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I recreated Jef Raskin's 1987 'Canon Cat' user environment and observed myself as I lived in it for a week.
Implementation details, surprises, and more in the essay.
(Why touch grass when you can read 3.2k words on user environments?)
@vidak I added a ‘text editor’ to Radio Shack BASIC. That is, you could get back the previous input line and edit it, like you can with history in a modern shell.
My Trash-80 had a homebrew lowercase modification, too. We took a chance my design would work, and it did. Largely using spare gates that were on the board.
The text editor I used was one I adapted from 8080 code in Byte or Dr. Dobbs magazine. It worked by a cursor gap. So did my BASIC line editor (implemented in Z80).
First day at my new job is finished.
Wrote my time sheet entry for today and everything.
I think I can do this.
me documenting my permaculture design project:
this is the thyme. and this is the record of the thyme
It's your lucky day! You didn't need to install a new debian package for discord when launching it!
On International E-Waste Day, Microsoft decided to create more e-waste. Microsoft’s decision to end free security updates for Windows 10 doesn’t just affect users—it pushes up to 400 million functional PCs toward early obsolescence.
We’re calling on Microsoft to extend support and give users real choice. Learn more and sign the petition to extend free support for Windows 10 at the links below.
Petition:
https://pirg.org/take-action/tell-microsoft-to-extend-free-support-for-windows-10/
Blog: https://www.ifixit.com/News/113686/windows-10-is-dead-your-pc-doesnt-have-to-be
How to Build a Solar Powered Electric Oven - Kris De Decker @ Low Tech Magazine:
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2025/10/how-to-build-a-solar-powered-electric-oven/
How to Assemble an Electric Heating Element from Scratch:
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2025/10/how-to-build-an-electric-heating-element-from-scratch/
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