kasran, fourier transfemme @typhlosion@awoo.space

For folks with 3DS CFW, someone has now written a tool (a patched version of gm9, specifically) to force refresh the NAND, with an option to list how many bad blocks it found so you can see if you're getting anywhere with repeated cycles: https://gbatemp.net/threads/corrupted-cartridge-fixer-release.628539/

Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS cartridges use NAND flash for storage , not mask ROMs. Like all Flash memory, they "leak" charge over time and eventually lose data.

The Switch and 3DS card reader tells game cards to "refresh" themselves periodically. https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo-switch-3ds-cartridge-lifespan.591607/

But, some users are reporting cartridges already dying, especially ones they haven't used for years. I wonder which of mine already don't work.

Just a reminder that you don't own any data you can't back up. Buying physical cartridges and game cards isn't enough if they're using technology that inevitably deteriorates over time.

VVVVVV is back on its 14th birthday with a major new update - now available for the first time in more than 20 languages! Check it out! https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/70300/view/3888358641554236790

Today I will be posting thoughts about Aaron Swartz, who died on this day in 2013. The academic community should be much more aware of him, and challenge the massive problem of academic publishing that we are all part of. Let's make it our mission to tell people about Aaron and what he stood for.

#academic #academicmastodon #academicchatter #copyright #publishing #openaccess #publicdomain #otd

Aaron's Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz

Bar for time travelers. A programmer from the 21st century is complaining about bugs caused by time zones. A programmer from the 31st century scoffs and starts talking about bugs caused by relativistic time dilation. Next to them, the guy who writes the firmware for the time machines is grinding his teeth

https://aftermath.site/why-would-i-buy-this-useless-evil-thing hell

hi im boosting this again because i realized that after insurance payments and some other stuff i have a lot less money to my name than i realized. seriously any amount helps

i wanna do stuff this year but i havent done any stuff you can give me money for yet. if you want to give me money anyway, i appreciate it: https://ko-fi.com/kasran it will go toward paying off my credit card