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by pndy 4mo ago
I thought you’d be here - thank you!
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by pndy 4mo ago
There was a similar project called TenFourFox that was halted in 2022: https://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/ https://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-end-of-tenfourfo... Some
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by pndy 4mo ago
One of my pals was back then writing his thesis around web browsers, modern technologies and components that at that time were considered to be crucial in the upcoming years. He included Acid tests and browser market share; also covered Int
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by pndy 4mo ago
Kinda related: back on Windows 7 I did add my MS account to Credentials Manager out of pure curiosity. But there was nothing else that could be done beside storing login and password. Even Windows Live applications bundle hold login data se
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by pndy 4mo ago
My rather distant friend has a tendency of not reading what happens on the screen. She uses her computers for years only for browsing the web and writing papers. Whatever else obstructs her way is dealt with "next next finish" app
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by pndy 4mo ago
Yeah I'd expect someone here will note it and page will get a "deserved" update
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by pndy 4mo ago
It's not just Apple, Microsoft but whole corporate world, and hell - even open source projects use same sterilized safe language of "we're so excited" in communication with users, customers. That's the actual real
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Stop scanning QR codes, you dolts(dedoimedo.com)
14 points by pndy 4mo ago|7 comments
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by pndy 4mo ago
> Out of the 300 people logged in, 50 of them have custom profiles. That's why I'd count Discord subs as a specific case targeting specific kind of a terminally online user who doesn't mind paying for such customization to
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by pndy 4mo ago
I've seen more interest in Telegram among my contacts in recent years and less of it in Signal. I managed to grab my partner, sister and my friend to use Signal but they all three still use facebook along with whatsapp and doesn't
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by pndy 4mo ago
Yes, some older version but I've grabbed carbonlib 1.6.1 from macintoshrepository and that helped with launching MacSurf under that premade 9.0 machine
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by pndy 4mo ago
You are aware that there's a huge retrocomputing community around the world that with hearts and passion preserves old machines and software?
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by pndy 4mo ago
Anyone had luck running it under infinitemac? I can't boot anything beyond 9.0 and it throws some error upon launch - seems it needs at least 9.1.
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by pndy 4mo ago
They had to calculate jump fast to join the fleet and the only way was to break the taboo - connecting the computers. Cylons seized the opportunity and despite of the software firewall they managed to periodically disturb this network. In t
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by pndy 5mo ago
I went even further and my small set of the most important applications runs in the background - rest doesn't have that privilege. I've treated my spare Samsung phone same way. I also don't use Siri either beyond setting time
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by pndy 5mo ago
Oh damn... I'd guess they had their own "industry-specific" term for Pavulon. There's English article on Wikipedia about this particular topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_Hunters?useskin=vect
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by pndy 5mo ago
My sister had her diagnosis described in Latin in the early 90s by CZMP hospital in Łódź
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LadyJava Music Video for JavaZone [video](youtube.com)
3 points by pndy 5mo ago|1 comments
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by pndy 5mo ago
JavaZone is the biggest community-driven Java conference that has been organized in Oslo, Norway since 2001. JavaZone 2026 happens between September 2nd and 3rd at NOVA Spektrum, Lillestrøm. Here's a teaser video (or an invitation vide
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by pndy 5mo ago
Some 7 months ago there was this submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45551504 ( Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) ). I haven't noticed any fur
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by pndy 5mo ago
Oh so pretty much the "classic" share something rule; that was pain in the ass in DC++ times but quality of whatever you could find there was best
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by pndy 5mo ago
Didn't soulseek had some requirements you had to fulfill before downloading?
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by pndy 5mo ago
Yes that works but for how long? Facebook main feed could also be tweaked with url parameter that would force display posts in chronological order. But on one day that was "fixed".
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by pndy 5mo ago
There's uBlacklist extension for browsers that helps filtering out search results from "offensive" sites and it works with most popular engines - including Brave Search https://ublacklist.github.io/docs
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by pndy 5mo ago
Either it's a digital equivalent of stroke or an elaborated simulation of being hit by a folding chair - which happens a lot in WWE, as I remember /s
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by pndy 5mo ago
I'd guess it's the price for custom UI and customization features they're adding
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by pndy 5mo ago
Every bank supports it - there are quick money transfers by phone number (as long such number is registered as a payment recipient within Blik) and kind of cheque that can be redeemed using ATM. And of course you can do standard withdraw, d
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by pndy 5mo ago
I dug around my bookmarks and now I remember what had in mind: IPFS and Beaker, and ZeroNet along with Solid. And it really seems none of that is active enough to gain any interest.
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by pndy 5mo ago
As many shows or films from that period the title was "customized" in Poland and "Northern Exposure" was known as " Przystanek Alaska " - "Station Alaska". My dad enjoy it especially credits with moos
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by pndy 5mo ago
That was a long time ago - from your experiences, you think Linux has changed for better or remains same?

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