In the author’s previous post, they discovered how to use Apple’s leaked Flasher utility from the 1990s to reflash a ROM SIMM in a Performa 630. They reverse-engineered the code and hardware to determine compatibility and figure out the purpose of the “PDS ROM Info” section. The PDS slot on Macs allows for expansion, such […]

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In this web content, the author discusses the concept of “Jobs to be done” and highlights the problem with traditional approaches to product development. The author emphasizes that teams often have confirmation bias and fail to truly understand the customers’ needs. They provide examples, such as Intuit’s experience with customer feedback and a fast-food chain’s […]

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The web content is about the release of ugrep version 4.4.1, which is a more powerful and ultra-fast grep tool. The author provides instructions for installing ugrep on different operating systems, including MacOS, Windows, Alpine, Android Termux, Arch, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenSUSE, and RHEL. The content also highlights the speed and features of […]

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FreshTube is a handy tool designed to showcase the most recent videos from your favorite Youtube channels. It offers several noteworthy features such as the ability to flag new videos since your last refresh and the option to filter the display by age, duration, or future publish time. Additionally, you can modify the URL that […]

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UCL physicists have proposed a radical theory that unifies gravity and quantum mechanics, challenging the prevailing assumption that Einstein’s theory of gravity must be modified to fit within quantum theory. The theory suggests that spacetime may be classical, not governed by quantum theory, and predicts random fluctuations in spacetime that are larger than anticipated. This […]

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In this web content, the author explores the issue of centralization in relation to Internet standards efforts. The author argues that while it may be difficult for standards bodies to prevent centralization, they can still contribute to the decentralization of the Internet. The document discusses the potential harms of centralization, such as power imbalances, limits […]

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In this blog post titled “The Subscription Trap,” the author explores the allure and dangers of subscriptions. They acknowledge that subscriptions can be convenient and offer a wide range of content, but argue that they often trick people into spending money they don’t need to. The author points out that humans are not good at […]

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ScummVM is a software that allows you to play classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs. Please note that this software does not include any game data files, so you will need to provide your own. On our website, you can find more information, demos, and some adventure games that you can download for free. […]

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In this web content, the author shares their discovery of handy command line utilities that they’ve never encountered before. They mention the bird coreutils as well-known utilities but introduce moreutils, which includes the ts command for tracing program invocations and converting time stamps into relative times. The author also highlights the sponge command, which can […]

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The author shares a technique they have used in their software development projects, specifically in their text adventure game editor called Hiss. They explain the problem of displaying a tree-like list in a user interface and offer an alternative approach to implementing a parent-child relationship between items. Instead of using a database and recursive CTEs, […]

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