News gathered 2024-12-07

(date: 2024-12-07 07:11:25)


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-07, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

A few people asked what I liked about the Model Y that I'm not finding in non-Tesla EVs. Here's the list.


http://scripting.com/2024/12/07/142329.html


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-07, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

Of course Joe Biden Was Right to Pardon His Son.


https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/joe-biden-hunter-pardon-was-right-mystal/


An Alternate Theory for How Life-Giving Water Came to Earth

date: 2024-12-07, from: 404 Media Group

Come along for a tale of mammoth meals, Venusian deserts, orbital splash parks, and slingshot-wielding spiders.


https://www.404media.co/an-alternate-theory-for-how-life-giving-water-came-to-earth-copy-2/


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-07, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

I drive a Tesla Model Y, the best car I've ever owned. I wish Elon Musk wasn't associated with it. If there were a good alternative to the Tesla, I would divest in a minute. I could afford to do it and would welcome the opportunity.


http://scripting.com/2024/12/06.html#a150415


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-07, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

The confusing reality of AI friends.


https://www.theverge.com/c/24300623/ai-companions-replika-openai-chatgpt-assistant-romance


Matchup in Neovim for Go templates

date: 2024-12-07, from: Miek Giebin blog

After dealing with Go templates (also HTML templates) for more than a year and keep loosing track of where each block {{ends}} I finally did something about it. But that didn’t work that good. So I’ve switch to the match-up plugin, which is better than the built-in matchit that I was using previously. With Neovim I’m using this setup: Plug 'andymass/vim-matchup' And this extra bit of config: require'nvim-treesitter.configs'.setup { matchup = { enable = true, }, } This in itself does not make template completion work, for this I just copied the Hugo template completion (which is just like Go templating) to the correct place.


https://miek.nl/2024/december/07/matchup-in-neovim-for-go-templates/


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-07, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

The GPT Era Is Already Ending.


https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/12/openai-o1-reasoning-models/680906/?gift=f35zZN0v_gDFE8xNwlQAHWjP8JEDG-L26N04yoM1B8Y


Comics from 1985/12 Australian Personal Computer Mag

date: 2024-12-07, from: Computer ads from the Past

Some computer related levity from OZ


https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/comics-from-198512-australian-personal


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-06, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

1996: Of Mice and Menus.


http://scripting.com/davenet/1996/06/03/ofmiceandmenus.html


Antec expands its handheld gaming business (with another rebranded AYANEO device)

date: 2024-12-06, from: Liliputing

The Antec Core Micro is a tiny handheld game console with a 3.5 inch, 960 x 640 pixel IPS LCD display, a MediaTek Helio G99 processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a 2600 mAh battery and an Android-based operating system. It’s also not an entirely new device: it’s basically a rebranded version of the AYANEO […]

The post Antec expands its handheld gaming business (with another rebranded AYANEO device) appeared first on Liliputing.


https://liliputing.com/antec-expands-its-handheld-gaming-business-with-another-rebranded-ayaneo-device/


Social Media Wars

date: 2024-12-06, from: Stephen Smith’s blog

Introduction There seems to be a lot of churn going on in the Social Media space these days: In this article we’ll look at where the various platforms are, how they are used and what some of the controversies are. The Fall of X (Twitter) Since Elon Musk purchased financially troubled Twitter and rebranded it […]


https://smist08.wordpress.com/2024/12/06/social-media-wars/


Key Repeat in Sequoia

date: 2024-12-06, from: Michael Tsai

Brett Terpstra: But one thing I found frustrating was that setting key repeat delay and key repeat speed in System Settings was having no effect. Keys that had diacritics still just popped up the special character popover, and keys without didn’t do anything at all when held. […] Run the following in Terminal: defaults write […]


https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/06/key-repeat-in-sequoia/


Microsoft Discontinues Surface Studio 2+

date: 2024-12-06, from: Michael Tsai

Hartley Charlton: Microsoft has discontinued its Surface Studio 2+, marking the end of the company’s only direct competitor to Apple’s iMac, leaving a gap in the Windows ecosystem for high-end all-in-one PCs.[…]First introduced in 2016, the Surface Studio formed an attempt to challenge Apple’s hold on the creative professional market. Its standout feature was a […]


https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/06/microsoft-discontinues-surface-studio-2/


UK App Store Commission Lawsuit

date: 2024-12-06, from: Michael Tsai

Tim Hardwick: Led by competition policy professor Sean Ennis, the suit alleges Apple’s 15-30% commission on App Store sales creates an anti-competitive tax on the UK technology industry. The lawsuit seeks £785 million ($995 million) in damages on behalf of UK app developers. The case could potentially benefit up to 13,000 developers who have sold […]


https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/06/uk-app-store-commission-lawsuit/


RCS in iOS 18

date: 2024-12-06, from: Michael Tsai

Juli Clover: This guide explains everything that you need to know about RCS, including how it works, how to use it on Apple devices, why you might not see it, why Apple decided to adopt it now, and the benefits that you can expect from RCS now that support for the feature is live.[…]Google’s implementation […]


https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/06/rcs-in-ios-18/


GPD Win Max 2 (2025) is a mini gaming laptop with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

date: 2024-12-06, from: Liliputing

This week handheld PC maker GPD launched an updated version of its GPD Win 4 handheld gaming PC with a 6 inch display and an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 “Strix Point” processor, which should bring a significant performance boost over the Ryzen 7 8840U “Hawk Point” chip in the previous-generation model. Now the […]

The post GPD Win Max 2 (2025) is a mini gaming laptop with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 appeared first on Liliputing.


https://liliputing.com/gpd-win-max-2-2025-is-a-mini-gaming-laptop-with-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370/


Restricting Innovation: How Publisher Contracts Undermine Scholarly AI Research

date: 2024-12-06, from: Authors Union blogs

This post is by Rachael Samberg, Director, Scholarly Communication & Information Policy, UC Berkeley Library and Dave Hansen, Executive Director, Authors Alliance This post is about the research and the advancement of science and knowledge made impossible when publishers use contracts to limit researchers’ ability to use AI tools with scholarly works.  Within the scholarly publishing […]


https://www.authorsalliance.org/2024/12/06/restricting-innovation-how-publisher-contracts-undermine-scholarly-ai-research/


GEEKOM QS1 Pro mini PC with Snapdragon X Elite is coming soon

date: 2024-12-06, from: Liliputing

The first laptops featuring Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus processors began shipping nearly half a year ago. But so far we haven’t seen any desktop computers with the chip except for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Dev Kit – and not only was that model aimed at developers rather than the general public, but it […]

The post GEEKOM QS1 Pro mini PC with Snapdragon X Elite is coming soon appeared first on Liliputing.


https://liliputing.com/geekom-qs-mini-pc-with-snapdragon-x-elite-is-coming-soon/


Behind the Blog: Healthcare and its Stakeholders

date: 2024-12-06, from: 404 Media Group

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we talk about health insurance.


https://www.404media.co/behind-the-blog-healthcare-and-its-stakeholders/


date: 2024-12-06, from: Liliputing

The GMK EVO-X1 HX370 is a mini PC that’s set to become one of the first small desktops to ship with an AMD Strix Point processor, which should deliver a big boost in CPU, graphics, and AI performance over the company’s previous-gen mobile chips. GMK has been posting teasers for the upcoming computer for a few […]

The post GMK EVO-X1 HX370 mini PC with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and OCuLink is coming soon appeared first on Liliputing.


https://liliputing.com/gmk-reveals-more-evo-x1-hx370-details-mini-pc-with-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-and-oculink/


Creative Computing Magazine Interviews Clive Sinclair (1980)

date: 2024-12-06, from: Computer ads from the Past

This British inventor speaks about his ZX-80 computer system.


https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/creative-computing-magazine-interviews


Hard-forked! Casey Newton’s distorted portrait of Gary Marcus and AI skepticism

date: 2024-12-06, from: Gary Marcus blog

What Casey Newton’s new essay skewering AI skepticism does—and does not—get right


https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/hard-forked-casey-newtons-distorted


Moderators Across Social Media Struggle to Contain Celebrations of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Assassination

date: 2024-12-06, from: 404 Media Group

While Reddit mods and admin try to keep up with the site’s “no violence” terms of use, Facebook and LinkedIn is reacting with tens of thousands of laughing emojis.


https://www.404media.co/brian-thompson-social-media-reactions-reddit-facebook-twitter/


I Am a Hotel Art Appreciator

date: 2024-12-06, updated: 2024-12-06, from: One Foot Tsunami


https://onefoottsunami.com/2024/12/06/i-am-a-hotel-art-appreciator/


Raspberry Pi Connect for Organisations, plus full-screen support

date: 2024-12-06, from: Raspberry Pi News (.com)

Introducing Raspberry Pi Connect for Organisations, allowing multiple users to manage a device fleet. Plus full-screen support for all users.

The post Raspberry Pi Connect for Organisations, plus full-screen support appeared first on Raspberry Pi.


https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-connect-for-organisations-plus-full-screen-support/


Bitcoin is worth $100,000. It still doesn’t have a single legitimate use case

date: 2024-12-06, from: Dave Karpf’s blog

It’s speculation all the way down


https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/bitcoin-is-worth-100000-it-still


The Unauthorized Effort to Archive Netflix’s Disappeared Interactive Shows

date: 2024-12-06, from: 404 Media Group

A group of fans are reverse engineering Netflix and creating unauthorized archives of interactive shows like Battle Kitty and Minecraft: Story Mode


https://www.404media.co/the-unauthorized-effort-to-archive-netflixs-disappeared-interactive-shows/


Don’t Strip-Mine The Sky

date: 2024-12-06, from: Tedium site

More thoughts on what Bluesky’s ultimate business model could look like: A modern take on Craigslist, a company that never exploited its users.


https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/16912543/bluesky-business-models-craigslist


Major Health Insurance Companies Take Down Leadership Pages Following Murder of United Healthcare CEO

date: 2024-12-06, from: 404 Media Group

Following the shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, multiple major health insurance companies have taken their executive leadership pages offline.


https://www.404media.co/multiple-major-health-insurance-companies-take-down-leadership-pages-following-murder-of-united-healthcare-ceo/


@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-06, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)

Do you think Trump will declare martial law on his inauguration on January 20 or shortly thereafter?


https://daveverse.wordpress.com/2024/12/05/martial-law-in-january/


When Deno+TypeScript, when Go?

date: 2024-12-06, from: Robert’s Ramblings

Brief discussion of when I choose Deno+TypeScript versus Go for work projects.


https://rsdoiel.github.io/blog/2024/12/06/when_deno_when_go.html