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Don Meyer

@donm@mastodon.social

mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06

Programmer (Embedded & iOS). Wrote the GUI for the Amiga OS backup app back in the day.
Board gamer. Adult Fan of Lego. Sailor. Scuba diver. Car guy. Private pilot. Kayaker.

Lifelong Science Fiction fan. Ardent Browncoat. Would have a tough time choosing between a Firefly and a Tardis.

93 Followers

210 Following

24 Posts

Joined October 28, 2022

Blog:

https://muddlinthrough.com

Github:

https://github.com/donmeyer

Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Boosted by @gedeonm@mastodon.social

RE: https://mastodon.social/@bigzaphod/116081950773406502 I backed this on Kickstarter because I absolutely hate the games that are “free” but require endless purchase of the stuff you need to play. Well, that and the fact that The Iconfactory is awesome! #VideoGames #Iconfactory

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@bigzaphod@mastodon.social

Thanks to the Ollie's Arcade Kickstarter, all the games are now free in the App Store (with two more coming in later updates whenever we can finish them). Go have at it: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ollies-arcade/id6446127619

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

I miss the days of physical manuals, and Apple’s were really done well.

Reading the 1988 “Macintosh Utilities User Guide”, I was struck by the CloseView chapter, the feature that allows magnifying the screen to help those with visual imparement.

In the manual, that chapter is printed in a much larger font!

It’s touches like that that made me fall in love with the circa-2003 Apple when I bought my first Mac — an iMac G5.

#ClassicMacs #RetroComputing #Apple

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

If Hungary can do it, so can we!

#Politics #USPolitics

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

(More Classic Macintosh musings….)

One thing that comes through when playing with that Macintosh SE is the thought and care that the people at Apple put into it.

I miss the old Apple, the one that obsessed about every pixel of their UI. Because today, sadly, they just… don’t.

#ClassicMacs #RetroComputing #Apple

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

Well that was tense! Congratulations to our four new moon astronauts for a successful splashdown.!

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

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@gedeonm@mastodon.social Planning to vote the same. His political bootlicking has made me lose all respect for him. Anyone have a good guide to help decide how to vote on the other candidates?

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

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@gedeonm@mastodon.social Maybe he loves knowing that he’s succeeding at his goal of making the serf’s lives as miserable as possible. Just like how the MuskRat clearly derives joy from being hated. (Why else do the rich and powerful behave this way? They could use their money in ways that would make themselves *beloved*, yet they choose the opposite.) #USPolitics

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

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@gedeonm@mastodon.social The list of things I’d do before watching that entity speak would stetch from here to the moon. #USPolitics

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

I picked up a classic Macintosh (Mac SE) at the SoCal Vintage Computer Festival that was held recently. Since I came into the Mac world about the time of OSX Panther, the earlier “System” stuff was all new to me.

It's been a lot of fun learning about Macs of that era, and comparing them to my experiences with the Amiga, which was my first computer with a GUI.

#RetroComputing #classicmacs

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

Replying to

@cstross@wandering.shop I’m thrilled just knowing I’m not the only one who remembers The Stainless Steel Rat! 😊 (And really interested in your reinterpretation of course.)

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@rayk Yeah, just a 0.4 mm nozzle. I’m a pretty casual 3D printer enthusiast. Usually larger stuff either more cosmetic (toys for kids), cases for electronics projects, or stuff for board games. First time I have needed fine precision in a print. 😊 One of these days I may dig deeper— I will keep your thoughts about smaller nozzles in mind! #3DPrinting

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Well, now I have a better idea of just how detailed an item my 3D printer can print.

Old (30+ years) Mac floppy drives have a tiny eject mechanism gear that becomes brittle. You can find a design for this gear that allows printing them.

My resulting gear was way too low-resolution for a gear this size, sigh.

Time to buy one.

#MacintoshSE #RetroComputing #3DPrinting

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@PerryM Thanks, but I am merely boosting another’s brilliance. 😊 (And *all* trophys must be given to Dear Leader anyway…)

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

RE: @MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social

Perfect.

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

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@gedeonm@mastodon.social Trust me — stay there!

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

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@cstross@wandering.shop Wait, where’s “…sentence you can’t finish”? 😊

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

Replying to

@gedeonm@mastodon.social I can think of one square in particular that would balance out all of the squares you mention, should it be called. 🤔 But yeah, not expecting many good headlines in 2026, sigh.

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

@scalzi Merry Christmas!

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@leoncowle Hmm, interesting! I love libraries, but since I also love collecting the books I read, I don't use them much these days. I tend to think of them as just sources of books. Fascinating if some of them also have 3D printers! I wound up ordering gears on eBay. Reasonably price, printed on a much better printer. Will definitely keep the library idea in mind for the future!

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

RE: @Locusmag@mastodon.social

Very cool!
Roger Zelazny had a huge impact on me as a college student back in the day.

Incredibly memorable books and their characters.

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

RE: @9to5Mac@mastodon.online

This is truly a terrible change. Love how companies delight in giving their customers less and charging more.

Going to seriously consider dropping my subscription. Plenty of good shows available ftom streamers that care about their viewer’s experience.

#Netflix #enshittification

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

@AlSweigart@mastodon.social
You can control that? Huh. I assumed it was always just “puny human”.

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot As a citizen of the USA, I cannot argue with this. 🙁 Sorry my country has become terrible. A lot of us are desperately hoping to fix things as much as possible come the next elections. (Assuming we still have them. Yeah, things are grim here.)

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Don Meyer @donm@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@FoxesInLove@social.neonpaws.digital Hope all is well, and a speedy recovery!

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