Just wrote a little something after staring at 40k lines of #x86 #Assembly for a couple of weeks.

https://vito.io/articles/2026-02-15-this-is-not-rle

Reverse-engineered a weird internal #Microsoft image format for a side-project. More on that soon. :P

#reverseengineering #preservation

💘Whether yearning or in love, vintage Valentine’s art shows how 💞 were shared.

Charming & sweet, this collection of cards, covers, magazines & books from the past, are preserved for new generations to fall in love with 💌

Revel in the romance ➡️ https://archive.org/details/%40iasocial/lists/13/valentines-2026

#ValentinesDay #VintageLove #Preservation

Man Belongs To Earth…
Comfortable, meaningful, and a call to care for the Earth.
Act Out Tees ~ www.actouttees.com
#EarthFirst #Stewardship #Sustainability #PrintOnDemand #Tees #Interconnected #RespectNature #EcoConscious #OnePlanet #Guardianship #Harmony #Preservation

🖤 It’s Friday the 13th, the kind of day that makes some of us knock on wood, sidestep ladders 🪜, and watch out for black cats 🐈‍⬛

🔮 Preserving cultural artifacts shows how people have made sense of chance & misfortune.

Lucky you 🍀, a Friday the 13th collection awaits ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/%40iasocial/lists/14/friday-the-13th%2C-2026

#FridayThe13th #Superstitions #Preservation

Clintons to testify on Epstein ties - Tim Dillon

#archaeology #preservation #artifacts

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The Federal Depository Library Program (#FDLP) is calling for public comments on a draft new #preservation policy for US govt public information.
https://fdlp.gov/news/request-comments-draft-preservation-policy

PS: This is especially important when the #Trump admin is taking down public info, including publicly-funded research, and private data-rescue projects struggle to capture it all.

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Libraries #RFI #Takedowns #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics #USPol #USPolitics

They’re not UNIX v4 tapes, but if you know, then you definitely know. 🏆

https://icm.museum

#software #archive #preservation #tape #data #history

Meet The People Who Save Priceless Historical Texts From War Zones

History is under fire. Discover the modern-day "Monuments Men" who risk everything to rescue ancient manuscripts and cultural heritage from the front lines of global conflicts.

#History #CulturalHeritage #Preservation #Archaeology #WorldHistory #Documentary #historical

https://www.history-channel.org/meet-the-people-who-save-priceless-historical-texts-from-war-zones/

Blogue de la Révolution Verte
http://www.revolutionverte.fr/2015/11/blog-sur-lecologie-et-le-developpement.html?spref=tw

#plastique #microplastique #pollution #nucleaire #energie #eolienne #solaire #hydrolienne #biomasse #bioplastique #animaux #maritime #protection #preservation #bio #nature #naturel #France #Belgique #Suisse #Monaco #Inde #bio

Primo lessons in city planning from Roma, etc.

Listed below are city planning lessons learned from our recent trip to beautiful Roma, Italia and three cities on the island of Sicily (busy Catania, splendidly stunning Siracusa, and jaw-droppingly gorgeous Taormina). Peace!

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• Piazzas (plazas) for the people! Provide public spaces without cars to gather, walk, rest, or shop.

• Fontane (fountains) for the people! These are terrific third places to gather or provide a wonderful respite from the hectic city where one can relax or just people watch.

• Archeologico e storico (archaeological and historical preservation) allow us to learn from the past and share that knowledge with future generations. Remove a city’s history and it ceases to have meaning.

• Cultura, cultura, cultura! (culture, culture culture) A city is a dead zone without culture to enliven it.

• An orizzonte (skyline) does not have to be tall to impress. Roma, Edinburgh, Santa Fe, Madison, and other low-rise cities around the globe all prove this.

• Uso misto (mixed uses) are paramount for urban vibrancy. Throughout the heart of cities in Italy you see commercial and office uses on the lowers floors with residential above.

• Somehow, chaotic traffico stradale (street traffic) works in Italy. I don’t know how, but the crazy quilt of cars, trucks, seated scooters, standing scooters, motorcycles, and e-bikes tends to flow continuously despite a lot of close calls and near misses. Perhaps, lower speed limits, smaller vehicles, hefty traffic fines, and congestion may be reasons for lower fatality rates: .0005 in Italy vs. .0012 the USA (per geminigoogle.ai).

• Vita di strada attiva (active street life) continues well into night – something American cities should be very envious of since it is so rare here.  This was observed in all of Italian cities we visited.

• Vicoli, salite di scale e altri passaggi pedonali (alleys, stair climbs, and other pedestrian passageways) are often beautifully and uniquely adorned by locals. Colorful string lights, umbrellas, flowers, and ceramic vases, were all observed.

• Parcheggio (parking) is helter-sketlter in Roma and many other Italian cities. Despite vehicles being parked in all sorts of places and manner, I’m not sure I ever saw a parking ticket…maybe they arrive in the mail?

• Pedoni (pedestrians) are clearly given the right-of-way by drivers when using crosswalks in Italian cities, whether there is signal or not. Oh, if it were only that way in the USA! p.s. While the vast majority  of Italian drivers will cede the right-of-way to pedestrians in a crosswalk, never assume all of them will.

• Turismo di massa (mass tourism) is a problem in a number places in Roma and across Italy. The Trevi Fontana (fountain) was the most noticeable and troubling. The experience was definitely lessened by the swarms of people. It was also clearly evident at the Vatican, the Colosseum, and the Forum. If these sights were this packed and busy in January (when we toured them), it is hard to imagine the crush of people during the peak seasons.

I keep fresh fruit on hand to eat, juice and use as garnishes but, since I am the only one consuming them, more often than I would like, they go bad. I decided to dehydrate a bunch of fruit and seal it in air lock bags as a hedge against this. Here I have lemons, limes, oranges, blood oranges, kiwi and pear. The kiwi is great for snacking as the seeds give it a pleasant crunch. The pears are a delicious addition to my ginger pear martinis. #fruit #dehydrated #garnish #preservation

Time to download fresh local copies of my favorite retro collections from the Internet Archive. Backups are important! 😉

#RetroGaming #Backup #Preservation #Collection #FloppyDisk #PCGaming

For example...

I own a PAL Mega Drive model 1 that I rarely use because I have no nostalgia for the lesser experience of PAL games.

I *will* mod it to 60 Hz. I just don't want to drill any holes. Not even melt the original LED out like most off-the-shelf mods want you to do.

If you have an Amiga that's worn from use, just clean it. But if it's too bad from sitting in an e-waste pile, by all means paint it fuchsia instead of putting its original case in the bin.

#retrocomputing #preservation

There are also benefits to vintage hardware having (reasonable) monetary value within the retro community itself. Specifically, discouraging non-reversible or high-risk mods.

If modding an old machine makes it more likely to be used, that's great — there's less incentive to keep display pieces in working condition.

But these things aren't being made anymore. Don't hack them away or go YOLO on them, unless they're really too far gone as original exemplars.

#retrocomputing #preservation

Retro enthusiasts get upset that vintage hardware has become (relatively) expensive. I think that isn't such a bad thing.

Yes, it's distasteful to see a high price tag on something the seller probably sees as rubbish, but maybe having monetary value outside the retro community will help these things remain around for longer.

Because, when those who currently pay those prices for sentimental value inevitably die, maybe their heirs won't just e-waste it all.

#retrocomputing #preservation

#JoyceKozloff to the rescue

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/arts/design/wilbur-cohen-building-murals-guston-shahn.html #architecture #artdeco #trump #fascism #preservation #conservation #newdeal

~ 100 VHS home recordings of PBS programming from the 90s, in Lasalle (Montreal, QC, Canada). Not my posting, seen on Freecycle.

My wife will be cross with me if I take these*, so sharing here incase there's any #montreal archivists that need a new project.

https://groups.freecycle.org/MontrealQC/posts/101251624

• I have too many other things I should be working on

#digipres #digitalpreservation #vhs #quebec #pbs #freecycle #domesday86 #domesdayduplicator #preservation #archivists #archivistodon

Happy 1st birthday, #DataRescueProject! www.datarescueproject.org/a-year-in-da... "In a single year, we have rescued over 2500 datasets from over 90 govt agencies. This work was supported by over 900 volunteers." #Data #DefendResearch #Preservation #Trump #USPol #USPolitics @datarescueproject.org@bsky.brid.gy

A Year in Data Rescue

RE: https://mastodon.social/@JMarkOckerbloom/116018427239018412

#ReferenceDesk
#CIAWorldFactbook
#GovDocs
#preservation

Thousands of people want to double size of historic Toronto attraction
Thousands of Toronto residents are calling on the City to expand the historic Allan Gardens Conservatory.A petition launched by local advocacy group Friends of Allan Gardens proposes nearly doubling the size of the public park and conservatory located at 160 Gerrard St. E near Gerrard a...
#expansion #conservatory #preservation #history #Toronto #AllanGardens
https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/02/petition-expand-allan-gardens/