Conversation at lunch about progress in computing, and "Southwest runs Windows 3.1" came up, and I got to thinking: What have we really got since '94? Most new web browser capabilities and increased memory and graphics are used to deliver ads. Word processing and spreadsheets are pretty similar (Emacs is still my editor of choice). We have nicer photo and video editing, and MP3s have replaced WAVs, but... it's amazing how much of modern computing doesn't feel like actual progress.

I would like it if every web comics author would try to read their comic from the beginning on their web site, and try to come back and read the latest updates occasionally. Holy crap some artists make it really difficult to get into their work.

iTerm2, VLC, it's really kind of horrifying how Apple leaves essential system utilities to third parties.

Woohoo! Third collision in 5 weeks at the Mountain View Ave intersection with Mission Drive. Regular reminder that residents along Mountain View have been asking for safety improvements for decades, but the car-brained municipal systems mean that not only have we not gotten those, guerilla attempts to install safety upgrades are ripped out within business-hours. And the worst part is that we've kinda given up because there are other intersections in the city that definitely take priority.

Hard-wire your home automation, kids! (And if your WiFi mysteriously goes down, *do not* answer the door.) DHS Has a DDoS Robot to Disable Internet of Things ‘Booby Traps’ Inside Homes https://www.404media.co/dhs-has-a-ddos-robot-to-disable-internet-of-things-booby-traps-inside-homes/