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Wo sind nur diese unbeschwerten Zeiten geblieben? #ZwischenDenZeilen gordons-perspective.com/blog/2017/2/19…

As a DarkSword takeover technique spreads, Apple tells WIRED it will release fixes for millions of iPhone owners who remain on iOS 18 rather than force them to update to iOS 26 simply to be protected. wired.com/story/apple-wi…

The version of Arkanoid for the MSX computer was developed and released by Taito in 1986. Was regarded as a quality version and one of the best arcade conversions for the MSX1. #MSX #8bit

Excellent post about the origins of #UNIX and the Space Travel game by Ken Thompson! vivianvoss.net/blog/the-unix-… #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD

Apple releases iOS, iPadOS, macOS 26.4 with a long list of medium-size tweaks arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0…

Star Wars: Bass Windu - Do You Slap It?! Is an excellent AI based music video of Mace Windu "playing the bass". :) youtu.be/Ky0LGsyc3R8?si… #StarWars #BassWindu

DESERT STRIKE on the Commodore Amiga is a masterpiece and one of its best games. It sounds, looks and plays very well. Released in the wake of the 1991 Gulf War/Desert Storm, its title tune even uses helicopter crew radio chat apparently from the mission against Iraqi radars on January 17, 1991 and it's the only version to feature this. #AmigaReposts

The most widely adopted computer language in history, COBOL is now causing a host of problems. It's also dangerously difficult to remove. wired.com/story/cobol-is…

Heute ist der 95. Geburtstag des kanadischen Schauspielers, Produzenten, Regisseurs, Drehbuchautors, Buchautors, Sängers und Synchronsprechers William Shatner. Lieber William, wir gratulieren Dir recht herzlich zum Geburtstag und wünschen Dir für Dein neues Lebensjahr alles Gute.♥️ Um heute den Geburtstag des wunderbaren William Shatner zu begehen, zeigen wir euch einen Beitrag aus der Kult-Serie "Raumschiff Enterprise". Ihr seht einen Ausschnitt aus der Folge "Der Tempel des Apoll" aus dem Jahr 1967. Wir hoffen, dass euch unser Beitrag gefällt und wünschen gute Unterhaltung. Die gute alte Zeit auf Youtube: @DiegutealteZeit" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@DiegutealteZe… Die gute alte Zeit auf Whatsapp: tinyurl.com/2doq765m #WilliamShatner #Enterprise #Kult @gute_alte_zeit

The FreeBSD status report for Q4/2025 was just released. When thinking about the recently released FreeBSD 15.0 and the upcoming FreeBSD 14.4, there are a lot of interesting topics. freebsd.org/status/report-… #FreeBSD #RUNBSD

39C3 - Die Känguru Rebellion - Digital Independence Day Hervorragendes Cross Over von Mark-Uwe Kling und dem CCC. 🙏 youtu.be/t8cTQnB6leI?si… #39C3 #Känguru #Rebellion

Bob Fabry's initial BSD proposal, describing the proposed additions and changes Berkeley intends to make to 32V. archive.org/details/propos… #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RUNBSD #BSD1979

I disagree. Some of my best work is done here.

Star Trek Disco: Die oberste Direktive lautet: Tanzen! | Musikvideo youtu.be/XYoKtmYJ5YY?si… For AI generated content, just excellent. #StarTrek #DirectiveIsDance

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟭/𝟭𝟮 (Valuable News - 2026/01/12) available. vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/val… Past releases: vermaden.wordpress.com/news/ #verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

🤣 Hat tip to @chungy.

STARGATE RETURNS! Yes, it’s true.  14 years after the franchise aired its last episode (SGU’s “Gauntlet”), a new Stargate series has been greenlit by Amazon.  And it’s not a reboot or a wholesale reimagining that will wipe the slate clean on 17 seasons and some 350 hours of Stargate history.  It’s a new series that will be the perfect jumping-on point for first-time viewers while, at the same time, honoring the existing past.  And the reason for that is because this new series was created by longtime franchise veteran Martin Gero who worked on SG-1, Atlantis and Universe, writing such notable fan favorites as The Storm, The Eye, Duet, First Strike, Be All My Sins Remember’d and many more. Joining the production of the new series is Brad Wright, co-creator and co-showrunner of all that came before – Stargate SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe.  Martin has kindly offered yours truly a role on the project as well and I have happily accepted. Martin has been developing this show for a while now.  A little over a year ago, he reached out and asked “Want to read something cool?”.  That something, it turned out, was his pilot script for the new Stargate series.  Now I obviously can’t say too much about the content at this point – but I can assure you that it embraces everything that made the original Stargates so great: heart, humor, rich mythology, exploration, action, adventure, compelling/endearing characters, and that overall sense of optimism and fun that made you fall in love with Stargate. You are all in for a treat. Eventually. Now putting this production together is going to take some time even though Martin has already done a lot of the preliminary heavy lifting, writing the pilot script and series overview that details the show, its world and characters, as well as his plans for the first season and beyond.  Between now and the series premiere somewhere down the line, the writers room must be assembled, stories need to be spun, scripts written, prep started, crew hired, actors cast and, eventually, a new Stargate series produced. It will take a while but Martin shares my philosophy when it comes to dialing in the fandom, so expect to receive updates throughout the prep, production, and post process.  Concept art, behind-the-scenes photos, videos and insights, breaking news and much much more! Get ready.  We’re heading through the gate one more time. Chevron Eight is locked!

The vast power of perspective

Web Workbench v1.3.114 - buff.ly/WUmowA7 #commodore #amiga

A real-time operating system (RTOS) is defined by its ability to meet strict and predictable timing determined by worst-case latency. Traditional real-time OSes such as VxWorks, FreeRTOS, or QNX are designed from the ground up so that high-priority tasks preempt lower-priority work immediately and deterministically. In contrast, the Linux kernel was originally designed as a general-purpose operating system, prioritising fairness and throughput over priority timing. It contained non-preemptible code paths, interrupt handlers that cannot be interrupted, and locking primitives that allow priority inversion. This design made latency unpredictable under load. The PREEMPT_RT project emerged in the early 2000s to address these limitations. Over time PREEMPT_RT transformed the kernel into a system capable of much stronger timing guarantees: it progressively changed the core kernel behaviour, replacing busy-wait spinlocks with priority-inheritance mutexes, converting most interrupt handlers into preemptible kernel threads, and improving timer precision and scheduling semantics. These changes reduced worst-case latency dramatically and made the execution model much more deterministic. PREEMPT_RT was fully integrated into the mainline Linux kernel in 2024, and currently PREEMPT_RT a selectable mode at kernel compilation. When compiled with PREEMPT_RT, high-priority real-time threads can preempt almost all kernel activity, enabling Linux to behave like a real-time OS. This transforms Linux from a general-purpose OS into a platform capable of deterministic, low-latency operation suitable for industrial automation, telecommunications, audio systems, and robotics. Selected resources: realtime-linux.org/getting-starte… docs.ros.org/en/iron/p/ur_r… linkedin.com/pulse/real-tim…

OpenBSD 7.8 is out now! Check out the new features here: openbsd.org/78.html