Rarely is anyone thanked for the work they did to prevent the disaster that didn't happen.

— Mikko Hypponen

#quality #security

For people who grew up with Windows XP...

Windows XP wallpaper in 1996 vs 2025

#retrocomputing

There is a Comic Sans MS-influenced monospace font and I think you should know that: https://dtinth.github.io/comic-mono-font/

i did not know about the hand signal for help me, and my stupid ass thought she was flirting.

The Signal for Help (or the Violence at Home Signal for Help) is a single-handed gesture that can be used over a video call or in person by an individual to alert others that they feel threatened and need help.[1] Originally, the signal was created as a tool to combat the rise in domestic violence cases around the world linked to self-isolation measures that were related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The signal is performed by holding one hand up with the thumb tucked into the palm, then folding the four other fingers down, symbolically trapping the thumb by the rest of the fingers.[3] It was designed intentionally as a single continuous hand movement, rather than a sign held in one position, so it could be made easily visible.

The Signal for Help was created by the Canadian Women's Foundation and introduced on April 14, 2020.[4] It soon spread via the TikTok social video platform and was adopted by the international Women's Funding Network (WFN). It received widespread praise from Canadian[5] and international[6][7] news organizations for helping provide a modern solution to the issue of a rise in domestic violence cases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_for_Help

Avignon-Prozess: Gisèle Pelicot erhält Verdienstorden der französischen Ehrenlegion | DIE ZEIT

Damit diese Nachricht nicht in all dem Lärm dieser Tage untergeht, wäre es toll, wenn ihr sie boostet.

https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/2025-07/gisele-pelicot-verdienstorden-ehrenlegion-frankreich

#feminismus

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CP/M Creator Gary Kildall's Memoirs Released as Free Download

Link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/cpm-creator-gary-kildalls-memoirs-released-as-free-download
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44603066