Apple’s Back to School Sale Launches in Japan With Apple Gift Cards
Apple’s annual “Back to School” promotion has launched in Japan today after returning earlier this month in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and South Korea.
While the other countries that saw the promotion launch this … ⌘ Read more
10 Facts About the Life of Churchill’s Favorite WWII Spy
During World War II, Sir Winston Churchill declared that Polish countess Maria Skarbek—although later, she became plain Christine Granville—was his favorite spy. She earned this accolade because of her extraordinary courage and achievements as a secret agent in Nazi-occupied Poland and France. The penalty for spying was, of course, execution, usually preceded by torture. Still, […]
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Ten of the Most Outlandish Influencers on Social Media
As any social media user knows, influencers are everywhere. Usually, they pester us with adverts and monetized content. But some take a stranger approach. These bizarre influencers refuse to fit the usual mold. Instead, they have built a following from their unexpected, genuinely original ideas. They are the true originals of the social media world: […]
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Windows 11 Now Lets You Access Your iPhone from the Start Menu
Microsoft has announced an update to Windows 11 that allows iPhone users to access their devices directly from the Start menu, bringing feature parity with its existing Android phone integration.
The … ⌘ Read more
How to Disable “Follow Up” Mail Suggestions on Mac
One of the polarizing Mail for Mac features is “Follow Up”, which are suggestions on emails that Apple Mail thinks you should follow up with. The idea behind “Follow Up” suggestions in Mail is pretty simple; if you haven’t received a reply or heard back from a particular person or email, the last sent message … Read More ⌘ Read more
Deals: Save 18% on Apple Watch 10, M2 MacBook Air for $799, iPad mini 7 at $399, & More
Amazon is offering some great discounts on many Apple products at the moment, from taking 18% off the Apple Watch Series 10, to $100 off the iPad mini 7, AirTags 4 pack for $70, big discounts on MacBook Air models including the M2 MacBook Air 16/256 for just $799, and more. Why pay full retail … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/29/deals-save-18-on-apple-wa … ⌘ Read more
How to Disable “Follow Up” Mail Suggestions on Mac
One of the polarizing Mail for Mac features is “Follow Up”, which are suggestions on emails that Apple Mail thinks you should follow up with. The idea behind “Follow Up” suggestions in Mail is pretty simple; if you haven’t received a reply or heard back from a particular person or email, the last sent message … Read More ⌘ Read more
On my way to FOSDEM 2025
I’m leaving by train for FOSDEM 2025 in Brussels, Belgium tomorrow
morning, arriving tomorrow evening, Goddess willing.
During FOSDEM I’ll probably mostly be in the Security devroom.
My presentation about the Tillitis TKey is on Saturday at 14:30.
I’m bringing some TKeys, both enduser and unlocked, and a couple of
TKey flash programmers if you want to … ⌘ Read more
2024 year in review of CNCF and top 30 open source project velocity
By Chris Aniszczyk By consistently tracking open source project velocity, we are able to see the trends and technologies resonating with developers and end users. We have been tracking these trends since 2017; all previous blogs… ⌘ Read more
Kubestronaut in Orbit: Shikha Priyedarshi
Get to know Shikha This week’s Kubestronaut in Orbit is Shikha Priyedarshi, a DevOps Engineer based in Pune, India. Shikha has experience delivering products in every phase, from requirements gathering to final delivery. She specializes in… ⌘ Read more
Apple Pay Gains Support for Citi Monthly Payment Plans
Apple Pay now supports Citi Flex Pay, allowing U.S. Citi credit card holders to pay for Apple Pay purchases over time with the Flex Pay option.
Citi Flex Pay is available for Apple Pay purchases over $75. The default payback period is three months, but there are longer paybac … ⌘ Read more
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration Freeze On Federal Grants And Loans
JoNel Aleccia, Moriah Balingit, Collin Binkley, Matthew Daly, Lisa Mascaro, Adithi Ramakrishnan, Amanda Seitz, Michael Sisak, Lindsay Whitehurst and Tammy Weber, Reporters - Huffington Post | Associated Press
_Stephan: Criminal Trump basically shut down the government today, despite his administration’s denial, but this move has been blocked by … ⌘ Read more
Trump Medicaid freeze seems to lock 72 million Americans out of their health insurance
Bruce Gil, Staff Writer - Quartz
_Stephan: Thanks to criminal Trump about a third of Americans just lost their healthcare. If you are on Medicaid you may be one of them. If you have a child that depends on food support, or an elderly person who gets some kind of federal aid, they are cut off as well. What can you do? Please call (202) 224-3121 and a … ⌘ Read more
CDC health officials in US ordered to stop working with WHO immediately
, - The Guardian (U.K.) | Associated Press
_Stephan: As part of his effort to dismantle the American government and turn it into a dictatorship, Trump has isolated the United States from the international healthcare network maintained by the World Health Organization. This is the organization that coordinates amongst countries when a pandemic occurs. This is the organization … ⌘ Read more
Intelligence artificielle : le coup de tonnerre DeepSeek
Ces derniers jours, le monde de l’intelligence artificielle est entré en ébullition : en plus des progrès stupéfiants déjà enregistrés ces quelques années, ce qui s’est passé rebat fondamentalement les cartes tant dans le domaine de l’IA qu’au niveau de la géopolitique internationale… Ici, on pourrait par exemple évoquer les dernières avancées qui ne cessent de […] ⌘ Read more
10 Odd Jobs That You Can’t Get Today
We can confidently say from enough experience that job hunting in this economy is pretty hard for most. To make matters worse, some people are getting their jobs replaced by automation or new improvements in technology by the day. The funny thing about this, though, is that job replacement is a fairly old phenomenon that […]
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WhatsApp Critical Privacy Bug Fixed in Latest iOS Update
WhatsApp has released version 25.2.3 for iOS devices to patch a significant privacy vulnerability that affected its “View Once” feature. The bug allowed users to access photos and videos that were meant to disappear after a single viewing.
The security flaw, which only impacted iPhone users, allowed anyone to view supposedly ephemeral content by navi … ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 5 February 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 5th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 4 February 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, February 4 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.
Agenda overviewCuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.
Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business
The meeting’s moderator should be Boog9003. Consult the Cuprate code … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sonoma 14.7.3 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.3 with Security Updates Available
Apple has issued macOS Sonoma 14.7.3 along with macOS Ventura 13.7.3 for Mac users who are continuing to run those operating systems. These are security focused updates that are concurrent with the freshly released MacOS Sequoia 15.3 update for those running Sequoia, and are not expected to include any features or notable changes. Safari 18.3 … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/ … ⌘ Read more
Deals: iPad Mini 7 for $399 ($100 Off), $100 Off M2 iPad Air 13″ or 11″, AirTags 4-pack for $70
Amazon is offering some nice deals on select Apple products at the moment, and we want to highlight a few that might interest you. With some great prices on iPad models of all variety of sizes, and a great discount on a pack of AirTags, don’t miss out! $100 Off iPad Air 13″ or 11″ … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/28/deals-ipad-mini-7 … ⌘ Read more
Processing log data with Fluent Bit and WebAssembly
Member post originally published on the Chronosphere blog by Sharad Regoti Learn how WASM can be used to extend Fluent Bit’s processing capabilities, enabling users to implement custom logic and functionalities. Fluent Bit has over 20+ filters that can… ⌘ Read more
A new era for Helm
Community post by Robert Sirchia (SUSE), Matt Farina (SUSE), and Jorge O. Castro (CNCF) As cloud native heads into its second decade, we’d like to spend some time talking about Helm and its future. Helm was… ⌘ Read more
iPhone SE 4 to Have Notch Instead of Dynamic Island
The upcoming iPhone SE 4 will feature a notch instead of the Dynamic Island, respected display analyst Ross Young said today. The device will have a “notch like the iPhone 14,” according to Young, which contradicts a recent leak that depicted a Dynamic Island … ⌘ Read more
DOJ Halts All Civil Rights Cases Following Trump’s Directives
Zane McNeill , - truthout
Stephan: Apparently, there will be no civil rights protection during the Trump regime. Day by day we are becoming a nation I don’t even recognize. I have had two readers currently living in Europe who just wrote to tell me they were renouncing their U.S. citizenship, and taking on the citizenship of the country in which they are living.
Federal DEI websites go dark after Trump order and threat of ‘consequences’
Robert King and Ben Leonard, - Politico
Stephan: In full accord with Project 2025, the American government is being restructured so that only Whites, and preferably males, are treated fairly. All DEI issues or basic civil rights are no longer protected. The United States is becoming South Africa in the 1960s.
 But for those of […]
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10 Most Effective Surprise Attacks in Military History
The surprise attack has been a cornerstone of military strategy throughout most of human history. While true surprise attacks are a little more difficult to coordinate on a mass scale in the modern age of warfare, they remain reference points for how to conduct the most effective kind of military campaign: the kind that minimizes […]
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Save Up to 21GB of Storage Now by Disabling Apple Intelligence
Apple this week released iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3, software updates that enable Apple Intelligence on supported devices by default. Whether you own an iPhone, iPad, Mac – or indeed all three – regard … ⌘ Read more
jeffro256 submits CCS proposal for 3 months of Monero/Carrot dev work
jeffro2561 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 looking to continue working full-time on Carrot 3 development - Monero’s main addressing protocol post-FCMP++ - for 3 months (Q1 2025):
The last quarter I implemented the core cryptography for Carrot. [..] The FCMP++ integration and Carrot integration are finally meeting ends and are almost ready for hot path integration. … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.3 Update Brings Genmoji & Bug Fixes
MacOS Sequoia 15.3 update is now available to all Mac users running Sequoia. The latest software update for Mac includes Genmoji support, which allows users with Apple Intelligence supported hardware to generate custom Emoji icons in Messages, along with changes to improve AI summaries, bug fixes, security enhancements, and some other minor changes. For Mac … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/27/macos-sequoia-15-3-upda … ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.3 Update Released with Bug Fixes & AI Summary Improvements
iOS 18.3 for iPhone and iPadOS 18.3 for iPad have been released for all eligible devices. The new software updates focus on bug fixes, security enhancements, and bring some changes to AI features like Visual Intelligence and Apple Intelligence Summaries, the latter of which were generating inaccurate summaries and headlines which bothered some people. Since … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/ … ⌘ Read more
AI-powered image descriptions on my blog
My blog still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility, but I’m excited about two new plugins I’ve just added to make things better. ⌘ Read more
anyway friends i went to the met yesterday and i have apparently been before but i was a little kid so i don’t remember. i took the chance to finally clean up and use my mediagoblin instance. here’s a collection https://remix.girlonthemoon.xyz/u/accendio/collection/2025-met/
Celebrating 42 successful CNCF mentees who graduated from the LFX Program Term 3 2024
By Nate Waddington, Head of Mentorship & Documentation, CNCF CNCF congratulates the 42 mentees who have graduated from the latest LFX mentorship program funded by CNCF! 21 CNCF Graduated, Incubating, and Sandbox projects, as well as… ⌘ Read more
What is observability 2.0?
Member post originally published on the Middleware blog by Sam Suthar In the race to adopt cutting-edge technologies like Kubernetes, microservices, and serverless computing, monitoring often becomes an afterthought. Many enterprises assume their legacy observability tools will suffice. However, as they… ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Liberation of Auschwitz https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/27/auschwitz.html #programming #project #devjournal
Update Now: iOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3 Include 20+ Security Updates
Along with new features, the iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 updates that Apple released today include multiple security fixes, including a fix for vulnerability that may have been actively exploited on some devices.
According to Apple’s [security … ⌘ Read more
Trump executive orders threaten healthcare of millions of Americans
Marina Dunbar , Staff Writer - The Guardian (U.K.)
Stephan: Healthcare is going to deteriorate more in this country, as well as becoming more expensive As this article describes middle and lower-class Americans will be particularly affected.
_Donald Trump signs an executive order in t … ⌘ Read moreTrump fires independent inspectors general in Friday night purge
Megan Messerly, Josh Gerstein, Kyle Cheney and Nahal Toosi, - Politico
_Stephan: Trump has fired the independent Inspector Generals whose task is to oversee the integrity of the American government. Why was this done? The answer is obvious. Criminal Trump did it so that his villeins can create the corrupted government agencies he wants without any hassle or oversight. The already corrupted Am … ⌘ Read more
US freezes almost all aid except for Israel, Egypt arms: memo
Shaun Tandon, Staff Writer - Agence France-Presse (France) | Yahoo! News
_Stephan: The status of the United States in the world has just been gutted by criminal Trump’s new Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Programs that depended on U.S. foreign aid worldwide have now been devastated. The result will affect millions of people, diminishing U.S, status and reputation worldwide. I think one should also se … ⌘ Read more
Addressing Elites at Davos, UN Chief Says Fossil Fuel Addiction Is a ‘Frankenstein Monster’
Jake Johnson, Senior Editor and Staff wwriter - Common Dreams
_Stephan: While criminal Trump is using the powers of the Presidency to assure that the United States remains dependent on fossil fuel so the carbon energy oligarchs who funded him can maintain their profits, the United Nations Secretary-Genmeral Antonio Guterres describes this poli … ⌘ Read more
10 Forgotten Laws Still Technically on the Books
Laws are meant to provide order and structure to society, but over time, some statutes outlive their relevance. While many outdated laws are repealed or forgotten, others remain technically enforceable, lying dormant in legal archives. From quirky restrictions on behavior to hyper-specific regulations tied to bygone eras, these forgotten laws offer a fascinating glimpse into […]
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La France se met (quasiment) en ordre de bataille pour reconquérir le monde.
La première semaine de Trump au pouvoir n’a laissé aucun doute sur la rapidité avec laquelle le nouveau patron de la Maison Blanche voulait agir : ordres exécutifs à gogo, déclarations tranchantes, mise en route immédiate de certains de ses programmes, à commencer par les reconduites à la frontières des illégaux dangereux… Bref, le bulldozer Trump […] ⌘ Read more
10 Hilarious Characters Who Never Shut Up
Writers tow a fine line with chatty characters. If handled poorly, these figures can be recipes for disaster. Their incessant talking can easily grate on audiences’ nerves. The effect is akin to being annoyed by a hyperactive kid. Because of that risk, it’s safe to veer away from such characters. However, they’re not impossible to […]
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Latest iPhone SE 4 Dummy Images Back Up Display Notch Rumors
With Apple’s fourth-generation iPhone SE launch inching ever closer, new alleged dummy models have emerged online that give us further clarification on some of the details of the device.
Leaker Majin Bu shared these images on X (Twitter), along with a [short video](https://x.com/MajinBuOff … ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 3 February 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, February 3 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels.
This meeting’s chairperson will probably be rbrunner72 and the agenda should include various topics: Seraphis3/JAMTIS4, FCMPs5, and other long-term Monero development issues.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer[6](#fn … ⌘ Read more
Rubio Orders State Department to Stop Issuing Accurate Passports to Trans People
Shawn Musgrave, - The Intercept
_Stephan: Our new MAGA Trump villein Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as soon as he came into office, screwed up the lives of any trans-Americans. How many people are we talking about? According to the Williams Institute, about 1.3 million adults in … ⌘ Read more
Nearly One-Third of U.S. Residents Exposed to Dangerous, Unregulated Contaminants in Drinking Water, Analysis Finds
: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Contributing Writer - EcoWatch
_Stephan: Here is yet another fact-based report on the poor quality of American drinking water. I have been telling you for years (see SR archive) to get an independent water test. Unless you do this you will have no idea what your actual … ⌘ Read more
Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist
Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: Robert Reich offers some very good counsel in this essay. I detailed in my book [The 8 Laws of Change](https://www.amazon.com/Laws-Change-Individual-Planetary-Wellbeing-ebook/dp/B0932JHXXC/ref … ⌘ Read more
Farms already seeing ‘massive drop off’ in workers as mass deportations begin: report
Erik De La Garza, News Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: Expect food prices to go up significantly in the weeks to come, as well as medical costs. I think there is a strong chance that we will be in recession by June. Also, there are going to be new international crises. I think this is going to be a very difficult period because the Republicans in the Senate … ⌘ Read more
What 10 Actors Actually Think of Their Most Famous Lines
You know you’ve really hit the mark with fame in Hollywood when you have one line that gets repeated over and over again by millions of people. To be an actor who has “made it,” as the phrase is used, is to be a star who can be readily quoted by millions of fans and […]
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New ‘HomePod’ Hub With 7-Inch Screen on Track to Launch This Year
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today said that a new HomePod-like smart home hub with a 7-inch screen remains on track to launch in 2025.
A conceptual render of Apple’s rumored smart home hub
Gurma … ⌘ Read more
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 1 February 2025 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 1st 2025 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
It is worth mentioning that the associated XMRpos 4 project is currently looking for extra funding5.
Logs for the previous meetin … ⌘ Read more
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:
Gurman: Apple Stores Receiving ‘Merchandise’ Updates Next Week
Apple’s retail stores will be rolling out “merchandise/floor marketing updates” next week, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Gurman did not explicitly say if the store updates are related to any upcoming product announcements, but he did mention that next week is around the time … ⌘ Read more
Wir leben im Jahr 2025. Da kann ich auch endlich einmal htmx großflächig in einem Projekt einsetzten, wa?
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Blood of the Ancient Star, part 3 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/25/bloodstar-3.html #freeculture #bookclub
I just saw this heron fly by my window, so I investigated: https://lyse.isobeef.org/graureiher-2025-01-25/
Bloomberg to fund UN climate agency after US exit from Paris accord
, - Agence France-Presse (France)
Stephan: Here is what honor and integrity in support of wellbeing look like. It happens so rarely in the United States today it is unusual and notable. Note that I had to go to the French press to get the whole story.
_Michael Bloomberg was the cent … ⌘ Read moreTexas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”
Robert Downen, Democracy Reporter - Texas Tribune
_Stephan: One of the most important issues for the Founders, and an issue upon which there was very strong agreement, was the absolute separation between church and state. The christofascist MAGAt world is now trying to erase the Founders’ convictions on this issue … ⌘ Read more
The Growing Inequality in Life Expectancy Among Americans
Amy Maxmen , - Kaiser Family Foundation | truthdig
_Stephan: If you read me regularly you know that I have been tracking this trend for several years. It is getting worse. As you can see in the chart at the head of this research paper, Americans generally have shorter life spans than people in other developed nations. And I don’t mean a few months I mean years. Even worse there is a large racial component … ⌘ Read more
Danish Government Horrified to Learn Trump Is Serious About Wanting Greenland
AJ Dellinger, - Gizmodo
_Stephan: In the 76 years since NATO was created in 1949, I cannot remember any prior example of the United States trying to bully a fellow NATO member into giving up some of its territory. If that sounds like Putin demanding part of Ukraine, that’s because it is. Criminal Trump is not only unraveling American democracy in front of the eyes of … ⌘ Read more
Tension sur le locatif, TVA sur les Airbnb : solutions aux dépens des propriétaires
Un article de Henry Bonner Sous la direction de François Bayrou, le gouvernement continue la plupart des mesures en cours de discussion depuis des mois, dont, bien évidemment, les hausses de taxes. L’Assemblée vote par exemple la mise en place de la TVA sur les Airbnb et les locations de tourisme. Les médias évoquent la […] ⌘ Read more
10 Cases of Humans Connecting with Animals Through Music
For millennia, humans have sought ways to communicate with animals, despite the obvious challenge that animals cannot speak in the same manner we do. Over the centuries, however, humans have discovered that animals not only listen to music but often respond to it in remarkable and unexpected ways. Multiple studies have shown that music can […]
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10 Misconceptions in Food History
Food history is filled with myths and misunderstandings that have persisted for centuries, shaping how we view what we eat today. From the origins of iconic dishes to the cultural significance of certain ingredients, many of the stories we think we know about food are far from the truth. Here are 10 misconceptions in food […]
The post 10 Misconceptions in Food History appeared first on [Listver … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iPhone 17 and iPhone SE 4 Rumors, iOS 18.3 Incoming, and More
Rumors about upcoming Apple hardware updates continue to circulate, with the iPhone 17 lineup, iPhone SE 4, and new Powerbeats Pro all in the news over the past week.
On the software side, the public release of iOS 18.3 and related updates is right around the corner while we got a potential first glimpse at what could be some design t … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Lighting up the quantum computing horizon with Aurora
Referencing Xanadu’s blog post released on 22nd Jan 2025 about their implementation of fault-tolerant, networked, scaleable quantum computing at room temperature that if i am understanding the post correctly could be used to efficiently build a quantum computer that is resourceful enough to threaten the monero’s cryptography.
Link: [https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/131#issuecomment-2613839657](https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/131#i … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 4, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 01/20 to 01/24 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/24/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
How to Fix iPhone Blank White/Grey Icons with Cross & Circles
Some iPhone and iPad users may occasionally notice that their iPhone app icons show up as blank white or grey icons with a grid like appearance on them of a cross and circles. If you’ve never seen this before, it can be confusing, especially since there is no clear indication on what the blank icon … Read More ⌘ Read more
Migrating from DIY ELK to a full SaaS platform
Member post originally published on the Logz.io blog by Jade Lassery Managing modern systems requires a constant balance between operational efficiency and innovation; going a little further, maintaining seamless operations and delivering exceptional customer experiences increasingly… ⌘ Read more
National Institutes of Health cancel scientific meetings after Trump directives
Selena Simmons-Duffin, Staff Writer - npr
Stephan: We are in day four of the ongoing disaster of the Trump regime, and today he ripped the guts out of the leading healthcare research institute in the world. The implications of this are devastating.
_The histori … ⌘ Read moreVA exempts 300,000 health care positions from governmentwide hiring freeze
Jory Heckman, Reporter -
_Stephan: Trump and his MAGAt villeins (yes, that is the correct spelling, look it up) want to privatize the Veterans Administration so it can be turned into a profit source, and to this end, he issued an Executive Order to stop all VA hiring. However, it created such an uproar that the VA had to back off and allow at least medical staff to be hired. … ⌘ Read more
Trump creates DOGE with an executive order. It says the unit’s purpose is upgrading IT.
Amy Picchi, Reporter - CBS News
_Stephan: The DOGE agency that criminal Trump has just created, has nothing to do with reducing federal spending as originally claimed although Musk, who heads it, wants to eliminate the penny. Instead, I predict this scheme is designed to give Trump control over all federal agencies independent of any Congressional ove … ⌘ Read more
A Third of the Arctic’s Landmass is Now a Source of Carbon: Study
Eloise Goldsmith, Staff Writer - Common Dreams
_Stephan: Criminal Trump has made it clear that he either doesn’t care about climate change, isn’t smart enough to understand what is happening, or figures it won’t happen in his lifetime so sucking up to the petroleum oligarchs has no downside for him personally. Humanity, however, is going to experience great misery because of what Trump is doin … ⌘ Read more
10 U.S. Military Plans That Were Top Secret Until Recently
Throughout history, governments and military organizations have devised secret plans to secure their nation’s interests or gain an advantage over adversaries. Many of these plans remained classified for decades, only coming to light through declassified documents or whistleblowers. These revelations often provide a fascinating glimpse into strategies, fears, and ambitions that shaped global events, offering […]
The … ⌘ Read more
Faire de vraies économies ? Mais, vous n’y pensez pas, grand fou !
Nous sommes dans la troisième semaine de janvier 2025, le budget pour l’année 2025 n’est toujours pas bouclé et tout indique qu’il n’est pas près de l’être : ça coince de tous les côtés. Il manque des douzaines de milliards, non pour un chimérique équilibre qui n’a plus été envisagé depuis 1974, mais pour simplement limiter […] ⌘ Read more
10 Controversial Experiments Conducted on Children
Through experiments, scientists and psychologists hope to improve the lives of humans and uncover new information that can benefit our health and well-being. Sometimes, these experiments can be looked at as unconventional and controversial when conducted on humans. Many believe these experiments cross ethical lines, especially when children are involved. Here are ten controversial experiments […]
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Unreleased Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones Appear in FCC Filing
Sony could be close to launching the successor model to its popular WH-1000XM5 over-ear noise-canceling headphones, if a new FCC filing is anything to go by.
The company’s WH-1000XM5 cans, which we compared to Apple’s AirPods Max back in [May 2022](https://www.macrumors.com/2022/05/20/son … ⌘ Read more
golang 每日一庫之 jinzhu-copier
這都 2025 年了，你還在一個一個手動複製字段嗎?jinzhu/copier 是一個 Go 語言庫，用於深度複製結構體（struct）及其字段，支持嵌套結構體、切片、數組等的複製。這個庫的主要目標是通過簡單的 API 提供高效、易用的對象複製功能，避免手動編寫複製邏輯。核心特性：深度複製支持深度複製結構體及其嵌套字段，包括切片、數組、映射（map）等。 對象的字段會遞歸地被複制到目標對象中 ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Chain of Command, Part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/23/chain-command-1.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Apple Watch Bands Are Safe to Wear, Says Apple, After Lawsuit Filed
Following a class action lawsuit that alleges some Apple Watch bands contain toxic “forever chemicals,” also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Apple has ensured that Apple Watch bands are “safe for users to wear.”
Apple’s ful … ⌘ Read more
How to Use “Type to Siri” with Apple Intelligence on iPhone & iPad
Using “Type to Siri” on iPhone and iPad is better than ever thanks to Apple Intelligence, and if you have a new enough iPhone or iPad. Type to Siri with Apple Intelligence includes ChatGPT integration, making it a notably more capable AI assistant, and it’s also much easier to access with the latest devices and … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/23/how-to-use-type-to-siri-with-app … ⌘ Read more
Some Apple Watch Bands Contain Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Per Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit filed against Apple this week in a California federal court accuses the company of false advertising and violating various consumer laws, by failing to disclose that some Apple Watch bands contain toxic materials.
Specifically, the [complaint](https://www.scribd.com/document/819359012/Cavalier-et-al-v-Ap … ⌘ Read more
Trump Quietly Scraps Nondiscrimination Rule While No One Is Looking
Malcolm Ferguson, - The New Republic
_Stephan: We are in day three of the attempted transformation of the United States from a genuine democracy into a christofascist oligarch-controlled pseudo-democracy. Decades of forward progress about equality and the end of racism and genderism are being reversed by a man who, having gotten away unpunished for literally dozens of felonies, feels he … ⌘ Read more
Why Donald Trump pardoned the Silk Road creator a decade after his life imprisonment
Luke Cooper, Digital Journalist - abc net (Australia)
_Stephan: Yet another pardon, this for Ross Ulbricht who, after being convicted by a jury of his peers, had been sentenced to life in prison with no parole by Judge Katherine Forrest in U.S. District Court for the southern district of New York. What I see in all these pardons is a man who views himsel … ⌘ Read more
The White House Press Corps Gears Up for Another Trump Term
Jake Lahut, Staff Writer - Columbia Journalism Review
_Stephan: A free fact-based press is fundamental to a functioning democracy, as the Founders understood. Unfortunately, I don’t see much of that in the journalism of today. I see journalists and media, both print and video, as increasingly controlled by oligarchs, and staffed by journalists more interested in air-time or front page bylines than objec … ⌘ Read more
Scientists and engineers produce world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery with potential lifespan of thousands of years
, - University of Bristol (U.K.)
Stephan: Here, thank goodness – I am so tired of all the bad news – is what looks to be very important good news about non-carbon energy. I will follow this as it develops.
 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
Kubernetes in 2025: are you ready for these top 5 trends and predictions?
Member post originally published on the Fairwinds blog by Andy Suderman Now that Kubernetes has turned 10, it has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of cloud-native deployment. That means it’s finally fair to request ten years… ⌘ Read more
Announcing the second Cloud Native Heroes Challenge
Help us defeat a patent troll claiming “network isolation with cloud networks” was invented in 2017 We’re excited to launch another Cloud Native Heroes Challenge contest in which you can earn swag, a ticket to attend… ⌘ Read more
Meet the winners of our first Cloud Native Heroes Challenge
Get their best advice on beating patent trolls at their own game We’re delighted to announce the winners of our first Cloud Native Heroes Challenge! In that first challenge, we asked participants to find prior art… ⌘ Read more
From PCAP to SCAP: how Falco’s libraries, registries, and plugins enable cloud native insights
Member post by Nigel Douglas, Sysdig In cloud-native systems, understanding the behaviour of complex, distributed web apps requires powerful tools that can dissect system activity down to its core. As the CNCF graduate project Falco demonstrates,… ⌘ Read more