Saul Tools
@saul.tools
Computer Science hobbyist, electrician by trade. - I enjoy running, writing code, and good coffee.
Find my writing at saul.tools
Find my writing at saul.tools
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Did anyone ever write a little memento/recognition of room-like user interfaces? In my head it‘s nice, interactive, and very fun. Like a videogame where you switch between worlds.
Microsoft Bob and Magic Cap are the most popular, but there is a long tail of those in other shells and videogames.
Microsoft Bob and Magic Cap are the most popular, but there is a long tail of those in other shells and videogames.
February 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Did anyone ever write a little memento/recognition of room-like user interfaces? In my head it‘s nice, interactive, and very fun. Like a videogame where you switch between worlds.
Microsoft Bob and Magic Cap are the most popular, but there is a long tail of those in other shells and videogames.
Microsoft Bob and Magic Cap are the most popular, but there is a long tail of those in other shells and videogames.
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this is a great, thoughtful and well presented episode+arguments. really enjoyed it.
this is a great, thoughtful and well presented episode+arguments. really enjoyed it.
Forgiveness is optional
Episodio de podcast · The Gray Area with Sean Illing · 15/12/2025 · 1 h 4 min
podcasts.apple.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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this is a great, thoughtful and well presented episode+arguments. really enjoyed it.
this is a great, thoughtful and well presented episode+arguments. really enjoyed it.
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On this day in 1974, the Altair 8800 went on sale. It was later featured in the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics.
December 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On this day in 1974, the Altair 8800 went on sale. It was later featured in the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics.
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Aah the joys of having one unread message and no access to my messages because the U.K. insists on being a bafflingly authoritarian nanny state where parents and guardians can just hand their kids unfettered unmonitored access to the internet and check out of their lives.
December 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Aah the joys of having one unread message and no access to my messages because the U.K. insists on being a bafflingly authoritarian nanny state where parents and guardians can just hand their kids unfettered unmonitored access to the internet and check out of their lives.
@sofahq.social hello. I was wondering if there is plans for a browser-based app? I know databases are expensive… but…pretty please?
Or a linux server version to let ppl host their own db
Or a linux server version to let ppl host their own db
December 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
@sofahq.social hello. I was wondering if there is plans for a browser-based app? I know databases are expensive… but…pretty please?
Or a linux server version to let ppl host their own db
Or a linux server version to let ppl host their own db
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This is the most accurate image AI has ever generated
November 15, 2023 at 10:35 PM
This is the most accurate image AI has ever generated
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Special thanks to the developers building our decentralized future. Mastodon, Bluesky, Pixelfed, IPFS, Matrix, Solid, and countless other projects advancing open standards and keeping the internet weird, resilient, and truly shaped by its users.
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Special thanks to the developers building our decentralized future. Mastodon, Bluesky, Pixelfed, IPFS, Matrix, Solid, and countless other projects advancing open standards and keeping the internet weird, resilient, and truly shaped by its users.
rsync is life
a woman stands in front of a white board with the words you need to back up your files written on it
Alt: a woman stands in front of a white board with the words you need to back up your files written on it
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
rsync is life
life is multi-faceted, and so should be you. Have hobbies!
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
life is multi-faceted, and so should be you. Have hobbies!
no web results in start menu, mandatory microsoft online account or copilot buttons… peak windows IMO
40 years ago today, Microsoft released Windows 1.0.
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
no web results in start menu, mandatory microsoft online account or copilot buttons… peak windows IMO
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On this day in 2007, Amazon introduced the 1st generation Kindle.
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
On this day in 2007, Amazon introduced the 1st generation Kindle.
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taxing the rich WORKS
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
taxing the rich WORKS
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{takes huge bong rip}
What about building more housing….but on the blockchain
What about building more housing….but on the blockchain
October 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
{takes huge bong rip}
What about building more housing….but on the blockchain
What about building more housing….but on the blockchain
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
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I think TikTok culture has done more than anything else to normalize casual surveillance / leveraging commercial surveillance against your friends/partners/colleagues/random strangers than anything else I've ever seen
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I think TikTok culture has done more than anything else to normalize casual surveillance / leveraging commercial surveillance against your friends/partners/colleagues/random strangers than anything else I've ever seen
What a great episode and guest!
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America chose violence. Now what?
Episodio de podcast · The Gray Area with Sean Illing · 13/10/2025 · 58 min
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October 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
What a great episode and guest!
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what happens if u cut 4 wires out of an ethernet cable & then plug it into yr PC
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
what happens if u cut 4 wires out of an ethernet cable & then plug it into yr PC
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I just bought ONE MILLION MAC addresses.
AMA 😅
AMA 😅
October 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I just bought ONE MILLION MAC addresses.
AMA 😅
AMA 😅
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hearing predictions about how AGI is looming; feels like when people say nuclear fusion is “just 5 more years” around the corner…
August 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
hearing predictions about how AGI is looming; feels like when people say nuclear fusion is “just 5 more years” around the corner…
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The UK govt tried to secretly force Apple, to grant backdoor access to its worldwide user data - forcing apple to drop enhanced seccurity standards - as of today 20th August, UK apple users are still on a less secure privacy standard due to the request.
The UK govt tried to secretly force Apple, to grant backdoor access to its worldwide user data - forcing apple to drop enhanced seccurity standards - as of today 20th August, UK apple users are still on a less secure privacy standard due to the request.
UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption
Here’s hoping that ADP returns to the UK.
www.theverge.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
www.theverge.com/news/761240/...
The UK govt tried to secretly force Apple, to grant backdoor access to its worldwide user data - forcing apple to drop enhanced seccurity standards - as of today 20th August, UK apple users are still on a less secure privacy standard due to the request.
The UK govt tried to secretly force Apple, to grant backdoor access to its worldwide user data - forcing apple to drop enhanced seccurity standards - as of today 20th August, UK apple users are still on a less secure privacy standard due to the request.
this is great if you are a #microcontrollers nerd like me -
youtu.be/umQ39BhcyMM?... video by @ericmigi.com
youtu.be/umQ39BhcyMM?... video by @ericmigi.com
How To Build A Smartwatch: Picking A Chip
YouTube video by Tick Talk w/ Eric Migicovsky
youtu.be
August 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
this is great if you are a #microcontrollers nerd like me -
youtu.be/umQ39BhcyMM?... video by @ericmigi.com
youtu.be/umQ39BhcyMM?... video by @ericmigi.com
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The first complete, low-priced, fully assembled microcomputer!
November 27, 2024 at 6:05 PM
The first complete, low-priced, fully assembled microcomputer!