brassattax

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   by brassattax 5y ago

   If you want the full experience: https://archive.org/details/win95_in_dosbox Wait for it to boot, Start > Run, type mplayer File > Open, click In the Hall of the Mountain King.mid :)
2. 32.▲
   by brassattax 5y ago

   Same with my Dell Precision... I have to do a full shutdown before putting it in my bag.
3. 33.▲
   by brassattax 5y ago

   Reminds me of 20 years ago, working with a fledgling "internet appliance software" company.. our existing software was on QNX and we wanted to transition it to Linux. I got a working system up with web browser, email, and chat (i
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   by brassattax 5y ago

   My University had public, non-firewalled IP addresses in the dorms... all one had to do was scan the IP ranges for the default port for Back Orifice to have some fun. (The good old days)
5. 35.▲
   by brassattax 5y ago

   tcl scripting for eggdrop bots too :)
6. 36.▲
   by brassattax 5y ago

   I was curious myself... that's beyond what I would expect in an emulator
7. 37.▲
   by brassattax 5y ago

   Looks like their emulator MicroM8 has built in support for emulating an Epson MX-80 printer and saving the output to PDF, as well as a virtual modem. https://paleotronic.com/software/microm8/help/peripherals&
8. 38.▲
   by brassattax 5y ago

   "Why wouldn't you just" is a good one too
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   by brassattax 6y ago

   I often have ideas while walking and I always thought this kind of device would be good for jotting down thoughts while taking a walk... I could always use a phone with some dictation note-taking software, but I think a small chorded keybo
10. 40.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    Off-topic but I love that the timestamp on that says "1 decade ago"
11. 41.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    Case in point: A city clerk near where I live recently made the TV news for drinking a Corona during a Zoom meeting. https://turnto10.com/news/local/woonsocket-city-clerk-seen-d...
12. 42.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    If only Google were like IBM we'd still have Reader.
13. 43.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    Huh. First time I've ever seen "@" referred to as the "monkeytail sign" (pg 15)
14. 44.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    I think e-ink screens would be great for musicians too! A lot of musicians are using iPad Pro, but I personally would rather have a dual screen e-ink device like this (for better battery life, better readability): https://www.gv
15. 45.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    It is missing this: https://battaglia.ddns.net/twc/
16. 46.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    I assume the $2B valuation is precisely because of services like AWS needing so many
17. 47.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    Regarding your second question, we have a family room with a TV which doubles as a work-from-home office.. would be nice to be able to hide the office stuff when it's not in use. Also this design (depending on the size of the room) se
18. 48.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    I was looking for the snake in the QR code itself (and found it!) before reading the article
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    by brassattax 6y ago

    Ever seen the digital price tags at Kohl's? I can imagine a scenario where you walk in and the prices change! More likely, though, it would be pricing things differently at stores based on demographics. Regional grocery store chains
20. 50.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    he obviously hasn't seen WSL yet, or VirtualBox
21. 51.▲
    by brassattax 6y ago

    Are you the head that pops up on your website?
22. 52.▲
    by brassattax 7y ago

    I wonder if reserving all available services on a hacked account is the next DOS attack.
23. 53.▲
    by brassattax 7y ago

    If you haven't got a ha'penny, then God bless you.
24. 54.▲
    by brassattax 7y ago

    Actually Skype for Business was called Lync and before that Office Communicator. And has nothing at all to do with Skype, or any of their other messaging products! But yes, dark times indeed.
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    by brassattax 7y ago

    I had to clear my NY Times cookies to read the article. The irony.
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    by brassattax 7y ago

    FWIW I bought one when G1G1 was still around ... I used to use it for Skype, which actually worked pretty well. Pulled it out of storage recently and my 6 year old daughter enjoys playing around with the music apps. I also installed FakeNE
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    by brassattax 7y ago

    I got to try out MySync/Android Auto in a Ford Everest. I like it, and it worked great most of the time, except every once in a while randomly it would crash and bring you to the entertainment system's home screen, and the only wa
28. 58.▲
    by brassattax 7y ago

    I concur with this. I am in the same boat with my current company.
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    by brassattax 7y ago

    White list for network access?
30. 60.▲
    by brassattax 8y ago

    choco install instanteyedropper