My IBM 5155 will be 40 years old by June this year. Works like a charm. Wonder how many of today's computers will work 40 years from now. Certainly quality has not improved in the previous 40 years...
Sergio Aguayo
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Enron HubbardFolks remembering #AaronSwartz today - remember that he was moving publicly-funded research out from behind a paywall.
Then remember the only reason the case went forward is because federal prosecutors, specifically Carmen Ortiz and Stephen Heymann, wanted to make an example of him.
“Theft is theft, and it doesn’t matter if you use a crowbar or a computer” were Heymann’s words at the time.
Notice how federal prosecutors aren’t bullying Sam Altman for the wholesale theft of content network-wide, to build a machine that spews bullshit and further destroys our ability to determine the truth?
It’s because he’s doing it for private profit, while Aaron worked for the public good.
Never let yourself be tricked into believing the legal system is a justice system.
Ragnar Heiðar ÞrastarsonNight-time helicopter flight with The Icelandic Coast Guard gathering info and estimating the extent of the lava field in the early phase of this eruption.
John OverholtIn 1948, the University of Manchester photographed its groundbreaking Mark I computer for a photocomposite stitched together from 20 separate shots. A newly restored image from the best surviving original materials of each shot reveals a wealth of detail that’s been lost over the years. https://rylandscollections.com/2023/06/21/a-new-view-of-the-manchester-computer/
Studio 8502 
I don't give fuck the first if this costs me sales. Fuck'em, let them riot if they want. It's my product, I'll put what the fuck I like on it.
Lukasz OlejnikSecurity/cryptography analysis of Threema end-to-end instant messenger. Interesting insight for anybody designing modern security infrastructure. "Using modern, secure libraries for cryptographic primitives does not on its own lead to a secure protocol design" https://breakingthe3ma.app/files/Threema-PST22.pdf
