Samsung changes little for S25 phones, but AI collaboration with Google grows
Gemini is the new default chatbot on the Galaxy S25 phones, which otherwise are near-identical to last year. ⌘ Read more
Electric spoons, AI running shoes: The best (and worst) gadgets on show in Vegas
The world’s largest consumer electronics conference was a physical representation of the best and worst of the technology sector in 2025. ⌘ Read more
[ANN] MAGIC Monero Fund 2025 Election Results
ack-j and kowalabearhugs will serve 2-year terms. rottenwheel, Tacolopo, and XMRfamily will serve 1-year terms. Their terms will begin on January 31, 2025. We would like to thank all six committee candidates! We would like to thank everyone who voted!
Committee Members:
* ack-j
* kowalabearhugs
* rottenwheel
* Tacolopo
* XMRfamily
Link: [https://magicgrants.org/2025/01/21/Monero-Fund-2025-Election-Results.html](https://magicgrants.org/2025/01/21/Monero-Fund-2025 … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Turkish Constitution of 1921 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/20/turkiye.html #programming #project #devjournal
ISS (the long “line” on the right) passing Venus and Saturn:
Jupiter and its moons a few days ago:
Not spectacular shots, but hey, it’s something.
Also saw the crescent Venus and Saturn’s rings through my scope (you know, the one for bird watching).
On my blog: Grappling with AI Usage https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/19/ai-usage.html #artificialintelligence #harm #rant
This robot vacuum has a clever new trick, but it won’t stay new for long
Roborock’s Qrevo Edge can lift itself up and over room transitions and clunky thresholds. Its rivals aren’t far behind. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Blood of the Ancient Star, part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/18/bloodstar-2.html #freeculture #bookclub
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 01/13 to 01/17 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/17/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
this is epic https://lmnt.me/blog/how-to-make-a-damn-website.html
The high-stakes race to become the next TikTok as ban looms
Most Australians have likely never heard of RedNote, or Lemon8. That’s likely to change. ⌘ Read more
Supply Chain Forming for 2025 HomePod With LCD Display
The supply chain for Apple’s upcoming HomePod or smart home “Command Center” with an LCD display is increasingly visible as launch approaches, DigiTimes reports.
The paywalled report claims that the device’s 7-inch LCD panel will be exclusively supplied by Tianma Mic … ⌘ Read more
Nintendo’s successor to its wildly popular Switch appears to play it safe
The Switch 2 will have rather large shoes to fill when it releases later this year. ⌘ Read more
Nintendo Switch 2, new Mario Kart revealed
A trailer for the new system quietly appeared online in the early hours of Friday morning Australian time; confirming features - and a new Mario Kart - which have been rumoured for months. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The Quality of Life https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/16/quality-life.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Nice! totally legit government page: https://tour.diplomaticrooms.state.gov/?id=0&xml=https://sour.is/awesome.html
Nice! totally legit government page: https://tour.diplomaticrooms.state.gov/?id=0&xml=https://sour.is/awesome.html
Telstra to splash $700m on AI joint venture
The move may lead to further job losses for Telstra which last year announced plans to cut up to 2800 workers. ⌘ Read more
Australian company behind woolly mammoth meatballs axes 30 per cent of workforce
Cultured meat start-up Vow’s novel meat products have made headlines globally – but the company has hit a roadblock. ⌘ Read more
The museum where grandparents can get their tech cred back
Featuring nostalgia from manual phone exchanges and typewriters to Walkmans, this institution is a shrine to technology and communication tools. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Old New Year’s Eve https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/13/old-new-year.html #programming #project #devjournal
Albanese splashes $3 billion on pre-election NBN upgrades
Australia ranks a lowly 82nd globally for broadband download speeds, behind Oman and Czechia, and just above Uzbekistan. ⌘ Read more
@sorenpeter@darch.dk Yes it works, thx: https://doesnm.cc/mentions.txt . I’m deleted html tags because my client do not support html rendering
On my blog: Exercise https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/12/exercise.html #advice #health #publicdomain
‘No harm to citizens’: Forrest facilitates historic US-China talks on AI, nuclear security
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has helped bring about the first public discussions between the US and China on artificial intelligence and its impact on military and nuclear security. ⌘ Read more
Australia’s big TV obsession is real. Here’s what’s coming in 2025
The likes of Samsung and LG are responding to Australia’s love of big TVs, announcing their largest models ever. Meet the new TVs coming this year. ⌘ Read more
As musicians rally against AI, Will.i.am takes a different approach
The Black Eyed Peas frontman is staunchly pro-AI, and says artists should work with - not against - the technology. ⌘ Read more
Meddling Musk should discover his limitations. He’s not the messiah
How can a multibillionaire be an “everyman”? Elon Musk can – but he should appreciate that this is his strength. ⌘ Read more
Mathieu Pasquet: slixmpp v1.8.6 - Codename ICE 2926
A bit less than a year since the latest version, there has been around
45 commits to include in this new release.
Added initial support for:
- XEP-0264 (Jingle Content Thumbnails)
- XEP-0317 (Hats)
- XEP-0469 (Bookmarks pinning)
- XEP-0490 (Message Display Synchronization)
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Blood of the Ancient Star, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/11/bloodstar-1.html #freeculture #bookclub
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 01/06 to 01/10 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/10/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
Don’t blame Zuckerberg: The truth about humans is we can’t handle the truth
The Meta boss tied his axing of fact-checkers to the “cultural tipping point” of Trump winning back the presidency. Let’s hope he doesn’t tip the digital age into a dark age. ⌘ Read more
The world’s largest tech show offers a glimpse of the Trump-Musk era
Deep underground at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, it’s easy to be impressed with Elon Musk’s vision for the future. Above ground is a different story. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, A Fistful of Datas https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/09/fistful-datas.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
@doesnmppsflt@doesnm.p.psf.lt Not sure which bug you’re referring to. 🤔 (Did I forget?)
Those long IDs like (#113797927355322708) are simply part of that feed. Looks like the author just dumps ActivityPub IDs into twtxt. I think this used to work in the past, but the corresponding spec (https://twtxt.dev/exts/hash-tag.html) has been deprecated and jenny doesn’t support – actually, jenny never supported that.
jenny can only group threads by exactly one criterium (because it writes a Message-ID into the mail file) and that’s the regular twt hash. So, anything else, like people doing “#CoolTopic”, isn’t possible.
@<url> form of mentions. Strictly require that all mentions include a nickname/name; i.e: @<name url>.
For the record; we consider the new authority on the Twtxt spec(s) going forward (has been for some years actually) to be implementers / primary maintainers of widely used clients. To date that is:
yarnd@prologic@twtxt.net (me and others)
jenny@movq@www.uninformativ.de
tt@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org
Timeline@darch@neotxt.dk / @eapl.me@eapl.me and others
twtxt-el? – @andros@twtxt.andros.dev
Full list of supported and widely used clients can be found at https://twtxt.dev/clients.html – which I note a few above are actually missing from this page haha 🤣
Telstra and Musk ink deal to bring texting to Australia’s dead zones
Musk’s Starlink satellite will allow Telstra customers to communicate from almost anywhere in Australia. ⌘ Read more
In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era
With Wednesday’s decision, Mark Zuckerberg has cemented Silicon Valley’s radical facelift as it cosies up to President-elect Donald Trump. ⌘ Read more
Meta gets rid of fact checkers
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has said the company will no longer use fact checkers. ⌘ Read more
Nvidia seeks to ramp up AI growth with souped-up chips, desktop computer
Chief executive Jensen Huang has laid out how the AI giant is bringing the technology that powers its lucrative data centre chips to programmer PCs. ⌘ Read more
What’s new at CES
Tech expert Trevor Long takes a look ay what’s new for 2025 at CES Las Vegas. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Epiphany https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/06/epiphany.html #programming #project #devjournal
My hobby’s not the same without my huge, heavy, ugly wingman
It can be a massive hassle, but I’ve never gone without at least one CRT TV in my house. The hardest part is choosing which one to keep. ⌘ Read more
radiant blood | https://nilfm.cc/radiant_blood.html
december adventure 2024 | https://nilfm.cc/decadv_2024.html
On my blog: 🍾 Happy Belated Calendar-Changing Day, 2025 🎆 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/05/hny2025.html #holiday #newyear #publicdomain
Apple settles eavesdropping class action for $153 million
A US class action had alleged the tech giant was using its virtual assistant Siri’s microphone to record conversations occurring without users’ knowledge. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Trans Girl Project, part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/04/trans-girl-2.html #freeculture #bookclub
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/30 to 01/03 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/03/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?
The text message you just sent and the last show you streamed was almost definitely facilitated by a subsea cable. So why are they so vulnerable to attack? ⌘ Read more
Everything you need to know about Turo, the car sharing app used in two US attacks
The app – used in the New Orleans and Las Vegas tragedies – has quickly and quietly grown into Australia’s largest car share marketplace. ⌘ Read more
i am not a #gamer at all but i wanna play this it looks sooo cute https://studiopixel.sakura.ne.jp/keroblaster/index.html
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Rascals https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/02/rascals.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
At my job, htmx is the starndard. However, I think that HTML over WebSockets is better.
After 50 years, is this the end for barcodes?
The barcode is set to be phased out and replaced with a next-generation upgrade with significant improvements for both consumers and retailers. ⌘ Read more
AI ‘the biggest opportunity of our lifetime’, says tech veteran
AI “second movers” and deniers are set to lose, according to celebrity tech executive Bill McDermott. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Rizal Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/30/rizal.html #programming #project #devjournal
From Astro Bot to Prince of Persia: 15 best video games of 2024
There were cute robots and cinematic adventures in a year that offered a very diverse range of playable delights. ⌘ Read more
** Hello my beautiful ghouls **
This is a test. I’m experimenting with adding rss only posts to my website.
This post should only show up in rss feed readers, and, hopefully, leave no other trace on any directory pages on my website.
Each rss-only post will also have a html rendered page, but there won’t be any way to navigate to that page without knowing the actual url for that page. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: 🔭 Looking Back on 2024 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/29/review-2024.html #retrospective #newyear
Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025
The past year has been wild for the global technology sector, and the next year is set to be even more unpredictable. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Trans Girl Project, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/28/trans-girl-1.html #freeculture #bookclub
new avatar, and a page for OC art | https://nilfm.cc/original_characters.html
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/23 to 12/27 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/27/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
It’s new and risky, but Gen Z workers are ‘all in’ on AI
Gen Z Australians are ‘all in’ on generative AI and are embracing tools like ChatGPT in the workplace at speed and without fear, according to new research. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, True Q https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/26/true-q.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
zenblade no.9 | https://nilfm.cc/rollerblading.html
On my blog: Developer Diary, Treaty of Ghent https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/23/ghent.html #programming #project #devjournal
Software start-up likened to Atlassian defies funding slump, raising $27.5 million
Australian start-up funding continues to tank, but not for this company, which wants to emulate the success of local tech billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Christmas Every Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/22/christmas-every-day.html #fiction #christmas #holiday
New ‘HomePod’ With 7-Inch Display, A18 Chip, and More Reportedly Launching Next Year
Apple plans to release a new “HomePod” with a 7-inch LCD display, an A18 chip, and Apple Intelligence support in 2025, according to DigiTimes.
It is unclear how much the screen-equipped HomePod would cost, but Apple is seemingl … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Speciare Lunar Research Facility https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/21/speciare.html #freeculture #bookclub
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/16 to 12/20 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/20/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Schisms https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/19/schisms.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
@prologic@twtxt.net maybe you meant to specify twtxt as a type similar to ActivityPub’s application/activity+json in https://webfinger.net/lookup/?resource=sorenpeter@norrebro.space
{
"rel": "self",
"type": "application/activity+json",
"href": "https://norrebro.space/users/sorenpeter"
},
Then it would also make sense to define a Link Relations but should that then link to something like https://twtxt.dev/webfinger.html where we can describe the spec?
Eftpos customers warned of potential New Year’s Eve chaos
Cardholders at Australia’s major banks are being urged to manually update their mobile wallets. ⌘ Read more
Apple’s 3D video is uncomfortable viewing – and that’s a good thing
Wearing special glasses to see depth in your movies did not take off. Apple hopes its ecosystem of creatives and developers will help its own 3D format fare better. ⌘ Read more
DIY photovoltaics | https://nilfm.cc/solar_setup_on_the_gypsy_wagon.html
PSA: macOS Sequoia 15.2 Breaks SuperDuper Bootable Backups
Apple’s latest macOS Sequoia 15.2 update has introduced a critical bug that prevents the popular backup utility SuperDuper from creating bootable backups, according to the app’s chief developer, Shirt Pocket’s Dave Ninian.
 in my gemlog at:
gemini://gem.hack.org/log/collectives.gmi
It’s been slightly edited and a few photos added.
Posted on the blog on 2024-12-15 02:33 +0100. Later updated with how
Area 41 ended.]
I dreamt about Dial House last night. I’ve never been there, but it
was like I belonged, like I was meant to be th … ⌘ Read more
The high-end Chinese phones taking on Apple, Google and Samsung
The latest phones from Oppo, Nubia and Xiaomi offer huge performance, fast charging and competitive prices. Some exceed what’s on offer from Apple and Samsung. ⌘ Read more
Living together: Reflections on collective living
[A version of this post was initially published on 2022-05-30 (Setting
Orange, the 4 day of Confusion in the YOLD 3188) in my gemlog at:
gemini://gem.hack.org/log/collectives.gmi
It’s been slightly edited and a few photos added.]
I dreamt about Dial House last night. I’ve never been there, but it
was like I belonged, like I was meant to be there.
Last I heard anything about Dial House they were trying to gather
enough money … ⌘ Read more
Tech whistleblowers urged to come forward and expose corporate wrongdoing
Despite high-profile cases like WiseTech and Grok Academy, Australia has yet to experience the “whistleblowing wave” sweeping through Silicon Valley and Europe. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/09 to 12/13 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/13/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
I’ve talked about how I do backups on unix a bunch of times, but someone asked again today and I realized I didn’t have it written down where I could point to. So I wrote a lab report: http://a.9srv.net/reports/index.html#vac-unix
The Uniform
[Based on a story I wrote during upper-secondary school based on real
events. I translated it recently from Swedish and edited some of it. I
removed most (all?) elements of fiction.
Not a typical night, since it’s at an event in another city, but it
gives a taste of what partying in, say, 1989(?) was like. And yes, I
really usually drank two bottles of wine during a pre-party in those
days. Not unusual in the crowd I was hanging out with, I’m afraid.]
I was maybe 17 or 18. I was going to Härnösand, two train sto … ⌘ Read more
sec-t 2024
[This has been in my draft folder since September. Sorry! It’s been a
few months with ups and downs, mostly downs. Energy to spend time on
blogging has been low. Hell, energy to do much of anything has been
low. I’m trying to clean out the drafts folder and will post more
stuff.]
I attended the security conference sec-t 2024 in Stockholm the other
week. I held a presentation during the Community Event, Wednesday
September 11: “Verifying the Tillitis TKey”.
The TKey uses a novel way of helpin … ⌘ Read more
North Korean IT workers ‘have infiltrated Australian businesses’, experts warn
Remote tech workers are using fake identities to work for Australian companies and wire money back to North Korea, human resources executives are being warned. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Relics https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/12/relics.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Apple launches AI integration
Exclusive: 9News tech expert Trevor Long talks to Bob Borchers, Apple Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, about Apple’s new AI feature. ⌘ Read more
well, the extension helps to know the file format as in .txt and .html, perhaps .twt, he!
Stem cell bank for pets is landing in Australia, would you use it?
Most Australians now consider their pets to be on the same level as their spouses or children, and now they can access similar levels of healthcare. ⌘ Read more
Indiana Jones finally returns to form, but not on the big screen
The Great Circle is an excellent video game, but it also gets to the heart of why Indiana Jones is such a beloved franchise. ⌘ Read more
POSSE-ing these articles from by nekoweb in case bluesky and/or fedi explode ½
Change
On my blog: Developer Diary, Anti-Corruption Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/09/corruption.html #programming #project #devjournal
Could more Australians ditch blockbuster films these holidays?
The traditional holiday movie season is facing stiff competition this year, with a study highlighting that a new trend is picking up a bigger audience and a larger share of the publicity. ⌘ Read more