https://archive.ph/WqjkH
#arquitetura
Fui hoje surpreendido quando fui ao Tribunal para ler o registo das candidaturas para as próximas #autárquicas (se me cingisse à imprensa local ainda ficava convencido que só seriam candidatos PS e a coligação PSD/CDS) e descobri que afinal, por aqui, as freguesias continuam todas fundidas.
Para ajudar outros que possam estar assumir mais do que devem como eu, fica aqui a Lei que tem a lista das freguesias que se voltaram a dividir (o resto fica tudo igual):
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/lei/25-a-2025-910933580
https://sicnoticias.pt/especiais/guerra-no-medio-oriente/2025-08-26-mariana-mortagua-miguel-duarte-e-sofia-aparicio-integram-flotilha-humanitaria-que-parte-esta-semana-para-gaza-3ae6438e?s=35
It’s not unique, it’s not new. Boiling the frog alive.
We’re heading towards this: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
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> This requirement applies to “certified Android devices” that have Play Protect and are preloaded with Google apps. The Play Store implemented similar requirements in 2023, but Google is now mandating this for all install methods, including third-party app stores and sideloading where you download an APK file from a third-party source.
https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/
Since nobody is going to push back on this (I don’t even know if that would be possible), this is going to be a reality on every platform sooner or later.
I’d guess in 20, 30 years, there won’t be “PCs” anymore. No more home computing, no more “I just write my own software”. You won’t own devices anymore, it’ll all be rented and the landlord will tell you what you can do with it.
I hope that I’m wrong, but given where we are today, I don’t think that I will be.
It's not hard to generate a static HTML page that loads your game to run on the browser with #pyodide (WASM). And it comes with an assets editor and a #chiptune making tool.
https://github.com/kitao/pyxel
It's not like I'm expecting any loss: I rarely sell music, and when I do it is rarely to the states (I don't know why, I think my stuff ought to be way more popular! 😁). But still, it is disheartening to see there is now an effective wall, a country where I won't be able to (directly) reach. Congratulations to everyone involved.
[PS: if you're puzzled about what is this all about - a number of European countries, including Portugal, won't be shipping stuff to the US due to legal uncertainty regarding Trump's tariffs.]
.envelope
object/propriety in #shapely yesterday, before that I used .bounds
(a min/max of points tuple), but envelope is good to know because it provides an easy way of getting the centroid and the area of the bounding box, which can be very useful.
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import py5
from shapely import Polygon, Point
def setup():
py5.size(400, 400)
py5.stroke_join(py5.ROUND)
def draw():
py5.background(200)
pts = ((100, 100), (300, 100),
(py5.mouse_x, py5.mouse_y))
xs, ys = zip(*pts)
cx = sum(xs) / len(xs)
cy = sum(ys) / len(ys)
tri = Polygon(pts)
py5.no_fill()
py5.stroke_weight(1)
py5.stroke(0, 200, 0)
py5.shape(Point(cx, cy).buffer(5))
py5.stroke(0, 0, 200)
py5.shape(tri.envelope.buffer(2))
py5.shape(tri.envelope.centroid.buffer(5))
py5.stroke_weight(3)
py5.stroke(0)
py5.shape(tri)
py5.fill(0)
py5.shape(tri.centroid.buffer(2))
py5.run_sketch(block=False)
#py5 #python #creativeCoding
https://around.com/the-lie-of-ai/
Long read, it starts with Claude Shannon and Markov chains...
I mean, what do you want to do with it? If you want to use this as an actual printer for daily use, I’d get a laser printer instead, because they’re very reliable and the print quality is top notch.
I got my dot matrix printer mostly for experiments and nostalgia, so I wouldn’t want to pay something like 300-400€ for it.
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bytes are part of a bitmap image”, and then this gets printed at whatever the current position is (somewhat similar to SIXEL in a terminal).It’s just that the *units* are a bit weird, because this is all done in bloody inch. 😅
All I can say is, when I go to big stores like Amazon, then I have trouble finding “traditional” dot matrix printers for use at home. 😅 Epson still sells them, but they’re more expensive than my laser printer was. So yeah, they still exist, just expensive, by the looks of it.
> ESC/P standard.
> because there is virtually no market for these devices anymore, meaning new ones are very, very expensive.
I think dot matrix printers are still pretty common in many Point of Sales (POS) registers right? At least here in AU they're very common. I had a quick look myself today, there seems to be quite a solid market for these types of printers. In fact even EPSON still sell Dot Matrix printers themselves 🤣
FWIW, I have an OKI Microline 3390eco. Good thing is, you can still buy new cartridges for it.
If you want to buy a new device, check if it supports the “ESC/P” standard. That’s very widely supported.
(Oficina do Clubinho Gráfico aos domingos)

https://movq.de/v/3e26ec9a71/IMG_8800-edit.jpg
https://discuss.python.org/t/diataxis-and-python-documentation/41836
Write bytes to a parallel port and stuff happens. If it’s just ASCII bytes, then it will print ASCII text. Even the simplest programs can use a printer this way.
With a little bit of ESC/P, you can print images and other fancy stuff. That’s what I did this morning – never worked with ESC/P before, now I can print images. It’s not that hard.
Hayes-compatible modems are similar: Write some AT commands to the serial port and the modem does things. This isn’t even arcane knowledge, it’s explained in the printed manual.
Maybe I’m wearing rose-tinted glasses here, but I think with all this old stuff, *you get useful results very quickly* and the manuals are usually actually helpful. It’s so much easier to get started and to use this hardware to the full extent. Much less complexity than what we have today, not a ton of libraries and dependencies and SDKs and cloud services and what not.
https://movq.de/v/4bd16cb3c7/tux1.jpg
https://movq.de/v/4bd16cb3c7/tux2.jpg
(aos Sábados das 12h às 15h, na Rádio Barcelos)
Emissão de 23 Agosto 2025
39 músicas de bandas portuguesas, incluindo 7 que integram o catálogo da ANTI-DEMOS-CRACIA:
. The Dreams Never End - Perdido
. Marciano - John Said
. Ameeba - Lizard Face
. Sci Fi Industries - TriVial
. Kokori – Time Traveler (sedation mix)
. Turning Point – Espelho
. Zero à Esquerda - Porque Tens Tanto Poder
https://www.sinfonias.org/playlists/1961-playlist-podcast-23-agosto-2025
#kokori
(aos Sábados das 12h às 15h, na Rádio Barcelos)
Emissão de 23 Agosto 2025
39 músicas de bandas portuguesas, incluindo 7 que integram o catálogo da ANTI-DEMOS-CRACIA:
. The Dreams Never End - Perdido
. Marciano - John Said
. Ameeba - Lizard Face
. Sci Fi Industries - TriVial
. Kokori – Time Traveler (sedation mix)
. Turning Point – Espelho
. Zero à Esquerda - Porque Tens Tanto Poder
https://www.sinfonias.org/playlists/1961-playlist-podcast-23-agosto-2025
#kokori







