Marcin Wichary
@aresluna.org
aresluna.org · Wrote a book about the history of keyboards: shifthappens.site · Design @figma · Typographer · Occasional speaker · Chicagoan in training
why are there only five lights
December 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
why are there only five lights
And now second. newsletter.shifthappens.site/archive/new-...
New in the collection, pt. 2: NEC PWP-100
A small tidbit about Keyport 717 that caught my eye was people worrying about its memory requirements. If each key can output not just one, but more...
newsletter.shifthappens.site
December 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And now second. newsletter.shifthappens.site/archive/new-...
One thing I didn’t see mentioned was this Canon CW-J1C, but that might also be the only “room.”
December 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
One thing I didn’t see mentioned was this Canon CW-J1C, but that might also be the only “room.”
First post is out! newsletter.shifthappens.site/archive/new-...
New in the collection, pt. 1: Keyport 717
As soon as the last copies of the book made it to people, I ran away from it toward other projects, none of them including print – a talk about pixel fonts,...
newsletter.shifthappens.site
December 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
First post is out! newsletter.shifthappens.site/archive/new-...
This article resonated with me when I read it: rewirenewsgroup.com/2015/11/27/b...
From 'Her' to 'Bitch': How Gendered Language Teaches Us Women Are Objects To Be Controlled
The practice of using feminine pronouns (often in a sexually suggestive way) to refer to things such as tools, cars, and even boats is fairly common—so common that many people do not stop to question ...
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This article resonated with me when I read it: rewirenewsgroup.com/2015/11/27/b...
Yeah, it looks like some algorithm got way too sensitive.
December 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Yeah, it looks like some algorithm got way too sensitive.
I’m writing a long essay that starts with exactly this. Stay tuned in January. 😀
December 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I’m writing a long essay that starts with exactly this. Stay tuned in January. 😀
I found this a nice and meaningful ritual. The last few years I bought calendars at various places (Etsy and so on – they’re not hard to find), but this year I designed my own.
Sharing in case this might be something you’d like to do!
Sharing in case this might be something you’d like to do!
December 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I found this a nice and meaningful ritual. The last few years I bought calendars at various places (Etsy and so on – they’re not hard to find), but this year I designed my own.
Sharing in case this might be something you’d like to do!
Sharing in case this might be something you’d like to do!
If you wind my version of this thread on Mastodon (posted at the same time), there were some people there who seemed to be familiar with the machine, so they might know immediately!
I also saw the machine at System Source near Baltimore, so they might be able to help.
I also saw the machine at System Source near Baltimore, so they might be able to help.
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you wind my version of this thread on Mastodon (posted at the same time), there were some people there who seemed to be familiar with the machine, so they might know immediately!
I also saw the machine at System Source near Baltimore, so they might be able to help.
I also saw the machine at System Source near Baltimore, so they might be able to help.
Probably not hard to find on Bitsavers or elsewhere!
December 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Probably not hard to find on Bitsavers or elsewhere!
Oh my god I think I’m the exact opposite.
December 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Oh my god I think I’m the exact opposite.
December 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Love this phrasing which is already incorporating some denial. Hard to believe it isn’t fake → Might very well be fake → I’ll file it under “fake”
December 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Love this phrasing which is already incorporating some denial. Hard to believe it isn’t fake → Might very well be fake → I’ll file it under “fake”
