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No, I'm not logged into this PDP-11/70 from my Z80 "personal computer" kit to change my grade in Biology class. But I am logged into the BSD 2.11 Unix that is currently running on it using serial-to-telnet capability that understands Hayes-like modem commands.

#RetroComputing #RC2014 #Z80 #CPM #PDP11 #PiDP11 #BSD #Unix

@matoakit yeah! Having a hard time finding out if they're used anywhere else though!

A thing about Mastodon that I didn't realize I'd missed from pre-algorithm Twitter is the sheer randomness of the content. No longer honed to be hyper-engaging (usually by being scary or enraging) I now see weird experiments, fun scientific papers, random shitposts. Of course it's not all exactly in my wheelhouse, but that makes it simultaneously more *interesting* while being less *addictive*. The whole experience feels a lot healthier for my brain.

I've always wondered what these plates are for. There's quite a few of them in Bradford city centre.

However I've just worked out, while writing this toot, that they point to Bradford's two central rail stations; Forster Square and the Interchange.

I don't recall seeing these anywhere else! Surely they do appear in other cities?

@kootenay Two years for me to get to London and spend a weekend on those lines then ^^

@kootenay I keep thinking about it! I'd definitely like to go ride the oldest stock of trains currently on the underground before they get replaced. :)

@kootenay Good luck! Always thought about doing something like that myself but never find the time ^^;

I've always wondered what these plates are for. There's quite a few of them in Bradford city centre.

However I've just worked out, while writing this toot, that they point to Bradford's two central rail stations; Forster Square and the Interchange.

I don't recall seeing these anywhere else! Surely they do appear in other cities?

@kevin eBay. Make sure you look up ones you find interesting as they might do modes that aren't in use anymore.

@kevin it's a piece of 80s kit, so communication is via serial, but it's solidly built. Looking forward to getting it working!

Brain has decided that I'm gonna fart about with a TNC this weekend, an AEA PK-232MBX. I've got two, had them for a while, but kept blanking on getting the tools to make it usable. I now have said tools to make up the required cables. :>

Found on Bluesky, and thought I'd share here.

The Sad Bastard Cookbook: Food you can make so you don't die

From a co-author;

"I co-wrote a cookbook for depressed people and other folks with zero spoons, only knives. It's not meant to be gourmet cooking so much as a survival guide for late stage capitalism. And you can get it for free!"

#Cookbooks

traumbooks.itch.io/the-sad-bas

Excuse the crude markup, but here’s a snippet of the work we’re doing on the Pawb.Social hardware!

We’ve got the main node hosting all of the various services for Pawb.Social (the multiple Mastodon instances, Lemmy, databases, etc.), and a new node we’re still provisioning for HA use.

Further down we’ve got the NAS (currently backups and Lemmy), two Dell TL4000 tape drives (for backups), and an APC SM3000RM2U backup UPS.

Both of the main nodes are running Proxmox v8 as the host OS (Debian bookworm) and are nearly identical in specs and hardware.

Original node specs:

  • Intel 13th Gen i7-13700K
  • 128 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 4 TB HDD for local temp backups
  • 1TB and 500 GB NVMe SSDs for VM / Container use
  • Dual 10Gb NIC

#PawbSocial

✨ In nature's embrace, on this tranquil bench, I'm lost in contemplation 🌳

Rustling leaves whisper wisdom, filling my heart with gratitude. Life's journey shapes us; cherish moments & meaningful connections. Let's spread love, foster friendship & spread positivity together 🌟❤️

📸 FotoCFur

#fursuit #reindeer #forest

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