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Micah Cowan
@micahcowan.bsky.social
I play piano and accordion. I write code. I like doing that for the old 8-bit Apple II computers, in particular

http://micah.cowan.name/
https://github.com/micahcowan/
https://mastodon.social/@micahcowan
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I believe that people who get good at lying are irrevocably and fundamentally changed. It is a black magic; it is a skill that comes at great cost to its user.
July 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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hey, it's not every day that a new Mac 128/512/Plus/etc emulator is released! I tried it a bit and I'm impressed so far.

Snow (windows, linux, macos)
https://snowemu.com/

img, dsk, moof, hda support, very good sound, register + peripheral status, RAM map, boatload of stuff for programmers!

June 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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(excitedly unstacking the dishwasher) "fucking mugs! yea boiii
shit! i've gotta stop swearing
shit!!"

So ends my new year's resolution. i'm downgrading to a more realistic goal, to try to swear thoughtfully
January 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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extremely disappointed to learn that you can't put mercury in a soda stream and get carbonated mercury
November 26, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Saw Richard Dawkins in Portland last night. It was a shit-show, devolving into deeply ignorant, transphobic nonsense. I left early, abandoning the purchased VIP package. He will always have my gratitude for playing a big role in fixing a broken understanding of science, but also my eternal disgust.
October 5, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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Psst…You want to know about the NASA website that spells out your name in Landsat imagery. 🧪

landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/apps/YourNam...
August 31, 2024 at 2:00 AM
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Bluesky is officially “open” now (no more invites). So just a reminder to not engage with trolls and bad actors, there is no algorithm here to promote or spread them, replying to them is what puts them on everybody’s timelines. So block and give no oxygen.
February 6, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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Wait a minute. Was Alan Bradley from TRON, whose titular hero program represented resistance to the oppressive MCP, named for an actual resistor?
January 9, 2024 at 12:56 AM
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Hi! So I'm L, I do a lot in SFF and one of those things I do is run the Ignyte Awards. We're a spec lit award centering the perspectives/contributions of BIPOC in genre. We came about because existing legacy institutions sustain(ed) practices disrespectful or exclusionary of marginalized creators.
Home, The Ignyte Awards
WELCOME TO THE IGNYTE AWARDS The Ignyte Awards began in 2020 alongside the inaugural FIYAHCON, a virtual convention centering the contributions and...
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com
January 23, 2024 at 1:11 AM
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This is some Dr. Strangelove Precious Bodily Essence shit
August 9, 2023 at 1:25 AM