So where did I leave off on my Windows UI rant? Oh yes, the new modern settings apps... One thing the Windows UI designers always did well was consistency. For example, modal dialog boxes always had an ok, cancel, and sometimes apply buttons. They were a fixed size and had no window border so it was obvious they were pop-ups.

I want the windows notification tray icon for networking to show IP addresses in the tooltip when you hover on it. I never really understood why MS ditched the show on tray option for network connections, it was so nice to be able to dbl-click to bring up the connection properties.

Did Microsoft just make it so ALL their accounts can only be 16 characters? Suddenly my main MS account pw doesn't work and it now won't let me set it to a pw similar to what it was. I mean instead of fixing that limitation they decided to make everything else have the same limitation?

This "Whole House EMF Neutralizer" on Amazon is literally just an empty plug (see pics in comments).

amzn.to/2BUpxqN The same company sells this other "EMF Neutralizer" that you place next to your wireless router to absorb EMF (but not the good WiFi stuff!)

I use a teflon mouse pad (ok, a pizza pan) and teflon mouse feet. I clean my mouse pad/mouse every das. I wax them both a couple times a week. But then I get a spec of dust on there and it's like fingernails on a chalkboard. I'm also at the point where the teflon is wearing down a bit. I need to invent something.

Because quite a few people showed interest in my qanon tweets yesterday, here is some more text analysis courtesy of uclassify.com And age

I was looking at some 𝑸𝑨𝒏𝒐𝒏 posts and saw this one with "codes" which I find pretty interesting considering how many years I have spent staring at and analyzing millions passwords... Presumably, this is a communication between Q and some other unknown operatives who have chosen 8chan as their means of communication...

I can't believe how hard it is to ensure .NET apps use TLS 1.1+. You can set it in code a bunch of ways, via the app config, through reg keys, and at the OS level. But which one takes precedence? Oh and it's different for each .NET/OS version. Also, don't enable FIPS compatibility, that messes things up.

I am a bit surprised how many security people diss on blockchain technology. It solves some development and db problems that we have never had a good solution for. Sure, it's dumb how everyone is adding blockchain tech just because blockchain, but that is expected with any new technology. Remember the XML craze?