glances

DOS

2006-04-22

abandoned, commandline software, dead, DOS, DOS software, emulation, glances, loved, oldschool, operating systems, payware, projects, proprietary software, software

more coming later

Computers > Operating Systems, Oldschool >

(on Wikipedia)
(MS-DOS v1.25 and v2.0 Source Code)

This topic is primarily for MS-DOS 6.22, though I was particularly keen on 4DOS.

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River City Ransom

2006-04-22

brawlers, dead, entertainment, games, glances, loved, multiplayer games, NES games, oldschool games, payware, proprietary software, software

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/river-city-ransom

I loved this game a lot, and wrote down a whole lot of different codes for various combinations of things. I went through the game just far enough to get all kinds of cool stuff, but didn’t go through to start fighting bosses and whatnot. I wrote all this down on pieces of paper, then gave away the entire lot of stuff.

If I had only kept the codes then I could just buy back another set of stuff, or use emulators or the like. Maybe when I get a Nintendo DS again I’ll be able to buy this game again (see atlus.com) and I’ll just play it over and over to get some good codes again.

https://web.archive.org/web/20040207054014/http://diversions.toonzone.net/rivercityhigh/

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shfs

2006-04-21

commandline software, file systems, freeware, glances, liked, Linux software, open-source software, security, software, ssh

Software > Data security > mount >

http://shfs.sourceforge.net/

Mount remote filesystems using a plain shell (SSH) connection

A real find. Spectacularly easy to get, install and use.

SHell FileSystem Linux kernel module

See also:

SSHFS (same idea)

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Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/

A space-western with a motley down-and-out crew struggling on the edge of a semi-dystopian planet-spanning civilization.

Easily one of the best television shows I’ve ever seen. I don’t just consider this mandatory, I will dog people to watch it. I bought two copies of this series just to give one away.

Let me stress this. This is a series so good that even after cancellation there was enough popularity to produce a movie. A movie for a cancelled series. The only one I’ve ever heard of. Serenity – (2005 movie) is itself mandatory viewing for those who have enjoyed Firefly.

Mandatory viewing. I have been brought to tears more than once.

Continues with Serenity – (2005 movie)
- Serenity uses the same characters in the same world, but is not meant to progress story arcs from the series.
- This inspired Browncoats꞉ Redemption – (2010 movie)

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Doublespeak – (1990 book), by William Lutz

2006-04-18

books, dead-tree books, education, English, entertainment, evil, glances, intelligence, language, non-fiction, previously-owned, softcover books, things, William Lutz

Entertainment > Reading >

A book on doublespeak.

Mine was ISBN 0-06-016134-6
ISBN-10 0060920327
ISBN-10 0060919930

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Contemporary Issues In Bioethics - (1978 book) image

Education > Reading >

I only read a bit, and might pick it back up later.

For what I read of it, it was a formative read.

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Programming Ruby – (2004 book), by Thomas, Fowler, Hunt

2006-04-16

books, dead, dead-tree books, e-books, Fowler, glances, Hunt, programming, Ruby programming, Thomas

Programming > Reading >

(on Wikipedia)
^[ 1 ] was www.oreilly.com/library/view/comprehensive-ruby-programming/9781788998659/ (gone, not archived)
https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby/ ^[ 2 ] was https://web.archive.org/web/20200416074232/https://pragprog.com/book/ruby/programming-ruby

One of the giants that was released when I was initially interested in Ruby programming.

Footnotes[+]

^ 1	was www.oreilly.com/library/view/comprehensive-ruby-programming/9781788998659/ (gone, not archived)
^ 2	was https://web.archive.org/web/20200416074232/https://pragprog.com/book/ruby/programming-ruby