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Long time, gophernauts! I really need to stop being lazy and write |
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more. I keep wanting to cover so many topics, then I have to write |
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them down or else I'll forget. So just write more, right? |
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It's been so long that I almost forgot I added my chili recipe[1] |
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to the gopherhole. I won't bore you with the details but it's |
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nothing fancy. Just functional food that's easy to make. |
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I also want to welcome moji[2] to the server. I've enjoyed the |
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content so far -- keep up the good work! |
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jebug29 announced[3] that one of the Millsaps Computer Club's[4] |
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DEC VT320 serial terminals is now working thanks to some adapters |
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I sent to him. This makes me happy to hear, and to celebrate I'm |
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writing this post on my VT420. I think it will be great for this |
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equipment to get a new lease on life and hopefully be appreciated |
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in a way that they didn't enjoy when they were simply a means to |
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an end. Shine on you crazy diamond. Some wiring diagrams for MMJ |
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will be posted in the future. |
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I had a fleeting thought in a fit of public access enthusiasm to |
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devise a method to connect my Commodore One[5][6] for public use. |
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I scrapped the idea due to the complexity of adapting the hardware |
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to allow reprogramming, coordinating power states, etc. And of |
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course, the admission that I don't need another project to be half |
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completed and my concern of wearing out the FPGA with frequent |
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programmings. But I feel the idea should be explored. Maybe not |
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the C-One specifically, but public access FPGAs perhaps to augment |
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a public access system. It would have to be moderated, naturally, |
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but to be able to collaborate on VHDL for a community benefit just |
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intrigues me. What would such a community create? |
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But if anyone is interested in making a 2A03 core for the C-One |
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let me know. This idea's been on and off for years in my head. I |
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just don't know if it's worthwhile given the prevalence of NES |
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SoCs and emulation now. |
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solderpunk posted[7] about threat modeling, which was what I |
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wanted to mention during christina's[8] personal data security |
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inquiry that I was too lazy to write about. In addition to those |
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excellent posts, I just wanted to point out EFF's excellent |
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materials on threat modeling[9]. Actually, their surveillance |
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self-defense site[10] is a great primer on the subject. |
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Circumlunar's shell BBS has an interesting topic on S2O, an |
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overnighter bikepacking trip. This is very cool, because it's |
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great for those who are limited on time and planning. There is a |
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campground nearby that would be ideal for this adventure. The site |
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is a bit too prepared for my preferences, but it will make a good |
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experimental candidate. Also, it's close enough that I could |
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probably implement a 9600 baud AX.25 link to home. I need to mark |
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a date on the calendar to make this happen. |
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Tags: #recipe #gopher #circumlunar #serial #c-one #fpga #ssd #s2o #cycling |
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[0] Text-only version |
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[1] gopher://sdf.org/0/users/dokuja/recipes/20180805_chili.txt |
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[2] gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/1/~moji/ |
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[3] gopher://sdf.org/0/users/jebug29/log/2018-09/05-2250 |
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[4] gopher://mpcclub.info/ |
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[5] gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/C-One |
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[6] http://c64upgra.de/c-one/ |
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[7] gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/0/~solderpunk/phlog/data-security-threa… |
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[8] gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/0/~christina/InfosecAndDataPrivacy.txt |
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[9] https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/assessing-your-risks (via gopher) |
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[9] https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/assessing-your-risks |
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[10] https://ssd.eff.org/ |
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[11] Garbage |
