Spencer
@sphars.bsky.social
I'm something of an engineer myself. Infrequent blogging at spencerharston.com
It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for most devices used today, including iPhones.
Hidden in storage, a University of Utah research associate happened upon the only known copy of this ‘revolutionary’ software
It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for most devices used today, including iPhones.
sltrib.com
If you're planning your life in a way that you have tasks due beyond the year 3000, I applaud your optimism From support.google.com/calendar/ans... #tasks
Thank you Target for shipping my new record in the largest box possible, at least you used plenty of padding #vinyl
New blog post, all about buying my first record player and starting a records collection www.spencerharston.com/posts/2025/s... #11ty #eleventy #records
Starting a Records Collection
I purchased my first record player, so naturally I have to start collecting records now
spencerharston.com
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
Daughter: what does USB spell? Me: it means Universal Serial Bus D: a cereal bus!? I want to eat it! M: it's not that kind of bus D: how do you make a cereal bus?
Man With Fogged-Up Glasses Forced To Finish Soup Using Other Senses theonion.com/man-wit...
Man With Fogged-Up Glasses Forced To Finish Soup Using Other Senses
ST. GEORGE, UT—With the water vapor causing condensation to form on the lenses and impair his vision, local man Patrick Whittle was reportedly forced Thursday by his fogged-up glasses to finish his soup using his other senses. “In my blinded state, I must rely on my other senses if I’m ever going to eat this […]
theonion.com
Inspired by the many examples I've seen on the Indieweb, I made a /books page for my website! www.spencerharston.com/books/ #11ty #indieweb
Books
The personal website of Spencer Harston
spencerharston.com
Timezones will forever be the bane of my existence as a developer.
New year, same me. If there was a new me, I'd hope he'd at least have better vision. Or a cool hat.