kalleboo

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by kalleboo 3mo ago
Many newspapers in the 90's had their whole classified sections automated using custom AppleScript workflows, it was one of the big things that kept publishers on the Mac instead of Windows, since Microsoft didn't have anything to
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
It's so sad to see what happened to AppleScript/the Open Scripting Architecture. When it arrived you could basically build your whole app around it as a message-passing/object system and get automatic, deep scripting integrat
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
The ideal outcome for users would be like how music turned out. Aside from a few attempts at exclusives, you can get all the music no matter which of a myriad of services you use. If you want to subscribe and stream, you can do that. If you
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
The real tragedy is that now we'll never get the vinegar book.
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
It'd be one thing if it was just the problem of a generic AI slop graphic design that all looks the same, the problem is when it generates pictures of food that literally looks disgusting. I've seen some of these posted online whe
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
FWIW, I got 10 Gbit at home 2 years ago and built my router for $100 using a ThinkCentre M720q Tiny running on a Core i3-8100T (a mini-PC from 2019). It draws around 15W idle, going up to 30W at full bore. For comparison, the 10G rental rou
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
I would imagine it to match that the biometrics on file with the biometrics presented at the border to catch forgeries?
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
Any remotely recent generic office PC should be able to handle line rate 10 Gbit routing as long as it has the PCIe lanes for it. I route my home 10G internet on a ThinkCentre Tiny with a 2018 Core i3-8100T.
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
My first gen AirPods became e-waste in 18 months due to the battery no longer lasting through a meeting. My AirPods Pro 2 have lasted a lot longer but I'm sure then they do die it will be due to the batteries.
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
I assumed it was a typo since the topic was burning mixtape discs for folks and I've never heard of anyone giving out CD-RWs like that
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
> The names of the "installed program" for MS Office is now Microsoft 365 It's now been renamed "Microsoft 365 Copilot". Not joking.
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
CD-Rs use an organic dye which fades (or in the worst case the bonds holding it on can delaminate). They hold up much better if stored in a dark place. A spindle on a shelf that sees sunlight is the worst case and they can become unreadable
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
I can see that they applied last year but not that they've been approved https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-12-15-PayPal-Submits-A...
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
Thanks for the reply! I looked up the A2024 The monitor is quite unique in that it contains an internal framebuffer which is controlled via the RGBI lines of the video port [...] The monitor manages to achieve the high resolutions by effec
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
If anyone is curious about 24fps CRT displays on set, I loved this [2 hour] video on the subject https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qicQUvSUbPM
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
Wasn't the Amiga essentially limited to interlaced video? That basically relegated it to a machine for games or realtime NTSC/PAL video effects. Also I was never a big Amiga guy so I'm not sure, did they have an equivalent to
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
> Some code associated with Nedryland is visible on screen. It looks like actual source code[9] with Classic Mac OS API functions calls The source code shown is example code included with the Macintosh Programmers Workshop, Apple'
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
In addition to A/UX, there were X window servers for classic Mac OS, with the companies making them selling it as a cheaper alternative to get a graphic UNIX terminal
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
> It is unclear how Jurassic Park crew got their hands on a Motorola Envoy The head of frogdesign (Hartmut Esslinger) ended up running into Spielberg on a plane and showed it to him. The one in the movie is an original mockup. Source:
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
> The alternative is barrel connectors. If you plug in the wrong one, there's a decent chance that it a) won't work, or b) never work again. I remember my parents had a D-Link ADSL modem and a D-Link router. They even stacked o
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
> Cat8 is 40gbps and pretty cheap Is it really though? People are selling cables, but 40Gbase-T hardware does not exist, and 10Gbase-T hardware is already crazy power hungry and the SFP+s heat up much you burn yourself if you touch the
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
> shoved in together in pocket MagSafe/Qi2 is ideal for this. I can't think of any connector that would work well shoved in a pocket moving around. Had to re-solder too many headphone jacks back in the day, and anything tha
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
You can also get ones that swivel
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
I have a box full of old SCSI cables that adapt between the various SCSI standards, it's pure hell. USB-C is a dream.
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
> I suspect it might have to do with gas station experience in Japan not being so miserable Maybe it's different in other parts of the country or maybe the fact that EVs are so expensive their owners have different price sensitivi
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
> Electricity is also quite expensive. I did the math on my PHEV - and even if I only charge overnight when electricity rates are lowest, I don't save very much over using gasoline I'm curious how the math would work out with
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
He did a live stream of some of the reverse-engineering work https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2814615896
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
What's your opinion on the Commodore phone? It runs a smartphone OS but web browsers (and social media apps) are intentionally banned for distraction reasons.
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by kalleboo 3mo ago
An egg
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by kalleboo 4mo ago
The article discusses how the biggest problem is peak demand, but that midday electric prices have fallen as solar has grown. EVs are perfect for charging during solar peak and making use of energy that would have had to be curtailed, they

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