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One Last Bit on JSMESS for a While 20 Aug 2013 | 07:59 am
I know, three postings in a row is a bit much. When I get into a topic, I keep going, just never stop. It’s the kind of mindset that can end up with something like the BBS Documentary - just one g...
More JSMESS: Little Help Here 16 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
Warning: A little about project management, then a whole lot about compiling. Three entries in a row about JSMESS! Well, I happen to think it’s one of the most important things I’ve been involved in....
The Javascript MESS Plays Commodore 64, Commodore PET, and Apple IIc 16 Aug 2013 | 03:31 am
Geez, it seems only yesterday we were talking about emulating the Atari 800… oh wait, it was yesterday. Well, thanks to Vitorio working hard with the Makefiles, we now have emulation using JSMESS of t...
The Javascript MESS Plays Atari Today 14 Aug 2013 | 09:22 pm
The Javascript MESS project (mentioned here and here and here and so on) continues its progress towards the goal of emulating dozens, later hundreds of computer platforms, in a browser-based fashion. ...
Life Inside Brewster’s Magnificent Contraption 13 Aug 2013 | 07:34 am
This essay is going to tell you at the end to subscribe to the Internet Archive. If you want to go ahead and do that now, the link is here. You can also do a one-time donation at that link as well. I...
Exploding The Phone: The Last Word on Phone Phreak History 9 Aug 2013 | 07:15 am
Exploding The Phone is an extraordinary book. Even before it was written, I knew that it was going to be the last word on phone phreaking. By the time I had the book in my hands, all my expectations w...
Not for Hire: One Conference Documentary Director 8 Aug 2013 | 06:34 am
Now that I’ve finished the DEFCON Documentary and the views are skyrocketing, I’ll mention that a few people approached me in the previous months about maybe, possibly…. would I do something simila...
It Stinks! 7 Aug 2013 | 05:09 am
Since we’re now going to be deep in “everyone is watching my movie” season, I thought I’d mention some of the fun unique aspects of having something out there for everyone. Here’s the first review on...
DEFCON: The Documentary 6 Aug 2013 | 08:27 am
On August 1st in Las Vegas, the premiere of DEFCON: The Documentary took place on the first day of DEFCON 21. Audience attendance was about 1000. Mood was high. There was free beer and the sound syste...
Catch Up Month 30 Jul 2013 | 11:21 pm
August will be catch-up month. The last time we saw a drought of postings on this site, it was for the same reason it has happened now: a terminal case of Getting Shit Done. The point of these entrie...
