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WhatsApp to Soon Let You Schedule Events in Private Chats
WhatsApp is working on expanding its group chat event planning feature to private chats, according to new changes found in the latest beta version (via WABetaInfo).
Currently, WhatsApp allows you to create events from group chats to h … ⌘ Read more
Deals: AirPods 4 for $99 (22% Off), Apple Watch 10 for $329, AirTags 4-pack for $70
Amazon is offering a really great deal on the latest generation AirPods 4 for 22% off, Apple Watch Series 10 for 18% off, and a pack of AirTags for 29% off… why pay more than you have to for the same Apple gear you want? Check out these deals while they’re available! AirPods 4 – … Read More ⌘ Read more
Touch Bar on Mac Showing “Touch ID to Sign In” or “Touch ID to Autofill” Requests in Safari? Here’s Why
MacBook Pro users with a Touch Bar equipped model may find themselves using Safari and have the Touch Bar constantly show a seemingly random “Touch ID to Autofill” or “Touch ID to Sign In” request, even if they’re using a website or a webpage with no forms, nothing to sign into, and nothing to autofill. … … ⌘ Read more
Application promotion in Devtron
Member post originally published on the Devtron blog by Siddhant Khisty TL;DR: Devtron simplifies application promotion across environments by enhancing CI/CD pipelines with GitOps. It supports seamless deployments, easy rollbacks, approval policies and audit logs, making… ⌘ Read more
As Apple Vision Pro Turns One, Here’s What’s Next
Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the Apple Vision Pro launch, which means Apple’s $3,500 AR/VR headset has now been available to consumers for a full 365 days.
Over the course of the last year, we’ve seen numerous reports suggesting that the Vision Pro [isn’t selling well](https://www.macrumors.co … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Sámi National Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/03/saami.html #programming #project #devjournal
CDC Researchers Ordered to Retract Papers Submitted to All Journals
Jeremy Faust, MD, MS, MA, Editor-in-Chief - MedPage Today
_Stephan: As a research scientist, I have published some 325 papers in seven disciplines in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. I have been doing this for 47 years, and in all that time I have never heard or read of a U.S. government agency censuring a science research publication. But that is where we are now in “e … ⌘ Read more
‘It’s a coup’: Musk’s DOGE granted access to system that pays out Social Security
Olivia Rosane, Staff Writer - Common Dreams | AlterNet
_Stephan: What amounts to an oligarchical coup of the United States has just happened. The unelected billionaires who bought “emperor” Trump his office now have my, and probably your, complete personal financial data – anything any of us has ever filed with the federal government, as well as any military serv … ⌘ Read more
Trump’s trade war among allies triggers retaliation from Canada and Mexico
ROB GILLIES and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ, Staff Writers - Associated Press
Stephan: Expect prices for everything from gas to grocery store items, as well as a long list of other products, to go up significantly before the month is out. “emperor” Trump has created a trade war with our neighbors to the North and South as well as with China.
With tariffs signed, Trump warns of ‘pain’ to come for Americans
Kevin Liptak and Veronica Stracqualursi, Staff Writers - CNN
_Stephan: Get ready for it. “emperor” Trump has just warned the Commons that as a result of the trade war he has initiated, we will all be experiencing “some pain.” This pain is going to come in all kinds of ways, not just the increase in grocery prices. There will be major loss of jobs in some states. For example as cited in this repor … ⌘ Read more
Fuite des talents et des capitaux : le sélectorat lâche Macron
Crispations dans le Pays du Lait et du Miel : il semblerait que les politiciens ne soient plus tout à fait en phase ni avec le peuple, ni avec les entrepreneurs. Alors certes oui, il est bien connu que pour ces politiciens, diriger un pays n’a jamais consisté à faire ce que lui demandait le peuple : […] ⌘ Read more
10 Dishes That Aren’t from the Place They’re Named After
We all tell little white lies sometimes. Whether it’s to spare someone’s feelings or make ourselves sound just a little bit cooler, these little fibs are generally gone in the blink of an eye. But sometimes lies stick around. Foods, in particular, have a way of being named after the places they’re from. Or are […]
The post [10 Dishes That Aren’t from the Place They’re Named After](https://listverse.com/2025/02/03/10-dish … ⌘ Read more
Apple and Sony Still Working to Bring VR Gaming Controller Support to Vision Pro
Apple and Sony are still collaborating to bring support for PlayStation VR2 hand controllers to the Vision Pro headset, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.
In December, [Gurman said](https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/08/sony-vr2-contr … ⌘ Read more
Trump signs tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
Brett Samuels , Staff Writer - The Hill
_Stephan: Fascism like a lethal cancer is growing in the United States. Government agents are roaming the streets grabbing immigrants, families are being separated. concentration camps are being set up, federal agencies are being dismantled, the economy is about to go in to recession with tariffs, and allies are breaking away. Say goodbye to American democracy readers. It is disappearing … ⌘ Read more
USDA ordered to scrub climate change from websites
Zack Colman and Marcia Brown, Staff Writers - Politico
_Stephan: There is a christofascist playbook, Hitler followed it, Mussolini followed it, and Stalin followed it. The latest version in Project 2025. And one of the constants of the christofascist playbook is that the government must be censured to ensure that information the fascists don’t like is not made available to citizens. “king” Trump and his MAGAt vassals don … ⌘ Read more
CDC Purging Its Website After Trump Orders
Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor - MedPage Today
_Stephan: Christofascists don’t care about the wellbeing of the country, good healthcare is not part of their agenda. That’s why the CDC websites have now been heavily censured. It is no longer going to be possible for Americans to look to the scientific agendas of the government for fact-based information on issues that are critically important to them. Nor can they rely on their governm … ⌘ Read more
Trump Executive Order Aims To Drive Federal Funds to Private School Vouchers
Erica Meltzer, Contributing Writer - truthdig / Chalkbeat
_Stephan: ”king” Trump has just gutted public education in the United States. American public schools were once the envy of the world, and families came to the United States because they could get the best education possible for their children. That is no longer true, and exactly what is going to happen to pubic … ⌘ Read more
10 Films That Are Still Banned in the UK
Westerners live in an age of relative freedom when it comes to the films we can enjoy. U.S. and UK censors are more forgiving than they used to be, and horrific, graphic, and downright lewd films that would previously have been banned from even the roughest fleapit make it into mainstream cinemas. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924204745/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/education-resources/education-news/video-nasties The UK’s […]
The post [10 Films That Are … ⌘ Read more
Apple Expected to Announce Powerbeats Pro 2 on February 11 With These New Features
Apple previously teased that Powerbeats Pro 2 would be released in 2025, and now an announcement date has leaked. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today said Apple plans to unveil the wireless earbuds on Tuesday, Feb … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — The Man Behind the Machine https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/01/man-machine.html #freeculture #bookclub
A free California? Trump visits as initiative to leave U.S. cleared to gather signatures
Elizabeth Weise Josh Peter, Staff Writers - USA Today
_Stephan: Texas has a growing secession movement as I have previously reported in SR (see archives) and other MAGAt states do as well. But it isn’t just MAGAt states that are thinking like this. California, a Democrat-controlled state, and the fifth largest economy in the world is thinking about … ⌘ Read more
Tennessee Republican women’s group cites Hitler in promoting its reading list
Sarah Dolgin, Political Reporter - Chattanooga Times Free Press
_Stephan: Tennesse Republican MAGAt women apparently see Hitler as a hero and a model of leadership. As the link at the head of this report shows, it appears that after posting this laudatory reference they were sufficiently embarrassed publicly that they have subsequently taken their Hitler reference off … ⌘ Read more
Electric cars took 89% of Norway market in 2024
, - Agence France-Presse (France)
Stephan: While “king” Trump and his vassals express no interest in preparation for climate change and want to “drill baby…drill.” The democracies of Europe and Asia are going in the opposite direction, and preparing to leave the carbon energy era. Here is the latest from Norway making this point.
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Make sure the machine is off. ✅ ( confirmed via remote IPMI)
Unplug the power cables.
Unrack the machine.
Bring to office bench.
Unscrew the cover.
Plug in a new SATA DOM on a spare SATA cable.
Boot a bootable Live Linux Rescue system
Login and confirm both SATA DOM(s) are visible
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Netflix Increases Prices Again
Netflix is raising its prices for all plans in several countries, including the United States, Canada, Portugal, and Argentina. The cheapest Standard with ads plan will be $1 more expensive in the U.S., going from $6.99 to $7.99 per month.
The Standard plan’s price will increase from $15.49 to $17.99 per month, and the Premium plan will now cost $24.99 per month, up from $22.99 per month. The St … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 2, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
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KAIST Develops Foundational Technology to Revert Cancer Cells to Normal Cells
KAIST Research Team, - KAIST
Stephan: Here is what looks like it is going to be very good healthcare news. If cancer is an issue for you or someone you know or care for you might alert your oncologist about this research.
Despite the development of numerous can … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Rascals https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/02/rascals.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Binge Watch Apple TV+ This Weekend for Free
If you’d like to start the new year with some binge watching, you can enjoy a free weekend of all-access to Apple TV+ films and shows starting on January 3 and continuing through January 5. The free weekend is available on any device where you can stream Apple TV+, all you will need is an … Read More ⌘ Read more
Deals: Get Apple Watch Series 10 for $329 (Discounted from $399)
Want to start the new year off with a great fitness tracker to help motivate your workouts and track your health stats and vitals? Then don’t miss this great deal on the all new Apple Watch Series 10 is available for just $329 in select color and band options, available right now on Amazon. Maybe … Read More ⌘ Read more
Unlocking cloud native security with Cilium and eBPF
Ambassador post originally published on Dev.to by Syed Asad Raza Introduction 🌐🔒🚀 As cloud-native applications scale, securing workloads while maintaining performance becomes critical. This is where Cilium, an open-source networking, observability, and security tool, shines. Backed… ⌘ Read more
What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up?
Rachel Wolfe, Reporter - The Wall Street Journal
Stephan: The American culture is dramatically changing as this report describes in some detail; all sorts of trends have changed from previous generations. When one adds this to the Great Schism Trend one sees how very different the country is now than it was as recently as the 1990s.
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I dreamt about Dial House last night. I’ve never been there, but it
was like I belonged, like I was meant to be th … ⌘ Read more
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Tap to Pay on iPhone Now Available in the UAE
Apple has announced Tap to Pay on iPhone in the UAE, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use iPhones as a payment terminal.
Tap to Pay allows iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit ca … ⌘ Read more
‘Dirty and dumb!’ Trump may cancel major government contract
Jessica Corbett, Staff Writer - AlterNet | Common Dreams
Stephan: A first taste of Trump’s new administration’s corruption, further damage to an already deeply wounded postal service, with more sure to follow.
_‘Help!’ Trump panics over mail-in voting in early morning Truth Social post Credit: Gage S … ⌘ Read moreOn my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/02 to 12/06 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/06/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
‘Monumental Victory for the Ocean’: Norway Halts Plans for Deep-Sea Mining
Olivia Rosane, Staff Writer - Common Dreams
Stephan: Here is some more good news that will affect the wellbeing of the entire Earth. Bravo Norway.
Credit: GreenpeaceOne campaigner called it “a testament to the power of principled, courageous political action, and… a mom … ⌘ Read more
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How much will the storage of logs cost for a standard, monolithic 100,000 RPS web application?
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My solution to:
How much will the storage of logs cost for a standard, monolithic 100,000 RPS web application?
512 bytes logged per request
100,000 RPS
~50MB/s
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$0.02/GB Blob Storage
- $0 ingress
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90 days retention
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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
On my blog: Developer Diary, Abolition of Slavery https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/02/slavery.html #programming #project #devjournal
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
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Editor’s Note – Can You Help
, -
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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Tap to Pay on iPhone Now Available in New Zealand
Apple this week expanded Tap to Pay on iPhone to New Zealand, which means independent sellers, small businesses, and other merchants in the country can use an iPhone as a contactless payment terminal.
With Tap to Pay on iPho … ⌘ Read more
Gin 框架怎麼使用自定義驗證器?
大家好,我是 frank。「Golang 語言開發棧」公衆號作者。01 介紹Gin 框架自定義驗證器,分爲字段級別驗證器和結構體級別驗證器。其中結構體級別驗證器,可以用於跨字段驗證,也可以用於和字段級別驗證器結合使用。需要注意的是,結構體級別驗證器的優先級小於字段級別驗證器。02 字段級別自定義驗證器定義字段級別驗證器示例代碼:var userValidator validator.Func ⌘ Read more
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[47°09′14″S, 126°43′02″W] Transfer 50% complete…
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Gin 框架怎麼驗證綁定到結構體的字段?
大家好,我是 frank。「Golang 語言開發棧」公衆號作者。01 介紹在使用 Gin 框架開發項目時,通常我們選擇模型綁定的方式接收請求參數,我們在上一遍文章中,已經介紹過使用 Gin 框架接收請求參數的常用方式。本文我們主要介紹怎麼驗證綁定到結構體的字段,順便補充關於模型綁定的一些內容。02 模型綁定關於 Gin 框架的模型綁定,我們在上一篇文章中介紹了 ShouldBind 方法,該 ⌘ Read more
Apple to Sell Belkin Head Strap for Use With Vision Pro’s Solo Knit Band
Apple plans to sell a Belkin head strap that can be attached to the Vision Pro’s Solo Knit Band, for added comfort and stability while wearing the headset, according to a product listing spotted by Brad Lynch of EOZ VR (reposted by [@M1Astra](https:/ … ⌘ Read more
It’s been seven years since my father passed, taken from us far too soon at the age of 51. I was only 18 then, and while time has softened some of the pain, his influence remains a constant part of me. He was a person full of curiosity and passion, qualities I feel he passed down to me in his own way. ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: New M4 MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini!
Following the iPad mini launch last week and a tease about Mac announcements for this week, Apple indeed made three key Mac product announcements: new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models.
These machines bring the M4 chip series to Apple’s Mac lineup for the first time, but each in it … ⌘ Read more
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Apple Cancels Self-Driving Vehicle Testing Permit in California After Abandoning Car Project
Just over six months after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple abandoned its plans to release an electric vehicle, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) canceled Apple’s autonomous vehicle testing permit, according [to macReports](https://macreports.com/apple-officially-cancels-autonomous-vehic … ⌘ Read more
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Fix Photos App Redesign in iOS 18 by Rearranging Collections
The iOS 18 software update has been popular for iPhone users thanks to the addition of some great new features that allow for more Home Screen customizations, Dark Mode icons, icon tinting, and Control Center customizations. But if there’s one thing that has seemed to be the focus of complaints with iOS 18, it is … Read More ⌘ Read more
Did Apple Just Kill Social Apps?
Apple’s iOS 18 update has introduced changes to contact sharing that could significantly impact social app developers. The new feature allows users to selectively share contacts with apps, rather than granting access to their entire address book. While Apple touts this as a privacy enhancement, developers warn it may hinder the growth of new social platforms. Nikita Bier, a start-up founder, called it “the en … ⌘ Read more
Understanding initial states in cloud migration
Member post by Anshul Sao, Co-founder & CTO, Facets.cloud In today’s tech landscape, organizations frequently face the need to migrate—whether from on-premise to the cloud, from one cloud provider to another, or managing multiple cloud environments. While cloud… ⌘ Read more
Reducing MTTD and increasing observability with Linkerd at loveholidays
End user post by Dan Williams, Senior Infrastructure Engineer at loveholidays In this blog post, we’ll share how loveholidays was able to utilise Linkerd to provide uniform metrics across all services, leading to a decrease in incident Mean… ⌘ Read more
Apple Podcasts App Rolling Out Transcriptions in These 8 Additional Languages Starting Today
Apple has announced that transcriptions in the Apple Podcasts app will be available in eight additional languages starting today, according to Dutch website iCulture.nl. The transcripts were previously only available for podcasts spoken in English, French, German, and Spanish since the feature [launched as part of iOS 17.4](https://www.mac … ⌘ Read more
Une France qui se droitise ?
À la suite de l’abominable viol puis meurtre de Philippe Le Noir de Carlan, les réseaux sociaux ont été utilisés pour organiser, dans plusieurs endroits en France, des minutes de silence en hommage à la jeune femme. Ils ont aussi été utilisés par certains militants d’extrême-gauche pour se coordonner afin d’aller directement perturber ces hommages : […] ⌘ Read more