#Museum of Apple Computers

[mosqitofood]

#video #computer #apple #vintage computers #vid #computer history museum

[tetranymous]

Just found out that my local* museum stopped showing all their funny computers death and suffering on planet autism

#tetranynous.txt #*local as in 1 hour by train because theres nothing closer in any direction #for context: THEY HAVE AN APPLE 1 #theyre building a whole new place plus upgrading one of the old ones so hopefully i can see them soon #the day i see their weird yellow ibm 1401 irl my life will be complete #also on the ibm 1401 website where they list all known surviving units theyre like ''why is it yellow???'' #SO IM GONNA ASK #current theory is that it was a custom job for a power station but thats 100% speculation on my part #since we do have the australian division of ibm like only a few ks away its not outside the realm of possibility #we are starved of funny computers in museums here we have this; the CSIRAC in Melbourne and the hp museum in some guys shed #i am eternally jealous of the texas computer museum (HAS 2 WORKING 1401S!!!)

[joebustillos]

Happy 40th Anniversary to the Macintosh and All You Fellow Mac-Heads

This week was the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the Macintosh. I wasn’t there for that particular intro. But I read about it, saw the Super Bowl commercial and dreamed about getting one of those cool computers. I’d been working for the phone company for five years and regularly wandered by the computer stores in the mall to ogle at the newly introduced IBM PCs but didn’t think that I…

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#apple computer #Apple Macintosh #Computer History Museum #Macintosh 40th anniversary #technology journey

[incorrectbatfam]

Tim and stpeh’s top ten patrol fails

——— (10) ———

Tim and Steph: *chained together*

Two-Face: *monologues*

Tim: *picks the lock*

Steph, whispering: Free me first.

Tim: Why?

Steph: Just do it.

Tim: *frees her*

Steph: *sprints past Two-Face to the bathroom*

——— (9) ———

Steph: I'm closing in on the museum. Where are you?

Tim: ETA one minute.

Steph: Alright, I'm doing a quick perimeter check. Doesn't seem like there's much happening here.

Tim: Where are you? I don't see you. And this entire gallery looks deserted.

Steph: I've never heard anyone call a science museum a gallery.

Tim: Science? I'm at the modern art museum.

Steph: Red?

Tim: Yeah?

Steph: We're both at the wrong place, aren't we?

——— (8) ———

Tim and Steph: *tied to chairs*

Ivy: I gave the city ONE REASONABLE DEMAND and they—

Steph: *scoots her chair*

Ivy: —but all they cared about was—

Steph: *scoots her chair*

Ivy: So now I'm going to make them pay for—what are you doing?

Steph, biting an apple: ...

Tim: She gets snacky.

——— (7) ———

[on a stakeout]

Tim, stifling a yawn: What time is it?

Steph: Half past one. Still nothing on the drop site. If you need some shut eye you can tell me.

Tim: Nah, I'll just use my phone.

Steph: *peers over his shoulder*

Steph: You're reading an adopted by Batman AU?

Tim: ...I was hacked. Just right now.

——— (6) ———

Steph: I could use a little backup.

Tim, shooting his grapple: I'm on my way. How many are there?

Steph: Four, though I bet more are hiding.

Tim: In that case, we better get you out of there instead of wasting time.

Tim: *swings by*

Tim: Grab on.

Steph: *grabs his legs and pulls his pants down*

——— (5) ———

Tim: What should I call my next contingency plan?

Steph: Fuck if I know.

[later]

Barbara: Alright, Tim, let's review your plan for...

Barbara: *squints*

Barbara: Everybody leave. I want to talk to Tim alone.

——— (4) ———

Tim: I'm not so sure about my disguise.

Steph, dressed like the 1980s: It's an 80s-themed roller derby. No way you can mess that up.

Tim: *shows up dressed like the 1880s*

Steph: I stand corrected.

——— (3) ———

Steph: You need to put that computer down. Have a Batburger.

Tim: No. I've almost got it. And don't try to distract me 'cause I've seen everything.

Steph, whispering under her breath: You haven't seen Superboy.

Kon: You called?

Tim: Oh for crying out loud.

——— (2) ———

Tim: *driving the Batmobile*

Steph: Hey, what does this button do?

Tim: NO DON'T THAT—

Steph: *hits the button*

Tim: *gets ejected*

——— (1) ———

Steph: Another successful patrol, if I say so myself.

Tim: All in a night's work.

Bruce: Where's Damian?

Tim: Huh?

Bruce: You were supposed to watch him.

Steph: Pfft, we knew that. He's right... uh...

Tim: We're just gonna—

Tim and Steph: *hop in the car and speed away*

——— (Honorable mention) ———

Steph: No sign of Robin at the dog shelter either. Did you locate his tracker?

Tim: It's offline. Best case scenario he just disabled it, but...

Steph: Oh God, we are in so much trouble.

Tim: Any other ideas?

Steph: Nope. I'm gonna get a drink of water real quick.

Steph: *goes into a store*

Steph: *comes back out with Damian*

Steph: Guess who I found trying to buy a butterfly knife?

Tim: I'll update Batman.

Tim, on the phone: Hey B, guess what?

Damian: *snatches the phone*

Damian: They abandoned me in Crime Alley!

Bruce: Red Robin, Spoiler, you're cleaning the lockers when you get back.

Tim: No wait—

Damian: *hangs up*

#tim drake #red robin #stephanie brown #spoiler #bruce wayne #batman #damian wayne #robin #barbara gordon #oracle #conner kent #superboy #two face #poison ivy #batfamily #batfam #batboys #batbros #batgirls #batkids #batsiblings #batman family #young justice #timsteph #incorrect batfamily quotes #incorrect quotes #incorrect dc quotes #dc comics #headcanon #long post

[commodorez]

Strange question, but I'm curious. Do you have a least favourite computer?

Ohhhh, good one. I'm going to make some enemies for these, I'm sure.

Least favorite vintage computer:

Apple I

Not for any technical reasons, or anything about its history. I happen to like and respect Steve Wozniak, and everything he did in the service of computing in the 1970s. His ROM monitor known as WOZMON is only 256 bytes so it can fit into a first generation 1702A EPROM, which is damned impressive. I use the newer EWOZMON regular basis on other 6502 machines.

The Apple I exemplifies a computer that no longer exists as a computer. Rather, it's become the legendary trading card for the ultrawealthy techbro types who seek to commodify the history of the home computer revolution that they didn't bother to study. It's been reduced to no more than a static display piece, and a cornerstone of revisionist history, ignoring the larger picture.

An Apple I is considered too monetarily valuable to risk applying power to or fixing, "gotta leave it original!" with failed, leaky capacitors, doing nothing. Well if you can't use it, it ceases to be a computer because it isn't computing anything. They had almost a dozen of them at VCF West XIV, most of which were under plexiglass with a hired guard to keep an eye on them because the high price they fetch. Only one was powered up at a time under the watchful gaze of experts, handling things with museum gloves. Unlike other exhibits, these were not available to be touched or interacted with (which defeats the whole reason people enjoy vintage computer festivals).

Assuming you look beyond the hype, and get your hands on a working Apple I? It turns out to be quite underpowered and limited -- which makes sense, Woz was optimizing the shit outta his part count and budget! I wish I had his skills. It was a major technical achievement to get it to do that much with so little. It's a TV Typewriter (RIP Don Lancaster) bolted to a minimal 6502. If i had one at my disposal in the 1970s, I'd probably do like the contemporary hackers did and modify it as my budget and skills allowed. But it's 2024 and an Apple I -- you aren't allowed to do that. No, if I had an Apple I, I could sell it and buy a house with that money.

If it weren't for all that, I think I'd probably just be indifferent to it, or maybe even like it for what it is.

Least favorite general computer:

eMachines eTower 600is

What a piece of shit. I had one when it was new, running Windows ME and it was hot garbage. I could not stand this underpowered excuse for a computer after a few months when the new computer sheen wore off. Floppy drive died too soon. Didn't come with the advertised 64MB of RAM (who puts 33MB of RAM in a computer?). Hard drive was only 10GB, kept filling it up. It was filled with bloatware, the keyboard was cheap garbage. I don't begrudge my parents for buying it, they didn't know any better and I was too young to have any say in the matter. That said, it endured the shortest tenure of any computer in my house to date.

Never obsolete my ass.

#apple i #emachines #etower 600is #windows me

[tarttwannabe]

hello! i’m not new to studyblr + langblr, i’ve had a blog previously but i deleted it a few months ago to start fresh. this is my dark academia studyblr & langblr!

about me — 

you can call me c! she/her. i'm 19, & i’m studying undergrad as a stem student (computer science), and an aspiring classics major in uni (second undergrad & masters). i’m an intj 5w4 & i love making new friends, so feel free to reach out <3

i’m tracking #tarttwannabe so please tag me in posts!

why i started this blog —

to hold myself accountable and be more productive

to interact with a likeminded community as i work towards my goals

to keep myself motivated & to share my love of academia with the world

to meet new, wonderful people

because i miss the golden age of studyblr + need a way to force myself to make my life more beautiful

what content to expect —

study notes, journal spreads etc

masterposts and resources, study tips

aesthetics. a lot of aesthetics.

since i study both computer science (officially) and classics (unofficially), expect to see both!

my study aesthetic — chaotic/dark academia

currently studying — computer science at the undergrad level. learning french, and russian. i play the violin and the piano as well. i am also self-studying A levels for my second undergrad, in the subjects ancient history, classical civilisation, and latin.* 

i'm also a writer. my classics/writeblr blog is @iliadesque (although i suspect i won't be using it all that much)

things i like — the classics, the goldfinch, autumn, dark academia, gone girl,  thunderstorms, tarot, tennis, waif aesthetics, museums, earl grey, pilates, ballet, black coffee, reading, learning, and apples. i am a romantic at heart. i am also an olfactory enthusiast & have a modest but growing perfume collection.

my inspirations — @frenchiepal @studywithavalon @learnelle @lottiestudying @berlinsct @romanticize-until-you-drop @starrystvdy @caffeinatedstudies @alexistudies @woodlandhalls @studywithvictory @oneardentstudybuddy @shlrleystudies (hope none of you mind i tagged you <3)

*i'm studying (untested, mostly for personal satisfaction) gcses as well, in the subjects eng lit, ancient history, classical civilisation, and latin.

#studyblr intro #studyblr #langblr #langblr intro #dark academia #academia #chaotic academia #darkest academia #studyspo #new studyblr #french langblr #bujo #c.txt #academia aesthetics #literature #classics #tagamemnon #long post

[timelesstimesgoneby]

All Disney animals I can think of but I'm not including any Disney animated cannon or anything connect to that universe and same with Pixar because of cars universe please add anymore in the comments section

Ducktales 1987–1990

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

1988–1990

Mickey's Christmas Carol 1983 G 26m

A Goofy Movie 1995 G 1h 18m

Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers 2004 G 1h 7m

Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh G 1977 1h 14m

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search For Christopher Robin 1997 G 1h 16m

The Tigger Movie 2000 G 1h 17min

Piglet's Big Movie 2003 G 1h 29m

Winnie The Pooh: Springtime With Roo 2004 G 1h 5min

Pooh's Heffalump Movie 2005 1h 8m

Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie 2005 G 1h 7m

Winnie The Pooh 2011 G 1h 3min

Christopher Robin 2018 Pg 1h 43m

Dr Dolittle 1967 Nr 2h 32m

1. Ice Age 2002 Pg 81 Min

2. Robots 2005 Pg 91 Min

3 Ice Age: The Meltdown 2006 Pg 91 Min

4 Horton Hears A Who! 2008 G 86 Min

5 Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs 2009 Pg 94 Min

6 Rio 2011 G 96 Min

7 Ice Age: Continental Drift 2012 Pg 88 Min

8 Epic 2013 Pg 102 Min

9 Rio 2 2014 G 101 Min

10 The Peanuts Movie 2015 G 88 Min

11 Ice Age: Collision Course 2016 Pg 94 Min

Alvin And The Chipmunks 2007 Pg 1h 32m

Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb 2014 Pg 1h 38m

Snow Dogs 2002 Pg 1h 42m

White Fang 1991 Pg 1h 47min

White Fang 2: Myth Of The White Wolf 1994 Pg 1h 46min

The Call Of The Wild 2020 Pg 1h 40min

Iron Will (1994)

Eight Below 2006 Pg 2h

Secretariat (2010) Pg 2h 3m Go

We Bought A Zoo Pg 2011 2h 11m

1. The Crimson Wing: Mystery Of The Flamingos (G, 2008)

2. Oceans

2. African Cats

3. Chimpanzee (G, 2012, 1h 18m)

4. Bears (G, 2014, 1h 18m)

5. Monkey Kingdom (2015, 1h 21m)

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) G 2h 7m

Swiss Family Robinson 1960 G 2h 6min

The Absent Minded Professor 1961 Son Of Flubber

1962 1h 42m

Sammy, The Way-Out Seal 1962

The Incredible Journey 1963 G 1h 20min

A Tiger Walks G 1964 1h 31m

Moon Pilot 1962 1h 38m

Rocketman 1997 Pg 1h 35min

The Barefoot Executive 1971 G 1h 36m

Monkeys, Go Home! 1967 G 1h 41min

The Misadventures Of Merlin Jones 1964 G 1h 31 Min

The Monkey's Uncle 1965 1hr 31min

George Of The Jungle 1997 Pg 1h 32min

George Of The Jungle 2 2003 Pg 1h 27min

Charlie, The Lonesome Cougar 1967 G 1h 15min

The Adventures Of Bullwhip Griffin 1967 G 1h 48min

That Darn Cat! 1965 G 1h 56min

That Darn Cat 1997 Pg 1h 29min

The Million Dollar Duck 1971 G 1h 29min

Bedknobs And Broomsticks 1971 G 1h 35m

Snowball Express 1972 G 1h 39m

Superdad 1973 G 1h 36m

Charley And The Angel 1973 G 1h 33m

The Castaway Cowboy (1974) G

The Cat From Outer Space 1978 G 1h 44min

The Hunter And The Rockstar 1980 Nr 60 Min

Disney Classic 4 Movie Collection

Darby O'gill And The Little People 1959 1h 33m

The Gnome-Mobile 1967 1h 24m

The Happiest Millionaire 1967 2h 52m

The One And Only, Genuine, Original Family Band 1968 G 1h 50m

Kurt Russell 4 Movie Collection

The Horse In The Gray Flannel Suit 1968 G 1h 54m

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 1969 G 1h 31m

Now You See Him, Now You Don't G 1h 28m

Strongest Man In The World G 1h 35m

Disney Don Knotts 4-Movie Collection

The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975 G 1h 40m

Gus 1976 G 1h 36m

Hot Lead And Cold Feet 1978 G 1h 30m

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979 G 1h 28m

Dogs 1

The Shaggy Dog 1959

The Ugly Dachshund 1966

The Shaggy D.A. 1976

The Shaggy Dog 2006

Dogs 2

Rascal 1969

The Journey Of Natty Gann 1985

Benji The Hunted 1987

Where The Red Fern Grows 2003

#animals #disney #Disney animal movie

[harginger]

POOKIE BEAR — Arataki Itto

Itto streams with his friends late into the night. When you text him, sweet and loving and funny as always, what would he do except respond?

Wrong choice.

⚠️ WARNINGS — explicit fem reader, use of term girlfriend, one mention of suicide (as a joke/offhanded response), sex jokes + 1 itto milf joke. thats it i tjink?

📧 AUTHOR NOTE — i wrote this in one sitting and then came back to edit like 2 hrs later so this is not very thoroughly proofread. this is dedicated to my bff luci who is itto gf real confirmed (i cant tag them cuz idk their tumblr😭)

🖊 WORD COUNT — 1.0K WDS

On any given TITZ stream, there’s always something going wrong. Thoma’s green screen falls, Zhongli’s mic breaks so badly it sounds like a historical artifact, Childe makes too many sex jokes and falls out of his chair miming penetration… nothing is ever smooth sailing. Itto is well aware of this fact, and regularly contributes to the chaos in every way possible, whether it be screaming like a little girl when the rat gets him in Cheese Escape, conducting Pavlovian mind experiments on Childe, all the way to doing full glam makeup looks on Thoma in the dead of night.

He never thought it’d be unintentionally.

It’s 3:47 AM, and the group is in a lull, scrolling on their phones and occasionally sharing some random thing they found on their Twitter timelines. Thoma’s started playing the full Hannah Montana discography in an attempt to start a digital rave, Childe is playing chess with an online bot (subsequently raging every time he loses), and Zhongli is crocheting while trying to give him pointers.

“Rook to E4.”

“No.” He moves his queen to the other side of the board, which instantly gets trapped by the opposing bishop. A whine escapes his lips as he slams his desk in agony, groaning and rocking back and forth like he’s just experienced the greatest tragedy of his lifetime.

“I told you so.”

As Ordinary Girl comes to a close, He Could Be The One blares through Thoma’s computer, and he shoots out of his chair to dance, encouraging the others to join. They all sit and watch as he breaks into a sad excuse for a disco boogie that looks more like an eighty-nine year old man with scoliosis trying to pick apples. Itto looks down to his phone and smiles, staring at a message from none other than you.

You, his old girlfriend from college. You, who made him feel the happiest he’s ever been. You, who parted ways with him after graduation and you, who started going out with him again after you met in the heart of Inazuma by chance.

You, who makes his cheeks flush red and his smile reach his ears as he opens your contact. It’s not much, but it’s enough to make Thoma’s retirement home moves fade from his mind.

YN!!!!❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

ITTo do u wanan do something tmrw❓

SIGMA ITTO😈

YES PELASE WHER DOBU WANNA GO‼️

YN!!!!❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

OK SO theres this traveling exhibition at the museum in inazuma city abt like history of teyvat in art. and i kinda wanted to go. SO if ur interested i can send u the link for tickets❣️⁉️

SIGMA ITTO😈

OF COURSE PLZ SEND

“Itto? Itto? Itto…?”

“Huh? Oh. Hi. Hey there.”

“Why are you grinning maniacally at your phone?”

He flushes and stammers for an answer. “Umm, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and saw a photo of your mom in a bathing suit. LOL.”

Childe scratches his head. “My mom has Facebook?”

“Yup. She friended me right back as soon as I requested, little boy. I’m about to be your stepfather…” he trails off, watching as his phone buzzes to life with an audio message from you. “Oh em gee. Oh my god. Your mom just DMed me back. Hold on, I gotta look at this.” Itto’s scrambling for a way to excuse how he shoves his headphones off and clicks rapidly for the mute button, turning his back to the camera as he listens to your voice ring through the speaker, throwing out some gross cheesy pick-up line with a million kissing noises that, horrifyingly so, make his heart flutter.

With surprising speed, he lifts the microphone to his mouth to respond with an equally corny voice message back. “I’ll see you there shnookums, my little pookie bear, my sugarplum pumpkin cupcake princess.” A loud string of cartoon kisses follow and a slight laugh escapes him at the thought of you listening to his antics. He’s smitten. Wholly, entirely, truly consumed by this stupid little crush on you. Is it even a crush anymore, if you reciprocate? It doesn’t matter. He’s here in the middle of the night, smiling like an idiot at the sound of only your voice. Nothing else can explain why he’s acting like a lovesick teenager again, just like when he first met you at freshmen orientation for new LHU students. Your laugh, your smile, the way you looked at him like he was the only other person in the universe. Not looked — look. He’s lucky enough to have you and your loving gazes back.

After Itto clicks send, he leans his head back in his chair with his stupid smirk still on his face, the idea of you laughing at his dumb response running through his mind. The complete radio silence from his friends makes him pause, though. Before, he could hear the faint resonation of The Best of Both Worlds through his discarded headphones, but now it’s like there’s no one there. And his chat is racing at a million miles an hour.

His spine tingles like someone poured cold water on him, slowly putting his headphones back on and switching to Discord to see the shocked faces of his friends staring back at him. Minus Zhongli, who’s still knitting his blanket.

“You seemed a little enthusiastic talking to my mom, huh, Itto?” Childe teases, his jaw half open in shock.

“Who was that? Please? Itto? You can tell me. We’ve been friends since forever. Please.” Thoma’s doing a stupid pouty face at the camera, trying to force his eyes to water for dramatic effect like the dumb emoji he always sees on Twitter.

He feels like killing himself on live. Burying his face in his hands, he mutters out your name so faintly he’s sure none of them will hear. But Zhongli does, and he repeats it to the other two, whose faces light up as they make random animalistic noises. They were there for the entirety of your relationship, but still. It’s embarrassing. Totally not like he cried to them for days when you broke up after graduation, what with him going back to Inazuma and you off to your next big job offer all the way in Fontaine.

“Itto, why didn’t you tell us? We’re your BFFs. Forever and ever and ever. Five-ever. I’m hurt.” Childe whines into his mic, still elated at the idea of him getting back with his university lover.

“Because I knew you guys would do this…”

Thoma grins as he leans in close. “Can you give us more info on your date with your ‘sugarplum pumpkin cupcake princess’?”

Itto hangs up in a flurry of laughter and embarrassment.

#📧 ↣ writing #genshin impact #genshin #genshinimpact #itto x reader #arataki itto x reader #itto #arataki itto #genshin x reader #titz #genshin impact x reader

[maciek-jozefowicz]

[26] “Wounded” — Derwent brush, Drawing group (in the Procreate app). I was thinking — we have the advanced technology to create digital art, but we lack the advanced technology to present digital art. Computer monitors, tablets and smartphones won’t do. They lack the necessary significance, momentousness, solemnity; as do modern printing methods, which are excellent for books and periodicals, but are too cheap-looking for art. (An art print is merely a glorified poster.) Digital art is the art of our age, digital age, and here is the list of the three technologies that digital artists need to properly present their art:

1) We need high resolution, thin digital screens. Imagine the screen of an iPad Pro the size of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” (11′ 11″ x 14′ 4″). Imagine a screen that is essentially as light and as thin as the thickest canvas and can be produced in any dimensions required; a screen that is powered by light, like a solar-powered calculator. (The solar panel would run along the circumference of the screen and would also serve as the frame for the artwork.)

This screen will not only present the digital art, hung on walls of homes, galleries and museums, but also present the video of how that digital art was created, thus revolutionizing the way we view art. We need Apple to do this. They created two fantastic tools for making digital art — the iPad Pro and the iPencil (it’s not really called that, but it should be) — and now they need to create the tool that will show this art in the most suitable way — on large, thin screens.

Art created digitally ought to be presented digitally, and on equal terms with the art of the past; meaning, digital art shown on these large canvas-like screens should hang alongside the paintings of Van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, etc.

2) We need new type of printing. We need printers that can print in depth — 3-D printers that print in full color. But that would just be transitional technology. We need printers that print with oil paints and can layer those paints the way that oil painters layer their paintings. We need printers that can “print” impasto. This would be an alternative way to high tech screens of presenting digital art. (I prefer the screens. If you want to make oil paintings then use oil paints. Unless you purposely want you digital art to “look” like oil paintings — a kind of trompe l'oeil l’oil.)

3) We need more advanced ebook presentation. I am thinking about my needs here. This isn’t about technology as much as coding. I am going to collect some of my art and publish it in book and in ebook forms. But I want the ebooks to be able to also have embedded videos, of the same size as the page of the artwork. The videos will show how each artwork was created. These ebooks will represent a new kind of art book.

The inclusion of videos inside ebooks will increase the file sizes of the ebooks significantly — imagine a book collecting images of 100 artworks and their corresponding 4K videos, each around 3 to 5 minutes long. Huge file size. Amazon and Apple will need to make the necessary data storage upgrades to make these kind of ebooks happen.

It’s worth it. These types of art books will not only create better educated viewers, they will also create future generations of superior artists.

#drawing #procreate art #art #abstract art #art video #art technology #new technology

[icestarphoenix]

What team spirit do you think Massachusetts would have?

Massachusetts Headcanons

Massachusetts’s State Spirit is cranberry in color and it takes the form of an American Revolutionary War soldier. It’s an adult in body, but only about a little more than half in size. It just floats along behind him. [#C41E3A] (credit to @not-the-apple-pie-please for the form idea)

Its form is a metaphor for how Massachusetts’s colonial history is still a major part of the state’s culture, especially with the Revolutionary War and the events leading up to it. 

The soldier’s appearance is smoky and wispy so you can't make out too many details. However, the silhouette and layers of the uniform and the tricorn hat as well as things like the crossed sash in front can still be seen. The soldier has two blank glowing eyes of a lighter shade.

The soldier doesn’t really react or respond to anything and tends to just loom behind Mass and stare at him. Mass has tried talking to it before, but now just tries ignoring it the best he can.

When his emotions become more intensely negative, Massachusetts's Spirit grows larger and monster-like in appearance.

The only time when the soldier will divert its attention from Mass is when he's wary or angry at something, in which case its attention will be focused on whatever is making him wary or angry.

Mass is one of the few states that can see Team Spirit. However, he doesn’t really give it any sort of special attention since he just sees it as another part of someone’s appearance.

I have his fake human name as Matthew Allen. MA are his initials.

Matt is very close to Mass as a name, and it fits Massachusetts as a biblical name. 

Allen is Celtic in origin and can mean “little rock,” “harmony,” or even “handsome.”

Massachusetts popped into existence between 1620 and 1630, from when the pilgrims landed in Plymouth to the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

While Connecticut and Massachusetts both had witch trials, Massachusetts was actually a victim of the Salem witch trials.

(Many potential triggers: read at own discretion) Check out this post if you want a more in-depth look at this headcanon.

Mass also has a beefy PC setup, though not to the extent of California’s. However, Mass will sweet-talk California into buying him expensive and powerful parts, and it usually works.

In canon, he’s good at hacking due to MIT, seeing as he was confident enough in his skills to hack into a government database. Mass is additionally very knowledgeable about computer science and electrical engineering. He’s one of the better, though more unwilling, sources of free tech support for the house.

Mass is pretty intelligent due to Harvard and can be very persuasive with his silver tongue if he really wants something out of someone.

He really only does this if he wants to be subtle about it, since he already has a reputation as a brusque and grumpy person who has a penchant for fighting rather than talking.

The former colonies know how manipulative Mass can really get since they’ve been around each other for centuries.

When some of his fellow northeast states criticize how shady Mass can be, he frequently deflects by saying that Cambridge and Harvard are wayyy worse than him.

Mass can say the name of Lake Char­gogg­a­gogg­man­chaugg­a­gogg­chau­bun­a­gung­a­maugg (AKA Webster Lake) and has never said it wrong before. Sometimes he’ll just randomly throw it into conversation when he wants to be annoying.

He’s already donated most of his belongings from the Revolutionary War to museums, but one specific trophy he kept is a saber that he captured off a British officer during the Battle of Bunker Hill.

#replies! #welcome to the table #welcome to the statehouse #ben brainard #wttt #wttsh #wttt massachusetts #headcanons

[wingwisher]

Anyone remember that old game for computer (don't recall if apple or windows) where you play as I think a raptor? With cybernetic parts I think? Or maybe you're a robot dinosaur? Might also be a time travelling dinosaur? And your goal is to get the eggs of all the other dinosaurs without dying so they can go in a museum or something?

Does anyone know what this game is we've been wondering about it for years and don't know the name I vaguely recall you collecting weapons as well but I'm unsure? It was 3d and one of the prerendered cinematics was of an egg hatching in what looked like a museum to recollection

#Game identification #Unknown game

[lovelytenlee]

Kun x Ten au

Warnings: Angst (?), implied masturbation, erection, light swearing

Genre: Romance, erotica

Word count: 1700+

Pt. 2/3

pt. 1 https://lovelytenlee.tumblr.com/post/696297148204122112/kun-x-ten-au)

pt. 3

Part 2: Ten

Ten was aimless that day. He had no work to be done, no projects to finish, and no friends had been made yet.

It had been a few months since he decided to move to the Big Apple, and he was struggling to make friends. He was acquainted with people, mostly coworkers, but nothing meaningful yet. He found making friends as an adult in a new city was harder than he anticipated. So he had time to kill.

He was lying in bed in silence, trying to conjure an idea in his brain of what he could do to pass the time today.

He could paint, but that would require him to know what it was he wanted to paint.

He could read, but he had read everything twice over.

He almost decided on just using one of his toys on himself, but that wouldn’t pass a lot of time. He was also just growing tired of having to…entertain himself.

He missed cock. He had a healthy sexual appetite back home. Even in his small town it was possible to find a good lay if he needed one. But after a few months of no action, he had become accustomed to using dildos to fill out his tight hole’s needs.

He didn’t find the dating scene in NYC that exciting, and he hated hookups. He found a lot of the men here to be either superficial, boring, or just some rancid combination of both.

He had all but given up when he heard his computer notify him of a new email in his inbox.

He rose lazily from his bed and went to see what correspondence he was receiving. Probably just an ad for something or a work email. But checking his inbox was just as good an activity as anything, he supposed.

“Museum today?” It read. From Johnny Suh, a coworker he liked, but never spent time with. He was elated. Finally he had the opportunity to form some sort of social life.

He opened it.

“Hey! I’m sorry it’s so short notice but I remember during your orientation you said you love museums. There’s an art exhibit today and I was hoping you’d want to meet me? I know you’re new in town, and I haven’t made any other plans, so I thought it would be fun:) I’ll be there around 7, if you’d like to come.

Let me know!

JS”

He giggled excitedly. A museum and a new friend. What a day for him.

He replied quickly and told him he’d love to meet up with him.

Johnny was friendly, and always said “Good morning” with a smile when he walked into the office. He was also very handsome, but presumably straight. Ten didn’t have any way of knowing that. He just assumed.

The museums and art exhibits were Ten’s favorite part of living in the city. He loved art. He loved finding the meaning behind the things people create. He loved understanding people. And just his luck, the museum was free this weekend.

On a particularly rainy day like today, which he loved, he was most excited to go to the art exhibits. Something about the rain just put his heart at ease. So he grabbed a pen, a pad of paper, some perfume, and his keys and wallet, and headed to the museum.

It was a light crowd, he supposed the rain had quelled many people’s need to venture out into the city that day. He didn’t mind. Less people, less need to hurry through each room of the exhibit.

The room was brightly lit, and immaculately cleaned. There was an eclectic collection of art this month. Paintings and sculptures of any imaginable shape and palette.

One painting that seemed to represent capitalism, and another that seemed to represent the same. A lot of the art seemed to be representative of capitalism, he thought.

Everyone wanted to be woke, but he was doubtful any of them really felt the effects of the subject they were portraying. Not in any real way.

He received an email from Johnny.

“I’m sorry but I’m running late! It’ll be at least another half hour till I can make it in. I’ll be in as soon as I can I promise. Leaving the house now.

JS”

Ten sighed. He decided to have a quick glance at the exhibit anyways. He was already here, and wouldn’t mind viewing it again when Johnny got there.

Midway through he came across a bright, solid white sculpture of shapes stacked unto one another. A commentary on balance, maybe.

Ten had become very focused, and when Ten became focused, his eyes tended to widen, and his head would tilt. And his tongue ever so slightly without him noticing would stick out from between his lips. And that’s what he did. Stuck his tongue gently from his lips as he drifted deep into thought.

And he heard a chuckle.

He glanced over in the direction of the sound and found a man standing there, trying very hard to look anywhere but at Ten. Ten smiled shyly while the man had his gaze averted.

The stranger sauntered clumsily into the next room, shoulders hunched up and head ducked down. Ten barely had a moment to see what he looked like. Just a tuft of silver hair in a dark denim jacket escaping as quickly as he could. He giggled.

He hung back, admiring the last couple pieces of art in this room, and moved on to the next. The man was sitting in this room on a bench in the middle. Pretending to look at his phone.

Ten made a last minute decision. He would talk to the man. He didn’t know what he would say. But he would say something.

He casually approached and sat down. Trying to be quick on his toes, he started browsing through his handbag. For what, he didn’t know.

Thinking to himself “Pen, paper, perfume, keys — PEN!” He had an epiphany. He needed a pen. Well, he would say he needed a pen.

After a few more seconds of “searching” through his purse, he let out a defeated and weary sigh.

Ten looked to Kun, and quietly said, “Excuse me?”

He kept his tone soft, trying to seem as friendly as possible. Even quiet as he was, Ten seemed to startle the man.

“Hm?” He replied. He looked at Ten directly now, with flushed cheeks and the most nervous expression Ten had ever seen.

He holds back a giggle in his chest. “I’m sorry to bother you, but…do you have a pen?” His voice still quiet, something about the man made Ten act gentle and even a little flirtatious.

Ten realized he’d better be quick. He didn’t want to lose the man’s interest before he even had it. So he quickly explained that he thought he had packed his own pen but turns he had not.

The man looks through his bag with a lot more haste than Ten thought necessary. He must have been really anxious. Ten wondered why.

Ten explained that there was an artist he wanted to write down the name of before he left while he waited for the man.

He pulled a pan out from his bag like he had found what he’d been looking for his whole life. Ten couldn’t help but smile a little. The man was dorky. An endearing quality for a man to have in Ten’s eyes.

Ten grabbed the pen and headed back to the previous room. He walked over to the sculpture and wrote down the name of the artist. Something Slavic and unreadable. He just needed to write down a name, he didn’t plan on doing anything with it.

He returned to the man, handed back his pen, and folded up the paper and shoved into a pocket to be forgotten about immediately.

Then the man spoke, to Ten’s astonishment. This whole time Ten thought maybe he was barking up the wrong tree because the man seemed so unwilling to speak to him. But now, he spoke.

“Did you — erm. Did you get it? The name, I mean?”

Ten beamed, and assured him of his success. He smiled back.

“I’m Ten.” He spoke sweetly.

The man’s mouth widened into one one of the most radiant smiles he’d ever seen. “I’m Kun.”

Kun. A strong name, for a cute mess of a man.

Ten extended his hand out, and Kun took it. Kun’s hand was warm, and the skin was soft but he could also tell it had become worn from hard work. A man’s hand.

Kun’s face was very handsome. His cheekbones high, and his jaw strong. He also had a cute button-nose, and his lips were pouty and plump. His eyes were kind, and gentle. Ten could feel his heart dancing in his chest.

Then Kun’s smile dropped ever so slightly. Ten panicked a little. Maybe he had overstepped. Maybe Kun wasn’t interested, and was now realizing a gay man was coming onto him uninvited. Maybe it was ruined.

Kun fumbled with his things, and began to excuse himself.

“Is everything okay?” Ten inquired, a sick feeling growing inside himself. If he had crossed some line, he hadn’t meant to.

Kun assured Ten he just needed to find the restroom. Ten pointed it out near the entrance, and Kun stood up from the bench.

As Kun stood his small backpack snagged on the corner of the seat. It pulled him back slightly back and pushed his lower body forward. And Ten saw it.

He wasn’t sure at first, but he suspected he was right. Kun had gotten hard. He didn’t know from what. But he knows he saw it.

The obvious tenting of his jeans where the cock head was trying to push its way out of his pants. Ten looked away immediately.

The silence afterwards was heavy. They both knew the other knew what was happening. But neither wanted to admit it.

Kun excused himself again, angrily unhitching his bag from the bench, and retreated towards the bathroom. Backpack covering his crotch the whole way.

Ten was stunned. He wasn’t sure what to do with all of this.

He wanted to give Kun some space to recover from his humiliation. But he also wanted to check on him and make sure he was okay. Assure him everything was fine. Be his friend. But. There was also another urge inside Ten.

Deep down inside, the stirring had begun. Parts of himself he saved for the hours at night when he was alone in his room had begun to toss and turn. The sharks smelled the blood in the water. The cat was out of the bag. The shit had hit the fan.

Ten could feel it, and he had no intention of fighting it. He needed that man. He needed him bad.

#KunTen #Kun x Ten #Ten x Kun #KunTen AU #WayV fanfic #WayV smut #WayV AU #NCT fanfic #NCT smut #NCT AU #gay nsft #nsft #Kun #Ten Lee #WayV #NCT #long post

[dd20century]

Tell Me About Designer Susan Kare

Editor’s Note: This is an experimental post written with the assistance of AI software, Chat GPT. The content was vetted for accuracy and revised for style.

Susan Kare is considered a pioneer in the field of computer interface design, best known for her work at Apple Computer during the 1980s, where she designed interface elements for the original Macintosh computer. These elements include the original Macintosh typeface, Chicago, as well as many of the icons and user interface elements that were used in the Macintosh operating system. Kare's work has had a significant impact on the design of user interfaces, and her design elements are still in use today in various forms. (1)

Kare's work on the Macintosh interface was far-reaching and had a big impact on the design of user interfaces. Here are a few examples:

The original Macintosh typeface used in the Macintosh operating system and is still used in various forms today

The "Happy Mac" icon, which was the icon that appeared on the Macintosh screen when the computer was turned on and the operating system was loading (2)

The "Command" key icon still used on Apple keyboards to this day to indicate the command key (3)

The "Paint Bucket" and "Paintbrush" icon used in the Macintosh program MacPaint (3)

The "Lasso" and "Eyedropper" icons used in the Macintosh program MacDraw (4)

The "Clipboard" icon used in the Macintosh operating system to indicate the clipboard (4)

Susan Kare, User-interface Icons for Macintosh Operating System (1982-1986). Image source.

Susan Kare was born on February 5, 1954 in Ithaca, New York, United States. She attended Mount Holyoke College earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In addition, she received both a M.A. and a Ph.D. in fine arts from New York University. (5,6 )“After earning her Ph.D., she moved to San Francisco to work at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), as a sculptor and occasional curator” (5).  

In 1982 Susan Kare began working for Apple Computer and remained with the company until 1986 when she “followed Steve Jobs in leaving Apple to launch NeXT, Inc. as its Creative Director and 10th employee. She introduced Jobs to her design hero Paul Rand and hired him to design NeXT’s logo and brand identity, admiring his table-pounding exactitude and confidence” (4).

Susan Kare, Chicago Typeface for Macintosh Operating System (1982). Image source.

After working at Apple NeXT, Inc. Kare continued to work on a variety of projects including designing icons, typefaces, and user interface elements for a number of other technology companies including Microsoft, IBM, Sony Pictures, and Intel. (3) Kare also established her own company, Susan Kare Design and continues to work as a graphic designer and artist. (5) “The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) store in New York City has carried stationery and notebooks featuring her designs” (4).

Ms. Kare's influential work has won several awards. In 1999, she was inducted into the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's National Design Awards Hall of Fame for Interface Design. (2) Her work was included in the Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) 2011 exhibition "Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects." In 2018, she was awarded the AIGA Medal, the highest honor in the field of graphic design in the United States.  Ms. Kare has been a Creative Director at Pinterest since 2015. (5)

View Susan Kare's portfolio.

References

FamousGraphicDesigners.org, (2019). Susan Kare. Retrieved from: https://www.famousgraphicdesigners.org/susan-kare

Kindy, D., (9 October, 2019). How Susan Kare Designed User-Friendly Icons for the First Macintosh. Retrieved from:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-susan-kare-designed-user-friendly-icons-for-first-macintosh-180973286/

Wikipedia, (6 May, 2023). Susan Kare. Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Kare

Christoph, (19 January, 2023). Susan Kare – Designing the GUI of the Apple Macintosh (and much more). Retrieved from: https://www.mac-history.net/2023/01/19/susan-kare-pixel-design-apple-mac/

Kare Prints, (2023). About Susan Kare. Retrieved from: https://kareprints.com/pages/about

#susan kare #graphic design

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

Tonight (September 6) at 7pm, I'll be hosting Naomi Klein at the LA Public Library for the launch of Doppelganger.

On September 12 at 7pm, I'll be at Toronto's Another Story Bookshop with my new book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation.

#15yrsago Anti-Scientology YouTube videos censored by the thousands https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/09/massive-takedown-anti-scientology-videos-youtube

#10yrsago Worst-paid Brits risk losing benefits for “not working enough” https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/sep/06/uk-lowest-paid-classed-not-working-enough

#5yrsago It’s been a year since Equifax doxed America and nothing’s changed https://www.axios.com/2018/09/06/after-equifaxs-mega-breach-nothing-changed-1536241622

#5yrsago The most popular “privacy” tool in Apple’s Mac App Store was stealing users’ browsing history and sending it to China https://objective-see.org/blog/blog_0x37.html

#5yrsago Philadelphia science museum employees accused of stealing $50,000 worth of bugs https://gizmodo.com/insectarium-owner-says-50-000-bug-heist-was-an-inside-1828693359

#pluralistic

[commodorez]

What was the purpose of the panels of blinking lights on those big mid-century computers? Were they showing calculations in progress?

Excellent question, this is one of my favorite subjects! Blinkenlights serve a number of functions. Hollywood tended to use just the lights to make it look like a computer was busy doing something, but real computers had more than just lights on their front panel. Let's walk through a few examples of use cases with photos of computers I've seen over the years at museums and vintage computer festivals:

Some front panels were built to be used for diagnostics. Computers like these were primitive enough that they required constant care and debugging to do their jobs, especially the early vacuum tube machines (everything pictured here is transistorized). You could tell what peripherals were being used, but also check the status of registers, carry flags, status flags, data, various buses, etc. It was also a way to see if a program had "gone off into the weeds" and started doing things that were irregular, possibly due to a software bug, or a problem with the hardware.

On many of these machines, you can enter programs directly into the main memory using the front panel, but it's an incredibly tedious process -- something to be avoided if possible. Consider it a last fallback.

Other times, it's a starting point, which we call "bootstrapping" (this eventually evolved into the term "booting"). You aren't likely to program everything on such a limited interface, but you are more likely to enter in a small program that can tell the computer how to run a more complex peripheral, like a paper tape or punch card reader, or maybe some type of magnetic storage device. Once you can get a program loading off of a larger permanent storage device, you can load up software to interface with a terminal of some kind which is much easier.

Eventually, the microprocessor made home computers a possibility, but many were only equipped with a front panel out of the box. You would have to add in a serial card, more RAM, possibly some ROMs, and either a teletype or glass terminal in order to get a more sophisticated and intuitive interface from the computer, capable of programming in a higher level language. Some were considered more like trainers, or hobbyist devices, and simply lacked that ability, meaning all you got was a front panel with switches and lights.

I made my own front panel to see what the experience was all about:

Then everything changed in 1977, with the introduction of these three machines: the TRS-80 Model I, the Commodore PET 2001, and the Apple II. They were what you might call "appliance computers" and they had no need for a front panel.

Hopefully that answered your question!

#front panel #blinkenlights

[fuzzysparrow]

Where in the world is the Computer History Museum located?

The Computer History Museum (CHM) is located in Mountain View, California, USA. The museum explores the computing revolution and its impact on society. The museum dates back to 1968 when electrical engineer Gordon Bell started collecting information about computers. The first exhibition took place in 1975 and became a permanent museum in 1978.

The museum was originally called The Digital Computer Museum (TDCM) and was based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Later, under the name The Computer Museum (TCM), it moved to Boston. In 1996, the TCM History Center was established, which changed its name to the Computer History Museum in 2000. Finally, the CHM opened its new museum in Mountain View, California in 2002.

The CHM boasts the largest and most significant collection of computing artefacts in the world, including rare or one-of-a-kind objects such as a Cray-1 supercomputer, the Utah teapot, the 1969 Neiman Marcus Kitchen Computer, and an Apple I. There are around 90,000 objects, photographs and films in total.

Since 1987, the museum and its previous incarnations have honoured men and women 'whose ideas have changed the world and affected nearly every human alive today' as CHM Fellows, beginning with Admiral Grace Hopper. Other Fellows include Mitch Kapor, Steve Wozniak, Tim Berners-Lee and Margaret Hamilton.

#Trivia #Computer History Museum