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cenbe

@cenbe@mastodon.sdf.org

Retired Java programmer and Linux admin living on #Milwaukee's Lower East Side. Commodore 64 elder. Cat servant. Old-school #ttrpg player (#CastlesAndCrusades). I'm also interested in Javanese culture (#gamelan, wayang, dance) and have traveled there many times.

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octothorpe, to c64
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Another great C64 Demo…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhZe-sZxzqQ



cenbe,
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@octothorpe We live in a Golden Age of demos.

itsfoss, to linux
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AI in Linux? Yes or No, Comment! 🐧 🤖

cenbe,
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@itsfoss Please God, no! I promise I'll be good!

RetroTechy, to retrocomputing
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It may be an odd gaming setup, but it’s all mine

#retrocomputing
#retrogaming
#tandy
#commodore
#supernintendo
#vectrex

cenbe,
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@RetroTechy 64C ftw

stux, to Cats
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The council of will judge you

cenbe,
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@stux Sphinx of white quartz, judge my vow!

twylo, to random
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The backlash to "stuff a large language model into it!" is filling me with energy.

cenbe,
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@twylo That's funny, I was saying the same thing ten years ago when I retired.

itsfoss, (edited ) to linux
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What would you do in this situation? 🤔

cenbe,
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@itsfoss It's a toss-up between breaking on the wheel and burning at the stake.

cenbe, to Milwaukee
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Thank you Mother Nature for the crummy weather this weekend. There have been almost no motorcycles on our block! And later this week the council will vote to approve covering almost the entire length of Prospect Ave in speed tables and bumpouts. Things are looking up!

cenbe, to random
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Do I really want to go to a movie described as "magnificently tasteless horror"?

cenbe, to random
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Why is Mastodon so slow?

cenbe, to random
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"Microsoft's AI-Focused Copilot+ Laptops" -- that's all I needed to see of that headline to know that the Apocalypse is here.

cenbe, to random
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100% oxygen-free copper, shielded by... I've been looking at too many stereo ads.

cenbe, to random
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The legendary traffic at "Kilometer 0" in Yogyakarta.

cenbe, to random
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"Glue pizza and eat rocks" -- what's next, drink bleach?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11gzejgz4o

cenbe, to Milwaukee
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Yay, rain and shitty weather! Hopefully it will keep asshole motorcyclists away from our block this weekend!

amszmidt, to random
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Having one of those dystopian giggles where people are surprised that companies that do not care, and have actively worked against are surprised about malware that e.g. Microsoft adds.

https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.en.html

Everyone knew about this since the start...

cenbe,
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@amszmidt I've hated M*S since before it was fashionable.

cenbe, to random
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Still can't make an appointment with my cardiologist... this is really post-apocalyptic stuff. https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/05/23/1253011397/how-the-ascension-cyberattack-is-disrupting-care-at-hospitals

cenbe, to random
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Don't buy Samsung: https://www.404media.co/samsung-requires-independent-repair-shops-to-share-customer-data-snitch-on-people-who-use-aftermarket-parts-leaked-contract-shows/

ComicContext, to random
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cenbe,
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@ComicContext Thing makes the Sign of the Enterer.

jprr, to sciencefiction
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Crimes of the Future is a near-perfect recipe for vintage David Cronenberg.

https://ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2024/05/12/crimes-of-the-future/

cenbe,
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@jprr I disagree with that review. The disjointed plot just adds to the mystery: was Caprice in on the desecration of Brecken's corpse? What is Detective Cope's real agenda? I'm still trying to figure it all out.

cenbe, to Milwaukee
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Uh-oh, little bit of storm damage on the hiking trail... Greenway

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ComicContext, to random
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cenbe,
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@ComicContext What is that strange object he's holding in his hand? Maybe it has some ceremonial or religious significance.

YUMDM, to DnD
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Seems that has a big 60% of their cities bundle! A great clone. I really need to check these out. https://bit.ly/3KbwEeq

cenbe,
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@YUMDM I like to think of it as "a 1e-alike without all the weird stuff" but with the modern convenience of ascending armor class.

ComicContext, to random
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cenbe,
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@ComicContext oh la la

vga256, to retrocomputing
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i'm finally opening up boxes of software from my archive that haven't seen the light of day in 15-20 years. today, i found a program that has never been archived or probably seen in over 40 years.

i absolutely adore this dungeon mastering program for the TRS-80 that was distributed in ziplock bags in 1982

i can find only one mention of it on the web - the august 1982 issue of TRS-80 Rainbow magazine that advertises it for $19.95 + S&H

happily, i found the cassette, which has never been archived anywhere AFAIK. i am scanning in the printed documentation, along with making a recording of the tape.

The rear page of the game's cover, printed on tan-coloured stock. It describes the different programs included with the software: Rooms I - "This displays 99 different rooms on the screen in hi-res graphics." Character Generation: With this your color computer will make the tedious job of rolling up new characters for players and non-players a breeze The Dungeon: A completely mapped and keyed two level dungeon designed for use with the ROOMS I program. Monster Generator: With just a touch of a key, a complete set of random monster characteristics The dice Bag: Simulate 36 different rolls of polyhedral dice instantly. It will make your old dice bag obsolete.
A hand-drawn map of a dungeon schematic (from the top-down), with a cave-like entrance, into a series of interlocked passageways and rooms. It has hatched shading marks to indicate dungeon walls.
There is obviously a great deal of interest in fantasy and included, with the numbers of the rooms supplicd. role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons™ That is. Module Two allows for the creation of both player and ‘one of the reasons we carry regular column on the sublect. non-player characters...

cenbe,
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@omz13 @vga256 When I archived my game notes from our old D&D campaign, I had to extract the text using a hex editor because they were in an old version of StarOffice.

bmp, to random
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I'd like to send this to folks whenever they mention → https://wondermark.com/c/1548/

cenbe,
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@bmp "I have no verve left for peacocking." Superb.

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