Long time, gophernauts! I really need to stop being lazy and write
more. I keep wanting to cover so many topics, then I have to write
them down or else I'll forget. So just write more, right?
It's been so long that I almost forgot I added my chili recipe[1]
to the gopherhole. I won't bore you with the details but it's
nothing fancy. Just functional food that's easy to make.
I also want to welcome moji[2] to the server. I've enjoyed the
content so far -- keep up the good work!
jebug29 announced[3] that one of the Millsaps Computer Club's[4]
DEC VT320 serial terminals is now working thanks to some adapters
I sent to him. This makes me happy to hear, and to celebrate I'm
writing this post on my VT420. I think it will be great for this
equipment to get a new lease on life and hopefully be appreciated
in a way that they didn't enjoy when they were simply a means to
an end. Shine on you crazy diamond. Some wiring diagrams for MMJ
will be posted in the future.
I had a fleeting thought in a fit of public access enthusiasm to
devise a method to connect my Commodore One[5][6] for public use.
I scrapped the idea due to the complexity of adapting the hardware
to allow reprogramming, coordinating power states, etc. And of
course, the admission that I don't need another project to be half
completed and my concern of wearing out the FPGA with frequent
programmings. But I feel the idea should be explored. Maybe not
the C-One specifically, but public access FPGAs perhaps to augment
a public access system. It would have to be moderated, naturally,
but to be able to collaborate on VHDL for a community benefit just
intrigues me. What would such a community create?
But if anyone is interested in making a 2A03 core for the C-One
let me know. This idea's been on and off for years in my head. I
just don't know if it's worthwhile given the prevalence of NES
SoCs and emulation now.
solderpunk posted[7] about threat modeling, which was what I
wanted to mention during christina's[8] personal data security
inquiry that I was too lazy to write about. In addition to those
excellent posts, I just wanted to point out EFF's excellent
materials on threat modeling[9]. Actually, their surveillance
self-defense site[10] is a great primer on the subject.
Circumlunar's shell BBS has an interesting topic on S2O, an
overnighter bikepacking trip. This is very cool, because it's
great for those who are limited on time and planning. There is a
campground nearby that would be ideal for this adventure. The site
is a bit too prepared for my preferences, but it will make a good
experimental candidate. Also, it's close enough that I could
probably implement a 9600 baud AX.25 link to home. I need to mark
a date on the calendar to make this happen.
Tags: #recipe #gopher #circumlunar #serial #c-one #fpga #ssd #s2o #cycling
(TXT) [0] Text-only version
(TXT) [1] gopher://sdf.org/0/users/dokuja/recipes/20180805_chili.txt
(DIR) [2] gopher://circumlunar.space/1/~moji/
(TXT) [3] gopher://sdf.org/0/users/jebug29/log/2018-09/05-2250
(DIR) [4] gopher://mpcclub.info/
(TXT) [5] gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/C-One
(HTM) [6] http://c64upgra.de/c-one/
(TXT) [7] gopher://circumlunar.space/0/~solderpunk/phlog/data-security-threat-models.txt
(TXT) [8] gopher://circumlunar.space/0/~christina/InfosecAndDataPrivacy.txt
(TXT) [9] https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/assessing-your-risks (via gopher)
(HTM) [9] https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/assessing-your-risks
(HTM) [10] https://ssd.eff.org/
(TXT) [11] Garbage