Notes

the year is 2030

TLS certs have a max lifetime of 24 hours

all major browsers refuse to talk plaintext HTTP with no override

ISPs filter port 80 like port 25

a DDoS takes out LetsEncrypt for days, no one can renew their certs

the web dies, no one minds

gopher rises

I added some appropriate speakers to my iMac G4(K)

oh sure but when i ask the internet to cater to my 8mhz computer by serving markdown when i ask for it, nobody wants to do it

https://jcs.org/2021/01/06/plaintext#a-rant-about-gemini

Post from Ernie Smith:

This seems like a clever solution to the LLMs drowning websites in requests—auto-convert the content to markdown, which is what they’re doing anyway, and just give them the data. A good middle ground for folks who don’t mind their info getting plundered by bots. blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for...

your honor, i did not insult that man's wife and then publish a blog post defaming him, it was my openclaw agent

I saw the title and was like "wait what about the MailStation" but it turned out to be a whole video about the MailStation

I get e-mails about every year or so from someone that discovers them, tries making something useful, and then gives up

Maybe it can be you next!

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/FEHLHY-hacking_the_last_z80_computer_ever_made/

my love language to my wife is "i will setup and monitor your computer's backups"

Post from Dan Nguyen:

VC, founder, dumbass

If I ever become extremely wealthy, I am going to build and live in a life-size replica of the Fisher-Price house, including a giant blue handle on the roof and a doorbell switch that is roughly 3 feet tall

any of my mac friends want a g7287 superdrive for repair?

it gets many read errors in applesauce and has a faulty auto-eject mechanism

ok i see here for the question "why are you removing this device from your z-wave network" you wrote "it exploded"

the ps/2 clock line has been restored, the dolch's keyboard lives on

"Blocking technology required: No 3D printer can be sold or delivered in New York unless it’s “equipped with blocking technology” that evaluates every print file against a firearms blueprint detection algorithm and prevents printing if flagged."

https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/03/new-york-wants-to-ctrlaltdelete-your-3d-printer/

computer

This carbon monoxide detector beeped and now shows "End"

It has ample battery but it decided its productive life of 10 years has been lived and it knows it can no longer function and must be discarded

I don't know why but it made me sad, like watching the Terminator descend into that steel vat

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