Did not expect this post to get so popular - I added a bunch more images I found I was saving for a second post on a rainy day, so go back and reload the page for more 1-bit pixel art goodies :-)

I wish I knew what Acius was or is too!

From a search for "acius mac": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Dimension_(software)

Software outfit founded by a French guy, as hinted by the drawing with Paris visible ...

(Those "view from ..." were plentiful at the time)

Yep, I upscaled them by 400% so they’re easier to view on modern displays.

I know; I mean to say they're larger file sizes—the PNG compression ratio is effectively less than one.

Take the first one, "acius.png", at 84,326 bytes. If you losslessly scale back to the original size (1/4th) and convert to 1-bit NetPBM, it's 51,851 bytes, without compression. I thought that was remarkable.

The PNG files seem to be very poorly compressed.

  $ oxipng -o max --strip all -avZ --fast acius.png
  Processing: acius.png
      2304x2880 pixels, PNG format
      8-bit Indexed (2 colors), non-interlaced
      IDAT size = 84251 bytes
      File size = 84326 bytes
  Transformed image to 1-bit Indexed (2 colors), non-interlaced
  Trying filter None with zopfli, zi = 15
  Found better result:
      zopfli, zi = 15, f = None
      IDAT size = 24466 bytes (59785 bytes decrease)
      file size = 24541 bytes (59785 bytes = 70.90% decrease)
  24541 bytes (70.90% smaller): acius.png

That little replica Mac is very cute - the flying toaster screensaver is a nice touch. Is that running on a Pi Zero or something?

A 3b, which is what I had gathering dust.

Totally agree. I recently re-read Revolution in the Valley (Andy Hertzfeld's memoir of working on the Mac) and I absolutely got same same vibe you described. It's also hard not to be in awe of someone like Bill Atkinson - RIP legend. I just wanted to experience first hand the work this team made, rather than just reading about it, looking at screenshots or using it via an emulator. Maybe I'll learn something, or worst case, just a sense of appreciation of the shoulders of the giants we stand on.

Oh hell yeah, that's top of my list once I crack open the case (waiting for a long T15 driver to arrive!) and poke around inside. I've got a lot of friends who have done it before, so I'll give them the board and and some money and some chocolate/beer (depending on the friend!) and ask for help with recapping the logic board.

Thanks for that info! I'm keen to get stuck into HyperCard stacks running on their native environment (not in an emulator) - so many people love HyperCard and miss it, so I look forward to seeing what the fuss is.

I've been on tirzepatide for 8 weeks (2.5mg then 5mg) and have a very similar conclusion as you. I started off at 160kg 8 weeks ago and now I'm down to 145kg. No other change in my lifestyle except eating radically less. Two 500-calorie-ish meals a day and some fruit as a snack, that's about it.

For decades I've struggled with diets but tirzepatide is the only thing that's made me stick with it. Will power alone wasn't enough, but with tirzepatide I'm very confident I'll get down to a under 100kg for the first time since I was a teenager, within a few months.

You lost 35kg in 2 months? That's insane. Any issues with loose skin so far?

160 - 145 = 15kg

The new Tesla Powerwall 3 is $13,600

https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/powerwall-3-launch/

Two of those is $27,200 minus installation and some solar panels to feed them (but the PW3 does have 3x 6.6kW solar MPPTs built-in unlike previous ones, so all you need to do is connect the panels directly to the PW3 and then the PW3 to your home).

That's correct. I wouldn't recommend a custom ROM to an average smartphone user, but when you have someone in your life that's dedicated to tech support and you have custom needs, it's a good idea IMHO.

I consider helping my family with their tech stuff a privilege, not a burden. They help me with so much, why wouldn't I want to guide and support them on things I am knowledgeable about?!