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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Ik heb er inderdaad wel altijd een tering hekel aan als er een getal op mijn scherm verschijnt.

A picture of a page from a Dutch computer book. It reads:

**8.3.2 Probleem: Er verschijnt een getal op het scherm**

*Verklaring.* Het getal wordt meestal voorafgegaan door twee korte piepen. Dit getal is een POST-foutcode. Het is ondoenlijk hier alle mogelijke foutcodes van alle bestaande BIOS'en af te drukken. Dit zou een boek op zich vergen. Tabel 1 geeft een kort overzicht van de meest voorkomende foutmeldingen voor het populaire Phoenix 80286 BIOS. Op die manier hebt u toch een idee van wat u precies kunt tegenkomen. Elke BIOS-maker gebruikt zijn eigen POST-codes. Normaal vindt u deze codes in de handleiding van uw computer. U kunt ook een beroep doen op het programma Post Code Master (zie eerder).

HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Also #psa I'm like... 95% sure that "nail glue" is literally super glue (cyanoacrylate) with a tiny bit of red dye in it. Super glue appears to be a heck of a lot cheaper tho! Not sure if the red dye even does anything. Might just be to make it look more ... cosmetic...ly?

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

I just fixed my soda stream machine with nail glue and baking soda. The #future is now.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Wow, I just got a #videocd and what do you know, there's this thing called "DVD" now?! Ripped from the VCD of "Cruel Intentions" I got at the thift store. #retro

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Wow, I just got a #videocd and what do you know, there's this thing called "DVD" now?! Ripped from the VCD of "Cruel Intentions" I got at the thift store. #retro

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Iris Volk @funkvolk.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2025

Tag war gut 😌

Meme, father asks: "Are ya winning, son?"
Son, sitting at the computer, answers: "I'm making 11 people laugh on mastodon"

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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 27/08/2026

This is an actual clause in an actual software contract that is currently in force with the Commonwealth of Virginia.

19. BILLING FORMAT
Magnetic tape in IBM EBCDIC is the preferred electronic format.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Want to play with atoms?! We just released the August release of MSEP.one, the #molecular engineering platform! Made in #godot and, if I may say so myself, pretty neat! Get it while it is hot! msep.one/download-msep-one #science #opensource

msep.one

Download MSEP.one – MSEP.one – Molecular Systems and Engineering Platform

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

I got myself a pair of #sony wireless headphones, the #wf-1000xm6. If you have #sensory overload issues, and/or you just like listening to music I highly recommend them. The Active Noise Cancellation is absolutely magical. It makes sitting on a bus sound like sitting in a quiet room. It's […]

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

If you haven't played the Ur-Quan masters (star control 2) you absolutely should! It's a somewhat strange combination of adventure game, RPG, and space sim. I cannot recommend it enough! I have not played any of the sequels, as far as I'm aware they were […] [Original post on mastodon.tmm.cx]

A screenshot of the Ur-Quan masters title screen.

In the center is an alien with multiple eyes menacingly hovering over a pile of skulls.

It's a bit tacky. Yet effective in conveying that this alien is, perhaps, not a friendo.

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Hacker Memes @i0null.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

here we observe a partial eclipse of the sun

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Rebane @rebane2001.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

i love seeing creative qr code designs, so i made this guide explaining what tricks you can (and can't!) do with qr codes while still keeping them very much readable have fun and make cool stuff!!

(ADVANCED) Guide to (not) fucking up qr codes
...while still making them look cool asf!
by Lyra Rebane

(1) Just have the QR code as-is, works the best!

(2) But leave some white padding, otherwise some scanners can't scan the code!

(3) Recolor the code using a light and dark color!

(4) But don't invert the colors, some scanners can't handle this.

Everything tested with: GrapheneOS, Samsung, iOS, Binary Eye

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(1) Depending on the error correction you can cover up to 30% of the data in the QR code. This will make the QR harder to scan, but it should still work on all scanners.

(2) But this only applies to the data and ec (green). You can also cover one of the format info parts (yellow)

(3) Counter-intuitively, it also only applies to entire codewords (bytes) at once. Therefore you should make sure to never mess up over 30% of the codewords, even by a single pixel!

(4) For example, I added a sneaky one pixel thick worm onto this QR code, which makes it unscannable!

(5) But this QR code I added that chonky snake with a pride scarf onto remains perfectly readable!

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(1) To scan QR codes, scanners will first find the three locators (blue) and then use the zebras (red) to create a grid over the code.

(2) This means that you can stretch, skew, or rotate your codes because the grid still stays intact!
Don't go too overboard with this, as some scanners can't handle extreme transformations.
Pretty much just make sure that straight lines can still be drawn!

(3) However, transformations that don't retain the grid - such as bends - can make the QR code unreadable. Keep this in mind when putting your QR codes on curved real world objects, such as posts and pipes.

(4) If you need to draw curved lines for a grid, the code cannot be scanned.

Note: the GrapheneOS stock Camera app might struggle with certain skews/rotations

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(1) QR code scanners use the grid to pinpoint the center parts of pixels, which means that the rest of the pixel does not matter!

(2) This means that you can shape your pixels however you want, provided that the middle stays unchanged.

(3) Or you can fill the rest of the QR code with a different image or even pure noise!
Note that a QR code like this could break after resizing or image compression, so use with caution!

(4) As with the other tricks, this reduces scannability, so make sure to test it with multiple devices, especially if you’re combining all of the tricks into one ultra QR code!

(5) This example still scans, but may not work properly or reliably everywhere!

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

It's my birthday! But I'm stuck in a hotel room in Austin for work. Quick! Send retro computing memes, it's an emergency!

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part time xyla @xyla.zip · 10/08/2026

OH: there is no shower in the republic of gamers 🙄

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

I've been having a 2 hour long #c++ moment. Send help.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

Answer my riddles three if you want to get in the building. #computers #bios

A picture of a building entrance system. The screen is showing a BIOS setup screen for a PC.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

For #intel #processors If the 586 is the #pentium then: 286 Duonium 386 Trium 486 Tetrium 686 Hexium 786 Heptium And the Pentium Pro is 686, then the proper name of the Pentium 2 is actually the Hexium 2, as it's the second 686 chip! Pentium 4 was netburst, so it would be the Heptium 1 […]

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

I'm tired of the headlines about #lg monitors installing #adware on #windows. The problem is that #microsoft made a system that lets vendors install random software when something gets plugged in. OF COURSE someone is going to use it to install ads. Microsoft had to know this, TVs, computers […]

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David Penfold :verified: @davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2026

You meet a man on Oregon Trail. He tells you his name is Terry. You laugh & say its a girls name. He shoots you. You have died of dissin Terry.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026

This is what everyone's mastodon permissions look like on #firefox, right? #gopher #retrocomputing

A screenshot of a Firefox permissions tab for "mastodon.tmm.cx" on my local system.

Permissions for mastodon.tmm.cx
* Autoplay: Block Audio
* Send notifications: Allowed
* Open applications
- gopher:// links: Allowed

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026

An interesting result of how "cheap" words and code have become in the age of LLMs the Blaise Pascal quote "I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time." has gotten a whole new meaning. It used to be when I saw a PR with a long description it was an indication that […]

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

Have you noticed that in shows from 10 years ago they use flip phones to indicate people using old phones as a joke. They still do that today! Phones have looked like shiny rectangles for so long now.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

They really knew how to do packaging in the 80s. #retrocomputing

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

"You just think that because of your #political beliefs". Yes, that is how beliefs work. Why do you think that? Because it ISN'T what you believe?

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

Don't you hate the cleaning sprays that only clean vertices?

A label of a bottle of cleaning spray. It reads

Hygienic.cleaning spray
Bio alcohol 69%

For surface cleaning
Fresh floral fragrance

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.treehouse.systems.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

[SHAUNATHAN NO (bad joke)] I made a Hans Reiser joke in my Discord A friend goes "The developer that got convicted for murder?" And I have to resist the intrusive thoughts to blurt out "GOD FORBID MEN HAVE HOBBIES" because I'm too committed to the joke already

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FlohEinstein @floheinstein.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Arthur C. Clarke: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Me: "Therefore, any sufficiently complicated technical problem is indistinguishable from a curse." #infosec #sysadmin #bofh

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

Since I co-authored the #godotEngine contribution policy I just want to share my personal stance on #ai "AI caused a lot of problems that really only AI can solve. Which is a neat trick from the people selling AI. But I still have to live in the world." If I thought there was a path towards […]

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

This is a bit of a "combined subtoot" for some of the comments I've read on the #godotEngine vision document. We didn't mention #ai or #genai in the vision doc, because it is *not part of the vision* in much the same way that didn't write that we WEREN'T going to turn Godot into a spreadsheet […]

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nytpu the wyvern @fedi.nytpu.com · 23/06/2026

Tune into my livestream where I microwave a mug of distilled water with a whole egg and a fork in it, wrapped in aluminum foil

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2026

This is a version of something I said in the #godot contributor chat, my views on #ai or #aislop I don't want to wave away the various ethical concerns, particularly around using "public" AIs, given that a lot of them are literally powered by gas. But I want to push back against the idea that […]

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2026

On the steam machine. I'd just like to point out to all of the starry eyed optimists that I 100% called it on the price. I'll be in my room crowing like a rooster in victory.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2026

You know, I never thought I'd cram so much hardware in my O11 Dynamic XL that it would feel cramped.. But here we are. #computers #pcbuilds

A very large computer case entirely filled up with cards.. The giant cpu fan as well.as two oversized video cards dominate the scene.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 11/06/2026

Remember when that was a good thing?

A close up of a CD player, it proudly announces "computer controlled mechanism".

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

Nobody wants these old-fashioned mice, and yes, please tell me EVERY TIME I BOOT MY COMPUTER. I might forget how much fun my new touchpad is! #retrocomputing

A picture of an old computer screen.. It says "your computer is equipped with a synaptics touchpad. Your touchpad has many more features and capabilities than an old-fashioned mouse.

Please take a moment to learn about the useful, and fun, features of your touchpad.

There's a checkbox to show this at each startup

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

This #fujitsu #siemens LiteLine laptop followed me home from the #thriftstore today! A very competent little 98 machine, with a pretty much entirely SB compatible sound chip, nice 800x600 LCD, 5GB harddisk, CD-ROM, and floppy drive. An AMD k6-2 450, and 32MB […] [Original post on mastodon.tmm.cx]

A picture of a Fujitsu Siemens Liteline laptop. It is black. It looks like an old laptop, I don't know what to tell you.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

You know? I just didn't remember how long this took. It's been an hour now... #retrocomputing

A photo of a windows 98 laptop installing .net framework 2.0

CPU is pegged at 100%

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2026

The Trident CyberBlade display drivers take this very seriously. #retrocomputing

A photo of a Fujitsu LiteLine installing Trident CyberBlade drivers.

In big red letters it says "DO NOT INTERRUPT!"

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2026

I don't like that people are doing #retrocomputing projects with software I just used, like, on my own computers when it was new.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

I was just reminded of Dancer's shell for no apparent reason. What it would do is log you in to any number of machines via ssh simultaneously, give you a new xterm for each session, but give you a SINGLE input line. So you could run the same interactive shell on dozens of machines at the same […]

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

I've been making increasingly smaller #origami boats. I feel that for the next step down I'm going to need tools... (monster can for scale)

A picture of a paper boat sitting a tweezer

A picture of a tiny paper boat, sitting on tweezers, sitting on a can of monster energy drink.

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026

#adaptec were really ahead of their time when they put RGB on their #SCSI controllers in 1998! Well, "R", but it was 1998. It fits PERFECTLY with my threadripper workstation! #retrocomputing

A picture of an Adaptec AHA-2940UW on a PCI to PCIe bridge standing in front of a modern computer. The SCSI controller has a red activity LED. The modern computer has a lot of red LEDs inside of it as well.

A wide shot of someone's desk. The desk is full of computer stuff, there's several tape drives as well as a hard drive. There's a SCSI card connected to a modern computer.

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Karl Baron @kalleboo.bitbang.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

My bad sector count is going up at the same rate as the price of hard disks

A screenshot of a hard disk SMART history showing Bad Sector Count rising steadily month-over-month from 0 in January to 150 in May

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HP van Braam @hp.tmm.cx.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026

Starting with a piece of A4 paper, cutting it in half each time, I can make 9 little boats!

A picture of 9 paper boats. Each progressively smaller.

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