A specific request, passed from a reader: Do you have HP equipment, specifically HPE, and are running FreeBSD on it?   Dean Hamstead created kernel modules for the HP iLO management processor, without requiring Linux compatibility or non-MIT licensing, and he needs testers.

• mdbase, a specification for Markdown files.  Linked because it’s a good idea, and because the swarm animation is neat.  (found via)
• Open Source Ecology.  (via)
• Hosting a Bulletin Board Service on My Casio VX-4.  (via)
• Hearing Things, a new music blog.  (via)
• Those who don’t know pipes are doomed to reinvent them.
• A Tale of Two Greps, related.  (via)
• Afterglow, original After Dark screensavers using a built-in 68K emulator.
• Roguelike Celebration 2026: Preview Event Speakers!
• Carla Speed McNeil comics for sale.  There’s sample pages.  One of my favorite creators.
• UNIX Reference Cards.  I wish I had one of these early on.  (via)
• How to turn anything into a router.  Of course it’s easier with BSD.  (via)

Also: the Roguelike Celebration Preview Event is happening right after I post this, so it may be happening as you read this.  Tickets are free and it’s online.  Of the three talks, “Ancient Roguelikes: The Pre-History of Roguelike Games” sounds most interesting to me but of course it would.  I’ll be working but don’t let that stop you.