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83457··on Ask HN: Who's still keeping a DOS machine up because the business depends on it?
Now that I think of it, some of the software was for Motorola radios. He was not a licensed Motorola shop (Kenwood), so I believe getting more modern software would have been difficult or very expensive, if even possible.
83457··on Ask HN: Who's still keeping a DOS machine up because the business depends on it?
My dad ran a commercial 2-way radio business. There were multiple radios with programming software that would not work on anything above a 386 and DOS. He had a couple computers from the late-80s running for nearly 25 years, though I think he had to replace one of them with another of similar vintage. Also, had a 486 that he used for customer notes in WordPerfect up to about 2015.

I suspect he could have found a way to use a newer computer, but if it ain’t broke…

83457··on Playa Phone
https://www.spaghettimonster.org/
83457··on The Amazon tax
When searching on Amazon I always change sort to Best Sellers. The default is Featured Items which shows ads at the top and throughout results. For some searches that have a small number of real results, the majority of the list will be ads. Sorting by Best Sellers eliminates all ads in the results.
83457··on An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below
"Also, wasn't autonomous. Was on plan mode in cursor using Opus 4.6 High/Max."

https://x.com/lifeof_jer/status/2048566821255827784

83457··on Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux
that’s virtualization, not virtualisation
83457··on Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
Reminds me of Johnny Lee's Wii-mote projects...

http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/

83457··on TI-99/4A: Leaning more on the firmware
I believe it was also the Mini Memory cart where you could save programs, backed by a replaceable battery inside.
83457··on Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels
One of my favorite parts of Mario 64 was being able to angle the camera to see behind walls and get unexpected camera angles. With 3d games being new, it was really cool at the time. Nintendo really seemed to go with a technically imperfect camera that allowed for great gameplay.
83457··on Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model
Hearing is useful for safety.
83457··on What kids told us about how to get them off their phones
Don't pretend there weren't problems.
83457··on What kids told us about how to get them off their phones
I can't tell if you are advocating for that to still be common. Regardless, I just want to point out the survivor bias in anyone saying this should still be done based on stories like this one. The children in similar circumstances who were killed aren't here to talk about it. (Not trying to be rude)
83457··on Replacing cron jobs with a centralized task scheduler
I looked around years ago and found Rundeck to be a good system for scheduled tasks.
83457··on Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations
I like that NPR/PBS is calm. Most other outlets are based around breaking news, excitement, and often anger. I started watching PBS News Hour on youtube this year. Now I can't stand watching a show like ABC evening news which starts with intense music and urgent words from Muir at the start of every broadcast.
83457··on Turkey bans Grok over Erdoğan insults
Laws and regulations change constantly based on complaints. Then there is Women’s Suffarge, Civil Rights Acts, Voting Rights Act, Clean Water Act, etc. You don’t hear most complaints because they do it in private correspondence to legislators and regulators. It is when those routes do not effect change that you hear public complaints.
83457··on EverQuest
A coworker years ago told me she was a WoW Widow.
83457··on US economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter, worse than earlier estimates
Are you saying that a $1000 box of 100 widgets imported from China has a $1700 processing fee on top of the tariff?
83457··on Typing 118 WPM broke my brain in the right ways
I have a coworker with the wasd left hand. He ends up in this weird claw grip typing style. lol
83457··on A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen
A Mazda 5 might be a good option in the future. I used to run esports events and could get 20(!) 6’ tables in the back, with some rope to keep the back door down.
83457··on US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago
"He who saves his Country does not violate any Law"

https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1890831570535055759

83457··on Anyone can push updates to the doge.gov website
Some of his supporters have their own “TDS”.
83457··on Microsoft Edge Textarea Content Truncation During Autofill
We found this to be an issue for our product. Thankfully I ran across the report in the linked page.

For visitors on Edge, we now add autocomplete="off" and aria-autocomplete="none" to all input fields to prevent the autofill capabilities being accessed.

Alt-Shift-I in Edge will open the Feedback tool if anyone else is running into issue and would like to report.

83457··on Autofill breaks textarea in Microsoft Edge
Broken link. Here it is

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2126017/...

83457··on Autofill breaks textarea in Microsoft Edge
Our product is affected by this bug. It isn't that the content of the textarea is saved with the autofill so then replaces the content. The content stays as the value in the box but the value gets truncated and the textarea element no longer functions correctly. Autocomplete="off" on the textarea does not resolve the issue.

I have posted the report that I found when trying to figure out what the heck was going on. However, I have reported the issue through the Microsoft Edge feedback tool with my own example.

83457··on A pair of scissors on formica table suddenly bursts into flames
Anyone know why this post was flagged?
83457··on Commercial jet collides with Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan airport
Any takeaways from this? ATC not responding with separation but Blackhawk continuing anyway?
83457··on TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
I thought that was what was meant by the question. Was it not?
83457··on No Calls
Off-Topic: What is the best way to “subscribe” to blogs like this? Is there a popular service/tool out there even for blogs that don’t have RSS or TwitterX? Or, just keep a list of blogs of interest and check occasionally? Thanks.
83457··on Fun facts about SQLite
Mass adoption of SSDs may explain the change.
83457··on New haptic patch transmits complexity of touch to the skin
I already have an Aura Interactor.
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