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garius, 2 days ago to random

Have had to read a lot of book reviews in academic journals this week for reasons.

Amazing how many of them can be summarised as:

"this book is factually accurate but also makes our area of study seem too interesting to normal people. Not recommended."

garius, 6 days ago to random

And she's done.

garius, 7 days ago to random

Well hello my friends. We meet again.

https://slate.com/culture/2024/05/creed-2024-concert-tour-cruise-summer-99-scott-stapp.html

garius, 9 days ago to random

Best LEGAL way to buy knew Windows keys these days?

(Just in case my current one decides all the parts i'm putting in count as too much of a system change)

garius, 10 days ago to random

ME: I'm really, really torn on whether to just replace my motherboard or replatform to AM5. But that would mean I'd need a new case and all cases today are RGB messes designed for edgelord teens who-
FRACTAL DESIGNS <interrupting>: Hi

garius, 11 days ago to random

Today's bit of computing history, and a hint of what's coming in my next tech history column.

This small article in the 8th June 1981 issue of Infoworld caused absolute panic in Microsoft and IBM.

Because it accurately predicted the release and details of the PC, 4 months before it became official

garius, 12 days ago to random

Yeeeah.

After lots of possible failure point elimination yesterday, I think it's new motherboard time.

Tested different SSDs and RAM with fresh installs of Windows each time and fully up-to-date drivers. Issue of multiple BSODs, all memory access related, returns.

Dmp files not showing a program consistently causing the issue, either.

Couple that with a RAM stick randomly failing last week, and that increasingly says 'board issue' to me.

garius, 13 days ago to random

Oh JOY. BSOD time on my main gaming box.

Any of my followers find joy in going through dmp files? Because I reckon this is a hardware issue... 😬

garius, 18 days ago (edited 18 days ago) to random

Well that was fun. One of my sticks of Corsair Vengeance DDR4 just nuked itself on stream.

Good job I speak BIOS beep. Now limping along on a single stick.

What DDR4 are the non-cool kids buying these days?

(EDIT: I'm running an AMD Ryzen 7 3800X on a Prime X570-P for reference)

(Because the cool kids mostly prefer shiny to good)

garius, 29 days ago to random

Think this is maybe the most feels short story I've ever written.

Came about because I was watching an old Cosmos episode and started thinking about light speed, and how that might affect the last letter a person could send in war.

Should probably add a trigger warning for dads, prior to reading.

https://johnbull.beehiiv.com/p/message

garius, 1 month ago to Cats

Daily Tortie #cats

garius, 1 month ago to random

Last week this wikipedia page was a single paragraph.

Now it isn't.

The proudest you can ever be as a writer is knowing you made someone deserving more visible than they were before.

I am delighted to see her finally get a small measure of the attention and recognition she deserves.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lore_Harp_McGovern

garius, 1 month ago to random

Good morning from him.

garius, 1 month ago to Futurology

DELIGHTED to say that my latest tech history column is live on Every and they've made this one free-to-read.

Because it covers one of the most overlooked founders of the golden age of computing: Lore Harp McGovern, founder of Vector Graphic who pioneered small/medium business computing.

She deserves to be better known. Certainly deserves more than a single paragraph on Wikipedia. Read and spread the word #computing #history https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-woman-that-tech-history-forgot

garius, 1 month ago to random

The standard cycle for any post-internet digital product is:

• hyped to fuck
• draws crazy investment
• loses loads of cash
• "monetisation will be easy!"/"economies of scale!"
• data-tracking is added that proves otherwise
• Most companies go bust

Was true for digital ads, Facebook video, podcasts, airBnB/Uber clones etc.

There's a point where data allows value to finally be calculated. Then the revenue-positive products turn out to be a tiny fraction of the market.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/03/stability_ai_bills/

garius, 1 month ago to gaming

SUNDAY STREAM!

It's been two weeks! Can anyone remember what we were doing? Probably putting babies in dungeons. Join me for CK3 as... Poland? I think? https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming #histodons

garius, 1 month ago to random

I maintain my belief that The Inspector in Death in Paradise is in fact a Timelord.

I look forward to seeing who the 5th Inspector is.

I hold firm in my belief it should be Lenny Henry, playing a Met Police detective of second gen Caribbean background, struggling to relate to his roots.

garius, 1 month ago to random

Breakfast time, so have a croissant. #caturday

garius, 1 month ago to Futurology

Of the many nuggets of oral history I've found digging into Vector Graphic and its founders, Lore Harp and Carole Ely, I think this is legit my favourite. From when they were running their memory board production out of Harp's spare room.

Just a quiet moment of lifting someone else up with them. #computing #history

garius, 2 months ago to gaming

SUNDAY STREAM

It's Crusader Kings 3 time! And we have a new DLC - "Legends of the Dead".

Join early to help decide who we play, as we explore the new features and have a general history natter. https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming #history

garius, 2 months ago to random

If you have good Javascript/JSON skills, good server-side/OOP knowledge and experience problem-solving and lateral thinking to get the most out of a CMS, then I currently have a lead developer role open in my team at the University of Greenwich.

Spread the word!

Normal work structure is two days on campus (more if preferred).

Daily tasks are a fun mix of fresh development and coming up with leftfield solutions to whatever the academics throw at us.

https://jobs.gre.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=4413-E

garius, 2 months ago to Cats

This isn't what I ordered. #cats

garius, 2 months ago to random

So claiming the equal pay judgment had bankrupted Birmingham Council was an easy way for the Senior Management Team to avoid admitting it was actually because of a disastrous IT project they've overseen.

The city suffers so the SMT's LinkedIn profiles stay clean

https://theconversation.com/how-birmingham-city-councils-equal-pay-bankruptcy-provided-cover-for-ongoing-oracle-it-disaster-224416

garius, 2 months ago to Futurology

Adam Osborne is a forgotten giant of computing. Steve Jobs first true rival and a friend. A man who struggled with his identity: was he British, American or Indian?

In my new column 'The Crazy Ones' over at Every, you'll find a full history of Adam Osborne and the rise and fall of Osborne Computers.

The number of outlets prepared to pay for longform tech history journalism is tiny. So please do read, enjoy and spread the word... #computing #history #histodons

https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-rise-and-fall-of-steve-jobs-s-greatest-rival

garius, 2 months ago to random

Oh cool. I'm trending on Hacker News.

Always look forward to being told I'm wrong by people who haven't actually read the article.