Marcin Wichary
@aresluna.org
aresluna.org · Wrote a book about the history of keyboards: shifthappens.site · Design @figma · Typographer · Occasional speaker · Chicagoan in training
I’m writing a long essay that starts with exactly this. Stay tuned in January. 😀
December 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I’m writing a long essay that starts with exactly this. Stay tuned in January. 😀
I found this a nice and meaningful ritual. The last few years I bought calendars at various places (Etsy and so on – they’re not hard to find), but this year I designed my own.
Sharing in case this might be something you’d like to do!
Sharing in case this might be something you’d like to do!
December 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I found this a nice and meaningful ritual. The last few years I bought calendars at various places (Etsy and so on – they’re not hard to find), but this year I designed my own.
Sharing in case this might be something you’d like to do!
Sharing in case this might be something you’d like to do!
If you wind my version of this thread on Mastodon (posted at the same time), there were some people there who seemed to be familiar with the machine, so they might know immediately!
I also saw the machine at System Source near Baltimore, so they might be able to help.
I also saw the machine at System Source near Baltimore, so they might be able to help.
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you wind my version of this thread on Mastodon (posted at the same time), there were some people there who seemed to be familiar with the machine, so they might know immediately!
I also saw the machine at System Source near Baltimore, so they might be able to help.
I also saw the machine at System Source near Baltimore, so they might be able to help.
Probably not hard to find on Bitsavers or elsewhere!
December 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Probably not hard to find on Bitsavers or elsewhere!
Oh my god I think I’m the exact opposite.
December 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Oh my god I think I’m the exact opposite.
December 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Love this phrasing which is already incorporating some denial. Hard to believe it isn’t fake → Might very well be fake → I’ll file it under “fake”
December 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Love this phrasing which is already incorporating some denial. Hard to believe it isn’t fake → Might very well be fake → I’ll file it under “fake”
I just finished it. So much fun!
December 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I just finished it. So much fun!
Very fun! In 12-degree weather even.
December 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Very fun! In 12-degree weather even.
(They were all “1 of 100,” rather than numbered.)
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
(They were all “1 of 100,” rather than numbered.)
…but @glennf.com had this great idea of signing a 100 books in advance at the printer’s, when they were still uncut signatures – so some people would be get a nice surprise. Even bought super nice pens just for that occasion. It was a fun moment.
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
…but @glennf.com had this great idea of signing a 100 books in advance at the printer’s, when they were still uncut signatures – so some people would be get a nice surprise. Even bought super nice pens just for that occasion. It was a fun moment.
“Well, I don’t know him.” Classic stuff.
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
“Well, I don’t know him.” Classic stuff.