“I do not consider it my place to tell you what to do or how to play. I'm quite willing to let my opinions be heard (if I think the band is making beautiful progress or a heaving mistake, I consider it part of my job to tell them) but if the band decides to pursue something, I'll see that it gets done.“

https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/nirvana

Post every thought like it might be your last. An instant classic:

https://bsky.app/profile/electricalwsop.bsky.social/post/3krvwz6hvxa26

RIP, Steve Albini

Just reminding folks that this is still active and your chances are very good if you have a strong application 😉

If you’re new to this world and are looking to get to PSU, please apply!

https://www.macadmins.org/news/2024/4/28/2024-community-and-conference-grant-for-mac-admins-at-penn-state-university

#macOS #macadmins #macAdmin #conference

#TIL stop signs shaped like octagons were invented in Mississippi in 1923 because someone thought that the more sides a shape had, the higher a danger level it invoked.
A triangle has the fewest number of sides, so it's just a warning.
A square has 4 sides, so it ups the warning level a little.
An octagon has 8 sides, so that's the warning that says Stop Right Where You Are Because Horrors Shall Ensue.

I'm assuming that if we ever see a >8-sided sign, it means #Cthulhu has arrived.

the practice many browsers have adopted of truncating URLs in the address bar to the hostname is emblematic of the decline and commercially driven infantilization of the web.

understanding URLs — their roles and the ways and whys of how they are constructed — was an elementary skill of the original view-source web.

hiding complete URLs encourages people to become ignorant consumers of mysterious information services, rather than informed participants in a public forum.