Unfortunately, this requires your local police department to have the latest axon gear… I’ve actively sat down and listened for signals near my local police and didn’t spot any advertising beacons
So, this isn't exactly retrocomputing and it looks like it's from four years ago, but I just found it and thought that many here may find it interesting....
He built his first etching setup when in high school, after graduating college a few years ago, he ended up starting a company with Jim Keller, the coauthor of x86-64
Police Bluetooth advertising packets rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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8-Bit Homebrew Processor (www.youtube.com)
So, this isn't exactly retrocomputing and it looks like it's from four years ago, but I just found it and thought that many here may find it interesting....
The BASIC programming language turns 60 (arstechnica.com)
I was definitely a Commodore kid, and BASIC was my first language. Maybe it’s nostalgia, but I still like BASIC for hobby stuff.