Browse tags
2600(1)
activisim(1)
ai(3)
air quality(2)
analog(1)
apple(5)
attention(1)
audio(1)
batteries(1)
bicycle(4)
blogging(15)
bread(1)
change”(1)
climate change(14)
co2(6)
community(3)
computing(24)
cooking(1)
css(1)
cycling(1)
design(3)
design”(1)
development(1)
digital nomad(1)
django(2)
drm(1)
economy(1)
education(1)
electricity(3)
electrification(6)
email(1)
energy(7)
environment(2)
fashion(1)
finland(1)
health(2)
heating(1)
indieweb(8)
induction(1)
infastructure(2)
internet(11)
japan(7)
language(1)
life(1)
linux(1)
macos(4)
map(1)
mental health(1)
music(2)
nostalgia(10)
nyc(1)
octopus energy(1)
pandemic(3)
paper(1)
photo(1)
photography(2)
podcast(1)
politics(3)
pollution(1)
portugal(1)
privacy(5)
privacy apple(1)
product(1)
productivity(1)
programming(5)
project management(1)
python(5)
renewables(4)
running(2)
search(1)
skincare(1)
smartphones(1)
social media(11)
software(3)
solar(4)
space(2)
taiwan(1)
trains(2)
transit(1)
travel(4)
urban design(2)
video(19)
wind(2)
“climate(1)
“urban(1)
-
🔗 I Miss BSD/Linux
I miss BSD/Linux. Or was that GNU/Unix, I’m not sure? Silly jokes to get a statistical minority reading this on the edge of their seat aside, I do miss it. It’s still out there, but no longer in here, so what happened? In 2007, work happened, permanently
It’s me. I miss using Gnome and Linux and all of that, but … *sigh* -
🔗 I traded in my MacBook and now I’m a desktop convert
But once the puzzle of ports and peripherals was mostly sorted out, I appreciated how intentional desktop life is. Laptops are great, but their portability made it hard for me to separate work from home.
I have separate laptops for work and home that solve most of this. But having a dedicated place to do personal computing that isn't my home office is appealing. It's mostly the dining table or the sofa these days. -
🔗 Triumph of the Nerds: Part 1: Impressing Their Friends
A new VHS transfer from original NOS tapes. Hosted by Robert X. Cringely. All rights reserved by PBS Broadcasting and Channel 4.
A good overview of the rise of personal computing. Mostly things I've soaked in thus far, but I did see (for the first time) actual usage for an Altair. -
🔗 Love Notes to Newton
Love Notes to Newton is a film about what a beloved (but short-lived) pen-based Personal Digital Assistant created by Apple Computer has meant for the people...
I find myself really wanting to buy a newton on eBay now. The black and white screen. No internet. :chef-kiss:
I think the thing Apple got right the first time around was data centricity instead of app centricity. -
🔗 1994: Are YOU Ready for the INTERNET? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
Kate Bellingham reports that an exciting new interconnected world - a world where every word ever written, every picture ever painted and ever film ever shot...
1 of 5
Next