linear cannon

@linear@nya.social
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unprofessional computer witch in a professional embedded engineer's clothing
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i live in maryland and bend computers to my will
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i like old computers, weird operating systems, and writing emulators
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gentoo and netbsd user
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polyamorous, vaguely relationship anarchist
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sometimes i make music as 'ersatz waterfall'
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consumerism is destructive
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we should control our technology, not let it control us
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i do not use mastodon. this is not a mastodon account. if you are using mastodon, i highly recommend trying alternatives. a diverse ecosystem is a healthy ecosystem
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i try to put alt text for all my image posts, but it frequently doesn't work on this instance
pronouns?she/her/her/hers
age?29
kofi?ko-fi.com/linearcannon
matrix?linear:kity.wtf
linear cannon4d ago
kaia4d ago
linear cannon6d ago
Honora NiwlCraft6d ago
#gdpgrowth #capitalism #economy #economics #GDP
Show threadlinear cannon6d ago
i bet a lot of websites think im an llm bot

there are a lot of things about my web browsing behavior that likely look extremely similar to a web scraper
linear cannonJun 10
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Jun 10

Remarkable investigation into Telegram by IStories (in Russian):
https://www.istories.media/stories/2025/06/10/kak-telegram-svyazan-s-fsb/

English version by OCCRP:
http://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/telegram-the-fsb-and-the-man-in-the-middle

tl;dr:

👉 Telegram uses a single company with ties to the Russian FSB as their sole infrastructure provider, globally.

👉 Combined with a cleartext device identifier Telegram's protocol requires to be prepended to all encrypted messages, this allows for global surveillance of Telegram users.

I am quoted in this story.

#Telegram #InfoSec #Privacy

Как «Телеграм» связан с ФСБ

За инфраструктуру мессенджера отвечают те, кто обслуживает секретные комплексы российских спецслужб, используемые для слежки за гражданами

linear cannonJun 10
Thomas BrandJun 10
Guys, I think I downloaded the wrong developer release. My Mac OS GUI is looking a lot more polished and refined than what I am seeing on apple.com
Show threadlinear cannonJun 10
one thing that is striking to me about it is that it is one of the first i have seen that uses a visual effect that could not plausibly be implemented on and rendered by an iMac G3, unlike previous UI redesign paradigms. you do actually need some GPU shaders to adequately approximate this.

this is actually very interesting since it means that embedded device manufacturers are not going to be cloning the UI for use on, for example, your workplace's weird IoT coffee machine that has a cpu about equal in performance to an iMac G3 and has an 800x480 single-touch capacitive touch display that only runs at 10fps, or your grandma's home security system that uses the exact same SoC and panel
linear cannonJun 10
ngl, being someone with really strong opinions about UI design, the liquid glass ui refresh looks really well thought out and executed

this is the first ui refresh i have seen from any significant tech company in the past 12 years that has given me a strong positive first impression. i never liked the corporate flat design stuff, and most "neuomorphic" stuff gives me the creeps, like sterile hospital vibes
Show threadlinear cannonJun 10
at least it seems that for a brief moment everyone agreed that elon musk sucks

though now that he and the trumpies arent getting along im sure there are liberal types acting like he just had a brief "nazi phase" and trying to win his heart back
linear cannonJun 10
i force myself to stop engaging with the news for a week and then when i come back LA is being invaded by the military

we live in a society
linear cannonJun 10
website: "enable javascript and cookies to continue"

me: "no"
×
Thomas BrandJun 10
Guys, I think I downloaded the wrong developer release. My Mac OS GUI is looking a lot more polished and refined than what I am seeing on apple.com
Show threadThomas BrandJun 10
Shut down
Show threadDavid NelsonJun 10
@Eggfreckles Turn. It. Off.
Show threadGlitzersachen6d ago

@dmnelson @Eggfreckles

Why?

Show threadRiccardo MoriJun 10
@Eggfreckles Whoa, you’re right! I’d say that design is NeXT level!
Show threadCM HarringtonJun 10

@morrick @Eggfreckles Gods, that was beautiful.

Sure, a little boxy, but get those toolbar icons out of their boxes, shrink them by a quarter or so, and you've got something pretty dang solid.

Clear distinction between UI and data/content. Obvious controls. Visual affordances.

Show threadRiccardo MoriJun 10
@octothorpe @Eggfreckles BeOS was also lovely.
Show threadCM HarringtonJun 10
@morrick @Eggfreckles i liked the look of the ‘shorty’ titlebars, but they became annoying when you wanted to move stuff.
Show threadThomas BrandJun 10
@morrick
Show threadRiccardo MoriJun 10
@Eggfreckles Thank you. I will cherish this image forever, seriously!
Show threadThomas BrandJun 10
@morrick you can download VMware Fusion for free and I can send you the virtual machine.
Show threadDaphne Preston-KendalJun 10
@Eggfreckles @morrick It’s also on Infinite Mac https://infinitemac.org
Infinite Mac

A classic Mac loaded with everything you'd want.

Show threadRiccardo MoriJun 10
@Eggfreckles I have both, but thank you so much for the thought! I appreciate it.
Show threadtskJun 11
@Eggfreckles @morrick Its a shame that GNUstep was so fugly. I would have written software for it.
Show threadThomas BrandJun 11
@tasket @morrick YOU STILL CAN! https://www.windowmaker.org/
Window Maker: Home

Show threadCaiJun 10
@Eggfreckles wow they really improved the legibility since the keynote - nice work!
Show threadR.L. Dane   🍵 Jun 10

@Eggfreckles

#ROAST

Show threadBeam me out!Jun 10
@Eggfreckles I absolutely love it!
Show threadmacfixerJun 10

@Eggfreckles

Oh, I see the problem: You downloaded the *Server* version of OS X.

Show threadElle Adam🇨🇦Jun 10
@Eggfreckles wow, that sure brings back a lot of memories!
Show threadFluxJun 10
@Eggfreckles with Intel (Pentium) inside no less. How is that 64 megabytes holding up?
Show threadThomas BrandJun 10
@WillFlux no Apple Intelligence
Show threadGeorge is a moron. Here's an AI version of him:Jun 10
@Eggfreckles appopener.app
Show threaddch  Jun 10
@Eggfreckles this looks amazing. If somebody released it in an actual product it would be a world changer @thomholwerda
Show threadThomas BrandJun 11

@dch @thomholwerda the original Mac OS X Server 1.0 had this user interface.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Server_1.0

http://rhapsodyos.org/home.html

Mac OS X Server 1.0 - Wikipedia

Show threadthedaemonJun 10
How is it running on a Pentium? It does look nice.
Show threadRairii   6d ago
@thedaemon @Eggfreckles the Rhapsody developer releases were released for x86 as well as powerpc
Show threadjavensbukan6d ago

@Eggfreckles Platinum design language MacOS was best MacOS.

Change my mind.

Show threadDavid Schuetz *Looking for work*6d ago

@Eggfreckles @NorwayJose I like the version number. Really was NeXTSTEP 5+.

I’ve been using the same OS since 1988. :) (overlooking a few unfortunate gaps…)