Notes | Brutkey

sam henri gold
@samhenrigold@hachyderm.io

they didn’t have piracy back then on account of the boxes
https://mastodon.social/@BasicAppleGuy/115837757969801190

sam henri gold
@samhenrigold@hachyderm.io

would this app be of use to any of you?
https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115771589663895589

sam henri gold
@samhenrigold@hachyderm.io

continuing to americanize my german boyfriend by making him s’mores for the first time. used speculoos instead of graham crackers as a diplomatic gesture

assembling the s’mores, placing marshmallows on the chocolate on the cookies

the final result. we mostly used windmill shapes

sam henri gold
@samhenrigold@hachyderm.io

my local grocery store just started selling chestnuts. i was amused by this because i never thought of them as a real item you could buy, merely symbols of christmas that exist in song. so i bought one (1) chestnut for a quarter and now its in my toaster oven.

Grocery receipt. Fresh Chestnut, $8/pound, total cost $0.24

one (1) singular chestnut in my toaster oven on a tray. there are exactly two drops of olive oil on it.

sam henri gold
@samhenrigold@hachyderm.io

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?

It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself: https://github.com/samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor

sam henri gold
@samhenrigold@hachyderm.io

knowledge base
https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115118979341150575

What Happens When Windows Shuts Down?

When you choose Shut Down, Windows begins a sequence of orderly steps. It tells each program to close its files, to set down what it was working on. Most comply. Some resist. Windows asks again, more firmly. Eventually, all but one obey. There is always one.

Once the programs are silent, Windows turns to its own parts. It lowers the desktop, dims the icons, pulls the taskbar out of sight. The clock is the last to go. Time has to be persuaded.

You will then see the black screen, and the message: It is now safe to turn off your computer. This is true. You are free to press the button. Many users do.

If you wait, however, something else will happen. Slowly, the monitor will begin to glow again. Not with the desktop, not with any familiar prompt, but with a pale light, as though something is behind the glass. It will not speak, but you will understand that it has been waiting there, patiently, for every shutdown you have ever performed.

You may turn off the machine at this point. You should. If you do not, the light will brighten until it hurts to look at. Some users report that it does not stop. Some report that the monitor grows warm, then hot, then soft.

If this occurs, pull the plug immediately. Windows will forgive you. The thing behind the glass will not.

Windows 95 help viewer.
Q: "Can Windows protect me?"
A: No.

sam henri gold
@samhenrigold@hachyderm.io

Windows 95 Nuclear Bio-Reactor Setup Wizard

A Windows 95 driver installer.
Bio-Reactor Setup Wizard

This wizard helps you install the software needed to use your portable bio-reactor with Windows 95.

You can install new drivers or update existing ones to ensure proper operation and containment.

To continue, click Next.

sam henri gold
@samhenrigold@hachyderm.io

this is all getting so stupid so fast

sam henri gold
@samhenrigold@hachyderm.io

I was messing with 3d modeling and picked the wrong image to wrap around a sphere — a selfie instead of a concrete texture PNG.

the upside is that it gave way to my new profile photo perfectly suited for round contexts