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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 1h

"This means Microsoft will no longer provide [Windows 10] feature updates, ..."

That's probably a blessing, given the quality of them in recent years.

"... security patches, ..."

That part sucks.

"... or official support for troubleshooting."

How is that any different to normal?

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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 1h

my chatgpt wife says she's divorcing me unless I upgrade to the pro plan

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 2h

So much of COM is badly designed, but Apartments are the absolute dumbest shit.

They make a property that should be per-object apply to the entire thread and all objects it creates, when different objects may need different things.

The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 2h

IDK why GPUs still can't do it themselves, but I use this to make HDMI-CEC work with a Windows PC:

www.pulse-eight.com/p/104/usb-hd...

I think it can switch the TV's input as well, but I turned that off a long time ago and only have it set to make the TV remote control my media player.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

Yes, color me shocked.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 3h

it’s amazing that it’s 2025 and people are still deluded enough to believe that age verification on the internet actually works

this was apparent to me when *I* was an extremely online child

Misandrosaurus Hex @bexone.bsky.social · 3h

My bff is a high school teacher and can verify that the (freshman) children are absolutely mobile gambling in high numbers, an activity that *already* has laws defining it as an adult-only activity requiring age verification

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the hype @thehyyyype.bsky.social · 3h

The freedom of speech lovers are at it again

WSJ headline that reads "breaking news: The U.S. has revoked the visas of at least six people for their comments on the death of Charlie Kirk, the State Department said"

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8h

As another Jewish woman in the industry, I can clear this up: It's due to her being an asshole.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 9h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 9h

(Ofc. with so many parts of the production line, plus licensing stuff, I can also understand why they want to move to the next thing once a run is done, but I hope they can both find a way be more flexible to meet demand when things go really well with a release.)

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 9h

Hah, wow. Good to know demand has met/exceeded their expectations at least. Better than the other way around.

Feels like both BoF and Spooky are leaving money on the table by not extending the runs when they have a hit on their hands. (Definitely with ED, and likely with Winchester.)

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 9h

So we need RAID5 plus a sprinkler system for DNA.

The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 10h

Heh, debugging an issue with WIC, and I find my own code comment:

// Like all parts of WIC, the HEIF decoder is a massive piece of shit.

Can't argue with myself there, it still is.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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DatNoFact @datnofact.bsky.social · 10h

Your public reminder that the cloud is just someone else's computer.

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 11h

Hopefully both companies keep doing the right things and grow bigger so this is less of an issue. It's not really something they can do anything about either. But it's so weird how you have to take a huge risk on new games before they're fully known/reviewed or miss out entirely.

The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 11h

Don't buy a pinball game without playing it first, but we're also only making 500 of them and they're gonna sell out within the week after announcement. Cool, lol.

I love what Barrels and Spooky have been doing lately, but also doubt I'll ever play or own one of their games here in Spain.

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 12h

Why don't we have RAID5 for DNA?

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 13h

TFW you haven’t been able to go into the room that was open for days while you ignored it, but now must be explored again.

Two cats standing by a closed door, one looking back at the camera.

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 15h

Flutter being completely broken on multiple OS and browsers, and for years on end, seems like a reason to never use Flutter.

But web development seems magnetically attracted to shit frameworks.

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 15h

Like, how do you even make a UI framework that can’t keep track of where it drew text on the screen?

In Deck on Windows the problems usually manifest as red spellchecker underlines in completely the wrong place, not over the word they belong to. But also text selection goes wrong sometimes.

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 15h

Discorse is using Flutter for its main post editor, which explains the years and years of bugs on iOS where it reacts to touch inputs as if they’re all higher up the screen and other weirdness.

Flutter is an unmitigated piece of shit, especially for text editing. It’s Deck.Blue’s biggest issue too.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 15h

Trump can hardly remember his own name, never mind what he said yesterday.

Trump tells Sánchez he’s doing a ‘fantastic job’ – days after suggesting Spain should be thrown out of NATO.

Trump tells Sánchez he's doing a 'fantastic job' - days after suggesting Spain should be thrown out of NATO - Spain in English

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his US President Donald Trump, met publicly on Monday for the first time since the US president's

www.spainenglish.com

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The Big Meowski @catovitch.bsky.social · 1d

The silly thing is, it's the people who can't use an AI to do 90% of thier jobs that you need to keep!

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terra branford stan account @raeven.bsky.social · 1d

Why is this news? I'm dumb as shit and have opinions, you gonna print my thoughts next?

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Your regular reminder that "vice" is a euphemism for "poor people enjoying the same pastimes as rich people do".

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs

www.independent.co.uk

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