2026-05-12T05:11:49Z https://yabu.me Stéphane Charette 🇨🇦 https://yabu.me/npub19x5vusu9tespz56a2v2d0h8um0uvmnad2km0akd0f5zc26c8qvpqqzzcsf https://cdn.mstdn.ca/accounts/avatars/110/484/467/412/557/803/original/8efb4082b7de99a2.jpg https://cdn.mstdn.ca/accounts/avatars/110/484/467/412/557/803/original/8efb4082b7de99a2.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9rg5xxn7wxmu2t6zn3uvw6hevsemd40pw9n5wwws4lfkzx4n3epgzyq563njrs40xqy2nt4f3f47ulndl3nw0442mdlke4axstpttqupsy869vxw Norton Utilities had really neat command-line tools. Their text-mode window library was much nicer than the typical block ones used by many tools. And they did something funky with the mouse.<br/><br/>At the time I suspected they were dynamically modifying some little-used ASCII characters to display a mouse cursor that looked like a graphical mouse. Maybe 4 ASCII characters, and then drawing the mouse over text. This is the only way I can think they could show a &#34;graphical&#34; mouse while running in text mode. #DOS 2026-05-12T05:02:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgwdq4k87f3pjuzw8yaztxvan7y7ucyy7xus4rerlk634heauqregzyq563njrs40xqy2nt4f3f47ulndl3nw0442mdlke4axstpttqupsyp2fdj0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs007nkj8zz4htg7zjmvljkn0u8c4vaedcd228gvz8a37wu75jq8tgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qsf45nu'>nevent1q…45nu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqqv5atqz9k9c54q8c28kra6sfata0wk7w7x5gkrnde8vmxe5gt00q8mmv7s" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqqv5atqz9k9c54q8c28kra6sfata0wk7w7x5gkrnde8vmxe5gt00q8mmv7s</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…mv7s</span>)</a></span> What are you running (and where) that you&#39;re talking about electric bills in the $700 range?<br/><br/>Is this for an office? Not a home, right? 2026-05-06T21:22:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdefk5d8spw4lj5ct4q6vcyvyacsdj3wfn5f2yymyk36klusp9lyczyq563njrs40xqy2nt4f3f47ulndl3nw0442mdlke4axstpttqupsypmpmlr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsppld92wrzf3tyntr8dul2n9vtrq7wkcl6yxgarspl9uv5eu0zlvqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qnvfzsw'>nevent1q…fzsw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvr4dqq5vzpz0kaavv3lc3098jmfzrpdtj79dazpemytqw4ansf0qqygr74" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvr4dqq5vzpz0kaavv3lc3098jmfzrpdtj79dazpemytqw4ansf0qqygr74</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…gr74</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqxddudjn5q8vvv2ag0j29npl375k60hft4k74l20sl2xy9quth2pq3xzrcw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqxddudjn5q8vvv2ag0j29npl375k60hft4k74l20sl2xy9quth2pq3xzrcw</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…zrcw</span>)</a></span> Payphones still exist in Australia? 2026-04-23T07:36:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqr033739twgqkj99dyw8l4z9enq8fuad0fcwhdxy8stappsktcuczyq563njrs40xqy2nt4f3f47ulndl3nw0442mdlke4axstpttqupsyc8ttyn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstk0aw67vl5x8kkvf9kjagadx3jv3q8mhz8reld7nq0dee6nqcwlspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qps24n3'>nevent1q…24n3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqzdp33shl69xr0uq3x8n5gsjykq9upycwh6nqm02c3f6x0frrn0dqlrpfuj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqzdp33shl69xr0uq3x8n5gsjykq9upycwh6nqm02c3f6x0frrn0dqlrpfuj</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…pfuj</span>)</a></span> I&#39;m not sure I follow. Let&#39;s switch genders here for a second:<br/><br/>Are you saying that &#34;women&#39;s only&#34; sport clubs should allow men in if those men want to be there, and if they meet the entry conditions? 2026-03-29T13:23:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfkqq5gzdk6q3p3xdhnwdjnp5c03zek0qt9xpfpxpdszwwh0ysw8gzyq563njrs40xqy2nt4f3f47ulndl3nw0442mdlke4axstpttqupsyjjz52m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8g3z4ndqy5pmh6kdvf93qn5wv4s3zx3nla59eg2ptjnkl8we4hcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qsdwanr'>nevent1q…wanr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqujvv3vtk50qvk0ex78v73vp4ma4ayn5s5anuzea9k207h6hvpx4qdwdyu0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqujvv3vtk50qvk0ex78v73vp4ma4ayn5s5anuzea9k207h6hvpx4qdwdyu0</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…dyu0</span>)</a></span> Well now I&#39;m even more confused. Why were you skeptical about underwire bras? 2026-03-25T02:30:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspp5qenelx6azy9n48l0pvlrqmqhpet56phcevhy8cu7q2d5w4esgzyq563njrs40xqy2nt4f3f47ulndl3nw0442mdlke4axstpttqupsy25w9d0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvr67rdlr5waf97xm55k4eqf8nxf6wls3dwhthyg8rpdjjqpgdgspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qr0kv7l'>nevent1q…kv7l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqujvv3vtk50qvk0ex78v73vp4ma4ayn5s5anuzea9k207h6hvpx4qdwdyu0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqujvv3vtk50qvk0ex78v73vp4ma4ayn5s5anuzea9k207h6hvpx4qdwdyu0</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…dyu0</span>)</a></span> I&#39;ll venture -- for those of us who don&#39;t know much about bras, what is the difference between a &#34;normal&#34; underwire bra, and a &#34;sport&#34; underwire bra? 2026-03-25T01:33:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgvk7mehv7kxussa904nt4xtsfpctdv54r2sqk6kkj9qr30y27zpczyq563njrs40xqy2nt4f3f47ulndl3nw0442mdlke4axstpttqupsyqpyu32 For the Y2K, we weren&#39;t allowed to change any of the original code running on the AS/400. That code was always off-limit, and had existed since the 1970s as far as I know.<br/><br/>We created an intermediate tool that would look at transactions going into and out of the database.<br/><br/>When data was coming out, we&#39;d convert the dates to 4-digit years. Then when data was going in, we&#39;d convert 4-digit years back to 2-digit years.<br/><br/>I have no idea if 26 years later that is still in place. I suspect so. But the thought that banks will authorize AI and &#34;vibe coding&#34; to magically replace all this off-limit code running on the back end is hard to believe. 2026-02-24T20:01:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszcjx6hfcjj8jupq63fam50nm74shk8uhhyfvzmuy2qw6m24xpndszyq563njrs40xqy2nt4f3f47ulndl3nw0442mdlke4axstpttqupsy4aclkx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspke9tkzn60q0z5vys60h4yfcgqhdvh20s68yuer7x93fh0jsfrjspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qqc44at'>nevent1q…44at</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqzdp33shl69xr0uq3x8n5gsjykq9upycwh6nqm02c3f6x0frrn0dqlrpfuj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqzdp33shl69xr0uq3x8n5gsjykq9upycwh6nqm02c3f6x0frrn0dqlrpfuj</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…pfuj</span>)</a></span> Can you settle the question?<br/><br/>(My vote is the many 3x repeated sequences in listA is not random, but I&#39;m not dedicated enough to pull out a die and record 100 rolls to see if that is likely to happen a bunch of times.) 2026-02-21T00:29:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp6qrk5fu6tzfsxfwdu0qq588jptmqd348jkzvt6z2hpukgrzrnmqzyq563njrs40xqy2nt4f3f47ulndl3nw0442mdlke4axstpttqupsymzc3w4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqwvf98snx22mc5zqjy7jwlmm3y3pmk9294wsw8vj69w8cp564uqspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q5m0x9p'>nevent1q…0x9p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqc29fd5wcfk76um3c2a62k943zkr3r3ap723c5agute074x3v5t8q2dug6l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqc29fd5wcfk76um3c2a62k943zkr3r3ap723c5agute074x3v5t8q2dug6l</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…ug6l</span>)</a></span> Sort alphabetically? Old.<br/><br/>Sort by continent? Nope.<br/><br/>Sort numerically using percentage? Meh.<br/><br/>Sort by length of name? Maybe?<br/><br/>Sort by length of name when printed using a proportional font? Challenge accepted! 2025-04-02T23:50:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2a42rjldt49g3mea657s35xhd8zw6yx36m9cnx9ll37t8ppyn5vszyq563njrs40xqy2nt4f3f47ulndl3nw0442mdlke4axstpttqupsy6pac0s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw87qvgrapgdenz0k49l6rrl3gnadmgegfrpr8ln4stlftdqqpszcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qu9arzw'>nevent1q…arzw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jc0sh3wdfut8hmnmqy8l4smqhnq0y32mn5536mdn9wtsac5geynslnsldg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub1jc0sh3wdfut8hmnmqy8l4smqhnq0y32mn5536mdn9wtsac5geynslnsldg</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jc0…sldg</span>)</a></span> I thought you were kidding, so I looked it up: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3103">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3103</a> I had no idea ISO covered such things. 2023-10-25T14:20:51Z