I was a sysadmin at a company using Notes/Domino (v 4.5 when I started, up until v 7, when it was replaced by Exchange/Outlook). It was mainly used for e-mail, plus some minor apps for HR.
I used Designer to improve a bit the UI of the e-mail app of Notes. In general I have positive thoughts for both Domino and Notes, as e-mail server & client. Nevertheless the majority of colleagues complained, mostly due to Notes being different from Outlook I think.
Yet, one day, a fellow colleague, a young beautiful woman (marketing, not an IT geek or something), came in IT office to announce us her resignation. Before leaving, she asked if it's possible to give her the Notes installer to install it on her PC at home. She disliked Outlook & Outlook express and really liked Notes :) (v5 at that time if I recall well). We were all stunned and of course gave her the installer and a guide on how to setup her yahoo or hotmail using pop3 or imap.
It's funny how back in the 1990s the concept of software was different. You might buy an actual shrink wrapped package with an install disc and be happy with it for years. Nowadays it would be unthinkable to use software without getting regular updates (at least security updates) and always being able to install the latest version.
Isn't that partially because even your stove is now connected to the Internet? The attack surface changed from "when I connect my USR modem" to "someone can portscan all of IPv4 in reasonable time"
I do gravely miss the ability to actually have the bits, and will take any steps I can to grab an offline installer if offered
I got my first fixed IP address and always-on Internet connection in 1995 and I don't particularly miss the dial-up times before that. I prefer to have everything connected and online all the time, but also with proper security.
COBOL is dead? Not at all. Are new projects created in COBOL? Yes they do. If not in older COBOL form, definitely in SAP ABAP.
For those who haven't heard about it, ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) is the name of SAP’s proprietary, fourth-generation programming language :) It's SAP's main language. It's a direct descendant of COBOL, I'd describe it as a COBOL with OOP extensions.
Since SAP's ecosystem is sneaking everywhere, COBOL in its modern, very close incarnation (ABAP), gains new space!
If in any doubts, check some ABAP code. It's not simply influenced by COBOL, it's COBOL.
Since I didn't see it mentioned, my multiplatform (Java based) alternative to Paint.net is Pixelitor, https://pixelitor.sourceforge.io/
Something in between MS Paint - Paint.net I think.
I also use XPaint; it's quite capable but the interface is very different, too much deviated from usual GUI apps.
I confirm the issue of delays/freezing of Claws-mail. I really liked the simple UI, but freezing too often, couldn't stand it. I had searched about it, I got some answers that's it's single threaded if I recall well.
Since you mentioned mutt and it's steep learning curve, I recommend you another TUI MTA/mail app. It's nmail (https://github.com/d99kris/nmail). Simple, Pine/Alpine like interface, has great features (for example, saving mails in sqlite - can be viewed offline). Also the developer is active and friendly, in case you find bugs or have any proposals for enhancements.
Thank you for the answer, I didn't know about these Capability URLs.
It's kind of security by obscurity I think. Still, if somehow somebody else gains access to a Capability URL, it cannot be considered an unlawful act. He could even claim that he was lucky enough to type a URL, which by coincidence gave him access to somebody else's personal data.
This is for a 128(122) bit UUID, some capability URL use other and longer values. Depends on the implementation details and if someone catches your mail, the URL is exposed. There are some security concerns because URLs are usually not treated as a secret and are saved by your browser for example where it could by exposed to other parties.
But overall the mechanism is still a valid way to provide access to restricted resources without the user needing an account or login. This can happen for business because people generally don't want to register for every service. You could use a third party authentication provider, but can come with its own problems.
I think the article is very shortsighted. By 2035-40 we'll probably have memory only (RAM) computers massively available. No disks means no current OS capable of handling these computers. A change of paradigm needing new platforms and OSes.
These future OSes may be 128bit, but I don't think the current ones will make it to the transition.
There are plenty of OSes today capable of booting and running from RAM. Pretty sure we wouldn't be burning all the prominent OSes for something like that.
Out of curiosity I checked with lsof, apparently other fonts are used as fallback:
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/droid/DroidSansFallbackFull.ttf
/usr/local/share/fonts/MS/segmdl2.ttf
/usr/local/share/fonts/MS/seguisym.ttf
/usr/local/share/fonts/nerd/Iosevka/IosevkaNerdFont-Regular.ttf
/usr/local/share/fonts/nerd/JetBrainsMono/JetBrainsMonoNerdFontMono-Regular.ttf
At least the result is perfect!