hometown
4.5.7+hometown-1.2.0
Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson -- email: clive@clivethompson.net; Signal: @clivethompson.98 -- #science #technology #coding #software #writing #literature #poetry clive@clivethompson.net
Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson -- email: clive@clivethompson.net; Signal: @clivethompson.98 -- # science # technology # coding # software # writing # literature # poetry clive@clivethompson.net
Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson -- email: clive@clivethompson.net; Signal: @clivethompson.98 -- # science # technology # coding # software # writing # literature # poetry clive@clivethompson.net
(UPDATE: I think i've got this one answered, thank you everyone!)
People of mastodon!
Super weird question, but ...
... is anyone out there conversant in Assembly for a 1960s-era IBM 7090, or machines of that lineage?
I'm working on an article that includes some Assembly of that vintage ...
... and want to make sure I'm describing what it does correctly
if this describes you or someone you know ...
... hit me up, I'd love to tap your expertise!
clive@clivethompson.net is the fastest
Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson -- email: clive@clivethompson.net; Signal: @clivethompson.98 -- # science # technology # coding # software # writing # literature # poetry clive@clivethompson.net
Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson -- email: clive@clivethompson.net; Signal: @clivethompson.98 -- # science # technology # coding # software # writing # literature # poetry clive@clivethompson.net
every once in a while I crack up when look at a computer keyboard with a "return" button
over a century after manual typewriters became common, we're still hitting a button inspired by the carriage return
Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson -- email: clive@clivethompson.net; Signal: @clivethompson.98 -- # science # technology # coding # software # writing # literature # poetry clive@clivethompson.net
Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson -- email: clive@clivethompson.net; Signal: @clivethompson.98 -- # science # technology # coding # software # writing # literature # poetry clive@clivethompson.net
If you haven't read @anildash@me.dm's fantastic essay on Markdown -- its history, its impact, and what it tells us about truly useful bottom-up innovation -- then you really should
here 'tis: https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/
Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson -- email: clive@clivethompson.net; Signal: @clivethompson.98 -- # science # technology # coding # software # writing # literature # poetry clive@clivethompson.net
Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson -- email: clive@clivethompson.net; Signal: @clivethompson.98 -- # science # technology # coding # software # writing # literature # poetry clive@clivethompson.net
Since there’s been a resurgence lately of the “mastodon is mostly just for folks who use Linux” thing …
… i’m now curious about my community here
(i’m offering intentionally crude and ungranular options in this poll)
“I use Linux …”
(Please boost!)