Back in January, I received a message asking something like: "How did the permacomputers predict-?" I forget which self-inflicted calamity it was referring to, but the question has stayed with me. I don't think #permacomputing is about predicting anything, especially not collapse. The idea driving it is based on a simpler observation: our culture will either figure out how to live sustainably, or it won't.

Daniel Quinn put it like this: "If there are still people here in two hundred years, they won't be thinking the way we do, because if people go on thinking the way we do, then they'll go on living the way we do, and so there won't be any people here."

This reads, to me at least, as both a reminder that minds can change and an invitation, that if we're paying attention, we can already catch glimpses of a new holistic thinking emerging, one that positions human culture as a participant in a wider ecosystem. Maybe we're collectively holding our breath, just as people did before each renaissance, tending an ear for the sound of something that'll tear the middle ages wide open.

The Sibylline Books offer a similar wisdom: We can either willingly learn about the world the better to participate in it, or reach that same knowledge from merely getting caught and swept into its tempers. The knowledge is coming either way, but nobody is ever predicting the future.

https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/now

Full text from Quinn: https://www.ishmael.org/daniel-quinn/essays/the-new-renaissance/
Full text from Adams: https://wiki.xxiivv.com/docs/sybilline_books.txt

Does anyone know of any JavaScript-free but responsive #WordPress themes? (Thinking pure HTML5/CSS3). #smolweb #permacomputing #webdesign

Ok! Initial build script for writerdeckOS v2.0 is done.

I even coded a menu to allow for easy change of default word processor / text editor.

The Terminal Edition defaults to using wordgrinder, but the follow word processors and text editors are loaded into the system and its easy to swap over to them:

- WordGrinder
- Tilde
- Word Perfect
- Joe
- Emacs
- Vi / Vim
- Nano
- Micro

And it's easy to install and run a custom app (text editor or otherwise!).

Also, I added nmtui - a Terminal User Interface for Network Manager to connect to the internet if needed (eg to install a new app or to configure synced cloud folders).

I need to run a couple more QA tests for this and then I'll start putting together the installation media. After testing that on a couple of laptops, I'll push it out officially!

#writerdeckOS #linux #permaComputing

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Screenshot of writerdeck OS with Word Grinder loaded. The text on the screen states: Hello! This is writerdeck OS. It is currently using word grinder as the default terminal word processor. Visit https://writerdeckOS.com for more information!

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A bash prompt showing that wdmenu can be run to bring up the custom OS menu.

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A screenshot of the menu showing the ability to change the word processor thats loaded at startup and to run the network manager terminal user interface.

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A list of all the preloaded word processors and text editors.

Early explorations toward #permacomputing from the theorem proving research crowd!
https://khoury.northeastern.edu/~cmartens/papers/plateau26-itfp.pdf
https://khoury.northeastern.edu/~cmartens/talks/plateau-itfp-talk-slides.pdf

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Have you ever tried to read or run someone else’s mechanized development from more than 5 years ago? Keep your hands up if you succeeded.

#Forth and #permacomputing.

#UndoneCS

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Slide Example 3: Forth (1970) • Programming language, operating system, editor and compiler • Developed by a solo dev • Extremely small footprint • Used in spacecrafts Image 1: colorForth Homescreen (Source: https://colorforth.github.io) Image 2: Forth Cartoon (Source: L. Brodie, Thinking Forth. 2004)

After the first Linux Install Party went so well, we're going to start doing this on a more regular basis - we're shooting for every two months currently.

Date: Saturday, March 21st 2026
Time: 1:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: Howell Library Branch
Address: 806 Lyons Boulevard, Fredericksburg VA 22406
More Info: https://fxbginstall.party/

Fees and Cost: Totally free. This is a library event. We have a couple librarians and a lot of volunteers. No subscriptions. No paid licenses. No tips or donations.

We're offering free installations of Linux Mint Operating System onto any laptop or computer! We're also there to help troubleshoot or offer guidance for previously installed Linux systems.

Long and short, if you:

- Want to use a modern, secure, private, and user friendly operating system that works with almost every laptop and computer made.
- No longer want to pay Microsoft for a license to use their software.
- No longer want to worry about AI and invasive monitoring of your PC.
- Have a perfectly good laptop or computer that you just want to keep using.
- Don't want to have to deal with new updates making your laptop no longer usable.
- Have an older laptop that you want get running again.

Join us at the Linux Install Party!

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Note: The installation will erase your harddrive and install a clean "factory" installation of Linux onto your computer. Please make backups of any photos or files before bringing your laptop to the party.

Further Note: While we are experts and have a lot of experience doing this, because of the variety of computers out there and the number of variables that exist, the installation may fail. We will do our best and due diligence to get it working. While we expect all installations to succeed, some may not and the attempt may break your laptop. You'll sign a waiver and release form before the installation process. Please participate at your own discretion.

#solarPunk #linux #permaComputing #linuxInstallParty #mutualAid

See: https://anarchicharmony.org/People/Culver/CagePrograms.html

(On the contrary, when I think about reviving my school projects from around 7–10 years ago—node.js and all that—my head hurts.)

#music #permacomputing #dos

The Library Futures event was insanely cool, folks came from all over, the room was packed with conversation about repair, ways to fight back digital obsolescence, Altairs 8800(?). It sure feels like the start of a #permacomputing hub in Victoria. Thanks to everyone who turned up!

#permacomputing

EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE OK
Implementing a tiny virtual machine, assembler, and compiler

The thesis of Tre O’Neal
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7765&context=theses_etds

#uxn #permacomputing

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Finally, and arguably most importantly, this project reflects an interest in creativity and independence in computing. Building an entire software ecosystem, from a low- level virtual machine to an assembler and compiler – can be both educational and empowering. I bring up a lot of the reasons behind why I took specific approaches while creating the software for this thesis, but by far the most important aspect was that I was having fun – it is entertaining to make things, whether they are software or other creative activities like writing or painting or music – and by the end of it, you have a cool project that you created entirely by yourself, that is just as fun to play around with as it was to make

Wenn ihr denkt, dass #permaculture nur was für Gärtnys ist, dann habt ihr euch getäuscht.

Hier kommt nämlich jetzt das #permacomputing

🌀 http://permacomputing.net/