Dr. Juande Santander-Vela
@juandesant.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy
PhD in radio astronomy and VO; Joint ALMA Observatory Development Systems Engineer. Half astronomer, half Systems engineer, half developer (those halves […]
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Not a fan of video for what I think night have been a blog post, but this video from @lauriewired explaining the kind of features from C++ that cannot be used in aerospace environments is quite good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv4sDL9Ljww
/via @jbz
#c #cpp #aerospacesoftwareengineering […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv4sDL9Ljww
/via @jbz
#c #cpp #aerospacesoftwareengineering […]
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mathstodon.xyz
December 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Not a fan of video for what I think night have been a blog post, but this video from @lauriewired explaining the kind of features from C++ that cannot be used in aerospace environments is quite good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv4sDL9Ljww
/via @jbz
#c #cpp #aerospacesoftwareengineering […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv4sDL9Ljww
/via @jbz
#c #cpp #aerospacesoftwareengineering […]
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It does my heart good to see this review.
The Commodore 64 Ultimate Is an Authentic Re-Creation for Die-Hard Fans
#tech #commodore64
https://www.wired.com/review/commodore-64-ultimate/
The Commodore 64 Ultimate Is an Authentic Re-Creation for Die-Hard Fans
#tech #commodore64
https://www.wired.com/review/commodore-64-ultimate/
December 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It does my heart good to see this review.
The Commodore 64 Ultimate Is an Authentic Re-Creation for Die-Hard Fans
#tech #commodore64
https://www.wired.com/review/commodore-64-ultimate/
The Commodore 64 Ultimate Is an Authentic Re-Creation for Die-Hard Fans
#tech #commodore64
https://www.wired.com/review/commodore-64-ultimate/
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If like me you have a mental model that SQLite doesn't accept outside contributions you should update it, I just got called out by D. Richard Hipp for spreading that misinformation in a comment on Hacker News
They DO accept contributions, but are very selective (only ~37 contributors total so […]
They DO accept contributions, but are very selective (only ~37 contributors total so […]
Original post on fedi.simonwillison.net
fedi.simonwillison.net
December 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
If like me you have a mental model that SQLite doesn't accept outside contributions you should update it, I just got called out by D. Richard Hipp for spreading that misinformation in a comment on Hacker News
They DO accept contributions, but are very selective (only ~37 contributors total so […]
They DO accept contributions, but are very selective (only ~37 contributors total so […]
This is the first large upgrade to the x86 instruction set and architecture, extending it to 32 bits (IA-32). Segments can be used to distinguish across different memory usages, and physical addressing needed to be explicitly mapped to physical addressing through lookup tables […]
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mathstodon.xyz
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is the first large upgrade to the x86 instruction set and architecture, extending it to 32 bits (IA-32). Segments can be used to distinguish across different memory usages, and physical addressing needed to be explicitly mapped to physical addressing through lookup tables […]
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Reposted by Dr. Juande Santander-Vela
CherryBrowse
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/cherrybrowse
CherryBrowse is a simple readability focused web browser for classic Mac OS designed to make modern websites usable on vintage hardware. It strips away most contemporary clutter and presents text and […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/cherrybrowse
CherryBrowse is a simple readability focused web browser for classic Mac OS designed to make modern websites usable on vintage hardware. It strips away most contemporary clutter and presents text and […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
December 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
CherryBrowse
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/cherrybrowse
CherryBrowse is a simple readability focused web browser for classic Mac OS designed to make modern websites usable on vintage hardware. It strips away most contemporary clutter and presents text and […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/cherrybrowse
CherryBrowse is a simple readability focused web browser for classic Mac OS designed to make modern websites usable on vintage hardware. It strips away most contemporary clutter and presents text and […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
System/360 was quite an engineering feat, with an architecture developed first which supported different implementations, including using microcode or not being part of the implementation details.
From the Wikipedia entry on the generic System/360 [1]:
«System/360's chief architect was Gene […]
From the Wikipedia entry on the generic System/360 [1]:
«System/360's chief architect was Gene […]
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mathstodon.xyz
December 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
System/360 was quite an engineering feat, with an architecture developed first which supported different implementations, including using microcode or not being part of the implementation details.
From the Wikipedia entry on the generic System/360 [1]:
«System/360's chief architect was Gene […]
From the Wikipedia entry on the generic System/360 [1]:
«System/360's chief architect was Gene […]
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Hey, remember IBM System/360 Model 22?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System/360_Model_22
#discontinued #nostalgia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System/360_Model_22
#discontinued #nostalgia
IBM System/360 Model 22 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Hey, remember IBM System/360 Model 22?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System/360_Model_22
#discontinued #nostalgia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System/360_Model_22
#discontinued #nostalgia
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Dark energy just got even weirder and why the Universe may end in a 'Big Crunch'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17xe5kl78vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17xe5kl78vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Dark Energy may be changing and with it the fate of the Universe
A mysterious force called Dark Energy might be changing, in a way that challenges our current understanding of the nature of time and space.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Dark energy just got even weirder and why the Universe may end in a 'Big Crunch'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17xe5kl78vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17xe5kl78vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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I want Apple to do to the original Macintosh 128K what Commodore did with this FPGA-based C64 replica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpLEr_HB7Fc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpLEr_HB7Fc
December 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I want Apple to do to the original Macintosh 128K what Commodore did with this FPGA-based C64 replica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpLEr_HB7Fc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpLEr_HB7Fc
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Ambrosia CD 5
https://macintoshgarden.org/games/ambrosia-cd-5
A CD full of Ambrosia shareware from 2000.
#macgarden #gamecompilations #2000 #ambrosiasoftware
https://macintoshgarden.org/games/ambrosia-cd-5
A CD full of Ambrosia shareware from 2000.
#macgarden #gamecompilations #2000 #ambrosiasoftware
December 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Ambrosia CD 5
https://macintoshgarden.org/games/ambrosia-cd-5
A CD full of Ambrosia shareware from 2000.
#macgarden #gamecompilations #2000 #ambrosiasoftware
https://macintoshgarden.org/games/ambrosia-cd-5
A CD full of Ambrosia shareware from 2000.
#macgarden #gamecompilations #2000 #ambrosiasoftware
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Holy shit y'all weren't exaggerating. Local pricing for 32GB of desktop RAM is about €600 now 😱
December 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Holy shit y'all weren't exaggerating. Local pricing for 32GB of desktop RAM is about €600 now 😱
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Snapshots of what’s going on in ordinary Russian lives in light of the Ukraine war
13 minutes
https://aeon.co/videos/in-rare-candid-interviews-russians-discuss-life-amid-war
13 minutes
https://aeon.co/videos/in-rare-candid-interviews-russians-discuss-life-amid-war
In rare, candid interviews, Russians discuss life amid war | Aeon Videos
In rare interviews, Russians speak candidly about their lives in the presence of war – animated to protect their identities
aeon.co
December 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Snapshots of what’s going on in ordinary Russian lives in light of the Ukraine war
13 minutes
https://aeon.co/videos/in-rare-candid-interviews-russians-discuss-life-amid-war
13 minutes
https://aeon.co/videos/in-rare-candid-interviews-russians-discuss-life-amid-war
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With high-performance #python type checkers like #pyright, #pyrefly, and #ty now available, what's the value proposition of #mypy? Is it the reference implementation? Or does Mypy still have the most features? I'm not trying to knock Mypy, I'm genuinely asking because I don't know.
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Rob Pike got spammed by "AI Village", a poorly considered experiment in autonomous AI agents which has been sending out unsolicited emails to people (including NGOs and journalists) since April - I wrote up some notes on what happened and how it all works […]
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fedi.simonwillison.net
December 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rob Pike got spammed by "AI Village", a poorly considered experiment in autonomous AI agents which has been sending out unsolicited emails to people (including NGOs and journalists) since April - I wrote up some notes on what happened and how it all works […]
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Here's a HUGE example of a transcript - a 15+ hour session I ran from my iPhone where I used Claude Code Web to port MicroQuickJS by Fabrice Bellard to Python. I should probably write more about that project! https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2025/claude-code-microjs/index.html
Claude Code transcript - Index
static.simonwillison.net
December 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Here's a HUGE example of a transcript - a 15+ hour session I ran from my iPhone where I used Claude Code Web to port MicroQuickJS by Fabrice Bellard to Python. I should probably write more about that project! https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2025/claude-code-microjs/index.html
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"The EU is an open, rules-based single market, with the sovereign right to regulate economic activity in line with our democratic values and international commitments. Our digital rules ensure a safe, fair, and level playing field for all companies, applied fairly and without discrimination…
If […]
If […]
Original post on social.vivaldi.net
social.vivaldi.net
December 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"The EU is an open, rules-based single market, with the sovereign right to regulate economic activity in line with our democratic values and international commitments. Our digital rules ensure a safe, fair, and level playing field for all companies, applied fairly and without discrimination…
If […]
If […]
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The EU's public consultation on the proposed Digital Fairness Act showed 86% of respondents support consumers having more control over personalised advertising. 77% said personalised pricing based on surveillance/ profiling should be restricted. You'll be startled to learn that business […]
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social.vivaldi.net
December 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The EU's public consultation on the proposed Digital Fairness Act showed 86% of respondents support consumers having more control over personalised advertising. 77% said personalised pricing based on surveillance/ profiling should be restricted. You'll be startled to learn that business […]
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Airbus is preparing to tender a major contract to migrate mission-critical workloads to a digitally sovereign European cloud – but estimates only an 80/20 chance of finding a suitable provider. https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/airbus_sovereign_cloud
Airbus to migrate critical apps to a sovereign Euro cloud
Exclusive: Tech exec admits not dead cert it'll find the right solution
www.theregister.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Airbus is preparing to tender a major contract to migrate mission-critical workloads to a digitally sovereign European cloud – but estimates only an 80/20 chance of finding a suitable provider. https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/airbus_sovereign_cloud
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HyperComposer
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hypercomposer
HyperComposer is the sound and music toolkit for HyperCard. Designed for enthusiasts at any level, HyperComposer makes HyperCard music mouse-click simple!
#macgarden #1988 […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hypercomposer
HyperComposer is the sound and music toolkit for HyperCard. Designed for enthusiasts at any level, HyperComposer makes HyperCard music mouse-click simple!
#macgarden #1988 […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
HyperComposer
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hypercomposer
HyperComposer is the sound and music toolkit for HyperCard. Designed for enthusiasts at any level, HyperComposer makes HyperCard music mouse-click simple!
#macgarden #1988 […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hypercomposer
HyperComposer is the sound and music toolkit for HyperCard. Designed for enthusiasts at any level, HyperComposer makes HyperCard music mouse-click simple!
#macgarden #1988 […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
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i don’t post a lot of personal stuff here but I want to say
a) in september 2024 I had a mild case of covid and I spent almost a year dealing with the fatigue
b) dealing with mysterious health stuff is hard and scary and I wish the best to anyone else who is in the middle of something like that […]
a) in september 2024 I had a mild case of covid and I spent almost a year dealing with the fatigue
b) dealing with mysterious health stuff is hard and scary and I wish the best to anyone else who is in the middle of something like that […]
Original post on social.jvns.ca
social.jvns.ca
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
i don’t post a lot of personal stuff here but I want to say
a) in september 2024 I had a mild case of covid and I spent almost a year dealing with the fatigue
b) dealing with mysterious health stuff is hard and scary and I wish the best to anyone else who is in the middle of something like that […]
a) in september 2024 I had a mild case of covid and I spent almost a year dealing with the fatigue
b) dealing with mysterious health stuff is hard and scary and I wish the best to anyone else who is in the middle of something like that […]
Reposted by Dr. Juande Santander-Vela
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115737483111161917
I'll elaborate. I believe we're in an AI bubble. AI companies are pushing the overton window on AI discourse. They want the most extreme anti-AI sentiment to be "Sure, it's an overhyped technology right now but there will be reasonable […]
I'll elaborate. I believe we're in an AI bubble. AI companies are pushing the overton window on AI discourse. They want the most extreme anti-AI sentiment to be "Sure, it's an overhyped technology right now but there will be reasonable […]
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115737483111161917
I'll elaborate. I believe we're in an AI bubble. AI companies are pushing the overton window on AI discourse. They want the most extreme anti-AI sentiment to be "Sure, it's an overhyped technology right now but there will be reasonable […]
I'll elaborate. I believe we're in an AI bubble. AI companies are pushing the overton window on AI discourse. They want the most extreme anti-AI sentiment to be "Sure, it's an overhyped technology right now but there will be reasonable […]
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I've finally switched to the @Vivaldi browser. I've been using Firefox for as long as I've been on the internet, but the focus on AI means it's no longer the browser for me. Thankfully unlike Chrome, Vivaldi supports the uBlock Origin extension which is the most important extension for being […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I've finally switched to the @Vivaldi browser. I've been using Firefox for as long as I've been on the internet, but the focus on AI means it's no longer the browser for me. Thankfully unlike Chrome, Vivaldi supports the uBlock Origin extension which is the most important extension for being […]