Judge orders halt to mass firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Alexander Mallin and Peter Charalambous, Reporters - abc News
_Stephan: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), created by President Obama, has saved Americans over $20 billion from grifts. So is it surprising that Dictator Trump, who has been convicted multiple times of millions of dollars of grifts and scams, is trying to destroy the CFPB by firing 1,474 who work a … ⌘ Read more
White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts
JOCELYN GECKER, Reporter - Associated Press
_Stephan: Since its inception in 1965, the Head Start program has served nearly 40 million children and their families. If you have a preschool child, are they benefiting from a Head Start program? Well, Dictator Trump doesn’t give a damn about the wellbeing of little children, and he is working hard to eliminate … ⌘ Read more
Earth’s Atmosphere Faces ‘Thirstwaves,’ Scientists Warn
Paige Bennett, Contributing Writer - EcoWatch
_Stephan: I had never even heard of Thirst Waves, and I doubt if you have either, but this is going to be a big deal as we go through climate change. I read a technical paper on this phenomenon and then found this article that explains it clearly. If you live in an area where it is dry and water is in short supply, I am afraid your life is going to get a lot more diffic … ⌘ Read more
Everything Trump is doing makes perfect sense if you understand one simple fact
Thom Hartmann, Commentator - Raw Story
Stephan: I think Thom Hartmann’s assessment of Directator Trump Is very insightful. It certainly agrees with what I have been telling you for years.
Droits de douane : ce n’est qu’un souci de passage pour les actions de qualité
Un article de Henry Bonner De nouveau en déplacement en Amérique, de l’État de New York au Nord-Est, à l’État de Virginie dans le partie du sud, le pays me laisse l’opportunité de la réflexion sur le rôle des mœurs et des coutumes dans la création de richesse et dans la prospérité. Mon lieu de […] ⌘ Read more
10 Foods Unexpectedly Named After Real People from History
What’s in a name? If you’re eating one of these ten foods we’ve listed below, the answer is a whole heck of a lot! See, foods aren’t just named after their ingredients or how they are prepared. Some foods—including some very famous foods—have been named after people. (Including some very famous people!) Having a city […]
The post [10 Foods Unexpectedly Named After Real People from History](https://listverse.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
10 Psychological Tricks Brands Use to Influence You
You’re not just buying a product—you’re stepping into a carefully crafted psychological trap. Modern brands work with behavioral economists, neuro marketers, and data scientists to make sure everything—from colors to prices to your choices—leads you exactly where they want. These aren’t generic marketing clichés—these are real, specific strategies currently being used to win your attention, […]
The post [10 Psychological Tricks … ⌘ Read more
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.
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
Planning for Scotland, second try
My fiancée and I were in Scotland in 2023 on an Interrail trip. But with some bad luck, we got COVID-19 after half of the trip and had to go home and recover. We always said we wanted to finish our trip in one of the next years. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′39″S, 126°43′19″W] Transponder jammed
iPadOS 19 Will Be ‘More Like macOS’ in Three Ways
A common complaint about the iPad Pro is that the iPadOS software platform fails to fully take advantage of the device’s powerful hardware.
That could soon change.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today said that iPadOS 19 will be “more like macOS … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iOS 19 and iPhone 17 Pro Rumors, Siri Revamp Turmoil, and More
It was a big week for leaks and rumors in the Apple world, with fresh claims about iOS 19, the iPhone 17 Pro, and even the 20th anniversary iPhone coming a couple of years from now.
Sources also spilled the tea on the inner turmoil at Apple around the Apple Intelligence-driven Siri revamp that has seen significant delays, so read on b … ⌘ Read more
Apple’s 18.8-Inch Foldable Device to Enter Mass Production in Late 2026
Along with an iPhone “Fold,” Apple is believed to be working on a larger foldable device that’s somewhere around 19 inches, and one analyst suggests it could arrive as soon as late next year alongside Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone.
In a new research note covering likely post-tariff scenarios for Apple, investment firm GF Securi … ⌘ Read more
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./yarnc debug <your feed url>:
OH wait! 😳 Why am I storing the timestamp as created = 2025-04-07T19:59:51Z ?! 😱 @movq@www.uninformativ.de’s feed shows:
2025-04-07T19:59:51+00:00 I wonder if my current Linux installation will actually make it to 20 years:
$ head -n 1 /var/log/pacman.log
[2011-07-07 11:19] installed filesystem (2011.04-1)
It’s not toooo far into the future.
It would be crazy … 20 years without reinstalling once … phew. 🥴
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(#znf6csa) @prologic What happened here – did I edit my twt or is this hash wrong? 🥴
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@movq@www.uninformativ.de Not according to the output of ./yarnc debug <your feed url>:
znf6csa 2025-04-07T19:59:51+00:00 I wonder if my current Linux installation will actually make it to 20 years:
$ head -n 1 /var/log/pacman.log
[2011-07-07 11:19] installed filesystem (2011.04-1)
It’s not toooo far into the future.
It would be crazy … 20 years without reinstalling once … phew. 🥴
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(#znf6csa) @prologic What happened here – did I edit my twt or is this hash wrong? 🥴
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Doesn’t look like it Hmmm
sqlite> select * from twts where content LIKE '%Linux installation%';
hash = znf6csa
feed_url = https://www.uninformativ.de/twtxt.txt
content = I wonder if my current Linux installation will actually make it to 20 years:
$ head -n 1 /var/log/pacman.log
[2011-07-07 11:19] installed filesystem (2011.04-1)
It’s not toooo far into the future.
It would be crazy … 20 years without reinstalling once … phew. 🥴
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I wonder if my current Linux installation will actually make it to 20 years:
$ head -n 1 /var/log/pacman.log
[2011-07-07 11:19] installed filesystem (2011.04-1)
It’s not toooo far into the future.
It would be crazy … 20 years without reinstalling once … phew. 🥴
Top Stories: iOS 18.4 Released, New AirPods Max Features, and More
We’re just two months away from WWDC where we’ll get our first glimpses of iOS 19 and related updates, but this week saw the public release of iOS 18.4 with a number of changes and improvements including some audio improvements for the USB-C AirPods Max.
This week also saw the first beta of iOS 18.5, a new rumor about iOS 19 compatibility, and Apple’s w … ⌘ Read more
TikTok Gets Another 75-Day Reprieve From Ban
U.S. President Donald Trump today said that he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running for an additional 75 days as his administration continues to work on the sale of the social network’s U.S. operations.
TikTok was barred from operating in the United States when the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act [went into effect on January 19 … ⌘ Read more
Axzez Expands OS Compatibility, Lowers Interceptor 2.0 Pricing
Axzez has officially released its updated Interceptor OS Installer, now featuring full support for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. Designed for performance and simplicity, the installer is built on Debian Bookworm and integrates modern kernel versions — 6.12.19-v8 for Raspberry Pi and 6.12.20 for Banana Pi. According to the announcement, this release delivers a […] ⌘ Read more
Said goodbye to my soulcat today 🪽 31st March 02am • Tabby 💫 19.07.05-31.03.25 ⌘ Read more
Apple Codename Provides Clue About iOS 19’s Rumored New Design
Multiple sources have claimed that iOS 19 will introduce a new design with more translucent buttons, menus, notification banners, and more, and there is now another clue that points towards this glass-like appearance.
[Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today said](https://www.bloomberg … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: WWDC 2025 Announced, iPhone 17 Pro and iOS 19 Rumors, and More
Apple’s big developer event is a little over two months away, and rumors about what we can expect to see in Apple’s next major operating system updates are becoming increasingly frequent.
A public release of iOS 18.4 is also imminent with a number of updates and improvements, although we won’t be getting the major Apple Intelligence Siri upgr … ⌘ Read more
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′14″W] Transponder malfunction
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′06″W] –interrupted–
[47°09′06″S, 126°43′19″W] Non-significative results – sampling finished
WWDC 2025 Starts January 9, iOS 19 & MacOS 16 Expected to Debut
Apple has announced that their annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) will be held online from June 9 to June 13, 2025. There’s also set to be a special event in Cupertino California at the Apple Park campus on June 9. Typically these special events are when Apple debuts upcoming operating systems for iPhone, iPad, Mac, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/25/wwdc-2025-starts-january-9-ios-19- … ⌘ Read more
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′56″W] Raw reading: 0x67E30B41, offset +/-5
Here’s What Apple’s iOS 19 Messages App Might Look Like
Leaker Jon Prosser today shared a mockup of what he says the Messages app will look like in iOS 19, demoing an interface with rounded, translucent bubble-shaped navigation buttons at the top and softer, rounder corners for the keyboard and word suggestions.
[47°09′14″S, 126°43′19″W] –white noise–
Fixing Safari for Mac Error “This webpage was reloaded because a problem occurred”
Safari is a fantastic web browser on the Mac, but that doesn’t mean it’s always trouble-free. One issue that Safari users may see on the Mac from time to time will cause a webpage to refresh and then throw an error message that says “this webpage was reloaded because a problem occurred”. You might also … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/19/fixing-safar … ⌘ Read more
Deals: M3 MacBook Air 13″ 24GB / 512GB for $1099
Sure Apple just spec-bumped the MacBook Air to have an M4 chip, but if you don’t mind having the M3 chip instead, you can get a whopping 27% off the original retail price of an upgraded model with 24GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. This is still a fantastic Mac and has the M3 chip … Read More ⌘ Read more
@andros@twtxt.andros.dev Can you reproduce any of this outside of your client? I can’t spot a mistake here:
$ curl -sI 'http://movq.de/v/8684c7d264/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2Dgimp11%2D1.png.jpg'
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Length: 2615
Content-Type: image/jpeg
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:53:17 GMT
Last-Modified: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:34:08 GMT
Server: OpenBSD httpd
$ curl -sI 'https://movq.de/v/8684c7d264/gimp11%2D1.png'
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Length: 131798
Content-Type: image/png
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:53:19 GMT
Last-Modified: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:18:07 GMT
Server: OpenBSD httpd
$ telnet movq.de 80
Trying 185.162.249.140...
Connected to movq.de.
Escape character is '^]'.
HEAD /v/8684c7d264/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2Dgimp11%2D1.png.jpg HTTP/1.1
Host: movq.de
Connection: close
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Connection: close
Content-Length: 2615
Content-Type: image/jpeg
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:53:31 GMT
Last-Modified: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:34:08 GMT
Server: OpenBSD httpd
Connection closed by foreign host.
$
Siri Still Struggles to Answer Very Basic Questions
Siri launched on the iPhone 4S all the way back in 2011, and yet it still struggles to answer some of the most basic questions.
Daring Fireball’s John Gruber today highlighted a recent post from a Reddit user wh … ⌘ Read more
Kubestronaut in Orbit: Willem Berroubache
Get to know Williem Willem Berroubache is a cloud native and Security Architect based in Paris, France, currently working at Orange. Over the years, he has worked on private cloud security use cases and telco cloud… ⌘ Read more
Split Queues To Share Cloud Development Environments
One of the reasons mirrord is a game-changer for many organizations is that it makes it possible for a whole team to work with one shared cloud environment. They don’t need to run the whole environment… ⌘ Read more
Here’s How the iPhone 16e’s C1 Modem Stacks Up Against the iPhone 16 Qualcomm Modem
The iPhone 16e includes Apple’s first custom-designed C1 modem, and since it’s a new chip category for Apple, there have been questions about how the C1 measures up to the Qualcomm modems that Apple has been using for years. As it turns out, the iPhone 16e performs almost as well or better than the iPhone 16 in many speed tes … ⌘ Read more
U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, despite court order
Luke Garrett, - npr
_Stephan: You have undoubtedly seen or read something about the shipment of Venezuelans to what amounts, by all accounts, to an El Salvadoran concentration camp, and the ruling by a federal judge that this was an unconstitutional act by psychopath Trump. Four things stood out about this sequence of events for me. First, none of these individuals had any of th … ⌘ Read more
Transcript: Trump’s Rage at Canada Darkens—This Is “Not a Joke”
Greg Sargent and Brian Beutler, - Daily Blast Podcaster | The New Republic
_Stephan: Psychopath Trump has some deep not fully understood by the media or American voters hate about Canada, and is creating an international crisis over it. As bad as that is, however, as this discussion between Greg Sargent and Brian Beutler discusses the failure of the Democrats to stand up to what Trump, his Franken … ⌘ Read more
‘Brain Drain’: Study Shows Workers Fleeing States With Abortion Bans
Julia Conley, Staff Writer - Common Dreams
_Stephan: Yet another report on the decline of healthcare for women in Red states. This is becoming a permanent trend, which seems to have no impact on the MAGAt Party, which continues to restrict women to second-class status and to take control of their bodies away from them. Think about this, “The group analyzed a survey of 10,000 adults by M … ⌘ Read more
Judge finds Elon Musk likely acted unconstitutionally in shuttering USAID
Zach Schonfeld and Ella Lee, Staff Writers - The Hill
_Stephan: This is good news on several levels. First, it will restore aid to millions of needy or ill men, women, and children. Second, it will hopefully, restore respect and appreciation for the United States – although trusting the U.S. again may take quite a while. Third, there have been a whole series of court rulings … ⌘ Read more
Bureaucratie : la discrète évasion intérieure des Français
L’État français est obèse, et sa bureaucratie est, lentement mais sûrement, en train d’étouffer le pays. Cependant, certains Français résistent et s’adaptent. On l’a vu : le pays s’appauvrit visiblement et si l’on peut débattre sur les explications profondes de ce constat – les politiciens sont incompétents ou des traîtres à leur propre peuple, à vous […] ⌘ Read more
10 Puzzles of Evolution That Scientists Still Can’t Explain
Evolution has shaped life on Earth for billions of years, gradually refining species through natural selection and adaptation. Yet despite everything we know about the process, there are still considerable gaps in our understanding. Some biological traits appear too complex to have evolved gradually, others seem to contradict traditional evolutionary principles, and a few remain […]
The post [10 Puzzles of Evoluti … ⌘ Read more
10 Video Games That Were Scrapped Close to Completion
Remarkably, the world of video game development is often fraught with unpredictability, where immense effort and staggering amounts of money—sometimes tallying up to millions—can be poured into a project, only to see it abandoned before reaching the finish line. This phenomenon is not only bewildering but also disheartening as developers walk away from near-completed projects, […]
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Apple Passwords App Bug Left Users Vulnerable to Phishing Attacks for Months Before Being Fixed
Apple fixed a bug in its Passwords app with December’s iOS 18.2 update that had left users vulnerable to phishing attacks in the three months since the launch of iOS 18.
According to an Apple security update spotted by _[9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/18/apples-passwords-app-was-vulnerable-to-phi … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: Apple Intelligence Siri Delay Sparks Concern, iOS 19 Redesign, and More
While Apple launched a bunch of new hardware this week, the biggest news was on the software side where a delay for some of the previously announced Apple Intelligence Siri features has led to scrutiny of Apple’s actions and uneasiness among those at the company.
This week also saw revived rumors about a significant overhau … ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 19 March 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 19th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
[47°09′23″S, 126°43′19″W] Dosimeter overflow
We had a very sunny day, peaking at 19°C. This not only decoyed me out, but also plenty motorcycle terrorists. Eh fuckwits, nobody wants to listen to your bloody engine and exhaust noise, keep it quiet for fuck’s sake! Many of your rider collegues can manage it, too, so should you.
I had some sore muscles after yesterday’s waste paper collection with the scouts. So, I only went for a short trip to my closest backyard mountain. Watching two rock climbers was interesting. That’s not something I see very often.
[47°09′10″S, 126°43′19″W] Raw reading: 0x67C09A11, offset +/-3
iPhone 16e’s Battery Capacity Revealed in Real-World Battery Life Test
In its announcement video for the iPhone 16e, Apple said the device features a new internal design that allowed for a larger battery.
Apple does not publicly advertise mAh battery capacities for iPhones. In his [iPhone 16e review video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Wh … ⌘ Read more
Meeting summary: Monero Research Lab, 19 February 2025
This is a comprehensive summary, with added reference links, of the MRL meeting1 from February 19th 2025, 1700 UTC.
The raw, unedited, full log file for this meeting:
250219-mrl.log (168 lines)
SummaryNote: it is possible that some relevant information may be missing from this summary; read the full log file for the complete, unedited discussion.
- *Participants … ⌘ Read more
iPhone Camera App Deleted or Icon Missing? Here’s the Fix
Occasionally, some iPhone users have gone to use their Camera app and discovered the Camera app icon is missing from their iPhone Home Screen. Uh oh! Does this mean your Camera app was deleted? What do you do now? Don’t distress, fixing a missing Camera app on iPhone is usually pretty easy. The Camera app … Read More ⌘ Read more
iPhone 16e Released by Apple
Apple has released a new entry level model iPhone, dubbed iPhone 16e. The iPhone 16e replaces the iPhone SE in the lineup, and introduces a modernized design along with some nice updated features for a low-end model, along with a higher price tag. iPhone 16e includes a 6.1″ OLED display with PWM (replacing the 4.7″ … Read More ⌘ Read more
Kmesh v1.0 officially released!
Stable, simple and high performance sidecarless service mesh At the beginning of the new year 2025, we are thrilled to announce the official release of Kmesh v1.0.0. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all Kmesh community… ⌘ Read more
OSTIF Announces Linkerd Security Audit Results
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) is proud to share the results of our security audit of Linkerd. Linkerd is an open source service mesh for Kubernetes which prioritizes reliability, security, and simplicity. Thanks to… ⌘ Read more
Exploring multi-cluster fault tolerance with k8gb
Ambassador post by Gerardo Lopez (The Spanish version of this post is below.) As a CNCF Ambassador and proud Kubestronaut, I am always eager to explore innovative tools that enhance the resilience and scalability of cloud-native… ⌘ Read more
iPhone 16e is Equipped With 8GB of RAM for Apple Intelligence
Apple never publicly advertises the amount of RAM included in iPhones, but MacRumors has confirmed that the iPhone 16e is equipped with 8GB of RAM.
Given the iPhone 16e supports Apple Intelligence, it was widely expected that the device would have 8GB of RAM, as that is the minimum amount of memory required for … ⌘ Read more
NOAA Imposes Restrictions on Scientists, Raising Concerns Over Global Forecasting
: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Contributing Writer - EcoWatch
_Stephan: I keep trying to find some positive trends shaping the United States. Sadly, I don’t find them. Instead, here is another report on the further trashing of the American government by “king” Trump and co-president Musk and his lackeys. The result will be that you will no longer get the same leve … ⌘ Read more
Solar has taken off in red states. Trump’s funding freeze is causing panic
Stephen Starr , - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: Do not expect the United States to be prepared for the climate change disasters that are occurring with increasing frequency. Everything that “king” Trump and his administration can do to sabotage the preparation for what I think is going to be a civilization-threatening crisis within 15 years is being done. They are undercutti … ⌘ Read more
Ukraine war: Macron warns against ‘capitulation’ as Trump suggests Russia may not make concessions
David Smith, Staff Writer - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: It is becoming clear to the leaders of the NATO alliance that the United States is no longer a democracy or a reliable ally. It has become a christofascist, White supremacy, male-dominant, oligarchy-owned, kingdom ruled by a multiple felon. As I have been predicting not on … ⌘ Read more
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
Allan Smith, Melanie Zanona and Laura Strickler, Reporters - NBC News
_Stephan: If you read me regularly you will remember the story I ran the other day describing how “king” Trump and his prime minister Musk and his lackeys accidentally fired the men and women with the expertise to keep everything nuclear safe, then realized the stupidity of their a … ⌘ Read more
USAID gelé : panique institutionnelle et médiatique totale
Donald Trump et Elon Musk sont vraiment des gros vilains : en gelant aussi subitement la distribution des fonds d’USAID, ils vont – c’est certain – tuer des millions de gens. Et, ô surprise, ils mettent à la rue des douzaines d’ONG et de journalistes. Que c’est étonnant ! On s’en souvient, il y a quelques jours, […] ⌘ Read more
10 Societies with Unconventional Concepts of Time
We like to think of time as an unshakable force, ticking away with military precision in measured increments. But here’s the thing—time, as we know it, is completely made up. Sure, the sun rises and sets and seasons change, but the rigid structure of seconds, minutes, and hours, really, is all a human invention, like […]
The post [10 Societies with Unconventional Concepts of Time](https://listverse.com/2025/02/19/10-societies-with-u … ⌘ Read more
WhatsApp Testing ‘Clear Badge’ Feature for Unread Messages
WhatsApp is testing a new setting that automatically clears the unread message count badge on its Home Screen icon every time the app is launched.
WABetaInfo reports that the feature is controlled by a new toggle in WhatsApp’s iOS notification settings, called “Clear Badge.” The se … ⌘ Read more
iPhone 16E Name is Increasingly Likely Instead of iPhone SE 4
Apple is expected to announce a new entry-level iPhone model tomorrow, and it is increasingly likely that the device will be named iPhone 16E.
Most rumors have referred to the device as a new iPhone SE, since it will succeed the iPhone SE (3rd generation), but there is mounting evidence t … ⌘ Read more
Urgent CDC influenza and bird flu data missing as outbreaks escalate
Amy Maxmen, Public Health Local Editor and Correspondent - Kaiser Family Foundation Heatth News
_Stephan: ”King” Trump handled the Covid-19 so badly hundreds of thousands of Americans died. Maybe you knew one of the dead. It looks like he is doing it again. Our already bad illness profit system is being torn apart by Trump and his co-president Musk. Your healthcare is very probably goi … ⌘ Read more
Trump’s Purge Hits Nuclear Weapons Agency—Setting Off National Crisis
Malcolm Ferguson, Staff Writer - The New Republic
Stephan: Criminal Trump’s coup is literally tearing the American democracy apart, and now he is even endangering the country’s security against nuclear war.
_The first convicted felon and sex offender to ever hold the Presidency, Donld J. Trump. Credit: Chip … ⌘ Read more[47°09′11″S, 126°43′19″W] Raw reading: 0x67B02D61, offset +/-5
Apple Launched the MacBook Pro 19 Years Ago Today
Apple launched the original MacBook Pro 19 years ago today.
Jobs announced the MacBook Pro at the Macworld Conference & Expo in 2006. It was the first Mac notebook to transition from PowerPC processors to Intel’s Core Duo architectur … ⌘ Read more
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′14″W] Dosimeter overflow
jeffro256, SNeedlewoods CCS proposals fully funded
jeffro256’s full-time development 2025Q1 1 and SNeedlewoods’s part-time dev work 2 CCS proposals were fully funded today, with help from the Monero General Fund3:
jeffro256:
* 114 XMR raised in 19 contributions (38 XMR sent from GF)
SNeedlewoods:
* 23 XMR raised in 14 contributions (7.67 XMR sent from GF)
To learn more about the two proposals, consult the previous Monero Observer reports4’[ … ⌘ Read more
‘Newest member of our family’: A budget iPhone could be days away after Apple chief’s post
Speculation rises that a new phone is coming as Tim Cook announces a February 19 product launch. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′05″S, 126°43′19″W] Wind speed: N/A – Cannot comunicate
reviewing logs this morning and found i have been spammed hard by bots not respecting the robots.txt file. only noticed it because the OpenAI bot was hitting me with a lot of nonsensical requests. here is the list from last month:
- (810) bingbot
- (641) Googlebot
- (624) http://www.google.com/bot.html
- (545) DotBot
- (290) GPTBot
- (106) SemrushBot
- (84) AhrefsBot
- (62) MJ12bot
- (60) BLEXBot
- (55) wpbot
- (37) Amazonbot
- (28) YandexBot
- (22) ClaudeBot
- (19) AwarioBot
- (14) https://domainsbot.com/pandalytics
- (9) https://serpstatbot.com
- (6) t3versionsBot
- (6) archive.org_bot
- (6) Applebot
- (5) http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm
- (4) http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html
- (4) Googlebot-Mobile
- (4) DuckDuckGo-Favicons-Bot
- (3) https://turnitin.com/robot/crawlerinfo.html
- (3) YandexNews
- (3) ImagesiftBot
- (2) Qwantify-prod
- (1) http://www.google.com/adsbot.html
- (1) http://gais.cs.ccu.edu.tw/robot.php
- (1) YaK
- (1) WBSearchBot
- (1) DataForSeoBot
i have placed some middleware to reject these for now but it is not a full proof solution.
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 19 February 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 19th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
- Updates
- Prize contest to optimize some FCMP cryptography code3
- Research on subnet deduplication for peer selection to reduce spy node risk4
- AOB
This meeting’s chairperson should be Ru … ⌘ Read more
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′16″W] Transfer aborted
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′48″W] Transfer 25% complete…
Jeff 19 yo baby. My first pet as an adult. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′02″S, 126°43′19″W] Resetting transponder
My baby died today. She was 19 years old. My god I’m going to miss her so much 💔 ⌘ Read more
[47°09′08″S, 126°43′19″W] Reading: 1.69 Sv
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 4 2025: 38 PRs, 8 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.
Opened (15)
monero-project/monero:
[47°09′38″S, 126°43′19″W] Carrier too weak
[47°09′45″S, 126°43′19″W] Non-significative results – sampling finished
US to hit debt ceiling Tuesday, starting Congress’ countdown clock
Tami Luhby, Senior Writer - CNN
Stephan: This isn’t what everyone is talking about today but starting tomorrow we will see this and newly inaugurated Trump’s executive orders sweep across the United States like a hurricane. Buckle up it is going to get strange and, I am afraid, very chaotic.
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Blocking AI bots ⛔
Every few months, I inevitably catch a cold or some other virus and end up stuck at home for a few days. Right now, I’m in one of those phases again. Thankfully, this time hasn’t been too bad, and I’m already on the mend. After a lot of Netflix marathons, I realized I couldn’t just sit around doing nothing – I’m the kind of person who needs to feel productive, even when I’m under the weather. ⌘ Read more
TikTok is Working Again in the U.S., But Still Removed From App Store
Well, that didn’t last long. Less than a day after TikTok became temporarily unavailable in the U.S., the app is now functional again. In an in-app notice, TikTok says the app has been restored “as a result of President Trump’s efforts.”
Last year, the U.S. passed a law that required Chinese company ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok due to potential na … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Grappling with AI Usage https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/19/ai-usage.html #artificialintelligence #harm #rant
Justice Department Sues Six of the Nation’s Largest Landlords in Effort to Stop Alleged Price-Fixing in Rental Markets
Heather Vogell, Reporter - ProPublica
_Stephan: Housing costs are one of the difficult problems faced by middle class and poor Americans. And much of the source of their stress and struggle is, at its source, an aspect of our economy being taken over by oligarchs. They are able to cause a … ⌘ Read more
Real Estate Vultures Eye Middle-Class Enclave of Ravaged LA
Michelle Ma, Jennifer Epstein and Kelsey Butler , Staff Writers - msn | Bloomberg
_Stephan: Even as the fires still rage, the real estate profit vultures have descended on the burned-out neighborhoods of Los Angeles. We are far far from the end of this story. And, I predict, it is going to play out all over the nation as climate change wreaks havoc. To his credit, California’s Democratic Governor Gavin … ⌘ Read more
Nearly half of GOP voters support using military to put immigrants in camps
Russell Contreras, - Axios
_Stephan: If the criminal a majority of Americans have chosen for their President, a man who sees himself more as a king than a President, does as he says he will do because he knows that half of his MAGAt voters support the use of the military in his deportation schemes by the end of this coming week we may see members of the armed forces invo … ⌘ Read more
‘Sign language is woke now’: Outrage over right wing’s new culture war
Erik De La Garza, - Raw Story
Stephan: I keep thinking we must surely have reached the outer limit of MAGAt world’s stupidity and nastiness. But I keep being surprised. Who even suspected that sign language for the deaf would be ranked by MAGAts as something “woke.” and offensive to them? Well, as this article describes, they do.
Add sign language to the growing list of [right-wing … ⌘ Read more
10 Fashion Trends That Were Ruined by One Person
It’s not always easy to stay on top of the newest trends. Whether it’s an exclusive pop-up shop or just raiding thrift stores, everyone wants to have the latest looks and express themselves. Some fashion choices have been spoiled by a single person or event, while others became taboo due to political associations. Here are […]
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10 Animals That Made Archaeological Discoveries
Every child dreams of finding buried treasure. They may long to be Indiana Jones-style adventurers delving into ancient mysteries. But at some point, they learn that archaeology is less about looting sites for gold and more about painstakingly excavating locations to preserve and record our shared past. Animals, however, have no concept of protecting history […]
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iPhone SE Inventory ‘Quickly’ Dwindling at Apple Stores Ahead of New Model
Apple is widely rumored to be planning a new iPhone SE, and there is now a fresh hint that the device’s launch is approaching.
In his [Power On newsletter today](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-01-19/sonos-woes-spark-apple-deal-talk-mail-with-ai-coming-in-macos-15-4-iphone-se … ⌘ Read more
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′12″W] Resetting transponder
[47°09′56″S, 126°43′19″W] 4290 days without news from Herve
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′29″W] Saalmi, retransmit, please
iPad 11: Two Key Upgrades Will Bring Apple Intelligence to Budget iPad
The next-generation, entry-level iPad will support the Apple Intelligence suite of AI features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
In his [Power On newslett … ⌘ Read more