Posts by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
(DIR) Post #AKwJgvBIENMHxu5IQq by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-06-27T23:01:07Z
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If you are planning to join a protest or march or go to any place you might be bothered by police: your phone is an enormous narc.If you’re not going to use a burner phone, at very least put it in airplane mode and only take it out if you need to make an emergency contact.Temporarily turn off the biometric lock so cops can’t search it without your permission. Here’s how to do it on iOS: https://daringfireball.net/2022/06/require_a_passcode_to_unlock_your_iphoneThese instructions might work for Android: https://codepre.com/en/como-deshabilitar-temporalmente-el-lector-de-huellas-digitales-y-el-bloqueo-inteligente-en-android-p.html
(DIR) Post #AL1iqQT5Jmj7ECIoEa by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-06-30T19:09:41Z
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A thing that makes me happy every time I remember it: a "disintegrated" circuit of the MOS 6502 processor.The 6502 was used in Apple II, NES, Commodore 64, tons of Atari products, BBC Micro and more. It's 80's home computing in a 40 pin chip.This version faithfully recreated the CPU in discreet components. It's more than a foot square. It is glorious! A project by Eric Schlaepfer, in collaboration with Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories.https://monster6502.com/
(DIR) Post #ALYvJTAzWj858gPGNM by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-07-16T21:59:14Z
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@nantucketebooks Thanks for the mention! (I don’t keep track of visitor counts anymore so I never know if/what anyone is reading.) I it’s always nice to make your own tools that do exactly what you want.
(DIR) Post #ALcm0DOpq1ifkdSuw4 by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-07-18T17:29:03Z
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Jesus Christ. What the fuck Siri?
(DIR) Post #ALdS1qR22VBqK6026a by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-07-19T01:14:43Z
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Jeebers, just look at this person draw space ships!!https://nitter.net/sinemi_
(DIR) Post #ALgiYYtoRInOEYxp4q by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-07-19T23:27:57Z
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Buying physical media from thrift stores because:- The Awful Media Companies don’t get a penny on resales.- The Awful Media Companies can’t take it away from me if they decide that I’m no longer a profitable customer.- Some money to the good cause supported by the local thrifty.- Can take home a physical copy of a movie for less than it would cost to rent it from a streaming service.
(DIR) Post #AMHbh6oyeDG1x0aVeK by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-08-06T21:48:00Z
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How to get up when the cat is lying on your clothes.
(DIR) Post #AMHbh7r8neaBA0bkf2 by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-08-06T22:12:54Z
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@2ck If you have background to this piece of art that I haven’t been able to dig up, I’d be glad to have it.
(DIR) Post #AMn6w5o1opMxwgrjJw by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-08-22T14:43:41Z
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Am I employable in tech anymore?I've been doing this for 30+ years.I don't want to build web3, I don't want to be in the same room as crypto. I don't want to build a platform or a network or the next big anything at all.I just want to build humble little apps that help some people and don't do anything skeevy.Anyone hiring for something like that?
(DIR) Post #AMoM8V1XZszi6SWI52 by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-08-22T12:53:20Z
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Do you need some wholesome whimsy to start your day? Or end it?Go to https://miniature-calendar.com/Every day for 11+ years Tatsuya Tanaka has posted a new clever diorama. (It even has an RSS feed!)
(DIR) Post #AMt1XrAbFX8umSo5FQ by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-08-25T12:35:24Z
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@nantucketebooks This is such a good resource!
(DIR) Post #ANMrN3sV3f98Xu3A4O by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-09-08T21:43:10Z
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Is there a single serving web site that you can send a URL and it'll give you the plain text (reader view) of the page without cruft/trackers/ads?
(DIR) Post #ANnplVRv4UNucm87I8 by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-09-21T22:04:24Z
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“This site showcases a collection of emails sent within Atari from 1983 to 1992”https://atariemailarchive.org
(DIR) Post #ANu7a4L8UHJxU4PdMO by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-09-24T15:06:15Z
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If you’re not raised on a farm you might not know this: That corn you see growing across the Midwest?99% is not the “sweet” corn in a can or on the cob. It’s industrial feedstuff, for livestock and ethanol.
(DIR) Post #ANu96PkCXfkD5a7jyS by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-09-24T23:26:42Z
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@nantucketebooks Roughly 3.5%. Fortunately HFC use is in decline.
(DIR) Post #ANzc5fIJ6up5UKs4xM by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-09-27T14:09:02Z
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What non-Windows tools do you use to create video captions?#AskFediverse #AskMastodon #accessibility
(DIR) Post #APCQkXeHI11fKUfuDY by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-02T14:02:34Z
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Once again seeing folks self sensor things with eg asterisk. (Eg: Tw***er)Please don’t.1) People who really don’t want to see the topic will have set up filters. Your asterisk evade their filters. Rude!2) Use content warnings. This is exactly the kind of thing they are for.#mastotips
(DIR) Post #APFC6cvLRPX2DtbupU by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-03T12:09:23Z
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@Kimberly @strypey Toot! Is a joy to use. It doesn’t see many updates because it doesn’t need many.
(DIR) Post #APFHCouoGnSQvE8IiG by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-04T01:47:55Z
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How do we get this person on the Fediverse?
(DIR) Post #APHLmEOiJ7PeDqBGjI by readsteven@mastodon.xyz
2022-11-05T00:53:55Z
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Go to your instance’s About page.Find the Donate link.Give.The Fediverse has doubled in population in the last week and it’s not slowing down. There are no ads, nobody here has billionaire money. It’s all done out of pocket because it’s nice.