Some commenters requested that we use our restored vintage 1930 Model 15 Teletype as a terminal for Linux. Hooking up a 5-bit Baudot mechanical contraption to a modern OS, even one that is terminal friendly, is not without some challenges: adapting to the non-standard high voltage 60 mA current loop, interfacing ASCII to the much smaller and different Baudot encoding, working in all caps, dealing with Baudot FIGS and LTRS modes, and making sure the computer doesn't overrun the pokey 45.5 bauds connection. But hey, Unix was developed on (much more modern 8-bit) teletypes, so that should still work, shouldn't it?

"Zuletzt ist das im März ambitioniert gestartete Projekt PEPP-PT der EU-Kommission plötzlich in Turbulenzen geraten, der genaue Grund dafür ist derzeit nicht bekannt."

The Sunday Times investigation into the government's catastrophic handling of the coronavirus is one of the most important things you've read.

It's behind a paywall, so here's a thread with the key points. Make sure everyone sees it.

Ich möchte lernen wie man Behelfsmasken näht

1. Der richtige Stoff

Dein Stoff ist geeignet, wenn er folgende Anforderungen erfüllt

100% Baumwolle
muss und bei 60°-90°C waschbar sein
allergikerfreundlich
fusselfrei
nicht ausleiernd

Dünnerer Stoff ist besser als dicker. Gut bewährt haben sich: Tischdecken, Stofftaschentücher, T-Shirts und manche Vorhangstoffe (nicht zu dick). Auch Jeans kann man verwenden. Weniger gut geeignet: Bettlaken/Jersey.

Achtung: Die Filterwirkung leistet der eingesetzte Filter, nicht der Baumwollstoff!

Fabian Pimminger
@i_am_fabs
Accenture?
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... das sind ja auch die, die den ÖBB Ticketshop ursprünglich verbrochen haben.

Na dann kann das ja nur ein technologischer Erfolg werden.
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Among my academic colleagues and friends, I have observed a common response to the continuing Covid-19 crisis. They are fighting valiantly for a sense of normalcy — hustling to move courses online, maintaining strict writing schedules, creating Montessori schools at their kitchen tables. They hope to buckle down for a short stint until things get back to normal. I wish anyone who pursues that path the very best of luck and health.

Yet as someone who has experience with crises around the world, what I see behind this scramble for productivity is a perilous assumption. The answer to the question everyone is asking — "When will this be over?" — is simple and obvious, yet terribly hard to accept. The answer is never.