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Jason Thorpe

@thorpej.bsky.social
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Nerd. Aspiring Unix grey-beard. Bicycle nut. E46 enthusiast. Obsolete technology aficionado. Proud lib snowflake. I like to make stuff, especially Manhattans. he/him.

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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
WTF!@#!@#! <buys plane ticket to Germany> bringatrailer.com/listing/1996...
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Ex–BMW Classic, 300-Kilometer Euro 1996 BMW 528i 5-Speed
Bid for the chance to own a Ex–BMW Classic, 300-Kilometer Euro 1996 BMW 528i 5-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #268,255.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It was FOOOOKIN HOT today!
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bluegrass in a dive bar at the beach. #SFlyfe
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Well that was pretty great.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
OH MY GOD bringatrailer.com/listing/2001...
bringatrailer.com
S62-Powered 2001 BMW 740i Sport 6-Speed
Bid for the chance to own a S62-Powered 2001 BMW 740i Sport 6-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #265,493.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ah yes, the “touch grass” strategy! Underrated!
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Bárbara Helena @silvoca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Choosing an OS:

Do you fear technology?
Yes: An Abacus.
No: Do you fear God?
Yes: TempleOS.
No: Hannah Montana Linux.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I need to rehab the monitor for my non-Turbo slab!
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
But, there *are* fewer Nazis (unlike <that other place>)…
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Homebrew 68010 Unix machine with my own MMU (inspired by Sun3).
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Homebrew hardware bring-up.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
YES EVERYTHING IS JUST FINE WHY DO YOU ASK #retrocomputing #m68k #netbsd
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Also, holy crap thank goodness for diagnostic displays and also second-hand beat-up HP logic analyzers.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ok, progress! Simplified some Verilog in the MMU and now it gets through initializing the SegMap and PageMap before 💣 when enabling the MMU. #retrocomputing #m68k #netbsd
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What I should see: $000000 $000002 $000004 $000006 $fe0468 What I actually see. Hey man, who stole my 6th bit??
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Nooooooooooooo!
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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026
NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
404media.co
Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Don’t be tricked and allow the AI-based tools to groom you the way a sexual predator grooms a vulnerable mark, because you probably won’t like what happens later, at which point you might be emotionally powerless to stop it. 4/fin
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is fundamentally different to interactions with humans. You say "please" and "thank you" to your barista or your neighbor or your spouse because they have inner lives and emotions and dignity that deserve to be recognized. Machines have a UI. Any emotional display is a ruse. 3/x
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You owe the machines nothing. They are tools. Saying “thank you” to your AI-based digital assistant is exactly like saying “thank you” to your screwdriver or spanner. 2/x
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Pet peve: people who say "please" and "thank you" to their AI-based digital assistants. These tools are intentionally designed to create an emotional "hook" in order to boost engagement with the tool. Don't fall for it. 1/x
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Flind the one ps/2 mouse I own that this thing likes and irony is FUCKING DEAD.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026
There is never a compromise you can make that will satisfy them. They will still attack you and force you to concede more. You should never concede anything to them because they want to eradicate trans people.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
They want to force denunciations of trans people so they know they control you and can force you to abandon people
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Oh man, I'd forgotten how shockingly obtuse HP-UX's network stack is.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
(And now I have to page in all the HP-UX fu I forgot 30 years ago.)”
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It is really and truly a complete coincidence that I picked up a needs-work HP 16702A around the same time @curiousmarc.bsky.social did a YT series about them.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Aaaaah, September.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Now all I have to to is make it work 😂(😩)
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Supcat @ Laperopter Corporation @supcat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It’s the law
youtu.be
MYRONE - 「Exclusive Coupé」
YouTube video by MYRONE
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Oh. My. God. bringatrailer.com/listing/1994...
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Euro 1994 BMW 850CSi 6-Speed
Bid for the chance to own a Euro 1994 BMW 850CSi 6-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #261,982.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I hope you rot in jail until your death, John Benfield.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Finally!
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Luke BOO 👻 ber @coolhand.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I just googled things to do in Newport, Rhode Island and got a link to Town and Country magazine, where I saw this ad
“I licked it so it’s mine” on a base that has beast sniffing Belle’s ass in a very accurate Disney style
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Attn @supcat.bsky.social
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Spent some quality time with Phaeton 1 today.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
OH MY GOD bringatrailer.com/listing/1991...
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17k-Mile 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC
Bid for the chance to own a 17k-Mile 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #257,508.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Watched The Meaning of Life with Gus tonight and I think it broke his brain 😂
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Aw shit. Pour one out for Jennifer Finch. Hard to overstate how much energy she brought to the stage. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Jennifer Finch, L7 Bassist, Dead at 59
Jennifer Finch, the longtime bassist for influential rock group L7, has died at age 59.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Well this is unexpected-yet-welcome! www.youtube.com/watch?v=e81L...
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Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Obivously not the one I expected (or was parituclarly hoping for), but hey, I'll take it.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
M52TU FTW
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
At least back in the good ol' days Kozmo could actually deliver condoms and ice cream.
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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 09/07/2026
It’s New Foods Day for the Minnesota State Fair and this, to me, is the promise of America www.mnstatefair.org/new/food
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The AI bubble can’t burst fast enough.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I very much lucked out seeing this listening after it ended. bringatrailer.com/listing/1989...
bringatrailer.com
1988 BMW 325iX Touring 5-Speed
Bid for the chance to own a 1988 BMW 325iX Touring 5-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #251,420.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Oh hey @markhamillofficial.bsky.social
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The next Democratic president ABSOLUTELY MUST take advantage of Slaughter to purge every Republican appointee from every commission.
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
TIL about cmmc68 ... clearly need to chat w/ @chrispville.bsky.social !
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Jason Thorpe @thorpej.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Is that water green too?
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