Hanno Rein

@hannorein
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#Astrophysics Professor at the University of #Toronto, Minor Planet 12249, #UTSC, #UofT, developer of the several #iOS apps, #pilot, #cycling, #climbing, #running, #Egyptology, #woodworking, #astrodon.
Websitehttps://hanno-rein.de
Exoplanet Apphttps://exoplanetapp.com
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1927-731X
GitHubhttps://github.com/hannorein
Hanno Rein3h ago
Mike 1d ago

Another reason to hate #Apple We're seeing more 2018+ MacBook Pro/Air donations — but Apple's T2 chip means even after iCloud sign-out and reset, the firmware stays locked to the original account.

Without donor contact, these machines are useless. :(

I've upcycled ~1,000 older Macs, but T2 era machines will end that. It's controlling, creates e-waste, and will only get worse. #righttorepair matters — Apple couldn't care less.

Hanno Rein4h ago
Tony Finch4h ago

from my link log —

SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes.

https://xorvoid.com/sectorc.html

saved 2023-05-29 https://dotat.at/:/CQDLU.html

xorvoid

Hanno Rein1d ago
Meg Schwamb1d ago
Is Mercury not a planet either now? Neat AAS Rsearch Note showing that solar effects are actually more efficient at clearing Mercury's orbit https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/ae5e75
Mercury: A Planet by Solar Proxy?

Mercury: A Planet by Solar Proxy?, Lin, Hsing Wen, Sie, Zong-Fu

Hanno Rein2d ago

New long-read article about light pollution and overcrowding low Earth orbit with satellites:

"This will limit our access to space forever," says Hanno Rein.

https://www.cnet.com/science/space/features/satellite-overcrowding-space-junk-low-earth-orbit-starlink/

We're Hooked on Satellites. It Could Blow Up in Our Faces

With 15,000 satellites crowding the sky and hundreds of thousands more planned, we may soon have a cataclysmic mess overhead.

CNET
Show threadHanno Rein2d ago

And to top it off, MacOS now refuses to let me open my document with the old version of Pages. Because apparently the document can contain malware. IT'S A DOCUMENT. AND I WANT TO OPEN IT WITH YOUR OWN SOFTWARE.

😡 #enshittification

Hanno Rein2d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@iceoutbot/116404952075169859

I see cracks! Some progress...

Hanno Rein3d ago
Seriously, #Apple? I mean, I wasn't a huge fan of the old Pages UI but who on Earth thought that the new UI is any better? Fewer buttons, less of the actual content visible, and of course, you guessed it, a much more prominent AI button nobody asked for. #enshittification
Hanno Rein3d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tom7/116400371274962195

I love Tom Murphy's new video! I also really didn't want to encrypt my website. There is nothing secret on there. I gave in eventually. But Tom's approach is much better!

Show threadHanno Rein3d ago
And resubmitted!
Hanno Rein4d ago
Got a helpful referee report for a change!