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doggydogs94··on Make Linux look like Mac OS 9
Of course, the only command line in OS 9 was the MPW Shell.
doggydogs94··on Screw it, I’ll host it myself
Every week or two, I backup my data to an 8T drive. Every year or so, I take the 8T drive off site.
doggydogs94··on Right to Repair Gaining Momentum
Right to repair is great. Of course, 99% of us will end up bricking our phone if we tried to replace the screen or battery.
doggydogs94··on Nuclear technology’s role in the world’s energy supply is shrinking
My observation is that climate activists would much prefer a new coal plant to a new nuclear plant.
doggydogs94··on Excel Never Dies
Most important keystroke when working on a spreadsheet, cntl-z, Undo.
doggydogs94··on Rookie coding mistake prior to Gab hack came from site’s CTO
I agree with you regarding the tabloid journalism aspect of the ArsTechnica story.
doggydogs94··on 1977: Zork
The old 1970s era Star Trek game is available on iOS; command line interface replaced with a few buttons. It is called Old Trek.
doggydogs94··on A “Predatory” Stop-Sign Camera Is Terrorizing My Neighborhood
How many of us actually come to a complete, full, zero-mph stop at a stop sign if nobody is around (or we are in a hurry).
doggydogs94··on Parler’s epic fail: A crash course on running your own servers
On the other hand, ThePirateBay seems to be able to stay up.
doggydogs94··on Accidental Nuclear War: A Timeline of Close Calls
Sounds good, except that it will never happen.
doggydogs94··on Lost nuclear device atop of Nanda Devi
At the mention of the word "nuclear", otherwise rational people turn into bumbling idiots.
doggydogs94··on Security expert warned SolarWinds in 2019 that anyone could access server
I doubt there is a news article. He means, word of mouth within people who work with network monitoring products.
doggydogs94··on How to cook a medieval feast: recipes from the Middle Ages
It seems a little extreme that honey is not considered yo be vegan.
doggydogs94··on Ideal Chess – drop chess perfected?
A comment in the original article says it best: ... Changing the rules tends to neutralize acquired knowledge ... and beginning players like this because it levels the playing field.
doggydogs94··on California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 days a year in the state
The biggest attraction to California is the fantastic climate. At some point (higher tax levels) though, even the climate cannot hold you.
doggydogs94··on Apple has stopped providing standalone installers for macOS updates
How do you know what the catalog url is?
doggydogs94··on Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules
Facebook just opted for the easiest solution.
doggydogs94··on Free software needs free documentation
If you don’t like the documentation (or lack of free documentation), write the code and documentation yourself; fixes the problem.
doggydogs94··on Apple Silicon M1 Disruption
I am looking at two compatibility points regarding M1-macOS. First, will VMWare (and Parallels and virtualBox) run x86 Windows VMs on M1 and second, will Linux run natively on M1 (even though I don’t do much Linux). Until these two things are taken care of, M1-MacOS will just be (an important) niche system.
doggydogs94··on Why are great athletes more likely to be younger siblings?
As the article mentioned, parents being able to navigate the sport hierarchy, is very helpful.
doggydogs94··on Computer input latency from 1977-2017 (2017)
I remember writing code on a pdp-8 where we had to write code to display the character which was typed.
doggydogs94··on M1 Macs: Truth and Truthiness
Linus said no to Linux on M1.
doggydogs94··on M1 Macs: Truth and Truthiness
You are correct. The answer is no Linux on M1.
doggydogs94··on M1 Macs: Truth and Truthiness
Not going to happen anytime soon.
doggydogs94··on M1 Macs: Truth and Truthiness
The last I heard, Linux is not coming to M1 unless Apple opens up on technical specifications.
doggydogs94··on Apple's 15% Deflection Tactic
You can distribute an iOS app yourself. Give the user the source code. Then then give them instructions on how to build the app with xCode and deploy it to their iOS device.
doggydogs94··on Amazon Argues Users Don't Own Purchased Prime Video Content
My grandfather died. Now I have to keep a dedicated device to read his Kindle books (and there are a lot of them). The books can’t be transferred.
doggydogs94··on Amazon Argues Users Don't Own Purchased Prime Video Content
Even if you buy a DVD, you are still licensing the content. All that you own is the physical DVD.
doggydogs94··on Sacklers–who made $11B off opioid crisis–to pay $225M in damages
Apparently your pain and suffering is less important than getting the Sacklers.
doggydogs94··on Logs Seized from F-Secure’s VPN Must Be Destroyed, Court Rules
The logs will be destroyed ... except for the backup, of course.
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