Over the past month, I have been blessed with being in the right place at the right time to acquire a significant amount of really cool computers (and other technology) for the Retro Lab. Between the collection I already had and these new “hauls”, I now have a lot of computers. I was, ahem, encouraged … Continue reading Expanding the Retro Lab, and Putting It to Work
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The musl preprocessor debate
Today, I would like to discuss a project that I care very deeply about: the musl libc. One of the most controversial and long-standing debates in the musl community is that musl does not define a preprocessor macro. What’s in a macro? Simply put, preprocessor macros allow C code to build parts of itself conditionally. … Continue reading The musl preprocessor debate
2 TB USB drive on a PowerBook G3 Pismo
I have a 2 TB USB SSD for my photo library, and I wondered: would it work on my PowerBook G3 Pismo with Mac OS 9? Let’s find out!
Really leaving the Linux desktop behind
I'm excited to start a new chapter of my life tomorrow. I will be starting a new job working at an excellent company with excellent benefits and a comfortable wage. It also has nothing to do with Linux distributions. I have asked, and been granted, clearance to work on open source software during my off … Continue reading Really leaving the Linux desktop behind
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