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Paolo Amoroso

@ amoroso @lemmy.ml

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Astronomy, space, Android & Google, retrocomputing, Lisp, Python, coding.

  • Friday Social: What is your favorite non-Lisp language?

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  • 1. What Lisp programming languages do you use?

    I use pretty much only languages in the Lisp family. Since I'm a hobby programmer I'm the boss and get to decide what tools to use.

    2. What non-Lisp programming languages do you use?

    None, at least regularly.

    3. What is your favorite Lisp programming language? Why?

    Interlisp and Common Lisp because my daily driver is the wonderful Medley Interlisp development environment, which supports both dialects.

    4. What is your favorite non-Lisp programming language? Why?

    AWK. I love its combination of simplicity, abstraction, control paradigm, and support for rapid development.

    5. What is that one thing about your favorite non-Lisp language that you wish to see in your favorite Lisp language?

    I wouldn't necessarily want to see AWK or some of its features in Lisp. Some of these features are already in Lisp and, as for the others, I don't mind dusting off AWK itself when needed.

  • I've recently turned 20. What highly specific advice you, lemmy users, would offer me?

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  • Learn to cook (which saves you money) and do all the house chores (including ironing).

  • Office workstations

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  • An interesting view. But the PET was definitely lower specced than the later 16/32-bit machines usually regarded as workstations.

  • Office workstations

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  • Yes, possibly.

  • Office workstations

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  • That's likely, but I wonder whether any other office workstations were actually developed.

  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Office workstations

  • Why people gave up using linux?

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  • Although it did have an nVidia card, my PC was an otherwise ordinary machine running Ubuntu, not a gaming rig or something custom built.

  • Why people gave up using linux?

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  • I love Linux. But I got so exasperated with system updates breaking X-Windows and dropping me into the console with no clue what to do, for some time I intentionally deferred the updates.

    I wanted a stable daily driver, so in 2015 I switched from Linux to ChromeOS. Now I'm back to Linux with the Crostini container of ChromeOS and Raspberry Pi OS on a Raspberry Pi 400.

  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    The Inside Story of PC Magazine, PC World, and Macworld’s Origins, as Told by David Bunnell

    technologizer.com /2024/01/20/the-inside-story-of-pc-magazine-pc-world-and-macworlds-origins-as-told-by-david-bunnell/

  • Yo, what was your first computer? How old were you, where and how did you get it, what did you do with it, etc.

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  • My first computer was a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K in the early 1980s when I was 17. My parents agreed to buy it and I used to device to learn about computers, which I was curious about as I had played a bit with the Apple IIe and the Sinclair ZX-81 of some classmates.

  • Common Lisp @lemmy.ml
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    30 years since ANSI Common Lisp approved in 1994

  • Lisp Community @lemmy.ml
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    Common Lisp tips

    github.com /lisp-tips/lisp-tips

  • Why do you use the terminal?

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  • Because it's the most effective and powerful tool for putting the Unix philosophy into practice.

  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    2023 Medley Interlisp Annual Report

    interlisp.org /project/status/2023medleyannualreport/

  • Why don't telemarketers give up on unresponsive numbers?

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  • An alternative is to ask questions about features of the pitched product or offer.

  • Why don't telemarketers give up on unresponsive numbers?

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  • Possibly saving time and resources.

  • Why don't telemarketers give up on unresponsive numbers?

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  • Okay. But if a robocaller doesn't lead to results, it may be programmed to give up on unpromising numbers.

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    Why don't telemarketers give up on unresponsive numbers?

  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Write Your Own Retro Compiler

    t3x.org /t3x/0/book.html

  • Ctrl+Alt Museum retrocomputing museum photos

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  • You're welcome, enjoy.

  • Ctrl+Alt Museum retrocomputing museum photos

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  • There are plates with labels and information but they're small, easy to miss, and not for all items. But the venue is still relatively young and more work is underway.

  • Ctrl+Alt Museum retrocomputing museum photos

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  • What's even more remarkable is 95% of the items on display still work. And they have lots more in storage.

    They are car enthusiasts too, so that's why there are some such vehicles. The bulk of the material comes from the personal collection of one of the founders of the group.

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    Ctrl+Alt Museum retrocomputing museum photos

    photos.app.goo.gl /A6HF2Tv1Q4asX4Ks5
  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Doug Lenat's source code for AM and possibly EURISKO w/Traveller found in public archives

    white-flame.com /am-eurisko.html
  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Revival of Medley/Interlisp: Elegant weapon for a more civilized age sharpened up again

    www.theregister.com /2023/11/23/medley_interlisp_revival/
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  • While I don't downvote posts with emojis I'm most interested in reading tech content, where emojis feel redundant and distracting.

  • Screencasting tools with Wayland support

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  • VokoscreenNG is a screencasting tool that works with Raspberry Pi OS, I tested it on my Pi 400. And it's also easy to install, just sudo apt install vokoscreen-ng gstreamer1.0-pipewire.

    I've updated the post.

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  • Lisp, the language that has them all.

  • Screencasting tools with Wayland support

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  • Looks nice indeed, thanks.

  • Screencasting tools with Wayland support

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  • Interesting suggestion but possibly overkill.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Screencasting tools with Wayland support

  • raspberrypi @lemmy.ml
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    Looking for screencasting programs with Wayland support

  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Smart Terminals: Personal Computing’s True Origin?

    thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com /2023/10/23/smart-terminals-personal-computings-true-origin/
  • ChromeOS @lemmy.world
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    Now more than ever, ChromeOS is Linux with Google’s desktop environment

    www.aboutchromebooks.com /news/now-more-than-ever-chromeos-is-linux-with-googles-desktop-environment/
  • ChromeOS @lemmy.world
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    Chromebooks are forever... well, a decade

    www.theregister.com /2023/09/22/chromebooks_forever/