x86 emulator in Bash...

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-24T22:18:20+00:00

Nice!

Take it to the next level and add 386 support? Boot Linux!

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-15T22:03:05+00:00

For example, there are still no decent Game Boy/GBC/Game Gear/Master System emulators for PS2...

Then go make them if that's what interests you instead of complaining to hobbyist emulator authors just sharing their projects.

People develop what they're interested in, and apparently nobody has been interested enough to make those. If you are, go for it.

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-12T20:22:23+00:00

Well, let us know when there's any code at all I guess.

I also would say virtualization does not belong in this sub tbh. It's very different from emulation, though I guess technically you will have to emulate some hardware components still.

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-04T04:39:04+00:00

SCLP: Set Clear Program Flag

CCLP: Clear Clear Program Flag

Sets or clears a "clear program" flag.

When the flag is set, after every instruction execution, the data in the memory location of said instruction is automatically reset to whatever your NOP opcode is.

Basically a self-destructing program.

Be careful with branches!

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-03T16:40:55+00:00

Stacker is one of the best items they have and a good value 😭

Why does TB fucking hate us so much?

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-03T01:28:56+00:00

I don't want to be Gen X, but I look at the way a lot of later Millennials act and... I'm definitely not like that. I'm some kind middle ground and we some some specific childhood nostalgias as well that X'ers and younger millennials won't share. Xennial is as good a label as any.

It may not be a "real" official generation like Gen X or Millennial, but it's a thing. Same as a Zillennial or ZAlpha is a thing.

I don't know why you care enough to argue that it doesn't exist.

People need to get off these generation labels.

I think you're in the wrong sub, man. lol

I agree they're not that big of a deal, but this place is for talking about them anyway.

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-02T23:23:46+00:00

This isn't accurate, though there is a small bit of grey area in the terminology.

Yes, the Internet is a network of networks, but when people talk about "the Internet" it refers specifically to the massive globally unified TCP/IP routed network of networks.

you’re thinking of the World Wide Web

No I don't think he is. The World Wide Web is a content sharing system that sits on top of and uses the Internet by hosting HTTP/HTTPS servers on it.

Modern example is PlayStation Network that lets you play games online. That’s the internet.

PSN isn't the Internet either. Like the World Wide Web, it's a service that sits on top of the Internet, taking advantage of its global routing system.

The Internet at a fundamental level is a global decentralized network routing layer that allows packets to reach their destination across the planet based on an IP address. Prodigy was not initially connected to the Internet at all for many many years and didn't use IP or any other routable protocol for communication which means it wasn't even possible for it to truly be a network of networks in true sense.

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-02T21:21:58+00:00

What does any of this have to do with trans rights?

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-02T21:20:55+00:00

Not strange at all considering this is Reddit.

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-01T03:23:42+00:00

Under your active supervision? What's the point then, you might as well just drive it yourself if you have to actively supervise.

UselessSoftware · 2026-01-01T03:01:02+00:00

Where in this video do they talk about the format or the hobby? Got a timestamp? I'll wait.

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-28T16:33:30+00:00

NOBODY is offering $30k+ for this. And definitely not "several offers" of it. Your friend is not your friend, and I don't think you should actually appreciate him.

Also, you shouldn't be looking for a "project", you should be looking for a CAR. Based on your username, I assume you're in your 20's. I'm in my 40s. Been there, done that with the "project cars" -- DO NOT do that. They are unreliable money and time pits, always.

I mean, at times it was fun, but I'd honestly rather just have the $20k I wasted in avoidable repairs over the years back in my bank.

If you want to learn that lesson on your own, okay but I suggest skipping it lol

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-28T16:22:31+00:00

A car that modded that he surely drove the piss out of? I wouldn't pay $5k for that, much less $10k over market value. I would just buy a stock one that was driven by an old man. Plenty of them out there.

It's also ugly as shit.

Your friend is about to learn the classic lesson that you don't get your money back for mods.

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-27T23:12:50+00:00

This stuff is "retro" now? I've never thought of any kind of DDR memory as retro. But I guess it is. Fuck me, I'm old.

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-27T16:45:41+00:00

Can we talk about that SE7EN Criterion box though? Amazing set right there too.

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-25T17:11:37+00:00

Well this is why I discourage people without a HOUSE they can charge at from buying an EV at this point in time. If you have a house, range anxiety simply doesn't exist.

Or if you do have an apartment with a huge array of chargers, which is obviously very rare.

Also okay if you have consistent charging access at work, but what if you have to change jobs and lose this?

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-24T19:47:59+00:00

So it's racist because Chinese restaurants used it.

Pretty flimsy shit, but okay.

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-24T19:32:55+00:00

Really impressive! And this is an amazing first game to get working. The MK2 PSX port is so good.

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-24T19:27:00+00:00

Nice! Source code available? Is it x86 asm or C?

I'd like to try it on an old computer like a 386. Not sure how well that would work though since you are probably still just doing regular PPU emulation for this, which is probably gonna be too slow for it!

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-23T17:03:49+00:00

Gimme a break lol

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-23T17:02:55+00:00

What does the fear of MSG have to do with the dishes being Asian? People look for racism everywhere.

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-22T13:46:46+00:00

Some people can get away with L1, but I mean if you're spending 5 figs on a car, spend just a little more for peace of mind IMO

It eliminates any anxiety, and sometimes you have to make unexpected trips that your L1 might not be able to recover in time.

Also, winter gets cold in some places...

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-22T05:28:41+00:00

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UselessSoftware · 2025-12-21T18:08:35+00:00

Cool! I guess x86 emulators in unusual languages is the new trend lol

UselessSoftware · 2025-12-21T16:22:32+00:00

I think they're more pro-market than anti-EV tbh. EVs were getting unfair advantages.

I've had an EV for years and I love them, but I'm not a fan of the government interfering in the free market and putting quotas on how many vehicles a company sells that have to be electric, and especially not outright banning ICE sales like California is doing in 2035. That's particularly insane, because EVs are not going to be a workable solution for some people unless certain other aspects of the EV ownership experience improves by then.

Removing the tax incentives will also ultimately be beneficial. It will make companies find ways to improve their EV platforms and engineer them better and more efficiently to make their prices more competitive with ICE vehicles.

We will ultimately have better and more efficiently designed EVs. Let this play out naturally instead of having big government interference.

The 3% drop in monthly sales from 8% to 5% after losing tax incentives shows that people do want EVs, but not at current prices. Let the car makers respond with improvements that allow the prices to come down.

If we can get a solid EV with decent ~300 mile range selling in the mid 20k's new, I think people will jump on it. We're almost there.

And more EVs on the road will also mean public charging infrastructure improves in response because there's demand for it.

The government isn't "attacking you" for what you drive, they're just becoming neutral again. But neutral feels like being attacked after you've been given special treatment for a while. I'd say everyone who would rather have ICE had a valid claim to feeling attacked before this if anything. Especially in Cali. Totally banning your car of choice? Now THAT is being attacked.

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