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[pibbuR]

In the (unlikely?) case that some of you are missing Microsoft products, here's:

Microsoft Graveyard: a new website for tracking dead and soon-to-be-dead Microsoft products

Microsoft Graveyard is a new unofficial website where you can track all the dead and soon-to-be-dead products. That is where Windows Phone, Cortana, and other things we used to love and hate rest.

www.neowin.net

pibbuR who misses OS/2 (yes, he used it, admittedly the IBM version, from version 1.0 to the bitter end.).

PS. The site sadly doesn't seem to provide download links, just obituaries. DS

 

[pibbuR]

To those of you who still doesn't see the light when it comes to Win11 (Alrik should appreciate this ):

MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 still run train dashboards at German railway — company listed admin job for 30-year-old operating system

Many with the requisite experience might already have retired.

www.tomshardware.com

pibbuR who have had problems with the German railway system, but to be honest, that was caused by the efficiency of Deutsche Bahn.

PS: Another piece of nostalgia: CODE: 30 Years Ago https://www.codemag.com/Article/2401021/CODE-30-Years-Ago DS.

 

[pibbuR]

Soon you can power your laptop by screaming at it:

Sound-powered sensors stand to save millions of batteries

Sensors that monitor infrastructure, such as bridges or buildings, or are used in medical devices, such as prostheses for the deaf, require a constant supply of power. The energy for this usually comes from batteries, which are replaced as soon as they are empty. This creates a huge waste...

techxplore.com

pibbuR who admits that for once he's exaggerating (and still remembers the spelling of the word).

 

[Alrik Fassbauer]

To those of you who still doesn't see the light when it comes to Win11 (Alrik should appreciate this ):

MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 still run train dashboards at German railway — company listed admin job for 30-year-old operating system

Many with the requisite experience might already have retired.

www.tomshardware.com

pibbuR who have had problems with the German railway system, but to be honest, that was caused by the efficiency of Deutsche Bahn.

PS: Another piece of nostalgia: CODE: 30 Years Ago https://www.codemag.com/Article/2401021/CODE-30-Years-Ago DS.

German banks used to run OS/2 on their cash dispensers for a very looooooooooong time ...

 

[Stingray]

German banks used to run OS/2 on their cash dispensers for a very looooooooooong time ...

About 10 years ago, I had an ATM (at a Chase branch in the US) crash and reboot on me, and it started booting OS/2.

 

[pibbuR]

Some computer theory (of very little practical use, so not really tech news):

How to Build an Origami Computer | Quanta Magazine

Two mathematicians have shown that origami can, in principle, be used to perform any possible computation.

www.quantamagazine.org

It's Turing complete so it can do everything a computer can do (according to rumour - created by me, they're already working to implement Quake).

So...
"if you had a very large piece of paper and lots of time on your hands, you could use origami to calculate arbitrarily many digits of π, determine the optimal way to route every delivery driver in the world, or run a program to predict the weather"

But admittedly
"An origami computer would be massively inefficient and impractical"

pibbuR who of course nevertheless would like to try making one

 

[pibbuR]

First look: Windows 11 is getting native macOS or Linux-like Sudo command

Microsoft is testing native support for Sudo command on Windows 11. This support was found in a leaked preview build of Windows Server.

www.windowslatest.com

Comment by CodeProject: "We'll finally be able to get that sandwich!"

Which of course derives from:

pibbuR who really appreciate the geeki(nerdi)ness of the above mentioned website (the one with the quote)

 

[pibbuR]

Some good news (at least in my eyes):

EU right to repair: Sellers will be liable for a year after products are fixed

Rules also ban "contractual, hardware or software related barriers to repair."

arstechnica.com

"The rules require spare parts to be available at reasonable prices, and product makers will be prohibited from using "contractual, hardware or software related barriers to repair, such as impeding the use of second-hand, compatible and 3D-printed spare parts by independent repairers"

"The overarching goal as stated by the Commission is to overcome "obstacles that discourage consumers to repair due to inconvenience, lack of transparency or difficult access to repair services."

pibbuR

 

[Redglyph]

Some good news (at least in my eyes):

EU right to repair: Sellers will be liable for a year after products are fixed

Rules also ban "contractual, hardware or software related barriers to repair."

arstechnica.com

That's great news. I had to insist to get such repairs more than once, and having to ask for it felt really wrong.

 

[Carnifex]

Agreed, that's a necessary and great move on the repair situation, it should solve many current and future headaches.

 

[JDR13]

I'd like to see that happen in the U.S. as well, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Couchpotato]

Smart toothbrushes were hacked and caused million's in damages.

3 million smart toothbrushes cause millions in damage due to DDoS attack

A massive DDoS attack involving more than three million toothbrushes infected with malware highlights the dangers of internet-connection gadgets, as less powerful gadgets in particular are often not adequately protected against malware.

www.notebookcheck.net

 

[Redglyph]

Smart toothbrushes were hacked and caused million's in damages.

3 million smart toothbrushes cause millions in damage due to DDoS attack

A massive DDoS attack involving more than three million toothbrushes infected with malware highlights the dangers of internet-connection gadgets, as less powerful gadgets in particular are often not adequately protected against malware.

www.notebookcheck.net

This isn't true, apparently. (direct link if the preview below fails)

Things you don't need to know...

Probably also in Norway, but so far nobody has been caught. We do know however that if found knitting behind the wheel you will be pedestrian for at least a year.

rpgwatch.com

 

[pibbuR]

Strange. If you click on the link it leads to the post you wanted to refer to. But what is shown is another post.

pibbuR who knows nothing.

 

[Stingray]

Yeah it's showing a preview of the first post on the page he linked to, rather than the specific post he linked to on that page.

 

[Redglyph]

@pibbuR @Stingray Thanks for the heads-up. Maybe you're both using something else than the legacy 12px? That's a forum bug we discussed when the site was moved here with the new engine. By 'luck', it works for me with legacy 12px, but maybe not for everyone or for different themes, for some reason.

I opened the link in incognito mode, which has a default Fluid theme, and I briefly saw PibbuR's post, then it jumped at the top of the page (and remained there if I refreshed or reloaded the same link). It also switched from dark to light...

EDIT: I reported it here (link - that may or may not work ). Maybe you don't see the redirect but something else?

 

[Alrik Fassbauer]

Does this mean that smart toothbrushes can do damage INSIDE THE MOUTHS ???

 

[Redglyph]

Does this mean that smart toothbrushes can do damage INSIDE THE MOUTHS ???

Only if you have a blue tooth.

 

[Stingray]

@pibbuR @Stingray Thanks for the heads-up. Maybe you're both using something else than the legacy 12px? That's a forum bug we discussed when the site was moved here with the new engine. By 'luck', it works for me with legacy 12px, but maybe not for everyone or for different themes, for some reason.

I opened the link in incognito mode, which has a default Fluid theme, and I briefly saw PibbuR's post, then it jumped at the top of the page (and remained there if I refreshed or reloaded the same link). It also switched from dark to light...

EDIT: I reported it here (link - that may or may not work ). Maybe you don't see the redirect but something else?

No, I switched to legacy and nothing is different. Think you might have misunderstood what we were saying though. Your link works fine (at least for me), the only issue is the preview text is wrong:

 

[Redglyph]

Interesting. It also points to the first post of that page.

I tried to watch this thread in Dark Fluid, but I don't see the problem I get in incognito. Though it jumps to a random offset each time I refresh, after following the link.

There're definitely a series of bugs, there.