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date: 2024-12-04, from: 404 Media Group
Deepfakes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Mike Tyson, and Terry Crews are selling erectile dysfunction supplements on YouTube.
https://www.404media.co/deepfake-youtube-ads-of-celebrities-promise-to-get-you-rock-hard/
date: 2024-12-04, from: 404 Media Group
We talk about the big datasets of Bluesky posts being offered to AI; how people are breaking into Redbox systems; and how the U.S. government is clamping down on data brokers.
https://www.404media.co/podcast-your-bluesky-posts-are-probably-training-ai/
date: 2024-12-04, updated: 2024-12-04, from: One Foot Tsunami
https://onefoottsunami.com/2024/12/04/backdoors-are-a-very-bad-idea/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-04, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
For an astonishing six hours today, South Korea underwent an attempted self-coup by its unpopular president, Yoon Suk Yeol, only to see the South Korean people force him to back down as they reasserted the strength of their democracy.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-3-2024?r=2236l&triedRedirect=true
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-04, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Scripting News: We need a BDG for Bluesky.
http://scripting.com/2024/12/03/162708.html
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-04, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Brain rot is personal enshitification.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/12/behind-the-brain-rot/680866/
date: 2024-12-04, from: System76 Blog
Thelio Astra is set to accelerate Tier IV towards autonomous self-driving.
https://blog.system76.com/post/thelio-astra-tier-iv
date: 2024-12-04, 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
date: 2024-12-04, from: System76 Blog
System76 Desktop Environment COSMIC Enters Alpha: Stage 2. Building out COSMIC Files, Settings pages, and WM features.
https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-2-press-release
date: 2024-12-04, from: System76 Blog
High Seas, a coding challenge that rewards teens for coding projects with sweet prizes — including 15 System76 Launch Keyboards is happening now!
https://blog.system76.com/post/high-seas-coding-challenge
date: 2024-12-04, from: System76 Blog
An interview with System76 Product Manager and Mechanical Engineer
https://blog.system76.com/post/engineering-thelio-astra-arm-powered-desktop
date: 2024-12-04, from: System76 Blog
Excitement for Software Freedom Day spanned across the globe!
https://blog.system76.com/post/software-freedom-day-at-system76
date: 2024-12-04, from: System76 Blog
How to install, first impressions, and what makes it ready.
https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-released-heres-what-people-are-saying
date: 2024-12-04, from: System76 Blog
Upgrade to Alpha 3 for custom system fonts, testable screen reader support, and more.
https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-3
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-04, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
I don’t think Biden should sacrifice his son in defense of values that most voters don’t respect.
https://www.editorialboard.com/with-pardon-of-son-biden-shows-a-way-forward-for-democrats/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-03, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Zipcar outage a warning against total app reliance. (A warning to Tesla owners, if you piss Elon off, could he brick your car? While you're driving? We worry about this kind of stuff.)
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-03, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million.
https://popular.info/p/a-chinese-national-charged-with-fraud
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-03, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Why Carmelo Anthony flipped over Knicks trading J.R. and Shumpert. (I remember this well, I shared his ire, the Knicks were starting to look good.)
date: 2024-12-03, 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, 100W fast charging, plus […]
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date: 2024-12-03, from: Liliputing
The Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED was one of the first laptops available with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X series processor when it first launched in May. But at the time it was positioned as a premium laptop with prices starting at $1300. Now you can pick one up from Best Buy for just $500. Keep […]
The post Daily Deals (12-03-2024) appeared first on Liliputing.
https://liliputing.com/daily-deals-12-03-2024/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-03, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
NY Times: Best TV Shows of 2024.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/arts/television/best-tv-shows-2024.html
date: 2024-12-03, from: Michael Tsai
PPSSPP: PPSSPP is an open source PSP emulator, that lets you run your own PlayStation Portable games on your various devices. PPSSPP is officially available on Android through Google Play, PC, Mac, and recently iOS through the App Store. There is also a Linux flatpak build. The project is ongoing for more than 11 years […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/03/ppsspp-emulator-stuck-in-app-review/
date: 2024-12-03, from: Michael Tsai
Dave Winer: We’re losing the word “podcast” very quickly. It’s come to mean video interviews on YouTube mostly. Our only hope is upgrading the open platform in a way that stimulates the imagination of creators, and there’s no time to waste. If you make a podcast client, it’s time to start collaborating with competitors and […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/03/losing-podcast/
date: 2024-12-03, from: Michael Tsai
CNBC (MacRumors, Hacker News): Intel ousted CEO Pat Gelsinger over the weekend, capping a tumultuous nearly four-year tenure at what was America’s leading semiconductor company before its stock price and market share collapsed. The company announced Gelsinger’s resignation Monday morning, which a person familiar with the matter said came after a contentious board meeting last […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/03/pat-gelsinger-out-at-intel/
date: 2024-12-03, from: Michael Tsai
Adam Engst: Because CSV is an interchange format, I usually import files into a spreadsheet, make any necessary changes, and then save, print, or export for whatever my next step is. I usually use Excel for processing because it can save an opened CSV without a separate export step, which Numbers requires. Google Sheets would […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/03/modern-csv-2-1/
date: 2024-12-03, from: Liliputing
A few years after Apple stopped shipping MacBook Pro models with a Touch Bar, a startup called ENIAC is banking on the idea that the reason Apple’s version proved unpopular wasn’t because the idea lacked merit… but because it didn’t go far enough in offering users enough customization options. So ENIAC has launched a Kickstarter […]
The post Flexbar touchscreen controller for PC or Mac picks up where the MacBook Touch Bar left off (crowdfunding) appeared first on Liliputing.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-03, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
If I have a question about how Facebook works, I go to ChatGPT. Same with Google. Amazon or Apple. Why doesn't every tech company have AI-based support for their own products? Imagine the growth?!
https://feedland.org/?item=18538639
date: 2024-12-03, from: Dave Karpf’s blog
On Hunter Biden, and the unspoken value system that our media and political elites seek to defend
https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/uncouth
date: 2024-12-03, from: 404 Media Group
“Went to buy a quick drink to the store and all of the sudden the car is locked. I’ve been waiting over 4 hours in the cold.”
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-03, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Here Are the Republicans Kash Patel Wants to Target.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/12/here-are-the-republicans-kash-patel-wants-to-target/
@IIIF Mastodon feed (date: 2024-12-03, from: IIIF Mastodon feed)
The IIIF Consortium is delighted to welcome the National Archives (UK) as a new member.
Learn more about the Archives' work to extend access to their collections and grow the ecosystem of IIIF tools on our website: https://iiif.io/news/2024/12/02/national-archives/
https://glammr.us/@IIIF/113590096155693457
date: 2024-12-03, from: Liliputing
The Orange Pi 5 Ultra is a new single-board computer that’s nearly identical to the Orange Pi 5 Max that launched this summer. Both are credit card-sized devices that look like a Raspberry Pi with a few extra connectors including an M.2 slot for an SSD. And both are powered by Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processors. But […]
The post Orange Pi 5 Ultra is an RK3588 single-board PC with HDMI input appeared first on Liliputing.
https://liliputing.com/orange-pi-5-ultra-is-an-rk3588-single-board-pc-with-hdmi-input/
date: 2024-12-03, from: Windows Developer Blog
Your feedback matters – each week, we get thousands of feedback submissions that we triage, categorize and prioritize. We love the enthusiasm our customers and developers show daily for the Store and all its apps and games – and as product makers
The post Raising the bar: Updates to the Microsoft Store on Windows appeared first on Windows Developer Blog.
date: 2024-12-03, from: National Archives, Text Message blog
On March 24, 1908, the Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, representing a committee of like-minded people, sent a letter to President Theodore Roosevelt as a follow-up to a meeting the day before. Their concern – government agencies working on Sundays. They were complaining, specifically, about work at Giesboro Point in Washington, DC, but noted “that recent … Continue reading Designating a Day of Rest, 1908
https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2024/12/03/designating-a-day-of-rest-1908/
date: 2024-12-03, from: Liliputing
The first MSI Claw handheld gaming PC wasn’t very well received when it launched earlier this year as the first (and only) model in the space to feature an Intel Meteor Lake processor and Intel Arc integrated graphics. But MSI has promised that the company’s next-gen models would fix many of the original’s weaknesses by offering […]
The post MSI Claw 7 and 8 AI+ handheld gaming PCs with Intel Lunar Lake now available for pre-order for $800 and up appeared first on Liliputing.
date: 2024-12-03, from: 404 Media Group
After a machine learning librarian released and then deleted a dataset of one million Bluesky posts, several other, even bigger datasets have appeared in its place—including one of almost 300 million non-anonymized posts.
https://www.404media.co/bluesky-posts-machine-learning-ai-datasets-hugging-face/
date: 2024-12-03, from: 404 Media Group
Venntel is a primary provider of location data to the government or other companies that sell to U.S. agencies. The FTC is banning Venntel from selling data related to health clinics, refugee shelters, and much more.
https://www.404media.co/ftc-bans-location-data-company-that-powers-the-surveillance-ecosystem/
date: 2024-12-03, updated: 2024-12-03, from: One Foot Tsunami
https://onefoottsunami.com/2024/12/03/meat-ax-your-news-consumption/
date: 2024-12-03, from: Authors Union blogs
As we end the year, I’m writing to ask for your financial support by giving toward our end-of-year campaign (click here to donate online). In May, Authors Alliance marked its 10th anniversary. We’ve experienced tremendous support and enthusiasm for our work over the last decade, and your collaboration has been an important part of our success. […]
https://www.authorsalliance.org/2024/12/03/support-authors-alliance/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-03, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for Public Education.
https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-public-education-diane-ravitch/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-03, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Perhaps relatives of the president should also be immune from prosecution.
http://scripting.com/2024/12/03.html#a124843
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-03, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
How J. Edgar Hoover Went From Hero to Villain. (The FBI has a very colorful history, to be kind. Its history is not as a paragon of virtue, despite the story journalism is telling.)
date: 2024-12-03, from: Tedium site
The departure of Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger via a forced retirement only further underlines just how shaky the ground is for the chip-making giant.
https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/16909605/intel-pat-gelsinger-departure-analysis
date: 2024-12-03, from: O’Reilly Radar
It’s the end of the year for Radar! We hope all of our readers enjoy the holidays. Here’s one prediction for 2025: Is this the end of the road for improving LLM performance by scaling either the number of parameters or the training data? No one knows yet. Regardless of the answer, we expect interest […]
https://www.oreilly.com/radar/radar-trends-to-watch-december-2024/
date: 2024-12-03, from: Raspberry Pi News (.com)
Valve’s Steam Link now runs on Raspberry Pi 5 - excellent news for PC game fans.
The post Valve’s Steam Link on Raspberry Pi appeared first on Raspberry Pi.
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/valves-steam-link-on-raspberry-pi/
date: 2024-12-03, from: 404 Media Group
A new proposed rule change from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) could curtail the sale of American’s personal data. That’s if the agency survives the Trump presidency.