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joshua stein

@jcs.org

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Hello, cyberpals. I make @pushover.net and old Macintosh stuff and sometimes OpenBSD stuff for you and me. Oak Park, Illinois World Wide Web: jcs.org

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joshua stein @jcs.org · Jun 18

man i am not good with these computers

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I know what I have

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Things you miss out on buying at VCF Midwest because you were stuck at your table :/

www.reddit.com/r/VintageApp...

From the VintageApple community on Reddit: Dayna MacCharlie

Explore this post and more from the VintageApple community

www.reddit.com

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 9d

Sounds like they're only non-rechargeable so they can offer to "recycle" them and sell them again. From their "recycling" page:

> WE ARE
> Sourcing our batteries from landfills
> Repurposing, Refurbishing and Recycling used Batteries

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👋

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When will the emails go out for those that initially ordered the P2D wanting to switch to the PT2?

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 13d

yep!

joshua stein @jcs.org · 13d

godspeed you! black emperor
in a cemetery

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 15d

I can't tell if these people are just delusional about the importance of their own work and they fear everyone stealing it because it's so great, or if they just use it as an excuse to not contribute to things with non-GPL licenses

joshua stein @jcs.org · 15d

Ah yes, the situation every OS developer fears: Microsoft taking your MIT-licensed software and... completely abandoning their massive OS that underwent decades of refinement to rebrand your little hobby OS as their own

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4538...

other licenses being more sane doesn't imply MIT is _insane_ per se. It's just n... | Hacker News

news.ycombinator.com

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maybe they're depressed because you're calling them a dummy

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 21d

I got my VCFMW stickers from makestickers.com and really liked them. And for Chicago people, they're in Tinley Park so they arrived very fast.

Spain / SophieCabra @spainimation.bsky.social · 22d

Friendly reminder to not use 🚫 Sticker Mule! 🚫

May I suggest StickerApp or Sticky Brand?

aninjusticemag.com/sticker-mule...

Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino Has Kind of Lost It

The nepo baby’s jump into conservative politics

aninjusticemag.com

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 22d

macOS Tahoe is ugly but it does have one redeeming new feature: when FileVault is enabled, the pre-boot environment now has an SSH server running so you can SSH in and it will unlock the disk to continue booting

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 23d

lol

www.theverge.com/news/780757/...

Samsung brings ads to US fridges

Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.

www.theverge.com

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Pushover @pushover.net · 24d

What are some other apps you're still using after 13 years?

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 25d

State your program at the tone

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 25d

I just watched Sneakers last night :(

RIP Bishop

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...

Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89

www.nytimes.com

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 25d

A great name for a battery company

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 25d

Only three dollars!

joshua stein @jcs.org · 25d

Aside from a boxed copy of @ericsedge.com's game, the only thing I bought at #VCFMW was this mouse cover mouse crocheted by a nice lady

She was excited to inform me that next year they will have little pink noses

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Jason Heiser @jason.heiser.org · 26d

Nice to meetcha.

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 28d

Yes, I will probably have some left over