Collaborate Disseminate
Developer/data journalist Josh Renaud is also long-time Slashdot reader Kirkman14 — and he’s got a story to tell:
How do you get people interested in an obscure Atari ST graphics format used on BBSes in the late 1980s and early 1990s? Recruit so… Continue reading Obscure IGS Graphics Protocol For Atari ST BBSes Celebrated with New Artpack
Mammotion launches two ‘mini’ robot mowers at CES 2025. These lightweight machines promise to be as good as their full-size siblings. Continue reading My favorite robot mower adds two more affordable ‘mini’ units for smaller yards
Brazil ended daylight saving time in 2019, reports the Washington Post, adding that some Brazilians loved the change, “particularly those who commute long distances and are no longer forced to leave their houses in pitch blackness.” But “In the heavily… Continue reading Brazil Ended Daylight Saving Time. But It Might Bring It Back
We see many 16-bit retrocomputers around here based on Intel and Intel-like chips such as the 8086, 8088, V20, and similar. While they don’t seem very powerful by today’s standards, …read more Continue reading 16-bit Linux-like Goodness
If you get an error message containing 30033 when you try to install Microsoft 365, this post will help you resolve the issue. The problem happens primarily because something blocks or doesn’t let the installation go through the usual path. Fix O… Continue reading Office Error 30033 [Working fixes]
For economic reasons, not every lake with a dam can support a hydroelectric power plant. Some rivers or creeks are dammed for flood control or simply for recreation, and don’t …read more Continue reading E-Bike Motor Gets New Life As Hydro Plant
TPM is a dedicated chip or firmware enabling hardware-level security, housing encryption keys, certificates, passwords, and sensitive data, “and shielding them from unauthorized access,” Microsoft senior product manager Steven Hosking wrote last month,… Continue reading FSF Urges Moving Off Microsoft’s GitHub to Protest Windows 11’s Requiring TPM 2.0
Hackerspaces are no strangers to repurposing outdated tech, and Nottingham Hackspace happens to own one of those oddities one rarely gets their hands on: a railway departure board. Left idle …read more Continue reading All Aboard the Hack Train: Nottingham’s LED Revival
“Private space stations have been raising billions of dollars in an effort to build future hubs — and even one day cities — in orbit,” according to a recent report from the U.K. newspaper, the Telegraph:
Axiom Space, a US business aiming… Continue reading Billionaires and Tech Barons Vying To Build a Private Space Station
In a stunning example of the Bader Meinhoff effect, we’ve recently heard several times this week about events like the “carbage run.” That is, a motoring event where you can …read more Continue reading Self Driving Like it’s 1993