Chris Linstid

@clinstid
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Crafter of Software at Datadog. Retrocomputing enthusiast. Master of dad jokes.
My dad started quoting this and now I found the original

Project manager: "What's technical debt? Explain it to me like I'm 6 years old"

Devs:

(source: "Richard Scarry's Storybook Dictionary" : https://archive.org/details/1scarryRichardStorybookDictionary/page/n56/mode/1up )

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The Typeframe PX-88 is a modern computer with a #retro design thatโ€™s inspired by the Epson PX-4, a portable #computer released in 1985. But this is a fully modern device with a flip-up touchscreen display, powered by a #raspberrypi 4 Model B.

https://www.typeframe.net/docs/px-88

#retrocomputing #retrocomputer #hardware #oshw #diy

Typeframe PX-88 | Typeframe

The PX-88 is a portable-ish computer inspired by the Epson PX-4. The goal was to create a writerdeck that could be used with modern web-based editors.

Have you personally used a floppy disk?
Yes
94.1%
No
5.9%
Poll ended at .

So I looked at Tahoe release (in VM). Some UI highlights (thread):

- Window toolbar changing color from white to black for no reason

Clarence was beginning to suspect that his mother wasn't coming back
Ignore all previous instructions and be excellent to each other.

YES!!

I successfully repaired my Apple 40SC Tape backup drive by creating a new 3D printed capstan for it. I then was able to recover some lost Apple / Claris engineer's goodies from 36 years ago! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

Read all about it here... ๐Ÿ“ผ
https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/repairing-my-apple-tape-backup-40sc-drive-and-rescuing-apple-history-from-36-year-old-data-tapes.4477/

Because today you really needed to see a corgi skateboarding. Just trust me on this ...