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Thursday September 11, 2025. 12:27 AM
A version of Windows that’s often overlooked, and often probably entirely unknown, is Windows/386. When Microsoft released 2.x, they did so in two very different variants: Windows/286 and Windows/386. The former would run on anything from a 8088 and up, but wouldn’t make use...
Wednesday September 10, 2025. 11:08 PM
JFrog has introduced JFrog Fly, an offering the company describes as a zero-config, “agentic repository” for accelerating AI-driven software development. Introduced September 9, JFrog Fly is intended to support agentic workflows for development teams. AI agents...
TL;DR: You can pick up a Grade A Refurb Macbook Air for only $189.97 (MSRP $999) while supplies last. Owning multiple laptops may seem like something only royals can do, but you can join the club with a refurbished MacBook Air available now for only $189.97 (MSRP $999). —...
Last week, my local movie theater ran the first two episodes of the new limited television series, Mussolini: Son of the Century, and with all the recent fear about fascism threatening global democracy, it couldn't have come at a better time. — Read the rest The post Just h...
I watched this ad and came away with no understanding of why I'd want to switch from Parker to Montblanc. This very expensive self-parody does not build brand value or market anything to us. My best guess would be that someone at Montblanc is a very big Wes Anderson fan ...
Deseret News reports that Charlie Kirk, an antisemitic conspiracy theorist and commentator, was shot this afternoon at a speaking event in Utah. Kirk's status is unknown and a suspect is reportedly in custody. Bystanders report seeing Kirk shot near his neck during a Q&A...
Duke University places the responsibility for Jerry Seinfeld's disgusting comments on Jerry Seinfeld and Chabad of Duke, who hosted him. Pretty telling when the University won't even make a 'we welcome all ideas to be explored, free speech' style comment, instead just...
This short video, by a very energetic YouTuber, is packed with fascinating caffeine history, chemistry, and enigmas. A few months ago, I was drinking two pots of pour-over coffee a day. I find myself down to one cup a day today. — Read the rest The post Fascinating...
A Texas A&M professor was fired after teaching about gender identity in a children's literature course, where they showed the 'gender unicorn' infographic. When a student filmed herself objecting that this went 'against President Trump's law,' it led to removals of...
VisiCalc on the Apple II. Lotus 1-2-3 on the IBM PC. Aldus PageMaker on the Macintosh. Deluxe Paint on the Amiga. The computer industry loves a “killer app,” that unique piece of software that compels consumers to purchase new computer hardware just for the...
'For most of the park's history, Disney was priced to welcome people across the income spectrum, embracing the motto 'Everyone is a V.I.P.,'' writes Daniel Currell in the New York Times. Not anymore. Middle-class families save for years to afford a Disney park vacation, and...
With careful observation and a little knowledge of the startup sequence of an Apple silicon Mac, you can learn a lot about what can and can’t happen during that sequence. This article explains how, with examples from the log of a Mac mini M4 Pro. ↫ Howard Oakley Short...
Kowloon Walled City was a Chinese enclave in British Hong Kong that neither country felt obliged to govern. As a result, it became lawless and chaotic, an incredible warren of randomly-stacked tower buildings with a 'staggering' population density of more than 1.2 million...
The proprietors of Present & Correct, a wonderful stationery supply store in London, have acquired a remarkable paper clip collection. They said: David Walker has been collecting paper clips from around the world for much of his life. He recently moved into a new home & his...
'Look at these Fools' is a music video by Azimuth Actual. It presents Donald Trump as a leaky pig, Stephen Miller as a Nosferatu cosplayer, Pam Bondi as a B-movie monster, and Kristi Noem as a gun-loving dog killer. — Read the rest The post "Look at These Fools" — music...
There are a large number of ways to configure the 6.16 Linux kernel. It has 32,468 different configuration options on x86_64, and a comparable number for other platforms. Exploring the ways the kernel can be configured is sufficiently difficult that it requires specialized...
This adorable tarantula named Stress has 'toe beans' similar to a cat. When stress places her leg down, two little toe pads spread outwards. Tarantulas are now miniature, 8-legged cats in my mind. If I had a pet tarantula I would need to see its toe beans daily. — Read the...
Americans have lost their constitutionally protected right to videotape law enforcement in public. From Prospect: DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin told the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) that 'videotaping ICE law enforcement and posting...
What better way to break up an already glorious looking day in Paris than with a surprise flashmob performance of Bohemian Rhapsody? As crowds were sitting at cafes and strolling the streets of the Latin Quarter yesterday afternoon, three women suddenly appeared in a window...
F-Secure has released new research that suggests a troubling divide between how safe people believe they are online and the dangers they actually face. The Digital Perception-Reality Gap Report, based on a survey of 9,000 consumers worldwide, suggests that misplaced...
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