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redork, 1 month ago to internet

Consider how long it took society to realize the net negative that #SocialMedia is. How long before we saw the scam of the#gigeconomy for what it was? After a decade of breathless promises, people are no longer seriously waiting on #AutonomousVehicles and #Cryptocurrency is finally seen by the wider public as the toxic libertarian fraud it always was.

Consider all this and that #GenerativeAI has only been in the public consciousness for about a year and ALREADY non-tech-oriented outlets are lampooning it for the bald-faced nonsense that it is as well as the #techbros who shill it as the robber barons they are. I am not going to say that we have yet learned our lesson, but this is to me a very promising sign. #aiisascam #goodnews https://youtu.be/20TAkcy3aBY

redork, 2 months ago to wordpress

Host your own #WordPress and never install #Jetpack. https://www.404media.co/wordpress-firehose-allows-ai-companies-to-buy-access-to-a-million-posts-a-day/

redork, 3 months ago to tech

If you need a reminder of whose best interests that #tech leaders have at heart, remember that studies by Oxfam and the German government estimate that it would take about 220-320 billion USD to end world hunger. #samaltman wants an order of magnitude more just to make his #ai finally understand that humans have five fingers on each of their two hands. #techbros #techwontsaveus #aiisascam #enshittification https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/report-sam-altman-seeking-trillions-for-ai-chip-fabrication-from-uae-others/

redork, 4 months ago to rainbow

The #dec #Rainbow ’s RX50 floppy drive makes managing disk images a challenge. But #Linux has all the tools you need to get organized. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #computerhistory #retrocomputers #digital #digitalequipmentcorporation https://renaissancedork.com/managing-disk-images-for-the-rainbow/

redork, 6 months ago to rainbow

Maintaining and using a computer like the #dec #rainbow is an informative and fun bit of #computinghistory. But #mfm hard drives don’t age well and mine was becoming flaky. I owe a big thanks to David Gesswein for his MFM emulator project. Projects like his make sure that #retrocomputing is accessible for years to come. #computerhistory #computer #digitalequipmentcorporation #digital

https://renaissancedork.com/replacing-the-rainbows-mfm-hard-drive/

redork, 8 months ago to retrocomputing

Delighted to receive my Z-1 replica from The High Nibble! Now I just need to find time to start assembling! https://thehighnibble.com #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #z80 #computerhistory

redork, 8 months ago to VintageComputing

Given how obscure the DEC Rainbow is, I thought I would summarize some of the more important take-aways I had in cleaning mine up and getting it working. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #dec #digital #rainbow https://renaissancedork.com/using-the-rainbow/