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David Eddings' books are also my favorite of all time, agree about Belgariad and Mallorean. That reminds me that I should start them again. Thanks for bringing back a great memory!…

I don't understand why executives don't seem to understand the basics of effective communication. It's not like they don't have access to staff and expertise here. When you have di…

Well done! And thank you to the Open Tech Fund for sponsoring work to protect everyone who uses Homebrew.

I'm surprised that they didn't find a market for the `.off` TLD.

Take photos of them, or cut the binding and scan them all, and then feed the work out to mechanical turk?

Next step: Play Zork in Doom in Zork.

Obligatory article, "I am not a supplier.": https://www.softwaremaxims.com/blog/not-a-supplier > Folks that disagree with a maintainer's actions are generally free to fork the proj…

Obligatory "just get a Brother printer" comment. They are the cast iron pans of printing technology, the kind that your kids and grandkids will inherit some day.

Same here, glad I'm not the only one.

This is why you need to be careful when time traveling.

I'm afraid we're already there. https://doctorow.medium.com/oh-great-theres-drm-in-printer-p...

How ironic! My short- and long-term objective is to avoid HP printers at all cost. Obligatory plug for Brother printers without any of this nonsense.

I hope there isn't a grue down there.

I read through the first couple parts, this is exceptionally well written, clear, and AFAICT, accurate. Nicely done.

You can find higher-quality JPEGs (yes, still lossy, and not super high quality) by replacing: Thumbnail: https://codex-atlanticus.ambrosiana.it/assets/100/000R-220.j... Direct Ima…

I'd add QuickBasic 4.5, though I suppose that was late 80s. I still have the book that came with it around here somewhere. It was the first programming language / environment I use…

Yep, I'm sure it's nostalgia, but AGI/SCI have a special place in my heart. I played King's Quest 3 a few months ago through to the end and it was everything I'd hoped it would be.…

Just a couple troubleshooting idea that come to mind: - Which memory column are you looking at? (differences between private, committed, shared, working set, etc.) - Are you runnin…

Hard pass. No longer doomscrolling and chasing adrenaline fixes on social media has improved my quality of life immeasurably. Obviously to each their own, but I've given up looking…

Microsoft | Senior Security Program Manager | Remote (US) | https://microsoft.com Microsoft loves open source, and we use it a lot. We're seeking a Senior Security Program Manager …

This is particularly annoying because the "Report incorrect product information" link doesn't work properly, and due to "suspicious activity", only verified customers can submit a …

The differences may be all in my head, but I've been very happy with a USB Dragonfly DAC and a pair of quality headphones, along with high/master quality input.

This is super cool, but I didn't see how much energy was put into the system in order to generate the output 57 MW, and whether the output energy was all usable (e.g. could the tea…