Don't often do #caturday , but for those who celebrate .
Edit: It has been pointed out to me by a couple of people, that Caterpillar may sell equipment to various countries for use in war and possible genocide.
I'm not discussing this further in this thread.
Please, do you own research.
Been thinking about writing a text-based game about travelling the galaxy, in BASIC.
Sort of inspired by Super Star Trek.
If you like the #cga nostalgia palette, you can play #StarCadre in those colours. Just launch the game with the '-p' option (for palette, or purple, or pink, take your pick). #ibmpc #msdos
#solarpower #solar #solarpoweredgadgets
Does anyone know of any resources for how to set up a solar-powered web server? I think I know roughly what I need but it would be good to know what other people have done too. I will be using a pi4 I have lying around. I will be using a 20Watt 12V solar panel and 12V battery, I know nothing about charge controllers though and the ones I have found are more expensive than the panel and battery combined so I don't know if it is overkill or normal for it to be expensive.
#disability #intersectionality #RadicalModelOfDisability
I like this article and keep coming back to it when people ask me about models of disability in private channels so I thought I would share it here.
https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/changing-the-framework-disability-justice/
when it comes to following the UNIX philosophy, most of my programs are about halfway there:
- only do one thing ✅
- do it well ❌
thinking of canning the idea of 2K BASIC on the arduino, it's way too much work than it is worth.
i went through the assembly for a couple different BASICS written in assembly, and i just figure it would be much better if i just wrote BASIC instead, given it runs perfectly fine on several of my MCUs already
Rediscovering BASIC programming — how retro coding helps me find focus and peace
Hey everyone,
I’m Ronen — I’m a hobbyist programmer, poet, and game dev enthusiast from Israel. I grew up in the 80s and 90s when BASIC was many people’s first window into programming and imagination.
These days, I’m rediscovering that old magic through retro-style BASIC projects — small text and DOS-like games, creative experiments, and tutorials — and I’m sharing them on my YouTube channel: youtube.com/@ron77-r5l
But this journey is more than just coding for me. I live with mental health challenges, and programming — especially in the simplicity of BASIC — has become a kind of therapy: it helps me focus, calm down, and build something meaningful even on difficult days.
I’m not here just to promote, but to connect. If anyone else finds comfort, focus, or healing in programming, I’d love to hear your experiences too. How has coding helped you through life challenges or tough mental states?
Thank you for letting me share a bit about myself — and if you want to see some of my BASIC experiments or talk retro dev, I’d be really happy to connect.
Ronen
#pedagogy #programming
Mastodon Threads As Computer Programs, along the style lines of the structure and interpretation of computer programs. @AmenZwa @zleap @mousebot
Society? Nah, I'll just go into the woods and become a possum or some shit
Not doing a special avatar for October, because the spookiest thing is not having time for art because of capitalism. 