iolar @iolar@zitidar.barsoom.cc

Want to know what the internet looks like minus all the enshittified garbage?

This is the only website you'll ever need now.

https://www.nathanmediaservices.co.uk/ceefax/

Announcing the Spring Interim Computer Festival March 23rd and 24th, 2024 in Seattle WA. Join us for 2 days of free #retrocomputing fun!

https://sdf.org/icf

#vintagecomputing #tech #fun #community

I'm finally ready to unveil my new weird software project that I've been working on: #Cosmarmot, a #Gopher to #Gemini gateway. I've got a public instance running at gopher://cosmarmot.space. Screenshots below in TurboGopher on #MacOS System 7.5, and in #Bombadillo in #CoolRetroTerm (since I can't take a real screenshot on my VT420).

Useful (?) for #Retrocomputing: if your old computer will run a Gopher client, but doesn't have the oomph to do the TLS a Gemini client needs, point it at Cosmarmot and explore Geminispace.

Made with secret alien technology (#CommonLisp), source at https://git.carcosa.net/jmcbray/cosmarmot/.

7 ways the Earth has changed from ancient to modern times

From the length of a day to the amount of solar energy received, the Earth sure has changed impressively over its history.

Enjoy what we've got while we've got it!

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/earth-has-changed/

@jerry
Lol I saw this yesterday..
Kinda valid..?

#meme #funny #plants

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Buy my new book on space settlement here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/639449/a-city-on-mars-by-kelly-and-zach-weinersmith/

#smbc #hiveworks #comics

Another unit of undead cavalry for my One Page Rules Mummified undead Army. Painted in oils as usual.

#OnePageRules.
#minipainting
#miniaturepainting
#miniatures
#TombKings

Me IRL as seen on reddit

🥲me - having been up since 5am on a Sunday… and saturday and well hell.. this whole week..

Starting the year off simple.

I built this Gundam and wrote an unrelated post.

www.hobbypainter.nyc/setting-up-shop/

#gunpla #gundam #modelbuilding #robots #mecha #mechs #hobbytime

When back end engineers design the UI

The wealthy avoid taxes using the “Buy-Borrow-Die” strategy:

Step 1: Buy assets and hold (to avoid capital gains taxes from selling)

Step 2: Borrow money from Banks for living expenses using assets as collateral, at low interest rates (while assets appreciate)

Step 3: Interest paid on borrowed money is a tax write off

Step 4: Wait and repeat. The long-term gains on assets outweigh the short-term cost of borrowing money

Step 5: Pass assets to kids, tax-free (with stepped-up basis) and repeat