Allen Garvin
@allengarvin.bsky.social
Old Unix guy, viol player, cat spoiler, Cisco employee. See https://dfwviols.com for my cinquecento music (mostly madrigali) transcriptions.
According to Garner, we can place the blame on Renhquist.
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
According to Garner, we can place the blame on Renhquist.
Nooooo! Only people born after the first moon landing are GenZ.
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Nooooo! Only people born after the first moon landing are GenZ.
I played those a ton, too! I solved Sorcerer after a couple weeks, but Enchanter was one I never finished until the Internet era, years later. I never thought to dispel the staircase.
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I played those a ton, too! I solved Sorcerer after a couple weeks, but Enchanter was one I never finished until the Internet era, years later. I never thought to dispel the staircase.
Nice consequence of MSFT acquiring Activision! The ZIL for Minizork popped up in the 90s, and a few of us had the ZIL sources since about 2007. Jason Scott finally decided to post most of the sources in 2020 on github, and no one did anything. A few are still not available (Hitchhiker I think?)
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Nice consequence of MSFT acquiring Activision! The ZIL for Minizork popped up in the 90s, and a few of us had the ZIL sources since about 2007. Jason Scott finally decided to post most of the sources in 2020 on github, and no one did anything. A few are still not available (Hitchhiker I think?)
Even with the decompiler, it didn't generate usable code so I had to fiddle with it a lot.
I've been thinking of making an Italian Zork II as a language-improving exercise! (there's already an Italian Zork I. I played it when I first started learning Italian!)
I've been thinking of making an Italian Zork II as a language-improving exercise! (there's already an Italian Zork I. I played it when I first started learning Italian!)
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Even with the decompiler, it didn't generate usable code so I had to fiddle with it a lot.
I've been thinking of making an Italian Zork II as a language-improving exercise! (there's already an Italian Zork I. I played it when I first started learning Italian!)
I've been thinking of making an Italian Zork II as a language-improving exercise! (there's already an Italian Zork I. I played it when I first started learning Italian!)
I did that many years ago! There was already a disassembler but in the early 2000s I wrote a decompiler that targeted Inform. That was before Jason Scott got a hold of the ZIL sources.
At least I can now stick an MIT license on it instead of my old note "This is copyright but I hope no one minds".
At least I can now stick an MIT license on it instead of my old note "This is copyright but I hope no one minds".
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I did that many years ago! There was already a disassembler but in the early 2000s I wrote a decompiler that targeted Inform. That was before Jason Scott got a hold of the ZIL sources.
At least I can now stick an MIT license on it instead of my old note "This is copyright but I hope no one minds".
At least I can now stick an MIT license on it instead of my old note "This is copyright but I hope no one minds".
Is that mine!??
(that version is very buggy)
(that version is very buggy)
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Is that mine!??
(that version is very buggy)
(that version is very buggy)
I for one like Roman Numeral jokes.
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I for one like Roman Numeral jokes.
Needs a Furby as the teacher.
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Needs a Furby as the teacher.
Can't stop or won't?
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Can't stop or won't?
I'm seriously going to need a Dinosaur Comics from @ryannorth.ca to explain this zinger.
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I'm seriously going to need a Dinosaur Comics from @ryannorth.ca to explain this zinger.
Suddenly It's Christmas
YouTube video by Loudon Wainwright III - Topic
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November 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
They're consistently funnier when a Republican is president, many people have noted.
Not that this is timely, but it's still one of my Bab Bee favorites:
Not that this is timely, but it's still one of my Bab Bee favorites:
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
They're consistently funnier when a Republican is president, many people have noted.
Not that this is timely, but it's still one of my Bab Bee favorites:
Not that this is timely, but it's still one of my Bab Bee favorites:
Interesting basket of typical foods used to measure core floor inflation....
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Interesting basket of typical foods used to measure core floor inflation....
Don't forget: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6tK...
GAME OF GOATS (Game of Thrones Goat Version) #GOaT - Marca Blanca
YouTube video by Marca Blanca
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November 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Don't forget: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6tK...
I didn't realize law apprenticeships were still a thing! It feels so 19th century.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I didn't realize law apprenticeships were still a thing! It feels so 19th century.
You're only 7 years older than me. I had fun at every job I held back then. But it was tough if your car broke down or you were out of work, as I was in 89 when the recession hit early in TX (because of oil). Lost my electricity, only ate because I had friends that helped, barely made rent.
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
You're only 7 years older than me. I had fun at every job I held back then. But it was tough if your car broke down or you were out of work, as I was in 89 when the recession hit early in TX (because of oil). Lost my electricity, only ate because I had friends that helped, barely made rent.
White cans labeled "BEER" at H.E.B.
Yeah, people think HEB is this high-end Texas grocery store. I used to go there in the 80s just to enjoy the AC that I didn't have in my apartment and for the $1.99 six-packs of generic BEER.
Yeah, people think HEB is this high-end Texas grocery store. I used to go there in the 80s just to enjoy the AC that I didn't have in my apartment and for the $1.99 six-packs of generic BEER.
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
White cans labeled "BEER" at H.E.B.
Yeah, people think HEB is this high-end Texas grocery store. I used to go there in the 80s just to enjoy the AC that I didn't have in my apartment and for the $1.99 six-packs of generic BEER.
Yeah, people think HEB is this high-end Texas grocery store. I used to go there in the 80s just to enjoy the AC that I didn't have in my apartment and for the $1.99 six-packs of generic BEER.
Now we wait for the inevitable unsigned unexplained grant from SCOTUS staying the order, leaving everyone in the dark about the reasons why and without any guidance for the future.
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Now we wait for the inevitable unsigned unexplained grant from SCOTUS staying the order, leaving everyone in the dark about the reasons why and without any guidance for the future.
Vibes of "South postpones rising again for another year".
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Vibes of "South postpones rising again for another year".
Possibly amusing thing her: men not realizing that repealing the 19th does nothing by itself. You still have to convince states to follow up.
Repealing the 19th just means states can disenfranchise by sex. Congrats incels: states may then choose to block men from voting!
Repealing the 19th just means states can disenfranchise by sex. Congrats incels: states may then choose to block men from voting!
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Possibly amusing thing her: men not realizing that repealing the 19th does nothing by itself. You still have to convince states to follow up.
Repealing the 19th just means states can disenfranchise by sex. Congrats incels: states may then choose to block men from voting!
Repealing the 19th just means states can disenfranchise by sex. Congrats incels: states may then choose to block men from voting!