@Poul-Henning Kamp
Author of Vinyl-Cache (The FOSS project formerly known as Varnish-Cache), a lot of FreeBSD and various other stuff.
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Has anybody praised @nprofile1q... today, for being the hero who reverse engineered the HP16717A ?
No ?
Then I'll do it:
No ?
Then I'll do it:
This feels like the proper context for the phrase "A prophet ahead of time":
https://www.wired.com/story/paulina-borsook-profile/
https://www.wired.com/story/paulina-borsook-profile/
Anybody still under the illusion that USA is a nation of laws, needs to read this Supreme Court Opinion carefully.
Hint: It's not "A nation of laws" if people (and justices) just ignore the law.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a388_q86b.pdf
Hint: It's not "A nation of laws" if people (and justices) just ignore the law.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a388_q86b.pdf
One thing is very clear from the #ipres2026 hallway-track:
A lot of small preservation-institutions could really use some volunteer IT-geeks/Architects, to help them get the IT/storage part of preservation figured out.
A lot of small preservation-institutions could really use some volunteer IT-geeks/Architects, to help them get the IT/storage part of preservation figured out.
Anybody heard from Edward Snowden after the USA plane departed Moscow ?
The 20 movies Mel Brooks picked to celebrate his 100 year birthday are amazing:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-08-21/exclusive-mel-brooks-programs-20-favorite-films-amer...
And btw: I'm a bit surprised that Spinal Tap is number 6 on the list, when it's rightful position is available.
The right wingers in the US have lost their collective minds, but they‘ve been far better at propaganda than the left wing for a long time.
I am convinced that Democrats lost in 2024 because they...
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There is no "left wing" in USA.
USA is a one-party system cosplaying as two-party system.
There is no "left wing" in USA.
USA is a one-party system cosplaying as two-party system.
The 20 movies Mel Brooks picked to celebrate his 100 year birthday are amazing:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-08-21/exclusive-mel-brooks-programs-20-favorite-films-american-cinematheque
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-08-21/exclusive-mel-brooks-programs-20-favorite-films-american-cinematheque
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LLM is a power-amplification tool, like a hammer or a backhoe.
With a skilled operator: A very good thing indeed.
Operated by a careless or clueless person: A danger to life, limb and property.
LLM is a power-amplification tool, like a hammer or a backhoe.
With a skilled operator: A very good thing indeed.
Operated by a careless or clueless person: A danger to life, limb and property.
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As somebody who is coming from the opposite side, (computing history) where most of ...
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One (hypothetical?) example could be a camera which encrypt the raw images with the camera's serial number, or if the camera vendors own software application program pulls the camera's calibration data from the company's web server.
So my advice (= from the volunteer digital archivist at datamuseum.dk)
Focus on the "self-contained" aspect: Does your digital artifact actually contain all the information required ?
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One (hypothetical?) example could be a camera which encrypt the raw images with the camera's serial number, or if the camera vendors own software application program pulls the camera's calibration data from the company's web server.
So my advice (= from the volunteer digital archivist at datamuseum.dk)
Focus on the "self-contained" aspect: Does your digital artifact actually contain all the information required ?
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Hi #digipres friendies. I'm helping an org determine normalization practices for preservation formats. We will only normalize at-risk formats such as proprietary formats, e.g. raw camera files.
I'm ...
@nprofile1q...
As somebody who is coming from the opposite side, (computing history) where most of our artifacts arrive in proprietary formats:
Given enough nerds, all self-contained data-formats where sufficient artifacts are available, can be reverse engineered.
The "self-contained" is the important part, any format which needs input (encryption or license keys) from external sources is deeply problematic, and must be converted while that information is available.
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As somebody who is coming from the opposite side, (computing history) where most of our artifacts arrive in proprietary formats:
Given enough nerds, all self-contained data-formats where sufficient artifacts are available, can be reverse engineered.
The "self-contained" is the important part, any format which needs input (encryption or license keys) from external sources is deeply problematic, and must be converted while that information is available.
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