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sprkwdon We (As a Society) Peaked in the 90s

90s are the new 60s

sprkwdon Microsoft confirms Windows 11 is about to change

https://reaper.fm has a Linux build.

sprkwdon Affinity Studio now free

Can I work in more than one app at the same time?

sprkwdon ElementaryOS – Thoughtful, capable and ethical replacement for Windows/macOS

This too is the blocker for me using it on the regular.

sprkwdon Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion

Now owned by Automattic.

sprkwdon Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens

We are currently in the middle of an information dark age and not many people have realised this yet.

sprkwdon 'They refused to let me go': Japanese turn to resignation agencies to quit jobs

Sounds viral.

sprkwdon Ask HN: What is happening in tech unrelated to AI?

Version 8 of Ruby on Rails?

sprkwdon What's New in Ruby on Rails 8

It’s heartening to see Ruby and the Rails community go from strength to strength. When I was a developer I loved the Ruby language.

sprkwdon Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read?

Masquerade, by Kit Williams.

He hid a rabbit made of gold and jewels somewhere in the UK and then wrote a book filled with clues and pictures on how to find it.

sprkwdon What book had a big impact on you as a child or teenager?

Masquerade, by Kit Williams. He hid a treasure in the UK and wrote a book with clues on how to find it.

Such a wonderful thing to discover as a child.

sprkwdon How much can Duolingo teach us?

Why should it be a website as opposed to an app?

sprkwdon Inkscape is hiring: Accelerating the GTK4 migration

Line trace. If only it had line trace.

sprkwdon Record labels panic as A.I. generated song becomes ‘hit single’

> You can't sue someone for mimicking someone else's voice well enough to be confused for the mimicked creator's voice.

Tom Waits might disagree: https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/singer-tom-waits-sues...

sprkwdon Vivaldi 6.0 Web Browser Introduces Tab Workspaces and Custom Icons

Agreed. I’ve been an Arc enjoyer for quite a while now.

sprkwdon Gezellig – a word that encompasses the heart of Dutch Culture

We have a new build housing estate not far away called Hygge Park or something similar. Really dates it to a moment in time.

sprkwdon Draculas, Ranked

I was waiting for Count Duckula.

sprkwdon Ask HN: Is Software Getting Worse?

The load speed on Sublime Text is worth the price alone.

sprkwdon Rules for developers to design beautiful UIs without a designer

Form follows function.

sprkwdon Simple Sabotage Field Manual (1944)

I believe there’s a film very loosely based on this currently being made.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5177120/

sprkwdon Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco

PBaaS

sprkwdon Thinking hard makes the brain tired

Oh god. That might be me. But then I’ve always felt all of these things as long as I remembered.

sprkwdon NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs

Yes, this is an incredible show.

sprkwdon The early 90s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendary hackerspace

> The kind of person who works hard to not be sexist, racist, transphobic or smell bad is often very boring.

Yeah. That’s a weird hill to die on.

sprkwdon Ask HN: What Stack/language/technology should one learn for employment?

Hello there!

sprkwdon Deutschlandticket for regional bus and rail services to be offered for €49/month

Wish the UK would do this.

sprkwdon FreeBSD Home Audio Studio

Isn’t there a plug-in database where all sorts of folks have created effects, automations, etc?

sprkwdon Met Office says Northern Lights will be visible in England tonight and tomorrow

Typical Bristol Post article then.

sprkwdon Fully documented source code for Elite on the BBC Micro

Still the best game I have ever played.

sprkwdon Etsy is awash with illicit products and mass produced goods (2021)

If you are UK based there is always Folksy.