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Nina KalininaI'm hoping to work on some _really_ fun stuff over the weekend (and maybe even on the Friday night). CPU-emulating assembly-writing compiler-inventing mind-stimulating kind of stuff on the crossroads of vintage computing and computing within limits aka <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> It's technically going to be a part of Flourish PC permacomputing research, but it's also a completely self-contained thing. You can see I'm excited, right?

Simon Forman> A simplified version of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine no. 2 ... powered by steam!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnA-oAwh04" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnA-oAwh04</a><a href="https://babbage.csle.cs.rhul.ac.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://babbage.csle.cs.rhul.ac.uk/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PermaComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PermaComputing</a>

*nearDid anybody have a go yet at creating a <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> starter pack? If not, please reply with accounts that should go on there.

d1hyped to share these two events this month @ <a href="https://gts.varia.zone/@varia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@varia</a> 🎇come meet <a href="https://todon.nl/@f" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@f</a> who is passing by for an evening! we will have a show & tell and some dinner: <a href="https://varia.zone/en/community-technology-from-below.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://varia.zone/en/community-technology-from-below.html</a>we're finally doing a self-organised tech school thing 🤓 i'm aiming to dive into the nuts & bolts of <a href="https://social.coop/@coopcloud" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@coopcloud</a> along the way: <a href="https://varia.zone/en/vakbond-precaire-netwerken.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://varia.zone/en/vakbond-precaire-netwerken.html</a><a href="https://gts.varia.zone/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Permacomputing</a> <a href="https://gts.varia.zone/tags/coopcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoopCloud</a> <a href="https://gts.varia.zone/tags/rotterdam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rotterdam</a>

Party SamThis blog is running on a recycled Google Pixel 5:<a href="https://blog.ctms.me/posts/2024-08-29-running-this-blog-on-a-pixel-5/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.ctms.me/posts/2024-08-29-running-this-blog-on-a-pixel-5/</a>by <a href="https://masto.ctms.me/@cinimodev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cinimodev</a> Great proof-of-concept, I wonder how much more power-efficient it might get if only the smartphone's motherboard is used (e.g. wireless/modem chips, sound and the display get disconnected).<a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/solarservers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solarservers</a>

R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@OpenComputeDesign" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@OpenComputeDesign</a>That's a question I love to answer!<a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/uxn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uxn</a> is a 16-bit virtual machine/fantasy console aimed at <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PermaComputing</a>. It's designed to be very easy to implement on just about any hardware imaginable (16/32-bit machines for sure, 8-bit machines are a little more challenging).The entire project is just 2600 lines of C, and the core loop of the emulator is about 100 lines of C.<a href="https://100r.co/site/uxn.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://100r.co/site/uxn.html</a>Edit: Correction, not <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>, but actually permacomputing. Vaguely similar communities, but very different goals.

ultrageraniumEnd of 10If you know someone, friend, family, colleague, etc, stuck on windows 10, and you are nearby Amsterdam, De Versterking can help you switch to Linux at their anarchist repair café!Udpdate: Now meeting each first Monday of the month!Next meeting: Monday 1 September 2025."Our anarchist repair cafe is happening every first Monday of the Month. From 19h until 22h you are welcome with all your broken stuff, the patches you always wanted to sew on your jacket and anything else that needs a second life."<a href="https://radar.squat.net/en/event/anarchist-repair-cafe/2025-09-01/repair-cafe-end-10" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://radar.squat.net/en/event/anarchist-repair-cafe/2025-09-01/repair-cafe-end-10</a><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/endof10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#endof10</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#windows</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/squat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#squat</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/amsterdam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amsterdam</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/mkz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mkz</a>

Jeff Fortin T. (風の庭園のNekohayo)It's official, GNOME Calendar and the Orca screen reader together agree about the trouble we find ourselves in with climate change: "Weather collapsed."<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GNOMECalendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GNOMECalendar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Orca</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#collapse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Piper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Piper</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/texttospeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#texttospeech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GNOME</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#weather</a>

ultrageraniumHF Radio: Guide for facilitators and community installers (2022)by Rhizomatica"The purpose of this guide is to share the basics of installing a solar-powered HF radio station.""[It] is an outcome of a number of workshops conducted in 2020 in Puyo and Lago Agrio, Ecuador, by Rhizomatica, together with Kara Solar Foundation and the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. These training workshops were attended by members of the Indigenous nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon: Sápara, Shiwiar, Waorani, Kofán, Achuar, Andwa, Shuar, Quijos, Kichwa and Siekopai.From this effort, which is ongoing as of the publication of this manual, 40 solar-powered shortwave or high frequency (HF) radios have been deployed in different parts of the Ecuadorian Amazon. These radios were installed by Indigenous technicians and local people from beneficiary communities and nationalities, who were trained during three-day in-person workshops in the second half of 2020."<a href="https://www.rhizomatica.org/app/uploads/2022/06/HF-Radio-Guide-EN.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rhizomatica.org/app/uploads/2022/06/HF-Radio-Guide-EN.pdf</a><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radio</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/telco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telco</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/hf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hf</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/lowtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lowtech</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/ecuador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecuador</a>

BoorMy old Dell Inspiron 5577 is still going strong. With <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#windows</a> 10 aging out, I finally had time this weekend to upgrade to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#debian</a> 13 with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xfce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#xfce</a> 4.20. Looking forward to many more years of fun from this trusty <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pc</a>!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maker</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repair</a>

Ethan Black :idle:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@CanLehmann" class="u-url mention">@CanLehmann</a> I thought about using self-modifying code in the stdlib some, to try perhaps to save a few cycles and do something neat and eye-catching. I opted against it for the reason you gave, and because of it usually being considered bad practice. UXN isn't really focused on performance that much, more about a portable environment you can bring to existing hardware (as part of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#permacomputing</a> ).

Simon FormanWildly impressive self-contained digital universe "Decker":<a href="https://beyondloom.com/decker/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://beyondloom.com/decker/</a>See especially the supporting language "Lil": <a href="https://beyondloom.com/decker/lil.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://beyondloom.com/decker/lil.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PermaComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PermaComputing</a>

poVoqNew Gemini search engine <a href="https://slrpnk.net/post/26410481" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://slrpnk.net/post/26410481</a>

Ana Meiselwe're thinking about doing a 'multi cropping' day to test out a few different platforms in order to find the right CMSs for us at permacomputing club 🧑‍🌾 if you know of any cool ones out there - flatfile and markdown ideally (so far we're thinking obsidian, silverbullet, keystatic, sourcehut) pls message! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a>

Devine Lu LinvegaYou can watch my recent talk for Critical Signal, it's an introduction to <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/Permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Permacomputing</a> ideas from first principles. <a href="https://inv.nadeko.net/embed/BNYxAdjl1f0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inv.nadeko.net/embed/BNYxAdjl1f0</a>? :permacomputing:

Tinker ☀️Finding myself intentionally buying things that can be repaired more easily.Buying new (to me) computers or my next phone that are designed to be maintained, both hardware and software. I'm tired of throwing things away if they stop working. Heck, tired of buying new things period once I have something that is solid and useable.In the personal vehicle area, I really like standup eKickscooters for example. The common scooters are not intuitive to repair though. Everything is hidden inside tubes and its a pain to take apart, diagnose, and repair.But electrified standup bikes and kickbikes fit my needs wonderfully. Everything is easily accessible, replaceable, or repairable.Traditional bikes are absolutely the gold standard of repairability with a lot of tooling and parts available. So standup bikes and kickbikes are able to use a lot of that standard tooling as well.An interesting observation: If its designed to be electric (even an eBike) its often more difficult to repair than an "electrified" bike. The aftermarket modifications are easier to maintain than factory designed ground up.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/rightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rightToRepair</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/solarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solarPunk</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repair</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repairability</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/permaEverything" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permaEverything</a>

thestrangingapproaching software differently these days...switching my life over to free and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensource</a> projects has heightened my curiosity and got me interested in the web again...stuff like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smolweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smolweb</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indieweb</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/singlepurposetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#singlepurposetech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lemmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lemmy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neocities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neocities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/html" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/css" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#css</a>im seeing how my anarcho-socialist worldview blends into my special interests: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#movement</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moment</a>i came across <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> yesterday and haven't stopped thinking about it since

Jens Ohlig"Industrial society has collapsed. All semiconductor fabrication has ceased, society-wide electrification is no longer guaranteed. There is no longer any internet. Computing as it was once known in the early 21st century is impossible. You need a computer for a task. What do you do?" <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/PeoplesPermacomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PeoplesPermacomputer</a><a href="https://git.sr.ht/~vidak/peoples-permacomputer/tree/master/about/project-purpose.md" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://git.sr.ht/~vidak/peoples-permacomputer/tree/master/about/project-purpose.md</a>

HydroponicTrashWe all know what’s going on, but we can determine where we go from here. Like mycelium, we can decompose the rot and make new life. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://anarchosolarpunk.substack.com/p/our-resistance-will-become-our-persistence" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://anarchosolarpunk.substack.com/p/our-resistance-will-become-our-persistence</a>

Julien DeswaefUxn - La machine virtuelle de 100 lignes qui fait tourner des apps sur votre Game Boy <a href="https://korben.info/uxn-machine-virtuelle-100-lignes-fait.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://korben.info/uxn-machine-virtuelle-100-lignes-fait.html</a>Le <a href="https://m.xuv.be/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#permacomputing</a> devient "mainstream" en francophonie, si même Korben en parle.

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