Jim Lawless
@jim-lawless.bsky.social
Polyglot programmer, historical computing / hacking enthusiast, podcaster, and comic book buff. I'm just a dog chasing cars.
Blog: https://jimlawless.net/blog
Stray Pointers Podcast: https://straypointers.com
Blog: https://jimlawless.net/blog
Stray Pointers Podcast: https://straypointers.com
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The wait is over! Phrack 72 40th Anniversary Edition is available now.
Order straight to your doorstep — the perfect gift for your fellow hacker, just in time for the holidays 🎄
No need to go to rely on the warez scene with scans anymore 😅
Order here: www.lulu.com/shop/phrack-...
Order straight to your doorstep — the perfect gift for your fellow hacker, just in time for the holidays 🎄
No need to go to rely on the warez scene with scans anymore 😅
Order here: www.lulu.com/shop/phrack-...
December 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The wait is over! Phrack 72 40th Anniversary Edition is available now.
Order straight to your doorstep — the perfect gift for your fellow hacker, just in time for the holidays 🎄
No need to go to rely on the warez scene with scans anymore 😅
Order here: www.lulu.com/shop/phrack-...
Order straight to your doorstep — the perfect gift for your fellow hacker, just in time for the holidays 🎄
No need to go to rely on the warez scene with scans anymore 😅
Order here: www.lulu.com/shop/phrack-...
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Before torrents, before FTP, before high-speed — we had #Xmodem, Express! Term, and a whole lot of watching this screen..
Checksum in play,SOH timeouts
NAK’ing blocks like a champ
You know the thrill of waiting 40 minutes for a cracked Donkey Kong
#BBSing #atari #RetroComputing #SouthernAMIS
Checksum in play,SOH timeouts
NAK’ing blocks like a champ
You know the thrill of waiting 40 minutes for a cracked Donkey Kong
#BBSing #atari #RetroComputing #SouthernAMIS
August 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Before torrents, before FTP, before high-speed — we had #Xmodem, Express! Term, and a whole lot of watching this screen..
Checksum in play,SOH timeouts
NAK’ing blocks like a champ
You know the thrill of waiting 40 minutes for a cracked Donkey Kong
#BBSing #atari #RetroComputing #SouthernAMIS
Checksum in play,SOH timeouts
NAK’ing blocks like a champ
You know the thrill of waiting 40 minutes for a cracked Donkey Kong
#BBSing #atari #RetroComputing #SouthernAMIS
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Finally updated my YouTube username
December 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Finally updated my YouTube username
Advent of Code solutions in D for days 1 through 5
#dlang #coding #programming #AdventOfCode #AdventOfCode2025
github.com/jimlawless/a...
#dlang #coding #programming #AdventOfCode #AdventOfCode2025
github.com/jimlawless/a...
GitHub - jimlawless/aoc2025: Advent of Code 2025
Advent of Code 2025. Contribute to jimlawless/aoc2025 development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Advent of Code solutions in D for days 1 through 5
#dlang #coding #programming #AdventOfCode #AdventOfCode2025
github.com/jimlawless/a...
#dlang #coding #programming #AdventOfCode #AdventOfCode2025
github.com/jimlawless/a...
Forth Systems Creator Tom Zimmer Joins the Podcast
Tom Zimmer has implemented a variety of Forth compilers (8-bit commercial Forths to modern implementations. He discusses electronics, computing, and Forth.
#forth #c64 #vic20 #trs80coco #programming
straypointers.com/e/s3e12.htm
Tom Zimmer has implemented a variety of Forth compilers (8-bit commercial Forths to modern implementations. He discusses electronics, computing, and Forth.
#forth #c64 #vic20 #trs80coco #programming
straypointers.com/e/s3e12.htm
S3:E12 - Forth Systems Creator Tom Zimmer Joins the Show - The Stray Pointers Podcast
S3:E12 - Forth Systems Creator Tom Zimmer Joins the Show - The Stray Pointers Podcast
straypointers.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Forth Systems Creator Tom Zimmer Joins the Podcast
Tom Zimmer has implemented a variety of Forth compilers (8-bit commercial Forths to modern implementations. He discusses electronics, computing, and Forth.
#forth #c64 #vic20 #trs80coco #programming
straypointers.com/e/s3e12.htm
Tom Zimmer has implemented a variety of Forth compilers (8-bit commercial Forths to modern implementations. He discusses electronics, computing, and Forth.
#forth #c64 #vic20 #trs80coco #programming
straypointers.com/e/s3e12.htm
Advent of Code 2025 - Day 1 solutions in #dlang
github.com/jimlawless/a...
#AdventOfCode #AdventOfCode2025 #coding #programming #dlang
github.com/jimlawless/a...
#AdventOfCode #AdventOfCode2025 #coding #programming #dlang
aoc2025/day_01 at main · jimlawless/aoc2025
Advent of Code 2025. Contribute to jimlawless/aoc2025 development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Advent of Code 2025 - Day 1 solutions in #dlang
github.com/jimlawless/a...
#AdventOfCode #AdventOfCode2025 #coding #programming #dlang
github.com/jimlawless/a...
#AdventOfCode #AdventOfCode2025 #coding #programming #dlang
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Reminder: Please throttle your #AdventOfCode traffic
Please don't make frequent automated requests - avoid sending requests more often than once every 15 minutes (900 seconds).
www.reddit.com/r/adventofco...
Please don't make frequent automated requests - avoid sending requests more often than once every 15 minutes (900 seconds).
www.reddit.com/r/adventofco...
From the adventofcode community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the adventofcode community
www.reddit.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Reminder: Please throttle your #AdventOfCode traffic
Please don't make frequent automated requests - avoid sending requests more often than once every 15 minutes (900 seconds).
www.reddit.com/r/adventofco...
Please don't make frequent automated requests - avoid sending requests more often than once every 15 minutes (900 seconds).
www.reddit.com/r/adventofco...
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While outside taking photos of the sparrows, bluejays and cardinals in the backyard I looked up and saw the bald eagle and coopers hawk (?) flying overhead. They circled a couple of times before they flew off.
#raptors #birds 🪶 #backyardbird #birdwatching #birdwatchers #photography
#raptors #birds 🪶 #backyardbird #birdwatching #birdwatchers #photography
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
While outside taking photos of the sparrows, bluejays and cardinals in the backyard I looked up and saw the bald eagle and coopers hawk (?) flying overhead. They circled a couple of times before they flew off.
#raptors #birds 🪶 #backyardbird #birdwatching #birdwatchers #photography
#raptors #birds 🪶 #backyardbird #birdwatching #birdwatchers #photography
Mr. Carlson from WKRP was right! In 2018, I was stopped on a road waiting for a rafter of turkeys ( about 20 of them ) to cross. I managed to get some pics of one in flight.
I'd seen them fly before, but only over roads and not much higher than the roofs of vehicles.
#WRKP #Thanksgiving
I'd seen them fly before, but only over roads and not much higher than the roofs of vehicles.
#WRKP #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Mr. Carlson from WKRP was right! In 2018, I was stopped on a road waiting for a rafter of turkeys ( about 20 of them ) to cross. I managed to get some pics of one in flight.
I'd seen them fly before, but only over roads and not much higher than the roofs of vehicles.
#WRKP #Thanksgiving
I'd seen them fly before, but only over roads and not much higher than the roofs of vehicles.
#WRKP #Thanksgiving
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Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂
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LOL I can't resist retweeting this
So tempted to write a troll thread on how this incident shows Rust has bad error handling and wouldn’t have happened in Go, where we actually handle errors 🫣🫢😜
blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025
Cloudflare suffered a service outage on November 18, 2025. The outage was triggered by a bug in generation logic for a Bot Management feature file causing many Cloudflare services to be affected.
blog.cloudflare.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
LOL I can't resist retweeting this
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In hearing of the passing of Rebecca Heineman, I thought it would be worth sharing this wonderful interview she did on @retronauts.bsky.social:
retronauts.com/article/1167...
retronauts.com/article/1167...
Episode 211 explores the career of Rebecca Heineman
A whirlwind overview of a legendary programmer's work.
retronauts.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
In hearing of the passing of Rebecca Heineman, I thought it would be worth sharing this wonderful interview she did on @retronauts.bsky.social:
retronauts.com/article/1167...
retronauts.com/article/1167...
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Burger left an insta to be posted post-mortem, 10/10 no notes, classic Burger
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Burger left an insta to be posted post-mortem, 10/10 no notes, classic Burger
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Rebecca Heineman, a true industry pioneer and the legend behind Wizordum’s Mac OS port, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. She will be deeply missed.
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rebecca Heineman, a true industry pioneer and the legend behind Wizordum’s Mac OS port, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. She will be deeply missed.
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Advent of Code 2025 Pregame Show
Cameron Cunning and Juan Vazquez rejoin the show to discuss our approaches to the forthcoming Advent of Code 2025 coding competition in December.
#rust #elixirlang #dlang #Aoc2025 #AdventOfCode #programming
straypointers.com/e/s3e11.htm
Cameron Cunning and Juan Vazquez rejoin the show to discuss our approaches to the forthcoming Advent of Code 2025 coding competition in December.
#rust #elixirlang #dlang #Aoc2025 #AdventOfCode #programming
straypointers.com/e/s3e11.htm
S3:E11 - Advent of Code 2025 Pregame Show - The Stray Pointers Podcast
S3:E11 - Advent of Code 2025 Pregame Show - The Stray Pointers Podcast
straypointers.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Advent of Code 2025 Pregame Show
Cameron Cunning and Juan Vazquez rejoin the show to discuss our approaches to the forthcoming Advent of Code 2025 coding competition in December.
#rust #elixirlang #dlang #Aoc2025 #AdventOfCode #programming
straypointers.com/e/s3e11.htm
Cameron Cunning and Juan Vazquez rejoin the show to discuss our approaches to the forthcoming Advent of Code 2025 coding competition in December.
#rust #elixirlang #dlang #Aoc2025 #AdventOfCode #programming
straypointers.com/e/s3e11.htm
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Not sure how tied you are to the BBS scene in general, so excuse any assumptions. :)
I personally haven't logged into a BBS for a few years, but Fidonet was a hellscape if looking for sane conversation.
A nice guy in NZ set up fsxnet, which is a fido style network, and is much saner. fsxnet.nz
I personally haven't logged into a BBS for a few years, but Fidonet was a hellscape if looking for sane conversation.
A nice guy in NZ set up fsxnet, which is a fido style network, and is much saner. fsxnet.nz
start [fsxNet]
fsxnet.nz
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Not sure how tied you are to the BBS scene in general, so excuse any assumptions. :)
I personally haven't logged into a BBS for a few years, but Fidonet was a hellscape if looking for sane conversation.
A nice guy in NZ set up fsxnet, which is a fido style network, and is much saner. fsxnet.nz
I personally haven't logged into a BBS for a few years, but Fidonet was a hellscape if looking for sane conversation.
A nice guy in NZ set up fsxnet, which is a fido style network, and is much saner. fsxnet.nz
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I wanted to update my personal site. So naturally the first step was to create a new static site generator.
Introducing Tiny, the ridiculously simple static site generator. A single ~40 line bash file the leverages awk and outsources the markdown parsing to cmark—its only dependency.
Introducing Tiny, the ridiculously simple static site generator. A single ~40 line bash file the leverages awk and outsources the markdown parsing to cmark—its only dependency.
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I wanted to update my personal site. So naturally the first step was to create a new static site generator.
Introducing Tiny, the ridiculously simple static site generator. A single ~40 line bash file the leverages awk and outsources the markdown parsing to cmark—its only dependency.
Introducing Tiny, the ridiculously simple static site generator. A single ~40 line bash file the leverages awk and outsources the markdown parsing to cmark—its only dependency.
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Parents - check your halloween candy carefully. Someone may try to teach your kids the C programming language
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Parents - check your halloween candy carefully. Someone may try to teach your kids the C programming language
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A new episode of Floppy Days Podcast has dropped! Want to know more about the iconic TV show "Computer Chronicles"? I caught up with Paul Schindler, who did 133 reviews for the show.
floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-...
floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-...
Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast: Floppy Days 156 - Interview with Paul Schindler, Computer Chronicles
Floppy Days 156 - Interview with Paul Schindler, Computer Chronicles Patreon: Sponsors: and Hello, and welcome to episode 156 of the Floppy Days Podcast f...
floppydays.libsyn.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A new episode of Floppy Days Podcast has dropped! Want to know more about the iconic TV show "Computer Chronicles"? I caught up with Paul Schindler, who did 133 reviews for the show.
floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-...
floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-...
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The idea is that any software published under this license would be forbidden to be used by AI.
The Human Only Public License
A copyleft software license that restricts AI usage
vanderessen.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The idea is that any software published under this license would be forbidden to be used by AI.
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Happy 34th Birthday HTML tags!
On October 29, 1991, the internet pioneer, Tim Berners-Lee, published a document entitled HTML Tags.
#WebDesignHistory
On October 29, 1991, the internet pioneer, Tim Berners-Lee, published a document entitled HTML Tags.
#WebDesignHistory
October 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Happy 34th Birthday HTML tags!
On October 29, 1991, the internet pioneer, Tim Berners-Lee, published a document entitled HTML Tags.
#WebDesignHistory
On October 29, 1991, the internet pioneer, Tim Berners-Lee, published a document entitled HTML Tags.
#WebDesignHistory
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Connect to a 1980s Atari BBS through the web
Atari BBS Connect | Atari BBS - AmisAtari BBS - Amis https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2800fc_d1b4155cd611484d8fc56c4f16f82bab~mv2.png
Atari BBS Vintage Computer Network Southern Amis Projects 300 Baud Modem Atari 9600 Baud BBS
www.southernamis.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Connect to a 1980s Atari BBS through the web
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Same heron as the one I posted a few days ago. He was the only one around and seemed to know he was the star of the show. 🤭.
🪶 #heron #wildlife #b/w #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography
🪶 #heron #wildlife #b/w #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography
October 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Same heron as the one I posted a few days ago. He was the only one around and seemed to know he was the star of the show. 🤭.
🪶 #heron #wildlife #b/w #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography
🪶 #heron #wildlife #b/w #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography
For our #Halloween episode, #horror novelist Angela Sylvaine ( @angelasylvaine.bsky.social ) rejoins the show!
straypointers.com/e/s3e10.htm
straypointers.com/e/s3e10.htm
S3:E10 - Horror Novelist Angela Sylvaine Returns to the Show - The Stray Pointers Podcast
S3:E10 - Horror Novelist Angela Sylvaine Returns to the Show - The Stray Pointers Podcast
straypointers.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
For our #Halloween episode, #horror novelist Angela Sylvaine ( @angelasylvaine.bsky.social ) rejoins the show!
straypointers.com/e/s3e10.htm
straypointers.com/e/s3e10.htm