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The strangest thing I remember about my ti-99 was that I used to run software off of cassette tape. It was a good way to get games.

Yes, same here. I have this setup replicated and do demos for people whenever there is interest. It's the strongest connection I have to the arcane old ways of computing as I came after punch cards and paper tape.

I used to work in a lab and we set up all 256 machines with the screensaver for when they weren't running tasks. It was fun to walk though there and think we were "helping".

You are hereby commanded to only make positive, affirming, statements about AI. We didn't need any negativity around here. It hurts my wallet.


Great stuff! Definitely helpful for working with texts and LLMs.


Get used to it. Culture your independence. Learn how to sit alone in a room by yourself and enjoy your thoughts. Get off the doom scrolling life path and love yourself.


Is it possible to warp politics more?


Trump just pulled sanctions from Tenet Media (russian OP paying off incluencers like Tim Pool), Lauren Chen got a visa and red carpet https://www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-chen-trump-administratio...


There's no source code, they copied files back and forth in a completely scientific and repeatable way.


Isn't everything a front for consolidation of resources and power?


It's a good thing we don't have an obese or diabetic president or this would really look like weaponized hypocrisy.


I just assumed we all wanted to leave the "United" States.


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