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721.
by kjs3 2y ago
Nerdy, and sweet. I needed something positive this morning.
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by kjs3 2y ago
Yes, as a matter of fact I am painfully aware of my mothers limitations with respect to technology and gadgets, as well as her extensive peer group who I somehow get roped into supporting. Your condescension is noted.
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by kjs3 2y ago
My mother will not learn to use a Yubikey, or remember to carry one. You may not believe that (or simply dismiss anyone who won't/can't as unworthy to join in on modern life), but I can assure you it's true.
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by kjs3 2y ago
Microsoft has made it very, very clear that they are building toward a future with the expectation that you are always on-line, and if you aren't, they are going to make life painful in large and small ways.
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by kjs3 2y ago
And miss a chance to blame the government for something? Perish the thought...
726.
by kjs3 2y ago
I have, of all things, a logic analyzer that runs HP/UX 10.20 (HP 16702B). Of course, it's not on unless I'm actively using it, so I don't have to be concerned about the power consumption, unlike a K-box.
727.
by kjs3 2y ago
I loved computers back then. Now they're just tools. Preach it brother. I lived through Windows v. *nix (several versions), z80 v 6502, ethernet v. token ring, packet switching v. circuit switching, and a ton of others[1], and was
728.
by kjs3 2y ago
"This is safe enough for kids! Let the VC roll in!" "Kill yourself" "Oh, hey...we'll get right on that in our next sprint" Gotta move fast and break things...like human beings.
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by kjs3 2y ago
Powerhouse? I was expecting an 11/70 or 11/45. An 11/73 is relatively speaking easy to get on-line.
730.
by kjs3 2y ago
And there were add-on boards that gave higher resolution (very relatively speaking) graphics.
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by kjs3 2y ago
That's a good one. Along the same lines, SYMPL and CYBIL, the systems programming languages for the CDC Mainframe line. Lots of languages like that.
732.
by kjs3 2y ago
SNOBOL apparently is still a (very, very niche) thing. OpenVMS still exists and has been ported to x86, so I assume BLISS is still a thing. CLU is prolly a hit.
733.
by kjs3 2y ago
I, when a young lad, did the same thing. Many of us did.
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by kjs3 2y ago
And Marc Rochkind (the OP) wrote SCCS, as well as one of the more seminal Unix programming books and a ton of other notable achievements. Looking through the rest of the archive, nice to see that Larry has gone into retirement but makes tim
735.
by kjs3 2y ago
Some people have convinced themselves they can disrupt anything.
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by kjs3 2y ago
Depending on your definition of 'popular', Xerox Mesa & Cedar? Algol-68?
737.
by kjs3 2y ago
There are numerous vintage computer enthusiasts still banging away on 8-bit BASIC and UCSD Pascal, even creating new things.
738.
by kjs3 2y ago
Obvious, lit up in neon, lie. It's "we show our customers our value by giving them a report every month on all the 'takedowns' we've delivered", and it's a tiny little step to "we get more reliable t
739.
by kjs3 2y ago
To put pressure on the mark to fold/shut up. Standard strongarm tactic. See: collections industry.
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by kjs3 2y ago
We use "you can outsource operations, but you can't outsource risk". The new DORA regulations out of the EU, regardless of its issues, at least is trying to put a legal framework around "you can't blame a third par
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by kjs3 2y ago
"You as the innocent party should have prevented us from shitting on you. This is really on you.". Like, "if you didn't want to get hit by a car you shouldn't have been walking on the sidewalk". Utter scum.
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by kjs3 2y ago
BrandShield serves as a trusted partner Obviously, that trust is wildly misplaced.
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by kjs3 2y ago
Seattle Computer Products, not a front for the SCP Foundation Thats what they WANT you to think. Wake up, sheeple!
744.
by kjs3 2y ago
Performance art project, perhaps? A little early for Aprils Fools.
745.
by kjs3 2y ago
Clue: they specifically call out de Nimes in the second paragraph.
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by kjs3 2y ago
Maybe it's because I adopted early and have grown with the technology it all just makes sense? Survivorship bias?
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by kjs3 2y ago
I remember TCP/IP maturing in the protocol wars of the 90s Good times. But it didn't matter because ATM was the future. /s Many of these came from companies who created the protocol solely to push products Like 100Base-V
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by kjs3 2y ago
Oh...your argument is replacing TCP is the easy part. Gotcha. Sure.
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by kjs3 2y ago
How do you think 'file-sockets' are implemented over a network?
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by kjs3 2y ago
Speak for yourself. If 'HN' doesn't want to read it, that's what downvoting is for. What makes Qualcomm somehow sacrosanct and immune from analysis or critique?

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