Laurence Gonsalves

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I like old computers, making things, science, math, and science fiction.

Currently making something new at https://www.nipht.io. Helped create Google Reader.

Also @laurence.gonsalv.es on Bluesky.
Formerly @laurence on the birdsite.

IDIC 🖖 he/him

Homehttp://www.xenomachina.com/
GitHubhttps://github.com/xenomachina
Blueskyhttp://laurence.gonsalv.es
Twitter (formerly)https://twitter.com/laurence
Laurence GonsalvesSep 6, 2024
Oh no!
Laurence GonsalvesFeb 28, 2024
Funny Google Translate bug: if you translate the French word "bourse" into English, the translation is misspelled!
Laurence GonsalvesJan 27, 2024

Finally received my ZX Spectrum Next.

The "tape cutting error" on the shipping box is a cute touch.

Laurence GonsalvesOct 21, 2023
The Wikipedia page for "Mother Goose and Grimm" has an example of the strip that in turn references Wikipedia!
Laurence GonsalvesMar 14, 2023
Does the magsafe connector on the new #MacBookPro lineup carry data in addition to power? For example, is it possible to have a dock that uses only this connector, and supplies not only power in but also video-out and Ethernet connectivity?
Laurence GonsalvesMar 10, 2023
A difficult choice.
Laurence GonsalvesMar 8, 2023

Something pretty sus about these high scores.

They go on like this as far as I bothered to scroll. (2,147,483,647 = 2^31 -1)

Laurence GonsalvesFeb 10, 2023
A bit of a funny coincidence that we have CamelCase and snake_case, and Perl and Python's O'Reilly books use those animals on their covers.
Laurence GonsalvesDec 17, 2022

Is that... B'Elanna Torres?

#StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager

Laurence GonsalvesDec 12, 2022

This "no results" image in Google Photos seems like such a... placeholder.

It looks more like a metronome or a weird stylized bird than what I think it's supposed to be.