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**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/just-wondering-why-is-it-that-the-gnu-linux-kernel-development-still-uses-email-2024-02-27/91 "2024-02-28T04:06:13Z")
To relax I read the patches submitted to the Linux Kernel Mailing List. Which got me thinking - why is this still in email form? (Not that it plain text email bothers me - I love it!) So I started looking for answers: … --- ## [TIL: aggregating multiple internet connections at home; OpenVMS (2024-02-26)](https://pluralist.net/t/til-aggregating-multiple-internet-connections-at-home-openvms-2024-02-26/90)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/til-aggregating-multiple-internet-connections-at-home-openvms-2024-02-26/90 "2024-02-26T21:20:29Z")
Question of the day: How do you aggregate 2 or more internet connections at home? Say you have Sonic.net and Starlink? Can you use them both at the same time? ShoreWall has an article from 2018: Shorewall and Multipl… --- ## [Run/Stop button on Commodore 64 (2023-02-25)](https://pluralist.net/t/run-stop-button-on-commodore-64-2023-02-25/89)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/run-stop-button-on-commodore-64-2023-02-25/89 "2024-02-26T05:18:19Z")
Turns out the RUN/STOP button on Commodore 64 came from HP 65 calculators. (source:Robin’s tweet) --- ## [Ham Radio - digital modes (2024-02-24)](https://pluralist.net/t/ham-radio-digital-modes-2024-02-24/88)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/ham-radio-digital-modes-2024-02-24/88 "2024-02-26T03:23:23Z")
ran into an interesting question on reddit: Ham Radio is Dying? as pictured in the spectogram of the Icom IC-7300 - there are many ongoing connections (QSOs) - digital modes are alive and well learned about Park… --- ## [Leslie Lamport's Emacs Setup on Windows; DOSBox-X! (2024-02-23)](https://pluralist.net/t/leslie-lamports-emacs-setup-on-windows-dosbox-x-2024-02-23/86)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/leslie-lamports-emacs-setup-on-windows-dosbox-x-2024-02-23/86 "2024-02-23T18:00:02Z")
Leslie Lamport uses Emacs (src1, src2)! Here is what we know about his setup: os: Windows 11 - dark system, light applications Emacs with light-blue theme Latex in a message buffer sumatrapdf - PDF reader for Windo… --- ## [FreeDOS + networking + DOS Navigator (2024-02-22)](https://pluralist.net/t/freedos-networking-dos-navigator-2024-02-22/85)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/freedos-networking-dos-navigator-2024-02-22/85 "2024-02-22T09:19:29Z")
For some real Vintage Computing – install DOS Navigator on FreeDOS Run FreeDOS using https://netboot.xyz/ FreeDOS supports basic networking run fdnpkg update to update packages DOS Navigator can be installed with: run… --- ## [SaltStack vs NixOS vs GNU Guix (2024-02-21)](https://pluralist.net/t/saltstack-vs-nixos-vs-gnu-guix-2024-02-21/84)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/saltstack-vs-nixos-vs-gnu-guix-2024-02-21/84 "2024-02-21T08:00:00Z")
There needs to be a decent way to automate the management of all my computers. Continuing the research from a few days ago I am going to focus on three tools: https://saltproject.io/ – Salt (sometimes referred to as Sa… --- ## [Monitoring Internet latency; akvorado; prometheus; grafana (2024-02-20)](https://pluralist.net/t/monitoring-internet-latency-akvorado-prometheus-grafana-2024-02-20/80)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/monitoring-internet-latency-akvorado-prometheus-grafana-2024-02-20/80 "2024-02-20T08:00:00Z")
When it comes to my Internet connection I am often more worried about my latency, than by throughput. I’d be ok with even 1Mb (a single megabit) connection, but I’d prefer for my latency to whatever servers I’m working w… --- ## [Provisioning config for my (family's) laptops: Puppet vs Ansible vs Chef vs Salt vs NixOS (2024-02-19)](https://pluralist.net/t/provisioning-config-for-my-familys-laptops-puppet-vs-ansible-vs-chef-vs-salt-vs-nixos-2024-02-19/81)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/provisioning-config-for-my-familys-laptops-puppet-vs-ansible-vs-chef-vs-salt-vs-nixos-2024-02-19/81 "2024-02-19T08:00:00Z")
There are many computers around the house. Some of them are used by my daughters. And these I want to make sure are always up to date and fully functional. I am tired of bash scripts and PowerShell scripts… is there auto… --- ## [Lisp Machines (2024-02-18)](https://pluralist.net/t/lisp-machines-2024-02-18/83)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/lisp-machines-2024-02-18/83 "2024-02-18T08:00:00Z")
Thinking about and researching Lisp Machines and Symbolics today. Symbolics LM-2 - (src) 1981 MIT AI Lab LISP Machine Terminal - (src) Symbolics from Reddit (src) Modern day “LISP Machine” (src) GNU Guix written… --- ## [Remote backup software (2024-02-17)](https://pluralist.net/t/remote-backup-software-2024-02-17/82)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/remote-backup-software-2024-02-17/82 "2024-02-17T08:00:00Z")
I noticed on the bottom of rsync.net the following and wanted to learn more: rsync / sftp / scp / borg / rclone / restic / git-annex So I asked ChatGPT 4: Please compare these tools: rsync, sftp, scp, borg… --- ## [Early 2000s email clients such as pronto (2024-02-16)](https://pluralist.net/t/early-2000s-email-clients-such-as-pronto-2024-02-16/79)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/early-2000s-email-clients-such-as-pronto-2024-02-16/79 "2024-02-16T08:00:00Z")
A bit of nostalgia today. There were many native Windows email clients in the late 90s and early 2000s. These were days of densely packed interfaces. Focus was on offline work - connect, send/receive, disconnect. Softwar… --- ## [KEdit again & learning REXX (2024-02-15)](https://pluralist.net/t/kedit-again-learning-rexx-2024-02-15/78)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/kedit-again-learning-rexx-2024-02-15/78 "2024-02-16T05:19:39Z")
There is something wholesome in graycat’s comments on HN - especially ones where KEdit is involved! These posts have inspired me to learn REXX / KEXX. Turns out my Slackware machine has Regina REXX. Here is how to get… --- ## [TIL: "vi" stands vor visual interface of the \`ex\` editor (2024-02-14)](https://pluralist.net/t/til-vi-stands-vor-visual-interface-of-the-ex-editor-2024-02-14/77)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/til-vi-stands-vor-visual-interface-of-the-ex-editor-2024-02-14/77 "2024-02-15T07:31:35Z")
Today I learned that “vi” got its name from the ex editor. Now ex was a 1978 UNIX line editor. (Remember ed?) As the wiki article describes: ex was eventually given a full-screen visual interface (adding to its command… --- ## [Apple Studio Display support in Linux Kernel (2024-02-13)](https://pluralist.net/t/apple-studio-display-support-in-linux-kernel-2024-02-13/76)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/apple-studio-display-support-in-linux-kernel-2024-02-13/76 "2024-02-14T02:12:34Z")
The Cathedral and the Bazaar is alive and well. I use my Apple Studio Display with a X1 Nano with Slackware 15 on it. But the brightness is still reserved for an old MacBook Air (ie you need to plugin the MB to the Studi… --- ## [Dialing into a BBS with a modem in 2024 (2024-02-12)](https://pluralist.net/t/dialing-into-a-bbs-with-a-modem-in-2024-2024-02-12/75)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/dialing-into-a-bbs-with-a-modem-in-2024-2024-02-12/75 "2024-02-12T20:12:42Z")
It is 2024 and we have Sonic Fiber, Starlink, and Verizon UWB here… but we need to go retro. Retro is painful. Retro Internet leaves no room for romanticizing the good old times of dial-up internet. That was miserable. … --- ## [List of Satellites & their Orbits (2024-02-11)](https://pluralist.net/t/list-of-satellites-their-orbits-2024-02-11/74)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/list-of-satellites-their-orbits-2024-02-11/74 "2024-02-11T19:17:08Z")
There are half a dozen companies who operate satellites and provide Internet to rural communities where no fiber internet can reach. ➤ There are 7560 satellites in space as of May 1, 2023 per UCS - See them all here: G… --- ## [Paying Homage to SCO Unix; Plexus on SCO; Hiring Programmers (2024-02-10)](https://pluralist.net/t/paying-homage-to-sco-unix-plexus-on-sco-hiring-programmers-2024-02-10/71)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/paying-homage-to-sco-unix-plexus-on-sco-hiring-programmers-2024-02-10/71 "2024-02-11T01:38:59Z")
Every time I visit Santa Cruz (often) I am reminded of SCO Unix and the final days of commercial and proprietary UNIX. I am also reminded of Plex Systems (my alma mater), which was first written for SCO Unix by Rober… --- ## [Making a logo for this web page](https://pluralist.net/t/making-a-logo-for-this-web-page/72)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/making-a-logo-for-this-web-page/72 "2024-02-11T03:14:17Z")
Aseprite is a lot of fun. (Esp. when laying on the couch w/ some low fever.) My daughters are learning from “Make Your Own Pixel Art” by Jennifer Dawe, Matthew Humphries. I on the other hand am perfectly happy with the A… --- ## [Today: Disassembling a printer; Starlink Gateways Geo Locations (2024-02-09)](https://pluralist.net/t/today-disassembling-a-printer-starlink-gateways-geo-locations-2024-02-09/70)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2024, 6:41am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/today-disassembling-a-printer-starlink-gateways-geo-locations-2024-02-09/70 "2024-02-10T06:41:46Z")
Are you looking for the perfect gift for elementary school girls? Look no further! I got https://www.ifixit.com/ tools with the mat for my daughters. We spent hours today disassembling a 2007 Brother laser printer. (The … --- ## [TIL: Unison Language and Unison Cloud; Microsoft Autogen (2024-02-08)](https://pluralist.net/t/til-unison-language-and-unison-cloud-microsoft-autogen-2024-02-08/69)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/til-unison-language-and-unison-cloud-microsoft-autogen-2024-02-08/69 "2024-02-09T06:47:56Z")
💡 The big idea · Unison programming language https://unison.cloud/ I find this very interesting: conversable agents solving tasks through inter-agent conversations. This could be applied to many other areas. (I have b… --- ## [Reading about Command Line Interfaces; Turbo C on DOS (2024-02-06)](https://pluralist.net/t/reading-about-command-line-interfaces-turbo-c-on-dos-2024-02-06/67)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/reading-about-command-line-interfaces-turbo-c-on-dos-2024-02-06/67 "2024-02-06T08:00:00Z")
Command Line Interface Guidelines get help from Usenet—an early internet community filled with other people who were just as frustrated as you were The toxically positive person deep inside me does not remember this… --- ## [What's in a GIF (convert .mov to .gif) (2024-02-07)](https://pluralist.net/t/whats-in-a-gif-convert-mov-to-gif-2024-02-07/68)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/whats-in-a-gif-convert-mov-to-gif-2024-02-07/68 "2024-02-07T08:00:00Z")
It is fairly easy to create a GIF from a QuickTime .mov file, which showcases some new product or a workflow you may have. Here is how do achieve that: brew install ffmpeg gifsicle ffmpeg -i input.mov output.gif ffmpeg … --- ## [TIL: There existed Microsoft Pascal back in 1980s (2024-02-05)](https://pluralist.net/t/til-there-existed-microsoft-pascal-back-in-1980s-2024-02-05/66)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/til-there-existed-microsoft-pascal-back-in-1980s-2024-02-05/66 "2024-02-05T08:00:00Z")
turns out there existed Microsoft Pascal back in 1980 WinWorld: Microsoft Pascal 4.0 https://archive.org/details/microsoft-pascal-compiler-4.0/Box-front.jpg but wait there is more - The Microsoft Pascal Compiler was li… --- ## [NTFS in Linux (2024-02-04)](https://pluralist.net/t/ntfs-in-linux-2024-02-04/65)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/ntfs-in-linux-2024-02-04/65 "2024-02-05T06:33:19Z")
the Linux Cross Reference is a great resource - currently exploring NTFS as implemented by Paragon Software - LXR / The Linux Cross Reference learned about the surrogate tag in NTFS, which indicates whether the given fi… --- ## [Getting ready to read some OpenBSD code 2024-02-03](https://pluralist.net/t/getting-ready-to-read-some-openbsd-code-2024-02-03/64)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/getting-ready-to-read-some-openbsd-code-2024-02-03/64 "2024-02-04T05:34:10Z")
reading through the OpenBSD source code - one should definitely start with Netiquette Plain text, 72 characters per line. Many subscribers and developers read their mail on text-based mailers like mail(1), emacs or m… --- ## [More Space Internet: Starlink Lasers (2024-02-02)](https://pluralist.net/t/more-space-internet-starlink-lasers-2024-02-02/63)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 5:56am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/more-space-internet-starlink-lasers-2024-02-02/63 "2024-02-03T05:56:16Z")
Starlink's Laser System Is Beaming 42 Million GB of Data Per Day | PCMag SPIE Photonics West: Achieving 99% link uptime on a fleet of 100G space laser inter-satellite links in LEO (Invited Paper) Cory Doctorow: “Th… --- ## [Today's Reading List: Space Internet (2024-01-31)](https://pluralist.net/t/todays-reading-list-space-internet-2024-01-31/62)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/todays-reading-list-space-internet-2024-01-31/62 "2024-02-01T06:16:12Z")
researching what folks in rural US areas are using for internet - it turns out there have been 2 choices in the past decade: HughesNet - satellites are positioned in a geostationary orbit approximately 35k kilometers (… --- ## [Making Pixel Art with Aseprite + Open Solaris + XEDIT/KEDIT/THE + dialup 🙉 (2024-01-30)](https://pluralist.net/t/making-pixel-art-with-aseprite-open-solaris-xedit-kedit-the-dialup-2024-01-30/61)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/making-pixel-art-with-aseprite-open-solaris-xedit-kedit-the-dialup-2024-01-30/61 "2024-01-31T05:19:56Z")
Pixel Art Today Make Your Own Pixel Art arrived from No Starch Press. The book is super cute! We bought Aseprite and are having a blast making pixel art as per the book’s instructions. Expect new site logo soon!… --- ## [On Writing by Hand vs Typing - thinking through Edsger Dijkstra's Denken als Discipline interview (2024-01-29)](https://pluralist.net/t/on-writing-by-hand-vs-typing-thinking-through-edsger-dijkstras-denken-als-discipline-interview-2024-01-29/60)
**Author:** [@delyan](https://pluralist.net/u/delyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/on-writing-by-hand-vs-typing-thinking-through-edsger-dijkstras-denken-als-discipline-interview-2024-01-29/60 "2024-01-30T04:14:53Z")
I derive a lot of inspiration from Edsger Dijkstra’s principles, opinions, and of course academic work. It is to me recharging to rewatch some of his interviews and read the EWD archives. Edsger Dijkstra loved writing … [Previous page](https://pluralist.net/latest.md?page=5) [Next page](https://pluralist.net/latest.md?page=7)