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WordStar 7 for DOS gets a free re-release from one of its biggest author fans

"Compared to it, Microsoft Word is pure madness"—Anne Rice.

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When Nate Silver joined a company in which extremist Peter Thiel and cryptocurrency funds are key investors, the rest of us should have stopped listening to anything he says about politics.

But he's still widely quoted, and only rarely (afaik) with this context.

axios.com/2024/07/16/nate-silv…

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I know, I know, "security." This shows utter contempt for the user.

I was just asked to authorize an app that I've used SINCE THE 1990s so it would continue working for a week. And next week I guess it'll ask again?

You have to let the user say, somewhere, "never ask me again--always allow."
mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/11291…

in reply to Jason Snell

Why "utter contempt?" It's saying that, even if I know for a fact that I want to give a particular app permission, macOS will treat me a like a child and keep asking me. Because Apple doesn't believe I am qualified to grant permanent permission to any app.

Another sign that the people in charge of security and privacy features at Apple are out of control and that nobody who stands up for user experience is being heard.



ECHOTHIEF IMPULSE RESPONSE LIBRARY
Over a hundred unique spaces from around North America: caves, skateparks, stairwells, underpasses, glaciers, fortresses, and more.
echothief.com/downloads/
in reply to Talon

@talon Absolute bloody shocker, init? Rarely do you see that these days.
in reply to Andre Louis

yeah that kinda thing is pretty rare. Was half expecting to go through the typical mazes. Really cool that I didn't have to. And some neat stuff in here thanks for sharing!


Jen vám chci připomenout ....je středa ... tak si trochu zazlobte 🤭 🤗 😋
in reply to Michele Dvořáků

Co středa, ale dnes je MDŽO (Mezinárodní den ženského orgasmu). 😁
in reply to brabitom

Sakra, ten je až zítra. 🤐 No co, na něco takového přeci člověk nepotřebuje datum v kalendáři. 😃


Mám jmenovce, sportovního komentátora, v jisté generaci stále známého.

Často se mě ptají na příbuznost, ale hlavně když se někde objeví a především když někde chudák udělá chybu, chodí mi maily.

Díky tomu vím, že nechci být slavný. Nechci aby mi každý připomínal každou prkotinu, která se mi nepovede. Třeba když zrovna špatně vyskloňuju číslovku..



Registration is now open for the #LibreOffice Conference 2024! Join us from October 10 – 12 in Luxembourg for talks, workshops, fun social events and more: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource

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turns out #Windows is slow to fail connect attempts to non-listening ports entirely on purpose because it waits and resends the SYN several times, contrary to how other TCP stacks behave.

mskb.pkisolutions.com/kb/17552…

in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

maybe they expect this behavior from other Windows computers/servers? (missing the SYN)
in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

@dalias
What would a justification for this behavior be? I'm going to assume someone had a good reason to change from convention...

#Windows




We've just launched our new website! 🎉

And it's more than just a fresh look, it's an invitation to join our revolution for privacy. 🔒 💪

Check it out ➡️ tuta.com/

The first person to decipher the following ciphertext wins a free year of Revolutionary! 👇

U2FsdGVkX19q3cPOrgKFWjGaSF1d+wgKgg5Pn/TfVRE=

Unknown parent

Tuta
@delosmzp Stay tuned 😉
in reply to Tuta

Fresh Look?
Wenn sich der Balken mit Tuta und "Sandwich" automatisch ausblenden würde, könnte ich die Artikel auch lesen.
Eure Designer haben von Ergonomie wohl noch nie etwas gehört... oder?



Welcome Pete Cordell as #curl commit author 1293: github.com/curl/curl/pull/1439…
#curl


Thanks to friendly neighbourhood packager @kpcyrd homebrew users can now install curl+rustls-ffi with ease: github.com/rustls/homebrew-tap ✨ 🔗 🔒


Un proyecto de #IA que me parece interesante, es Ilenia, para el impulso de las lenguas cooficiales. planderecuperacion.gob.es/noti…
#ia


Reason (checks notes) hojillion-forty-seven to use @Vivaldi as your #browser of choice. Don't like the way your right-click menu looks/feels? Change it. I got tired of scrolling to get to the Dev Tools, so I bumped them to the top and liberated "Inspect," which I want 95% of the time anyway. While there, I got rid of everything I don't want or need, eliminating the scroll entirely.

As a #product professional, I adore this level of attention to detail. Well done, folks.

in reply to Štěpán Škorpil

@stepan Yeah, I wouldn't want to either. I just tested on another PC and it appears like they are not. Vivaldi's Help page for Sync states they are syncing "some Settings (more will be added in the future)," but there's no list of which settings are being synced currently.
in reply to Ryan Pollard

That's what mainly frustrates me on Vivaldi. Most of the configuration is actually not synchronized. 😢


what people have been using for years already will start working in #curl 8.10.0: -vv, -vvv and -vvvv for more verbose logging.

Up until now, adding more vs did not do anything different.

github.com/curl/curl/pull/1397…

PR by the awesome @icing

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We are very proud of all our NVDA Certified Experts! Special shout out today to Iman Rammal from Qatar & Norbert Rum of the USA; both recently awarded certificates!

Do you have what it takes to become an NVDA Certified Expert? Why not put it to the test: certification.nvaccess.org

The exam is free to sit. If you purchase the certification, you are helping provide NVDA for free to everyone around the world!

Plus you get a snazzy certificate & badge for your email!

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Certification

in reply to Patrick W

@BrailleScreen @TheQuinbox @FluidEscence I re-took it today and got an 87. A pass is a pass in my book. I had that same attitude in high school lol
in reply to Justin Yarbrough

@jyarbrough @BrailleScreen @TheQuinbox @FluidEscence 87 is a great result, congratulations! And I'm very pleased to have just sent your certificate out! We are very happy to have you on board as an NVDA Certified Expert, congratulations, and thank you for your support!


I’ve made an explainer site about vanilla web development, or webdev without tools or frameworks. Think of it as a new web framework’s tutorial, except the framework in this case is modern web standards.

plainvanillaweb.com




"Do not hallucinate. Do not make up factual information."

Do they really think the LLM knows what that even means

apple.slashdot.org/story/24/08…

in reply to Richard "mtfnpy" Harman

None of those are meaningful, no. Those are mainly to make the human feel better.

It's a prayer, not a directive.



1 year ago I switched from Mac to Linux for professional UX design work. In this article, I explain as simply as possible:
- Why I switched to Linux
- How you can do the same.

I cover design-specific concerns like:
- How to use Apple devices like the Magic Mouse in Linux
- Which design tools are available and how to install them
- How to find help if you get stuck

chris-wood.design/resources/li…

#Design #UXDesign #UIDesign #Linux #MacOS

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How to Install and Configure Samba in Ubuntu linuxtoday.com/blog/how-to-ins…


Um, sum-bodeee’s a tad— what’s that word again? Oh yeah — WEIRD. #WeirdDonOLD

(if somebody could please caption the grab for me, I’d appreciate it. I’m stuck in my empty new townhouse waiting for a delivery, no WiFi , and the captioning option won’t come up. Thank you.)

Via Katie Phang:

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in reply to Laffy

#Alt4You
Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

What are the chances that Crooked Joe Biden, the WORST President in the history of the U.S., whose Presidency was Unconstitutionally STOLEN from him by Kamabla, Barrack HUSSEIN Obama, Crazy Nancy Pelosi, Shifty Adam Schiff, Cryin' Chuck Schumer, and others on the Lunatic Left, CRASHES the Democrat National Convention and tries to take back the Nomination, beginning with challenging me to another DEBATE. He feels that he made a historically tragic mistake by handing over the U.S. Presidency, a COUP, to the people in the World he most hates, and he wants it back, NOW!!!



How I Use Moodle With Low Vision veroniiiica.com/how-i-use-mood…
in reply to David Goldfield

I know as an university student how it is using moodle. No problems with it


Low Vision Assistive Technology For Discussion Board Posts veroniiiica.com/assistive-tech…


Maximizing Job Search Success for People with Disabilities through Networking, Skill Building, and Assistive Technologies lhblind.org/maximizing-job-sea…



Men report more pressure and threats to share location and accounts with partners, research shows malwarebytes.com/blog/news/202…


We finally added Firefox for Android (and iOS?) support!

addons.mozilla.org/firefox/add…

in reply to Jump Cutter

I guess for iOS we need to wait for mozilla to make extensions work. I don't know how far with their gecko for iOS project, but seems not released yet.


What is torrenting? BitTorrent, legal issues, how it works, and more

zdnet.com/article/what-is-torr…



Dieses Bild sollten noch viel mehr Hochschulangehörige sehen.

Deshalb: helft bitte mit, es auf anderen Plattformen und hier zu teilen. Damit das #Fediverse 🐸 noch stärker wird.
Es zeigt die Logoliste deutscher #Hochschulen mit #Mastodon-Account. Beim Download von der genannten Adresse wird ein pdf angezeigt, auf dem die Logos direkt als Link auf die Mast-Accounts 🐘 führen:
cloud.wechange.de/s/ifC7ecAgL7…

Und unterschreibt die Petition ✍️ (sofern nicht schon geschehen):
👉 openpetition.de/UnisInsFediver…

#UnisInsFediverse

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If you're aged 30 or more, then 50% of all human fossil fuel emissions happened during your lifetime


The Text of The Section 508 Refresh Act of 2024 – The Idea Place theideaplace.net/the-text-of-t…


Sigh: Just about every Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ plan will get a price hike on Oct. 17 in the US. pcmag.com/news/ready-to-pay-ev…


Today is the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which guarantees the right for people with disabilities to receive assistance from an individual of their choosing at the polling place. ACB is committed to building on this work. Visit ACB’s voting webpage to learn more about our work and to access voting resources: acb.org/voting

in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

I use it a lot for UDS sockets when doing automated kernel testing. Is that in the list?