…when it buys/sells based on signals from members of Congress.
Whodathunkit?
Vintage Basic, a BASIC interpreter for modern PCs/Macs
This makes me wish I still had my dot-matrix print outs of all of the BASIC programs I wrote in the late ’80s and early ’90s. At least I can relive some of that feeling using this BASIC interpreter, Vintage Basic, and running the programs here.
Everything We Know About 1970s Mainframe RPGs We Can No Longer Play
In another 100 years we’ll look back at the dearth of cultural information available for the period from ca. 1995 until whatever period comes after ours – it truly will be a dark age since so much is digital.
The linked blog post here goes back two decades earlier, to the start of digital gaming. Same issues apply to that scenario.
How to (and how not to) design REST APIs
$click_
Click is a Python package for creating beautiful command line interfaces … referenced in my last past, stashing here for later review.
Things I’ve learned about building CLI tools in Python
I’ve written a few CLI tools in Python myself over the years. Simon has some interesting, thoughtful tips and tricks: https://simonwillison.net/2023/Sep/30/cli-tools-python/
A fun step back through time
Internet Artifacts: you may touch the artifacts
The Luddites warned us about Google
Thoughtful take on the effects of modern technology on workers and competition: https://creativegood.com/blog/23/luddites-warned-us-about-google.html
Alex Miller’s Garden: an interesting blog
Adding a link here for later review – an interesting intersection of art and algorithm: https://alex.miller.garden/
Harold Gillam: A Tragic Final Flight
Harold Gillam was a pioneering bush pilot in the Alaska backcountry. Here’s a nice write-up about his final flight where we unfortunately crashed and perished: http://www.sitnews.us/JuneAllen/HaroldGillam/081704_final_flight.html
