<![CDATA[~mycrobe's journal -- Tech]]> //tilde.club/~mycrobe/journal RSS for Node Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:16:54 GMT Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:16:49 GMT <![CDATA[Building a computer]]> Kid #1 (12, m) wants a gaming computer. I'm entertaining the idea with the following caveats:

  • Linux. He should learn some stuff!s
  • Build from parts. He should learn some stuff!
  • Budget! He should help pick parts and learn some stuff.
  • Steam and wine and things.
]]> //tilde.club/~mycrobe/journal/2023-06-29-d2280cbec55b46808519dcca622cb939 2023-06-29-d2280cbec55b46808519dcca622cb939 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 01:12:44 GMT <![CDATA[Quick update on the iMac G4]]> I played with it a lot. And ordered upgrades for it (1Gb ram, 500Gb SSD, new pram battery) and spent Father’s Day doing the upgrades. It’s so much faster now!

Currently running a 64Gb partition w 10.4.11/9.2.2 as before. I build software to proxy iMessages to Adium, but that all runs elsewhere so wasn’t disrupted by the wipe.

All the old experimentation is gone, starting from scratch and only installing the good stuff. Browser is locked in as OmniWeb. Xcode, tigerbrew, git/curl/zsh installed. Offices 98 and 2008 installed.

It’s fun.

Spent too much time trying to explore/figure out tilde.club on it this evening.

]]> //tilde.club/~mycrobe/journal/2023-06-21-a9a551a572fe49ac9603fa5af3b7e3ab 2023-06-21-a9a551a572fe49ac9603fa5af3b7e3ab Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:09:19 GMT <![CDATA[Fun app that does classic mac dithering]]> N. Morrell recommended it to me. BitCam by iconfactory.

Then he suggested NotchMeister which decorates apple silicon mac laptop notches. Mine now appears to leak some kind of noxious gas when a mouse strays into it.

]]> //tilde.club/~mycrobe/journal/2023-06-07-807ae7cbfe934a9fa181ee8f3ca2967b 2023-06-07-807ae7cbfe934a9fa181ee8f3ca2967b Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:05:21 GMT <![CDATA[Well, I finally managed to get a dumb phone that I can use the Wi-Fi hotspot on the train so that I don't have to take my iPhone to work but I'm trying hard not to take my iPhone anywhere and here I am spending more time fiddling with my Apple Watc]]> Well, I finally managed to get a dumb phone that I can use the Wi-Fi hotspot on the train so that I don't have to take my iPhone to work but I'm trying hard not to take my iPhone anywhere and here I am spending more time fiddling with my Apple Watch

]]> //tilde.club/~mycrobe/journal/2023-01-21-894d9934b1de4e4981623ee8017c1225 2023-01-21-894d9934b1de4e4981623ee8017c1225 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 19:20:59 GMT <![CDATA[I found out about gemini by looking at the github of the original script that inspired thoughts.post. And now I'm looking at that instead.]]> 🎶 a whole new world 🎶

https://mycrobe.thoughts.page/#1632711580

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