Tao Neuendorffer
@taonf.bsky.social
🚋 on the T 😷 in Pittsburgh 🎤Songs and stories of computer science💾 We are none of us alone🎵 People of all colors and genders keep making tech history🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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A statue of pioneering 19th Century mathematician Ada Lovelace has been officially unveiled in the town near her childhood home
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"Tired of being in a nameless backup band, in 1967 Mr. Nelson came up with Funkadelic, drawing on the two genres that he was trying to meld: funk and psychedelic rock."
Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75 (gift link):
Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75 (gift link):
Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"Tired of being in a nameless backup band, in 1967 Mr. Nelson came up with Funkadelic, drawing on the two genres that he was trying to meld: funk and psychedelic rock."
Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75 (gift link):
Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75 (gift link):
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It's D&D night aboard the D, and Deanna gets one over on Captain Jellico #StarTrek #JellicoTrek #StarTrekTNG #DnD
February 3, 2026 at 6:47 PM
It's D&D night aboard the D, and Deanna gets one over on Captain Jellico #StarTrek #JellicoTrek #StarTrekTNG #DnD
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I want to take a moment to honor the late Jerry Lawson, the Electronic Engineer who led the design of the 'Fairchild Channel F' console and also designed the FIRST interchangeable game (ROM) cartridges.
The game industry wouldn't be what it is today without Jerry's brilliance. (cont..)
The game industry wouldn't be what it is today without Jerry's brilliance. (cont..)
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I want to take a moment to honor the late Jerry Lawson, the Electronic Engineer who led the design of the 'Fairchild Channel F' console and also designed the FIRST interchangeable game (ROM) cartridges.
The game industry wouldn't be what it is today without Jerry's brilliance. (cont..)
The game industry wouldn't be what it is today without Jerry's brilliance. (cont..)
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Ghostbusters SID Remix: Nordischsound Goes Full SIDbusters
#Commodore64 #C64 #SID #SID8580 #Chiptune #8bitMusic #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #Ghostbusters #Nordischsound
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#Commodore64 #C64 #SID #SID8580 #Chiptune #8bitMusic #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #Ghostbusters #Nordischsound
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Ghostbusters SID Remix: Nordischsound Goes Full SIDbusters - The Oasis BBS
Ghostbusters SID Remix turns the classic theme into pure C64 energy with three-voice SID 8580 tricks. Headphones recommended.
theoasisbbs.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Ghostbusters SID Remix: Nordischsound Goes Full SIDbusters
#Commodore64 #C64 #SID #SID8580 #Chiptune #8bitMusic #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #Ghostbusters #Nordischsound
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#Commodore64 #C64 #SID #SID8580 #Chiptune #8bitMusic #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #Ghostbusters #Nordischsound
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TODAY: Let’s contact voters in key states and connect them with their GOP senators to demand ICE Out For Good. This is how we turn up the pressure on Republicans who are complicit in enabling the regime’s brutal lawlessness.
ICE OUT For Good Indivisible Phone Bank · Indivisible
Masked federal agents are terrorizing our communities. They’re teargassing babies, kidnapping our neighbors, shooting clergy in the face with chemical projectiles, and killing innocent people.
**But ...
www.mobilize.us
February 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
TODAY: Let’s contact voters in key states and connect them with their GOP senators to demand ICE Out For Good. This is how we turn up the pressure on Republicans who are complicit in enabling the regime’s brutal lawlessness.
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Excited to announce that our February Gives Back charity is Creative Citizens Studios. CCS uses art to bring people of all abilities together, working with artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities to make, exhibit, and sell their work. Learn more at CitizenStudios.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Excited to announce that our February Gives Back charity is Creative Citizens Studios. CCS uses art to bring people of all abilities together, working with artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities to make, exhibit, and sell their work. Learn more at CitizenStudios.org
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Floppy Preservation Toolkit: UnifiedFloppyTool v4.0.0 for Flux Imaging
#UnifiedFloppyTool #FloppyDisks #FluxImaging #DiskImaging #RetroComputing #DigitalPreservation #DataRecovery #Greaseweazle #KryoFlux #Amiga #Commodore64 #AtariST #AppleII #TRS80
theoasisbbs.com/floppy-prese...
#UnifiedFloppyTool #FloppyDisks #FluxImaging #DiskImaging #RetroComputing #DigitalPreservation #DataRecovery #Greaseweazle #KryoFlux #Amiga #Commodore64 #AtariST #AppleII #TRS80
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Floppy preservation toolkit - The Oasis BBS
Floppy preservation toolkit: UnifiedFloppyTool v4.0.0 reads, writes, and analyzes 470+ formats with Greaseweazle and KryoFlux.
theoasisbbs.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Floppy Preservation Toolkit: UnifiedFloppyTool v4.0.0 for Flux Imaging
#UnifiedFloppyTool #FloppyDisks #FluxImaging #DiskImaging #RetroComputing #DigitalPreservation #DataRecovery #Greaseweazle #KryoFlux #Amiga #Commodore64 #AtariST #AppleII #TRS80
theoasisbbs.com/floppy-prese...
#UnifiedFloppyTool #FloppyDisks #FluxImaging #DiskImaging #RetroComputing #DigitalPreservation #DataRecovery #Greaseweazle #KryoFlux #Amiga #Commodore64 #AtariST #AppleII #TRS80
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The sexiest desktops of the turn of the millennium: The Sony VAIO range. 🔥
The PCV-RX range was aimed at multimedia creativity, DVD playback, and CD burning, and sported a Pentium III-IV CPU, 128-512MB RAM, and commonly a Geforce2 MX or an integrated Intel graphics chip.
The PCV-RX range was aimed at multimedia creativity, DVD playback, and CD burning, and sported a Pentium III-IV CPU, 128-512MB RAM, and commonly a Geforce2 MX or an integrated Intel graphics chip.
February 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The sexiest desktops of the turn of the millennium: The Sony VAIO range. 🔥
The PCV-RX range was aimed at multimedia creativity, DVD playback, and CD burning, and sported a Pentium III-IV CPU, 128-512MB RAM, and commonly a Geforce2 MX or an integrated Intel graphics chip.
The PCV-RX range was aimed at multimedia creativity, DVD playback, and CD burning, and sported a Pentium III-IV CPU, 128-512MB RAM, and commonly a Geforce2 MX or an integrated Intel graphics chip.
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#OTD in 1995, astronaut Eileen Collins became the first female pilot of a NASA space shuttle.
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
#OTD in 1995, astronaut Eileen Collins became the first female pilot of a NASA space shuttle.
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
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I really want one of these, but they take up so much space!
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I really want one of these, but they take up so much space!
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C64 Border Magic: FairLight and Genesis Project’s The Hat
#Commodore64 #C64 #Demoscene #Fjalldata2026 #FairLight #GenesisProject #C64Demo #PETSCII #RetroComputing
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#Commodore64 #C64 #Demoscene #Fjalldata2026 #FairLight #GenesisProject #C64Demo #PETSCII #RetroComputing
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C64 Border Magic: FairLight and Genesis Project’s The Hat - The Oasis BBS
C64 border magic wins Fjälldata 2026 as The Hat blends smooth PETSCII animation, bold borders, and sharp pacing.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
C64 Border Magic: FairLight and Genesis Project’s The Hat
#Commodore64 #C64 #Demoscene #Fjalldata2026 #FairLight #GenesisProject #C64Demo #PETSCII #RetroComputing
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#Commodore64 #C64 #Demoscene #Fjalldata2026 #FairLight #GenesisProject #C64Demo #PETSCII #RetroComputing
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We could have hundreds of mayors like this. Hundreds!
We could just choose to be better at any time.
There is nothing stopping us from being a better country.
We could just choose to be better at any time.
There is nothing stopping us from being a better country.
More public restrooms across our city?
Relief for all New Yorkers.
Relief for all New Yorkers.
February 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
We could have hundreds of mayors like this. Hundreds!
We could just choose to be better at any time.
There is nothing stopping us from being a better country.
We could just choose to be better at any time.
There is nothing stopping us from being a better country.
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One of a rash of 2000 AD licensed games for 8-bit home micros in the 80s that aim for some neat comic book-style presentation.
📺: Nemesis The Warlock, Martech, 1987 (ZX Spectrum)
📺: Nemesis The Warlock, Martech, 1987 (ZX Spectrum)
February 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
One of a rash of 2000 AD licensed games for 8-bit home micros in the 80s that aim for some neat comic book-style presentation.
📺: Nemesis The Warlock, Martech, 1987 (ZX Spectrum)
📺: Nemesis The Warlock, Martech, 1987 (ZX Spectrum)
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A cautionary tale Republicans refused to learn.
California tried this brand of cruelty. Prop 187 targeted immigrants and pretended it was “law and order.” Teachers and doctors were expected to turn families in. Kids were treated like evidence.
It backfired. Hard.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
California tried this brand of cruelty. Prop 187 targeted immigrants and pretended it was “law and order.” Teachers and doctors were expected to turn families in. Kids were treated like evidence.
It backfired. Hard.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
February 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
A cautionary tale Republicans refused to learn.
California tried this brand of cruelty. Prop 187 targeted immigrants and pretended it was “law and order.” Teachers and doctors were expected to turn families in. Kids were treated like evidence.
It backfired. Hard.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
California tried this brand of cruelty. Prop 187 targeted immigrants and pretended it was “law and order.” Teachers and doctors were expected to turn families in. Kids were treated like evidence.
It backfired. Hard.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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One more day until the return of The Muppet Show! Watch it Wednesday Feb 4th on Disney+ and ABC!
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
One more day until the return of The Muppet Show! Watch it Wednesday Feb 4th on Disney+ and ABC!
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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One of the bits of classic ZX Spectrum banger tuneage 🎶
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
One of the bits of classic ZX Spectrum banger tuneage 🎶
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the other side of talia's recent great essay on this dynamic in gender studies:
taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/the-coloni...
taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/the-coloni...
February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
the other side of talia's recent great essay on this dynamic in gender studies:
taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/the-coloni...
taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/the-coloni...
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It’s now just under 3K away from hitting 10K. This is incredible.
Please support if you haven’t already, or send it on to your friends.
Please support if you haven’t already, or send it on to your friends.
A Pittsburgh LEGO set has the potential to be reviewed by designers for production — but it needs 10,000 community votes first.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
It’s now just under 3K away from hitting 10K. This is incredible.
Please support if you haven’t already, or send it on to your friends.
Please support if you haven’t already, or send it on to your friends.
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Cicely Thompson nuclear engineer read maths @girtoncollege.bsky.social career in power station development & design. Only woman on teams designing nuclear power stations incl Hinckley Point B & Dungeness. @wes1919.bsky.social President 1963 & 1965. d. #OTD 3 Feb 2008 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicely_...
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Cicely Thompson nuclear engineer read maths @girtoncollege.bsky.social career in power station development & design. Only woman on teams designing nuclear power stations incl Hinckley Point B & Dungeness. @wes1919.bsky.social President 1963 & 1965. d. #OTD 3 Feb 2008 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicely_...
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Yesterday night, Minneapolis Minnesota, “Hit the road ICE” by Brass Solidarity. The band joined the people who were leaving the Alex Pretti memorial.
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Yesterday night, Minneapolis Minnesota, “Hit the road ICE” by Brass Solidarity. The band joined the people who were leaving the Alex Pretti memorial.
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That means ~815k Minnesotans participated in the shutdown and ~310k in the strike. That would make Minnesota’s January 23 general strike one of the largest in history.
A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social
Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE
1 in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.
inthesetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:40 PM
That means ~815k Minnesotans participated in the shutdown and ~310k in the strike. That would make Minnesota’s January 23 general strike one of the largest in history.
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A steel frame 51 ft long & 8 ft high held the calculator, which consisted of an interlocking panel of small gears, counters, switches & control circuits, all only a few inches in depth
The 1st programmers of the Mark I were computing pioneers Richard Milton Bloch, Robert Campbell, and #GraceHopper
The 1st programmers of the Mark I were computing pioneers Richard Milton Bloch, Robert Campbell, and #GraceHopper
February 3, 2026 at 12:48 AM
A steel frame 51 ft long & 8 ft high held the calculator, which consisted of an interlocking panel of small gears, counters, switches & control circuits, all only a few inches in depth
The 1st programmers of the Mark I were computing pioneers Richard Milton Bloch, Robert Campbell, and #GraceHopper
The 1st programmers of the Mark I were computing pioneers Richard Milton Bloch, Robert Campbell, and #GraceHopper