Author: DJ Billings
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Retro Pomodoro Timer program on a TRS-80
I wrote a Pomodoro timer program on a TRS-80 that sounds an alarm after a certain amount of time.
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Trump Gave Them A License To Be Nasty
The new U.S. administration should have us all nervous.
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Trump and His Bullies Can’t Tell Me Who I Am
They may change the laws. But they cannot change who I am, no matter how many executive orders he signs.
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Back to the Mac
I bought the MacBook new in 2007 and it only just occurred to me today that it’s almost 18 years old. I think that qualifies as a piece of computer history, and I’m going to maintain it in its original form for preservation purposes.
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Coming to Terms with Owning a Home
We’ve been living in the home for almost a year and I’m still not sure it’s real.
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My Oven Doesn’t Need WiFi
The number of everyday objects where engineers decide to inject wireless capability seems to be increasing daily. My oven doesn’t need WiFi.
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A Bad Day at Wrigley is Better Than a Good Day in Prison
When I say that a bad day at Wrigley is better than a good day in prison, my only prison experience is entirely based on The Shawshank Redemption.
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Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2024
I swear, I did not plan to buy anything. I only wanted to gaze at the tech. But I got…itchy.
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Advice for the Passionless
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the nature of passion and work and how we try so hard to combine the two.
