#moderncomputing — Public Fediverse posts

Oh, the thrill of breathing life into a fossil with the almighty Arch Linux! ⚰️✨ Because who doesn't dream of spending their weekend turning a creaky, snail-slow netbook into a slightly less creaky, snail-slow netbook? 🐌💨 Truly, the pinnacle of modern computing! 😂
https://parksb.github.io/en/article/41.html #ArchLinux #Thrills #WeekendProjects #FossilRevival #NetbookMakeover #ModernComputing #HackerNews #ngated

Oh, the thrill of breathing life into a fossil with the almighty Arch Linux! ⚰️✨ Because who doesn't dream of spending their weekend turning a creaky, snail-slow netbook into a slightly less creaky, snail-slow netbook? 🐌💨 Truly, the pinnacle of modern computing! 😂
https://parksb.github.io/en/article/41.html #ArchLinux #Thrills #WeekendProjects #FossilRevival #NetbookMakeover #ModernComputing #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the thrilling saga of a tech warrior who bravely battles the perils of modern computing by... discovering that keyboard covers exist. 🤦‍♂️ Maybe next they'll figure out how to use #JavaScript without consulting a Ouija board. 🔮 #TechGeniuses
https://medium.com/@jamesgarside_/i-type-holes-in-keyboard-covers-e5664732ef93 #TechWarrior #ModernComputing #KeyboardCovers #Humor #TechGeniuses #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the thrilling saga of a tech warrior who bravely battles the perils of modern computing by... discovering that keyboard covers exist. 🤦‍♂️ Maybe next they'll figure out how to use #JavaScript without consulting a Ouija board. 🔮 #TechGeniuses
https://medium.com/@jamesgarside_/i-type-holes-in-keyboard-covers-e5664732ef93 #TechWarrior #ModernComputing #KeyboardCovers #Humor #TechGeniuses #HackerNews #ngated

In a groundbreaking exposé on modern computing, we delve into the intricate art of... enabling JavaScript! 😲 Apparently, the ultimate mystery of split locks on #x86-64 is just one cookie click away from being solved. 🍪🔓 Move over, Sherlock Holmes; there's a new detective in town, and it's your browser settings. 🕵️‍♂️💻
https://chipsandcheese.com/p/investigating-split-locks-on-x86 #moderncomputing #JavaScript #techdetective #browserhacks #splitlocks #HackerNews #ngated

In a groundbreaking exposé on modern computing, we delve into the intricate art of... enabling JavaScript! 😲 Apparently, the ultimate mystery of split locks on #x86-64 is just one cookie click away from being solved. 🍪🔓 Move over, Sherlock Holmes; there's a new detective in town, and it's your browser settings. 🕵️‍♂️💻
https://chipsandcheese.com/p/investigating-split-locks-on-x86 #moderncomputing #JavaScript #techdetective #browserhacks #splitlocks #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, because what the world truly needs is an ant farm with a programming language that requires a PhD in obscure assembly syntax. 🤖📜 Let's all gather 'round and debug our virtual insect colonies, because apparently, controlling 200 digital ants is the pinnacle of modern computing. 🐜💻
https://dev.moment.com/ #antFarm #programmingLanguage #digitalInsects #modernComputing #assemblySyntax #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, because what the world truly needs is an ant farm with a programming language that requires a PhD in obscure assembly syntax. 🤖📜 Let's all gather 'round and debug our virtual insect colonies, because apparently, controlling 200 digital ants is the pinnacle of modern computing. 🐜💻
https://dev.moment.com/ #antFarm #programmingLanguage #digitalInsects #modernComputing #assemblySyntax #HackerNews #ngated

So I had a silly thought.. Could you use a modern day CPU with no extra ram at all today? What about without a hard drive for an OS?

So at the start the OS was on a ROM chip, did that double at the equiv of a bios?

Modern CPUs have more cache than PC's needed of yesteryear. UEFI BIOS are massive in size, and with the existence of Coreboot and its ability to have nearly anything for a payload, linux, seabios, etc you could put a very small OS on there (by today's standards).

I'm sure someone's tried or done something along these lines right?

EDIT: I was thinking just x86_64 CPUs but my examples draw from things like C64/Atari/Amiga/ etc computers too. So any modern cpu today that could run a small OS that lets people just work on stuff. Like with no extra or minimal extra chips for some bare minimum IO

#moderncomputing #computer #computerscience #retrocomputing #thoughtexperiment

So I had a silly thought.. Could you use a modern day CPU with no extra ram at all today? What about without a hard drive for an OS?

So at the start the OS was on a ROM chip, did that double at the equiv of a bios?

Modern CPUs have more cache than PC's needed of yesteryear. UEFI BIOS are massive in size, and with the existence of Coreboot and its ability to have nearly anything for a payload, linux, seabios, etc you could put a very small OS on there (by today's standards).

I'm sure someone's tried or done something along these lines right?

EDIT: I was thinking just x86_64 CPUs but my examples draw from things like C64/Atari/Amiga/ etc computers too. So any modern cpu today that could run a small OS that lets people just work on stuff. Like with no extra or minimal extra chips for some bare minimum IO

#moderncomputing #computer #computerscience #retrocomputing #thoughtexperiment

STP Spanning Tree Protocol
Programming by Radia Perlman

Currently doing refreshing research on STP an incredible protocol which prevents bridge loops, which can result in network saturation and collapse. Backup links and fault tolerance are also built in STP

Radia Perlman is a brilliant programmer!

#Networking #STP #programming #DEC #Spanning #Tree #Protocol #Radia #Perlman #RetroComputing #RetroTechnology #ModernComputing #technology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanning_Tree_Protocol?wprov=sfla1

STP Spanning Tree Protocol
Programming by Radia Perlman

Currently doing refreshing research on STP an incredible protocol which prevents bridge loops, which can result in network saturation and collapse. Backup links and fault tolerance are also built in STP

Radia Perlman is a brilliant programmer!

#Networking #STP #programming #DEC #Spanning #Tree #Protocol #Radia #Perlman #RetroComputing #RetroTechnology #ModernComputing #technology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanning_Tree_Protocol?wprov=sfla1

https://technologiesinternetz.blogspot.com/2025/10/linux-operating-system-foundation-of.html

Linux Operating System: The Foundation of Modern Computing

#linux #operatingsystem #moderncomputing

🤖💡 Wow, a 0.96-inch screen! Finally, I can read my #notifications with a magnifying glass. 📏🔍 Because, clearly, what every modern computer desperately needs is another tiny USB gadget to tell you what you already know. 🙄💻
https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/09/18/2-weact-display-fs-adds-a-0-96-inch-usb-information-display-to-your-computer/ #tinygadgets #USBinnovation #techhumor #moderncomputing #HackerNews #ngated

🤖💡 Wow, a 0.96-inch screen! Finally, I can read my #notifications with a magnifying glass. 📏🔍 Because, clearly, what every modern computer desperately needs is another tiny USB gadget to tell you what you already know. 🙄💻
https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/09/18/2-weact-display-fs-adds-a-0-96-inch-usb-information-display-to-your-computer/ #tinygadgets #USBinnovation #techhumor #moderncomputing #HackerNews #ngated

I should freshen up on my golang language skills

https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/getting-started

#code #golang #programming #ModernComputing #portable #Markdown

I should freshen up on my golang language skills

https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/getting-started

#code #golang #programming #ModernComputing #portable #Markdown

🚀 Behold, the pinnacle of modern computing: a #CPU that ditches the boring program counter for a Linear Feedback Shift Register! 🤖 Why settle for stability when you can have chaos? Meanwhile, GitHub's AI is writing more sensible code while this contraption redefines "creative." 😂
https://github.com/howerj/lfsr-vhdl #moderncomputing #chaos #innovation #GitHubAI #creativecode #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Behold, the pinnacle of modern computing: a #CPU that ditches the boring program counter for a Linear Feedback Shift Register! 🤖 Why settle for stability when you can have chaos? Meanwhile, GitHub's AI is writing more sensible code while this contraption redefines "creative." 😂
https://github.com/howerj/lfsr-vhdl #moderncomputing #chaos #innovation #GitHubAI #creativecode #HackerNews #ngated

🥱 Oh, the grand saga of groundbreaking tech: cloning a VM in 2 seconds! ⏳ Too bad the real challenge is surviving the Byzantine quest of enabling #JavaScript and #cookies. 🍪🔧 Truly, a masterpiece of modern computing—if only we could “clone” some patience! 🙄
https://codesandbox.io/blog/how-we-clone-a-running-vm-in-2-seconds #cloningVM #techSaga #modernComputing #patience #HackerNews #ngated

🥱 Oh, the grand saga of groundbreaking tech: cloning a VM in 2 seconds! ⏳ Too bad the real challenge is surviving the Byzantine quest of enabling #JavaScript and #cookies. 🍪🔧 Truly, a masterpiece of modern computing—if only we could “clone” some patience! 🙄
https://codesandbox.io/blog/how-we-clone-a-running-vm-in-2-seconds #cloningVM #techSaga #modernComputing #patience #HackerNews #ngated

In the mystical quest to find the Holy Grail of laptop sizes, our brave author reminisces about ancient relics like the Lenovo IdeaPad 💼, as if size is the *only* thing that matters. 🤔💻 But fear not, the endless pursuit of smaller gadgets will surely solve all modern computing woes, right? 😂
https://gokmengorgen.net/2025/03/17/the-best-size-of-a-laptop/ #laptopdesign #technostalgia #gadgetenthusiast #LenovoIdeaPad #moderncomputing #questforperfection #HackerNews #ngated

In the mystical quest to find the Holy Grail of laptop sizes, our brave author reminisces about ancient relics like the Lenovo IdeaPad 💼, as if size is the *only* thing that matters. 🤔💻 But fear not, the endless pursuit of smaller gadgets will surely solve all modern computing woes, right? 😂
https://gokmengorgen.net/2025/03/17/the-best-size-of-a-laptop/ #laptopdesign #technostalgia #gadgetenthusiast #LenovoIdeaPad #moderncomputing #questforperfection #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🎉 Ah yes, the pinnacle of modern computing: a man page that can't even load without #javascript and #cookies. Because clearly, reading documentation should feel like a trip to a sketchy website 🍪🤖. If only our forebears of UNIX could see us now, reveling in the endless potential of... waiting for a second-rate web page to load. Truly, progress at its finest. 💾🙌
https://linux.die.net/man/6/fortune #moderncomputing #manpages #unixlegacy #webdevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🎉 Ah yes, the pinnacle of modern computing: a man page that can't even load without #javascript and #cookies. Because clearly, reading documentation should feel like a trip to a sketchy website 🍪🤖. If only our forebears of UNIX could see us now, reveling in the endless potential of... waiting for a second-rate web page to load. Truly, progress at its finest. 💾🙌
https://linux.die.net/man/6/fortune #moderncomputing #manpages #unixlegacy #webdevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

@rolandlo @gnome @kde

Wikipedia page of KDE

#bash #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #tsh #GNOME #KDE #ModernComputing #Linux #History #Xorg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE?wprov=sfla1

@rolandlo @gnome @kde

Wikipedia page of KDE

#bash #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #tsh #GNOME #KDE #ModernComputing #Linux #History #Xorg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE?wprov=sfla1

@rolandlo @gnome @kde

The beauty of it all is whether you 💕 KDE or ❤️ GNOME you know that both are needed so that everyone gets something they like as a professional desktop environment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME?wprov=sfla1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE?wprov=sfla1

#bash #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #tsh #GNOME #KDE #ModernComputing #Linux #History #Xorg

@rolandlo @gnome @kde

The beauty of it all is whether you 💕 KDE or ❤️ GNOME you know that both are needed so that everyone gets something they like as a professional desktop environment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME?wprov=sfla1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE?wprov=sfla1

#bash #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #tsh #GNOME #KDE #ModernComputing #Linux #History #Xorg

I've moved my Amiga 1000 to the spillway at the edge of my desk, behind my primary dev laptop. It allows me to put my work Macbook on the desk, alongside whatever #FujiNet platform I need to do hardware work on. #retrocomputing #moderncomputing #livingtogether

I've moved my Amiga 1000 to the spillway at the edge of my desk, behind my primary dev laptop. It allows me to put my work Macbook on the desk, alongside whatever #FujiNet platform I need to do hardware work on. #retrocomputing #moderncomputing #livingtogether

What was I even doing here? #ModernComputing

What was I even doing here? #ModernComputing

What is most vile is that I could run all the AI Labs #LispMs on my desktop, with decent performance while barely simulate a x86-64 chip. And one has to recall .. the #LispMs provide literally everything that a normal GNU/Linux does, plus some ... #ModernComputing

I can run eight #LispM at the same time, all usable and responsive. I cannot run a recent GNU/Linux system on the same under simulation... #ModernComputing

I never thought I'd see myself buying disk boxes for 2.5" ssd's but now I've started using them like floppies 💾 it's sort of like I've gone full circle.

#modernComputing Vs #retroComputing

I never thought I'd see myself buying disk boxes for 2.5" ssd's but now I've started using them like floppies 💾 it's sort of like I've gone full circle.

#modernComputing Vs #retroComputing

A visit to the one-man computer factory

Computers used to be made out of wood, endlessly customizable, and totally personal. Now they’re all metal rectangles. Can one guy in his LA house help bring the old way back?

https://www.theverge.com/23841276/mythic-computer-keegan-mcnamara-pc-builder

#retrocomputing #moderncomputing

A visit to the one-man computer factory

Computers used to be made out of wood, endlessly customizable, and totally personal. Now they’re all metal rectangles. Can one guy in his LA house help bring the old way back?

https://www.theverge.com/23841276/mythic-computer-keegan-mcnamara-pc-builder

#retrocomputing #moderncomputing

Thanks #LinkedIn.

#ModernComputing #WebDev

Renegade Project
https://renegade-project.tech/en/faq

#moderncomputing #note