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/ ]
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 […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
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
Reposted by Adam Demasi
Because these are generated based on Usenet threads, tons and tons of these exist. The issue being, nobody uses Usenet any more. So you get things like the AI (probably GPT 5 mini) suggesting a Windows 98 user in 2004 follow instructions it acknowledges as being for modern Windows.
So glad […]
So glad […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Because these are generated based on Usenet threads, tons and tons of these exist. The issue being, nobody uses Usenet any more. So you get things like the AI (probably GPT 5 mini) suggesting a Windows 98 user in 2004 follow instructions it acknowledges as being for modern Windows.
So glad […]
So glad […]
Reposted by Adam Demasi
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]
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
Reposted by Adam Demasi
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
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 […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
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?
Suddenly had the urge to watch this 7 year old Cathode Ray Dude review of Kid Pix that I probably haven’t watched since back then. An absolute classic. No notes. Why did it print the date?! https://youtu.be/NK6-ZSaBzjc
October 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Suddenly had the urge to watch this 7 year old Cathode Ray Dude review of Kid Pix that I probably haven’t watched since back then. An absolute classic. No notes. Why did it print the date?! https://youtu.be/NK6-ZSaBzjc
Reposted by Adam Demasi
Things that are known to be certain in life:
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. The certificate icon in macOS remaining unchanged since OS X Tiger
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. The certificate icon in macOS remaining unchanged since OS X Tiger
October 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Things that are known to be certain in life:
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. The certificate icon in macOS remaining unchanged since OS X Tiger
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. The certificate icon in macOS remaining unchanged since OS X Tiger
Things that are known to be certain in life:
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. The certificate icon in macOS remaining unchanged since OS X Tiger
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. The certificate icon in macOS remaining unchanged since OS X Tiger
October 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Things that are known to be certain in life:
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. The certificate icon in macOS remaining unchanged since OS X Tiger
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. The certificate icon in macOS remaining unchanged since OS X Tiger
Reposted by Adam Demasi
Just a friendly reminder that, particularly when coming from search result summaries, AI only knows as much as it can glean from sources it deems to be authoritative. Often, those are news outlets that use clickbait and put writers under pressure to push out […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
![A conversation with DuckDuckGo’s AI chat feature. The conversation starts with the search query “windows 7 september 2025”. Assist (DDG’s search summary feature) says that “In September 2025, Windows 7 experienced a surprising resurgence in market share, increasing by tenfold, particularly in Asia, as users began to shift away from Windows 10, which was nearing its end of life. This trend indicates that many users are opting to continue using the older operating system despite its lack of official support since 2020.”
I continue the conversation by challenging it on the validity of the data. It searches and then says “The claim is almost certainly invalid - StatCounter reported a large September 2025 jump for Windows 7, but multiple technical analyses and follow-ups flag it as a reporting anomaly […]”.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ntkew5gge6ko43h3b73iazyd/bafkreigqhapi7gxh32sjvedkg6xtde72kuxa4lzdsfapbr4spc7kl5hr5a@jpeg)
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Just a friendly reminder that, particularly when coming from search result summaries, AI only knows as much as it can glean from sources it deems to be authoritative. Often, those are news outlets that use clickbait and put writers under pressure to push out […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Just a friendly reminder that, particularly when coming from search result summaries, AI only knows as much as it can glean from sources it deems to be authoritative. Often, those are news outlets that use clickbait and put writers under pressure to push out […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Just a friendly reminder that, particularly when coming from search result summaries, AI only knows as much as it can glean from sources it deems to be authoritative. Often, those are news outlets that use clickbait and put writers under pressure to push out […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
After 10 years, Windows 10 has reached end of support.
Don’t panic. Your Windows 10 computers will not explode. You will not catch every piece of malware in existence.
You should enrol in ESU, or switch to Windows 11 or Linux, but this is not the end of the world.
Our guide on what to do now: […]
Don’t panic. Your Windows 10 computers will not explode. You will not catch every piece of malware in existence.
You should enrol in ESU, or switch to Windows 11 or Linux, but this is not the end of the world.
Our guide on what to do now: […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
October 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
After 10 years, Windows 10 has reached end of support.
Don’t panic. Your Windows 10 computers will not explode. You will not catch every piece of malware in existence.
You should enrol in ESU, or switch to Windows 11 or Linux, but this is not the end of the world.
Our guide on what to do now: […]
Don’t panic. Your Windows 10 computers will not explode. You will not catch every piece of malware in existence.
You should enrol in ESU, or switch to Windows 11 or Linux, but this is not the end of the world.
Our guide on what to do now: […]
Wait, Windows 10 is legacy now? 😳
Windows 10 reaches end of support in a few days’ time, and there’s been an increasing number of questions about what will happen to Windows 10 and Windows Update. We put together a new guide to answer your questions […]
Windows 10 reaches end of support in a few days’ time, and there’s been an increasing number of questions about what will happen to Windows 10 and Windows Update. We put together a new guide to answer your questions […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
October 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wait, Windows 10 is legacy now? 😳
Windows 10 reaches end of support in a few days’ time, and there’s been an increasing number of questions about what will happen to Windows 10 and Windows Update. We put together a new guide to answer your questions […]
Windows 10 reaches end of support in a few days’ time, and there’s been an increasing number of questions about what will happen to Windows 10 and Windows Update. We put together a new guide to answer your questions […]
This article has come up on my timeline a few times, and it’s interesting seeing replies prescribing a reason for what’s clearly bad data from one source.
For as long as I can remember, tech blogs have sat on the edge of their seat waiting for the month’s StatCounter update, so they can make a […]
For as long as I can remember, tech blogs have sat on the edge of their seat waiting for the month’s StatCounter update, so they can make a […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
October 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This article has come up on my timeline a few times, and it’s interesting seeing replies prescribing a reason for what’s clearly bad data from one source.
For as long as I can remember, tech blogs have sat on the edge of their seat waiting for the month’s StatCounter update, so they can make a […]
For as long as I can remember, tech blogs have sat on the edge of their seat waiting for the month’s StatCounter update, so they can make a […]
So long, Windows Update website 🫡
This week, Microsoft took down the old Windows Update v6 web app entirely. It was a time capsule locked in the Microsoft.com design from 2005. It’s been broken since 2021.
You can still see it preserved through Windows Update Restored.
This week, Microsoft took down the old Windows Update v6 web app entirely. It was a time capsule locked in the Microsoft.com design from 2005. It’s been broken since 2021.
You can still see it preserved through Windows Update Restored.
October 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
So long, Windows Update website 🫡
This week, Microsoft took down the old Windows Update v6 web app entirely. It was a time capsule locked in the Microsoft.com design from 2005. It’s been broken since 2021.
You can still see it preserved through Windows Update Restored.
This week, Microsoft took down the old Windows Update v6 web app entirely. It was a time capsule locked in the Microsoft.com design from 2005. It’s been broken since 2021.
You can still see it preserved through Windows Update Restored.
Say what you will about Epic and their motives with this whole App Store thing, but for anyone sure Apple would never possibly implement the DMA in bad faith, here’s some real data.
Dark patterns work because you don’t realise they’re making you answer in a particular way. This was no exception […]
Dark patterns work because you don’t realise they’re making you answer in a particular way. This was no exception […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Say what you will about Epic and their motives with this whole App Store thing, but for anyone sure Apple would never possibly implement the DMA in bad faith, here’s some real data.
Dark patterns work because you don’t realise they’re making you answer in a particular way. This was no exception […]
Dark patterns work because you don’t realise they’re making you answer in a particular way. This was no exception […]
Reposted by Adam Demasi
Legacy Update updated – so your old Windows can be, too
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/legacy_updated_updated/
Need – or prefer – an EOL version of Windows? Don't panic!
<- by me on @theregister
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/legacy_updated_updated/
Need – or prefer – an EOL version of Windows? Don't panic!
<- by me on @theregister
Legacy Update updated – so your old Windows can be, too
: Need – or prefer – an EOL version of Windows? Don't panic!
www.theregister.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Legacy Update updated – so your old Windows can be, too
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/legacy_updated_updated/
Need – or prefer – an EOL version of Windows? Don't panic!
<- by me on @theregister
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/legacy_updated_updated/
Need – or prefer – an EOL version of Windows? Don't panic!
<- by me on @theregister