(date: 2024-10-30 13:57:00)
date: 2024-10-30, from: 404 Media Group
Jeff Bezos is not the answer at The Washington Post. And billionaire funding is not the answer for journalism.
https://www.404media.co/the-billionaire-is-the-threat-not-the-solution/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Liliputing
The Mudita Kompact is a mobile phone designed for people who don’t want a portable distraction device in their pockets or handbags. Instead of a large color display it has a small black and white E Ink screen. And while it features an Android-based operating system, the Mudita Kompact ships without any Google apps or […]
The post Mudita Kompakt is a minimalist phone with an E Ink display and modern features like wireless charging and a fingerprint reader (crowdfunding) appeared first on Liliputing.
date: 2024-10-30, from: Michael Tsai
Apple (Hacker News, MacRumors): With M4, MacBook Pro is up to 1.8x faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 for tasks like editing gigapixel photos, and even more demanding workloads like rendering complex scenes in Blender are up to 3.4x faster. With a Neural Engine that’s over 3x more powerful than in M1, it’s […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/10/30/macbook-pro-2024/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Michael Tsai
Apple (Hacker News, MacRumors): All three chips are built using industry-leading, second-generation 3-nanometer technology, which improves performance and power efficiency. The CPUs across the M4 family feature the world’s fastest CPU core, delivering the industry’s best single-threaded performance, and dramatically faster multithreaded performance. The GPUs build on the breakthrough graphics architecture introduced in the previous […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/10/30/apple-m4-pro-and-m4-max/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Michael Tsai
Jason Snell: I got up and running in no time because I keep a USB drive permanently attached to my Mac Studio, and make sure it’s a complete clone of my drive. When I reinstalled macOS Sequoia, I was able to use Migration Assistant to restore from my cloned backup drive, and it returned me […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/10/30/use-a-cloned-drive-to-recover-from-mac-failures/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-30, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
There Are Guardrails in Place to Avert Partisan Manipulation of the Election Outcome.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-30, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Democratising publishing.
https://john.onolan.org/democratising-publishing/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-30, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
That “Little Secret” Between Trump and Johnson? Here’s What It Could Mean.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/little-secret-trump-johnson-election/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Authors Union blogs
This post is by Maria Crusey, a third-year law student at Washington University in St. Louis. Maria has been working with Authors Alliance this semester on a project exploring legal claims in the now 30+ pending copyright AI lawsuits. In the recent spate of copyright infringement lawsuits against AI developers, many plaintiffs allege violations of […]
https://www.authorsalliance.org/2024/10/30/copyright-management-information-1202b-and-ai/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Status-Q blog
Coniston Water with Bank Ground Farm in the foreground, and the village and the Old Man Of Coniston behind. (Click images for larger versions.) Coniston Water, in the English Lake District, is one of my favourite places on Earth. That’s partly because it’s so beautiful, and partly because it brings back so many memories of Continue Reading
https://statusq.org/archives/2024/10/30/12206/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Computer ads from the Past
“The Inflation Fighter is Here”
https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/plus-post-collins-international-trading
date: 2024-10-30, from: Gary Marcus blog
The parade of made-up numbers never stops
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/an-epidemic-of-weirdly-precise-ai
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-30, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
HTML elements that are supported by Mastodon.
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/spec/activitypub/#sanitization
date: 2024-10-30, from: Liliputing
Chinese mini PC maker GMKtec has begun showing off its first model powered by an AMD Strix Point processor. The upcoming GMKtec EVO-X1 HX370 is a small desktop PC with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, LPDDR5x-7500 memory, and support for external graphics cards thanks to an OCuLink port with support for data […]
The post GMKtec EVO-X1 HX370 is an AMD Strix Point mini PC with OCuLink support appeared first on Liliputing.
https://liliputing.com/gmktec-evo-x1-hx370-is-an-amd-strix-point-mini-pc-with-oculink-support/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-30, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Jeff Jarvis: Why Are Liberals Infuriated with the Media?
date: 2024-10-30, from: Liliputing
The ONEXFLY F1 Pro is an upcoming handheld gaming PC with a 7 inch, 144 HZ OLED display. That’d be enough to make it stand out in an increasingly crowded field. But it’s also one of the first handhelds announced that will be available with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 “Strix Point” processor. That […]
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date: 2024-10-30, from: Liliputing
This week Apple introduced a new iMac, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pro. And aside from the fact that they’re all powered by Apple M4 series processors, one thing they have in common is that every new Mac ships with at least 16GB of RAM. Tucked away in a press release announcing the launch of the new […]
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https://liliputing.com/apples-entire-mac-lineup-now-ships-with-at-least-16gb-of-ram/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Liliputing
Apple’s newest MacBook Pro laptops are now available for pre-order and they’re set to be available starting November 8, 2024. Available with 14.2 or 16.2 inch displays and a choice of Apple M4, M4 Pro, or M4 Max processors, the new MacBook Pro starts at $1599 for an entry-level model with a 14 inch display, […]
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@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-30, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Abortion rights are on swing-state ballots Tuesday.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-30, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Textcasting is coming to the Fediverse. A very positive step imho.
https://socialwebfoundation.org/long-form-text-on-the-fediverse/
date: 2024-10-30, updated: 2024-10-30, from: One Foot Tsunami
https://onefoottsunami.com/2024/10/30/lets-expect-more-from-ourselves/
date: 2024-10-30, from: 404 Media Group
The latest expansion of an Elon Musk-funded super PAC; how New York’s largest hospital system is using AI; and how Epic Games’ control over the 3D model market could “destroy” cultural heritage.
date: 2024-10-30, from: 404 Media Group
The employee separately changed all menu text to Wingdings, the complaint says.
date: 2024-10-30, from: Raspberry Pi News (.com)
A high-level breakdown of Raspberry Pi models, including our flagship series, Zero series, Compute Module series, and Pico microcontrollers.
The post Raspberry Pi product series explained appeared first on Raspberry Pi.
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-product-series-explained/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-30, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Josseli Barnica Died in Texas After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care.
https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban
date: 2024-10-30, from: National Archives, Pieces of History blog
Ahead of Veterans Day the National Archives is honoring those who served our country with a special #ArchivesHashtagParty, #ArchivesSalute! on Friday, November 1, 2024. Visit us on social media to see everything from military service records to heroic photos, highlighting those have defended, protected, and served our Constitution! Today’s post from Paige Weaver is an … Continue reading The Origins of Veterans Day
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2024/10/30/the-origins-of-veterans-day/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Howard Jacobson blog
This post contains a puzzle.
https://jacobsonh.substack.com/p/my-apologies-to-al-pacino-and-all
date: 2024-10-30, from: Blog by Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti
I’ve been using large language models (LLMs) for a while now. They accelerate and improve my output at work, to the point that losing access to them would make me feel slightly impaired in some areas. Rather than fearing WriterBot, I’m embracing the additional capabilities it grants. At the same time, I’m extremely conscious of their limitations, which are abundant. Let me tell you how LLMs are helping me in my everyday work as a documentation engineer and where they’re unable to assist me.
https://passo.uno/ai-tech-writer-examples/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Bunnie’s Studio Blog
The Ware for October 2024 is shown below. This one should be a smidge easier to guess than last month’s ware. The main reason I liked this ware is actually the board shown below with the prominent star-routing. It’s such traditional hand-routing work, I love craftsmanship like this. For completeness, this is the top side […]
https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2024/name-that-ware-october-2024/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Bunnie’s Studio Blog
Last month’s Ware was a Cue COVID test reader. It uses LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) to perform a fast and sensitive detection of nucleic acid sequences. Thanks again to Curtis Galloway for contributing this ware for me to take apart and photograph! Nobody had guessed the ware exactly, but “microfluidic lab on a chip” is […]
https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2024/winner-name-that-ware-september-2024/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Retro Innovations blog
Understanding lowercase functionality on the Motorola MC6847 Video Display Generator (VDG) I’ll be honest, I rarely use lowercase characters on any of the classic computers I use. Back in the day, of course, I needed them when writing posts on BBS systems, composing school papers, and writing general correspondence (my handwriting was never great). Still, … Continue reading How Low Can You Go?
https://www.go4retro.com/2024/10/29/how-low-can-you-go-2/
date: 2024-10-30, from: Ed Summers blog, Inkdroid
I like Molly White’s idea that the web isn’t just a place for big corporations. It’s a place where we can try new things, and support others that are doing work that helps and inspires us.
The early web was marked by a lot of idealism, which has turned out to have been way off the mark given the degree to which we are exploited online. But not all the web is this way. We have more autonomy and agency than we think. We are able to experiment in ways that big tech can’t. We can wire things together in ways that they won’t, and talk about things that they won’t, and focus on our communities and co-ops and unions in ways that they can’t and won’t. And we can choose to support the people we see building the web this way.
It’s a simple idea, but worth watching the whole talk to fully understand this point she is making.
With that in mind, I thought it would be kind of fun to add a page to my website listing the people and projects I choose to financially support who work on the web. You can find it here.
I was wondering, is there a way to markup the HTML to indicate that I support these projects?
The primary purpose is to communicate this list to other people, so there’s not really a strong use case for marking it up so it could be understood by software. But I do like how tools like [StreetPass] can discover people in the Fediverse as you browse the web.
I suppose there’s probably some way to cobble something together with schema.org or Microformats, but perhaps something a well-known-URI for discovery would be helpful?
https://inkdroid.org/2024/10/30/support/
date: 2024-10-29, from: Liliputing
The Playdate is an unusual handheld game console with a 1-bit black and white display, a hand-crank on the side, and a catalog of unique indie games. The Playdate began shipping in 2022, but a long-awaited accessory that was first unveiled in mid-2021 has yet to hit the streets… and now it’s unclear if it […]
The post Playdate Stereo Dock is postponed indefinitely appeared first on Liliputing.
https://liliputing.com/playdate-stereo-dock-is-postponed-indefinitely/
date: 2024-10-29, from: Liliputing
As promised, Pine64 is now taking pre-orders for the PineNote Community Edition and it’s expected to begin shipping in mid-November. It’s a $399 tablet with a 10.3 inch E Ink display, a Rockchip RK3566 processor, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and a Wacom EMR pressure-sensitive pen for writing and drawing on the screen. While […]
The post PineNote Community Edition is a $399 E Ink tablet that ships with Debian Linux appeared first on Liliputing.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-29, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
GitHub Copilot moves beyond OpenAI models to support Claude 3.5, Gemini.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-29, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Phil Windley knows how elections work, and explains why consequential election fraud would be very difficult to cover up, therefore not likely to work.
https://www.windley.com/archives/2024/10/is_voting_secure.shtml
date: 2024-10-29, from: 404 Media Group
Air Force General Anthony J. Cotton said that the US is developing AI tools to help leaders respond to ‘time sensitive scenarios.’
https://www.404media.co/why-the-us-general-in-charge-of-nuclear-weapons-said-he-needs-ai/
date: 2024-10-29, from: Michael Tsai
Apple (Hacker News, MacRumors): Apple today unveiled the all-new Mac mini powered by the M4 and new M4 Pro chips, and redesigned around Apple silicon to pack an incredible amount of performance into an even smaller form of just 5 by 5 inches. […] For more convenient connectivity, it features front and back ports, and […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/10/29/mac-mini-2024/
date: 2024-10-29, from: Michael Tsai
Apple (Hacker News, Slashdot): With M4, iMac is up to 1.7x faster for daily productivity, and up to 2.1x faster for demanding workflows like photo editing and gaming, compared to iMac with M1. With the Neural Engine in M4, iMac is the world’s best all-in-one for AI and is built for Apple Intelligence, the personal […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/10/29/imac-2024/
date: 2024-10-29, from: Michael Tsai
Joe Rossignol: Alongside the new iMac, Apple announced updated versions of the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad. The accessories are now equipped with USB-C charging ports, whereas the previous models used Lightning. Apple includes the Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard in the box with the iMac, and the Magic Trackpad is an optional […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/10/29/usb-c-magic-mouse-magic-keyboard-and-magic-trackpad/
date: 2024-10-29, from: National Archives, Text Message blog
Ronald Reagan reads on Air Force One
date: 2024-10-29, from: Liliputing
Apple’s new Mac Mini features a brand new design that takes up half as much space on a desk, a major processor update that brings a whole lot more horsepower, and a versatile set of ports. Prices start at $599 for an entry-level configuration with an Apple M4 processor and three Thunderbolt 4 ports. But […]
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date: 2024-10-29, from: Accidentally in Code
We talked about decisions, communicating, and what makes engineering teams work well. Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify.
https://cate.blog/2024/10/29/devzero-podcast-metrics-that-matter/
date: 2024-10-29, from: 404 Media Group
An Elon Musk-funded PAC is targeting Republicans with ads that depict a fever-dream caricature of what Harris would do if elected president.
date: 2024-10-29, from: 404 Media Group
At Northwell Health, executives are encouraging clinicians and all 85,000 employees to use a tool called AI Hub, according to a presentation obtained by 404 Media.
https://www.404media.co/northwell-health-ai-hub-tool-chatgpt-doctors/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-29, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
The only principled thing to do was to not abandon American democracy in its hour of greatest need.
http://scripting.com/2024/10/29/130948.html?title=bezosBlinks
date: 2024-10-29, updated: 2024-10-29, from: One Foot Tsunami
https://onefoottsunami.com/2024/10/29/please-let-him-be-hoist-with-his-own-petard/
date: 2024-10-29, updated: 2024-10-29, from: Deno blog
Learn how to build a server-rendered website with Astro and Deno.
https://deno.com/blog/build-astro-with-deno
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-29, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
The Newspapers Were Never Going to Save Us.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/10/washington-post-harris-trump-bezos-endorsement-fail.html
date: 2024-10-29, from: O’Reilly Radar
Modern organizations regard data as a strategic asset that drives efficiency, enhances decision making, and creates new value for customers. Across the organization—product management, marketing, operations, finance, and more—teams are overflowing with ideas on how data can elevate the business. To bring these ideas to life, companies are eagerly hiring data scientists for their technical […]
https://www.oreilly.com/radar/beyond-skills-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-data-scientists/
date: 2024-10-29, from: Raspberry Pi News (.com)
Rebuilding an old PDP-9 computer with a Raspberry Pi-based device that tests hundreds of components for power draw and output.
The post DEC Flip-Chip tester | The MagPi #147 appeared first on Raspberry Pi.
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/dec-flip-chip-tester-the-magpi-147/
date: 2024-10-29, from: Liliputing
The Asus NUC 14 Essential is a small desktop computer that measures 135 x 115 x 36mm (5.3″ x 4.5″ x 1.4″) and features a 2.5 GbE Ethernet port, support for WiFi 6E and Bluetooth, and support for up to three displays. It’s also one of the first PCs to support next-gen Intel N-series processors. Asus has […]
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@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-29, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Jeff Bezos: Americans don’t trust the news media.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-29, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Mr. Bezos, the newspaper’s owner, said that presidential endorsements “create a perception of bias” and that “my views here are, in fact, principled.”
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-10-29, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
The billionaires hedge their bets.
https://www.platformer.news/tech-ceos-trump-election-bezos-zuckerberg/
date: 2024-10-29, updated: 2024-10-29, from: Tom Kellog blog
It’s Github Universe again, and Github announced some new features that bring it up to par with Cursor. “Yay”, I mutter to myself as I contemplate how bored I am of this.