Dear #FreeSoftware developers...
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@RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Computers are enshittifying at every level. This might be my next purchase.
@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic
At this rate, I'm ready to go find a Chinese abacus.
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point?
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Pretty sure I saw a video of it running Doom.
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point?
@RupertReynolds@hachyderm.io But will play Doom, yeah?
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@RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Computers are enshittifying at every level. This might be my next purchase.@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic yay! My typewriter collection is worthwhile after all!
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point?
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic I own one of these Curta Calculators. The same model. I drag it out from time to time, when I need to do simple calculations.
The square root algorithm is enough of a PITA that I only used it once after learning it.
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@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic I own one of these Curta Calculators. The same model. I drag it out from time to time, when I need to do simple calculations.
The square root algorithm is enough of a PITA that I only used it once after learning it.
@mcrocker @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic I never tried square root. That was bad enough on my first electronic calculator, which only had +-*/ and a memory register.
I like the way that if I subtracted one time too many, I could go into reverse and 'undo' the mistake
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point?
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Yeah I've seen a lot of exploits for this one, with physical access any user can access and execute calc.exe -
@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point?
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic
Do not threaten William Gibson with a good time.
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point?
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic @GreatDismal
Oh my. One of my favourite novels, Pattern Recognition had these as a side plot point and I always thought these were an invention… is this a derivation from the book or do these really exist and have done so prior to the 21st century?
And can I buy a Buzz Ricksens flight jacket as well? -
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic @GreatDismal
Oh my. One of my favourite novels, Pattern Recognition had these as a side plot point and I always thought these were an invention… is this a derivation from the book or do these really exist and have done so prior to the 21st century?
And can I buy a Buzz Ricksens flight jacket as well?@redundantbloke @RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic @GreatDismal they exist. There are even 2 version. Be aware, they are pretty expensive second hand and are pretty hard to reproduce at this scale
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@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point?
@RupertReynolds@hachyderm.io @rsabourin@pdx.social @RuiSeabra@mastodon.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr it can probably run Doom -
@rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic This is smaller, but it won't boot Linux, so what's the point?
@RupertReynolds @rsabourin @RuiSeabra @pluralistic but will it play Doom??
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