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@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-12, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Trump’s nominee to lead NASA favors a full embrace of commercial space.
date: 2024-12-12, updated: 2024-12-12, from: One Foot Tsunami
https://onefoottsunami.com/2024/12/12/plane-looking-ass-rocks/
date: 2024-12-12, from: 404 Media Group
YouTube’s rollout of AI tools shows nonsensical AI-generated audience engagement and AI slop thumbnails.
https://www.404media.co/youtube-enhances-comment-section-with-ai-generated-nonsense/
date: 2024-12-12, from: National Archives, Pieces of History blog
December 15 is Bill of Rights Day, which commemorates the ratification of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Today we’re looking at the man who cared for the original Bill of Rights—and 126 other documents—during the 16-month Freedom Train trip across the country. The Freedom Train was a seven-car train that traveled across … Continue reading The Guardian of the Freedom Train’s Cargo: Delmar Robb
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2024/12/12/the-guardian-of-the-freedom-trains-cargo-delmar-robb/
date: 2024-12-12, from: mrusme blog
The RAMA M6-C Dualshot edition.
https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/rama-m6-c-dualshot/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-12, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Krugman’s first substack post.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-12, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Christopher Wray Says He’ll Step Down as F.B.I. Director.
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-12, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Mitch McConnell could have ended Trump’s career.
date: 2024-12-11, from: Liliputing
Google’s mid-range phones have earned a solid reputation as decent devices that offer many of the same features as the company’s flagships at lower price points. And the latest leaks suggest the Pixel 9a will be continue that tradition. But with an expected starting price of $499 (which, to be fair, is the same as […]
The post Lilbits: More Pixel 9a details leaked, playing PS3 games on ARM PCs, and more appeared first on Liliputing.
https://liliputing.com/lilbits-more-pixel-9a-details-leaked-playing-ps3-games-on-arm-pcs-and-more/
date: 2024-12-11, from: Gary Marcus blog
His continued skepticism of AI skepticism continues to miss the mark
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/casey-newton-strikes-out
date: 2024-12-11, from: Liliputing
Microsoft pulled the plug on its Windows Mixed Reality platform this fall, ending support for using virtual reality headsets that were built for Windows PCs. But now the company has announced that you can use a third-party VR headset as a wearable display for a Windows PC. Windows 11 users can now pair a Meta Quest 3 or Quest […]
The post Now you can use a Meta Quest as a wearable display for a Windows PC appeared first on Liliputing.
https://liliputing.com/now-you-can-use-a-meta-quest-as-a-wearable-display-for-a-windows-pc/
date: 2024-12-11, from: Michael Tsai
Orion Protonentis (release notes): There are all-new Shortcuts actions (Complete Action, Complete Project, and Find Folders), Shortcuts actions that have gained additional powers (Today’s Forecast now supports due, deferred, tagged, and flagged actions), and Shortcuts actions that have been re-written (Add TaskPaper, Find Projects, and Find Tags) or re-written and renamed for clarity (Add Action […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/11/omnifocus-4-5/
date: 2024-12-11, from: Michael Tsai
Sarah Perez (via Mike Rockwell): A change to Meta’s developer tools is impacting third-party consumer apps that had previously integrated with Instagram. Among those affected by the changes are the Match-owned dating apps Tinder and Hinge, which had allowed their users to link their Instagram profiles to their accounts to display their posts to potential […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/11/instagram-shuts-down-basic-display-api/
date: 2024-12-11, from: Michael Tsai
Venkat (via Hacker News): According to Wikipedia, DNT was introduced in 2009 by researchers Christopher Soghoian and Sid Stamm, and Mozilla Firefox was the first browser to implement this feature.However, as we approach 2025, with growing concerns about online privacy and data protection, Mozilla believes that DNT is no longer an effective privacy measure. Many […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/11/firefox-removes-do-not-track/
date: 2024-12-11, from: Michael Tsai
Simon B. Støvring (MacRumors): ✨ Introducing Festivitas for macOS! 🎄 Deck your dock and menu bar with endlessly customizable festive lights. Add a touch of holiday magic to your Mac ✨💻 It’s a one-time purchase for €4, only available outside the Mac App Store because it requires accessibility access to find window positions. Jason Snell: […]
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/11/festivitas/
date: 2024-12-11, from: Liliputing
Chinese PC maker AOOSTAR was one of the first companies to introduce a mini PC with an AMD Strix Point processor when it first unveiled the AOOSTAR GEM10 370 in September. But the computer has yet to actually start shipping, and now the company has revealed a new design for the upcoming PC, along with […]
The post AOOSTAR GEM10 370 gets a pre-launch redesign (mini PC with AMD Strix Point) appeared first on Liliputing.
https://liliputing.com/aoostar-gem10-370-gets-a-pre-launch-redesign-mini-pc-with-amd-strix-point/
date: 2024-12-11, from: Liliputing
Handheld PC maker GPD seems to be on a mission to upgrade all of its devices by replacing AMD Hawk Point processors with newer AMD Strix Point chips that should bring significant boosts in CPU, graphics, and AI performance. A few weeks ago the company launched the GPD Pocket 4 mini-laptop with up to an […]
The post GPD Win Mini (2025) mini gaming laptop now supports up to a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Strix point processor appeared first on Liliputing.
date: 2024-12-11, from: 404 Media Group
Automattic is ordered to undo several of the actions of its CEO Matt Mullenweg in its ongoing legal battle with WP Engine. “It’s hard to imagine wanting to continue to working on WordPress after this,” Mullenweg said in a community Slack message.
https://www.404media.co/wordpress-wp-engine-preliminary-injunction/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-11, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Cheney responds to Trump jail threat: ‘Here’s the truth.’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cheney-responds-trump-jail-threat-141106071.html
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-11, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Bluesky is on the path to a multi-billion dollar valuation. (BTW, sometimes I state my own opinion in these posts, what's here is not necessarily reflective of what's in the story it links to.)
date: 2024-12-11, from: 404 Media Group
“With premium original content, precise ad-targeting capability, and an AI-powered, innovative engaging viewing experience, TCL’s content service will continue its double-digit growth next year.”
https://www.404media.co/i-went-to-the-premiere-of-tcls-first-commercially-streaming-ai-movies/
date: 2024-12-11, from: 404 Media Group
This week we talk about the weapon used by the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO murderer; the sad state of OSINT after a suspect’s name is released; how health insurance companies have tried to scrub leadership from the web; moderation challenges on Reddit; and deepfake apps.
https://www.404media.co/podcast-3d-printed-guns-and-unitedhealthcare/
date: 2024-12-11, updated: 2024-12-11, from: One Foot Tsunami
https://onefoottsunami.com/2024/12/11/snarking-for-safety/
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-11, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
How Wall Street Billionaires Avoid Paying Medicare Taxes.
https://www.propublica.org/article/medicare-tax-loophole-steve-cohen
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-11, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Luigi Mangione is an anarchist.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9nxee2r0do
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-11, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Time's 2024 Person of the Year, finalists: Kamala Harris, Kate Middleton, Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump. Some say it's truly Trump, but I think it must be Musk.
https://www.today.com/news/time-2024-person-of-year-shortlist-rcna183210
date: 2024-12-11, from: The Markup blog
A first-of-its-kind study highlights the stark gender disparity in AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images — and puts into focus the evolving risks for women in politics and public life
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-11, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
The Kind of Love That Makes People Happiest.
date: 2024-12-11, updated: 2024-12-11, from: Chaos Computer Club Updates
Eine Arbeitsgruppe der EU-Kommission fordert allen Ernstes Zugriff auf jede Ende-zu-Ende-verschlüsselte Kommunikation und obendrauf eine neue Form der europaweiten Massenüberwachung von Telekommunikations- und Internetdaten. Wenn diesem gefährlichen Unsinn nicht Einhalt geboten wird, kann Europa einpacken.
https://www.ccc.de/de/updates/2024/gegen-uberzogene-eu-uberwachungsplane
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-11, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Death by a thousand substacks.
https://mail.bigdeskenergy.com/p/death-by-thousand-substacks
@Dave Winer’s linkblog (date: 2024-12-11, from: Dave Winer’s linkblog)
Krugman’s last column. This bit got me thinking. “billionaires who don’t feel sufficiently admired.” Will write more about that tomorrow.
date: 2024-12-11, from: Redox OS News
The Redox team has received a grant from NLnet to develop Redox OS Unix-style Signals, moving the bulk of signal management to userspace, and making signals more consistent with the POSIX concepts of signaling for processes and threads. It also includes Process Lifecycle and Process Management aspects. As a part of that project, we are developing tests to verify that the new functionality is in reasonable compliance with the POSIX.1-2024 standard.