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01/15/2025 Upgrade a Core Solo Mac Mini to a Core Duo:
https://lowendmac.com/2025/upgrade-your-core-solo-or-duo-mini-to-a-core-2-duo-cpu/
@23:33
01/15/2025 checkbashism(1):
https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/devscripts/checkbashisms.1.en.html
https://github.com/Debian/devscripts/blob/master/scripts/checkbashisms.pl
I knew about shellcheck(1) (https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/), but
checkbashisms(1) is new to me.
See also: https://www.bowmanjd.com/bash-not-bash-posix/
https://rubenerd.com/my-a-z-toolbox-cowsay/
@23:19
01/14/2025 Mountains on neutron stars might cause detectable gravitational waves:
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-neutron-star-mountains-ripples-space.html
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.04855
@14:12
01/13/2025 arkenfox v133:
https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/releases/tag/133.0
* New:
user_pref("browser.urlbar.fakespot.featureGate", false); // [FF130+] [DEFAULT: false]
user_pref("widget.non-native-theme.use-theme-accent", false); // [DEFAULT: false WINDOWS]
// user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior.optInPartitioning", true); // [ETP FF132+]
// user_pref("network.http.microsoft-entra-sso.enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
// user_pref("privacy.bounceTrackingProtection.mode", 1); // [FF131+] [ETP FF133+]
* Removed
// user_pref("dom.securecontext.allowlist_onions", true);
// user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true);
* Deprecated
user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", "");
@19:01
01/13/2025 Shortcuts for spell checking in Vim:
https://www.ncartron.org/vim-shortcuts-for-spell-check.html
Examples to add to .vimrc:
:nnoremap <F1> :set spelllang=fr<CR>
:nnoremap <F2> :set spelllang=en_gb<CR>
@18:38
01/12/2025 More fun with C:
https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/getting-silly-with-c-part-void2
@18:24
01/12/2025 More tips to maximize iPhone battery life:
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/10/10-iphone-battery-tips/
@12:34
01/12/2025 A brief history of supercomputers:
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/history-of-supercomputers
@12:30
01/12/2025 New fossil discovery may change theories about the early history of dinosaurs:
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/203/1/zlae153/7942678?login=false
"[T]hese taxa demonstrate a Carnian presence of small-bodied
early saurischian and probable sauropodomorph dinosaurs at low to
mid palaeolatitudes, rejecting a central tenet of the diachronous
rise hypothesis[.]"
@12:24
01/12/2025 Self-documenting Makefiles:
https://blogsystem5.substack.com/p/make-help
@12:09
01/12/2025 [Update] Enable / disable website link previews in Mail.app on Sequoia (MacOS 15):
https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2025/01/05/disabling-apple-mail-website-link-previews-compose-option-on-macos-sequoia/#comment-72649
Enable:
$ defaults write com.apple.mail AddLinkPreviews true
Disable:
$ defaults write com.apple.mail AddLinkPreviews false
@11:54
01/09/2025 Trouble with Tribbles, the anime:
https://laughingsquid.com/star-trek-trouble-with-tribbles-anime/
@23:30
01/09/2025 Gundam tabletop miniatures game:
https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/504430/gundam-assemble-tabletop-miniatures-game-bandai
@13:56
01/07/2025 Rocket launch as seen from the ISS:
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250105.html
@17:08
01/06/2025 Enable / disable website link previews in Mail.app:
https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2025/01/05/disabling-apple-mail-website-link-previews-compose-option-on-macos-sequoia/
"1. Launch Mail[.app]
2. Under the Mail menu, select Settings.
3. In the Settings window, select the Composing option.
...
4. Uncheck the Add link previews option."
@18:39
01/06/2025 Enable / disable Enhanced Visual Search in iOS 18 / MacOS 15:
https://www.extremetech.com/internet/new-iphone-feature-sharing-photo-data-apple
For iOS: Settings -> Apps -> Photos
For MacOS: Photos.app -> Settings
@17:53
01/04/2025 NetBSD in space:
https://machaddr.substack.com/p/why-some-satellites-use-netbsd
@16:29
01/02/2025 Compact ergonomic keyboard by Incase and Microsoft:
https://betanews.com/2025/01/02/microsoft-designed-incase-compact-ergonomic-keyboard-launches-with-ai-copilot-key/
https://www.incase.com/products/compact-ergonomic-keyboard
Looks like it might be nice option if my Sculpt keyboards
stop working.
@18:55
01/02/2025 Nite Ize Dual Chamber Carabiner:
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/nite-ize-carabiner-review/
"A near-perfect keychain [-] This stainless steel carabiner has a
slim size that still holds plenty of keys, and it's extra secure
thanks to its double-gated design."
Got mine at Home Depot for less than $5 nearly a year ago and it
works great.
@18:43
01/02/2025 Box handle cutter:
https://www.bookofjoe.com/2025/01/my-entry-43.html
https://www.amazon.com/BoxBuddy-BOXB001-box-handle-cutter/dp/B002V0KVPG
@17:36
01/02/2025 Public domain day 2025:
https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2025/
@17:04
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