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Smiling Savage Kiosk #3

A list of related, tangental, inspirational, or completely random links shared from this week's browser history

Tom Wanat
Feb 11, 2022
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Kepler poster
Grab this poster from NASA

Music
  • This week’s earworm: Reckless by Leathers

  • Simply wonderful!

    Twitter avatar for @Nandi_Bushell
    Nandi Bushell @Nandi_Bushell
    This one is for you Professor. I wanted to try a @rushtheband song that would really challenge me. I watched an interview were Neil Peart said Tom Sawyer 'remains so difficult to play'. So I thought I would give it a try. It's actually really fun to play youtu.be/JaPPVioejBw
    2:08 PM ∙ Feb 6, 2022
    74,416Likes11,192Retweets
  • This classic synthesizer looks amazing.

    Twitter avatar for @LOOKMUMNOCMPUTR
    LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER @LOOKMUMNOCMPUTR
    It’s home now time to make a vid!
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    10:13 AM ∙ Feb 6, 2022
    141Likes5Retweets
Computing
  • Mac Source Ports is such a valuable labor of love to run old games on new Apple-silicon Macs. I’m looking forward to trying some Marathon, Diablo, and Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

  • How close are we to having quantum computers that can break 256-bit encryption? Not very.

  • I recommend supporting this Patreon for the author of the Applesauce project to any retro enthusiast.

  • Flappy Mac is a new game for classic Macintoshes.

  • I recommend Joe’s Computer Museum for all your BlueSCSI needs.

  • Here’s a pretty set-up of classic Macs for retro networking. I don’t remember seeing those tilt/swivel stands before.

    Twitter avatar for @GarthBeagle
    Garth Beagle @GarthBeagle
    Got the Macintosh SEs all setup for some multiplayer Maze Wars+ action. What are some other good networkable games for these classic Macs?
    Image
    7:23 PM ∙ Feb 9, 2022
    154Likes10Retweets
  • I completely agree that the Apple IIC is one of the most beautiful computer systems ever made.

    Twitter avatar for @PierreNick
    PierreNick @PierreNick
    Finally purchased an Apple IIc monitor and stand! The Apple IIc still looks to me like a computer from the future. One of those concepts that could never exist. One of the most beautiful computer system ever made.
    5:50 AM ∙ Feb 9, 2022
    196Likes18Retweets
  • That art!

    Twitter avatar for @BillLange1968
    Bill Lange @BillLange1968
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    12:53 AM ∙ Feb 8, 2022
    10Likes1Retweet
  • A nice collection of classic Macintoshes.

    Twitter avatar for @sebastien_bour
    I Am Seb 👨🏻‍💻 @sebastien_bour
    A little change, the Macintosh SE30 gives way to the Macintosh 512k 😄
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    10:52 PM ∙ Feb 5, 2022
    58Likes1Retweet
  • This is one of a kind — truly. Click through to see the beautiful leather case.

    Twitter avatar for @MrGoodBits
    Santo Nucifora 🇨🇦 @MrGoodBits
    XYZ Electronics Micro-Portable all buttoned up and working fine. Replaced RIFA cap, filtered power plug, cleaned up the floppy drive and remade the foam pads for the keyboard.
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    6:37 PM ∙ Feb 4, 2022
    78Likes7Retweets
Photography
  • Mesmerizing.

Twitter avatar for @abandonedameric
Abandoned America @abandonedameric
I know my place
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3:32 AM ∙ Feb 9, 2022
272Likes29Retweets
Writing
  • Enter two themes at Narrative Device and an AI will write a first paragraph of a story.

    Twitter avatar for @_RodolfoOcampo
    Rodolfo Ocampo @_RodolfoOcampo
    Dear English-speaking friends, As part of my PhD, I'm researching human-AI creative interaction. I created a little tool where you can write two themes and see the beginning of a story come alive. You can try it here: narrative-device.herokuapp.com (1/2)
    Image
    5:12 AM ∙ Feb 1, 2022
    14,039Likes3,802Retweets
  • Great quote by the developer of C and co-creator of UNIX. It’s true of writing code, words, or music, in my opinion.

    Twitter avatar for @cornell_tech
    Cornell Tech @cornell_tech
    Happy birthday to Ken Thompson, co-creator of the UNIX operating system and developer of the C programming language. #otd (v/ @ComputerHistory) bit.ly/3rbNQrD
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    6:44 PM ∙ Feb 4, 2022
    42Likes10Retweets
  • I can relate. It can be easy to get caught up in the flaw of ones projects. I try to focus on doing my best and having fun. One can improve along the journey.

Twitter avatar for @SarahJaneAvory
Sarah Jane Avory @SarahJaneAvory
Sometimes I feel that what I'm doing isn't that great, that I could do much better... But I'm pretty sure that's just the curse of a creative mind, the desire to do better. All I can say is I always do my very best, and will keep on doing so.🙂Besides, this is a lot of fun!😃
8:53 AM ∙ Feb 4, 2022
157Likes2Retweets
  • Stories of women of Color in STEM from the Smithsonian Science Education Center.

Twitter avatar for @FrnzPlanetarium
PlanetariumFriends @FrnzPlanetarium
The great people at @SmithsonianScie Smithsonian Science Education Center have put together a great FREE book on Women of Color in #STEM You can get a copy at
ssec.si.eduStories of Women of Color in STEM
9:11 PM ∙ Feb 2, 2022
1Like2Retweets
Gaming
  • An easy way to load games from a MicroSD card to a Playstation 2 via the memory card port? Shut up and take my money.

  • Speaking of which, could a mini PS2 be on the horizon?

  • No Man’s Sky is coming for the Nintendo Switch. The Switch is such a great machine to kick back with and relax, this should be good fun.

  • And Joe Danger on iOS — from the same studio as No Man’s Sky — is worth a look.

  • This portable Sega Dreamcast looks amazing.

  • Here’s a fun look at retro game Master of the Lamps on both the Commodore 64 and Atari 800XL.

  • There’s a Golden Axe mod for Doom.

  • Wordle now exists for the Palm Pilot and the Gameboy (and Analogue Pocket)

  • Yup. Pretty much.

Twitter avatar for @DougStrider
Doug Strider 🚀 @DougStrider
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12:22 PM ∙ Jan 29, 2022
134Likes4Retweets
Electrified transportation
  • Here’s a neat resource to gauge the distance one can travel via a given mode of transportation over an amount of time. This is the result I got for “bike” and think it will be fascinating to see this tool updated to include “e-bike”.

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