To further set my replies on fire, "disk" is not short for "diskette" (diskette is a diminutive and means "small disk").
Diskettes first showed up in 8" size, which may not seem particularly small but hard disks at the time were larger, often 14 inches (more than 3× the surface area of 8").
The 5¼" diskettes that followed were introduced as "mini-diskettes", or "small small disks".
3½" diskettes were "micro-diskettes", or "very small small disks".
When I started it IT, we used RL02 drives. They were the size of a washing machine, and if they got out of balance they could start to walk across the (raised) floor. Some people would take old disk packs apart and use the platters to make wall clocks.
I used RL02 as well as the RL01. PDP11 days. I remember seeing a 300MB drive elsewhere. It was huge. I was lucky enough to see the tech take out the voice coil after a disk crash(!) It was as big as my arm. Yes we used to walk diskdrives across floors with the right program on purpose. They really needed to be bolted down. eh?
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For the germans, a portable keyboard I really like for traveling / using my phone, the Logitech MX Keys Mini, is currently 50% discounted to 60€ on Amazon. To be fair it probably aren't 50%, I got mine at Mediamarkt for like 100, and probably they've increased the price before. But never the less it's a good deal for sure. I don't know about other countrys, but here it is: amazon.de/-/en/Logitech-Wirele…
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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled is Black Friday, when consumers are manipulated to experience the visceral thrill of a looting spree while causing no actual damage or disruption to the smooth operation of late stage capitalism and obligingly reinforcing it.
it's IRC but modern and cool: web client that works everywhere (phone/laptop/desktop), stays persistent, and user verification works with SSH keys instead of passwords!
why? real-time chat for discussing altbot, my projects, and just hanging out. sometimes async isn't enough, you know? also fuck discord :)
has image/link embedding, file uploads, works from anywhere, no app needed.
Hmm, it's sadly not unusual for sighted. And if they only use mainstream social media probably they have never even heard about it. But it depends, probably like, 8.
@jonathan859 I've learned about Alt-Text on Twitter many many years ago (when it was less awful), and have seen it on Instagram (if I recall correctly, even with encouragement to use alt text).
Interesting. Well I think Instagram storys don't have alt text until this day, so meh, that was basically the main usage of the people I followed (don't have Insta anymore).
On reformule : "Des militants d'extrême droite violents et racistes font pression sur des agent·es publiques pour accéder aux données personnelles des Français·es, en toute impunité". laquadrature.net/2025/11/24/la…
la question n'est jamais "si" ça peut-être abusé, mais "quand". Tant que ca touche pas un oligarque ou un politicien (du côté du Gouvernement), ça changera pas.
Over the past few years, both in my role as an accessibility consultant and as the organiser of the Access-Ability Summer Showcase, I’ve been involved in advising game developers on how best to han…
Jimmy Cliff's death brings to mind The Harder they Come soundtrack. Decades ago, I was lucky enough to find it in a thrift shop - I subsequently played the record to death. While this isn't a Cliff tune, I've always loved it and IMHO it remains the most powerful track on album today (but feel free to disagree - it's a great record all the way through).
The Melodians, "Rivers of Babylon" (1970)
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Woher kommt eigentlich diese Sitte bei #LinkedIn, sich gegenseitig vollkommen unironisch verbal die Eier zu kraulen?
„Uhhhah, es war so toll, dass ich diesem mega super fantastischen Vortrag von euch Powertalenten lauschen durfte.“ „Yeah, danke du großartiger Schwubbifutz für deine Teilnahme und die waaaahnsinnig progressiven Inputs“
Ich nutze den Dienst seit 10 Jahren und bin sehr zufrieden. Wer Mailbox also ausprobieren möchte, kann das jetzt zu einem sehr vergünstigten Tarif als Neukunde machen. Auch beim Thema Barrierefreiheit wird ständig nachgebessert und erweitert.
bin auch dort und soweit zufrieden. Wenn man IMAP mit Applikationspasswörtern nutzt, sollte man in den Einstellungen aber die seit kurzem verfügbare Option zum Zurücksetzen des Passworts per Mail deaktivieren. Damit wird dann nämlich die Zwei-Faktor-Authentifizierung ausgehebelt.
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Die sogenannten "Top-Ökonomen" zeigen erneut ihre grenzenlose Menschenfeindschaft. Sie missbrauchen eine sogenannte Wissenschaft, um aktiv in die Politik einzugreifen, das Kapital zu schonen und mehr Menschen in die Altersarmut zu …
Sehr schade, dass im Alternativtext des Bildes die Namen nicht aufgeführt sind. Auf dem Bild selbst kann die KI die Personen auch nicht aldentifizieren.
Just found this project. I understand this is an Android app, but what does it synchronise with? What is on the server side? Thank you for releasing under GPL @davx5app
On the server side there is a directory that stores contacts and calendars in vcard/ical format. This davx5.com/tested-with/ shows some examples. If the server is able to provide these data via the CalDAV and CardDAV protocol you can use our app to sync it down to your Android device.
Got it thank you! I was trying to understand whether the DAVx5 brand also includes the server, but I see the answer is No. All good, thank you. Separate question, are you aware of this project (looks abandoned now) etesync.com/ ? It's basically a middleware layer for E2E encryption. My question to you is: are you aware of some sort of standard interface for E2E "apps on the cloud" so that this doesn't have to be done re-invented independently by each app?
Microsoft has confirmed a critical Windows 11 24H2 bug that causes the File Explorer, the Start Menu, and other key system components to crash when provisioning systems with cumulative updates released since July 2025.
Oh god. A friend of mine and her hubby have been plotting to sell their holiday home, plans that will fund a gentle but lovely retirement. Three weeks ago, the day after they did the budget she awoke hearing him very upset - he was looking at his trousers and couldn’t remember what do do with them.
Long story short, he has been in hospital ever since, rapid decline, he no longer recognises her and has ‘rapid onset dimentia”. From normal husband to completely unable to function in three weeks.
Love your people. Do your wills and EPOAs. Have those holidays now.
I have encountered an issue similar to #6358.
When pausing an upload, it is not actually excluded from the low speed cancelation. The issue seems to be that the condition in the code only checks if...
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Last weekend @lbky and I tagged a new python-varlink release 32.0.0 at Boiling the Ocean. The main highlights are: * Dropping python2 support * Raised the minimum Python version to 3.9 * varlink.Server() now supports setting a custom JSON encoder * Various project modernisation's (PEP517 support, ruff linting, pytest, etc.)
Yesterday an open-source developer Christian has released life changing update to the privacy respecting #android app called #MakeACopy. The app now features so called #accessibility mode that is enabling #screenReader users to take pictures of the paper documents independently. Accessibility guide is available on github. The latest prerelease version provides clear Accessibility guidance phrases with screen readers such as Talkback, Corvus, Jieshuo and others that can handle announcement accessibility event.
I am verry happy about this. We are now getting privacy respecting open-source based screen reader accessible solution that performs very well and is easy to use.
MakeACopy is an open-source document scanner app for Android that allows you to digitize paper documents with OCR functionality. The app is designed to be privacy-friendly, working completely offli...
it's fun when they say "86578 selected partners". How much were there before the selection? Or maybe you just did a bad job and haven't been selective enough
What a waste! All that data could be better utilised in planning the economy ahead of time, in anticipating human needs rather than manufacturing wants. Such is the poverty of imagination within #SiliconValley.
@aikencz @michal To bude And 16 QPR1, která dorazila na GOS.
Ještě mají (doporučuji) nově buildy, kterým říkají security preview. Měly by tam být opravy, které jsou připravené k vydání v příštích měsících, ale Google je z nějakého důvodu blokuje resp. zatím poskytuje jen VIP (asi s NDA). Máš to zapnuté (systém - aktualizace)? Jsou stable. Přikládám screenshot zranitelností, které tím opravují - všude jinde to opraví až za několik měsíců...
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in reply to Thomas 🔭🕹️ • • •When I started it IT, we used RL02 drives. They were the size of a washing machine, and if they got out of balance they could start to walk across the (raised) floor. Some people would take old disk packs apart and use the platters to make wall clocks.
They held an astonishing 10 MB of data.
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