News gathered 2024-11-18

(date: 2024-11-18 15:46:54)


Silverstone FLP01 is a modern PC case with a retro design ripped from the 1980s

date: 2024-11-18, from: Liliputing

Last year PC case and peripheral maker Silverstone posted a picture of a retro-inspired computer chassis with a 1980s-inspired beige design, space for two 5.25 inch floppy drives, and a few modern touches like USB Type-C ports. At the time, it was an April Fools’ Day joke. But after that image  went viral, the company apparently […]

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https://liliputing.com/silverstone-flp01-is-a-modern-pc-case-with-a-retro-design-ripped-from-the-1980s/


Swift Concurrency Proposal Index

date: 2024-11-18, from: Michael Tsai

Quinn (via Fatbobman): This post summarises the Swift Evolution proposals that went into the Swift concurrency design. It covers the proposal that are implemented in Swift 6.0, plus a few additional ones that aren’t currently available.The focus is here is the Swift Evolution proposals. For general information about Swift concurrency, see the documentation referenced by […]


https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/11/18/swift-concurrency-proposal-index/


Why Is Lightroom Always Generating Thumbnails?

date: 2024-11-18, from: Michael Tsai

I really like working in Lightroom Classic except that—despite continually updating to newer versions that promise performance improvements and newer Macs with faster processors, SSDs, and more RAM—it still feels slow. Maybe it’s my imagination, but I don’t think it was always thus. I think I used to be able to import a thousand photos […]


https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/11/18/why-is-lightroom-always-generating-thumbnails/


Does Apple Smell Blood in the Water?

date: 2024-11-18, from: Michael Tsai

Jaron Schneider (Hacker News): In just the last year and a half, Apple launched Final Cut on iPad and Final Cut Camera, updated Final Cut Pro to a new version for the first time in 13 years, and moved to purchase Pixelmator. As Adobe’s public perception continues to struggle, Apple is making moves to take […]


https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/11/18/does-apple-smell-blood-in-the-water/


Retrofitting Spatial Safety to Hundreds of Millions of Lines of C++

date: 2024-11-18, from: Michael Tsai

Google Security: Based on an analysis of in-the-wild exploits tracked by Google’s Project Zero, spatial safety vulnerabilities represent 40% of in-the-wild memory safety exploits over the past decade[…][…]A key element of our strategy focuses on Safe Coding and using memory-safe languages in new code.[…]However, this transition will take multiple years as we adapt our development […]


https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/11/18/retrofitting-spatial-safety-to-hundreds-of-millions-of-lines-of-c/


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-18, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

A complete guide to all the things you missed in season 1 of Severance. (Season 2 is coming on January 17.)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYt61npTdfI


Report: Google could phase our ChromeOS in favor of Android for laptops and tablets

date: 2024-11-18, from: Liliputing

Google has been maintaining two different operating systems for consumer devices since introducing the Chromebook platform in 2011. Originally they were pretty clearly delineated: ChromeOS was for laptops and desktops, while Android was for smartphones. But over time things got blurry: Android now runs on watches and wearables. And both operating systems run on tablets. […]

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https://liliputing.com/report-google-could-phase-our-chromeos-in-favor-of-android-for-laptops-and-tablets/


Daily Deals (11-18-2024)

date: 2024-11-18, from: Liliputing

As Black Friday draws near, prices on a wide range of products continues to fall. That Instant Pot Pro I paid $130 for a few weeks ago? It’s down to $100 right now. The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max that has a list price of $60? It’s often on sale at a discount. But right now […]

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https://liliputing.com/daily-deals-11-18-2024/


HarperCollins Confirms It Has a Deal to Sell Authors’ Work to AI Company

date: 2024-11-18, from: 404 Media Group

The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement.


https://www.404media.co/harpercollins-ai-deal/


This tiny Banana Pi board is like a RISC-V powered Raspberry Pi Zero

date: 2024-11-18, from: Liliputing

The Banana Pi BPI-CanMV-K230D-Zero is a single-board computer with two USB-C ports, a 40-pin GPIO header and support for 2.4 GHz WiFi. Measuring just 65 x 30mm (2.56″ x 1.18″), the tiny computer looks a lot like a Raspberry Pi Zero. But the Banana Pi model stands out in a few ways. Instead of an ARM-based […]

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https://liliputing.com/this-tiny-banana-pi-board-is-like-a-risc-v-powered-raspberry-pi-zero/


@Robert’s feed at BlueSky (date: 2024-11-18, from: Robert’s feed at BlueSky)

This would be very useful and cool feature.

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https://bsky.app/profile/rsdoiel.bsky.social/post/3lbab6fhhik2f


New White Paper on Open Access and U.S. Federal Information Policy

date: 2024-11-18, from: Authors Union blogs

Authors Alliance and SPARC have released the first of four planned white papers addressing legal issues surrounding open access to scholarly publications under the 2022 OSTP memo (the “Nelson Memo”). The white papers are part of a larger project (described here) to support legal pathways to open access.  This first paper discusses the “Federal Purpose […]


https://www.authorsalliance.org/2024/11/18/new-white-paper-on-open-access-and-u-s-federal-information-policy/


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-18, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

Why we are all lab rats in the digital world.


https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03674-x


AI-Powered Buzzfeed Ads Suggest You Buy Hat of Man Who Died by Suicide

date: 2024-11-18, from: 404 Media Group

Buzzfeed is using an AI-powered ad platform that recommends products that attempts to match objects in disturbing images on its site.


https://www.404media.co/ai-powered-buzzfeed-ads-suggest-you-buy-hat-of-man-who-died-by-suicide/


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-18, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

Elon Musk is not America’s new king. But he might be its new Thomas Cromwell.


https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/16/elon-musk-donald-trump-us-election


Yokohama, Japan

date: 2024-11-18, from: mrusme blog

“Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and by area, and the country’s most populous municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin Industrial Zone.”


https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/travel/japan/yokohama/


What’s the impact of artificial intelligence on energy demand?

date: 2024-11-18, from: Hannah Richie at Substack

The International Energy Agency (IEA) thinks we should all chill out a bit.


https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-energy-demand


Bluesky as the Ship of Theseus

date: 2024-11-18, from: Dave Karpf’s blog

Maybe, just this once, we can have nice things online.


https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/bluesky-as-the-ship-of-theseus


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

If a someone says something online that pisses you off, ignore and/or block them.


https://x.com/JoeTrippi/status/1858125833967206782


Expanding the MC6847: Deciphering the Interface, Part 2

date: 2024-11-17, from: Retro Innovations blog

As noted in a previous post, along with finding that Green Mountain Micro (GMM) had created a lowercase modification for the CoCo called “lowerkit”, Eurohard SA also created a lowercase update for the Dragon 200e for the Spanish market, which I think was planned or actually produced as an official part of the Dragon 200e … Continue reading Expanding the MC6847: Deciphering the Interface, Part 2


https://www.go4retro.com/2024/11/17/expanding-the-mc6847-deciphering-the-interface-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expanding-the-mc6847-deciphering-the-interface-part-2


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

What is Bluesky when it’s not the underdog?


https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/17/what-is-bluesky-when-its-not-the-underdog/


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

The Phantom Campaign.


https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-phantom-campaign?publication_id=310897&post_id=151786690&isFreemail=true&r=w33x&triedRedirect=true


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

The Justice System Still Has a Chance to Sentence Trump.


https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/trump-new-york-hush-money-sentencing/680666/?gift=f35zZN0v_gDFE8xNwlQAHeSOAuGR9pdTGtmTggrlWaQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share


NexT-SBC is a palm-sized computer board with Ryzen 7 7840HS and three M.2 slots (crowdfunding)

date: 2024-11-17, from: Liliputing

The NexT-SBC is an upcoming mini PC motherboard set to go up for pre-order through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign soon. Featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor with Radeon 780M integrated graphics, support for up to 32GB of onboard LPDDR5X-6400 memory, and three M.2 2280 slots for PCIe 4.0 storage, it’s a pretty versatile little system for […]

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https://liliputing.com/next-sbc-is-a-palm-sized-computer-board-with-ryzen-7-7840hs-and-three-m-2-slots-crowdfunding/


AYANEO Pocket DMG game console with a Game Boy-like design hits Indiegogo for $339 and up

date: 2024-11-17, from: Liliputing

The AYANEO Pocket DMG is a handheld game console with a Game Boy-like vertical featuring a 3.92 inch display positioned above a game controller. But this device is packed with modern features including a Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 processor, an OLED display, and an unusual but versatile set of inputs including a D-Pad, analog stick, […]

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https://liliputing.com/ayaneo-pocket-dmg-game-console-with-a-game-boy-like-design-hits-indiegogo-for-339-and-up/


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

The media industry badly needs to enter 'founder mode.'


https://www.hottakes.space/p/the-media-industry-badly-needs-to?publication_id=26747&post_id=151740470&isFreemail=true&r=w33x&triedRedirect=true


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

Trump won. The celebrations started. Then the trouble began.


https://wapo.st/40LKgH1


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

Trump Boosters Expect Big Returns on Their Investment: ‘The Shackles Are Off.’


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/trump-presidency-billionaires.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ak4.p9GI.wDJ0Dp8UXqA9&smid=url-share


Leaning Towers

date: 2024-11-17, from: Tedium site

Considering recent innovations in cell phone towers, which have been shrinking in the 5G era. Are they still NIMBY targets? Are we still trying to hide them with fake trees?


https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/16888808/cell-towers-5g-nimby-controversy


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

Inbound RSS for Bluesky would provide a lot of decentralization and interop for very little development investment and would ease concerns about what happens if they are acquired by a Musk-alike.


https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:oety7qbfx7x6exn2ytrwikmr/post/3lb46hc76n22p


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

Thomas E. Kurtz, co-creator of BASIC programming language, dies at 96.


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/technology/thomas-kurtz-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ak4.TOzn.E9Xj_99g8t8j&smid=url-share


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

I am @scripting.com on Bluesky.


https://bsky.app/profile/scripting.com


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-11-17, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

Alex Carter: Bluesky is Twitter 2.0.


https://medium.com/@AlexCartaz/bluesky-is-twitter-2-0-78b600c01022