⊥ᵒᵚ⁄Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

The test box displayed success or errors on its lights, showing status for the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), clock (Central Timing Equipment, CTE), and other Apollo systems.

We obtained a mysterious box of 1960s electronics. I reverse-engineered it and with much effort, we got it running. It turns out to be a test unit for testing NASA's Up-Data Link, a system from the Apollo moon landing to control the spacecraft from the ground. Let's take a look inside... 1/n

God fuck why the fuck is there a Google Assistant button in Android Clock now. This appeared between today and yesterday. There is literally no number of times and places I can disable Google Assistant that will convince Google I do not want to use Assistant

Today’s NEW blog is very serious and important so listen carefully. Here’s why having tits is fucking brilliant.

https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/what-it-feels-like-to-have-tits/

Exceptional work from @stuart_cb in the art department, zoom in for detail!

Look Google, We Have This New Private, Offline Alternative Now
https://news.itsfoss.com/comaps-launch/
A maps app that doesn't track you but lets you track your path on the map. A pathbreaking open source alternative.

#OnThisDayInNTK:2000 http://ntk.net/2000/07/14/?arc

Demon ISPs on fire off Finchley's Hendon Lane
http://ntk.net/2000/07/14/demonfire.jpg

confrontational Jimmy Savile/Have I Got News For You "transcript" cannot be "for real"
https://thejohnfleming.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/jimmy-savile-the-birth-of-a-paedophile-hoax-on-have-i-got-news-for-you/

debut mentions of:
ZZ Top's "Star Trek Fan"
https://madmusic.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=60922

& C4's now-incomprehensible The E-Millionaire Show
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LgowU0csVtQ&list=PLO1B9Gc9IrRMZ7uS9YFNdLnop7cnsXJUF&index=5

It really says something that people with a lot of money think these robots are better at the job of knowing things than humans are.

Note: the initial question was auto-suggested. That’s the only reason I engaged it at all. Like, *it asked me* to ask it this question.

Okay, here's something to look at.

This is first output of the ashes of the failed Hacienda project and recent work on the Project Next/1800www.com homepage builder.

Like many of us, life has been weird the last half decade or so... I've been unsure where I fit into any of this indieweb/open source stuff anymore. I'm trying to fix that :)

I want more personal websites.
Every Libre.fm user will have one with no HTML knowledge.

https://mat.tl/garbage/homepage-2025-05-20.html

#indieweb #librefm #1800www #hacienda

@hacks4pancakes AI will replace the human who maybe could have helped you.

The customer experience will suffer, but think of the shareholders!

Vibe coding tool goes rogue during a code freeze and shutdown and deletes developers entire database. https://x.com/jasonlk/status/1946069562723897802

There's a vibe coding thread where developers are having an epiphany: maybe they should keep old versions of their code around, just in case their latest inspired hack turns everything into digital spaghetti.

Congratulations—they've just discovered their first professional software delivery practice: Version control. That's from 1972.

Next week, they'll revolutionize development by inventing "testing" after their app crashes in production. Again.

Hi, my name is Faye and I’m new to mastodon. I’m always making something whether it’s painting, making jewelry, sewing, or cross stitch. I do make my own cross stitch patterns and this one is one of my favorites. I enjoyed doing this mashups between a piranha plant and a xenomorph.

#introduction #xstitch #crossStitch #alien #mario

"Don’t bother asking Google if a product is worth it; it will likely recommend buying whatever you show interest in—even if the product doesn’t exist."

https://housefresh.com/beware-of-the-google-ai-salesman/

Make our voice heard at the Apple encryption hearing!

On the sly, the UK government tried to force a backdoor into the firewall that protects your privacy. We made the hearing public.

Now we need to win in court

Donate now to fund legal representation

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/make-our-voice-heard-apple%E2%80%99s-encryption-hearing

#e2ee #apple #encryption #privacy #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #crowdfunder #surveillance #security

So Trump is suing - well, everyone - over the Epstein stories. So I presume this means there will be discovery including the files.

And I presume that he will also have to to testify about his links with Epstein.

Just what he was trying to avoid?

Please provide feedback about the new beta version of Organic Maps from https://appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/f3e918f9abc40c9c

- New OSM data as of July 14, 2025
- Added new types: covered bicycle parking, post office partner, ranger station
- Fixed some area drawing styles
- Tracks selection and easier change of the color and list
- Drop of the OpenGL ES 2.0 renderer