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“BASIC was a fine tool to learn programming with. But #programs in it occupied far too much of the limited working #memory of a #microcomputer, and it was horribly slow.

The way to get anything ambitious done was to write the program directly in the language #BASIC translated into: #assembly code, only one layer up from the #silicon.

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Cybersecurity programs often fail not because they’re technically unsound, but because they’re emotionally misaligned with the people they aim to protect. Too many leaders focus on technical solutions while neglecting the human systems that operate and interact with those tools. If...

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Readers Club · Leadership, Empathy, and Security Buy-In: Why Technical Fixes Aren’t EnoughBy MrsNo1Special

Accessible Youtube Downloader Pro stopped working properly a few days ago. Can anyone recommend anything that works with NVDA? I would prefer a client, but I have also used various youtube to mp3 sites in the past. I would prefer something that lets me set the bitrate to 128kbps or that defaults to it.

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[#Knuth asserts #programs can be pleasing to write, to read, and can serve humanity whilst incidentally making money.]

The reality is rarely this. Most programs grow into monsters as you add features sales wants and don't always benefit the end user. The foundation of a three story house is different from a building designed with one floor, but time constraints get in the way of planning and doing it right. You get an unstable remudddle. Most programs aren't pleasing to read, aren't pleasing to write due to constraints, and in the end don't fully serve the slice of humanity they target. They make money though. I wonder what #Google search looks like on the inside...