⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@social.cleverlibre.org

it's a win (so far - now to fit some pens...) #retrocomputing #penplotter #dxy1100

so we've got a function that should write 3 16-bit words to memory. where do we store them?
1. on the stack?
2. AX, BX, CX?
3. pass a pointer to memory?
4. FUCK THAT NOISE, we store 1 in AX, the other in BP (yes the frame pointer), and the third? it's a hardcoded memory location. Fuck you.

guess which one railroad tycoon picked?

#botany #venusflytrap #violence #science

🆕 blog! “The Mobile Phones of Doctor Who - 60th Anniversary Specials”

Let's do the time warp again! If you're new to the blog series, this is where I attempt to identify all the mobile phones used by The Doctor and their companions. The 2023 shows were an absolute blast. Some classic stories and a whole lot of running around. But were there any phon…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/12/the-mobile-phones-of-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials/
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#DoctorWho #DoctorWhoPhones

As of 12:00 today, I'm on holiday until the new year.

For those of you who didn't ask for a hard copy, here's @decodedlegal's 2023 Christmas card.

Massive thanks to @JenJen for this most beautiful work of art.

#lawfedi #Christmas

NEW: A marketing firm owned by telecom giant Cox is advertising a service to companies that claims to *actually* listen to embedded microphones in users' phones, smart TVs, and smart devices:

https://www.404media.co/cmg-cox-media-actually-listening-to-phones-smartspeakers-for-ads-marketing/

Tell them you’re doing all you can to remove data rights.

The government is gifting itself powers to check the bank accounts of anyone who claims a benefit.

And that includes the State Pension.

Or say no to welfare surveillance in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill.

➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/hands-off-our-data

#HandsOffOurData #DataGrabBill #DPDI #dataprotection #privacy #surveillance #WelfareSurveillance #ukpolitics #spoof #pensions

NEW: A marketing firm owned by telecom giant Cox is advertising a service to companies that claims to *actually* listen to embedded microphones in users' phones, smart TVs, and smart devices:

https://www.404media.co/cmg-cox-media-actually-listening-to-phones-smartspeakers-for-ads-marketing/

There's just a lot of people on here today saying "give facebook a chance" who do not seem to want to talk about what facebook does with the chances it's given.

A deep dive into the GOV.UK cookie banner (more interesting than it sounds!)
https://nooshu.com/blog/2023/12/12/govuk-cookie-banner-browser-privacy-and-security/

By @TheRealNooshu

#webdev

Framework Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen 7040 Series) is now out of pre-order and into normal ordering! Many configurations ship directly from inventory within a few business days, and all ship within two weeks. October and November were both record months for us for factory output.

https://frame.work/products/laptop-diy-13-gen-amd

“I shipped identical boxes, less than a mile, with 6 different delivery companies. One was seized by the police.”

Great read. https://builtformars.com/case-studies/ux-of-parcels

@AnnemarieBridy Sadly, I use Chromium browsers if I encounter those issues since most websites have decided that it's not worth supporting Firefox anymore.

I hope that you can read @BryceWrayTX's post on this which is dire: https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2023/11/firefox-brink/

Dropbox spooks users by sending data to OpenAI for AI search features

Feature opt-out by default bothers users who like to keep their files private.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/dropbox-spooks-users-by-sending-data-to-openai-for-ai-search-features/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Newly discovered LogoFAIL leaves hundreds of Linux and Windows systems vulnerable https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Hundreds-of-Consumer-and-Enterprise-Devices-Vulnerable-to-LogoFAIL #LogoFAIL #Linux #Windows #malware #vulnerability #security #firmware

@nixCraft I do not see such an option 🤷‍♂️

Are you using Dropbox cloud storage? You do not want 3rd party AI technology partners to have access to your Dropbox files? Flip this switch, which is on by default. Go to web->account-> settings- 3rd party AI. Please turn it off. Please boost so everyone know how bad this move is … 😡

I need your help with hacking my teeth.

Which cool biohacking startup is working on dental implants?

I need to get two of my gnashers replaced (long story). I don't want gold, or titanium, or silver. I want BLE, NFC, LED, or *something* different!

Go on, connect me to Dr Teeth & The Electric Mayhem 😁

It's so nice to have RTD writing again. #DoctorWho