Paolo Amoroso
Astronomy, space, Android & Google, retrocomputing, Lisp, Python, coding.
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@paolo@journal.paoloamoroso.com
) - personal site
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Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•I've recently turned 20. What highly specific advice you, lemmy users, would offer me?English5·1 year agoLearn to cook (which saves you money) and do all the house chores (including ironing).
An interesting view. But the PET was definitely lower specced than the later 16/32-bit machines usually regarded as workstations.
That’s likely, but I wonder whether any other office workstations were actually developed.
Although it did have an nVidia card, my PC was an otherwise ordinary machine running Ubuntu, not a gaming rig or something custom built.
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.
Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Yo, what was your first computer? How old were you, where and how did you get it, what did you do with it, etc.English1·2 years agoMy 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.
Because it’s the most effective and powerful tool for putting the Unix philosophy into practice.
Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why don't telemarketers give up on unresponsive numbers?English3·2 years agoAn alternative is to ask questions about features of the pitched product or offer.
Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why don't telemarketers give up on unresponsive numbers?English51·2 years agoPossibly saving time and resources.
Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why don't telemarketers give up on unresponsive numbers?English9·2 years agoOkay. But if a robocaller doesn’t lead to results, it may be programmed to give up on unpromising numbers.
Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlOPto retrocomputing•Ctrl+Alt Museum retrocomputing museum photosEnglish2·2 years agoYou’re welcome, enjoy.
Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlOPto retrocomputing•Ctrl+Alt Museum retrocomputing museum photosEnglish3·2 years agoThere 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.
Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlOPto retrocomputing•Ctrl+Alt Museum retrocomputing museum photosEnglish2·2 years agoWhat’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.
While I don’t downvote posts with emojis I’m most interested in reading tech content, where emojis feel redundant and distracting.
Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlOPto Linux@lemmy.ml•Screencasting tools with Wayland supportEnglish1·2 years agoVokoscreenNG 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.
Lisp, the language that has them all.
Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlOPto Linux@lemmy.ml•Screencasting tools with Wayland supportEnglish4·2 years agoLooks nice indeed, thanks.
Paolo Amoroso@lemmy.mlOPto Linux@lemmy.ml•Screencasting tools with Wayland supportEnglish41·2 years agoInteresting suggestion but possibly overkill.
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.