Christopher Drum
@christopherdrum.bsky.social
A nerd doing nerdy things which delight nerds. My blog about retro productivity software: stonetools.ghost.io Pico-8 projects: christopherdrum.itch.io Open source stuff: christopherdrum.github.io Fediverse (Mastodon, et al): @christopherdrum@hachyderm.io
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
Sometimes there is a piece of software that kind of shakes me out of my stupor. It is so easy to forget how much can be done with so little, especially in these days of "ray tracing" this and "LLMs" that, more more more. What surprised me most was how uncompromising and robust this tiny program is.
Stone Tools@stonetoolsblog.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Apple II stayed productive for years after the Mac tried to obsolete it, thanks to AppleWorks. How did a 6502 w/128KB hold its own in a 32-bit world? How does HyperCard fit into this? On a scale of radical to tubular, how awesome was 1984? Also, "turducken" stonetools.ghost.io/appleworks-a...
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
"it looks like you're using an adblocker to visit our site." yep! ha ha! it rocks!
150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.
The new episode of "This Week in Retro" is live, with special guest, me; my first ever podcast. I know many have wondered, "Productivity software is all well and good, but when will he express his thoughts about the cultural impact of The Price is Right?" My friend, that day is *today*.
Stone Tools@stonetoolsblog.bsky.social · last mo.I had a fun time chatting with the TWiR folks about some recent retro news items. Thanks for having me on the show, @thisweekinretro.bsky.social !
I swear I do more than just react to Jason and Chris's banter. You can see it on Saturday.
Stone Tools@stonetoolsblog.bsky.social · last mo.I'm this week's guest on This Week in Retro. Here's a teaser for the coming episode.
A very special and unexpected visitor! 😄 We were delighted to welcome Tim Anderson, one of the original designers of Zork. We showed him our Colossal Cave display and our collection copy of Zork I. A real privilege to welcome such an important figure in #gaminghistory! #zork
Bringing one of the best tweets of all time over to Bluesky in honour of the Three Lions QF victory
Oh yeah? What about 3,300 one-pound bags of GOLD? I bet it couldn't support *that*, @smithsonianmag.bsky.social !
Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
I've debated, in the bathroom mirror with myself, if "development tools" is a category I should explore. I did #HyperCard, so it seems only fair to do #visualbasic. The time investment is signifcant, so I can't do them frequently, but I also shouldn't overlook the tools that built the tools we used.
Stone Tools@stonetoolsblog.bsky.social · 2mo ago🪨 Visual Basic on the PC w/Windows 3.1 🛠️ Apple wasn't the only company to yank a popular #visualprogramming tool from fans. I learn VB with a "teach yourself" book, get pedantic about Helvetica, and briefly muse about slop. #retrocomputing #windows #visualbasic stonetools.ghost.io/visualbasic-...
It will never stop being funny to me that the street fighter subreddit has a much better, well reasoned ai policy vis a vis literally all universities.
tired of the "#1 dad" nonsense. if you're a dad, stop treating it like a joke and post your actual national dad ranking. i'm # 492,018, which is actually really high up there, but more importantly it lets me enter ranked dad lobbies where i can get matched up for fistfights with dads of my caliber
Deluxe Poly - I used a combination of the new wiggle and wobble FX tools to create this little animation loop. #pixelart #lowpoly If you'd like to support me in obtaining real coffee, and gain access to work-in-progress builds of Deluxe Poly, I have a Patreon here: www.patreon.com/c/davidwdev
David Walters@hiddenasbestos.bsky.social · 3mo agoToo much coffee ?
Commentary: I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where the...
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Discrimination based on gender identity or expression is illegal in New York City. Trans New Yorkers are protected by law. Our City will protect your rights, defend your humanity and stand beside you without hesitation.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Kicks Off Pride With “Trans Rights Are Human Rights” Campaign
The campaign will highlight existing protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming New Yorkers.
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The animation chat has me thinking one telling thing - in the years since AI arrived, there's not been a ground-up indie phenomenon, like we saw with earlier tech (Flash, etc). It hasn't unlocked anyone's creativity. For all the anti-gatekeeping rhetroic, nothing anyone cares about has been born.
A friend of mine who was TA’ing for an AmLit course found a copy of Moby Dick a student had left behind. It had only one marginal annotation, around page 100, that simply said “whale is important.”
a swarm of spring bugs@facefullabugs.bsky.social · 6mo agoLove the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got
I'm not sure which one is the real person and which is the secret persona, but I'm pretty sure these are the same guy. #adamsavage #altonbrown
Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.