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david, 20 days ago to tech

I am amused. One the one hand, Microsoft is introducing Recall, which literally takes screenshots of everything you do on windows, but on the other hand, they are taking users ability to take screenshots of their browser away if their company configures it as such.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2336462/microsoft-edge-will-begin-blocking-screenshots-on-the-job.html

#amusing #tech #windows

david, 30 days ago to random

TIL Italy has a new supercomputer dedicated to studying climate change, and they’ve called it Cassandra.

Somewhat appropriate really, given how Govt’s of the world have steadfastly been ignoring climate change for decades.

david, 30 days ago to random

Munching on toast covered in Speculaas spread, “I’ve had this for a while, I wonder how old it is”

“Exp: 2nd July 2021”

Goes back to munching.

Expiry date in very poor contrast on the lid, reading Exp: 02-07-2021

david, 14 days ago to random

A pox on the entire advertising "industry”. May their armpits be infested with the fleas of 1,000 camels.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/28/paypal_ad_network/

I’ve run a business, I know how important advertising is, but dammit, agencies whose entire existence is based on selling advertising space, can get in the sea.

david, 7 days ago to random

Dang that old IBM Model M is huge on my desk.

david, 9 days ago to random

Today's interesting work problem (solved) was, given a photoshop file containing an arbitrary collection of layers, export pngs of each layer composited on the background layer (i.e. for each layer, composite it with the background (or last layer) and export just those two layers as a merged png)

Had to be cross platform (Windows and Mac), so I used extendscript (javascript with bits for photoshop). I am not a javascript coder, but it’s similar enough to C syntax, and there’s lots of doco online, so I got there in the end.

I used Layer Comps to composite the layers, and then the use can File -> Export -> Layer Comps to Files.

Next step is to make that bit a little less onerous / error prone.

(If anyone has this weird requirement and would like the script, I’m happy to post, but it’s pretty niche).

david, 18 days ago to random

Six fairly similar coat rack hooks fresh from the forge. The two on the left had a wee mishap whereby the knobs on one end broke off, so they became curls.

#blacksmith #metalwork #wip

david, 20 days ago to random

Well I have a #fedivision shortlist.

First up, I think everyone did a bang up job, much better than I could have at any rate. However, we somehow have to whittle down the entries to just three to vote on, and as part of that process, I needed to shortlist a selection.

So without further ado, my shortlist is (in no particular order):

NRCI, KAST, TAUS, MIRR, ELAN, DEEP, RAIL, EATW & EMPW

Now to have a short break before re-listening to these to try to narrow it down further.

david, 24 days ago to random

Well, that's interesting, and potentially useful.

If you need to use Google search (I mostly do not but this may change).

Add: &udm=14
to the end of the search string in the URL and it will force Web mode.

My limited testing this morning shows the results as being similar to say 2019 era results (but with up to date content). But better, because No ads, no sponsored results, and the results provided seem to be actual websites relevant to the search.

Dunno how long this state of affairs will last, but use while you can :)

If you happen to be using Vivaldi, you can add a new search engine in settings -> search. Give it a name and use the url: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14

(the %s is a placeholder for the search string you type in the search box).

david, 24 days ago to baking

29 choc chip & peanut biscuits fresh from the oven.

#baking #biscuit

david, 22 days ago to random

#duolingo showing its dark side again.

timrichards, 25 days ago to random

Is it ramen time? 🍜

timrichards, 19 days ago to AppleWatch

Knocked off this month's Apple Watch challenge with a week to spare. Fairly low bar this time around, admittedly.

#AppleWatch

Screenshot reading: "May challenge: You earnt this award by earning at least 16 Exercise minutes per day 14 times."

david, 23 days ago to retrocomputing

This mornings seemingly fruitless task is attempting to read 36-32 year old floppy disks in a drive that may be suspect using a greaseweazle fdd controller board.

#retroComputing #dataRecovery

david, 7 days ago to Bread

New loaf!

Malt flavoured semi-brioche.

#breadPosting #bread