aka_pugs
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UNIX Greybeard; sun!pugs; Student of History; Technology Storyteller; Programmer since 1967.
Founder - Ipsilon Networks(→ Nokia), Netillion(→ ⏚), Nuova Systems(→ Cisco), DriveScale(→ Twitter)
Founder - Ipsilon Networks(→ Nokia), Netillion(→ ⏚), Nuova Systems(→ Cisco), DriveScale(→ Twitter)
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Aw man 😞 Rest in peace Mr Cheifet, host of Computer Chronicles: obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
What a legend. His work in both presenting and preserving the early days of computer history has been (and will continue to be) deeply appreciated! My condolences to his family and friends.
What a legend. His work in both presenting and preserving the early days of computer history has been (and will continue to be) deeply appreciated! My condolences to his family and friends.
Stewart Cheifet Obituary December 28, 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral
View Stewart Cheifet's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Aw man 😞 Rest in peace Mr Cheifet, host of Computer Chronicles: obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
What a legend. His work in both presenting and preserving the early days of computer history has been (and will continue to be) deeply appreciated! My condolences to his family and friends.
What a legend. His work in both presenting and preserving the early days of computer history has been (and will continue to be) deeply appreciated! My condolences to his family and friends.
Found my great-great-grandparents in the Odd Fellows cemetery in Gonzales, Texas. I definitely got the odd gene.
The Orts' came from northern Germany, near Denmark.
The Orts' came from northern Germany, near Denmark.
December 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Found my great-great-grandparents in the Odd Fellows cemetery in Gonzales, Texas. I definitely got the odd gene.
The Orts' came from northern Germany, near Denmark.
The Orts' came from northern Germany, near Denmark.
Born this day, 1903: John von Neumann, polymath (from Mars?)
Great book - fictionalized biography with stories about JvN told by other famous people: "The MANIAC"
en.wikipedia.org/wik...
Great book - fictionalized biography with stories about JvN told by other famous people: "The MANIAC"
en.wikipedia.org/wik...
December 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Born this day, 1903: John von Neumann, polymath (from Mars?)
Great book - fictionalized biography with stories about JvN told by other famous people: "The MANIAC"
en.wikipedia.org/wik...
Great book - fictionalized biography with stories about JvN told by other famous people: "The MANIAC"
en.wikipedia.org/wik...
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
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December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Fruity, nutty, sweet; and a little goes a long way.
Kinda like fruitcake in a bottle.
The Malmsey is better, but couldn't find it this year.
Kinda like fruitcake in a bottle.
The Malmsey is better, but couldn't find it this year.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Fruity, nutty, sweet; and a little goes a long way.
Kinda like fruitcake in a bottle.
The Malmsey is better, but couldn't find it this year.
Kinda like fruitcake in a bottle.
The Malmsey is better, but couldn't find it this year.
Merry Christmas!
In a huge family, "under the tree" takes on non-Euclidean meaning.
In a huge family, "under the tree" takes on non-Euclidean meaning.
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Merry Christmas!
In a huge family, "under the tree" takes on non-Euclidean meaning.
In a huge family, "under the tree" takes on non-Euclidean meaning.
The R.E.S.I.S.T.O.R.S: high school hackers from the 60s and 70s. I've known a bunch of these folks - smart cookies.
The RESISTORS: Teen Hackers Who Saw and Lived the Future of Computing
In the 1960s, before PCs and the Internet were a thing, the RESISTORS were O.G. computer hackers, learning to code on old mainframes in a New Jersey barn.
spectrum.ieee.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The R.E.S.I.S.T.O.R.S: high school hackers from the 60s and 70s. I've known a bunch of these folks - smart cookies.
December 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation
December 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation
OTD 1997: #Nokia announces acquisition of #Ipsilon Networks (my baby)
Became the 3rd largest firewall appliance business for about 10 years.
www.networkworld.com...
Became the 3rd largest firewall appliance business for about 10 years.
www.networkworld.com...
December 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
OTD 1997: #Nokia announces acquisition of #Ipsilon Networks (my baby)
Became the 3rd largest firewall appliance business for about 10 years.
www.networkworld.com...
Became the 3rd largest firewall appliance business for about 10 years.
www.networkworld.com...
OTD 1968: The Mother of All Demos, by Douglas Engelbart and William English.
www.youtube.com/watc...
I knew Bill English 20 years later when he was working for #SunMicrosystems.
www.youtube.com/watc...
I knew Bill English 20 years later when he was working for #SunMicrosystems.
The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968)
"The Mother of All Demos is a name given retrospectively to Douglas Engelbart's December 9, 1968, demonstration of experimental computer technologies that are now commonplace. The live demonstration featured the introduction of the computer mouse, video conferencing, teleconferencing, hypertext, wor
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
OTD 1968: The Mother of All Demos, by Douglas Engelbart and William English.
www.youtube.com/watc...
I knew Bill English 20 years later when he was working for #SunMicrosystems.
www.youtube.com/watc...
I knew Bill English 20 years later when he was working for #SunMicrosystems.
OTD 1906: Grace Hopper is born.
en.wikipedia.org/wik...
en.wikipedia.org/wik...
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
OTD 1906: Grace Hopper is born.
en.wikipedia.org/wik...
en.wikipedia.org/wik...
OTD 1888: Hollereith's tabulating machine installed at the Census Bureau.
www.smithsonianmag.c...
www.smithsonianmag.c...
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
OTD 1888: Hollereith's tabulating machine installed at the Census Bureau.
www.smithsonianmag.c...
www.smithsonianmag.c...
OTD 1962: Inauguration of the Manchester/Ferranti Atlas supercomputer. First with virtual memory!
O computador Ferranti Atlas de 1962
Gostou? Curta, comente e compartilhe a publicação original! Ajude a divulgar o projeto! Deixe seu comentário no final desta postagem!Em 07 de dezembro de 1962, o físico Sir John Cockcroft, da Universidade de Manchester, inaugurava o (super)computador Ferranti Atlas. Estamos em 1956 e os cientistas do Reino Unido começam a se conscientizar de que, embora […]
museucapixaba.com.br
December 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
OTD 1962: Inauguration of the Manchester/Ferranti Atlas supercomputer. First with virtual memory!
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I hear a lot about IBM's "Death Star" hard drives, the infamous 75GXP. The thing is, the 75GXP was a fluke. Other IBM hard drives were (and are) outstanding. In this blog post, we explore what happened to IBM's hard drive business. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing dfarq.homeip.net/the-death-st...
The death star that blew up IBM's hard drive business
A misstep with just one generation drove IBM to leave the hard drive business
dfarq.homeip.net
December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I hear a lot about IBM's "Death Star" hard drives, the infamous 75GXP. The thing is, the 75GXP was a fluke. Other IBM hard drives were (and are) outstanding. In this blog post, we explore what happened to IBM's hard drive business. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing dfarq.homeip.net/the-death-st...
Cool movie: "Love Notes to Newton"
www.youtube.com/watc...
(smart brother worked on handwriting 2.0)
(image by By Felix Winkelnkemper)
www.youtube.com/watc...
(smart brother worked on handwriting 2.0)
(image by By Felix Winkelnkemper)
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Cool movie: "Love Notes to Newton"
www.youtube.com/watc...
(smart brother worked on handwriting 2.0)
(image by By Felix Winkelnkemper)
www.youtube.com/watc...
(smart brother worked on handwriting 2.0)
(image by By Felix Winkelnkemper)
Read it and weep, Gen-Z coder slaves.
"IBM's Santa Teresa Laboratory - Architectural Design for Program Development"
http://www.bitsavers...
"IBM's Santa Teresa Laboratory - Architectural Design for Program Development"
http://www.bitsavers...
December 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Read it and weep, Gen-Z coder slaves.
"IBM's Santa Teresa Laboratory - Architectural Design for Program Development"
http://www.bitsavers...
"IBM's Santa Teresa Laboratory - Architectural Design for Program Development"
http://www.bitsavers...
A history of computing at University of Michigan, 1940s-1975.
Prof. Bruce Arden, who was to become my undergrad advisor at Princeton, contributed greatly.
archive.computerhist...
Pictured: Bruce Arden and Bernie Galler with the UM IBM 704.
Prof. Bruce Arden, who was to become my undergrad advisor at Princeton, contributed greatly.
archive.computerhist...
Pictured: Bruce Arden and Bernie Galler with the UM IBM 704.
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A history of computing at University of Michigan, 1940s-1975.
Prof. Bruce Arden, who was to become my undergrad advisor at Princeton, contributed greatly.
archive.computerhist...
Pictured: Bruce Arden and Bernie Galler with the UM IBM 704.
Prof. Bruce Arden, who was to become my undergrad advisor at Princeton, contributed greatly.
archive.computerhist...
Pictured: Bruce Arden and Bernie Galler with the UM IBM 704.
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The Newton was beloved by almost everybody who had one. It came from an R&D group hidden deep within Apple and was developed by people who believed it was the next big leap in computers
The #LoveNotesToNewton film was made possible by Newton fans all over the world
lovenotestonewton.moosefuel.media
The #LoveNotesToNewton film was made possible by Newton fans all over the world
lovenotestonewton.moosefuel.media
July 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The Newton was beloved by almost everybody who had one. It came from an R&D group hidden deep within Apple and was developed by people who believed it was the next big leap in computers
The #LoveNotesToNewton film was made possible by Newton fans all over the world
lovenotestonewton.moosefuel.media
The #LoveNotesToNewton film was made possible by Newton fans all over the world
lovenotestonewton.moosefuel.media
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
After 2.5 years in the bracing sea air, my wireless bridge no worky.
I'm guessing it's the (non-standard) POE injector.
I'm guessing it's the (non-standard) POE injector.
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
After 2.5 years in the bracing sea air, my wireless bridge no worky.
I'm guessing it's the (non-standard) POE injector.
I'm guessing it's the (non-standard) POE injector.
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Boomers: We drank from the hose, we shot each other with BB guns, we had lawn darts, and the TV stations ran a commercial after the evening news reminding our parents that they had children.
“It’s 10pm, do you know where your children are?”
“It’s 10pm, do you know where your children are?”
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Boomers: We drank from the hose, we shot each other with BB guns, we had lawn darts, and the TV stations ran a commercial after the evening news reminding our parents that they had children.
“It’s 10pm, do you know where your children are?”
“It’s 10pm, do you know where your children are?”