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@nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt When I was replacing my washing machine a few months ago, one of the requirements was no connectivity.

@mcc@mastodon.social AFAIK, PCRE1 has been basically frozen for over a decade only fixing occassional bugs, while PCRE2 is where new features are being developed.

@jonny@neuromatch.social I've got a client that uses Microsoft Business Central, and about once a month I have to clean out somebody's cookies, otherwise trying to log in will result in an internal server error (and not even a branded one - just a generic text-only page).

I wanted to take a screenshot in a VM today, and Windows presented me with this extremely awfully translated dialog – translated back to English (while staying as faithful to the wording used in Slovenian translation as possible), the text says: Should Sniping tool, to at recording screenshots or recording screen turn off border of screen shot? If you wish to change this later, open Settings app. [ Yes ] [ No ]

@tml@mementomori.social AFAIK, you can't rely on the app too much, because emarker chips in some cables outright lie (though among these cables only the 100W one could be suspect, as all the others are at the lower bound of capabilities).

@liarsworld@social.tchncs.de https://showyourstripes.info/

@ar@is-a.cat Is this worse or better than PCIe over HDMI connector?

@ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt Here's a related thread on bsky: https://skyview.social/?url=https://bsky.app/profile/justkelly.bsky.social/post/3msfgjbo5w222

@typeswitch@gamedev.lgbt @whitequark@social.treehouse.systems Yeah, they're OLE Compound files, because everything had to be when they were invented.

@13reak@infosec.exchange @meluzzy@woof.tech Vivaldi. It also has a built-in ad-blocker, and for now it still supports MV2 extensions (such as uBlock Origin and uMatrix), though they don't know how long they'll be able to keep the support.

@Catwoman69y2k@meow.social @d1@autistics.life I never had any of these accounts.

@ariadne@social.treehouse.systems @dalias@hachyderm.io @briankrebs@infosec.exchange Me, too!

@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org @bcasiello@floss.social @alice@lgbtqia.space Problem with HP is that buying their consumer stuff is a lottery – you may get a jackpot and a computer that'll work forever, but you're more likely to get utter trash that'll self-destruct the day after warranty expires. Their business lines are solid in my experience, and there's also a huge difference between consumer and business service if anything does go wrong.

@quixoticgeek@social.v.st @falken@social.falkensweb.com @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange @catsalad@infosec.exchange Try inserting the card. It'll force a PIN, but should always work.

@aetataureate@mastodon.social @lashman@mastodon.social Didn't he also mention he wants a big tent?

@nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt LX-400! I have one of these in the basement!

@aceryz@social.hackerspace.pl @drj@typo.social @nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt … it's still sold? Maybe I should clean up mine.

@manawyrm@chaos.social The first computer we had at home was a 286 in '89, and the first one I bought myself was Celeron 450 in '99, but if pictures of those exist, they're somewhere in albums (well, technically the computer in the picture and the one I still use today can be traced all the way back to the one I bought in '99, because I just keep upgrading that piece-by-piece).

@manawyrm@chaos.social This is probably the oldest picture of my computer, from January 2004 (I never cared enough to take pictures of my desktop before that). I think this is an Athlon XP 2500+, with either 1 or 2 GB RAM, no idea which graphic card (probably GeForce 2MX), Pioneer DVD-ROM, Teac CD-RW, Teac DVD-RW optical drives, 8+40+40GB hard drives (Quantum, IBM, Maxtor), Hansol H530 15″ 1024x768 LCD monitor, Umax Astra 2100 USB scanner (with Via Eden 5000 mini-ITX board resting on it), and yes, the whole computer was built-into the drawers of my desk.

@ThinDragonfly@graz.social @hart@norden.social Looks like https://showyourstripes.info/ though I haven't been able to determine which region specifically is in the chart.

@zalasur@mastodon.surazal.net @fesshole@mastodon.social My previous workplace had excellent toilet paper, unfortunately it was only available wholesale.

@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems Interestingly enough, it links to the download page of whichever browser it thinks you're using.

@dryad.technology Pry a F, J or numpad 5 keycap from some keyboard and replace 1 with it?

@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems @gsuberland@chaos.social Having the installer always-on-top is a bit annoying (though it does add to authenticity). Also, interestingly enough, in high contrast mode the re-parented window has a more modern look:

@vnvobit@mastodon.ie @cstross@wandering.shop @drahardja@sfba.social Samsung even has computer monitors that include WiFi (though for now at least it's not yet mandatory to connect them).

@spacehobo@teh.entar.net @ian@mckellar.social @mcc@mastodon.social I also see mcc mentioning Redox downthread, and as this is a fairly new OS, running autoconf may be required to get things to build.

@simontatham@hachyderm.io @garthy@social.linux.pizza Would it make sense to draw half tiles mirroring the opposite tile in cyclic mode, to make it more obvious?

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io @Quasit@beige.party ACs are so efficient that it's usually better to use gas to make electricity to power the AC for heating than to burn that gas for heat.

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io From developer of foobar2000 audio player:

@rnd@toot.cat @simontatham@hachyderm.io Doesn't the Windows Minesweeper already have this feature (hold down the wheel, and it'll highlight the neighbouring tiles)?

@mcc@mastodon.social I'd expect configure to fail then when testing for the missing feature.

@taraprice@mastodon.social Totally unrelated: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-food-safety-inspections-plans/

@Anneheathen@glammr.us You'll likely need DAVx⁵ to sync other calendars on Android, as there's no built-in CalDAV (and CardDAV) support. It costs a bit in Play Store, or you can get the free version through F-Droid.

@MacLemon@chaos.social @nextcloud@mastodon.xyz Absolutely this. Why was it necessary to hide apps in a menu – do we really need all that whitespace?

@ariadne@social.treehouse.systems @jakob@social.jakob.space Please do – pretend to be interested, but want more info.

@nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt That "last Windows version" thing did not come from Microsoft.

@reverseics@infosec.exchange Depending on which switch it was, it may have lifetime warranty – might be worth checking out.

@sblaydes@bsd.network @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social Same.

@WiteWulf@cyberplace.social @simonzerafa@infosec.exchange @ChrisWarwick@mas.to Some TVs apparently refuse to work without a connection.

@hikari@social.noyu.me I had to switch to "legacy" input box on the desktop, because keyboard navigation is completely broken in the "modern" one (it's also broken in legacy input box, just not completely).

@ryanc@infosec.exchange Misskey and derivates have them, and honestly I'm glad regular Mastodon doesn't – way too much visual clutter.

@ar@is-a.cat Well, I've also seen DVI used for switch stacking…

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io I remember when Office 97 was released, and the tech teacher at my school was ranting that the new flat toolbars made it hard to figure out what was clickable.

@miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi I've seen food here advertised as "Without E's".

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io @gloriouscow@oldbytes.space I think XP needs a Pentium, but 2000 runs just fine on a 486.

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io @gloriouscow@oldbytes.space It's funnier that Windows 7 also works on a Pentium (supposedly even non-MMX, unless you want Aero), it's just that it needs ACPI support, which is a rarity on Pentium boards.

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io About a year ago somebody set a monthly recurring payment for €0.01 to my PayPal account. Never figured out why, and it remained active for about half a year.

@spacehobo@teh.entar.net @ian@mckellar.social @mcc@mastodon.social It's usually not a problem if you're building somewhat modern software, but can be useful for very old stuff.

@David_Kelly_SF@mstdn.ca There's something weird on that site – wheel clicking (for smooth scrolling) doesn't work.