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Something like it! Setup for Windows 95 through Windows ME, when run from DOS, unpacked and launched a version of Windows 3.1 that was included in the MINI.CAB file.

This is an amazing article; I expect I'll get a lot out of it next time I have to debug a Cable modem problem. > Some cable modems (often based on the Broadcom chipset) expose a 'S…

It looks like slrn.org has been compromised by spammers (perhaps the owner failed to renew the domain name in time?). https://slrn.info/ appears to be the current home of the proje…

In the US we have "whipped butter" which (according to Wikipedia) is made spreadable by aerating it with nitrogen. I recall hearing that it isn't suitable for situations that requi…

PEP 594, actually: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0594/

> do people know that by emailing their local government their email address is now free for scammers to request under FOI? Florida, which has fairly broad open records laws, at le…

Probably those apps open pages in the browser (reddit posts certainly qualify), so this could happen if he uses Chrome (or uses Chrome for custom tabs) and has sync turned on. Chro…

The American Library Association specifically discourages the behavior of your local library: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/privacy/guidelines/library-manag... > For example, if the …

> Lenovo is pretty terrible with parts availability Really? That's too bad - I had to replace the fan on my Lenovo T500 some years back (~2011) and they had sent one overnight-by-1…

> Additionally with Android I still can’t send/receive sms via my computer like I can with my iPhone using 1st party tools (yes sms, in addition to iMessage work with my iPhone). I…

Hasn't Dell offered AMD chips for a long time? Dell currently sells AMD-based laptops, and was doing so back in 2008 as well. For example, this Ryzen laptop: http://www.dell.com/en…

According to Wikipedia, it became a configuration file in Windows 95 (MS-DOS 7.0): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSDOS.SYS

> I've used googles (a bad idea, in retrospect) for the last 10 years or so. That is a reasonable consideration, but Google is very specific about how they use and retain data coll…

It appears APNIC still owns the IP address, described as "APNIC and Cloudflare DNS Resolver project, Routed globally by AS13335/Cloudflare, Research prefix for APNIC Labs". https:/…

This sort of effort has existed for a long time, e.g. SETI@home and the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (although they don't tend to pay people). They've faced many of these s…

"Access all data on all websites" isn't the only permission level. However, there are a lot of things extensions do that can only be implemented as hacks within the page the user i…

That's a good use for 3D printing, assuming someone knows and can publish the appropriate measurements for the gauge block.

You can set the time on your phone, and GPS spoofing is a technology that already exists -- or you could disable location services. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoofing_attack#GP…

Software patents are not recognized in Europe, where the VideoLAN organization is based. http://www.videolan.org/legal.html

I think this is what they were referring to: 17 U.S. Code § 120(a): "The copyright in an architectural work that has been constructed does not include the right to prevent the maki…

> Applies to: > Windows 10 for desktop editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education) x64 > Windows 10 for desktop editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education) x86 > Windows 10…