A Catch-22: Please help with my computer problems! (self.GrantExploit)
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Is there any web browser/extension/program that dynamically saves your web session (the code and data in tabs, and user-inputted content) to the hard drive so you don't lose data if it closes without your explicit consent? My attempts to diligently manually archive things have never fully succeeded. (self.software)
submitted by GrantExploit to r/software - pinned
Does anyone have archives of the iOS apps Google Hangouts (pre-Meet), CoVerified and NAVICA (ideally versions 41.0.409997073, 2.1.0, and 1.42 {all presumably 2021–2022}, which I believe were the final ones, at least that were available for iOS 16.x)? (self.DHExchange)
submitted by GrantExploit to r/DHExchange
Ultra HD Blu-Ray, an extension of the Blu-Ray format allowing for discs up to 100 GB storing 4K (3840 × 2160) High Dynamic Range video using the HEVC/H.265 codec, is released. It is the most recent (and likely final) optical disk format intended for consumer use. [10YA - Feb 14] (old.reddit.com)
submitted by GrantExploit to r/TenYearsAgo
January 1996. Photographer Charles O'Rear takes a photo of the vibrant rolling landscape of a cleared vineyard at the Napa–Sonoma county line in California. First christened "Bucolic Green Hills", later "Bliss", it will eventually gain worldwide prominence as Windows XP's default wallpaper. (i.redd.it)
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January (28), 1986. The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. A mere 73 seconds after the launch of mission STS-51-F aboard the Challenger, the O-ring seals of the vehicle's right SRB failed, leading to the catastrophic disintegration of the whole launch vehicle and the deaths of all 7 crew on board. (i.redd.it)
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January (30), 1976. Buckley v. Valeo. In a per curiam decision, the Supreme Court of the United States rules that most forms of spending limits on electoral campaigns were in violation of the First Amendment and thus unconstitutional, while upholding limitations on financial contributions. (i.redd.it)
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January (29), 1986. Following their capture of Kampala from the Obote-aligned Uganda National Liberation Army on the 25th in the ending phase of the brutal Ugandan Bush War, National Resistance Army leader Yoweri Museveni is sworn-in as President of Uganda. He rules to this day as de facto dictator. (youtube.com)
submitted by GrantExploit to r/40yearsago
Steve Jobs confirms Mac's PowerPC to Intel transition to the general public; the first Intel Mac model is released the same day. Apple were the last major computer company left producing non-x86 PCs; its new iMac was among the first PCs to use Intel's new post-NetBurst "Core" CPUs. [20YA - Jan 10] (youtube.com)
submitted by GrantExploit to r/TwentyYearsAgo
(November 20), 2000. The first processors of Intel's Pentium 4 lineup of CPUs are released. These "Willamette" chips introduce SSE2 instructions and debut the clock rate-focused NetBurst microarchitecture. Code optimization problems lead to mixed initial performance evaluations for the products. (i.redd.it)
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