@pndc oof if the SoC was 2017 vintage that would be bad even for me (I can cope on relatively low powered environments). I hadn't thought to check Ali Express. I've just seen another one on there claiming Alder Lake (2021?) for ~$333 which doesn't seem quite as bad for a toy. Thanks for your input!

There’s a whole load of these tiny 7” Celeron laptops on Amazon and other places from random-name-generator vendors. Has anyone tried Linux on them?

New blog post: Franken-Keyboard! https://jmtd.net/log/franken_keyboard/
#hardware

So yeah various blog stuff broke, some is still broken, my new SSLLabs score is only a B, etc.: all this will be addressed eventually.

I recently migrated my blog to a new VM. In times gone by, I would have taken pride in doing a professional job of that, but in recent times I’ve increasingly wanted to do stuff *less professionally* when it’s hobby versus day job. The same principle applies to hobby coding, not that I get much of that done at the moment, but that has more interesting consequences.

@mart_brooks @slp that’s a good point. Despite all its other shortcomings, it’s the narrative elements of ffe that make it compelling to me

@mart_brooks @slp one of them that I’ve really never got on with (and iirc you did) is elite: dangerous

@ross @slp oh i forgot I blogged about this (ten years ago!) https://jmtd.net/log/ffe/ maybe it’s time I fire it up again

@ross @slp i’d add that the sequel has a lot of merit: there are some decompile/recompile projects for Linux for that as well (jjffe, glffe, etc): they’re all quite janky but there’s still fun to be had

@ross @slp me too! Someone disassembled the Atari version and made a Linux build that used GL: https://github.com/pcercuei/glfrontier . I haven’t played even *that* for over ten years but from what I recall it’s a blast

@fraggle I hadn’t, thank you!

Introduction to Reverse-Engineering Vintage Synth Firmware

https://ajxs.me/blog/Introduction_to_Reverse-Engineering_Vintage_Synth_Firmware.html

Catnip!

anyone got a spare £500? https://www.8bitdo.com/retro-68-keyboard-nes-40th/

One of the hidden tracks is 78RPM so I’d need to record it and speed it up to hear it properly

I bought this at the time and I’ve never played it. I was planning to flip it but I might enjoy it this week first

Reminding myself on the truly wacky list of hidden features on Jack White’s “Lazaretto” LP https://www.discogs.com/release/5764967-Jack-White-Lazaretto

@fred are you self-hosting a Mastodon or Mastodon-like?

In DC news, the debut is getting reissued: https://thedurutticolumn.bandcamp.com/album/the-return-of-the-durutti-column-expanded-remastered

Vini is posting a lot on FB and does not seem to be in a good place :(

New Cate Le Bon track recalls Vini Reilly/Durutti Column https://catelebon.bandcamp.com/track/about-time

Quite enjoyed this Tanpura generator/mixer as work-musik this morning https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/tanpuraDroneGenerator.php