modern web rant
Yes, I just experienced a completely blank page while my browser was:
> Waiting for cloud.typography.com...
to time out.
And of course, once it did finally time out, the excuse of a page instantly appeared as a misaligned, completely unreadable mess overlaid on other misaligned & completely unreadable messes.
modern web rant
Hey, fancy Web CMS creators!
Did you know that you can ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE your shortest, smallest, & simplest pages take OVER 180 SECONDS to load?
All you have to do is rely on 3rd-party cloud services to REINVENT EVERYTHING under the mistaken belief that they have better than 2-nines uptime or that they will outlive your CMS & won't sunset tomorrow!
IT'S THAT EASY TO SCREW EVERYONE TODAY!
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So far, this is the longest video I've found spending the most time showing off GEOS 2.x for the Apple II-series computers.
"A GEOS for Apple II bemutatása": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McB7NF6UC94 (11:42)
oh no! "Do not use popcorn button.": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTjRpmZm9ms (1:15)
"What’s The Deal With Snap Packages?": https://hackaday.com/2020/06/24/whats-the-deal-with-snap-packages/
Ubuntu's new package manager seems like a nice potential with insurmountable design flaws.
OMG this art. It's layers. of paper. flail
https://steampunktendencies.com/artist-patrick-cabral-layers-incised-paper-with-decorative-motifs-to-create-dazzling-sculptural-portraits-of-wildlife/
#Art #PaperCrafting
don't you just love it when your favorite app stops being developed because of the goog™ https://web.archive.org/web/20200307171651/https://tinytask.net/
uspol, facial recognition, Santa Cruz, +
"As officials mull steps to tackle police brutality and racism, California’s Santa Cruz has become the first U.S. city to ban predictive policing, which digital rights experts said could spark similar moves across the country.
“Understanding how predictive policing and facial recognition can be disproportionately biased against people of color, we officially banned the use of these technologies in the city of Santa Cruz,” Mayor Justin Cummings said on Wednesday."
Today, June 26, is the gayest day in US history.
2003-06-26 (17 years ago): Lawrence v. Texas, striking down no-gay-sex laws nationwide.
2013-06-26 (7 years ago): US v. Windsor, striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
2015-06-26 (5 years ago): Obergefell v. Hodges, legalizing gay marriage nationwide.
Happy LGBT+ pride month, folks!
And don't forget the "T" in there!
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