Look what's happening to Facebook when they went all in on "AI."

https://newsletter.pragmaticen...

Back in the "old days" computing power was mainly available on mainframes and miniframes. Applications were built where displays were just forms rendered off terminals. The terminals had some smarts and after each form was filled in the Enter (Submit, etc.) key was pressed so the values were sent to the "real" computer so either the next forms could be rendered or the output could be calculated/printed. This form was rendered in what was typically called block mode. There is no communication with the computer until the Enter key was pressed. Pressing Return would just bring the cursor to the beginning of the line where the cursor was. After the application exits, the terminal was brought back to interactive mode where OS commands could be used completed using the Return key. I guess for these classes of computers, compute was really scarce and the use of block mode allowed people to use the computer with minimal sluggishness.

The WWW did the same thing when the first sites used Submit buttons.

When I first worked on an HP3000 I was asked to do some stuff in an application on an HP 2645A terminal. I was told what to do and I just kinda assumed "then press the Enter key" meant pressing the Return key. After a while later I went for help and I was told I pressed the wrong key.

The HP3000 with terminals weren't anything like my Apple II. The default editor was a line editor like UNIX's ed. There was a 3rd-party editor that kinda worked like vi but still clunky compared to my Apple II/UNIX vi because it made use of block mode.

Microsoft being Microslop. If their Azure platform is run like what this post claims, considering MS makes more revenue from their cloud offerings, it's no surprise their OS is maintained like shit.

https://isolveproblems.substac...

This CVE is discussed in detail by this YTer. He's a Rust proponent but very open about its limitations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

I want to migrate my dad from Windows to Linux but when I tried it 6 months ago using Ubuntu I couldn't drag a webpage icon to the desktop using Firefox reliably through its LiveCD.

Is this possible on Linux Mint using Firefox and Chromium? The behavior must be consistent between browsers in case he uses one or another. My dad relies on this functionality and typing commands into a CLI won't be convenient for him.

If you've spent any time on the Chyrosran22 Youtube channel you'll find IBM's beamspring switch keyboards have better feel than Model Fs. The Model Fs were a cost-reduced version of the beamspring, like the Model Ms were a cost-reduced version of the Model F.

Aside from the higher pitch sound of the Model F over the M, a benefit of Fs is their capacitance design allows true n-key rollover whereas Ms only have 2-key rollover. But Model Fs are more finicky of electrical ground connections.

It should say GOP Tariff Tax.

That was his stance until Google "copied" iOS. After that Android was a stolen product from iOS.

It's fine when he does it from others, not when others do it to him.

The CX8, has the ability to be installed in a PCIe Gen5 system that occupies 2 x16 slots through an auxiliary PCIe connection card. This ability began with their ConnectX-6 when they started to support Gen4.

I downloaded Zen when it was announced and copied my profile over to it. Aside from side tabs, it works the same.

https://zen-browser.app/privac...

This claim is just silly. I've never seen a clerk record serial numbers with purchases before. What serial number would they write from coins? Oh, of course, the date of mint.

You're not wrong but there will be enough stupid people accept his claims.

I use ExplorerPatcher. But the developers don't recommend it with W11 24H2 or mission critical work systems.

https://github.com/valinet/Exp...

BBSes were free but at that time there was local toll from the phone company even within an area code. That information was described in the Bell white pages.

It's pretty easy to reuse those plastic bags. Treat them as small trash can bags typically used in bedrooms. Typically we would empty multiple bags' contents into a larger one for trash day. Our household also use them in our cars as trash bags.