Solved: Why ChatGPT Will Not Say “David Mayer”
This mystery is pretty much solved (or, at least, close enough). ⌘ Read more
The ‘death clock’ that predicts the day you’ll die
The AI was trained on a dataset of more than 1200 life expectancy studies with some 53 million participants. Its answers may well be of interest to economists and money managers. ⌘ Read more
How to Summarize Webpages in Safari for Mac
One of the useful Apple Intelligence features that is available in Safari is the webpage summarization feature. With Apple Intelligence Summarize in Safari, you can have an AI summary of an entire webpage, whether it’s a long article, a general website, or anything else on the web, giving you a nice summary of the page … Read More ⌘ Read more
Cyber Monday Apple Deals: AirPods Pro for $154, AirTags 4-pack $70, Apple Watch 10 for $329, iPads from $259, & More
Cyber Monday is a great time to get some huge discounts on popular Apple products through Amazon, who consistently offers some of the best deals out there on new Apple gear. From huge discounts on AirPods Pro, to AirTags, MacBook Air, iPad, and Apple Watch, check out some of the available deals below. AirPods P … ⌘ Read more
AWS CloudWatch metrics explained: how to monitor and optimize your cloud resources?
Member post originally published on the Middleware blog by Sanjay Suthar As your AWS environment expands—whether in terms of resources, the number of services, or even the scale of your team—managing these elements becomes increasingly challenging. With multiple… ⌘ Read more
A Beginner’s Guide to Building Outdoor Light Shows Synchronized to Music with Open Source Tools
A Docker staff solutions architect shares their experience building DIY holiday light displays synchronized to music, offering a step-by-step guide for anyone looking to create their own dazzling show. ⌘ Read more
(#frsjqtq) @bender@bender oh, I’m pretty sure they’re in my photo archive on my phone. I just picked the best looking rats nest 🤣 yo show!
@bender oh, I’m pretty sure they’re in my photo archive on my phone. I just picked the best looking rats nest 🤣 yo show! ⌘ Read more
(#yi6uqma) @slashdot Bahahahahahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣
@slashdot @feeds.twtxt.net Bahahahahahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#czryzka) @bender@bender HahahahahH but honestly the people here are really lovely (-the scammers of course)
@bender HahahahahH but honestly the people here are really lovely (-the scammers of course) ⌘ Read more
(#frsjqtq) @bender@bender are you being sarcastically for reals? I can’t tell from the photo I just took. 🤣
@bender are you being sarcastically for reals? I can’t tell from the photo I just took. 🤣 ⌘ Read more
It’s hilarious seeing rats nest like this 🤣 in Vietnam’s Hoi An! 🤣 Thailand has very similar, not sure which is worse 😅
It’s hilarious seeing rats nest like this 🤣 
in Vietnam’s Hoi An! 🤣 Thailand has very similar, not sure which is worse 😅 ⌘ Read more
(#czryzka) @bender@bender We went to Hoi An today and bought tickets to see the “old town”. We lasted about 2 hours before we’d had enough of …
@bender We went to Hoi An today and bought tickets to see the “old town”. We lasted about 2 hours before we’d had enough of the hustle, bustle, scammers, pollution, constant beeping and all manner of over capitalized nonsense! 🤣 We ate nothing! 😅 ⌘ Read more
(#pm3klna) @aelaraji Just a long term hunch 😅
@aelaraji @aelaraji.com Just a long term hunch 😅 ⌘ Read more
Coinbase Onramp Now Supports Buying Crypto With Apple Pay
Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase today announced the launch of a new feature designed to let people buy cryptocurrency using Apple Pay.
Apple Pay is available for all fiat-to-crypto purchases (aka paper currencies like the U.S. dollar) in Co … ⌘ Read more
Editor’s Note – Can You Help
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Stephan:
I have been doing SR now for 33 years; I give it away freely and don’t permit advertising because I don’t have time to dig out whether a potential advertiser fosters wellbeing. Over the years it has taken longer and longer each day to research fact-based articles and reports, and it has become ever more expensive. My out-of-pocket costs last year were $22,000, and this year it will be more. So if you read SR regularly, and are able to, I would certai … ⌘ Read more
U.S. gets poor grade for maternal, infant health care outcomes
Marina E. Franco, - Axios | March of Dimes
Stephan: Yet another miserable report about the inferiority of America’s illness profit system. While the two parties in Congress whine and rant about each other no one other than Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren seems to give a damn about the grim healthcare social outcome data that failed, yet so expensive, system produces year after year.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK —Despite being the land of op … ⌘ Read more
Trump is taking the mask off after lying to us for more than a year
Thom Hartmann, Commentator - Raw Story
Stephan: Thom Hartmann and I usually agree, and we certainly do about this. I think by March we are going to have a pretty good idea whether we will remain a genuine democracy or whether we are on the path to becoming a pseudo-democracy like Hungary and Russia.
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(#pldqlcq) Share your solution and how you arrived at it on Twtxt and tomorrow, I’ll share mine! 👌
Share your solution and how you arrived at it on Twtxt and tomorrow, I’ll share mine! 👌 ⌘ Read more
WhatsApp to Drop Support for These iPhones Starting May 2025
WhatsApp is set to end support for iOS versions older than iOS 15.1 from May next year, removing the chat platform’s compatibility with several iPhone models in the process.
From May 5, 2025, WhatsApp will no longer be compatible with iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus models. Users with those devices won’t be able to access the encrypted chat se … ⌘ Read more
**Problem 1: How much will the storage of logs cost for a standard, monolithic 100,000 RPS web application?
#napkin-math**
Problem 1: How much will the storage of logs cost for a standard, monolithic 100,000 RPS web application?
The beach itself is very nicely maintained on a daily basis however, unfortunately the sea is full of plastic and rubbish 😢
The beach itself is very nicely maintained on a daily basis however, unfortunately the sea is full of plastic and rubbish 😢 
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(#uh2r6ga) @slashdot Nope love you!! “Scroll” has a finite end 🤣 And a predictable one at that 😅
@slashdot @feeds.twtxt.net Nope love you!! “Scroll” has a finite end 🤣 And a predictable one at that 😅 ⌘ Read more
(#pm3klna) @slashdot Embrace, Extend; Extinguish? 🤔
@slashdot @feeds.twtxt.net Embrace, Extend; Extinguish? 🤔 ⌘ Read more
(#rlmu7sq) @movq that looks like something straight out of a movie scene 🤣
@movq @www.uninformativ.de that looks like something straight out of a movie scene 🤣 ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 9 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 9 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels:
Based on the opinions given here2 I decided to go back to the No Wallet Left Behind Matrix room and IRC channel for the next i.e. coming Monday’s meeting, and to not contiune to hold meetings like the last one in the -dev Matrix room and IRC channel.
This meeting’s chai … ⌘ Read more
[AFH] [~0.25 XMR/hr] Experienced video editor available to work for Monero
I use Davinci Resolve. Samples provided upon request. Price is per hour, but will discuss project based pricing.
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/J26C/
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Advent Calendar Advent Calendar
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Banned C++ Contributor Speaks Out
Andrew Tomazos, banned from the C++ Standards Group for using the word “Question” in a technical document, shares his story. ⌘ Read more
Support Independent Tech Journalism – Stick it to Big Tech
No Advertisements. No Big Tech. 100% Audience Supported. ⌘ Read more
Every time you use ChatGPT, half a cup of water goes to waste
Tech giants including OpenAI, Meta and Google are being urged to tackle AI’s dirty secret – its massive power problem. ⌘ Read more
My November ‘24 in Review
Happy first Advent everyone! November is now over and the last month of 2024 has begun. So it’s time to take another brief look back at the past month. ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Nov 24 - Nov 30, 2024)
C++ Bans Devs! Linux Bans Devs! Elementary’s DEI Marketing! Microsofts “Dark Patterns”! ⌘ Read more
(#kwxr5aq) @movq We never really formalized such a thing 🤣
@movq @www.uninformativ.de We never really formalized such a thing 🤣 ⌘ Read more
Nearly a Quarter of Republicans Would Vote for Trump to Get Third Term
Matt Keeley, - New Civil Rights Movement
_Stephan: We are watching the complete dismemberment of American democracy as Republicans at both the state and Federal level try to alter the laws to allow them to stay in power no matter what voters say. It is all straight out of the fascist playbook. So is Trump frequent mention that he will run for a third term even though that violates … ⌘ Read more
Pete Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Belittling, Abusing, and Lying to Women
Pemy Levy, Reporter - Mother Jones
_Stephan: It is notable that so many of Trump’s nominations, like himself, are sex offenders. there is no precedent in our history for this. But as bizarre as that is what kind of man is Pete Hegseth, who Trump wants to make Secretary of Defense. His own mother has come out to accuse him of his vile behavior treating women includi … ⌘ Read more
Elon Musk Targets Consumer Protection Agency for Deletion
Nicholas Liu , Staff Writer - truthout
Stephan: The oligarchs are becoming more and more explicit in what they are trying to do to America’s democracy. I think that by March we are going to be living in a very different and strange country and the Republican voters are going to be totally unprepared for what they have allowed to happen by how they voted.
 @movq Ahhh the feed is still there but the account got nuked on my pod for some reason hmmm when I get home I’ll check if this was le …
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Ahhh the feed is still there but the account got nuked on my pod for some reason hmmm when I get home I’ll check if this was legit 🤔 ⌘ Read more
(#j7vwsga) @movq Hmm that feed appears to be 404 😢
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Hmm that feed appears to be 404 😢 ⌘ Read more
(#qpyatma) @eapl.mx That would be good👌
@eapl.mx @eapl.mx That would be good👌 ⌘ Read more
(#gdmjfiq) But look at the number of times it crashes back down again something chronic 🤣
But look at the number of times it crashes back down again something chronic 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#gdmjfiq) @movq Proof (close) 🤣
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Proof (close) 🤣 
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(#lcsfmoq) @movq I’m gonna be very late to the party I’m afraid 🤣
@movq @www.uninformativ.de I’m gonna be very late to the party I’m afraid 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#gdmjfiq) @movq It’s nearing $100k USD lol but yea in general 🤦♂️
@movq @www.uninformativ.de It’s nearing $100k USD lol but yea in general 🤦♂️ ⌘ Read more
Apple Cyber Monday Deals Available Now: AirPods, iPads, and More
Although Black Friday has ended, Cyber Monday is here and you can find great deals on numerous Apple devices right now. This includes big savings on AirPods, Apple Watch, MacBook Air, iPad, and more.
By dismissing Joe Rogan, Kim Williams has missed a golden opportunity
Calling the most popular podcast host in the world repulsive and predatory isn’t just lazy. It shows how deep the ABC’s reluctance to evolve really is. ⌘ Read more
This whole bitcoin thing is just fucking crazy right? 🤣
This whole bitcoin thing is just fucking crazy right? 🤣 ⌘ Read more
This robot vacuum is more autonomous, but you still need to check its work
iRobot’s latest fills a long-standing gap in the Roomba lineup with its automated mop-pad washing and drying. ⌘ Read more
(#snx4nwa) @bender@bender It’s hard to beat iant it 😅
@bender It’s hard to beat iant it 😅 ⌘ Read more
**(#b35uuyq) @bender@bender This ☝️ Especially:
It would be much more constructive to have skilled experts define what a safe social med …**
@bender This ☝️ Especially:It would be much more constructive to have skilled experts define what a safe social media environment for kids looks like, and implement that environment instead. ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Blitz #36 - November 2024
Here’s a recap of what happened this November in the Monero community:
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Links:
rottenwheel.com ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 13 2024: 6 PRs, 7 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
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MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 7 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 7th 2024 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer4.
It is worth mentioning that the deadline for submitting #38CCC MoneroKon As … ⌘ Read more
Armbian 24.11 Update Highlights System Improvements and Hardware Expansion
Armbian 24.11 introduces significant updates designed to improve system performance, expand hardware compatibility, and enhance usability for developers and SBC enthusiasts alike. This release focuses on streamlining workflows, refining tools, and providing new pre-configured images to simplify specific use cases. Armbian: Armbian is an open-source operating system based on Linux, specifically d … ⌘ Read more
(Updated) Radxa Unveils Siengine SE1000-I Single Board Computer with Linux Compatibility
The SiRider S1, an industrial-grade single-board computer developed through a collaboration between Radxa, Siengine Technology, and Arm China, is now available for purchase. At its core is the Siengine SE1000-I System-on-Chip, a high-performance AIoT application processor built on 7nm technology. According to Radxa’s Wiki pages, this SE1000-I SoC has a dual-cluster CP … ⌘ Read more
(#pw5moua) @sorenpeter@sorenpeter What was the nature of the chats? 🤔
@sorenpeter @darch.dk@darch.dk What was the nature of the chats? 🤔 ⌘ Read more
[47°09′28″S, 126°43′05″W] Reading: 1.32000 PPM
NixOS 24.11 released ⌘ Read more
Doing good is good for you, research shows
Richard Sima, Reporter -
_Stephan: Here is further research proof that fostering wellbeing is good for you and good for society. This was my reason for starting SR 33 years ago. Helping people to be informed about the trends affecting our future and making the point that fostering wellbeing was always the best option to choose from those available. This is how you change the culture you live in for the better for everyone, including yours … ⌘ Read more
Gen Z spends record six hours a day online
Matthew Field, Senior Technology Reporter - The Telegraph
_Stephan: This is why the weaponization of lies has become such a powerful factor in the shaping of culture in the developed democracies, particularly in the United States. As local media dies, and major corporate media is taken over by billionaires who also own the major social media platforms the survival of democracy becomes ever more problematic, and the power of the oligarch … ⌘ Read more
White button mushroom extract shrinks tumors and delays their growth
Paul McClure, - New Atlas
_Stephan: Here is some interesting good news about the benefits from eating white button mushrooms. To read the actual peer-reviewed research study. To read the peer-reviewed paper go to: [Reduction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in prostate cancer murine models and patients following white button mushroom treatment](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ … ⌘ Read more
The truth about raw milk and why experts are ‘absolutely horrified’ by the trend
Madeleine Aggeler, Lifestyle and Wellness Reporter - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: Robert Kennedy, Jr. is a raw milk advocate and would like to see the laws changed to allow the sale of unpasteurized milk, and would try to make this change if his nomination is approved by the Senate. If Kennedy and the people around him are successful in this expect to see a not … ⌘ Read more
10 Best Black Friday Apple Deals Still Available This Weekend
Black Friday 2024 has come to a close, and for anyone still shopping online this weekend there are plenty of great Apple-related deals to take advantage of as we transition into Cyber Monday. In this article we’re tracking the 10 best Black Friday Apple deals you can still get right now, including AirPods Pro 2, iPad, AirTag, and more.
 Thank you for spinning this up 🙇♂️
Thank you for spinning this up 🙇♂️ ⌘ Read more
(#fjmw5qa) @aelaraji Nice! 👌 I’ll try this in VirtualBox when I get home 🤞
@aelaraji @aelaraji.com Nice! 👌 I’ll try this in VirtualBox when I get home 🤞 ⌘ Read more
(#fjmw5qa) @aelaraji is it full screen zoom though like on macOS where the zoomed area follows the mouse cursor?
@aelaraji @aelaraji.com is it full screen zoom though like on macOS where the zoomed area follows the mouse cursor? ⌘ Read more
Watch the Touching Apple Holiday Ad for 2024: Heartstrings
Apple has introduced their annual Holiday advertisement for the 2024 season, titled “Heartstrings”, and it’s an unusually moving commercial that focuses on hearing loss and the hearing aids feature of AirPods Pro 2 (which happen to be hugely discounted on Amazon right now, if you’re in the market). In the touching and family oriented commercial, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/11/29/watch-the-touching-apple-ho … ⌘ Read more
Cake Labs releases Cake Wallet v4.21.2 and Monero.com v1.18.2
Cake Labs1 has released Cake Wallet v4.21.2 / Monero.com v1.18.22 with onboarding flow improvements, coin control bug fixes and enhancements, and various other changes.
Better onboarding flow (PIN screen before wallet creation/restoration)
Migrating our Monero nodes to SSL
Better privacy and security for users who leverage our node
Send all when selecting using coin control (for Monero) ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cake-wallet-4.21.2-monero.com-1.18.2-released/)ofrnxmr completes second milestone for BasicSwapDEX CCS proposal
ofrnxmr1 has completed2 the second milestone (M2-O/M2-F/M2-B) for their CCS proposal3 to empower and steward BasicSwapDex4 to production quality software:
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Core v0.14.1 > v0.14.2:
- Removed sqlalchemy
- Reformat codebase using Black
- Completed the BCH integration
- monero-wallet-rpc optimizations
- Prep code for new GUI bid/offer flow
GUI 3.1.0 > 3.1.1:
- Re … ⌘ Read more”`
Haveno Reto completes ‘RetoSwap’ rebrand with new website launch
RetoSwap 1 - the most established public Haveno2 instance formerly known as Haveno Reto 3 - has announced4 the launch of its new brand identity website5:
NEW WEBSITE IS LAUNCHED - retoswap.com This is just the beginning - expect more from us !
The project has attracted some community criticism6 due to the corporate design choices, its seemingly monopolistic a … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 48, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
 @aelaraji I might consider reviving it after perfecting the twtxt search engine 🤔
@aelaraji @aelaraji.com I might consider reviving it after perfecting the twtxt search engine 🤔 ⌘ Read more
(#fjmw5qa) @aelaraji So it all just worked?
@aelaraji @aelaraji.com So it all just worked? ⌘ Read more
(#fjmw5qa) @aelaraji Ahh awesome thank you! The reason for Conpiz is that I remember it having good full screen Zoom for the vision impaired lik …
@aelaraji @aelaraji.com Ahh awesome thank you! The reason for Conpiz is that I remember it having good full screen Zoom for the vision impaired like me. ⌘ Read more
Why Can’t I Access Control Center from iPhone Mirroring?
One of the best features of modern MacOS versions, from Sequoia 15.0 onward, is iPhone Mirroring, which allows Mac users to interact with their iPhone and use their iPhone directly from their Mac. iPhone Mirroring is almost entirely full featured in that you can access basically every iPhone feature from the Mac… but “almost entirely” … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/11/29/why-cant-i-access-control-center-from … ⌘ Read more
HackerBox 0109 Explores Bluetooth Streaming Applications with Hands-On Kit
HackerBox 0109 provides an interactive platform to explore Bluetooth technology, offering tools and modules to experiment with PANs, stream audio, analyze communications, and discover Bluetooth-enabled features. The main key feature of the kit is the Bluetooth Audio Receiver module, designed to stream audio to headphones or speakers with ease. This module transforms any device with […] ⌘ Read more
Black Friday Apple Deals: AirPods Pro for $154, Apple Watch 10 for $329, iPads from $259, & More
Amazon Black Friday deals continue with tons of fantastic deals on various Apple products, with particularly big discounts being offered on AirPods Pro, AirTags, select iPad models, Apple Watch, and the M3 MacBook Air lineup. If Apple gear has a place in your holiday shopping, don’t miss these discounts while they’re available! AirPods Pro at … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/11/29/black-friday- … ⌘ Read more
Why does OpenTelemetry work differently on mobile versus backend apps?
Member post by Jamie Lynch, Senior Software Engineer at Embrace OpenTelemetry has historically been adopted mainly on backend systems, where it’s a great solution for gaining insight into what’s happening in production by gathering telemetry via… ⌘ Read more
Shot on iPhone: Wallace & Gromit on Display at Apple’s UK Headquarters
Apple today announced that a new stop-motion animation featuring Wallace & Gromit will be projected onto London’s Battersea Power Station this holiday season. The festive, six-minute video will be shown every day from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. from today until N … ⌘ Read more
(#uv3rmtq) @doesnm that’s truly amazing and unsurprisingly shocking! 😱 anyone that has an X account should immediately reconsider 🤣
@doesnm @doesnm.p.psf.lt that’s truly amazing and unsurprisingly shocking! 😱 anyone that has an X account should immediately reconsider 🤣 ⌘ Read more
Jack Smith Makes It Official: Donald Trump Got Away With Everything
Dan Friedman, Senior Reporter - Mother Jones
Stephan: For the first time since the United States was created we have a President who is a convicted sex offender, multi-felon, and traitor. A man who seeks to end democracy and make the country a christofascist authoritarian nation ruled by an oligarchy. It will be interesting to see what the U.S. is in March.
![](https://www.schwartzrepo … ⌘ Read more
Breaking the scale: Study finds 208 million Americans are now overweight or obese
Marie Ng et al, Affiliate Associate Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington - Study Finds
Stephan: I keep seeing study after study about the rise in obesity. It is literally killing hundreds of thousands of us each year, and shortening our already shorter than any other developed nation lifespans. This is the latest.
- [Science](https://st … ⌘ Read more
A Corporate Media System Bound to Capitalism Delivers for Trump for a Second Time
Victor Pickard, Professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication - Co-director the Media, Inequality & Change Center - Common Dreams
_Stephan: This is an article confirming what I have been telling you for several years now about the failure of American corporate media to properly and accurately cover Trump and the MAGAt movemen … ⌘ Read more