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HarryLeRoy

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I am a Welshman.

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maxleibman, to random
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AI didn’t ruin Google. Cynical content farmers ruined Google. SEO ruined Google. GOOGLE ruined Google.

HarryLeRoy,
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@maxleibman SEO killed the internet, not just Google search.

dangillmor, (edited ) to random
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EDITED: One of journalism's consistent flaws is ignoring relevant context.

Case in point is this NY Times story about a judge tossing out a new federal regulation limiting extortionate credit card late fees.

Here's the context the Times didn't care to include: The financial companies went forum shopping, and landed one of their favorite Trump-appointed judges, who (to his credit) objected to the process, but then predictably ruled against the administration.

Journalistic malpractice, IMO.

HarryLeRoy,
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@dangillmor @briankrebs That’s a rather uncharitable characterization of Pittman. He was career DOJ before getting on the bench and his rulings, while leaning conservative, tend to follow precedent. Still a bad outcome, but not nearly or unilaterally his fault.

Cykelero, to apple
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2010: Apple proudly lists apps that use WebKit, which at the time included Chrome! 😆 Google hadn't forked the engine, yet.

(this is from the WWDC session “Safari, Internet and Web State of the Union”. I listed off the apps I recognize as part of the alt text)

HarryLeRoy,
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@Cykelero some classics there too: aol, real player…

zachleat, to random
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slowly but steadily—@eleventy is still growing!

HarryLeRoy,
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@zachleat @eleventy It would grow even more if the tutorials/documentation were clearer! Had to switch to because I couldn’t figure out how to get a theme to work.

davidbisset, to random
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Reminds me of the one time in my programming career I gave birth to an app that had no bugs or errors.

HarryLeRoy,
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@davidbisset That’s just a really uneven horse.

dnc, to baking
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I forgot to add walnuts to my Banana nut muffins. Is there anything I can do to get them on there in a presentable way? https://www.diningandcooking.com/880023/i-forgot-to-add-walnuts-to-my-banana-nut-muffins-is-there-anything-i-can-do-to-get-them-on-there-in-a-presentable-way/

HarryLeRoy,
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@dnc Put a sour cream frosting on top and call them banana cupcakes :BlobhajHoldSassage:

hotkey, to random

The Thomson TO7 came before the MO5. Whereas the MO5 had a gate array for video, the first TO7s did it all with discrete logic.

Also two IO chips, why? Well, they wanted a timer (for flashing the cursor and tape IO).
They also needed extra ROM because the OS didn't fit in 4KB.

The MC6846 PIO chip has 2KB of ROM. It was designed for "2-chip computers" e.g. CPU + MC6846 (ROM + IO + Timer)

So 6KB ROM. Not enough for BASIC. So put it on a cartridge.
Or how about LOGO?

My Thomson TO7 Emulator. Launches in basic BASIC Version 1.0 (c) Microsoft 1982 OK (flashing cursor). Off screen I load the LOGO cartridge rom The machine reboots and we see the splash screen (all in French) Télé/Ordinateur Système TO7 Choisissez entre: 1. Logo 2. Un programme enregistré 3. Réglage du crayon optique Off screen, I choose 1. The screen blanks and writes LOGO 1.0 (c) SOLI 1984 (green on black text) with a question mark prompt. I write a simple "Carré" procedure (repeats four times forward 'n' right 90) Then I call "Carré" with different arguments and it draws squares of varying sizes. Finally I repeat 10 squares angled at 36 degrees so it looks kinda sorta like a flower.

HarryLeRoy,
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@hotkey Wow time to upgrade!

thor, to random
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    HarryLeRoy,
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    @thor :pizza_pineapple: :toot: :hotboi:

    Free_Press, to random
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    Trump update

    The grand jury is still hearing testimony.

    The reporters are still starving.

    The court deputy swapped his suit for gym shorts.

    The judge popped in... "hang in there"

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @Free_Press Can we take a moment to appreciate the bizarre guy in the center frame? Is that salmon-colored socks in tan work boots, and one of his hands is completely wrapped in gauze? WTF is going on?

    kaia, to random
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    JHWH tried it with COVID and failed, now JHWH sends his next angel: Mpox.

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @kaia When can we get the human instrumentality project started?

    DJDarren, to random
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    I’ve listened to two podcasts in a row that have mentioned Reagan’s presidency as a historical reason for two entirely separate shitty outcomes.

    Guys, I’m starting to think that Reagan was a cunt.

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @DJDarren Literally the worst!

    chemoelectric, to random
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    I don't think certain lawyer person realized an ordinary citizen, regardless of education level, isn't even capable of understanding whatever it was he was trying to explain to me today about what a juror is supposed to be doing.

    I am pretty sure it was not, in fact, meaningful English. But, if it were, it was not English anyone but a lawyer could understand. Therefore it is absolutely USELESS to a juror.

    That this conundrum would not occur to a lawyer does not surprise me!

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @chemoelectric I literally would move to strike you for cause the minute you said “cock and bull story”

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @chemoelectric Bruh… if you think the problem is the lawyer you’re out of your mind. :weirdfish:

    SrRochardBunson, to random

    Now my 5 year old is saying

    "HEY!

    Been trying to meet you"
    😅

    (She doesn't know the rest and that's ok right now)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVCUAXOBF7w

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @SrRochardBunson IF YOU GO I WILL SURELY DIE

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @SrRochardBunson Or “ugh ugh, ALL NIGHT”

    HarryLeRoy, to BBC
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    of Mastodon aka why the insane hate for the ? Sure it’s boring. Sure it’s safe. But putting it on the same level of evil as the world’s worst? Isn’t that a bit much? I hate but you don’t see me comparing it to arsenic.

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @miffyhelen The hate feels irrational. One of the few public goods that undoubtedly provides more utility than waste.

    wjmaggos, to BBC
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    It's nice to see some pushback against those who want to kick the out of the . Who demand their instance be blocked. Who berate them for platforming voices that are insufficiently concerned about trans issues sometimes etc.

    Some of us have derisively called this attitude for a while now. It's not empathy as much as that won't really help anyone. We think trying to remove some people/groups from the conversation is appropriately called . FYI.

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @wjmaggos This is the duel-edged sword of federated social media. Instead of one monolithic entity making decisions around who gets a voice, there are thousands of little entities making those decisions. Platforms like Reddit avoided this problem because Reddit was neutral and the subreddits had autonomous moderation teams. If someone didn’t like the moderation on a subreddit they could simply split, join a new subreddit and carry on with the same username. Not so w/ fediverse.

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @wjmaggos I just wish there was better portability with usernames on here. That way, I could migrate to that Goldilocks server if I wasn’t happy with the moderation on my current server.

    b9AcE, to random
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    There's famously a bunch of Swedish words in English, for example "smörgåsbord", "ombudsman" and seemingly being merged now is "fika",
    which is fine I suppose, but there's a much more important word:
    "politikerförakt", contempt for politicians.

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @b9AcE English doesn’t need that word. Politicians fundamentally are held in contempt in the English speaking world.

    glassbottommeg, (edited ) to Anime
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    I'm so fucking mad at whoever called this season of the Attack On Titan "the final season"

    this is literally just 2 more seasons, taking place after the final season.

    Tried to binge it today and got to the last ep and saw that TO BE CONTINUED and I'm gonna do a murder

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @glassbottommeg It’s the final season because the rest is garbage

    evacide, to random
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    I see the Twitter rebrand is going great.

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/twitters-rebranding-to-x-triggers-microsoft-edge-security-alert/

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @evacide Who’d a thunk that scrubbing a brand with a multimillion dollar goodwill valuation would be problematic?

    BmoreCityDOT, to random
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    DON'T PARK IN BIKE LANES

    Due to increased 311 reports in the area, we are increasing Bike Lane Patrols on Guilford Ave.

    Download the Baltimore 311 App for quick reporting: https://311services.baltimorecity.gov/mobile-311

    See a vehicle parked in the bike lane?
    Report to 311.

    This is District 12 with Councilman Robert Stokes

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @BmoreCityDOT Sorry but I park where I want. Unless it’s Hamsterdam. Then I keep rolling along.

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @BmoreCityDOT

    The Wire GIF

    timkmak, (edited ) to random
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    Are you finding Mastodon to be less vibrant/active?

    I’m worried that we are not getting as much engagement on our Ukraine war reporting as we used to.

    We’re trying to decide which social media platforms to continue posting on, given how much effort it takes to replicate across all of them.

    If you want to send a signal to us that we should keep posting here, will you sign up for our newsletter? http://Counteroffensive.substack.com

    I’m only asking Mastodon users today so we can gauge impact.

    HarryLeRoy,
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    @timkmak Unpopular opinion but the only thing that matters is user engagement. The platform with the biggest active user base is the most effective. Mastodon is technically superior in so many ways but that’s all betamax to Threads’ vhs.

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