[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 9, 2025
Inside this week’s LWN.net Weekly Edition:

• Front: Kernel Rust features; systemd v258, part 2; Cauldron kernel hackers; BPF for GNU tools; 6.18 merge window, part 1; Lifetime-end pointer zapping; Robot Operating System.

• Briefs: OpenSSH 10.1; Firefox profiles; Python 3.14; U-Boot v2025.10; FSF presidency; Quotes; …

• Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security upda … ⌘ Read more

[$] 6.18 merge window, part 1
At the time of writing, there have been 9,099 commits in the 6.18 merge window,
8,475 non-merges and 624 merges. The
changes so far include core-kernel, graphics, and networking work, among others.
There are no big surprises, but several items that were discussed at this year’s
LFSMM+BPF Summit have now been merged. ⌘ Read more

** Wobbly updates or a sort of week notes **
Hello RSS goblins.

It’s unseasonably warm here, and well, I suppose everywhere. That’s…frightening, but before I let that weigh to heavily on this post I must move on.

It’s been a gorgeous weekend. We took the kids to the beach Friday after dinner, expecting to play on the sand and scramble up the rocks, but they actually each went swimming. They had a blast. The car is filled with sand, and I hope that last little hurrah of summer hangs around for a bit.

We also went putt putt golfi … ⌘ Read more

18.5yo cat was recommended to be euthanised, I don’t think I agree ⌘ Read more

When Would Apple Announce an October Event This Year?
While it is unclear if Apple will host an October event this year, or stick to press releases, rumors suggest it will announce several new products this month.

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In any case, Apple will likely provide the public with advanced notice. The table below outlines when Apple teased its October launches over the past four years.

YearAnnouncement/TeaserEvent/Ta … ⌘ Read more

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 2, 2025
Inside this week’s LWN.net Weekly Edition:

• Front: Fedora and AI; Linting kernel Rust; openSUSE Leap 16; mmap() file operation; 6.17 statistics; dirlock.

• Briefs: Bcachefs removal; Alpine /usr merge; F-Droid; Fedora AI policy; OpenSUSE Leap 16; PostgreSQL 18; Radicle 1.5.0; Quotes; …

• Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more. ⌘ Read more

@aelaraji@aelaraji.com, I mean to follow up here on the brief exchange we had on irc.mills.io, but I forgot. Never too late, so here it goes:

18:16 <aelaraji> quark 🙏 much appreciated but it won't be necessary, since there isn't much to miss out on in most of  where I hang out, so I could just disconnect and spare everyone else the noise 
18:17 *** aelaraji (aelaraji@776014f5a3edd32f1ed19658b7b85c8c655945b0feacaedd92fe60e61a3c0ae2) has quit (/ME goes "yeeeeet..!")
18:18 <quark> No noise for me. 
18:18 <quark> It’s all good. 
18:18 <quark> What would IRC be without on/offs?
18:19 <quark> Preeeety boring!
18:19 <quark> Ah, he was gone. 
18:19 <quark> Well, I will twtxt this to him.  LOL. 

iOS 18.7.1 & iPadOS 18.7.1 Updates Released with Security Patch
Apple has released iOS 18.7.1 for iPhone and ipadOS 18.7.1 for iPad. The small software updates include security patches, and are offered as alternatives to iPhone and iPad users who either don’t want to install iOS 26 onto their device yet, or cannot for compatibility reasons. No new features or major changes are expected in … Read More ⌘ Read more

Bcachefs removed from the mainline kernel
After marking bcachefs “externally maintained” in 6.17, Linus Torvalds has
removed\
it entirely for 6.18. “It’s now a DKMS module, making the in-kernel
code stale, so remove it to avoid any version confusion.” ⌘ Read more

iOS 26 Battery Life Suffering? Here’s Why & How to Fix It
iOS 26 is in the wild, and aside from the mixed reactions to the Liquid Glass interface, there are also wildly different reports of battery life performance post-update. A notable number of iPhone and iPad users are complaining throughout social media and online forums that iOS 26 battery drains faster than it did before, and … Read More ⌘ Read more

Hmm: gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-08/2025-08-18--permacomputing.txt

That’s fairly recent, but fully justified. I give up! :-D

You can fuck right off, thank you very much.

(18/29) upgrading firefox
New optional dependencies for firefox
    onnxruntime: Local machine learning features such as smart tab groups

[47°09′18″S, 126°43′14″W] Transponder still failing

[47°09′18″S, 126°43′41″W] Working impossible due to heavy rain

[47°09′18″S, 126°43′14″W] Taking samples

[47°09′52″S, 126°43′18″W] –bad checksum–

[47°09′08″S, 126°43′18″W] Transfer 75% complete…

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org True, at least old versions of KDE had icons:

https://movq.de/v/0e4af6fea1/s.png

GNOME, on the other hand, didn’t, at least to my old screenshots from 2007:

https://www.uninformativ.de/desktop/2007%2D05%2D25%2D%2Dgnome2%2Dlaptop.png

I switched to Linux in 2007 and no window manager I used since then had icons, apparently. Crazy. An icon-less existence for 18 years. (But yeah, everything is keyboard-driven here as well and there are no buttons here, either.)

Anyway, my draft is making progress:

https://movq.de/v/5b7767f245/s.png

I do like this look. 😊

[47°09′30″S, 126°43′18″W] Transfer 25% complete…

📚 Programa completo:

📖𝗗𝗶𝗮 𝟭𝟮, 𝘀𝗮́𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗼
16h00 Abertura da Feira do Livro
17h30 Mesa-redonda “A Literatura Lamecense é uma encruzilhada”
18h00 Apresentação livro “Lamego, a terra, a história e a gente”
21h00 Sons do Douro

𝗗𝗶𝗮 𝟭𝟰, 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗳𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮
15h00 Oficinas: Estórias Electromagnéticas
16h00 VOZ DOS LIVROS – Encontro com Autores e Palavras Vivas Alberto Almeida
18h00 Apresentação livro: Cristina Parauta

𝗗𝗶𝗮 𝟭𝟱, 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰̧𝗮-𝗳𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮
15h00 Oficinas: Estórias Electromagnéticas
16h00 VOZ DOS LIVROS – Encontro com Autores e Palavras Vivas José Pessoa
18h00 Apresentação livro “na cabeça dos Poemas sem pés”
21h00 Espetáculo de Dança - AD

𝗗𝗶𝗮 𝟭𝟲, 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮-𝗳𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮
15h00 Oficinas: INSECTARIUM
16h00 VOZ DOS LIVROS – Encontro com Autores e Palavras Vivas Aurora Simões
18h00 Conto da Raposa
21h00 CINEMA EU, DANIEL BLAKE

𝗗𝗶𝗮 𝟭𝟳, 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮-𝗳𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮
15h00 Oficinas: Burricos e Burrancas
15h00 Yoga para crianças
16h00 VOZ DOS LIVROS – Encontro com Autores e Palavras Vivas Manuela Vaquero
18h00 Apresentação do livro de Carlos Costa “O Entrudo de Lazarim” Fotografia
21h00 Cinema: “Os Miseráveis”

𝗗𝗶𝗮 𝟭𝟴, 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗮-𝗳𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮
15h00 Yoga para crianças
16h00 VOZ DOS LIVROS – Encontro com Autores e Palavras Vivas André Freire

Para além da Feira do Livro, o Parque Isidoro Guedes acolhe o evento 𝗧𝗥𝗖 𝗮̀ 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗮, de 18 a 20 de julho.

A entrada é, está claro, livre.

[47°09′18″S, 126°43′06″W] Dosimeter malfunction

𝗙𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗱𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗿𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗴𝗼 📚

A Câmara Municipal de Lamego volta a promover a 𝗙𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗱𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗿𝗼 📚👩‍🏫 no Parque Isidoro Guedes, oferecendo um programa enriquecido com uma grande variedade de atividades culturais.

Este evento, que funcionará numa 𝗹ó𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘁í𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗼 à 𝗹𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮, constitui uma das grandes apostas, na vertente literária, desta autarquia, decorrendo de 12 a 20 de julho.

#FeiraDoLivro #Lamego #bookstodon

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[47°09′46″S, 126°43′48″W] Reading: 0.18 Sv

[47°09′30″S, 126°43′18″W] Reading: 1.61000 PPM

[47°09′18″S, 126°43′39″W] Transfer 75% complete…

Saw this on Mastodon:

https://racingbunny.com/@mookie/114718466149264471

18 rules of Software Engineering

1. You will regret complexity when on-call
   
2. Stop falling in love with your own code
   
3. Everything is a trade-off. There’s no “best” 3. Every line of code you write is a liability 4. Document your decisions and designs
   
4. Everyone hates code they didn’t write
   
5. Don’t use unnecessary dependencies
   
6. Coding standards prevent arguments
   
7. Write meaningful commit messages
   
8. Don’t ever stop learning new things
   
9. Code reviews spread knowledge
   
10. Always build for maintainability
    
11. Ask for help when you’re stuck
    
12. Fix root causes, not symptoms
    
13. Software is never completed
    
14. Estimates are not promises
    
15. Ship early, iterate often
    
16. Keep. It. Simple.
    

Solid list, even though 14 is up for debate in my opinion: Software can be completed. You have a use case / problem, you solve that problem, done. Your software is completed now. There might still be bugs and they should be fixed – but this doesn’t “add” to the program. Don’t use “software is never done” as an excuse to keep adding and adding stuff to your code.

** growing good **

“…for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.”

George Eliot, Middlemarch ⌘ Read more

Kommission legt 18. Sanktionspaket gegen Russland vor ⌘ Read more

Canadian superstar sets second world record in three days
Summer McIntosh has set a world record for the second time in three days at the Canadian Swimming Trials, with the 18-year-old eclipsing Hungarian great Katinka Hosszu’s 200m individual medley mark set 10 years ago. ⌘ Read more

[47°09′18″S, 126°43′14″W] Dosimeter fixed

iPadOS 26 with Multitasking Improvements, Menubar, & New Liquid Glass UI
Apple has debuted iPadOS 26 today, complete with some notable new features and changes to the iPad operating system. First to notice is the new numerical versioning system, with iPadOS 26 jumping many version numbers ahead of the current iPadOS 18 version, following a numerical system much like Microsoft used to use for Windows (remember … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/06/09/ipado … ⌘ Read more

WWDC 2025: Apple stellt iOS 26 in neuem Gewand vor
Der Nachfolger von iOS 18 heißt iOS 26. Besonderes Augenmerk legt Apple bei der Ankündigung auf das neue Design. ( Apple, WWDC 2012)

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iOS 26 Announced with New Liquid Glass Interface
Apple has announced iOS 26, the next version of system software for iPhone. And yes you read that correctly, it’s iOS 26 – twenty six – jumping way ahead from iOS 18, to follow year numbers. It’s not just iOS that is facing the numerical versioning change, it turns out that Apple is labeling all … Read More ⌘ Read more

WWDC 2025: Apple Says Personalized Siri Features Are Still Not Ready
If you were hoping for the more personalized version of Siri to launch soon, you will have to keep waiting.

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During its WWDC 2025 keynote today, Apple reiterated that the personalized Siri features will launch at some point in the coming year, so do not expect them to be included in the first iOS 19, iPadOS 19, or macOS 26 betas.

Apple first … ⌘ Read more

Perth’s first east-west rail connection opens after 18 months of disruption
The Thornlie-Cockburn link and adjacent rail elevation in Perth’s south-east is part of WA Labor’s flagship infrastructure project Metronet. ⌘ Read more

Anzeige: Mit E-Learning Schritt für Schritt zum eigenen Business
Recht, Marketing, Projektmanagement - ein Onlinepaket mit acht Kursen und 18 Stunden Lerninhalt vermittelt zentrale Grundlagen für den erfolgreichen Start in die Selbstständigkeit. ( Golem Karrierewelt, Wirtschaft)

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Here’s How Many iPhones Are Running iOS 18
iOS 18 adoption has outpaced iOS 17 adoption during the same timeframe last year, according to new ‌iOS 18‌ adoption statistics that Apple shared today.

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‌iOS 18‌ is now installed on 88 percent of iPhones introduced in the last four years ( [iPhone](https://www.macrumors.com/guide … ⌘ Read more

Mother and son charged over break-in spree targeting Sydney businesses
A 42-year-old woman is accused of coordinating dozens of break-ins targeting businesses across Western Sydney, with her 18-year-old son also charged over the alleged spree. ⌘ Read more

What police hope a new search for Madeleine McCann uncovers
The disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann remains unsolved after 18 years. Now Portuguese and German police have launched fresh searches to find her. ⌘ Read more

Family pleads for answers 18 years after baffling, cult-linked disappearance
The family of Chantelle McDougall and her daughter Leela appeals for information as they continue to live with the “emotional roller-coaster” of their 2007 disappearance. ⌘ Read more

[$] Reports from OSPM 2025, day three
The seventh edition of the Power Management and Scheduling\
in the Linux Kernel Summit (known as “OSPM”) took place on March 18-20,
2025. Topics discussed on the third (and final) day include proxy
execution, energy-aware scheduling, the deadline scheduler, and an
evaluation of the kernel’s EEVDF scheduler. ⌘ Read more

[47°09′18″S, 126°43′07″W] Wind speed: 52kph – batteries low

Apple’s Tap to Pay Features Coming to These 18 New Countries
Apple is bringing Tap to Pay on iPhone to new eight countries, providing a way for sellers to use an ‌‌iPhone‌‌ as a contactless payment terminal, with plans to introduce Tap to Pay provision in 10 more.

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Tap to Pay on ‌iPhone‌ first arrived in [February 2022](https://www.macrumors.com/202 … ⌘ Read more

goodbye to my 18 yo baby ⌘ Read more

[$] Reports from OSPM 2025, day two
The seventh edition of the Power Management and Scheduling\
in the Linux Kernel Summit (known as “OSPM”) took place on March 18-20,
2025. Topics discussed on the second day include improvements to device
suspend and resume, the status and future of sched_ext, the scx_lavd
scheduler, improving the efficiency of load balancing, and hierarchical
constant bandwidth server scheduling. ⌘ Read more

iOS 18 Leak Reveals Apple Tested MacBook Pros With M3 Ultra Chip
Apple’s highest-end M3 Ultra chip is currently limited to the Mac Studio, but a new leak has revealed that Apple tested the chip in the MacBook Pro as well.

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In a [post today](https://www.bilibi … ⌘ Read more

[47°09′27″S, 126°43′18″W] Raw reading: 0x682DB231, offset +/-4

[$] Reports from OSPM 2025, day one
The seventh edition of the Power Management and Scheduling\
in the Linux Kernel (known as “OSPM”) Summit took place on March 18-20,
2025. It was organized by Juri Lelli, Frauke Jäger, Tommaso Cucinotta, and
Lorenzo Pieralisi, and was hosted by Linutronix at Alte Fabrik,
Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany. The event was sponsored by Linutronix, Arm,
and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa. ⌘ Read more

Apple Stops Signing iOS 18.4.1
Apple today stopped signing iOS 18.4.1, a week after releasing the iOS 18.5 update. Because iOS 18.4.1 is no longer being signed, iPhone users who upgraded to iOS 18.5 are no longer able to downgrade to the previous version of iOS.

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“Signing” is a server-side verification chec … ⌘ Read more

Report: Apple’s Next-Gen Version of Siri Is ‘On Par’ With ChatGPT
Apple has big plans to improve Siri over the next few years, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and Drake Bennett report.

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Some Apple executives are now reportedly pushing to turn ‌Siri‌ into a true Chat … ⌘ Read more

We had sun, clouds, wind, rain and a whole lot of fun on our trip to the Wasserberg. We’ve been out seven hours in total, not bad at all for all those kilometers. We added on some detours to check out a pond I’ve been introduced by a mate a few years back.

After some (expensive) tucker at the Wasserberghaus, we tried to actually visit the summit this time. However, there’s nothing to see, just a rough logging trail (46-49). That was a dead end, so we had to turn around. It was some nice exploring, but I reckon this was my first and last time up there. :-)

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Unfortunately, we didn’t go to the neighboring Fuchseck this time, only the Wasserberg with some extras.

https://lyse.isobeef.org/wanderung-auf-den-wasserberg-2025-05-18/

On my blog: Copyright Thoughts https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/18/copyright-thoughts.html #copyright #freeculture #rant

Amazon’s Weekend Sale Has Great Deals on AirPods Max, Apple Watch, iPad, and More
Amazon is hosting a big collection of discounts across multiple Apple products this weekend, including notable deals on AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad, Apple Pencil Pro, and MacBook Air.

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Top Stories: CarPlay Ultra Debuts, iOS 18.5 Released, and More
Apple surprised us this week with the official launch of its more advanced “CarPlay Ultra” feature to provide greatly expanded functionality in cars, while the company also released iOS 18.5 and related operating system updates.

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This week also saw Apple’s annual announcement of upcoming accessibility features for its products while we looked ahead to wha … ⌘ Read more

Apple Stops Signing iPadOS 17.7.7 After Reports of App Login Issues
Apple has stopped signing the iPadOS 17.7.7 update that was released earlier this week for devices unable to run versions of iPadOS 18, meaning that users will not be able to install the update even if they see it available in Software Update. Affected devices include the sixth-generation iPad, the 10.5-inch [iPad Pro](https://www.macrumors … ⌘ Read more

[47°09′55″S, 126°43′18″W] Dosimeter fixed

iOS 18.5 Update Released for iPhone & iPad with Bug Fixes & Security Enhancements
iOS 18.5 for iPhone and iPadOS 18.5 for iPad have been released by Apple. According to the release notes accompanying the update download, the software updates primary focus is the introduction of a new Pride Harmony LGBTQ wallpaper. Additionally, parents will now receive a notification when the Screen Time passcode is used on a childs … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/12/ios-18-5-update-iphone-ip … ⌘ Read more

Apple Releases iOS 18.5 With New Wallpaper, Screen Time Changes, Carrier Satellite Support for iPhone 13 and More
Apple today released iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, the fifth updates to the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating systems that came out last September. iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5 come a little over a month after Apple released iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4. … ⌘ Read more

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Top Stories: iOS 18.5 Release Imminent, iPhone Rumors for 2025 and Beyond, and More
With Apple’s developer conference where it will show off iOS 19 just a month away, the company is wrapping up work on iOS 18.5 ahead of an imminent release to deliver a few new features and updates.

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This week also saw a number of iPhone-related rumors, encompassing not only this year’s … ⌘ Read more

golang 每日一庫之依賴注入庫 samber-do
do 是 Go 語言中一個輕量級的依賴注入（Dependency Injection, DI）容器，由 samber 開發。它基於 Go 1.18+ 泛型實現，爲 Go 提供了一個類型安全的 DI 方案。do 庫的設計理念是簡化服務組件之間的依賴管理，取代手工創建依賴關係的繁瑣工作，使不同組件之間鬆散耦合、更易測試與維護。與反射型 DI 框架不同，do 在註冊和解析依賴時不使用反射，因此性能開銷很 ⌘ Read more

golang 每日一庫之依賴注入庫 samber-do
do 是 Go 語言中一個輕量級的依賴注入（Dependency Injection, DI）容器，由 samber 開發。它基於 Go 1.18+ 泛型實現，爲 Go 提供了一個類型安全的 DI 方案。do 庫的設計理念是簡化服務組件之間的依賴管理，取代手工創建依賴關係的繁瑣工作，使不同組件之間鬆散耦合、更易測試與維護。與反射型 DI 框架不同，do 在註冊和解析依賴時不使用反射，因此性能開銷很 ⌘ Read more

Fitti: Waiting for Postgres 18: Accelerating Disk Reads with Asynchronous I/O
Lukas Fitti writes in detail
on the pganalyze blog about the asynchronous I/O capability coming with the
PostgreSQL 18 release.

Asynchronous I/O delivers the most noticeable gains in cloud
environments where storage is network-attached, such as Amazon EBS
volumes. In these setups, individual disk reads often take multiple
milliseconds, introducing substantial latency compared to local
SSDs.
… ⌘ Read more

Release Candidate of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, iPadOS 18.5 Available, Public Release Coming Soon
A release candidate build for iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, and MacOS Sequoia 15.5 is now available for users enrolled in the beta testing programs. For users not in the beta testing programs, what this basically means is that the final versions of these system software releases is coming soon, perhaps even next week. macOS Sequoia … [Read More … ⌘ Read more

Apple Seeds iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5 Release Candidates
Apple today seeded the release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5 updates to developers and public beta testers, with the software coming a week after Apple released the fourth betas. The release candidate represents the final version of iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5 that will be released to the public should no bugs be found.

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iOS 18.5 … ⌘ Read more

Dusty, my 18 year old cat ⌘ Read more

July 1st. 63 days from now to implement a backward-incompatible change, apparently not open to other ideas like replacing blake with SHA, or discussing implementation challenges for other languages and platforms.
Finally just closing #18, #19 and #20 without starting a proper discussion and ignoring a ‘micro consensus’ feels… not right.

I don’t know what to think rather than letting it rest (May will be busy here) and focus on other stuff in the future.

twt-hash-v2.md#implementation-timeline

4th Beta of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, iPadOS 18.5 Available for Testing
Apple has issued the fourth beta version of iOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, and iPadOS 18.5, for users participating in the beta testing programs for apple system software. There are also new betas available for watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS, if those are applicable to you. No significant new features or changes are expected in any … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/28/4th-beta-of- … ⌘ Read more

I went on a small hike, just 12-13km this time. The weather was great, blue sky, sunny 18°C, but with the wind it felt colder. Leaves and other green stuff is exploding like crazy. It looks super beautiful right now.

I came across an unfortunately dead salamander on the forest road, some fenced in deer, heaps of sheep, some unmagnetic cows (some were aligned very roughly north-south, but mainly with the axis of the best view I believe), a maybeetle and finally an awesome sunset. Not too shabby! The sheep were mehing all the time, that was really lovely to hear. And the crickets were already active, too. Didn’t expect them to hear yet. I tried to record the concert, but the wind messed it all up. Oh well.

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https://lyse.isobeef.org/waldspaziergang-2025-04-27/

Top Stories: iPhone 17 Air Rumors, Apple Watch Turns 10, and More
We’ve known for quite some time about Apple’s plans for a thinner “iPhone 17 Air” coming later this year, but wow, the latest dummy models give us our best look yet at just how thin this phone is going to be.

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Other Apple news and rumors this week included another iOS 18.5 beta, the 10th anniversary of the Apple Watch launch, and more … ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Love those green roll’n hills 👌 Btw, what’s that rickety ‘ol shed in 18? 🤔

My 18 yo bestie is in her end of Life stage.. and I am heartbroken ⌘ Read more

Apple Releases New iOS 18.5 and macOS Sequoia 15.5 Public Betas
Apple today seeded the second public betas of upcoming iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, and macOS Sequoia 15.5 updates, allowing the public to test the updates ahead of when they see an official launch. The public betas come a day after Apple provided the third betas to developers.

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Public beta testers can downlo … ⌘ Read more

Beta 3 of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, iPadOS 18.5 Released for Testers
In what must be the most exciting thing to happen on a Monday since the prior Monday, Apple has released the third beta version of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, and iPadOS 18.5. These new thrilling third beta versions are available to the developer wizards participating in the beta testing programs of Apple system software, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/21/beta-3-of-ios-18-5-mac … ⌘ Read more

A mate and I had an amazing but also exhausting hike to the highest of the Three Emperor Mountains yesterday with perfect weather conditions. Sunny 18°C, blue sky with barly a cloud and a little welcoming breeze, just beautiful.

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Mt. Stuifen is 757 meters above sea level, has a small shelter and a barbie area and is still the most boring one of the three. It’s also the one farthest away from me. Not sure why it has two summit crosses, but both aren’t at the summit. The third, makeshift one at the real summit was gone by now. Four years ago, somebody had cobbled one together and put it up.

We bought our tucker at a local bakery on our way. This was the first time I tried a Teufelsbrezel (lit. devil’s pretzel), a lye pretzel with pepper. Haven’t come across that anywhere else. But I can certainly recommend that, it’s yummy.

We were glad when we were finally back home after some 26 or 27km. I won’t do much today and let my feet rest. Another friend called for a much, much shorter hike tomorrow.

Enjoy the 92 photos: https://lyse.isobeef.org/wanderung-auf-den-stuifen-2025-04-19/

@prologic@twtxt.net @bmallred@staystrong.run So is restic considered stable by now? “Stable” as in “stable data format”, like a future version will still be able to retrieve my current backups. I mean, it’s at version “0.18”, but they don’t specify which versioning scheme they use.

Top Stories: iPhone 17 Pro Rumors, CarPlay Bug Fix, and More
This week saw rumor updates on the iPhone 17 Pro and next-generation Vision Pro, while a minor iOS 18.4.1 update delivered not just security fixes but also a fix for some CarPlay issues.

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We also looked ahead at what else is in Apple’s pipeline for the rest of 2025 and even the 20th-anniversary iPhone coming in 2027, so read on belo … ⌘ Read more

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On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 04/14 to 04/18 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/04/18/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

Google Gemini Advanced & 2TB Storage Free for Students
Google is offering their Gemini Advanced AI model for free to students, along with 2TB of free storage. This is a limited time offer where students must sign up by June 30, 2025. Students will need a valid .edu email address to be able to signup for the deal. Google says you can use Gemini … Read More ⌘ Read more

Deals: Apple Watch Series 10 for $299, Save $200 on M4 iPad Pro, & More
Amazon is back with some fantastic deals right now, including taking $100 off the price of the Apple Watch Series 10 bringing the price down to $299 from $399. Plus, there’s $200 off the iPad Pro M4 13″ models and $100 off the 11″ model, a discount on the new iPad Air M3 models, a … Read More ⌘ Read more

Apple Sports App Now Lets You Share Game Cards via iMessage and Social Media
Just in time for the start of the NBA and NHL playoffs this weekend, the Apple Sports app has received a new Game Card Sharing feature.

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With this feature, Apple Sports users can generate and share game cards for all supported leagues, whether the matchup is upcoming, live, … ⌘ Read more

iPhone Shipments Down 9% in China’s Q1 Smartphone Boom
Apple’s iPhone shipments in China declined by 9 percent in the first quarter compared to the year earlier, and it was the only major smartphone vendor to see a decline, according to data from research firm IDC.

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Shipments of iPhones fell to 9.8 million units, giving Apple a market share of 13.7 percent, do … ⌘ Read more

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Open Your Favorite Chat Right From Your iPhone Lock Screen
In iOS 18.4, Apple added a new Shortcuts action to open a specific conversation in the Messages app. This means it’s now possible to open a chat thread with someone important to you straight from your Lock Screen, for example. Keep reading to learn more.

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If you’d like to reduce the time it takes to chat with a frequently conta … ⌘ Read more

iPhone 18’s Costly 2nm Process Adoption Could Lead to Price Hikes
Apple’s iPhone 18 models will adopt TSMC’s 2nm manufacturing process for the next-generation A20 chip, which will bring substantial performance and power efficiency improvements to next year’s iPhones, but it may also incur significantly more costs that Apple could pass onto the customer.

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iOS 18.4.1 Update Released with CarPlay Fix & Security Patches
Apple has released iOS 18.4.1 update for iPhone, along with iPadOS 18.4.1 for iPad. The software updates include a few bug fixes and important security patches, making them recommended to update. Additionally, iOS 18.4.1 includes a bug fix for a particular issue with CarPlay not connecting properly in some situations. If you have been experiencing … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/16/ios-18-4-1-up … ⌘ Read more

MacOS Sequoia 15.4.1 Update Released with Bug & Security Fixes
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.4.1 as a software update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The update focuses exclusively on security updates and bug fixes, and contains no new features. Separately, Apple also released iOS 18.4.1 for iPhone, iPadOS 18.4.1 for iPad, and updates to tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS, and those updates … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/16/macos-sequoia-15- … ⌘ Read more

Apple Releases iOS 18.4.1 With Bug Fixes
Apple today released iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, minor updates to the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating systems that came out last September. iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1 come two weeks after the launch of iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4.

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Manjaro Linux 25.0 released
Version\
25.0 (“Zetar”) of the Arch-based Manjaro Linux
distribution is now available. This release includes Linux kernel 6.12,
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[47°09′53″S, 126°43′18″W] Transponder fixed

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Beta 2 of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, iPadOS 18.5 Released for Testers
New betas are available as iOS 18.5 beta 2, MacOS Sequoia 15.5 beta 2, and iPadOS 18.5 beta 2, for users who are participating in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. No notable new features or major changes are expected in these beta versions, at least thus far, suggesting they’re likely focused on … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/14/beta-2-of-ios-18-5-macos-sequoi … ⌘ Read more

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[47°09′49″S, 126°43′18″W] Reading: 0.75000 PPM

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