Caz @caz@computerfairi.es

The open source cartridge "RAD Expansion Unit" emulates a Commodore REU (RAM Expansion Unit) or GeoRAM while connected to a real C64 or C128. I was able to solder it with a classic soldering iron although it contains SMD parts.

As RAD is a software-defined cartridge based on a Raspberry Pi, other use cases are also entirely possible such as: https://youtu.be/C--TlxjOwLs

Project page: https://github.com/frntc/RAD

#Commodore64 #Commodore64Demo
#RetroComputing #RetroGaming
#RaspberryPi #RadExpansionUnit

Stop thinking of Twitter, TikTok, IG, (et al) as social media sites.

They are **Content Refineries.**

Like processed food manufacturers they take user content & extract the most addicting/engaging content. Brains eat it up but in an unhealthy “devour the whole bag of chips” way.

They make hyper-processed social media junk food.

Mastodon is more like a potluck. We're all bringing dishes. It's a mess. Kids are running all over. But we are, at least, real people sharing real things.

Thinking of creating a #Circular #Herb #Garden.

Any of these inspirational designs for #Labyrinth, #Mandala and #Permaculture gardens could be recreated using portable pots/containers to allow for seasonal/climatic changes. The final design should allow for ease of access, encourage companion planting, be beneficial to #pollinators and importantly, pleasing to the eye. #Solarpunk

Today in #Macstodon development I did a big push on profiles. There's still a lot of work to do here but they're coming together nicely:

- The "Stats" pane is implemented, which shows the user's following/followers and toot counts, as well as various other flags from the API like "is this a bot" or "is this user discoverable".

- Fixed a bug that was causing buttons overlaid on the profile banner to not work correctly (and several other small bugs).

- Implemented the scaffolding for the pop-up interactions menu.

- Added new icons to replace the existing toot interaction buttons, courtesy of @octothorpe . They are grey when disabled (a toot has not been selected), black when enabled, and coloured in when an interaction has taken place! They're also loaded from resourced, so they are unaffected by the memory leaks.

#RetroProgramming #RetroComputing #VintageMac

Forcefield was a performance art group from the late 90s / early 00s. (They had an installation in the 2002 Whitney Biennial and then immediately split up.)

They wanted a shot of one of their weird creatures interacting with an exotic computer for one of their short films, so I brought them into our museum and ran a little graphics program I had written on our #PDP12 for them. (I'm lying on the ground just out of the shot in this, reaching up to twiddle knobs.)

#retrocomputing #art #film