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