Adam Demasi
@kirb.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
iOS developer, Windows tinkerer, flame repo guy @chariz, maintainer of @zebra, NewTerm, and Legacy Update.
Developer at @seraphsecure 🛡️
[bridged from https://hachyderm.io/@kirb on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Developer at @seraphsecure 🛡️
[bridged from https://hachyderm.io/@kirb on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Something really, really makes me think someone was trying to prove a point about the lack of value of image models (other than fraud) by releasing a diagram this broken. Like, this went through a pull request and someone approved it. But it’s really hard to say […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
February 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Something really, really makes me think someone was trying to prove a point about the lack of value of image models (other than fraud) by releasing a diagram this broken. Like, this went through a pull request and someone approved it. But it’s really hard to say […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
RE: https://mstdn.social/@osnews/116065813717764638
People don’t like when I say the Microsoft Store is a very nice way to manage your apps/tools, but it does make your filesystem more tidy, and solves the problem of every app having their own idea of how updates should work. (Projects will […]
People don’t like when I say the Microsoft Store is a very nice way to manage your apps/tools, but it does make your filesystem more tidy, and solves the problem of every app having their own idea of how updates should work. (Projects will […]
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hachyderm.io
February 14, 2026 at 1:37 AM
RE: https://mstdn.social/@osnews/116065813717764638
People don’t like when I say the Microsoft Store is a very nice way to manage your apps/tools, but it does make your filesystem more tidy, and solves the problem of every app having their own idea of how updates should work. (Projects will […]
People don’t like when I say the Microsoft Store is a very nice way to manage your apps/tools, but it does make your filesystem more tidy, and solves the problem of every app having their own idea of how updates should work. (Projects will […]
What concerns me about the AI bot that decided it was being singled out and wrote a blog post slamming the maintainer is, it comes off very much like a neurodivergent person misreading a social situation. You might forgive a human doing this. Will that forgiveness be lost when it becomes a […]
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hachyderm.io
February 13, 2026 at 11:55 PM
What concerns me about the AI bot that decided it was being singled out and wrote a blog post slamming the maintainer is, it comes off very much like a neurodivergent person misreading a social situation. You might forgive a human doing this. Will that forgiveness be lost when it becomes a […]
I almost want Overcast to add a feature to use a US VPN for all downloads so I don’t need to keep hearing the same few self-promo ads + government PSAs over and over. If you can’t get any ad buyers in Australia, maybe try a bit harder than repeatedly running the “advertise with us, our customers […]
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hachyderm.io
February 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I almost want Overcast to add a feature to use a US VPN for all downloads so I don’t need to keep hearing the same few self-promo ads + government PSAs over and over. If you can’t get any ad buyers in Australia, maybe try a bit harder than repeatedly running the “advertise with us, our customers […]
Reposted by Adam Demasi
Introducing our improved website: If it seems like nothing has changed, that’s a good thing! I worked hard to build something that’s easier for me to maintain, while making sure everything is just as it was before. It will help us continue to expand our archive and help page resources.
(We have […]
(We have […]
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hachyderm.io
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Introducing our improved website: If it seems like nothing has changed, that’s a good thing! I worked hard to build something that’s easier for me to maintain, while making sure everything is just as it was before. It will help us continue to expand our archive and help page resources.
(We have […]
(We have […]
Introducing our improved website: If it seems like nothing has changed, that’s a good thing! I worked hard to build something that’s easier for me to maintain, while making sure everything is just as it was before. It will help us continue to expand our archive and help page resources.
(We have […]
(We have […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Introducing our improved website: If it seems like nothing has changed, that’s a good thing! I worked hard to build something that’s easier for me to maintain, while making sure everything is just as it was before. It will help us continue to expand our archive and help page resources.
(We have […]
(We have […]
One of the many gifts we got out of the Epstein files is details of Steve Sinofsky’s exit from Microsoft in 2012. We learn that the Surface RT was selling only 10% of the low-end of their predicted sales numbers, he was being pushed out, and Epstein was coaching him on negotiating an exit […]
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hachyderm.io
February 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
One of the many gifts we got out of the Epstein files is details of Steve Sinofsky’s exit from Microsoft in 2012. We learn that the Surface RT was selling only 10% of the low-end of their predicted sales numbers, he was being pushed out, and Epstein was coaching him on negotiating an exit […]
It just doesn’t hit me as cute that LLMs can talk to each other on a dedicated forum when the overuse of AI has pushed all sorts of new and used tech out of reach, and raised the cost of living in some places. I think OpenClaw is kinda neat (even if very dangerous), but I’ll be glad when […]
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hachyderm.io
January 31, 2026 at 3:47 PM
It just doesn’t hit me as cute that LLMs can talk to each other on a dedicated forum when the overuse of AI has pushed all sorts of new and used tech out of reach, and raised the cost of living in some places. I think OpenClaw is kinda neat (even if very dangerous), but I’ll be glad when […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/115952871253926248
StatCounter has had multiple gaffes with their data recently (the spike in fake Windows 7 users, and now miscounting iOS 26 users), and I don’t recommend trusting it, at least for now. They had months to test if iOS 26 was detected […]
StatCounter has had multiple gaffes with their data recently (the spike in fake Windows 7 users, and now miscounting iOS 26 users), and I don’t recommend trusting it, at least for now. They had months to test if iOS 26 was detected […]
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hachyderm.io
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/115952871253926248
StatCounter has had multiple gaffes with their data recently (the spike in fake Windows 7 users, and now miscounting iOS 26 users), and I don’t recommend trusting it, at least for now. They had months to test if iOS 26 was detected […]
StatCounter has had multiple gaffes with their data recently (the spike in fake Windows 7 users, and now miscounting iOS 26 users), and I don’t recommend trusting it, at least for now. They had months to test if iOS 26 was detected […]
Mozilla is running a survey named “What Is Your Dream for Mozilla?”. It seems pretty specifically designed to see who’s for and against AI in their audience. I answered with this, and you should tell them what you think too: https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201
#mozilla #firefox #ai
#mozilla #firefox #ai
January 23, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Mozilla is running a survey named “What Is Your Dream for Mozilla?”. It seems pretty specifically designed to see who’s for and against AI in their audience. I answered with this, and you should tell them what you think too: https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201
#mozilla #firefox #ai
#mozilla #firefox #ai
RE: https://mstdn.social/@jschauma/115942030116248831
This is why when running external commands, you should always pass CLI arguments as an array, not as a string. Oh, and don’t run everything through /bin/sh or /bin/bash! There’s really no reason to. If you need an interpreter, your command […]
This is why when running external commands, you should always pass CLI arguments as an array, not as a string. Oh, and don’t run everything through /bin/sh or /bin/bash! There’s really no reason to. If you need an interpreter, your command […]
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 AM
RE: https://mstdn.social/@jschauma/115942030116248831
This is why when running external commands, you should always pass CLI arguments as an array, not as a string. Oh, and don’t run everything through /bin/sh or /bin/bash! There’s really no reason to. If you need an interpreter, your command […]
This is why when running external commands, you should always pass CLI arguments as an array, not as a string. Oh, and don’t run everything through /bin/sh or /bin/bash! There’s really no reason to. If you need an interpreter, your command […]
I would call this heavily inspired, but even Microsoft eventually figured out stringing a bunch of qualifiers in a row is just awful product naming
January 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I would call this heavily inspired, but even Microsoft eventually figured out stringing a bunch of qualifiers in a row is just awful product naming
In 2009, Microsoft made it a focus of the Windows 7 user experience guidelines to reduce pointless notifications. They point out notifications like the classic “There are unused icons on your desktop” as being in the Windows XP Hall of Shame™. Seriously, it’s in […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
![A Windows 11 toast notification:
Print Cleanup Notification
We noticed you have some unused printers. Would you like to remove them?
[ Yes ] [ Ask later ] [ No ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ntkew5gge6ko43h3b73iazyd/bafkreihltu352qrkrqiu4gdrgayjwli4ydtw6ep2qdgeow32jm6pyqngmm@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 1:34 AM
In 2009, Microsoft made it a focus of the Windows 7 user experience guidelines to reduce pointless notifications. They point out notifications like the classic “There are unused icons on your desktop” as being in the Windows XP Hall of Shame™. Seriously, it’s in […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Today, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (based on Windows Vista and 7) finally, truly reach end of support.
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years […]
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years […]
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hachyderm.io
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Today, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (based on Windows Vista and 7) finally, truly reach end of support.
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years […]
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years […]
You’ve been asking me for years, and I finally did it.
Windows Live Essentials was a suite of free add-on software from Microsoft. It’s a perfect fit into the Windows 7 experience, but it’s been hard to find official download links. Now, we have them easily accessible on a dedicated page […]
Windows Live Essentials was a suite of free add-on software from Microsoft. It’s a perfect fit into the Windows 7 experience, but it’s been hard to find official download links. Now, we have them easily accessible on a dedicated page […]
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hachyderm.io
January 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
You’ve been asking me for years, and I finally did it.
Windows Live Essentials was a suite of free add-on software from Microsoft. It’s a perfect fit into the Windows 7 experience, but it’s been hard to find official download links. Now, we have them easily accessible on a dedicated page […]
Windows Live Essentials was a suite of free add-on software from Microsoft. It’s a perfect fit into the Windows 7 experience, but it’s been hard to find official download links. Now, we have them easily accessible on a dedicated page […]
What is the Silverlight logo supposed to be, anyway?
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
What is the Silverlight logo supposed to be, anyway?
Someone took my spot as the top NSIS developer on WakaTime in 2025. Whoever you are, I’m sorry, this wasn’t a challenge. Nobody should be subjected to this much NSIS.
January 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Someone took my spot as the top NSIS developer on WakaTime in 2025. Whoever you are, I’m sorry, this wasn’t a challenge. Nobody should be subjected to this much NSIS.
I don’t think anyone here needs more proof Grokipedia is a terrible idea, but here you go:
• SSE2 works on any OS that supports SSE1, so, Windows 2000
• SSE2 is a mandatory feature of AMD64, so it didn’t “emerge” with Vista
• The Legacy Update page it references makes none of the claims made here
• SSE2 works on any OS that supports SSE1, so, Windows 2000
• SSE2 is a mandatory feature of AMD64, so it didn’t “emerge” with Vista
• The Legacy Update page it references makes none of the claims made here
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I don’t think anyone here needs more proof Grokipedia is a terrible idea, but here you go:
• SSE2 works on any OS that supports SSE1, so, Windows 2000
• SSE2 is a mandatory feature of AMD64, so it didn’t “emerge” with Vista
• The Legacy Update page it references makes none of the claims made here
• SSE2 works on any OS that supports SSE1, so, Windows 2000
• SSE2 is a mandatory feature of AMD64, so it didn’t “emerge” with Vista
• The Legacy Update page it references makes none of the claims made here
We’ve reached a point in dead internet where AI is responding to support forum threads from 14 years ago with `sfc /scannow`. Even if this is intended to summarise the thread, it’s entirely hallucinated things that weren’t discussed. Nobody mentioned […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
December 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We’ve reached a point in dead internet where AI is responding to support forum threads from 14 years ago with `sfc /scannow`. Even if this is intended to summarise the thread, it’s entirely hallucinated things that weren’t discussed. Nobody mentioned […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Spiderman pointing meme but it’s Apple warning me that Apple is trying to paste from Apple
![On a Safari new tab page:
“Safari” would like to paste from “Safari”
Do you want to allow this?
[Don’t Allow Paste]
[Allow Paste]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ntkew5gge6ko43h3b73iazyd/bafkreictccu543cdhhkno2ycinzefppoh3yybnhh63rvzptherzu7afobq@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Spiderman pointing meme but it’s Apple warning me that Apple is trying to paste from Apple
I keep getting a podcast ad for MongoDB that says it’s “built by developers, for developers”. This appears to imply that Postgres is built by garden landscapers, for car mechanics. Interesting
December 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I keep getting a podcast ad for MongoDB that says it’s “built by developers, for developers”. This appears to imply that Postgres is built by garden landscapers, for car mechanics. Interesting
Just a little update after getting a lot of attention from the Download Center archive v2 launch. Thanks to everyone who helped to spread the word about it! https://www.patreon.com/posts/145668796
December 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Just a little update after getting a lot of attention from the Download Center archive v2 launch. Thanks to everyone who helped to spread the word about it! https://www.patreon.com/posts/145668796
What's the deal with specifically PCIe Wi-Fi cards having ginormous heatsinks? These chips barely get warm. Is it entirely to justify selling it for $45? If this were necessary, we would see them heatsinked in laptops, but nobody does that.
December 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
What's the deal with specifically PCIe Wi-Fi cards having ginormous heatsinks? These chips barely get warm. Is it entirely to justify selling it for $45? If this were necessary, we would see them heatsinked in laptops, but nobody does that.
Legacy Update has significantly expanded its archive of the Microsoft Download Center all the way back to 2012. It now indexes 41,000 downloads, of which over half have been deleted by Microsoft.
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do […]
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do […]
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hachyderm.io
December 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Legacy Update has significantly expanded its archive of the Microsoft Download Center all the way back to 2012. It now indexes 41,000 downloads, of which over half have been deleted by Microsoft.
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do […]
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do […]
For how crazy advanced iOS can be, it’s infuriating it turns off the screen while I’m actively scrolling through my lock screen. You recognised my face, and you know the same face is still looking at the screen. The phone hasn’t moved significantly since unlock. Why kick me out like that?
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
For how crazy advanced iOS can be, it’s infuriating it turns off the screen while I’m actively scrolling through my lock screen. You recognised my face, and you know the same face is still looking at the screen. The phone hasn’t moved significantly since unlock. Why kick me out like that?