Yay, got to use the roguelike tag!

• ARPANET: Celebrating 50 Years Since “LO”.  There’s a transcript farther down the page if you don’t want to watch the video; I am always grateful for transcripts.  (via)
• THROBAC, a computer using Roman numerals.  I had no idea this could exist.(via)
• Aspell to check spelling.
• Drist release with persistent ssh.
• Open protocols can evolve fast if they’re willing to break other people.
• Why I like middle mouse button paste in xterm so much.
• Using grep with /dev/null, an old Unix trick.  Muscle memory.
• Bad PC cases.
• Cygwin 3.0.0-1.  (via)
• Level Design and Shaping a Roguelike Experience.  I linked to Cogmind 4 years ago, and it has significantly grown since then.  Note to self: play.  (via)
• Ask laarc: What apps do you love and/or use habitually?
• Ultima VII.  Deep dive into a deep game.
• Dwarf Fortress diaries: 3, a gruesome winter, 4 – Messages from Zon, 5 – culture war, dingo war, and 6 – Through the Interesting Door.
• Landley’s Computer History Page.  There’s a lot of history there.  Plus BSD history!  (via)
• Using gmail with mutt.  (via) 
• Writing a Rust Roguelike for the Desktop and the Web.  (via)
• Restoring My 90’s Era 386 (Work in Progress).   Back when heatsinks were much less necessary.  (via)
• Split keyboards, a five year experience and review.  Source comments led me to Keyboardio, which is nice hardware… and can be reprogrammed by the end user!  That’s the way it should be.