André Machado

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496

Account age

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20 views Pretty much this folks

UNIX have part of its origin connected to a game.
In 1969, Ken Thompson created a game called Space Travel. It simulated movement through the Solar System, but running it on the big computer at Bell Labs was expensive and not very practical.
So Thompson and Dennis Ritchie rewrote it for a little used PDP 7 machine.
That small experiment helped them work directly with the machine and soon became pa

14 views UNIX have part of its origin connected to a game. In 1969, Ken Thompson created a game called Space Travel. It simulated movement through the Solar System, but running it on the big computer at Bell Labs was expensive and not very practical. So Thompson and Dennis Ritchie rewrote it for a little used PDP 7 machine. That small experiment helped them work directly with the machine and soon became pa

The UNIX spell program is a remarkable example of software engineering under severe hardware limits.
Created at Bell Labs in the 1970s, spell checked documents by comparing words against a dictionary. The challenge was that the available system had only 64 kB of memory, while the dictionary was much larger.
[...]
UNIX spell shows how mathematics, linguistics and careful software design can solve p

8 views The UNIX spell program is a remarkable example of software engineering under severe hardware limits. Created at Bell Labs in the 1970s, spell checked documents by comparing words against a dictionary. The challenge was that the available system had only 64 kB of memory, while the dictionary was much larger. [...] UNIX spell shows how mathematics, linguistics and careful software design can solve p

FreeBSD's Linux binary compatibility system was partly created because developers wanted to play Doom.
Introduced in 1995, the Linuxulator allows FreeBSD to run many Linux applications without using a virtual machine or a Linux kernel. FreeBSD translates Linux system calls directly inside its own kernel.
[...]
This story was discussed by Chuck Tuffli at BSDCan 2018 and remains a good example of ho

7 views FreeBSD's Linux binary compatibility system was partly created because developers wanted to play Doom. Introduced in 1995, the Linuxulator allows FreeBSD to run many Linux applications without using a virtual machine or a Linux kernel. FreeBSD translates Linux system calls directly inside its own kernel. [...] This story was discussed by Chuck Tuffli at BSDCan 2018 and remains a good example of ho

📊 Post engagement

Avg engagement / post

1.2%

Engagement vs followers

Apr 2024

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Pretty much this folks · 20 likes + reposts

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Posting cadence

1.1 / week

A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.

Content mix

Mostly images

Recent: 1 text · 11 image · 0 video.

Follower / following

0.2×

Follows 2.2K back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

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🔥 Top post Pretty much this folks ★ 20

GNU's early development was partly financed by selling physical copies of free software. In 1985, many people did not have access to the Internet and could not download GNU Emacs through FTP. Richard Stallman therefore offered to send GNU … ★ 4

The UNIX spell program is a remarkable example of software engineering under severe hardware limits. Created at Bell Labs in the 1970s, spell checked documents by comparing words against a dictionary. The challenge was that the available s… ★ 8

FreeBSD's Linux binary compatibility system was partly created because developers wanted to play Doom. Introduced in 1995, the Linuxulator allows FreeBSD to run many Linux applications without using a virtual machine or a Linux kernel. Fre… ★ 7

I created Rede Livre because I still believe the web can be human. Social media became too much about noise, tracking, algorithms and endless distraction. I wanted to build something simpler, closer to the spirit of the old internet. Rede … ★ 2

Scheme was not meant to be called Scheme. Gerald Jay Sussman and Guy L. Steele Jr. first named it Schemer, because it came from the same MIT culture that had languages with names like Planner and Conniver. But the ITS operating system at M… ★ 6

UNIX have part of its origin connected to a game. In 1969, Ken Thompson created a game called Space Travel. It simulated movement through the Solar System, but running it on the big computer at Bell Labs was expensive and not very practica… ★ 14

Way before GNU Foundation there was GNU High by Kenny Weller, album made in 1975. Recorded June 1975, Generation Sound Studios, New York. ★ 2

Make no mistakes! ★ 3

Reading about Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++, Third Edition by Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++, reminds me that programming is not only about syntax. It is about thinking clearly. It is about designing programs that c… ★ 2

Rede Livre is my vision for a simpler and more human social network. I believe the web should not be only about closed platforms, tracking and algorithms controlling what people see. Rede Livre is about text first communities, decentralisa… ★ 4 @pine64 ★ 1

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mastodon.sdf.org

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On Mastodon since

Apr 2024

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🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2024 — 2 years ago.

👁️Averages 6 views per post.

📤Posts about 1.1× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

61/100

Fair Credibility score

72%

Mixed Real audience

Medium Fake-follower risk

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Est. 72% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
Strong engagement (~1.2% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
Follows 2.2K accounts — more than its own followers — a common follow-for-follow / bot pattern.

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About

Free and OpenSouce Software Supporter and Contributor. Creator of Falanet, Rádio C, Rede Livre and SomaLinux. No algorithms. No surveillance. Just code, culture and freedom. May the source be with you. Blog: https://machaddr.com

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