Dr. Guillermo Power @gpowerf@social.cleverlibre.org

The Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked - The unkillable OS rises from the grave… Again Over 21 years after it first came out, the ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/05/26/windows_xp_activation_cracked/

#Zebra

When Meta and others publish their #ActivityPub compatible instances, will you:

…wait I'm sorry, fucking *what*? "back up your authenticator codes to the cloud"?! Isn't it *literally* no longer 2FA then? Like at that point the test the authenticator performs isn't "do you have the physical device" it's "do you have access to the Google account". Why not use a Google password manager and skip the authenticator?!

Ford EVs will get access to Tesla’s Supercharger network in 2024

Current Ford EVs will be able to use more than 12,000 chargers with an adapter.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/05/ford-evs-will-get-access-to-teslas-supercharger-network-in-2024/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

If only.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

Climate Scientists Leave Twitter For Mastodon

So, it is possible for a group to make the collective decision to leave Twitter. Scientists "suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter," and setting up shop on Mastodon.

Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges >>> https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230524-climate-scientists-flee-twitter-as-hostility-surges

"Glaciologist Ruth Mottram had more than 10,000 followers on Twitter but left in February and joined an alternative scientists' forum powered by Mastodon."

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#twittermigration #climate

Time to test a couple of machines, first up is this rather lovely Wavy 2 MSX, unfortunately it appears to have a keyboard fault #RetroComputing

RIP Tina Turner

https://www.tmz.com/2023/05/24/tina-turner-dead-dies-83/

I wrote a comic about Betsy Ross.

I'm an adventurous eater, but even I draw a line somewhere

No one should be surprised Virgin Orbit failed—it had a terrible business plan - Branson dug the 747 aircraft acquired by Virgin Orbit. (credit: Eric Be... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1941760 #virginorbit #space

I tried the Photoshop beta’s new generative AI stuff, and the first two results it returned for "a hand” do not inspire confidence.

To repair fragile U.S.-China relations, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo should bring to her meeting with her counterpart a festive bouquet of balloons. Everyone loves balloons!