unxmaal

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by unxmaal 23d ago
Parts age into tools. As time and attrition happens, those 30 VGA cables turn into 10, then 3, then 1. What was once a bag of unimportant parts labeled “VGA” is now a single tool with a specific use case and that is critical for solving cer
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by unxmaal 2mo ago
Facebook (and the other “social media” platforms) are now Memetic Distribution Systems.
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by unxmaal 6mo ago
It ebbs and flows. SGUG tried hard to port newer packages for IRIX for several years but hit a wall with ABI mismatches leading to GOT corruption. This prevented a lot of larger packages from working or even building. I picked up the effort
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by unxmaal 6mo ago
I just got ripgrep ported to IRIX over the weekend. It’s fast even on a 300mhz Octane.
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by unxmaal 7mo ago
I did this accidentally while porting Go to IRIX: https://github.com/unxmaal/mogrix/blob/main/tools/knowledge-...
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DuckDB-PST: ultra-fast querying of MS PST files(github.com)
1 points by unxmaal 10mo ago|1 comments
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by unxmaal 10mo ago
“A DuckDB extension for efficiently reading data out of Microsoft PST files, with rich schemas for common MAPI types. It is fully integrated with DuckDB's filesystem allowing direct reads from local disk or object storage (with globbin
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by unxmaal 10mo ago
Yes. I just got a new LG C3 OLED. I skipped the guided setup, then disabled any “smart” video manipulations. I connected it to an Apple TV, made sure the ATV’s remote worked, and Velcroed the LG remote to the back of the TV. The TV works gr
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by unxmaal 2y ago
xDrip4iOS has recently updated its Apple Watch app to have screen complications that show near realtime blood glucose levels.
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by unxmaal 4y ago
The SGI Users Group is actively working on porting (relatively) current Linux software to IRIX. SGUG-RSE includes over 2700 packages ported from Fedora Core 31 SRPMs. https://github.com/sgidevnet/sgug-rse for all 3 of
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by unxmaal 5y ago
Do it! These days you can get an enormous 300gb 15krpm LVD drive off eBay for less than $100. Then use https://github.com/unxmaal/booterizer to install IRIX 6.5.30 in a half hour.
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Detailed notes on creating a new kernel patch for IRIX(forums.sgi.sh)
9 points by unxmaal 5y ago|4 comments
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by unxmaal 5y ago
SGUG has a nice Discord chat, and we're porting current FOSS to IRIX. We've recently ported Netsurf latest, which gives IRIX a working modern browser, and have a mail client (CLAWS) and a Discord client (Adium). Here's the po
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Launchk: A Rust-based Cursive TUI for managing macOS launchd jobs(github.com)
2 points by unxmaal 5y ago|0 comments
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by unxmaal 8y ago
You might check on https://forums.irix.cc/ . I have an Origin 300 rackmount with upgraded Noctua fans, and it's quiet enough to not be a bother.