Notes

joshua stein via @jcs@jcs.org - Sep 23 2023 12:36:49

My PowerBook 100 fetching google\.com over TLS over Wi-Fi

It uses BearSSL on the Pico W on the BlueSCSI to handle the actual TLS session, with the Mac feeding ciphertext from its own TCP connection into BearSSL over SCSI, and vice versa

joshua stein via @jcs@jcs.org - Sep 04 2023 19:41:04

The more I read about Wayland, the more it sounds like one of those "I wrote a Twitter clone in a weekend" projects which totally ignores the long-tail of features that many X11 users actually rely on.

And then as time goes on, those features actually do need to be implemented but because they weren't part of the core design, they get poorly integrated with yet another dependency on some external thing.

https://www.jwz.org/blog/2023/09/wayland-and-screen-savers/

joshua stein via @jcs@jcs.org - Sep 04 2023 16:48:07

Apparently it's critical to calibrate new batteries, too. The first full discharge lasted 104 minutes, the second lasted 173. I think I'll try a third one and see how far this new battery goes.

That's with BatteryAmnesia forcing the CPU to full speed, the display to max backlight, and not letting anything sleep. I'm sure the BlueSCSI instead of a spinning HD helps a lot.

joshua stein via @jcs@jcs.org - Aug 30 2023 16:54:35

I am making a 3d-printed case (excuse the red - still prototyping) for this off-the-shelf 6V 4500mAh battery pack for my PowerBook 180 that the original sliding door can attach to

Just need to source some contacts (nickel?) to attach the battery pack wires to on the corner of the case and it should be good to go