⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

At this second, the population of Earth is 8,303,807,986.

There are also 12 people not currently on Earth (9 on ISS, 3 on Tiangong).

That means only 99.9999998555% of humans are currently on their home planet.

Rocket Report: "Panic" over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada

"We are delighted to actively help shape the ramp-up of the Ariane 6."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/rocket-report-panic-over-transporter-availability-isar-to-launch-from-canada/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Infrastructure goes beyond the data center. We not only build the infrastructure behind our services ourselves, but also extend this approach to renewable energy by installing large-scale solar parks with integrated battery storage systems.

The solar park in Gumtow is a step toward our goal of feeding more renewable energy into the grid than all of our data centers combined consume. Once completed, it will generate around 90 GWh annually.

#GlobalEnergyIndependenceDay

Fucking "app culture" drives me crazy. I got asked to install a mobile app just to look at the itinerary and accommodation information for a trip I'm going on.

Why isn't it just a web page?

So obviously I said "fuck that noise, hold my beer", reverse-engineered the app, and re-implemented it as a web page generator. It does all the same things as the "app" except now there's no tracking, no ads, and you get all the Web's features "for free" (deep links, copy-pasting, search-in-page, printing, works on anything, etc.).

Here's the full story:
🔗 https://danq.me/your-app-could-have-been-a-webpage

#appCulture #app #android #web #webPage #openStandards #reverseEngineering

Any UK-based #retrocomputing folks on here planning to attend https://www.vintagecomputerfestival.org.uk/ at Aintree in September?

Have you been to events organised by Simon Hewitt before? https://www.vintagecomputerfestival.org.uk/a-brief-history-of-vcf-gb/ What did you think?

Please boost for reach! Thank you!

We now know that Waymo has the capability to kidnap any passenger and take them anywhere without their permission.

This is an unoriginal thought at this point but I will say it anyway: If the RAMpocalypse hadn't happened and Valve could have gotten the lower spec of the Steam Machine in at $700, the reviews for it would have been ecstatic

https://www.engadget.com/2210832/valve-steam-machine-review/

🤣 “If he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him,” the chancellor [Rachel Reeves] said.

Apparently William Hill now have Binface as 9/2 ...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-count-binface-clacton-by-election-live-updates-b3011103.html

This was my computer setup back in 1993. I’ve wanted to recreate it but have never been able to find an AT case like this one. I’d appreciate any tips on identifying it. The DFI logo is a red herring. That’s a badge I put on it myself back then.

#VintageComputing #RetroComputing

Waterfox's default search is now @Qwant! An independent, privacy-focused engine as the default - something I've long been gunning for 👇

https://www.waterfox.com/blog/waterfox-partners-qwant/

#ScribesAndMakers Jul 8: How many spaces do you like after a period/full stop?

Listen this is the Year of our Lord 2026 and nearly all of us are typing on computers, not a goddamn Smith-Corona, and you will use ONE (1) space after the period like a modern homo sapiens.

"Biological limits are real, but digital potential is infinite. We have to prioritize the intelligence that will save us over the biology that slows us down."
-High Programmer Jeff-U-BEZ-3

Starting immediately, drinking water rations will be reduced by 25% to help support thirsty local Data Centers.
Thank you for your compliance.

#ttrpg #paranoia #bezos #AI

More evidence Australia’s social media ban isn’t working https://www.itnews.com.au/news/australias-teen-social-media-ban-fails-to-clear-first-hurdle-in-age-checks-627213 #socialmedia #stopkillingtheinternet

Breaking news, not from the Clacton and Frinton Gazette, in the middle of this thread:

#NigelFarage's resignation, in the oddball way that that has to be done in the U.K. Parliament, has just been accepted.

Rachel Reeves just said in Another Place:
> It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.
>
> But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him.

#CountBinface #UKPolitics #ClactonOnSea

RT: @SaulStaniforth #BBCBreakfast to Zia Yusuf: "The Reform leader.. is billing it as the people versus the establishment by-election.. it looks like it could just be Nigel Farage versus a man with a bin on his head. That's a bit embarrassing isn't it"

Had an old Sinclair ZX Spectrum replica sitting around (a modern Bluetooth replica one, made by Elite) so I decided to frame it! Just used a sticky Velcro on the back so it can easily be removed without damage, if I ever use it again. I put a loading screen background in there, too. I reckon it looks pretty good! 🤓 #retrocomputing #zxspectrum #art

(Edited: Uploaded the correct image file this time!)