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I’ve just noticed that wttr.in has 30k stars on GitHub now. Not bad at all. Thanks for using it!

@MsDOSClub 2400bps. No pages - just BBS.

Nos acaba de llegar este módem. Tenía la asombrosa velocidad de transferencia de datos de 28800 bps (la mitad para FAX). ¿Recuerdas la velocidad de tu primer módem? ¿Y las páginas que visitabas?

There's nothing like celebrating Father's Day with your children, grand kids and great grandsons! I hope you all had a wonderful day. My best, Bill

@brockpierson Once every 4 hours if I remember right.

Did you EVER defrag your hard drive even once back in the day?

@DocMike65 @fswlinux Grok agreed 👍

I would love to agree but the Arch User Repository is a major security threat for Linux users, especially for inexperiences ones, who are trying out a lot of things and cannot read through the scripts. It is also a threat for the reputation of Linux itself. Therefore I recommend NOT to use Arch, unless they have found a way to make the AUR safe.

Just use Linux. The distro is just preference.

Did you ever use MS-DOS? What's the first game or program you remember running on it?

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@c0defenix uMRC - 4TW!

Latest uMRC is out now: github.com/codefenix-dev/… #MRC #MultiRelayChat #BBS

ConChaos BBS will be offline until at least Saturday. Modem is fried and had to order a new one from our ISP. Apologies to our regular callers; we'll be back online as soon as possible.

@davepl1968 Does (2) include bring back a 32bit version?

If Microsoft made me CEO? 1) I would issue a Windows Pro SKU that lacked any upsells, bloatware, monetization, coercion of defaults, or unnecessary telemetry. It would be an annual license, enforced by activation. 2) Double down on gaming and backward compatibility as the killer advantage, which ensures PCs remain relevant in the homes and thus minds of decision makers. 3) I'd open-source portions of the Windows shell, WinUI components, utilities, and file system tools (similar to how they open-sourced parts of .NET and VS Code). Let the community fix the jank. 4) Then I'd make bash the default shell one day because I'd had too many Long Islands at lunch.

Moebius² ANSI editor is at it again. To recap this weekend Moebius² has added Ctrl-A / Synchronet .MSG support, view ANSI packs from the 16c website, layering support, view .icy files, TheDraw font support and now ANSI Animation. Amazing work 👏 The latest Linux - Mac - Win version can be found here: github.com/christiansacks…

@KungFuWorld78 youtube.com/watch?v=gmOYlg…

Cynthia Rothrock vs Richard Norton - The Magic Crysta (1986)

@tecmint firewalled :(

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Chuck Forsberg Interview: archive.org/details/200305…

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Linux users are fighting new United States laws that require computers to ask for your age and share it with apps to keep kids safe online. The laws were made for big companies like Apple and Google but they cause big problems for Linux because it is free open software built by volunteers who care about privacy and freedom. System76 won a special rule in Colorado to skip this, while groups like MX Linux say no and some people have made tools to avoid the age check completely.

@TheGoldenDays Worse.

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