In the late '70s & early '80s there were a lot of ppl saying that #computers were useless toys. And they were mostly right at the time. #Communication was and is the no1 killer app for computers (no, not #games). But that didn't fully arrive until 1997 for most ppl, 20 years later. Also consider that when capable #smartphones came around in 2007, people stopped using computers (now, 90% of overall usage is on #phones).
#iphone #android #trinity #microsoft #ibm #computing #technology #smartphone
russian Photographer Gets 16 Years For Sharing Public Soviet Bunker Data
In putin’s russia, sharing details of publications openly sold in bookstores can result in a 16-year prison sentence.
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Russian Photographer Gets 16 Years For Sharing Public Soviet Bunker Data
Grigory Skvortsov sent an American journalist diagrams of a Soviet-era bunker included in a widely available book.RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities (RFE/RL)
Okay, so much for our freedoms...
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Banu Mushtaqs _Heart Lamp_ is zowel het eerste boek uit een regionale Indiase taal, als de eerste verhalenbundel die de prestigieuze Booker Prize wint.De Groene Amsterdammer
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#Palestine #SaveGaza #MythicalBandsAndMusicians #HumanRights #mastodon #mastoart
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Netanyahu’s government has banned or boycotted news organizations whose reporting he dislikes or denounces as a threat to national security, while elevating outlets that toe the official line.
He wants to privatize Israel’s public broadcaster, which he accuses of not being “balanced enough,” and has tightly restricted journalists’ access to Gaza.
He complains of a “deep state” at work against him, including the media.
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#Press #News
Netanyahu vs. the Israeli Media - Nieman Reports
Critics see “a master plan to destroy the free media in Israel," writes longtime Israeli journalist, Dina Kraft.megan_cattel@harvard.edu (Nieman Reports)
Just like the Trump administration, the deep state that is in power claims that there is a deep state working against them. This accusation only works before the elections when you're not running the government.
I had my hair cut today. My barber has my "haircut record" like Sheldon Cooper's barber on BBT had (spoiler alert: even though he didn't actually have such a record, it was just his mother's invention). In reality, my barber only has a note of the cut and the length he cuts me to, but my autistic soul always rejoices because of it. 🤗
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Das Bild zeigt ein schwarz geflochtenes Ledergliedarmband, das auf einem beigen Hosenbein liegt. Das Armband hat eine robuste Struktur und besteht aus mehreren schwarz geflochtenen Lederschichten. Im Zentrum des Armbands befindet sich ein silberner Metallverschluss mit mehreren horizontalen Farbstreifen in den Farben Blau, Grün, Gelb, Rot und Schwarz. Der Verschluss ist glänzend und hat eine runde Form. Das Armband liegt auf einem beigen Stoff, der die Textur und Farbe des Leders gut zur Geltung bringt.
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Hemp product regulations — not bans — will enhance consumer protections, economic opportunities
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2025/07/21/hemp-regulation-bans-napolitano-gardiner-maga-trump-chicago-travel-leisure?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Hemp product regulations — not bans — will enhance consumer protections, economic opportunities
Banning hemp products hurts consumers and responsible businesses. Also, the Trump administration's antics and swelling Chicago pride upon seeing Travel+Leisure name the city among best places to travel to in the country.Letters to the Editor (Chicago Sun-Times)
Freedom my husband and I experience in Chicago 'should not be exceptional'
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/07/21/chicago-evanston-alabama-sanctuary-lgbtq-gay-homophobia-barry-cole?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Freedom my husband and I experience in Chicago 'should not be exceptional'
Chicago and the surrounding area became not just a getaway — it became a place where our love didn’t need armor, a gay Alabama man writes about his and his husband's experience.Barry M. Cole (Chicago Sun-Times)
Das Bild zeigt die Beine eines Menschen, die entspannt auf einem grauen Holzfußboden liegen. Der Fokus liegt auf einem Paar schwarzer Sneakers mit weißen Sohlen und einem braunen Akzent am Seitenstreifen. Die Sneakers sind mit schwarzen Schnürsenkeln versehen und werden von hellgrauen Socken getragen. Der Mensch trägt kurze beige Shorts. Neben den Beinen steht ein weißer runder Tisch mit einem Metallgestell, auf dem einige Broschüren oder Informationen liegen. Der Hintergrund ist ein modernes, minimalistisches Design, das auf eine gemütliche und entspannte Atmosphäre hinweist.
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Republicans can't stop talking about Joe Biden.
https://apnews.com/article/republican-biden-election-democrat-midterm-78b6e3998772b987625abbbc9bebf3d0?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Soundcore Sleep A30: ANC Earbuds for Sleep That Can Save Your Marriage
https://gizmodo.com/soundcore-sleep-a30-anc-earbuds-for-sleep-that-can-save-your-marriage-2000630874?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Soundcore Sleep A30: ANC Earbuds for Sleep That Can Save Your Marriage
The first defense against snorers.James Pero (Gizmodo)
Biological essentialism has no place in society
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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A map of nations when asked the question “Which Country is Your Greatest Threat?” – Updated for 2025 (Pew Research Center Data, July 8th, 2025)
Data is taken from a recent Pew Research Center survey that was conducted in all 25 of the countries seen above. I thought it would be useful to display theBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Analysis-Trump’s renewed interest in Pakistan has India recalibrating China ties
Analysis-Trump's renewed interest in Pakistan has India recalibrating China tiesBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
"An Emphasis On Logic" -- Time/Life's 1986 potted bio of the Ada language
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<- nearly 40Y later, it's doing well, as it's far smaller than any C21 offering
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in reply to Eugenia L • • •"Visicalc...is considered the killer application for the Apple II turning the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool, and then prompting IBM to introduce the IBM PC two years later" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc
Although the Apple II was very expensive in the UK. Even the Atari 400 was expensive.
I think one of the first micros I used was a Sinclair ZX81. I used an Acorn Electron a lot for games and programming (BASIC and Logo with turtle graphics). Even the Electron was a cut-price version of a more expensive computer (BBC Model B). And yes, the C64 was mainly an (excellent) games machine.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming
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