Notices by Ret (ret@furry.engineer), page 2

Literally never seen any TETRA user make use of hook signalling or duplex calls.

@gorplop yeah, there are things you could do for sure. 2kW isolation transformer could be a bit bulky though ;)

@gorplop I was more thinking the “exposed nichrome wire wrapped around mica formers” type toasters where you can literally just touch mains potential metal inside. Or foolishly attempt to unjam a bagel with a metal knife.

“So you can just like… stick your hand in there? That’s… intended is it? There’s not supposed to be something that like closes over that? No? O—Kay…”

Imagine you actually invented the toaster today. Imagine the faces on the safety test engineers.

"Untitled - Notepad (Not Responding)" https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-is-working-bringing-ai-to-the-notepad-app-on-windows-11

"notepad AI added '...and they all lived happily ever after' to the end of my Boot.ini and now my machine won't start help please"

windows is a joke I am sorry I'm not a technofascist, use whatever you feel happy with but jesus christ...

@DosFox all busily recruiting the next project managers... the cycle of life.

I love when companies write in threatening legal tone. Like who is actually writing that stuff? “UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY YOU ROTATE OUR LOGO.”

@volpeon you heard them, they said “meow”. Move along, people.

Dumped the flash from an old radio I couldn't get working and found some amusing strings. Assume these are template/predefined SDS messages :neofox_laugh_256:

I don’t go to cons, I don’t own a fursuit, I don’t have much art, I don’t do VR. But I’m a furry, and anyone who says otherwise is a gatekeeping fuck.

My parents’ neighbours are Polish and they are legit some of the nicest people I know. We were having a chat today about local politics and she said something really self-deprecating along the lines of “we’re immigrants, so…” (as though their opinion is less valid) and it broke my heart to hear it. Wanted to fucking cry. I wish people didn’t think that way. Honestly fuck nationalism and fuck nationalists.

@NanoRaptor smartphones should let you uninstall Phone.

time for a cup of tea

why can't ecs tasks have nice names like steve or mary, so sick of 112306383f46459ba2947a4e76065b48

@organicmaps the way Google handles age ratings on apps is so bad. I’ve submitted so many boring business tool apps and given them 3+ ratings, to be immediately faced with “Oh, so it’s for kids then? tick all these boxes, fill in all these forms” - okay fine it’s for grown ups only - “OH, SO IT’S A PORN APP THEN?!! :blobfoxsnugglare: “… ffs.

@dw @winload_exe Chinese Li-Ion manufacturers stop using “fire” in product names challenge (literally impossible)

UK ISPs spent over a decade selling VDSL as “fibre” and now wonder why uptake of new (actually fibre) products is slow.