Jeff Allen @profoundlynerdy@mastodon.technology

⚠️ Heads-up: the #EU is considering ways to regulate software that runs on radio-enabled devices due concerns about interferences.
Some of their solutions could significantly harm #postmarketOS, but also related project such as #UBports, #LineageOS and #Replicant (among others).

The initiative is now seeking feedback, don't hesitate to send them yours! It seems that Non-eu citizens can contribute as well. There's not much time left, so act quickly!

https://blog.mehl.mx/2019/protect-freedom-on-radio-devices-raise-your-voice-today/

MaSTodon system requirements
- 1MB of RAM
- Color monitor
- TOS 1.04 or better
- 9600bps modem and internet connection
- STiNG compatible networking stack

lol this is fun

"anna tag your horror"

no i had to see this you do too

RT @AmigaL0ve

Behold: a nearly 100% brand new C64 (mine). https://amigalove.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=967 And I've got a 2nd one to show you soon, too. Can't wait!

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AmigaL0ve/status/1102276671107825664

Comparison of various media. SmartMedia would top out at 128MB. Olympus should have just gone to SD then, but they made xD Picturecard instead.

I doubt I can find anything that will read SmartMedia on a modern (or even slightly vintage) machine now.

The modern standard SD card is a facade of mostly empty space. In ealier days, they'd have to cram 2 TSOPs plus a control circuit into this space and still have it fit.

good morning

NASA's Plans To Build A Human Settlement on The Moon
http://bit.ly/2SZ1azi

Introducing the "Economics For Entrepreneurs" Podcast by #Mises https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqO-NPxDm5I

RT @eff: Europe: What began as a bad idea has become an outright crisis for the future of the Internet as we know it: the #CopyrightDirecti…

RT @nickgillespie: Come on, principled Republicans and conservatives. If you believe in limited govt and the separation of powers, stand up…

Gov. Rick Snyder pardoned a "career drunk driver" who wanted a more prestigious job. Thousands of Michiganders are waiting for the same chance.
http://bit.ly/2NfjfUJ

@kragen @Angle Hello hi I am a geoscientist and I recommend the following Wikipedia as a start if you haven't found it already: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ore_genesis

Broadly, the reason Earth isn't just one kind of rock is fractional melt/crystallization - every time you melt & refreeze a rock you separate some of the "high melting point" from the "low melting point" material.

Near the surface we get a lot of ores from water (surface or underground) dissolving, transporting, and precipitating minerals.

@profoundlynerdy http://www.iso-9899.info/wiki/Books

Take note of things that should be avoided :D!

@profoundlynerdy 🙀

I guess win-builds,org might be the least-annoying way to get crosscompilation going for an application and supporting libraries, though I don't know the state of the project those days.

Regarding “reasonable competency”, the issue is that doing anything in C is hard; doing it correctly, a massive endeavour. (This is speaking as someone who has done formally-verified C for work; it's doable, but it's a massive amount of work)

The language is riddled with seemingly-valid programs, that might compile and run properly, but then will do arbitrarily bad stuff if you dare change compiler or turn on optimisations.

Just making sure you know what you are getting into, 'cause in 2019 there are better tools out there :3

@ThaFacialHair @profoundlynerdy @Phreaker systemd is the standard except where it isn't.

The very idea that there would be only a single choice for init daemons is frankly repulsive.

I'm a 86-year-old Jewish man, I was born in the Former Soviet Union. I came to America in 1993. I don't know the aleph-bet. I attend synagogue seldomly. I didn't finish high school. I have one child. I think remembering the Holocaust is an essential part of being Jewish.

@profoundlynerdy @Phreaker to my knowledge all mainstream Linux distros have moved to systemD

We're looking for a Browser Developer to join our team!

You'll work on C++ patches to our Firefox-based browser, writing new APIs, altering functionality for privacy & security, and making improvements to our collection of add-ons
https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-browserdeveloper.html.en
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