mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 30/04/2025What are you going to build today? (I'm actually asking) 320
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 29/04/2025In a world ruled by AI, real face-to-face moments will stand out. Online content—emails, posts, ads—will be so perfectly polished by machines that people will just tune it out. But when someone looks you in the eye, that’s when you’ll feel what’s real and true. It’s pretty exciting. 020
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Osborne 1 restoration day 5 (non consecutive): Have it flipped upside down so I could pin out the motherboard while connected to the power supply. It now passes the RAM test and boots to CP/M. Woot! 090
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Morning before the work week starts shenanigans: Have you ever had a dumb idea for a project, and you want to get it out of your head, only for it to come out in a rush and work the first time? Weird but... simple RSA (12ish Bit) on a Commodore 64 in BASIC: 081
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 04/04/2025I put these albums up in my office and then realized that you can see the reflection of my dual monitors behind me in video calls. So, I either need to anti-reflect them or move them. Anyway, happy Friday. Get out there and make cool stuff! 120
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Does anyone have a VX-4 or FX-870 that would be willing to take a video of this one liner running for me? I can run it on the emulator but it’s better for my project on the real thing. 130
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 24/03/2025PicoCalc arrived today. It boots directly into BASIC, so naturally, the first thing I did was a 10PRINT. 4110
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 14/03/2025You don't have to pay attention to "what's going on" for as long as you want. With few exceptions, quitting the news will not affect anything. AT ALL. Other than the fact that you'll not be filling your brain with "the news." Whatever that even is. 000
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Finished this in just a couple hours, it’s a lot of fun. On to books two and three. 000
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 13/03/2025The Penultimate 3+ "Turbo" arrived yesterday. I've now purchased EVERY iteration of this cart. 130
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 11/03/2025With a cheap Starlink mini and a standard drill battery, and I can literally work from anywhere. I bought this during Helene (I live in the Asheville area) and it has become a standard part of my equipment setup. Almost flawless. 120
Reposted by @mrdoornbos.bsky.socialhansotten.bsky.social @hansotten.bsky.social · 27/02/2025MOS Technology documents from 1976 scanned and published: First Edition KIM-1 User Manual, Product descriptions, Floating point sources and more: retro.hansotten.nl/mos-technolo... 041
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 27/02/2025I need a native Japanese speaker to translate "Next time, don't marry a stripper" into Japanese. 131
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I'm sure I'm in the minority, but BS is full of hate, just like the others. Gimme a retro computer network, or a network for my sports team, etc Another one-size-fits-all social network clone isn't going to work. They all eventually start looking like each other because people are people. 100
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 25/02/2025When you must dive deep into a subject, a book is still the best format. 020
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 23/02/2025I have... a lot of books on Kindle from the last however many years. But the total number at the moment is something else, isn't it? This is gonna take a while... 000
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 23/02/2025This is new in the wrapper, but we must open it, right? It does have 1984 air inside it, though. Plus, an Atari floppy. 230
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 22/02/2025The BEST iPad model is the MacBook Air, and it's not even close. I'll die on this hill. 010
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Turns out Indian food is super easy to freeze dry. Chicken Tikka Masala is done. 000
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Journal entry this morning. Sheesh I had a lot to get out: 000
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Behold: the best computer book cover of all time. I've been trying to get a physical copy of this book for a long time, and it's finally arrived. So much to unpack here. Let's discuss 182
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I’ve been a pilot for a long time. The “maintain visual separation” instruction at night has always seemed like a crazy thing to me. 100
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 29/01/2025My go-to "this meeting should have been an email" is this game. The @8BitDo controller works great on a Mac with the Redream emulator. 000
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 28/01/2025A random find in my basement: Unopened Windows 3. It's still wrapped in plastic. Does this mean there's 1992 air inside? 151
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 27/01/2025The complete series is only 29 hours in total, but it is worth every minute. 000
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 27/01/2025100 Doors on PICO-8 imapenguin.com/2025/01/pico...imapenguin.comPICO-8 100 Doors ProblemPICO-8 100 Doors Problem 130
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 23/01/2025I will not have time to assemble this today, but my PAL-II arrived. Serial number 2. Woot! 172
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 17/01/2025It would be cool if they made it in Commodore beige, but red will do :) 020
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Surprisingly, this vintage Apple Intelligence is more interesting and useful than 2025 Apple Intelligence. 020
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 17/01/2025I am currently looking for a Tower Hobbies Catalog from 1986 and 1987. If you have one, I want to chat ;-) 000
Reposted by @mrdoornbos.bsky.socialMicheleMuse 💙🌈🦋🇺🇦 @michelemuse.bsky.social · 17/01/2025One act of kindness a day. 943314736
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 16/01/2025In today's episode of stupid races between computer things: Been using Lua lately because of my Neovim setup and with PICO-8. Then, had an ADHD moment and made a ridiculous speed comparison instead of doing actual work. Thanks to the internet, you're now looking at this instead of doing work. 030
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 15/01/2025My TrimUI Brick came with an SD card. It has a whopping 24983 ROMs on it. There's zero chance that a bunch of these (maybe most) have copyright issues with people doing this sort of thing, right? 020
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Make wired headphones great again! (Also, happy Monday!) 150
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 12/01/2025(1/2)This weekend, we're playing a multi-evening game of Cashflow. Calculators are handy when finances become more involved. Interestingly, the three of us have different calculator preferences. 110
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 13/12/2024You can find me at: x.com/mrdoornbos mastodon.social/@mrdoornbos michaeldoornbos.com imapenguin.com offglobe.com evadot.com 000
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Just think, you could be getting into the Holiday spirit with the soft glow of a restored PET 2001 from 1979... 030
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 09/12/2024I'm working on a new app in Rails (It's been a while). I've been on Django for the last few years. I forgot that Ruby doesn't type-convert integer division. I know this is lazy programming, but it took me an hour to realize what I had done. 110
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 08/12/2024ALL computer (and recipe) books should be spiral-bound. 220
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 05/12/2024If you're looking for me (pfft yeah right) you'll prolly find me on X... 010
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I love this keyboard with one glaring exception: the ~ and ` keys are accessed with the Fn key. If you use Vim a lot, this is a problem. So, I'm keyboard shopping. Does anyone have something with a cool look that I must take a look at? 110
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I've decided to start manually curating my own music collection(buh-bye streaming). I wonder if I have a charging cable for this to use until I can build my own stand-alone music player. 020
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I am still working on this PET 2001-8N board. Both 6520s are bad. That's unfortunate. 030
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 27/11/2024On today's episode of "Stupid Races Between Old Computery Things," the Radio Shack PC-4 (1983) and the TI-74 (1986) are competing. Both will run the same 10,000 loop addition in BASIC. The 74 is quite a bit faster, which isn't surprising. It's still fun, even if it's stupid ;-) 020
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 26/11/2024So, now we signal by which social media we use? Y’all have lost your damn minds. 000
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 26/11/2024I can't say enough good things about this book—easily in the top five favorite books I've read in 2024. 010
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Here’s my shot at #10print on the TI-74. It has the ASCII table, but curiously, character 92, usually the backslash, is the Yen symbol on this device, so I used other characters. It’s my continuation of my “10print on all the things” quest. This is essentially @8bitshowandtell ‘s fault. 000
mrdoornbos.bsky.social @mrdoornbos.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Everyone uses snow to wipe the flux off of their copper pipe solder work right? 020
