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date: 2024-11-15, from: 404 Media Group
Or: Why Threads is not it.
https://www.404media.co/the-great-migration-to-bluesky-gives-me-hope-for-the-future-of-the-internet/
date: 2024-11-15, from: Liliputing
The new Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet that launched in October features the same processor as the previous-generation model. But it has more memory, a higher-resolution rear camera, and support for wireless charging. It’s a pretty modest update when it comes to hardware, which probably helps explain why it’s already on sale for $55 during […]
The post Amazon says AI features are available now for all compatible Fire tablets appeared first on Liliputing.
https://liliputing.com/amazon-says-ai-features-are-available-now-for-all-compatible-fire-tablets/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-15, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Whatever RFK Jr. Does, Darwinism Will Undo.
https://donaldgmcneiljr1954.medium.com/whatever-rfk-jr-does-darwinism-will-undo-2b80ccbf9bd6
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-15, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Trump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House over Critical Coverage.
date: 2024-11-15, from: Digital Humanities Quarterly News
I’ve been captivated by digital technology ever since computers began making their mark in Iran in the late ’90s. Back then, owning a computer was a luxury, but I finally got my hands on one when I started college in 1999, starting my undergrad studies in English Literature. By that time, major search engines like […]date: 2024-11-15, from: Digital Humanities Quarterly News
Writing and technology—either together or separately—have always played a big role in my identity. I was a middle-class Brazilian kid in the early 1990s. So I would write about my feelings in a journal, read and replicate poems, play the synthesizer, and eventually type on our family Windows 98 computer. As a teenager, some of […]date: 2024-11-15, from: Liliputing
Last year mini PC maker PELADN launched an external graphics dock called the PELADN Link S1 that allowed you to add a desktop graphics card to any PC with a Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, or compatible USB4 port. Now the company has launched a new model with an OCuLink connector for higher-speed connections to a […]
The post PELADN Link S-2 is an OCuLink graphics dock for under $100 appeared first on Liliputing.
https://liliputing.com/peladn-link-s-2-is-an-oculink-graphics-dock-for-under-100/
date: 2024-11-14, from: Peter Warden
When I first tried ChatGPT, it blew my mind. Its ability to respond intelligently to almost any prompt I gave it was astonishing, it was obvious to me it was the future. It seemed like we’d finally built the kind of AI we’ve all seen in the movies. Over time though, one big limitation became […]
https://petewarden.com/2024/11/14/why-speech-to-intent-is-so-vital-for-voice/
date: 2024-11-14, from: Liliputing
REDMAGIC’s smartphones for gamers have always offered borderline ridiculous-for-a-smartphone specs, but the new REDMAGIC 10 Pro is probably the most ridiculous to date. It’s a smartphone with a nearly tablet-sized 6.85 inch display featuring a 144 Hz refresh rate, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, and a massive 7,050 mAh battery plus enhanced cooling that […]
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date: 2024-11-14, from: Liliputing
The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 is an upcoming computer-on-a-module featuring a Broadcom BCM2712 processor, support for up to 16GB of RAM and 128GB of eMMC storage, and connectors that lets you connect the module to a carrier board or other devices to add ports and connectors. Raspberry Pi hasn’t officially introduced the Raspberry Pi […]
The post Raspberry Pi CM5 makes an appearance at a German trade fair ahead of official launch appeared first on Liliputing.
date: 2024-11-14, from: Michael Tsai
Apple (MacRumors, MacStories): In Final Cut Pro 11, editors can access two all-new AI-powered tools: Magnetic Mask and Transcribe to Captions. With Magnetic Mask, editors can effortlessly isolate people and objects in a video clip without the need for a green screen or more time-consuming rotoscoping. This powerful and precise automatic analysis provides additional flexibility […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/11/14/final-cut-pro-11-for-mac/
date: 2024-11-14, from: Michael Tsai
Norbert Heger: Unfortunately that’s another new bug in the Network Extension framework of macOS. It’s a memory leak in Apple’s framework, which developers must use to create a firewall for the Mac. This bug first occurred in macOS 15.0 Sequoia. […] On macOS 14 Sonoma you may get a hand full of leaks with a […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/11/14/sequoia-network-extension-memory-leak/
date: 2024-11-14, from: Michael Tsai
Valley News (Hacker News): Tom is well known as the co-inventor, with John Kemeny, of the BASIC programming language in 1964. A version of BASIC still exists today. John Kemeny and Tom had already developed a version of the Dartmouth Timesharing System, a method of sharing computer access allowing multiple students access to the computer […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/11/14/thomas-kurtz-rip/
date: 2024-11-14, from: Michael Tsai
Andy Maxwell (via Hacker News): After blocking Cloudflare [link] to prevent IPTV piracy just a few months ago, on Saturday the rightsholders behind Piracy Shield ordered Italy’s ISPs to block Google Drive. The subsequent nationwide blackout, affecting millions of Italians, wasn’t just a hapless IP address blunder. […] The domain/subdomain blocked in the image above […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/11/14/google-drive-blackout-in-italy/
date: 2024-11-14, from: Purism News and Events
Welcome back Welcome to the fourth installment in our PureOS development series! We are pleased to provide more progress updates from October. In addition to subscription-funded development, Purism continues to fund the infrastructure work needed to release PureOS Crimson. Your support helps us advance PureOS for all Librem devices and for the larger FLOSS ecosystem. […]
The post PureOS Crimson Development Report: October 2024 appeared first on Purism.
https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-october-2024/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Matt Gaetz Is the Best Possible Outcome for Attorney General.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/matt-gaetz-attorney-general/
date: 2024-11-14, from: Liliputing
The System76 Meerkat is a mini PC that’s basically a rebranded Intel/Asus NUC that ships with the System76 logo, comes with a number of memory, storage, and wireless configuration options and offers customers a choice of two Linux-based operating systems Ubuntu or Pop!_OS. Linux PC company System76 has been selling Meerkat mini PCs since 2015, […]
The post System76 Meerkat Linux mini PC gets a spec bump, still ships with a 2-year-old Intel processor appeared first on Liliputing.
date: 2024-11-14, from: 404 Media Group
The plaintiffs allege they’ve lost tens of thousands of dollars on investments into Caitlyn Jenner’s $JENNER memecoin.
https://www.404media.co/caitlyn-jenner-is-being-sued-for-memecoin-securities-fraud/
date: 2024-11-14, from: System76 Blog
System76 new Thelio Astra brings Ampere processors and arm64 architecture to the Thelio desktop line.
https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-and-ampere-collaborate-on-new-thelio-astra
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Is BlueSky the new Twitter, and if so is that a good thing?
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Infowars Acquired by The Onion, Will Become a Parody of Itself.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
An HTTP server that can post messages to Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter and WordPress via REST call. A bridge betw web writing tools and various places people want to post their writing to.
https://github.com/scripting/textcasting
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Last year on this day: We have too many modes of writing.
http://scripting.com/2023/11/14.html
date: 2024-11-14, from: Tedium site
Thoughts on the sudden surge of success Bluesky has seen this week—without a network-dampening algorithm in sight.
https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/16886419/bluesky-network-growth-analysis
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Dearborn Residents Show Remorse After Trump Win: 'He's Playing Us.'
https://www.newsweek.com/dearborn-michigan-arab-american-voters-donald-trump-1985121
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
The Transitive Property and Trump.
date: 2024-11-14, from: 404 Media Group
Vulnerabilities in the popular What to Expect app include one that allows a full account take over, and another that exposes that email address of forum admins.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
How Do I Protect My Privacy If I’m Seeking an Abortion?
https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2024/11/14/privacy-guide-go-incognito
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
America’s tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power.
date: 2024-11-14, updated: 2024-11-14, from: Deno blog
Deno compile is a flexible tool that turns a JavaScript or TypeScript program into a portable, streamlined binary for any OS. Here’s how it works.
https://deno.com/blog/deno-compile-executable-programs
date: 2024-11-14, from: Liliputing
Game Platform GOG no longer goes by the name Good Old Games, since GOG now offers new titles as well. But GOG hasn’t exactly given up on its roots. Today the company announced the GOG Preservation Program, an initiative that helps ensure old games are compatible with current and future PCs. In other tech news […]
The post Lilbits: GOG brings old games to new PCs, VMWare goes free(er), Apple smart screen leaked, and more appeared first on Liliputing.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Brush fire in Manhattan sends smoke billowing over NYC skyline.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-14, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SIYkhb2NjfE
date: 2024-11-14, from: Glasgow Haskell Compiler
The GHC developers are very pleased to announce the availability of the third alpha release of GHC 9.12.1. Binary distributions, source distributions, and documentation are available at downloads.haskell.org.
We hope to have this release available via ghcup shortly.
GHC 9.12 will bring a number of new features and improvements, including:
The new language extension OrPatterns allowing you to combine multiple pattern clauses into one.
The MultilineStrings language extension to allow you to more easily write strings spanning multiple lines in your source code.
Improvements to the OverloadedRecordDot extension, allowing the built-in
HasField class to be used for records with fields of non
lifted representations.
The
NamedDefaults
language extension has been introduced allowing you to define defaults
for typeclasses other than Num.
More deterministic object code output, controlled by the
-fobject-determinism flag, which improves determinism of
builds a lot (though does not fully do so) at the cost of some compiler
performance (1-2%). See
#12935 for
the details
GHC now accepts type syntax in expressions as part of GHC Proposal #281.
The WASM backend now has support for TemplateHaskell.
… and many more
A full accounting of changes can be found in the release notes. As always, GHC’s release status, including planned future releases, can be found on the GHC Wiki status.
We would like to thank GitHub, IOG, the Zw3rk stake pool, Well-Typed, Tweag I/O, Serokell, Equinix, SimSpace, the Haskell Foundation, and other anonymous contributors whose on-going financial and in-kind support has facilitated GHC maintenance and release management over the years. Finally, this release would not have been possible without the hundreds of open-source contributors whose work comprise this release.
As always, do give this release a try and open a ticket if you see anything amiss.
http://haskell.org/ghc/blog/20241114-ghc-9.12.1-alpha3-released.html