modrobert @modrobert@qoto.org

Everybody go read "Termination Shock" by Neal Stephenson, because apparently that whole scenario is actually about to start happening: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/11/21/stardust-geoengineering-janos-pasztor-regulations-00646414

@harrysintonen It seems more relevant to blame Cloudflare for being a deliberate MITM for most of the HTTPS internet.

Zork source code repositories

Zork I https://github.com/historicalsource/zork1

Zork II https://github.com/historicalsource/zork2

Zork III https://github.com/historicalsource/zork3

What’s Zork?
It is a game from the 80s but unlike modern video games, Zork has no graphics. The entire game world described to you in text, like an interactive novel. You interact with the game by typing commands in human language like “Open Door.”

EDIT: The Malwarebytes article has been updated:

"After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case."

This confusion could've been easily avoided if Google was more clear in how they communicate with their users.

ORIGINAL:

PSA to anyone who uses Gmail!

"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or AI-generated replies. Unless you decide to take action."

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/gmail-is-reading-your-emails-and-attachments-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-turn-it-off

#gmail #AI

New video! Fully restoring a PAL Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Recapping, Cleaning, Retrobrighting, Repairing, even some 3D Priniting.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkmQ3mGxNZoWFKA

#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Retrobrighting #Capacitor #Recapping #CapacitorLeakage #CorrosionRepair #LEDDiffusor #PlasticRepair #RetroGaming

but hey, the first prototype of my portable floppy disk imager has just imaged its first floppy disk!

Zack Meads - "In Awe" (Hardfloor Remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8wkI7y2pbk

The #mwemu project has added a section in the documentation about #radare2 https://mwemu.github.io/#r2cmd cc @sha0coder

OUT NOW: https://hardfloor.bandcamp.com/album/data-mining-volume-six

OUT NOW: https://hardfloor.bandcamp.com/track/hf032-eat-sleep-programming-the-303

A true workhorse, I tell you. 💪🔥

#linux

Who likes old computers? Seen in a shop window in Stockholm.

Microsoft announces a new marketing strategy for the Year of the Linux Desktop 😉 Thank you for doing this. 😂 Nobody asked for this kind of product that breaks all privacy and safety standards. So choose wisely

I'm trying to get the Acorn Archimedes core for the Mister working.

I'm able to boot it with the Ridcos 3 rom, and the desktop starts. However, I have so far failed to add a hard disc image to it. I created an empty file, and used 'configure idefsdiscs 1' as instructed in the readme for the core. I've had varying degrees of success with this (seeminly depending on the size of the image), but even when a disc is detected, it tells me it's not formatted.

I apparently need a tool called HDform, which I downloaded a floppy image and ran. However, it gives me an error saying it doesn't recognise the disc.

One tried all sorts of variations, and nothing works. Is there anyone with Archimedes experience that can provide some tips?

#retrocomputing #mister #acorn #archimedes