RE: https://mastodon.ie/@andrewg/116928127037360734
“Affordable entry-level computers may ‘disappear by 2028’ according to one forecast. And the memory shortage is expected to continue for years.”
So I guess we’ll just have to rent our computing from… *checks notes*… ah, the same companies that made affordable personal computers obsolete. Oh…
It's fun that some folks think a secret group of rich people control everything instead of the widely known group of rich people who control everything.
germans: “uuuuuhhh, we don’t really have proper high-speed rail!!!!”
also germans:
firefox should not only show which tabs audio is coming from, but when a tab last had audio play for it. how the fuck am i supposed to figure out what tab made some notification sound i have never heard before when i currently have 280 tabs open
I love how we evolved from a social grooming species and now have the ability to use our long dexterous fingers to perform a variety of complex tasks. However we've retained such excellent grooming skills from our ancestors that animals will willingly seek out our scratches. If you ever question the meaning of life and why you are here, just remember that somewhere there is an animal that needs your scratchies.
If I'm gonna wear a smart watch it should at least be fun
A Swedish sign announcing that they’re out of french hot dogs.
Kerning. It matters.
Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell caused harm and grief to many many people.
So yes, i will speak ill of the dead (if McConnell isn't dead yet, he soon will be).
Finally. Good riddance, you absolute regressive villains.
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Lindsey Graham et Mitch McConnell ont causé du tort et de la souffrance à beaucoup beaucoup de personnes.
Donc oui, je vais parler négativement des défunts (si McConnell n'est pas mort pour l'instant, il le sera bientôt).
Enfin. Tant mieux qu'ils soient partis, vous, les absolutistes régressifs.
Graham's family is asking for prayers. I hope they know our prayers have already been answered.
this is the funniest single poll result I’ve ever seen. holy fuck
i am constantly baffled by the lack of curiosity demonstrated by retro hardware enthusiasts who use llms to make their stuff. it's like... i thought we were here to understand how computers work from a historical and material perspective, in order to build a future for computation that empowers communities over corporate interests, and to redeem the knowledge bottled up in retro hardware design to enrich the commons. but no i guess you're here for the frisson of "lookie old thing does new thing"
computers were invented in the *mumblties* and you had to pay to program them
then in the late 70s, you could finally program them! for free! you just had to own a microcomputer! yay
but then in the 80s and 90s you had to buy compilers, which were expensive
by with the 2000s, rapidly compilers and interpreters became free again. anyone could program, for free!
and then in the 2020s someone invented "programming but you have to pay", again.
DON'T FALL FOR THIS TRAP
"Hey if this is your flyer, I’m not going, I’m not donating, I’m not sharing. Don’t ask me."
https://www.404media.co/we-are-living-in-a-chatgpt-flyer-pandemic/
hacker voice, dejected: im out
someone said there are no CGA nerds, there are only CGA sickos.
I take offense to that, I can be both
I know we've talked about this before but I'm just so disgusted with how useless most search engines are now. They all second guess me.
The most obscure or unusual word is ignored so it's very hard to search for the intersection of a popular thing and an obscure thing.
I have a theory that for many people search has never worked well for them since they just didn't use computers very much, or it was not explained well. Now those of us who found search effective get to see what it was like.
I contacted an autistic campaigner and she put up a web page about heat risks for autistic people.
Some of the increased risks also apply to other forms of neurospicy. And people who take SSRIs also can have trouble with sweating and regulating body temperature.
Heatstroke is a risk to everyone, even the most neurobland, healthy person.
Please be careful in the heat! Don't mess around with heatstroke risk. Be safe. Ask for help if you need it.
https://neurodissidence.org.uk/tips-for-coping-with-heatwaves-for-neurodivergent-people/