noughtnaut

@noughtnaut@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Exclusive: Microsoft is finally shutting down Skype in May⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My father, who worked for a huge computer manufacturer, was one approached by two young dudes asking for a server for their new startup. He listened to their proposition but couldn’t see how they were going to stay in business, so he turned them down and they went elsewhere for their hardware.

  This was the two founders of Skype, Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström, some 20 years ago.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tinder-alternatives for the Fediverse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The trouble is that with this sorry of thing you really do need some form of moderation or quality control (of the users, not (only) the platform) because it will be inundated by fake profiles and nasty content.

  As much as I’m cheering for Alovoa I don’t see how this is solveable. 🥲

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Man, the SE, ImageWriter, and LaserWriter really were peak industrial design. Ain’t nobody gonna convince me otherwise.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I went directly from a dot matrix (ImageWriter II ftw!) to a laser. Except for photo prints, I find it immensely practical to be able to print stuff at home.