pmjv
@pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org
Spirit of the Machine be with you, hacker.
- Comment on We're Back! 1 week ago:
of course not sdf.org/store/
- Comment on We're Back! 1 week ago:
Just finished chanting “S.D.F. come back” while kneeling inside a pentagram surrounded by stickers and magnetic tapes. Pretty good overall.
- Comment on We're Back! 1 week ago:
Welcome back, sdf family!
- Comment on very cryptic 2 weeks ago:
also if you look really close, one of the fish in the poster is holding only one paddle.
- Comment on very cryptic 2 weeks ago:
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to sdfpubnix@lemmy.sdf.org | 8 comments
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- Comment on Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? 3 months ago:
lemmy works fine as is in a browser and sdf also hosts the ‘old’ variant, which works without js (fairly usable in text browsers too)
Never looked into any clients, I’m afraid.
- Comment on Federation issues recently? 3 months ago:
That’s good to hear.
- Comment on Federation issues recently? 3 months ago:
everything good on your end?
- Comment on Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? 3 months ago:
No problem. I think it’s good practice that can very well make you realize that obsolete machines aren’t really that obsolete.
I use a thinkpad x220.
- Comment on Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? 3 months ago:
PPS: here’s my guide on luakit, describing the js on demand and adblocking: …mozz.us/…/2023-05-18-shortys-luakit-guide.txt
- Comment on Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? 3 months ago:
Frankly, I use links2 for most of my web browsing even on my daily driver (which would by many be considered vintage anyway) and use Firefox for websites that wouldn’t work otherwise, that I absolutely need.
It’s good practice to get used to light software from all walks of life, one might come to realize they don’t need the fancy stuff in their life to use computers.
Good luck.
PS: There’s the #oldcomputerchallenge channel on libera.chat you might want to visit. Many people there who live this lo-end lifestyle on a day-to-day basis, who’d be happy to help.
- Comment on Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? 3 months ago:
You correctly pointed out the seemingly only problem, which is indeed internet browsing. In some rare cases you might get away with something like Firefox with disabled javascript, supposing you max out the RAM. But you should look at other light browsers that will make it more viable.
My go-to browser on old machines is luakit, configured to render javascript on demand. When a website you want to visit doesn’t work without javascript, you enable it just for that website and cross your fingers it doesn’t crash. With js disabled, you can browser normally.
Also become friends with FOSS front-ends to popular corpo services. Forget youtube, use invidious (works without js), forget fandom.com, use breeze wiki, etc.
One other thing you need is patience. A lot of it.
- Comment on This place is nice. What does it mean? 3 months ago:
Stop u guys
- Comment on Federation issues recently? 3 months ago:
Mostly sour with a hint of mushrooms.
- Comment on Federation issues recently? 3 months ago:
greetings
- Comment on My OCC 2024 Prequel 3 months ago:
thank you for inspecting my images
- Submitted 3 months ago to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org | 3 comments
- Comment on OCC 2024 Laptop 4 months ago:
- Comment on My rig for the OCC 4 months ago:
That’s up to you :) The idea is to challenge yourself.
- Comment on OCC 2024 Laptop 4 months ago:
Love to see another T-series in the fray!
- Comment on My rig for the OCC 4 months ago:
Very pretty machine. What are the specs? And what OS will you run on it?
- Comment on What was the last IBM ThinkPad? 4 months ago:
The T40 series. Everything afterwards, even though it still had the IBM logo was made by lenovo
- Comment on Are we back online? 6 months ago:
this is so we can enjoy each other’s intimate company after a blackout, before being thrown to the fedi wolves
- Comment on Are we back online? 6 months ago:
glad you’re okay, doc.
- Comment on Programming Horror Game 9 months ago:
Have fun:
gopher://katolaz.net/0/ed_tuto rial.txt
- Comment on Federation seems to work now 9 months ago:
- Comment on SDF federation is on the fritz again (Jan. 5th - Now) 10 months ago:
I’m going to drink green tea with ginger and play solitaire.
- Comment on BSD Cafe - The Community for BSD Based Systems 11 months ago:
