David Simmons

[David Simmons @simmons]

I've neglected my blog for way too long, but I had a lot of fun satisfying my inner map geek while making this post that examines the bizarre municipal annexation maneuvers on Colorado's urban frontier. https://t.co/j6jLPJRQrZ

[David Simmons @simmons]

@http40415 That would be a great exercise! Maybe some day, but time is scarce for the foreseeable future.

[David Simmons @simmons]

Wow, the first 20 minutes of this video has network legends like Bob Metcalfe and Vint Cerf cracking jokes about why the Zoom doesn't work. Best technical difficulties ever. :) https://t.co/P4QEoheqQd

[David Simmons @simmons]

@CertifyMedical @voipms In case it helps... I was getting 403 Forbidden on the API until I changed the HTTP User-Agent header to something other than the default, then it started working. I guess "Python-urllib/2.7" looks suspicious to the new defenses.

[David Simmons @simmons]

Happy 40th birthday to the IBM PC! What a strange journey it's been.
https://t.co/7YeC3AXMRd

[David Simmons @simmons]

After needing for years to close a Wells Fargo LoC, but failing to find a low-friction way of doing so, I'm absolutely delighted they've finally decided to make this easy. ;)
https://t.co/3A49EbIOyC

[IEEE Information Theory Society @ieee_itsoc]

The #IEEE Information Theory Society is proud to present The Bit Player (@BitPlayerMovie), the first feature documentary about the father of the information age, #ClaudeShannon.
Now available on Amazon Prime Video: https://t.co/YoR33YxPEj
#TheBitPlayer

[David Simmons @simmons]

@SlaunchaMan I don't actively maintain that code, but I did just dig up an old phone that still had the app, and it seems to still authenticate to Mojave and Catalina, as far as I can tell. https://t.co/swABkj7QzV

[David Simmons @simmons]

@saleemrash1d @zmanian I'd like to develop one, but life keeps putting progress on hold for long intervals. :( Hopefully soon I can at least get my SCTP impl spruced up and finished.

[David Simmons @simmons]

@templedf It's like it's wired to the luminance pin instead of the composite pin. You could confirm with a multimeter. Does this cable have a separate chroma RCA jack that's not connected?

[David Simmons @simmons]

With all the bad news these days, it puts a smile on my face when an inspiring article like this comes down the feeds. :) https://t.co/NmFni7cRtx

[David Simmons @simmons]

RIP Chuck Peddle, designer of the MOS 6502, the chip on which I learned machine language programming and how computers *really* work.
https://t.co/fhYd6l4qQy

[David Simmons @simmons]

Today I walked around the former site of Bell Labs in Manhattan, where the idea of representing information as 1s and 0s was conceived (among many other incredible accomplishments) thus ushering in the modern information age.

[David Simmons @simmons]

I sometimes joke that with layer proliferation, you'll someday open your phone to find a whole Internet inside, complete with BGP routing. And then I see this. https://t.co/orsAirYR5c Granted, it's an SDN for clusters and not for phones... yet. ;)

[David Simmons @simmons]

Hello again, RustConf!

[David Simmons @simmons]

@templedf Not just in Pascal class? :)

[David Simmons @simmons]

The lab somehow had my very first computer -- a relatively rare model on which my 9-yr old self learned to program.

[David Simmons @simmons]

I spent the afternoon at @mediarchaeology in Boulder, where you can actually play around with all the vintage computers in their collection. I think I want to move in. 😀

[David Simmons @simmons]

It's a UNIX system! I know this!

[David Simmons @simmons]

@DebugSteven If the stars align I might swing by for one, but scheduling gets crazy around the holidays so I know not to commit. I confess to voting for the last item just to see the results. ;)