adamsdesk, 6 days ago to Funny

Thursday is here and that means its time for a Throwback tech comic strip.

Server Connection, circa 2006
by @ChrisPirillo & Brad Fitzpatrick

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/500464688/

License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

#ThrowbackThursday #tbt #funny #humour #humor #tech #ComicStrip

ricmac, 28 days ago to fediverse

While content is federated currently, #identity isn’t. And while that doesn’t diminish the decentralized nature of the #fediverse, having a single identity — that a user fully controls — would make it easier to sign up for multiple apps. My analysis of recent discussions here featuring @evanprodromou, @rabble, @deadsuperhero, @timbray, @osma & others. https://thenewstack.io/one-login-towards-a-single-fediverse-identity-on-activitypub/

matthartley, 29 days ago to random

Great seeing @ChrisPirillo I appear at the 10:30 mark. Chris forgot to vlog us at his first stop at OSS, as mentioned at the 6:42 mark. (Looking forward to the interview we did for @thenewstack talking about my efforts at @FrameworkPuter ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juvyvgpm4SE

gedeonm, 1 month ago to Starwars

If Bach wrote the “Cantina Band” song. https://youtu.be/vd7FRjhwSxc #StarWars

keenan, 1 month ago to random

Working for Apple a decade ago kicked off a long and complicated period of reflection that has culminated in this: https://gkeenan.co/avgb/the-meat-grinder

alexwilliams, 1 month ago to random

Who really knows the Linux xz timeline? We're doing some work with @ChrisPirillo who is going to work with us on. a show. We'd like to talk to someone who really knows the story. Thanks.

ChrisPirillo, 1 month ago to random

and when you ask me if i am, then i'll really be

adamsdesk, 2 months ago to Funny

Ajax Marketing, circa 2006
by @ChrisPirillo & Brad Fitzpatrick

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/500506695/

License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

#ThrowbackThursday #tbt #funny #humour #humor #tech #WebDev

gavi, 2 months ago to random

damn whos this person named "getty" they take such good pictures. someone should hire them

adam, 2 months ago to Seattle

I used to be proud that Boeing planes were made in Seattle. Now I’m actually scared to fly on them. The McDonnell Douglas merger was the worst thing that ever happened to American aerospace.

This whistleblower’s death is profoundly suspicious.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703

#Boeing #Seattle #WashingtonState

vantablack, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to KindActions

please boost!!! :boostRequest:

UPDATE: as of TODAY i have been kicked out by my roomie

so i'm here to ask for three things:

1. housing in seattle

this is the biggest one. i am now so desperate i'm looking for couches to crash on temporarily right away, but also i'd like to seek out something medium to long term so i have time to get my shit together. i'm currently broke and unemployed, with no family or anything to support me, so i can't really pay rent or anything like that yet (i am aware of how huge an ask this is). i will update this post if that changes. and hopefully it will, because...

2. job leads

i'm currently doing my best to job search. after having an utterly sanity-destroying time working in fast food pre-pandemic, that drove me to the brink of suicide, i am extremely wary of fast food or retail and have basically set the hard limit that i can't do anything public-facing for my own mental health's sake. my various mental illnesses further complicate matters, but i'm trying my best to find something that will work for me. my work portfolio is at https://vanta.work

3. donations to keep me going in the meantime

and finally, i'm requesting donations to help keep me afloat. no real goal here, i can tell i'm gonna need as much slack as possible cut to avoid things going south... so, seriously, anything helps give me a bit more breathing room. thank you so much 🖤

paypal: https://paypal.me/v33b33

cashapp: https://cash.app/$vantablack420

venmo: https://venmo.com/vantablack420

liberapay: https://liberapay.com/v4nt4bl4ck

ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/vantablack420

patreon (monthly): https://www.patreon.com/vantablack

#MutualAid #seattle

TheNeedling, 2 months ago to random

Boeing Kindly Offers to Fly All Whistleblowers to Their Court Dates on 737 MAX: https://theneedling.com/2024/03/11/boeing-kindly-offers-to-fly-all-whistleblowers-to-their-court-dates-on-737-max/

nicklockwood, 2 months ago to random

Apple in 1984: what's the best possible user experience?

Apple in 2014: what's the user experience that will maximise our profits?

Apple in 2024: what's the worst possible user experience that doesn't technically violate EU law?

windowsonwindows, 2 months ago to random

Microsoft Reversi debuted in Windows 1 (1985). It featured an AI opponent & was included through Windows 3 (1990). It was replaced in Windows 3.1 (1992) by Microsoft Solitaire (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?). An online co-op version of the game appeared in Windows ME (2000) & XP (2001). 🔵

Kclemson, 2 months ago to random

AFFLECK

adamsdesk, 3 months ago to Funny

Let's go back in time for Throwback Thursday with another great comic strip.

Second Life?, circa 2006 by @ChrisPirillo & Brad Fitzpatrick

License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

#ThrowbackThursday #tbt #funny #humour #humor #tech #gaming #ComicStrip

courtcan, 3 months ago to random

Here's a truth for you -- especially if you haven't hit your 40s yet, maybe not even your 30s.

The truth is this:

Nobody knows what the fuck they're doing.
If someone seems like they have their shit together, either they are presenting you with a completely false front, or they are in a season of The Total Occasional Fluke of Everything Apparently Going Right and Coming Together.

But what are we really doing? Nobody knows. WE'RE ALL JUST DOING WHAT WE CAN WITH THE TOOLS WE HAVE AT THE TIME.

SomeGadgetGuy, 3 months ago to random

When I can only share anecdotal experiences of working really hard on smartphone reviews only to have that content buried by Google and YouTube, I'm often told I "just need to make better content".
Yet every day, we're hearing from more folks complaining about changes in search and algorithms harming smaller sites and publishers.
This write up from HouseFresh is WELL detailed on how larger publishers are banking on their reputations to game Google search and sell garbage to their readers.
https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/

You can't "better content" your way out of a problem like this when audience search is rigged against you.

Luke, 3 months ago to Blog

The “København delivery” has not yet arrived.

https://lukedorny.com/articles/macinbrick

Soonish, I hope.
#blog #design #lego #macintosh

Eggfreckles, 3 months ago to random

I couldn’t afford the Apple Vision Pro, so I got the Apple Vision Junior instead.

MrLovenstein, 3 months ago to random

Secret Panel HERE 🐢 https://tapas.io/episode/2453447

thomasfuchs, 3 months ago to random

Why is it Vision Pro and not iPatch

jamesaaron, 3 months ago to LEGO

The UX of Lego Interface Panels https://interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Interfaces/ https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1ajf1x7 #notes #lego, #cassettefuturism

aires, 3 months ago to windows

Do you, or have you ever, used a graphical user interface? If you use #Windows, #macOS, or any version of #Linux with a window manager or desktop environment, you can thank Dr. Clarence "Skip" Ellis.

Dr. Ellis worked at Xerox PARC, the research organization that developed the modern GUI. Icons, windows, the mouse, Ethernet-based networking, laser printing - all of these (and more) came out of PARC. Dr. Ellis led the team that created Officetalk, the first program to use icons and the Internet. He got his start at 15 years old showing a local tech company how to reuse punch cards, which was a game-changer back in 1958.

Oh, and he was also the first black man to earn a PhD in Computer Science.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon #ComputerScience @blackmastodon

https://elective.collegeboard.org/clarence-skip-ellis-computer-science-pioneer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Ellis_(computer_scientist)
https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes/season-6/clarence-ellis

jsrailton, 3 months ago to twitter

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