Michael Hannen
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Michael Hannen
@mhnnn.bsky.social
Higher education technology leader.
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In the '80s and '90s, BBSs were tiny dial-up digital oases for exchanging messages, playing games, and sharing files. Today, there's a resurgence of interest in BBSs, and here's how you can build one of your own using modern Meshtastic radios and a Raspberry Pi. spectrum.ieee.org/run-a-meshta...
Can Meshtastic Radios Revive the Charm of Old School Bullletin Board Systems?
In the '80s and '90s, BBSs were tiny dial-up digital oases for exchanging messages, playing games, and sharing files. Today, there's a resurgence of interest in BBSs, and here's how you can build one ...
spectrum.ieee.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Anyone need a beta of Netscape 6? Runs on Windows 2000
April 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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I don't want anything to autoplay ever anywhere.
April 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Genius!
February 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Thrift shop find of the week - $1.99. It's the original 1961 pressing in mono, beautiful record in amazing condition. Thank you to whoever bought this and took such great care of it for the last 60+ years. 🎵 #vinyl
February 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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American teens are flocking to a new video app
January 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Guys, yesterday, I needed a cord I’ve been holding onto for 10 years.

IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.
January 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
$4.99 Goodwill - still sealed in its shrink wrap.
January 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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If you're interested in a PhD at the intersection of machine learning and programming languages, consider applying to Yale CS!

We're exploring new approaches to building software that draws inferences and makes predictions. See alexlew.net for details & apply at gsas.yale.edu/admissions/ by Dec. 15
December 8, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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THANK YOU to over 3,000 ProPublicans who donated in support of our mission yesterday ❤️

We exceeded our #GivingNewsDay goal and couldn’t be more grateful for your commitment to investigative journalism that drives real change. Together, we’ll continue making an impact.
December 5, 2024 at 2:05 AM
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Episode 43 of Linux Matters: Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub 🐧️🎙️

Alan uses vhs to make beautiful terminal recordings, Mark builds a presentation in MarkDown, and Martin uses pueue to manage all his mainframe jobs.
Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub
Alan uses vhs to make beautiful terminal recordings, Mark builds a presentation in MarkDown, and Martin uses pueue to manage all his mainframe jobs.
linuxmatters.sh
November 26, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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For those going home to visit family this weekend:

• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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Writing is nature's way of letting you know how sloppy your thinking is. -- Richard Guindon
November 26, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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I made it very far into my career without understanding the difference between JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, and CROSS JOIN.

I am in the dark no longer, for better or worse. 😂
November 22, 2024 at 8:49 PM
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From the Tailscale archives: "How NAT traversal works," a deep dive into some networking fundamentals that remains one of our most highly read posts
How NAT traversal works
In this post, we’ll talk about how to establish a peer-to-peer connection between two machines, in spite of all the obstacles in the way.
tailscale.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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I recently updated my article listing the best Obsidian plugins out there.

Whether you're using it for personal development, content creation, venting, or organizing your work, there's something for you in there.

Don't add needless complexity to your system, but consider exploring some of those ⬇️
November 26, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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The human BIOS.
November 24, 2024 at 3:49 PM
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My new current favourite laptop sticker. Grabbed from the Bar Camp London sticker table. #bclxiii
November 23, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance
These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance
Not every app or service is trying to monetize your personal data. Here are some of our favorite alternatives to popular apps. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
tcrn.ch
November 24, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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You can watch a video but we’ll put an ad on the front. After five seconds you can skip the ad.

Now you can’t skip the ad, you have to watch it all.

Now the ads appear in the middle too.

Now sometimes it’s two ads. But you can skip one.

Now you have to watch both ads.

Now…
November 23, 2024 at 12:11 AM