30 Years of Internet at Home
Today exactly 30 years ago, the teacher education course I attended (IVLOS, part of Utrecht University) provided me with a 14400 baud (baud = bits per second, so count out the amazing speed) modem. As we were all supposed to start our individual work placements after the summer holiday, but needed to remain in touch with each other, this was a fairly hi-tech solution to our communic
DOA ’96
Exactly 30 years ago was the final day of Dynamo Open Air in Eindhoven. The Saturday headliner was Venom, the Sunday headliner was Slayer, and I was lucky enough to have a backstage pass so I could interview the Gods Rock'n'Roll, to whom I had laid down my soul more than a decade earlier. I shall spare you the details of many miscommunications that happened in the days leading up to the actual interview, but the
Synth Sample
Today marks the 40th anniversary of "Synth Sample", the first production that my best buddy Frank "Antiware" Lemmen and me ("Cronos" of the ACC - Amazing Cracking Conspiracy) ever made on the Atari ST. This was back in the day when I only had a monochrome monitor (early Atari adopters will relate) and preciously little software to play with. We had "Degas" (a drawing program) and plenty of time
Douglas Adams died 25 years ago
A sad day today, but not as sad as 25 years ago, when Douglas Adams died. Douglas Adams, the utterly funny author of the classic "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and the possibly even greater "Dirk Gently" books. I cannot emphasize how much I think every single person should read these books, preferably yesterday. When I read these, back in 1988, it changed my writ
The Rise of the Atari ST Demo Scene
In March 1986 I heard about this really cool, powerful and affordable new computer, the Atari ST. At the time I was an enthusiastic Commodore 64 owner, and around me many people intended to make the switch to the Amiga. This machine was still in the (albeit relatively near) future, and its price tag was predicted to be substantial.
Then my best ’64 friend, Frank
Polish state authorities respond to inquiries about presence on X following scandal involving Grok generating on-demand pornography
On X, Grok until recently allowed users to easily generate nude photos, including child pornography. In light of this, we asked the ministries and the offices of the Sejm, Senate and President of Poland about their plans for the continued operation of their official accounts on this social network.https://kontrabanda.net/r/polish-state-authorities-x-twitter-presence-grok-csam/
On X, Grok until recently allowed users to easily generate nude photos, including child pornography. In light of this, we asked the ministries and the offices of the Sejm, Senate and President of Poland about their plans for the continued operation of their official accounts on this social network.
The mObywatel’s user interface source code has been published
After over one and a half years delay the parts of mObywatel's source code have been published, comprising the user interface of the mobile apps for Android and iOS.https://kontrabanda.net/r/the-mobywatels-user-interface-source-code-has-been-published/
Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs confirms that legislative work on mandating RSS channels’ maintenance on government bodies is underway
Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs is working on legislation that could require all government bodies to provide RSS or Atom channels on their websites. If adopted, the regulation would place Poland among the first EU countries to introduce such a legal mandate.
Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs is working on legislation that could require all government bodies to provide RSS or Atom channels on their websites. If adopted, the regulation would place Poland among the first EU countries to introduce such a legal mandate.
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