Ken McLeod

Ken McLeod

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Who is old enough to remember what these were for? (Wrong answers only.) #retrocomputing407 views Who is old enough to remember what these were for? (Wrong answers only.) #retrocomputing 1/7 Back in March, when everyone was excited about old Macintoshes, I mentioned to someone that I had drawn this icon. It's meant to be a likeness of Andrea Palladio, the influential 16th-century Italian architect. Since I didn't have a picture of him at the time, I imagined what a craftsman with a 33 views 1/7 Back in March, when everyone was excited about old Macintoshes, I mentioned to someone that I had drawn this icon. It's meant to be a likeness of Andrea Palladio, the influential 16th-century Italian architect. Since I didn't have a picture of him at the time, I imagined what a craftsman with a Came across this picture of Jim Henson and the Muppets, and noticed two of them in particular. They were noted for their rendition of a particular song. I added the speech bubbles so everyone can hear that song in their heads now.14 views Came across this picture of Jim Henson and the Muppets, and noticed two of them in particular. They were noted for their rendition of a particular song. I added the speech bubbles so everyone can hear that song in their heads now. 4/7 But in 1987, things changed quickly. Bill Mitchell, who was my faculty advisor, left UCLA for Harvard and I could not afford to follow him there. His replacement was an old-school CAD guy, and the new advisor assigned to me was far less receptive to parametric design software as a thesis. A frie11 views 4/7 But in 1987, things changed quickly. Bill Mitchell, who was my faculty advisor, left UCLA for Harvard and I could not afford to follow him there. His replacement was an old-school CAD guy, and the new advisor assigned to me was far less receptive to parametric design software as a thesis. A frie

📊 Post engagement

43
Avg engagement / post
12.5%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2024
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Who is old enough to remember what these were for? (Wrong answer · 407 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
3.1 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
1.8×
Follows 189 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Who is old enough to remember what these were for? (Wrong answers only.) #retrocomputing ★ 407
3/4 Chuck went on to attend a different high school than I did, and like most school classmates, our paths diverged. In high school, everyone fortunately started to grow up. Getting picked on was mostly a thing of the past after freshman y… ★ 3 2/4 One of those in the "allies" camp was my classmate Chuck. In my memory, he was a skater-dude type of guy, wearing Vans and hanging out and just exuding a chill attitude. I think we rode skateboards or bikes together at some point, but … ★ 3 1/4 Here's another story. This goes back a long way, to the mid 1970s when I was in junior high school in Southern California. Those almost-teenage years are awkward for everybody, but I was a painfully shy kid and usually preferred the co… ★ 3 6/7 With the road ahead uncertain, I began focusing more on writing Macintosh software instead of architecture, and I didn't return to UCLA the next semester. My friend whose thesis proposal was rejected went home to Spain, and has had a l… ★ 9 5/7 Richard Meier was an architect who had come to L.A. to build the Getty Center. Our assignment in his class? Design the Getty Center. His own design had not yet been released, and we wondered which of our designs would end up coming clo… ★ 9 4/7 But in 1987, things changed quickly. Bill Mitchell, who was my faculty advisor, left UCLA for Harvard and I could not afford to follow him there. His replacement was an old-school CAD guy, and the new advisor assigned to me was far les… ★ 11 3/7 One of Bill's colleagues at Harvard, Mark Van Norman, had developed a program called Schema. It let you construct a 3D model in the computer and then view it from any angle, with hidden surface removal. This was a forerunner of the sor… ★ 10 2/7 In 1986 I was very excited to be at UCLA's Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning, because it was incorporating computers into the design process. Visualizing buildings could be done onscreen! And the person primarily respo… ★ 10 1/7 Back in March, when everyone was excited about old Macintoshes, I mentioned to someone that I had drawn this icon. It's meant to be a likeness of Andrea Palladio, the influential 16th-century Italian architect. Since I didn't have a pi… ★ 33 Came across this picture of Jim Henson and the Muppets, and noticed two of them in particular. They were noted for their rendition of a particular song. I added the speech bubbles so everyone can hear that song in their heads now. ★ 14 4 months ago, @nygl moved server instances, to aus.social. I immediately followed his new account, as we were both active in the #GlobalTalk community. Recently I realized I hadn't seen any posts or DMs from him since that change. Looking … ★ 4

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mastodon.social
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On Mastodon since
Nov 2024
An established account with real history on the platform.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2024 — 1 year ago.
👁️Averages 43 views per post.
📤Posts about 3.1× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

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  • Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~0.1× of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
Est. authentic audience
92%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

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About

Retired software engineer. ☁️ @  "That's a lot of old computers." 雲に吠える老人

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3/4 Chuck went on to attend a different high school than I did, and like most school classmates, our paths diverged. In high school, everyone fortunately started to grow up. Getting picked on was mostly a thing of the past after freshman year, and I made many friends. Then I went on to college, got 2/4 One of those in the "allies" camp was my classmate Chuck. In my memory, he was a skater-dude type of guy, wearing Vans and hanging out and just exuding a chill attitude. I think we rode skateboards or bikes together at some point, but mostly I remember Chuck as someone who accepted me and was a 1/4 Here's another story. This goes back a long way, to the mid 1970s when I was in junior high school in Southern California. Those almost-teenage years are awkward for everybody, but I was a painfully shy kid and usually preferred the company of books to people. Among my classmates, some were good 6/7 With the road ahead uncertain, I began focusing more on writing Macintosh software instead of architecture, and I didn't return to UCLA the next semester. My friend whose thesis proposal was rejected went home to Spain, and has had a long career there as an architecture professor. Mark Van Norma 5/7 Richard Meier was an architect who had come to L.A. to build the Getty Center. Our assignment in his class? Design the Getty Center. His own design had not yet been released, and we wondered which of our designs would end up coming closest. As usual, I fired up Schema and painstakingly built a s 4/7 But in 1987, things changed quickly. Bill Mitchell, who was my faculty advisor, left UCLA for Harvard and I could not afford to follow him there. His replacement was an old-school CAD guy, and the new advisor assigned to me was far less receptive to parametric design software as a thesis. A frie 3/7 One of Bill's colleagues at Harvard, Mark Van Norman, had developed a program called Schema. It let you construct a 3D model in the computer and then view it from any angle, with hidden surface removal. This was a forerunner of the sort of walkthrough software that architects use to show you wha 2/7 In 1986 I was very excited to be at UCLA's Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning, because it was incorporating computers into the design process. Visualizing buildings could be done onscreen! And the person primarily responsible for this direction was Bill Mitchell. I wrote the Pall

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