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About Those Social Security Zombies…are Elon’s Teens Just Unfamiliar with COBOL?

Feb 20, 2025

While Elon Musk roots around in Federal IT systems for waste, one particular argument he's advanced is that there are millions of people aged 120 years old and older getting Social Security checks. Is it really that simple? Not where COBOL is concerned.

About Those Social Security Zombies…are Elon’s Teens Just Unfamiliar with COBOL?

Hey raindog308, That TK5 Article Didn’t Work on Debian! (Here’s the Fix)

raindog308

Jan 05, 2025

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A few days ago I posted about the release of TK5, which is the "turnkey" mainframe operating system you can run at home on your Linux or other system. However, I learned that the "turnkey" OS isn't as "turnkey" as people like. Specifically, it doesn't work on Debian 12. Here's the fix!

Hey raindog308, That TK5 Article Didn’t Work on Debian! (Here’s the Fix)

The Free $8 Million Mainframe is Now Updated and Better Than Ever!

raindog308

Dec 29, 2024

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Want to run an $8 million mainframe at home for free? We wrote about it before, but now the system is upgraded and jam-packed with cool new features.

The Free $8 Million Mainframe is Now Updated and Better Than Ever!

How to Make a Late Software Project Later: RIP, Fred Brooks (1931-2022)

raindog308

Nov 20, 2022

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Fred Brooks was a pioneer in the field of software engineering. If your boss is incompetent or your projects are falling behind, it's probably because you're violating one of his maxims. Brooks, a Turing Award winner, passed away this week at the age of 91.

How to Make a Late Software Project Later: RIP, Fred Brooks (1931-2022)

Meet the Man Running His Business on a 1967 Mainframe! Plus Hugo Award Nominee Galactic Journey!

raindog308

Sep 22, 2022

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You're telling me there's a guy who runs his business on a 1967 operating system in 2022? And uses Gopher too?Yes, we are telling you that. Plus meet Hugo Award-nominated Galactic Journey and hear about their vintage mainframe experience!

Meet the Man Running His Business on a 1967 Mainframe! Plus Hugo Award Nominee Galactic Journey!

LowEndBox BUSTED for Dealing in Mind Expanding Substances

raindog308

Sep 10, 2022

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And you thought Silk Road was bad.This place is a cess pool of consciousness expanders, horizon growers, and barely legal performance-enhancing skill boosters.

LowEndBox BUSTED for Dealing in Mind Expanding Substances

Run a $8 Million Mainframe at Home for FREE!

raindog308

Mar 05, 2022

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In the mid-70s, my father worked in the American automotive industry in Michigan, and I visited him at work as a small boy. He took me into the "computer room" (as they used to call datacenters) and...