Scott Tury

@stury
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• Computer Programmer (iOS, macOS, etc.)
• Mountain Bike rider/ amateur racer
• Musician/Composer (Guitar, Bass, Piano, Chapman Stick, etc.)
The MacBook Neo

May the MacBook Neo live so long that its name becomes inapt.

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Adafruit FruitJam is a Mac 384K 🍏💾

The FruitJam board has an RP2350, dual USB ports over PIO, DVI output from HSTX, and the ability to emulate some classic computers.

A stunning natural color view of #Eclipse2024 from GOES-East geostationary satellite.

Processed by @simon_sat

Made about 2 dozen mini bagels this morning: everything, sesame, cheddar cheese, orange fig and orange cranberry. Not a bad start to the weekend. How did you start yours? #bagels #homemadebagels #homemade
The Vision Pro

A headset, a spatial productivity platform, and a personal entertainment device.

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I built a visionOS app, and it's been approved in time for launch on Friday. It's called Spatial Symphony, and it's a synthesizer controlled entirely through hand gestures 🤌 I wrote about building the prototype, attending Apple's labs, and more here: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/265/shipping-a-visionos-app-for-launch
Shipping a visionOS app for launch

The future of audio synthesis is in your hands!

Hacking with Swift

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OG Macintosh team will gather today at the Computer History Museum to talk about the Mac at 40.

All star cast:

Bill Atkinson, Steve Capps, Andy Cunningham, Andy Hertzfeld, Bruce Horn, Susan Kare, Dan’l Lewin, Mike Murray, Chris Espinosa, Guy Kawasaki, Steven Levy, and David Pogue.

It'll be live on-line, register for a free virtual ticket here, scroll to the bottom of the page (pass it along)...

https://computerhistory.org/events/insanely-great
#Apple #Macintosh #History

Insanely Great

Watch the program on YouTube here! In January 1984, Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple Macintosh, an “insanely great” computer “for the rest of us” that changed the world—and Apple itself. Exemplifying a (counter) culture of changemakers, the Mac brought the graphical user interface to the masses and launched new connections for computing and creativity. It […]

CHM
Wonderful article about Geddy Lee, of the band Rush in the Washington Post: https://wapo.st/49ywM34
There was never a band like Rush. Geddy Lee doesn’t want to forget it.

Geddy Lee of Rush endured a series of losses before he could confront his personal history. It all came out in his new memoir, “My Effin’ Life.”

The Washington Post
Interesting analysis of gas vs electric refueling: https://wapo.st/455t4M4
See how gas prices and EV charging costs compare in all 50 states

I wanted to compare the cost of recharging an electric car versus filling up a gas tank in all 50 states. Here's what I found.

The Washington Post
‘Electric Bike, Stupid Love of My Life’
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/07/14/mod-ebikes
‘Electric Bike, Stupid Love of My Life’

Link to: https://craigmod.com/essays/electric_bikes/

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