What did they think Windows would look like in 1993?

What did they think Windows would look like in 1993?
http://www.windows93.net/

Notice how we don't see it braking.

Notice how we don't see it braking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQRsPIn8HOQ&feature=share

Honestly, how slack.

Honestly, how slack.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/technology-45686890?__twitter_impression=true

Bwa ha ha ha. So have I!

Seems a good idea, I ran this on one of my email addresses and found it'd been compromised four times!

Seems a good idea, I ran this on one of my email addresses and found it'd been compromised four times!

Originally shared by Eric Buijs

Mozilla's made a very easy open source tool available (Firefox Monitor) to determine if your email address has been compromised.

Link to the monitor: https://monitor.firefox.com/
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/25/mozilla_firefox_have_i_been_pwned/

we will never have to worry about a human mind going amok in cyberspace; alas, we will also never achieve...

we will never have to worry about a human mind going amok in cyberspace; alas, we will also never achieve immortality through downloading.
https://aeon.co/amp/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer?__twitter_impression=true

Well it looks like I had less success with the NAS than I thought.

Well it looks like I had less success with the NAS than I thought. I replaced 2TB drive with a brand new 4TB but the errors just multiplied. I have successfully backed up what I had stored on the NAS (only 20 GB in size) so I might just follow its suggestions of reinstalling the OS from the assistant program, only there's no option in that program to do that!

I might do some more research first - the help pages talk around doing that without giving details! For noww the DS418j is powered down until I get some answers.

Lots and lots of updates with this release.

Lots and lots of updates with this release.
#Linux #MacOS #Windows

https://www.openshot.org/blog/2018/09/22/openshot-243-released-animated-masks-language-improvements-improved-stability-and-more/

An interesting series of podcasts I discovered via The Infinite Monkey Cage.

An interesting series of podcasts I discovered via The Infinite Monkey Cage.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dx75g

Sometimes they get it right.

Sometimes they get it right.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/earliest-accurate-predictions-wikipedia-skype-netflix-online-learning-internet/

Yikes - my NAS is BEEPING!

Yikes - my NAS is BEEPING! This can't be good. Not sure what I can do about this, other than backing up everything and replacing the drives.
#NetworkStorage

That a woman can code is no great surprise, nor is the sexist trolling she got. The response was pretty cool.

That a woman can code is no great surprise, nor is the sexist trolling she got. The response was pretty cool.
https://www.boredpanda.com/victoria-secret-model-programmer-lyndsey-scott/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter

Six years after decommissioning USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the U.S.

Six years after decommissioning USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the U.S. Navy is still figuring out how to safely dismantle the ship. The General Accounting Office estimates the cost of taking apart the vessel and sending the reactors to a nuclear waste storage facility at up to $1.5 billion, or about one-eighth the cost of a brand-new aircraft carrier.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a22690208/us-navy-dismantling-uss-enterprise-nuclear-disposal/

Those (1971) were the days...

Those (1971) were the days...
http://thevaultoftheatomicspaceage.tumblr.com/post/178035918010/gameraboy1-how-it-works-the-computer-a

Automated vehicle trials | RACWA

The RAC Intellibus® and Intellicar trials are not a pursuit of technology for technology’s sake, but a commitment to ensure AV technology can be applied to solve urban and regional mobility challenges in Australia.
#Australia #WesternAustralia
https://rac.com.au/about-rac/advocating-change/initiatives/automated-vehicle-program

The quiz was timed so that when they walked through a doorway, they were tested right afterwards.

The quiz was timed so that when they walked through a doorway, they were tested right afterwards. As the title said, walking through doorways caused forgetting: Their responses were both slower and less accurate when they'd walked through a doorway into a new room than when they'd walked the same distance within the same room.

Hmmm.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-walking-through-doorway-makes-you-forget/

More ways False Slack gets forced on you.

More ways False Slack gets forced on you.
https://medium.com/thrive-global/how-technology-hijacks-peoples-minds-from-a-magician-and-google-s-design-ethicist-56d62ef5edf3

At the same time, younger Millennials and GenZ are moving to video-first consumption.

At the same time, younger Millennials and GenZ are moving to video-first consumption. This is dire news for legacy feeds such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The era of the algorithmic feed where personal, news and spam is all lumped together may be nearing an end.

Sounds more like the writer wants this to happen.
https://medium.com/futuresin/2018-is-the-end-of-social-media-as-we-know-it-1e5658f41a5

I can't help but think that there must also be a non-open source component in this.

I can't help but think that there must also be a non-open source component in this.
#Opensource #USA #DOD
http://www.eweek.com/security/how-the-department-of-defense-is-using-open-source

Not very photogenic, but practical.

Not very photogenic, but practical.
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-lockheed-martin-astronauts-missions-deep.html

I was just watching this on the ABC, and the graphics in it suggested No Man's Sky to me! :P

I was just watching this on the ABC, and the graphics in it suggested No Man's Sky to me! :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHZ1YOefFCA&feature=share

I received this email this morning:

I received this email this morning:

(-- START --)
Hello,
Your Google+ content has violated the Google+ User Content and Conduct Policy, which is against the Google+ Terms of Service. As such, your content has been removed or blocked.
Content type: Post or comment
Reason for removal: Spam
Content identifier: z13tclfqhqysgzlzl04cdjrb5maetxhjlns0k
Certain removal reasons may result in your content being visible either only to you, or only in certain countries.
Sincerely,
The Google+ Team

Replies to this email will not be monitored. If you have other questions or concerns regarding Google, please visit the Google Help Center.
(-- END --)

????? Spam? What comment? the Content identifier is useless if they don't tell me how to use it! What a useless email.
#GooglePlus

I must have slept through this. I wouldn't loose it at if if Facebook were down.

I must have slept through this. I wouldn't loose it at if if Facebook were down.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/social-media-users-freak-out-as-instagram-and-facebook-crash/news-story/fddd98c5da33540381a671dbb7c129d2

Our privacy is continously under threat.

Our privacy is continously under threat. Monstrous platforms such as Google and Facebook tend to lure users in giving up private data in a tradeoff for access to their platform. With little effort, one can reclaim their privacy. h3b is a resilient platform, giving users the information and tools to reclaim their freedom and privacy. This platform is exclusively powered and secured by a pufferfish. Because we truly care about security, unlike the penguin praisers. Needless to say, traffic isn't logged.

Originally shared by Edward Morbius

Have a cookie: KO3K3L, a search-engine for the privacy-minded

I've just learned of this from the site's creator, on Mastodon. This may be of interest.

Hosted on OpenBSD.

'Koekel" is Dutch for cookie.


https://h3b.nl/koekel/
https://h3b.nl/koekel/

CLIP STUDIO MODELER: 3D Data Setup Tool

Allows you to import 3D materials into Clip Studio Paint
#Clipstudio #Windows #MacOS

Originally shared by Laura Ess

now free!
https://www.clipstudio.net/en/modeler

Bean a while since I last looked at ATOMIC ROCKETS.

Bean a while since I last looked at ATOMIC ROCKETS.
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/habmod.php#mhs

Good question. I'm not sure.

Good question. I'm not sure.
https://insh.world/science/what-if-time-travel-was-possible/

Not so sure about this, but I love the image of Elon Musk turning into a space rat.

Not so sure about this, but I love the image of Elon Musk turning into a space rat. Influenced by a certain Steam game perhaps?
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-elon-musk-spacex/