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cs, 4 hours ago to random

For me, the Internet literally was black and white & white—and sometimes black & amber or green.
And it came in about as fast as I could read it, cuz yes I had 300bps at first and then got 1200 when neighbor in the dorm moved up to 2400.

cs, 3 hours ago (edited 3 minutes ago) to retrocomputing

Favorite thing you never (or hardly ever) have to use. Something else?

#retro #retrocomputing

cs, 6 hours ago to random

Anyone else not able to get #Authorize #AuthorizeDotNet 2FA PIN emails this morning?

cs, 3 days ago (edited 6 hours ago) to random

Did you have a #Compuserve account from pre-1995? Do you remember your ID?

cs, 3 days ago to space

#NASA says #Boeing capsule good to go despite helium leak

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-says-boeing-starliner-crew-capsule-safe-to-fly-as-is-with-small-helium-leak/

cs, 3 days ago to denton

We may get a rainbow out of this, #Denton

cs, 7 days ago to mastodon

Anyone notice an unusual sluggishness on #SDF #Mastodon today? Just me? Happening on web and phone clients.

cs, 7 days ago to glass

Just saw a video on Superfest glass, which used ion exchange to produce stronger glass. The process was developed by Corning at about the same time. While there was a ready market in DDR for #Superfest, there wasn't much market for either in the West. Superfest closed in the early 1990s, and Corning shelved their product, until smartphone manufacturers came looking for tougher screens.
#MaterialScience #Glass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfest

cs, 7 days ago to random

What killed Red Lobster? Sure, blundered promotions, but that is not the big thing--they might have recovered from that. The big thing is PE & their propensity to kill things off, sucking marrow from the bone of generally productive concepts. Debt loading is one way, but also real estate shenanigans. Don't come in and pretend you're helping a company grow by selling off assets then making the lease them back at above-market rates. #DebtLoading #RealEstate #RedLobster
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/business/red-lobster-endless-shrimp-bankruptcy/index.html

cs, 9 days ago to random

Unexpected trip to Carlos E. Queijo

cs, 11 days ago (edited 10 days ago) to random

Do you have your own web site? Do you use https for it? #encryption

cs, 11 days ago to ai

Yes, and everyone is noticing. Stories on news sites are more and more just crap. News media, don’t try this.

AI-generated articles are permeating major news publications : NPR

#AI #AdVon #Media #newsMedia #Journalism
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1251917136/ai-generated-articles-are-permeating-major-news-publications

cs, 13 days ago to ukrainian

So #Blinken sits in with #Ukrainian band playing "Rockin' in the Free World." Uh, yeah, that's great, but the song title belies the song's true meaning. Sort of like "Born in the USA," isn't a full-throated endorsement of American militarism.

This may not be as bad as #TFG using it in campaigns.
#NeilYoung

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/blinken-sits-in-with-ukrainian-bar-band-for-rockin-in-the-free-world/ar-BB1moeKb

cs, 13 days ago to Slovakia

Reports that president of #Slovakia gravely injured in apparent assassination attempt.

This sort of thing has big security implications in that it is an Eastern European NATO and EU member state, although #Fico is considered a pro-Russian populist.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/slovakia-s-prime-minister-shot-and-gravely-injured-in-attempted-assassination/ar-BB1mr6V7?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=13f656b0a60a45ffa4f17e8086b9e5c2&ei=41

cs, 14 days ago to random

#Passwords

cs, 15 days ago to random

Thomas Jefferson University looking for new commencement announcer. #ThomasJeffersonUniversity

cs, 16 days ago to journalism

Site called lapost dot com advertising on social media. Site says it is Los Angeles Post. Cannot find any information about it or its history. “Local” tab is filled with international news, not Los Angeles local news. Most (all?) stories are from Reuters. Not sure what is up, but I’d be cautious about sites just spun up out of nowhere. #LAPost #LosAngelesPost #Journalism #BogusJournalism

cs, 17 days ago to random

The Supreme Court abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states - Vox

https://www.vox.com/scotus/24080080/supreme-court-mckesson-doe-first-amendment-protest-black-lives-matter

Could this be a signal that they are going to hold TFG responsible for the damage at Jan 6?

cs, 20 days ago to random

Why is #darts even a gender-segregated event?

Female darts player forfeits competition over trans opponent: 'Man in a ladies event'

https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/female-darts-player-forfeits-competition-over-trans-opponent-man-in-a-ladies-event-deta-hedman-noa-lynn-van-leuve-transgender-womens-sports-denmark-open-athlete

cs, 20 days ago to random

#ERCOT issues Weather Watch as blistering heat threatens Texas

"ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for Wednesday, May 8, due to unseasonably high temperatures, high levels of expected maintenance outages during the spring shoulder months, and the potential for lower reserves."
#TxWx
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/ercot-texas-grid-warning-19444474.php

cs, 22 days ago to random

You know you've been checking your SDF mail too often when you type "alpine" in the address bar of your browser.

cs, 27 days ago to random

I told #copilot I wanted an ASCII art of a volvo driving in Texas. It first told me I had to sign in to create images. I told it I wasn't asking for an image, but ASCII art. It then complied with something that doesn't look like a Volvo, and definitely has nothing that even stereotypically looks Texan.

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cs, 27 days ago to random

According to chatter on #SDF #bboard MetaArray (ma) machine is down. This is affecting the gitea as well as hosting for those who use ma for their personal pages.

I'm sure eventually someone will notice and give it a whack eventually. Patience.

cs, 27 days ago to random

#UMC removes ban on gay clergy at General Conference.

https://www.umnews.org/en/news/40-year-ban-on-gay-clergy-struck-down

cs, 27 days ago to cisco

Was fiddling with email from my health insurance company that came "secure" via #Cisco secure email of some sort. I followed all the instructions and could not get it to open. Finally, tried Chrome and it worked. So the problem appeared to be some compatibility w Cisco's system of encryption/authentication and #Firefox. I googled it, and found this: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/email_encryption/CRES/recipient_guide/b_Recipient/b_Recipient_chapter_0101.pdf
Scroll down and you'll find that in order to use the thing, you have to turn on cross site scripting.