Ariella @ellabellafull@librem.one

@TheOuterLinux HI! No I'm not familiar but I'll check it out thanks!

Is anybody as geek-old as me to remember how we kept BBSes free so we could call them more often by writing BEL flood messages (full of ASCII code 7s) so that when users opened them their computer would start beeping madly and they had no choice but to hang up?

What about hiding files from one’s parents by creating folders with ASCII 255 white space characters as names?

#BBS #naughty #haxx0r #ASCII #old

@InfiniteHench LOL! I'm also up there in years. We might be mutually respecting. 😅

@InfiniteHench Aha so you've got lots of extra experience and a larger perspective. Then you'd be able to see the trends sooner and more clearly.

@InfiniteHench “Apparently, the device was never designed as a profit-making product. Instead, the firm says, the goal of the brave little device is to increase PS5 engagement.”

Definitely just a PS5 accessory then.

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/11/sony-says-ps-portal-wasnt-designed-to-make-a-profit

@InfiniteHench I realize. I'm guessing they're taking on as much as they can for the device short of hosting its own games.

Sure reminds me of the Wii U controller though!

@InfiniteHench It's not a handheld system and not meant to be. It's a premium streaming terminal. The system is the PS5 just like GamePass is hosted in a data center. In this use case YOU own the data center.

@InfiniteHench It works with wired headphones. It's a streaming terminal like the software on mobile devices, Xbox Gamepass, Nvidia whatever. Those require separate machines too and peripherals for display and controls.

So to not see this as valuable is to not see any streaming as valuable. Is that the larger point?

@InfiniteHench Pretty glowing review at the link. What are the leadership blunders you're hoping to highlight?

Am I crying? I think I’m crying. Or drooling. Maybe horny. I’m very confused.

https://youtu.be/JfsNc1VzzWU?si=Msui0c_e1Kp24V45

Every Apple product, most boxed, plus posters, plus plus plus gaaaaaaaah.

#Apple #RetroComputing #Collection #History #PersonalComputing

Is it caffeine #addiction or love of warm drinks that while sipping the bottom half of a cup of fresh #tea I begin brewing #coffee? Happy cozy fall season! XD *twitch twitch*

There was a partial eclipse in my area. I don't have a filter to photograph it properly, but I caught it in a lense flare. :D A nice accident.

#eclipse #lensflare

Sure, there's LOFI girl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdk&pp=ygUKbG8gZmkgZ2lybA%3D%3D

But have you met Apple's lofi GIRL?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti6r17_TWf4

#music #Apple #marketing #ISeeWhatYouDidThere

Dammit #Blizzard why did you take away the ability to see a match’s scores after it ends (TAB key) in Overwatch? STOP HIDING EVERYTHING. You take away SR, you take away trophies, you take away the match’s standings…

@tillybridges HAHA! This is hilarious! I love Starfield stories. XD

You ever watch the system.log file on an #Apple #Mac? It’s hilarious. Shoutout to the developer(s) who added all the sass:

ThrottleInterval set to zero. You're not that important. Ignoring.
The TimeOut key is no longer respected. It never did anything anyway.
This service is defined to be constantly running and is inherently inefficient.
This key does not do anything: OnDemand
Service has increased maximum shutdown time to 65 seconds. This will create a poor experience for the user.