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This week's #TBT project pays homage to '70s computing! Phil Tipping's PlasMa simulates a mini/mainframe system in an ATmega2560-equipped, desktop-sized box containing real lights and switches: philizound.co.uk/plasma/plasma.…

@androidcentral Me: Ooooh! I think I'll get one! Also me: [sees $2,899 price] Also also me: ;(

Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold is making a comeback, but this restock might be your last chance to grab it. Full story below!

@Dinosn Other apps have a similar problem. Signal leaks chats through task switcher even when locked. I reported it ages ago; no response from @signalapp

Google Password Manager leaks cleartext passwords via Task Switcher. Google says "Won't Fix", German BSI says "Vulnerability". drive.google.com/file/d/1PTGKRp…

@scievision369 Your graphic does not match your text.

Surprising Math Coincidence ✍️ Pi is the well-known number related to circles, roughly equal to 3.14. e is another important constant used in growth and calculus, about 2.72. These two numbers do not have a direct relationship. However, when you raise pi to the 32nd power by multiplying it by itself 32 times and then divide that result by e raised to the 23rd power, something surprising happens. The final value is about 9.9998, which is very close to the simple round number 10, missing it by only a tiny fraction of 0.0002. This near-perfect match feels almost magical because there is no clear reason why these unrelated constants should combine so neatly with these specific exponents. It is not exactly equal to 10, but the closeness is remarkable and serves as a fun mathematical coincidence, showing how pi and e can unexpectedly come together to create a clean number.

@WindowsLatest E.g., x.com/OSRDrivers/sta…

@WindowsLatest "Thankfully, Microsoft is now aware ...." Think about that. M$ was *always* "aware" that it was banning devs. And as for the "it's the devs' fault", there have been too many posts from too many devs swearing that they did everything asked of them for that story to hold water.

Microsoft has allegedly suspended Windows developer accounts with no warning. This issue affects popular tools like VeraCrypt, WireGuard, WindScribe, and others. Thankfully, Microsoft is now aware, and it's actively investigating the root cause.

@OSRDrivers @Microsoft is not a serious company. @Windows is not a serious OS.

After 30+ years of signing windows drivers, we have been locked out of driver signing like many other companies. In a word, the disrespect and disregard with which MSFT is treating IHVs and ISVs is stunning. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s because we didn’t read our emails or submit the right verification paperwork. Cuz we did all that back in October. And this month, we were suddenly and without any warning locked out. Support said they’d “do their best” to let us know “within 90 days” if we’re good enough to get back on. In the meantime, many thousands of desktops and instruments are not being updated, cuz we can’t sign drivers. Awesome job, Microsoft. Thanks.

@EdgeSecurity @Microsoft @Microsoft is not a serious company. @Windows is not a serious OS.

WireGuard has some big updates ready to go on Windows, our first on the platform in nearly 4 years. We've done some nice modernizations and improvements, fixed bugs, added features, updated the toolchain, and more. But our release is currently blocked by @Microsoft. The recent thread on Hacker News encouraged me to write this up, rather than just grumbling to myself privately about it as I have the last two weeks. I logged in to get the WireGuardNT driver signed -- a necessary step for driver authors -- and was greeted by this vague message that the account has been suspended. Looking further into it, it seems like they instituted an identity verification policy, didn't notify me about it, and then I guess they suspended accounts who didn't do the verification. So of course I did the ID card verification immediately, but now an appeal is necessary. The appeals process requires filing a support ticket, but filing a support ticket requires a non-suspended account... Catch-22, eventually resolved by filing one through Azure and getting it rerouted to the right department. That was two weeks ago. Now they've told me there's a 60 day appeal review period. Wish us luck! It's a little crazy, because what if there was some critical ring 0 RCE vuln that was being exploited in the wild and that needed to be patched immediately? (Just hypothetical; there isn't.) In that case, telling users "sorry, you've got to wait 60 days" would be sort of bad. And users of WireGuard for Windows are also Microsoft Windows users, so I can't see how this is good for Microsoft either. I think it must just be a case of bureaucracy gone slightly off the rails. Happens. If any Microsofters are able to make this take not-sixty-days, please do get in touch.

934 MHz: When The Government Really Doesn’t Want You To Have CB ift.tt/4rVI1cM

@2Communications And then some guys claimed it was theirs, staked a flag in it, and sold a bunch of it.

Jon Postel was instrumental in the development of packet radio and digital experimentation, which were crucial for the evolution of the Internet. In 1981, Postel made a remarkable decision: he assigned the entire 44.0.0.0/8 Class A network to amateur radio.

@tomwarren @Microsoft is not a serious company. @Windows is not a serious OS.

NASA’s mission to orbit the Moon is being interrupted by Outlook (New) and Outlook (classic) both refusing to open 😂

@PatrickHeizer x.com/NIST/status/20…

The NIST is a national treasure; we need more of everything they're working on. In addition to the stone wall test, they: -produced the standard peanut butter -actively manage and study a free-roaming deer herd on campus -invented a "quantum logic clock" that is 37x more accurate than the old international standard -are already working on post-quantum cryptography -have a clone of Issac Newton's apple on campus -operate one of the largest neutron research labs in the world -helped redefine the kilogram in 2019 Plus dozens and dozens of other projects.

Accurate temperature sensing is essential for ensuring reliability and performance in modern electronic systems. Amphenol’s RTS ring terminal temperature sensors offer a practical solution for surface temperature measurement, combining ease of installation with dependable performance. Designed for direct mounting, they enable efficient thermal monitoring in a wide range of applications. This article highlights how these sensors support better thermal management and system protection in demanding environments. If you're working on electronics where temperature matters, this is worth a closer look. Read the full article: elektormagazine.com/news/amphenol-…

@theragetech Only an April Fool believes the UK can be fixed. Governments are made of men, so they necessasrily tend to corruption. Fair elections, free speech, border control, and self defense are the pillars of freedom, and the UK has abandon all four. They're past the point of no return.

🚨NEW: 4CHAN LAWYERS INTRODUCE BRITISH FIRST AMENDMENT 4Chan lawyers have been trolling Ofcom over fines imposed under the UK's Online Safety Act. Now, they mean business: by introducing the UK Free Speech Act. “In a free society, fools, bigots, and assholes get to speak and remain free men. That is not the price of liberty. It is liberty, and the rest of us get it too,” says 4Chan lawyer @prestonjbyrne The UK has made over 12,000 arrests for online posts since 2023, more than 30 arrests per day. The Bill would introduce similar protections to the US First Amendment, additionally explicitly prohibiting essential service providers, such as banks and payment processors, from withholding or refusing services based on free expression.

Introducing the QuirkyQRP Zero Feng Thirty Tactical Light Rail Adapter. Mount your Baofeng UV-5R Ham Radio to anything with a picatinny rail. There’s nothing more ham tactical than strapping a Beofeng to a pew pew bang bang boom stick. quirkyqrphamradios.etsy.com/listing/448111… #HamHarder

@ttensan2nd @Microsoft is not a serious company. @Windows is not a serious OS.

microsoft　AIで開発できるようになったからと開発者を大量リストラ ↓ WindowsUpdateで配布されるパッチの不具合が目立つようになる ↓ microsoft「品質改善宣言」 ↓ 3月23日に配布した定例パッチのパッチにも不具合が ↓ 3月26日にプレビューパッチを公開するも不具合がひどく1日で撤回 ↓ 3月31日にさらにパッチのパッチを配布 品質改善とはいったい……うごごごご！！

@Truephilology @grahamscheper Didn't Moe want Amanda Love?

@grahamscheper If a woman deserves to be loved, she can be named "Amanda."

There’s a cool feature in Latin, the gerundive, which is a verbal adjective implying that something should/must happen. A few of them survive into English words: If someone should be revered, they are “reverend”. If something must be cut away, it is a “dividend”. My favorite: if a story is so good that it simply must be read by everyone, it is “legend”! Latin reverendus/a, dividendum, and legenda. Pretty cool that what is sometimes a difficult concept for Latin learners is actually present in English, albeit rarely. Do let me know if there are any good ones I’ve missed.

@windowsinsider @Microsoft is not a serious company. @Windows is not a serious OS.

Our commitment to Windows quality aka.ms/WindowsQuality…

@WindowsLatest @Microsoft is not a serious company. @Windows is not a serious OS.

It's happening! Here's your first look at a movable taskbar in Windows 11, coming soon. You'll be able to move and resize the taskbar on Windows 11, just like you did on Windows 10! It's still in internal testing, and to be clear, this video is from a virtual machine, which is why it might feel slow. Also, Microsoft won't use the right-click menu we're seeing in the video; it's only being used to quickly debug the feature. What else do you want Microsoft to improve in Windows 11? 👇