ijk64✅ @ijk64@m.futex.au

I am sorry to report that the last two publications recognizable as computer magazines in the classic sense have abandoned print. (You probably didn’t notice unless you were a subscriber.) I was moved to write a eulogy for the whole era. https://www.technologizer.com/2023/04/15/the-end-of-computer-magazines-in-america/

The inventor of the hashtag @chrismessina just quit Twitter

Things just keep getting more absurd.

Today in “cool things I didn't know I needed” https://www.nikolasbentelstudio.com/untitled-folder-wallet

(h/t @NeoNacho for the heads up!) @nikbentel

A good example: https://european-union.europa.eu/index_en A non-intrusive bar at the bottom with a clear choice. That doesn't block using the site (until you agree, the site treats you as if you have not agreed. Simple). With a link to clearly written explanation.

A book I’m hopefully going to be very font of…

TBH, this seems worse than having the road blocked by climate activists for a few minutes.

So one of the world's worst botnets was created to gain an advantage in Minecraft and now a massive U.S. military leak reportedly happened cause someone wanted to show off to his Discord buddies.

Just incredible

When I was about ten, I noticed an infrared sensor in our VCR and became convinced that it was a hidden camera that my parents were using to spy on me.

I wasn’t a bad kid so I wasn’t worried, but I convinced myself that if I sang and danced for the camera, my parents would FINALLY see my talent and help me get on Star Search.

For the next month, I did super weird performances in front of that VCR until I finally acknowledged that they hadn’t provided any feedback on my skillz, at which point I determined that the only logical conclusion was that the camera wasn’t working, so I…

DISMANTLED THE VCR to examine the camera.

Once everything was opened up and pulled apart, I realized I had no idea what I was looking at so I just screwed everything back together with a bunch of loose, rattling parts inside.

About a week later, I remember watching my dad trying to play a VHS tape to no avail and silently thinking “this is YOUR fault for not seeing my full POTENTIAL, daaaaad!”

Here's an amazing story about an ingenious man who's using cheap hardware and free software to try to identify an elusive orchid pollinator:

https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/928691/3a0ef3ad5b394bc8/

#pollinators #orchid #flowers #insects #raspberrypi #plants #plantscience

Even if you took away the waves, the ocean surface would not be flat.  That’s partly because Earth’s gravity varies across the surface, pulling water around and creating huge lumps and holes up to 100m high/deep. But then temperature, salinity, atmospheric pressure and currents add extra dynamic bumps on top of this of a few tens of cm.  Tracking these lets us measure ocean currents from satellites, which is an astonishing feat.
 
#ocean #satellites #OceanPhysics

the gaps between floats

...and a halftone version.

Apple just released Safari 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1, and iOS/iPadOS 16.4.1, with two fixes that may have been under active exploitation.

Update your things!

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213720
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213721
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213722

Bit more info, via BleepingComputer;

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-fixes-two-zero-days-exploited-to-hack-iphones-and-macs/

@TechCowboy ported the #Atari8bit #FujiNet Reversi from #AtariBASIC to #Apple2 #AppleSoft BASIC. Since it speaks the same protocol, it can play with Atari users, just fine. :) #retrocomputing #retrogaming :)

Who wants a baby rabbit? I opened the garage door, went back inside for a sec, in hops Peter looking like butter wouldn’t melt.

#rabbit #rabbits #gardening #nature #wildlife #HomeInvasion

You know what? That's just awesome.

New NASA Director Swears Oath on Carl Sagan Book Instead of Bible:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-director-sagan-swearing-in

Just saw that Elon Musk is feuding with his landlord, who is upset that he covered the W in Twitter's sign to spell Titter.

And now I'm watching all his fanboys go bonkers at how clever he is.