inverseatascii

inverseatascii, 6 days ago to retrocomputing

Who's up for a quick few games of #RiverRaid or #Kaboom? Ad from #AnticMagazine November 1983
#atari8bit #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

inverseatascii, 23 days ago to retrocomputing

Inverse ATASCII season 8 episode 8 featuring Batteries Included B/Graph has been published:

https://inverseatascii.info/2024/05/05/s8e08-batteries-included-b-graph-supplement/

#atari8bit #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #podcast #batteriesincluded #inhomesoftware

inverseatascii, 1 month ago to retrocomputing

I think a good book name describing life in my generation would be “Loading…”, maybe even with a “Please wait…” behind it. #atari #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #genx #computing

arstechnica, 3 months ago to random

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring is Big Tech’s first swing at the smart ring market

Samsung showed off the ring behind a glass case and dripped out a few details.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/samsungs-galaxy-ring-is-big-techs-first-swing-at-the-smart-ring-market/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

inverseatascii, 3 months ago to retrocomputing

IF you Atari should fail you, help is a phone call away, or visit one of 1,600 service centers. Ad from Antic June 1983. #anticmagazine #atari8bit #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

inverseatascii, 4 months ago to macos

My weekend project complete. Emulated #PowerPC Macintosh G4 running MacOS 9.2.1 (via #QEMU) with 1GB memory at 900MHz on Apple M1 silicon MacBook Pro running #MacOS 14.2.1, with functioning networking and printing to my networked Brother laser printer. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

inverseatascii, 4 months ago to random

I’ve been experimenting with the Overcast podcast app, and I must say I really like it. Two takeaways compared to Apple Podcasts. Better organization and access to subscribed podcasts; and it’s not filled with promoted material (channels you can’t unsubscribe from) which makes the UI a mess.

arstechnica, 6 months ago to random

Chamberlain blocks smart garage door opener from working with smart homes

Chamberlain packed its app with ads while disabling third-party access.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/chamberlain-blocks-smart-garage-door-opener-from-working-with-smart-homes/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

inverseatascii, 6 months ago to retrocomputing

Look how much cleaner your desk can be with Text Wizard! Datasoft ad from Antic September 1983. #atari8bit #retrocomputing

arstechnica, 7 months ago to random

Elon Musk launches test to see if users are willing to pay $1 a year for X

"It is not a profit driver," X says.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/elon-musk-launches-test-to-see-if-users-are-willing-to-pay-1-a-year-for-x/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica, 7 months ago to random

Google’s claim that search users have choice is “bogus,” Microsoft CEO tells judge

Google's search dominance creates "vicious cycle," Satya Nadella testified.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/googles-claim-that-search-users-have-choice-is-bogus-microsoft-ceo-tells-judge/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

textfiles, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

None of it is for sale or the prices are VERY different, but relive the thrill of the last 100 years of shopping by checking out the new CATALOGS SHOWCASE at the Internet Archive, a curated set of interesting, weird, nostalgic, inspiring, and unusual catalogs from hundreds of thousands uploaded to the archive.

https://archive.org/details/catalogs_showcase

inverseatascii, 8 months ago to random

Inverse ATASCII S7 Episode 6 featuring APX Bowler's Database has been published. https://inverseatascii.info/2023/09/04/s7e06-apx-bowlers-database-supplement/
#atari8bit

arstechnica, 9 months ago to random

Moderna CEO made $400M last year—2,435X the median salary of employees

The report from Stat looks at the outsize gains health care executives reap.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/08/moderna-ceo-made-400m-last-year-2435x-the-median-salary-of-employees/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica, 9 months ago to random

Buyers of Bored Ape NFTs sue after digital apes turn out to be bad investment

Lawsuit: Sotheby's $24M sale to FTX gave Bored Ape NFTs "an air of legitimacy."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/buyers-of-bored-ape-nfts-sue-after-digital-apes-turn-out-to-be-bad-investment/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica, 9 months ago to random

It’s finally time—Virgin Galactic is flying private astronauts into space

It must be a magical moment to float freely above the world.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/its-finally-time-virgin-galactic-is-flying-private-astronauts-into-space/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica, 9 months ago to random

Even people who bought Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses don’t want to use them

That's not stopping Meta from making second-gen Stories, WSJ report claims.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/even-people-who-bought-metas-ray-ban-smart-glasses-dont-want-to-use-them/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica, 10 months ago to random

Musk rushes out new Twitter logo—it’s just an X that someone tweeted at him

X logo looks like a Unicode symbol and the lower-case x from a Monotype font.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/musk-rushes-out-new-twitter-logo-its-just-an-x-that-someone-tweeted-at-him/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social