. Today was mostly ADTPro (what a gem), disk management, and hardware debu…
I'm playing a bit with schemesh (https://github.com/cosmos72/schemesh), and it looks pretty promising for a very usable interactive shell with elegant mixing of classic shell and scheme syntax; basically it's a regular command shell with p…
The best part was the people ... Both Arottenbit and MBR were there to have a good time and make music, and it showed. The crowd wasn't huge (72 hours notice!), particularly early on, but the show had killer energy. Then after the show, …
More #Apple2! This week we implemented the first project of a systems programming course that the two of us have co-taught (it's normally in C, on x86-64 Linux!) in 6502 assembly. Good times!
#retrocomputing #mos6502
How many domains is too many domains? Asking for a friend.
(Also why have they gotten so expensive?!?)
I updated Dwarf Fortress, send help.
Some more #Apple2 hacking again this week, using Merlin 8 Pro! We did some learning of the environment, I wrote a hello world with some string processing, and my friend did some input echoing. We're ready to rock and roll!
My //c technic…
I got a spam that says "Your brand is invisible in ChatGPT."
I could only dream.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-economics-for-dummies
I picked up a turntable at a #hamfest this past weekend, so I stopped by a local record store today to see what they had in #vinyl ... and look what I found! A #PDP8 organ recital!
This album (which is on archive.org) features a PDP-8 con…
I just finished a #retrocomputing playdate with a friend; I took my #Apple2 (//e) over to his shop, set it beside his //e, and we got set up to do some 6502 hacking. Today was mostly ADTPro (what a gem), disk management, and hardware debu…
I'm playing a bit with schemesh (https://github.com/cosmos72/schemesh), and it looks pretty promising for a very usable interactive shell with elegant mixing of classic shell and scheme syntax; basically it's a regular command shell with p…
The best part was the people ... Both Arottenbit and MBR were there to have a good time and make music, and it showed. The crowd wasn't huge (72 hours notice!), particularly early on, but the show had killer energy. Then after the show, …
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On Mastodon since
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Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 13 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.6× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated75/100
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Credibility score
92%
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Real audience
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High
Data confidence
- Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~3.3% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
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About
I'm here for old computers, radios, and cool nerdery.
I identify with #Unix #Linux #HamRadio #retrocomputing and #making.
Professionally I am a computer scientist, now primarily an educator of college students. I am a #SystemsProgrammer with deep experience in #networking, #EmbeddedSystems, and #OperatingSystems. I have also worked in #security from time to time.
The operating system you're using has code written by people who were consulting documents that I co-authored to get it right.
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