But why do we need a hell at all? The good old ZIP file with a single directory containing everything still works on either OS. In fact, if you rename that directory to .app, it's pretty much how MacOS has worked since OSX. The advantages of putting everything in a single directory (with subdirectories if needed) are several.

Everything just works
Uninstalling is as easy as removing the directory
If you use paths relative to the executable, that directory can be placed anywhere, even on a USB stick. Windows users call that a "portable program".
So why don't we do it? Why would anyone want dependency hell?

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#spongebob #memes

The lost art of ZIP files.

Back in the days of DOS, in the early 1990'es, when you acquired software, it often came in the form of a ZIP file, containing a single directory with everything the software needed to run. Or ARJ, but most people don't remember those.

Then came Windows, with its installers, all of which would put the DLLs the software needed in C:\WINDOWS, overwriting whatever was already there, which broke other software. We call that DLL hell.

With Linux, people wanted to avoid that mistake, and decided to not include any DLLs (shared objects in Linux terminology) with the software. Finding and installing those were the end users problem. Computer storage grew, and soon every program needed at least 25 DLLs. We call that dependency hell.

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testing #Test #eventlite

British medtech Calla Lily secures £1M for transformative progesterone delivery device https://tech.eu/2025/04/03/british-medtech-calla-lily-secures-1m-for-transformative-progesterone-delivery-device/

19 by Emma Lovelace

In 2025, tariffs seemed like just another trade war, but they weren’t.
They were different in many ways, as so were those that paid the price.
In past trade deals, the average tariff was much lower.
Under Trump, it was 19.
In-in-in trade, it was 19.

Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
19, 19, 19, 19

StuckInVermont just posted a video about the library straddling the Canadian/US border that's been in the news.

https://youtu.be/tAJr9PcIiSI
#libraries

SCCM clients stuck on 0% downloading applications | https://techygeekshome.info/sccm-clients-stuck-on-0-downloading/?fsp_sid=16704 | #Guide #Microsoft #SCCM #Windows 
https://techygeekshome.info/sccm-clients-stuck-on-0-downloading/?fsp_sid=16704

School just messaged a 2hr delay.
#NHws

Q&A with Christopher Bishop on leading Microsoft's AI for Science lab, why scientific discovery will be AI's single most important application, and more (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/ed2acfa7-7b7f-4e3d-af28-720b6154dd02
http://www.techmeme.com/250403/p8#a250403p8

Qt 6.9 Now Available with Boosts to Performance, Emoji Rendering https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=352593

We need to overreact.
We need to stop this NOW.
If the #Democrats don't, the people must.

#trump #tariffs #economy #crash #dollar #catastrophe #safetynets

https://youtu.be/VPWCZNJ72rU?si=CTJymALV50PhSiGT

Another of my tacky photos.

#photography #stilllife #dadjokes

Sharing some of my C64 treasures! https://www.reddit.com/r/c64/comments/1jq5xm5/sharing_some_of_my_c64_treasures/ #c64

🟠 Maps Traffic: Outage (ongoing)

Started: 2025-04-03 03:00 UTC

Users are experiencing a problem with Maps Traffic. We are working to resolve the issue. Some users are affected

#Apple #AppleDeveloper #AppleSystemStatus

It nearly caught me out - fortunately expiry date was >12th of the month and it rejected it. I then realised both fields were wrong.

🔁 Royal Meteorological Society (@RMetS)

🎉 Today marks our 175th Anniversary at the Royal Meteorological Society!

We will keep you updated with all the exciting events and updates throughout the year as we continue to celebrate our history at the society.

To another 175 years! 🚀

#Meteorology

🐦🔗 https://twitter.com/RMetS/status/1907709709949215016
🕐 03/04 09:20

☀️ Un anticyclone durable s'apprête à s'installer. Les 7 à 10 prochains jours seront souvent secs & ensoleillés. Plus d'infos au https://meteo-express.com/previsions/analyse-technique

🐦🔗 https://twitter.com/MeteoExpress/status/1907722443659038866
🕐 03/04 11:10

"On s'est revu…" : ex-compagne de Johnny Hallyday, Linda Hardy fait des révélations
🗞️ public.fr - 🕐 03/04 05:20
Si Johnny Hallyday est avant tout connu pour avoir partagé une grande partie de sa vie avec Læticia, l'icône du rock a connu d'autres femmes avant elle. Parmi ses compagnes notables, on trouve notamment Linda Hardy, élue Miss France en 1992.
Bien que... [2536 chars]
🔗 https://www.public.fr/on-sest-revu-ex-compagne-de-johnny-hallyday-linda-hardy-fait-des-revelations
#actu #news #presse #public.fr

From Project Gutenberg:

Inside the Lines

by Earl Derr Biggers

Get it at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56036