http://thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean "Now I feel like I know less about what that blog is about than I did before." Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:00:47 +0000 http://thetarpit.org hourly 1 http://thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-6997 Liceenii « The Tar Pit Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:37:50 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-6997 [...] all natural sciences, which also influenced to a lesser degree engineering -- sure, Romanians stole Z80 chips from the West, but I daresay that computers back then were much reliable and cheaper than today's [...] [...] all natural sciences, which also influenced to a lesser degree engineering -- sure, Romanians stole Z80 chips from the West, but I daresay that computers back then were much reliable and cheaper than today's [...]

]]> http://thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-4122 The marks of decay « The Tar Pit Fri, 28 Apr 2023 19:24:45 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-4122 [...] end of that decade. But assuming you were interested, you know what you could have? you could have sane computers built and sold locally. Quite an achievement for such a small country, wouldn't you think? and if [...] [...] end of that decade. But assuming you were interested, you know what you could have? you could have sane computers built and sold locally. Quite an achievement for such a small country, wouldn't you think? and if [...]

]]> http://thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-3780 A new system for musical notation? « The Tar Pit Sat, 28 Jan 2023 23:32:13 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-3780 [...] two examples: the Nintendo GameBoy and the Commodore 64, abbreviated as C64. Since I grew up with BASIC and since I have put more time into studying the latter example, I will focus exclusively on it. [...] [...] two examples: the Nintendo GameBoy and the Commodore 64, abbreviated as C64. Since I grew up with BASIC and since I have put more time into studying the latter example, I will focus exclusively on it. [...]

]]> http://thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-1640 From the fabulous world of fantasy consoles: PICO-8 « The Tar Pit Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:37:07 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-1640 [...] inspired by old systems such as CHIP-8, or commercial machines such as the Commodore 64 or ye olde ZX Spectrum, in that they imitate them partially from a functional perspective and as much as possible from a [...] [...] inspired by old systems such as CHIP-8, or commercial machines such as the Commodore 64 or ye olde ZX Spectrum, in that they imitate them partially from a functional perspective and as much as possible from a [...]

]]> http://thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-479 Volfied « The Tar Pit Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:47:45 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-479 [...] the swathes of old, dusty, forgotten games, we grabbed this game that we all used to play as kids back in the day; we had no idea back then that it was made by the same dudes who published Space Invaders, yet it [...] [...] the swathes of old, dusty, forgotten games, we grabbed this game that we all used to play as kids back in the day; we had no idea back then that it was made by the same dudes who published Space Invaders, yet it [...]

]]> http://thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-453 Calif; or, the death of a brand. « The Tar Pit Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:21:27 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2015/with-our-balls-clean#comment-453 [...] and sexy money in the same sentence. Well, for one, I was born here; and as for the other, I was doing computers wahahay before it became every nerd chick's favourite pastime. So whatever, go hate somewhere else, [...] [...] and sexy money in the same sentence. Well, for one, I was born here; and as for the other, I was doing computers wahahay before it became every nerd chick's favourite pastime. So whatever, go hate somewhere else, [...]

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