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Re:The Curse of Soldered RAM on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @08:00AM (#50257838)
mind 'low-level' was once a procedure via the debug.exe
Re:I tried to move my notes out of Emacs. I failed. Again on Saturday October 10, 2026 @06:08AM (#50031344)
Same happened with me, but with vim (I know emacs org mode is epic, but too much for me), I moved a quite large markdown file (I have even disk catalogues from .. ancient years) to a lot of platforms : SQLite, treeline, treeview, cherryTree plus more I don't remember now.. back to vim (with some Plugins like tablemode and folds) after all, it's a text file anyway that can be opened with any darn platform out there..
Re:Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7? on Friday October 09, 2026 @04:34AM (#50017692)
miniflux RSS , on the "free" google compute engine, it's great for this.
Re:La Cueva BBS in Mexico in 1993 (session replay) on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @04:25AM (#49989859)
hm...lots of pr0n gifs there .. ahahah was typical on BBSs back in time.. (too fast anyway)
Re:Celebrating the 100th birthday of the kidney donated to him as a te... on Monday October 05, 2026 @10:51AM (#49965648)
Congrats to him! I'm at my 90th anniversary (30+ years post-transplant), and it's been a bumpy road. The meds we take are nephrotoxic, and I've had my share of issues. To stay sane, I try to keep my mind off the transplant (retro-systems and so on..), take my daily meds, and keep moving forward.
Re:Shattered skeleton is first confirmed death from trebuchet on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @03:40AM (#49342639)
more likely "...a furlong and more" ... no meters that time :}
Re:Reviving a 15-year-old netbook with Arch Linux on Saturday July 18, 2026 @07:43AM (#48957155)
yes, some tablets (eg Dell Venue), real pita there..
Re:Experience: We found a baby on the subway – now he's our 26-year-ol... on Saturday May 23, 2026 @06:41AM (#48246535)
Or just toggle JS on their site mate
Re:Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kern... on Thursday May 14, 2026 @03:54AM (#48132351)
hello! hello! I was mainly admin and COBOL dev with them (I wish I kept the collection of the manuals and PRGs, alas when no space..), bitsavers have a quite collection (incl a virtualbox HDD) if you are interested!
Re:L123: A Lotus 1-2-3–style terminal spreadsheet with modern Excel co... on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @11:50AM (#47936174)
yea visidata light years , I still use 123R2 runs fine under msdos runner - old version I know but I have a hack of addins :}
Re:Can you get root with only a cigarette lighter? (2024) on Monday March 23, 2026 @04:42AM (#47486808)
also free arcade credits :}
Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output language on Thursday March 19, 2026 @02:55PM (#47444147)
input: total idiot

output: A professional with a unique approach to problem-solving who offers significant opportunities for team growth and mentorship.

Re:$3 ChromeOS Flex stick will revive old and outdated computers on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @01:29PM (#47338534)
Win11 IoT ;-)
Re:Bye Bye Gmail on Sunday January 25, 2026 @06:50AM (#46753259)
no idea, do they really read any darn email on storage, or just when you use their webmail/android app?
Re:Bye Bye Gmail on Saturday January 24, 2026 @02:52PM (#46747017)
you can use your gmail on zoho, they have some low cost plans
Re:Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Win... on Saturday January 10, 2026 @01:33PM (#46568541)
you guys def have no idea about LTSC...
Re:Man shocks doctors with 254/150 blood pressure, stroke from energy ... on Saturday December 13, 2025 @07:09AM (#46254017)
I know a guy that used to drunk a lot of frappe[0], more than 10-15/day IIRC, so friggin addicted till the day he had a seizure while driving...

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frapp%C3%A9_coffee

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