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@CKL Should be #Rust on #punchcard so some old stil connected mainframe could digest it 😉

punch card world

#Abstract #White #Gold #Interior #PunchCard #Geometric #Pattern #Minimal #Surreal
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion

on less mysterious things: https://aieris.art/featured/punch-card-world-eris-and-ai.html

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Katika Kühnreich Feb 24

@yacc143
Yes, #ford was an #antsemit, hated #women, #workersrights and was sometimes called "the #Mussolini of Highfield Park" for a reason.

His #technology powered #Hitler s #war and the #holocaust

As other technology as #IBM #punchcard s / #hollerith build the infrastructure of the Holocaust
@marcel

13 Feb 19

Inside a Dutch Street Organ: The Art of Mechanical Music-Making https://hackaday.com/2026/02/18/inside-a-dutch-street-organ-the-art-of-mechanical-music-making/
#Art #MusicalHacks #Bellows #Mechanicalorgan #Music #Pneumatic #Punchcard #Streetorgan

Inside A Dutch Street Organ: The Art Of Mechanical Music-Making

[James]’ Mechanical Organ of Dutch origin has been around longer than he has, but thanks to being rebuilt over the years and lovingly cared for, it delivers its unique performances just as we…

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Kvist Jan 12

I found this super practical tool last night! https://patternpunchknit.com/

Also about surprised because of the people who made it:
Mathgrrl does a lot of fiberarts (and math) at https://mathgrrl.com and
Roger Antonsen was a really fun and engaging lecturer 🕊️

#punchcard #knitting

Pattern Punch Knit

Pattern Punch Knit is an app for designing and previewing punch cards for knitting machines. Our algorithms use mathematics to generate 24-stitch punch cards from small patterns. You design the pattern and choose the settings, and the app creates a punch card and a knit preview of your design.

Norbert Reithinger Jan 9

I like this prediction for 2032:

"6 years: Typing code by hand will go the way of punch cards"

Actually, I'm so old, I learned programming with punch cards. The university I studied used the oldest stuff for the first semester programming course: punch cards and a Control Data CYBER 172.

https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/115861192700685498

https://simonw.substack.com/p/llm-predictions-for-2026-shared-with

#ai #punchcard

Simon Willison (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image I joined the Oxide and Friends annual predictions podcast episode this week - here are my 1, 3 and 6 year predictions for AI and LLMs (and Kākāpō parrots) https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/llm-predictions-for-2026/

Mastodon

Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog Dec 27

Tangible Media: A collection of data storage systems like punch cards
https://tangiblemediacollection.com/
#punchcard #computing #history #storage #media #+

getmisch Dec 7

This holiday season, the Popeye's at 14th and 8th is doing a special punch-card for their Cajun Turkeys.
Buy six turkeys and the peace prize is free.
#NYC #Popeyes #PunchCard #Peace #Prize | #Six #Turkeys = #Free #PeacePrize

Silicium Nov 11

Bull General Electric P80
Perforatrice manuelle de cartes de 1968
Robuste, précise et portable (7Kg) 💪
Elle a rythmé la saisie des données époque #electromecanique

🕳️🕳️🕳️

#trou #Bull #PunchCard #RetroTech #retrocomputing
#silicium #geek #heritage #toulouse