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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 2h

After a few initial hiccups for a couple days, Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net (CGHMN) has its first 10 beta test users!

Just a reminder if you want to come check out the retro network, we've got a signup page here! https://signup.cghmn.org/ […]

[Original post on social.restless.systems]

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 2h

12 users onboarded!

Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 2h

After a few initial hiccups for a couple days, Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net (CGHMN) has its first 10 beta test users!

Just a reminder if you want to come check out the retro network, we've got a signup page here! https://signup.cghmn.org/ […]

[Original post on social.restless.systems]

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 9h

@nini No regrets

Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 22h

Better still I've got an Intel ARC A770 laying around

I'm sure Intel ARC on Linux has improved by leaps and bounds meanwhile

Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 22h

Set up Linux on the desktop on my workshop computer because I'm deeply masochistic (and the Datapath RGB E1S driver sucks under Windows)

Naturally Firefox can't make heads or tails of my Quadro P4000's video decoding capability

Released in...[checks notes]

FEBRUARY OF 2017

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 23h

@BestGirlGrace GET OVER HERE

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Some folks think Gentoo is my favourite operating system

That's not *quite* accurate

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Some folks think Gentoo is my favourite operating system

That's not *quite* accurate

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Apparently theres a new wave of people joining mastodon, and with them a new wave of self-appointed cops "welcoming" them with long lists of mostly fictitious "rules" they need to follow.

This is a social media platform, with many of different ways to use it. It's fine. Mostly, just try to be […]

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@fenn-diagram.bsky.social Effectively, trying to build a "federated retro internet"

Basically a place that retro computing folks can come, plug their machines in and "do retro stuff" together. Like running old websites, playing games, etc.

Sort of an extension of services like Protoweb or […]

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 3d

HEY #retrocomputing folks

You know that retro ISP thing me and like, 20 others have been working on for LITERALLY A YEAR?

Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net (CGHMN) is now IN OPEN BETA!

Bring out your Windows, your Macs, your UNIX boxes and let's get them networked and running services and games […]

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@errant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5WrMw6_wX4

Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 3d

You ever have one of those days where you wake up

And then move slightly

And everything just cracks like you're made of tinfoil?

I think I went too hard at ICF ;-;

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 3d

#icf #icf2025 was incredible

And now CathodeRayDude is visibly confused at Red Robin

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 3d

#icf #icf2025 was incredible

And now CathodeRayDude is visibly confused at Red Robin

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Proxfox Virtual Environment 🦊 @tay.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 4d

*attaches this to you*

a UN3481 "this thing has flammable batteries in it" sticker

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 4d

HackerNews comments: imagine a hamburger

Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 5d

I love when Amazon openly (and repeatedly) requests me to commit crimes

UPS fails to deliver a package. I confirm with the owner of my workshop that UPS never showed up, on video

"PLEASE FILE A POLICE REPORT"

"...That would be a 3rd degree gross misdemeanor under RCW 9A.84.040"

We go back […]

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Around here we only use the ALL AMERICAN Intel C compiler

GCC? More like CCP!

Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 6d

HEY, #retrocomputing folk!

The Seattle Interim Computer Festival is on again THIS WEEKEND (October 4th and 5th) at "Intraspace" right by the Seattle brewery

Attending is FREE but donations to @SDF are always appreciated!

I'll be demoing […]

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 7d

At least my Mom let us upgrade to Cable Internet

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Yeah it sucks I have to use this stupid "Steam" thing but I really wanna play CS 1.5 y'know?

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 7d

At least my Mom let us upgrade to Cable Internet

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Cursed Silicon @cursedsilicon.social.restless.systems.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Yeah it sucks I have to use this stupid "Steam" thing but I really wanna play CS 1.5 y'know?

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