On my blog: Developer Diary, International Animation Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/28/animation.html #programming #project #devjournal
The bold Aussie start-up using AI to track your emotions
It was arguably the hottest company at Sydney’s recent SXSW event. But would you trust it? ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Some (US) Election Comments https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/27/project-2025.html #politics #rant
The 24/7 activity tracker you’ll forget is there
Though it’s pricey as a smartwatch, the Galaxy Ring could be a sign of sleep and fitness tracking to come. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Restoration Day, part 3 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/26/restoration-day-3.html #freeculture #bookclub
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 10/21 to 10/25 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/25/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
No more wise guy: The downfall of ‘LinkedIn Lecher’ Richard White
The rise and rise of Richard White from refrigeration mechanic to billionaire is a remarkable tale, but his sudden downfall is even more extraordinary. ⌘ Read more
‘It’s OK to poo at work’: Is this Queensland’s most-loved social media page?
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‘It’s OK to poo at work’: Is this Queensland’s most-loved social media page?
Forget the dry, boring posts you might expect from a government unit. This social media team has taken “light-hearted” to a new level with their eyebrow-raising content. ⌘ Read more
Is this Queensland’s most-loved social media page?
Forget the dry, boring posts you might expect from a government unit. This social media team has taken “light-hearted” to a new level with their eyebrow-raising content. ⌘ Read more
Is this Queensland’s most-loved social media page?
Forget the dry, boring posts you might expect from a government unit. This social media team has taken “light-hearted” to a new level with their eyebrow-raising content. ⌘ Read more
‘Shameful’: Tech Council facing questions over Richard White saga
The powerful lobby group took nearly a week to deal with serious allegations of misconduct. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The Next Phase https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/24/next-phase.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Facebook fights celebrity scams with facial recognition
Four years after shutting its facial recognition function down over privacy concerns, the tech giant is bringing it back to rein in celeb-bait scams. Here’s how. ⌘ Read more
WiseTech’s CEO has resigned. Now for the reckoning
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Embattled billionaire Richard White steps down as WiseTech CEO
Billionaire Richard White will step down as chief executive of WiseTech following a series of damaging allegations made about his conduct. ⌘ Read more
Richard White steps down as WiseTech CEO
Billionaire Richard White will step down as chief executive of WiseTech following a series of damaging allegations made about his conduct. ⌘ Read more
Huh. I had long forgotten about text fragment URLs. Seems relevant for linking to discussions around linking to individual twtxt posts. https://alfy.blog/2024/10/19/linking-directly-to-web-page-content.html
‘Why would they stay?’: Women leaving tech to avoid harassment
Amid high-profile allegations of inappropriate behaviour making headlines, a new report shows women are simply leaving the technology sector altogether. ⌘ Read more
The iPad mini is ready for AI
Trevor Long gets his hands on the Apple iPad mini, with the core reason for the update under the skin rather than outwardly visible. ⌘ Read more
A thousand new employees in 12 months: Canva’s propulsive growth
The Australian design software maker has ticked over $2.5 billion in annual revenue as it looks to shore up support from Wall Street. ⌘ Read more
performed a small, screen-based update to jarotsim, for it to run better in smaller and bigger screens | https://compudanzas.net/jarotsim.html
On my blog: Developer Diary, World Statistics Day, Belated https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/21/statistics.html #programming #project #devjournal
Billions wiped off WiseTech’s books as crisis engulfs CEO
Investors have punished WiseTech after this masthead exposed serious allegations of inappropriate behaviour by its billionaire CEO Richard White. ⌘ Read more
Hot chips: The split that sparked a $97 billion meltdown
It is an industry crucial to the 21st century but two of its biggest players are going in opposite directions. ⌘ Read more
** Broughlike **
The Roguelike Celebration happened this weekend. Every year I think about participating, and every year I let it slip me by. In honor of it, though, this weekend I made a Broughlike…which I’ve creatively named “Eli’s Broughlike.”
It runs in the browser. It should work on most anything with a keyboard, or with a touchscreen — the about page ha … ⌘ Read more
Jabber.org Notices: Server Migration
On October 19th, we completed a migration of the service to a brand new server. Everything looks solid, but if you experience problems feel free to contact the administrator. ⌘ Read more
The hundreds of millions in tax incentives for Australian start-ups that went south
The R&D tax offset has served as a life raft for some of Australia’s most prominent technology start-ups, though in some cases it wasn’t enough. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Getting the Most from Mastodon (and Friends) https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/20/most-mastodon.html #mastodon #socialmedia
The best Apple, Google and Samsung phones of 2024
Want to know the best smartphones of 2024? We’ve done all the hard work for you. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Restoration Day, part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/19/restoration-day-2.html #freeculture #bookclub
Are we ready for an internet with no Google search?
25 years ago, Google’s minimalist search engine was a revelation. What would happen if the US government moved to break up its dominance? ⌘ Read more
[ANN] [Video] Using a Cospend attack to target an individual collecting donations (Canadian Trucker example)
Links:
- https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=Cu2dk78165Y
- https://odysee.com/@anti_moonboy:7/AotPO5:7
- https://rumble.com/v5j6cod-aotpo-episode-5
lordx3nu:matrix.org ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, I, Borg https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/17/i-borg.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
‘Time-consuming and costly’: Divisions emerge as Husic weighs AI laws
There’s overwhelming support for regulatory action on AI in high-risk settings, but it’s less clear which path the government should take to get there. ⌘ Read more
Lifelike robot walks and talks
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GoPro is now a camera for movies and social, not just action
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Australians don’t care who owns the NBN, they just want better broadband
The federal government is pushing for new laws that would keep the NBN in public hands, but will it lead to cheaper or better internet? ⌘ Read more
Zelda changes the game again with fresh, imaginative but retro adventure
Nintendo puts Princess Zelda in the role of hero for once, in a joyful and surprising fantasy adventure, with just the right mix of nostalgia and innovation. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Restoration Day, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/12/restoration-day-1.html #freeculture #bookclub
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 10/07 to 10/11 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/11/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
One book created panic about social media. But what if it’s bunkum?
Labor will push age-limit legislation for social media through despite the fact scientists and experts have said it won’t work. ⌘ Read more
From side hustle to buzzy AI start-up: Build Club raises $1.8 million
Build Club began life as a group of friends working together over the weekend. It’s now one of Australia’s hottest start-ups. ⌘ Read more
Can Google’s search dominance be broken by its break-up?
Google could be broken up if the US Department of Justice has its way - but it will take years to possibly get to that point. ⌘ Read more
‘Our community is important’: Canva responds to pricing backlash
The Australian software company says it has listened to its customers, some of whom were incensed by a 300 per cent price increase. ⌘ Read more
O mistério de M000015 JOAO A. FERNANDES 150000190 numa espreitadela à história da computação em Portugal nos anos 70:
https://blog.jgc.org/2024/10/rabbit-hole-stumbling-across-two.html?m=1
New ‘nutrition labels’ to combat AI deepfakes
Amid mounting concerns about deepfakes and AI-generated misinformation, one tech giant thinks it has an answer. ⌘ Read more
Quantum start-up breaks records with blockbuster funding round
Rugby legend John Eales has invested in this futuristic Sydney tech company, but there’s no guarantee it will stay in Australia. ⌘ Read more
Are we there yet? When it comes to EVs, we’re not even close
Our EV is fantastic around the city, but heading further afield can create range anxiety. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Child Health Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/07/child-health.html #programming #project #devjournal
eureka: now with currency | https://nilfm.cc/eureka.html
@3r1c@3r1c.net I think I’m gonna like that blog. 😅 https://unixdigest.com/articles/is-the-madness-ever-going-to-end.html
AI hype, 3G shutdown drive bumper smartphone sales
Australians are back buying new smartphones, with the new iPhone facing stiffer competition from AI-enabled Android rivals. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Ancient Beast https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/05/ancient-beast.html #freeculture #bookclub
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 09/30 to 10/04 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/04/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
‘God-like’ coding educator accused of harassment
More than 200,000 students went through Grok Academy’s classes last year, and now nine women have accused its CEO of misconduct. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The Perfect Mate https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/03/perfect-mate.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
We haven’t reinvented the wheel, so why the toilet flusher?
Just because we can invent something doesn’t mean we should. ⌘ Read more
‘End of the world’: The Apple change that has flown under the radar
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dance! new world chaos 5 / chill… bleak future counterweapon 3 | https://nilfm.cc/mixes.html
Seeing beyond the surface: digital trust emerges as key issue
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submitted a proposal for a workshop at ICLC 2025, qiudanz technique: computational manipulation of minimalist movement sequences | https://compudanzas.net/iclc_2025_workshop_proposal.html
On my blog: Developer Diary, International Translation Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/30/translation.html #programming #project #devjournal
On my blog: Developer Diary, International Translation Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/30/translation.html #programming #project #devjournal
ryudo v1.6, less is more | https://nilfm.cc/ryudo.html
Are EVs at risk of being hacked? And will Chinese EVs be banned?
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Would you pay $1500 a month for a health app?
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On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Aumyr, part 4 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/28/aumyr-4.html #freeculture #bookclub
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Aumyr, part 4 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/28/aumyr-4.html #freeculture #bookclub
facilitated a qiudanz technique workshop in a merveilles.town meetup | https://compudanzas.net/qiudanz_devlog.html
More thoughts about changes to twtxt (as if we haven’t had enough thoughts):
- There are lots of great ideas here! Is there a benefit to putting them all into one document? Seems to me this could more easily be a bunch of separate efforts that can progress at their own pace:
1a. Better and longer hashes.
1b. New possibly-controversial ideas like edit: and delete: and location-based references as an alternative to hashes.
1c. Best practices, e.g. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
1d. Stuff already described at dev.twtxt.net that doesn’t need any changes.
We won’t know what will and won’t work until we try them. So I’m inclined to think of this as a bunch of draft ideas. Maybe later when we’ve seen it play out it could make sense to define a group of recommended twtxt extensions and give them a name.
Another reason for 1 (above) is: I like the current situation where all you need to get started is these two short and simple documents:
https://twtxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/twtxtfile.html
https://twtxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/discoverability.html
and everything else is an extension for anyone interested. (Deprecating non-UTC times seems reasonable to me, though.) Having a big long “twtxt v2” document seems less inviting to people looking for something simple. (@prologic@twtxt.net you mentioned an anonymous comment “you’ve ruined twtxt” and while I don’t completely agree with that commenter’s sentiment, I would feel like twtxt had lost something if it moved away from having a super-simple core.)All that being said, these are just my opinions, and I’m not doing the work of writing software or drafting proposals. Maybe I will at some point, but until then, if you’re actually implementing things, you’re in charge of what you decide to make, and I’m grateful for the work.
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 09/23 to 09/27 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/27/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 09/23 to 09/27 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/27/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
On My Blog:Real Life in Star Trek, Cost of Living https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/26/cost-living.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
syndicating to the honknet | https://nilfm.cc/eureka.html
Mark Zuckerberg shows off ‘the most advanced glasses the world has ever seen’
Meta debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, a key step in chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg’s goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. ⌘ Read more
(#2024-09-24T12:39:32Z) @prologic@twtxt.net It might be simple for you to run echo -e "\t\t" | sha256sum | base64, but for people who are not comfortable in a terminal and got their dev env set up, then that is magic, compared to the simplicity of just copy/pasting what you see in a textfile into another textfile – Basically what @movq@www.uninformativ.de also said. I’m also on team extreme minimalism, otherwise we could just use mastodon etc. Replacing line-breaks with a tab would also make it easier to handwrite your twtxt. You don’t have to hardwrite it, but at least you should have the option to. Just as i do with all my HTML and CSS.
‘A science project’: Billionaire executive unloads on Microsoft’s AI chatbot
One of the world’s leading technology executives says rival Microsoft’s Copilot is “the next Clippy” and can’t be trusted in the workplace. ⌘ Read more
Apple Intelligence is a no-show, but the iPhone 16 lineup is fantastic
With powerful innards, fresh cameras, new buttons and great looks, they’re the most impressive iPhones in years, with or without AI. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Aumyr, part 3 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/21/aumyr-3.html #freeculture #bookclub
‘Land of dreams’: The Australian high-flyers on edge as Trump and Harris duke it out
Australia’s tech insiders are enjoying a surge in optimism from the Fed’s bumper rate cut, but all eyes are now on the US election. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 09/16 to 09/20 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/20/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The First Duty https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/19/first-duty.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Apple’s First 5G Chip for iPhones Reportedly Won’t Support mmWave
Apple is rumored to have been working on its own 5G modem for iPhones since 2018, but the first version of the chip might lack mmWave support.
Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes today reported that Apple’s in-house 5G modem has yet to incorporate mmWave technolo … ⌘ Read more
The Plucky Squire’s co-creator speaks to the magic behind the story
All Possible Future’s Jonathan Biddle, one of the creators of the hit Aussie video game The Plucky Squire, highlights the magic behind the story. The Plucky Squire is out now on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC. ⌘ Read more
The Plucky Squire’s co-creator speaks to the magic behind the story
All Possible Future’s Jonathan Biddle, one of the creators of the hit Aussie video game The Plucky Squire, highlights the magic behind the story. The Plucky Squire is out now on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC. ⌘ Read more
各自精彩——《无敌号》原著与游戏情节对比
题记:我们是否应该为了船只遭遇海难而去鞭笞海洋?
(通篇高能剧透。想自己玩的就biè看。)
三年前的秋天,触乐登了一篇文章( https://www.chuapp.com/article/287547.html),科普《无敌号》的核心科幻创意——能够自我复制的机器,同时为《无敌号》游戏作了一个简短的前瞻。
当时我很兴奋。因为在那文章发布之前几个月,我就把《无敌号》加入了愿望单,但我从来没奢望过会在任何游戏媒体上看到关于这个游戏的前瞻。这个游戏几乎是各种小众标签的集合体——波兰科幻作家莱姆、彼时尚无中文译本的《无敌号》原著、步行模拟类游戏、没有战斗、并非名门的开发商,总之看不出有任何卖座的可能性,哪怕文章发布十个月之后《无敌号》原著的中文版上市了也还是如此。
但在读过原著之后,我对 … ⌘ Read more
I have configured my twtxt.txt as simple as possible. I have setup a publish_command on jenny. Hopefully all works fine, and I am good to go. Next will be setting the announce_me to true. Here we go!
@prologic@twtxt.net I saw those, yes. I tried using yarnc, and it would work for a simple twtxt. Now, for a more convoluted one it truly becomes a nightmare using that tool for the job. I know there are talks about changing this hash, so this might be a moot point right now, but it would be nice to have a tool that:
- Would calculate the hash of a twtxt in a file.
- Would calculate all hashes on a
twtxt.txt(local and remote).
Again, something lovely to have after any looming changes occur.
Apple Says These Five Changes Make iPhone 16 Models Easier to Repair
Apple has informed publications including Tom’s Guide and Engadget about some repair-friendly design and policy changes pertaining to the iPhone 16 series.
@quark@ferengi.one Mine is a little overkill 😂 but I need to do something for practice:
#!/bin/bash
set -e
trap 'echo "!! Something went wrong...!!"' ERR
#============= Variables ==========#
# Source files
LOCAL_DIR=$HOME/twtxt
TWTXT=$LOCAL_DIR/twtxt.txt
HTML=$LOCAL_DIR/log.html
TEMPLATE=$LOCAL_DIR/template.tmpl
# Destination
REMOTE_HOST=remotHostName # Host already setup in ~/.ssh/config
WEB_DIR="path/to/html/content"
GOPHER_DIR="path/to/phlog/content"
GEMINI_DIR="path/to/gemini-capsule/content"
DIST_DIRS=("$WEB_DIR" "$GOPHER_DIR" "$GEMINI_DIR")
#============ Functions ===========#
# Building log.html:
build_page() {
twtxt2html -T $TEMPLATE $TWTXT > $HTML
}
# Bulk Copy files to their destinations:
copy_files() {
for DIR in "${DIST_DIRS[@]}"; do
# Copy both `txt` and `html` files to the Web server and only `txt`
# to gemini and gopher server content folders
if [ "$DIR" == "$WEB_DIR" ]; then
scp -C "$TWTXT" "$HTML" "$REMOTE_HOST:$DIR/"
else
scp -C "$TWTXT" "$REMOTE_HOST:$DIR/"
fi
done
}
#========== Call to functions ===========$
build_page && copy_files
‘Absolute spy novel’: Rigging pagers to explode is no simple attack
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Instagram locks down teens: How the new feature will work
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This might be quite unpopular, but I truly dislike Wordle. The reason isn’t rooted on any psychological issue, it is much, much more simple: people share their Wordle result(s)—I figure they feel good about themselves—and for me it is only uneven, unaligned, wasteful noise. I don’t even want to show you an example, but I am sure you know what I am talking about.
Thank gods those posting their hideous squares have finally quieted down. LOL.
@aelaraji@aelaraji.com this is the little script I am using on my publish_command:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
twtxt2html -t "Quark's twtxt feed" /var/www/sites/ferengi.one/twtxt.txt > /var/www/sites/ferengi.one/index.html
I named it twtxtit. :-)
@quark@ferengi.one It looks like the part about traditional topics has been removed from that page. Here is an old version that mentions it: https://web.archive.org/web/20221211165458/https://dev.twtxt.net/doc/twtsubjectextension.html . Still, I don’t see any description of what is actually allowed between the parentheses. May be worth noting that twtxt.net is displaying the twts with the subject stripped, so some piece of code is recognizing it as a subject (or, at least, something to be removed).
@falsifian@www.falsifian.org based on Twt Subject Extension, your subject is invalid. You can have custom subjects, that is, not a valid hash, but you simply can’t put anything, and expect it to be treated as a TwtSubject, me thinks.
Ignite Realtime Blog: Openfire HTTP File Upload plugin v1.4.1 release!
We have now released version 1.4.1 of the HTTP File Upload plugin!
This plugin adds functionality to Openfire that allows clients to share files, as defined in the XEP-0363 ‘HTTP File Upload’ specification.
This release brings two changes, both provided by community … ⌘ Read more