Xavier Michelon

@xmichelo
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236 Posts
- In Switzerland.
- From France.
- Writing software for @protonmail
- Author of @beeftext
Websitehttps://michelon.ch
Xavier MichelonMay 21
Kevin BeaumontMay 20

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@ChrisShort/116606591908387955

If you want on to Microsoft's internal network, CORPNET, publish or own an existing a VSCode extension.

The Visual Studio Code Marketplace, which Microsoft own, is completely uncontrolled.

Anybody can publish an extension, it provides code execution on endpoints, extensions auto update by default, "verified" blue tick extensions just need any domain registration, and there's no endpoint security controls at all around what users can install.

VSCode is an absolute security shittip as a result.

Xavier MichelonMay 20
Geekzone.frMay 20

The Virtual OS Museum, une archive colossale de plus de 1700 systèmes d’exploitation

Dans la même veine que ce que nous avaient concocté les cinglés de eXo Projects pour les jeux vidéo, le Canadien Andrew Warkentin a pour sa part jeté son dévolu sur les systèmes d'exploitation qu'il a commencé à collectionner en 2003. Vingt-trois ans plus tard, The Virtual OS Museum compile non seulement plus de 1700 systèmes d'exploitation, mais propose également de les faire tourner…

https://www.geekzone.fr/2026/05/20/the-virtual-os-museum-une-archive-colossale-de-plus-de-1700-systemes-dexploitation/

The Virtual OS Museum, une archive colossale de plus de 1700 systèmes d'exploitation - Geekzone.fr

Dans la même veine que ce que nous avaient concocté les cinglés de eXo Projects pour les jeux vidéo, le Canadien Andrew Warkentin a pour sa part jeté son dévolu sur les systèmes d’exploitation qu’il a...

Geekzone
Xavier MichelonMar 27
Ludovic ChabantMar 26
I’m really enjoying Ars Technica’s “War Stories” from classic game developers. Here’s Jordan Mechner explaining how the game design of “Prince of Persia” was influenced by the Apple II’s memory limitations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw0VfmXKq54
How Prince of Persia Defeated Apple II's Memory Limitations | War Stories | Ars Technica

YouTube
Xavier MichelonMar 26
ProtonMar 24

Google has known about a bug that breaks VPN apps for 7 months, leaving users exposed with no warning or error, just a VPN app that stopped working in the background.

If you're using ANY VPN on Android, you can help us by getting Google's attention to fix it.

We first reported this bug to Google in September 2025.

Others like @mullvadnet and Wireguard reported it even earlier, in August.

Google's response? "I don't see anything unusual."

Here's what's actually happening ⤵️

Xavier MichelonMar 17
Ludovic ChabantMar 17
Firefly and Serenity were good. Buffy was good. I don’t need reboots or sequels or whatever. What I’d rather have are original and diverse new premises and stories. In the meantime, I’ll be watching old stuff I missed.
Xavier MichelonMar 17
Show threadGary Feb 22

@iju @codinghorror @Gargron yeah, streaming (as opposed to 4k Blu-ray) has effectively made 4k TVs pointless. They mostly target 15mb/s and most of the detail is lost. Same goes for the Dolby Vision dynamic HDR profiles they use for streaming.

Stick a high bitrate Blu-ray of a decent film transfer on a well calibrated display and you’ll be blown away, though.

Xavier MichelonFeb 15
https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/in-a-blind-test-audiophiles-couldnt-tell-the-difference-between-audio-signals-sent-through-copper-wire-a-banana-or-wet-mud-the-mud-should-sound-perfectly-awful-but-it-doesnt-notes-the-experiment-creator
In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator

Who knew listening to a banana sounded so good?

Tom's Hardware
Xavier MichelonFeb 2

Congratulations to my colleagues in the Engineering Transformation team at Proton. This new architecture lays solid foundations for the future iterations of Proton products, and not just on mobile.

Next in line: Calendar.

https://proton.me/fr/blog/next-generation-proton-mail-mobile-apps

Next-generation Proton Mail mobile apps: more than meets the eye | Proton

Proton Mail’s next-generation iOS and Android apps were rebuilt from the ground up. Here’s why we did it and what it changes for users.

Proton
Xavier MichelonFeb 2
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/
Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers | Notepad++

Xavier MichelonJan 28
YannJan 28

Tiens, ce matin "Vous écoutez le jeu vidéo" est le troisième podcast jeu vidéo sur Apple Podcasts en Suisse ; derrière deux émissions en suisse-allemand !

Merci pour votre accueil, dans mon pays et partout dans le monde !