rbanffy

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Seasoned software developer, proficient in Python, Java. Less proficient in Ruby and Lisp. A bit rusty in C and C++. Learning Erlang very slowly. Also a computer collector and restorer, lover of 8-bit computers, mainframes and interesting Unix workstations.

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rbanffy8h ago

No one is happy with NASA's new idea for private space stations

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/what-happens-next-with-nasas-plan-to-replace-the-iss-source-it-could-get-ugly/

No one is happy with NASA's new idea for private space stations

It reminds me of sort of Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football."

Ars Technica
rbanffyMar 20

OpenCode – The open source AI coding agent

https://opencode.ai/

OpenCode | The open source AI coding agent

OpenCode - The open source coding agent.

rbanffyMar 18

FDA links raw cheese to outbreak; Makers "100% disagree," refuse recall

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/03/fda-links-raw-cheese-to-outbreak-makers-100-disagree-refuse-recall/

FDA links raw cheese to outbreak; Makers "100% disagree," refuse recall

Of the seven illnesses identified so far, four are in children age 3 or younger.

Ars Technica
rbanffyMar 16

U.S. imposes sanctions over North Korean scheme to use remote workers

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-us-sanctions-remote-workers-weapons-program/

U.S. imposes sanctions over North Korean scheme to use remote workers to fund weapons program

The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to fund their weapons program.

CBS News
rbanffyMar 15

IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80×24 display

https://www.righto.com/2019/11/ibm-sonic-delay-lines-and-history-of.html

IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80×24 display

What explains the popularity of terminals with 80×24 and 80×25 displays? A recent blog post " 80x25 " motivated me to investigate this. The ...

rbanffyFeb 22

An Unbothered Jimmy Wales Calls Grokipedia a 'Cartoon Imitation' of Wikipedia

https://gizmodo.com/an-unbothered-jimmy-wales-calls-grokipedia-a-cartoon-imitation-of-wikipedia-2000725070

An Unbothered Jimmy Wales Calls Grokipedia a 'Cartoon Imitation' of Wikipedia

Speaking at India's AI Impact Summit, Wales went in on the hallucinating pretender to the throne.

Gizmodo
rbanffyFeb 18

99% of adults over 40 have shoulder "abnormalities" on an MRI, study finds

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/99-of-adults-over-40-have-shoulder-abnormalities-on-an-mri-study-finds/

99% of adults over 40 have shoulder "abnormalities" on an MRI, study finds

Some adults over 40 have shoulder pain, but nearly all have "abnormal" joints.

Ars Technica
rbanffyJan 11

The Olivetti Company

https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-olivetti-company

The Olivetti Company

Beautiful machines from a beautiful country

Abort Retry Fail
rbanffyMay 19, 2025

Is Winter Coming? (2024)

https://www.datagubbe.se/winter/

rbanffyMar 16, 2025

When the Dotcom Bubble Burst

https://dfarq.homeip.net/when-the-dotcom-bubble-burst/

When the dotcom bubble burst

The hunt for the next Microsoft created an era of excess that wasn't sustainable

The Silicon Underground