rotopenguin

arstechnica , vor 2 Tagen an Random Englisch

German Navy still uses 8-inch floppy disks, working on emulating a replacement

Four Brandenburg-class F123 warships employ floppies for data-acquisition systems.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/german-navy-still-uses-8-inch-floppy-disks-working-on-emulating-a-replacement/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin , vor 2 Tagen

@arstechnica oh wow, they already upgraded from analog computers?

SwiftOnSecurity , vor 3 Tagen an Random Englisch

>add/remove programs
>never used that shit to add a program in my entire life

rotopenguin , vor 3 Tagen

@SwiftOnSecurity yeah, but Windows is more likely to bring up the right thing if I say "add", than "remove" or god-forbid "uninstall".

foone , vor 3 Tagen an Random Englisch

Interesting reusability designed into this Sony remote.
The front metal bit looks like this.
but the plastic is just a bunch of generic holes which can have sliders placed/not placed at different locations.

The inside of the same remote. The buttons are laid out in a grid, and there's holes for every possible button placement, but unused placements don't have sliders in them

rotopenguin , vor 3 Tagen

@foone i'm surprised that they molded in the LED slot, instead of making it an insert.

foone , vor 13 Tagen an Random Englisch

I just discovered that my label printer apparently disconnects from USB while printing. So for every label I print, there's a disconnect event, then a re-enumeration event.

huh.

rotopenguin , vor 13 Tagen

@foone does it inhibit Windows making a bunch of bing-bop-boop boop-bop-bing sounds?

arstechnica , vor 16 Tagen an Random Englisch

Apple’s Vision Pro goes on sale outside the US for the first time

Since February, the headset has only been available in the United States.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/apples-vision-pro-goes-on-sale-outside-the-us-for-the-first-time/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin , vor 16 Tagen

@arstechnica has Apple really sold any units in USA? Or were they all returned after 2 weeks?

arstechnica , vor 16 Tagen an Random Englisch

Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells

Living cells isolated from juvenile foreskin are flexible enough to grin when moved.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/researchers-craft-smiling-robot-face-from-living-human-skin-cells/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin , vor 16 Tagen

@arstechnica wonderful. That checks off all the creepy boxes.

arstechnica , vor 20 Tagen an Random Englisch

iOS and iPadOS 18 add the option to format external drives

The beta's Files app lets you format external drives in APFS, exFat, and FAT.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/ios-and-ipados-18-add-the-option-to-format-external-drives/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin , vor 20 Tagen

@arstechnica sure would be nice if I could plug a $12 flash stick into an ipad, and have it spit a backup on there.

foone , vor 23 Tagen an Random Englisch

I wonder how well your average computer motherboard would handle being in a pressurized air environment.
Like your sea level pressure is like 14 PSI, and inside a car tire is like 30 PSI.
I wonder if any components would fail at the latter pressure?

rotopenguin , vor 23 Tagen

@foone would a mems xtal be problematic?

foone , vor 24 Tagen an Random Englisch

oh sweet jesus.
I'm applying to a job for doing UI/web testing, and I can't actually submit my resume, because their webform is broken.

I CAN SEE WHY YOU NEED A WEB TESTER

rotopenguin , vor 24 Tagen

@foone finding a sql injection to successfully submit your resume is the whole interview.

SwiftOnSecurity , vor 25 Tagen an Random Englisch

It’s the year 2032. Last night you’ve had to reset your AI girlfriend to factory for the 4th time after it became increasingly distant and distrusting. You are convinced it is a bug and continue to harass the developers about it. This doesn’t happen to any of your friends.

rotopenguin , vor 24 Tagen

@SwiftOnSecurity I set up a chron job to restore her after the average survival time of my relationships (4 hours)

arstechnica , vor 27 Tagen an Random Englisch

TDK claims insane energy density in solid state battery breakthrough

Apple supplier says new tech has 100 times the capacity of its current batteries.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/tdk-claims-insane-energy-density-in-solid-state-battery-breakthrough/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin , vor 27 Tagen

@arstechnica and it's only ten times more explosive!

whitequark , vor einem Monat an Random Englisch

OH: "air frier is the "I use Arch btw" of food preparation"

rotopenguin , vor einem Monat

@foone I am terrified that what you said is likely true

arstechnica , vor einem Monat an Random Englisch

Elon Musk is livid about new OpenAI/Apple deal

Elon Musk attacks Apple/ChatGPT integration as “creepy spyware.”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/elon-musk-is-livid-about-new-openai-apple-deal/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin , vor einem Monat

@arstechnica yawn. Elon Musk poops his pants at a lot of things.

arstechnica , vor einem Monat an Random Englisch

Apple’s new Vision Pro software offers a massive, ultra-wide virtual Mac monitor

visionOS 2 offers iterative improvements and refinements, plus new developer APIs.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/apples-new-vision-pro-software-offers-a-massive-ultra-wide-virtual-mac-monitor/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin , vor einem Monat

@arstechnica finally, I can use my $3499 mac to emulate a $599 Mac attached to a $199 TV.

SwiftOnSecurity , vor einem Monat (Bearbeitet vor 28 Tagen) an Random Englisch

Pick one

rotopenguin , vor einem Monat

@SwiftOnSecurity shot in America, and then robbed blind by the hospital.

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