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I started my history with computers on the PDP 11/40 at my Dad's university. Years later when my company was writing Unix software and we were porting to all the major vendors, DEC…

There was a wonderful project "choir.io" that did exactly this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6220740 I got early access and wired it into our software, which essentially pr…

Curiously, I saw another story today pointing to Verizon 5G maps which are now available: https://www.verizonwireless.com/5g/coverage-map/ Here in Minneapolis (one of the first two…

oblig.: https://xkcd.com/435/

Now where did I put that Infinity Gauntlet...

Yes, and in the same way, once the AA execs realized how much it was costing them, they started looking for some way to get out from under the agreement they made. I had something …

Usenet as it was 30 years ago: http://olduse.net/

...and the scratchy static introduced by whatever tool they used to add that voice watermark.

Can Airfox and Earthfox be far behind?

You're assuming it works. Where I work we have an intranet-based web app that pushes the new password to all the various corporate systems. We're forced to choose a new password ev…

Interesting that this was just on HN a few days ago: "What Happened to Hovertrains? (2018)" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19944382

Seriously! That was awful. My heart rate is slowly returning to normal. (Long-time very satisfied EasyDNS customer.)

I'm a happy Newsblur subscriber. The developer has continued to extend and improve it since the days when he was suddenly mobbed by Google Reader refugees like me. It's got great u…

This takes me back; I first read this (in pieces) via the Unix fortune(6) program.

Reminds me of "pacifist" conduct in Nethack.

I used to work in assessments (educational testing, employee satisfaction, etc.), and the MMPI and other psychological testing would sprinkle in items like "I have never had hair o…

They are, although since the ADA dates from 1990, the web isn't mentioned explicitly. It's been up to the courts to decide how it applies. Nevertheless, web-related ADA lawsuits ar…

I wonder if the "Required operating systems" (Windows / Mac OS X) is really true. Just checked again with my Chromebook (Chrome OS 72) and it worked fine, as it has been.

I use Pocket also, but: For most web sites, Pocket makes a text-only copy that you can read offline without hitting the website again. But Pocket doesn't do that for Medium article…

"I have never felt more conflicted with empathy for and gripped by fear of an electronic conscience since." There are several episodes of Black Mirror that explore that idea... wha…

I use Informed Delivery (pretty handy), so when I started reading the article, I thought -- I should be safe, because I already signed up for the account at my address. Not so! FTA…

It turned out beautifully, do not hesitate.

What stands out to me is the supportive comments on the Kickstarter page for this announcement. I only speed-read the first page, but they're almost uniformly "that's OK, you gave …

I have it on High Sierra (10.13)

"Is SpaceX going for 2nd stage reuse at all? That's going to be a lot harder" Yes, they are (and yes, it will be): "SpaceX also continues to study the feasibility of returning and …