(#elzuxba) @thecanine@thecanine The thing is, all these IVR phone systems are so fucking useless it’s not even funny. They either can’t understa …
@thecanine @twtxt.net The thing is, all these IVR phone systems are so fucking useless it’s not even funny. They either can’t understand you, are stupid as fuck, or somewhere in between. You spend minutes to hours trying to figure out how to get anywhere you basically just end up giving up. I think it’s done on purpose 😱 ⌘ Read more

**> Sorry it appears I have having difficulty understand how to help you.

Please contact Microsoft at aks blah balh balh**
Sorry it appears I have having difficulty understand how to help you.

Please contact Microsoft at aks blah balh balh ⌘ Read more

So I was advised by the FTC to file a complaint with the Internet Crimes Complaints Centre (IC3) – That is, the FBI. They have an online form t …
So I was advised by the FTC to file a complaint with the Internet Crimes Complaints Centre (IC3) – That is, the FBI. They have an online form that you can use, however it is clearly designed for US citizens, not designed for cross-country complaints such as from AU. Needless to say, I tried to speak with a lovely woman on the phone ( _who would not say here name, only … ⌘ Read more

ProcessOne: Join our community: Free Memberships now available
We’re excited to announce a new way to connect with our community at Process-One. As of today, we’ve enabled free memberships on our site, giving you even more ways to stay updated, interact, and engage with our content.

By becoming a member, you get access to specific benefits, including:

• The ability to engage with our content in new ways, such as commenting on posts, participating in discussions like … ⌘ Read more

iOS 18.4 Beta 1 Coming as Soon as Next Week
The first beta of Apple’s upcoming iOS 18.4 update could be released as soon as the middle of next week, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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Next week may be busy with the launch of Apple’s new Powerbeats that have a heart rate sensor and the [iPhone SE](https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-se … ⌘ Read more

Notes to the American People — and Government Workers — on How to Stop Trump
Brendan Ballou,  Former Federal Prosecutor and Contributing Writer  -  Politico

_Stephan: The only thing that is going to stop the authoritarian MAGAt coup which is underway is we ourselves. Please call or write your representative and both Senators and tell them your feelings about the coup, and ask them outright: What are you doing to stop the dismantlement of our democracy … ⌘ Read more

School district warns parents of border patrol agents boarding buses for citizenship check
David Edwards,  Senior Editor  -  Raw Story

_Stephan: Militarily armed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are going into apartments in the Denver area to drag possible illegal immigrants out of their homes. Texas is warning parents, as this report describes, that agents may board school buses to check children for their citize … ⌘ Read more

Member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface
Bobby Allyn, Shannon Bond,  Reporters  -  npr

_Stephan: Did you know that almost all your personal data was made available to an openly racist sexist bully boy who was one of Elon Musk’s lieutenants until he was outed by journalists? The hallmark of the men and women committing the Republican coup is their objectively verifiable racism, sexism, dishonesty, and marginal competence. These ar … ⌘ Read more

Trump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with White nationalists to top State Department role
Andrew Kaczynski, Jennifer Hansler and Em Steck,  Staff Writers  -  CNN

_Stephan: Just to prove the point I made in my previous comment, here is another fascist racist “emperor” Trump appointment. And please notice not a single “Republican” member of Congress has spoken out about any of this. They are co … ⌘ Read more

yes 😋 . He wanted to talk about the recomendation portions.

(#ydmhcsa) @lyse@lyse @bender@bender The funny thing is, this person, is still trying to convince me to go to this thing. I don’t …
@lyse @lyse.isobeef.org @bender @twtxt.net The funny thing is, this person, is still trying to convince me to go to this thing. I don’t even know wut da fuq it is?! Do they smoke peace pipes or something? Is it a hooker joint or something?! I have no idea 🤷 ⌘ Read more

UK Authorities Demand Back Door Access to iCloud Backups Globally
The British government has demanded that Apple give it blanket access to all user content uploaded to the cloud, reports The Washington Post.

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The undisclosed order is said to have been issued last month, and requires that Apple creates a back door that allo … ⌘ Read more

One of the things I love about Plan 9 is how the interfaces make this possible: add snapshots to any block storage, at the kernel level, in less than 700 lines of code. http://9p.io/sources/contrib/blstuart/snap/devsnap.c

hinto-janai submits CCS proposal for 3 months of full-time Cuprate, Monero/FCMP++ work
hinto-janaiyo1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 looking to continue full-time development work on Cuprate 3 and contribute to Monero (FCMP++ reviews) for 3 months:

Cuprate is preparing its first alpha release, with a 4-week cycle. [..] I will be buying/renting a variety of hardware for testing/development and will post receipts for all hardware acquired a … ⌘ Read more

Suspension Bridge
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Using AirTags for Dogs: Track Your Pet for Added Peace of Mind
Using AirTags to keep track of a dog can offer some additional peace of mind, especially if you’re worried about your fuzzy companion wandering off. Whether your dog has a penchant to escape out of your yard, has a tendency to bolt, or simply likes to run off at any opportunity, AirTags can provide a … Read More ⌘ Read more

Mathieu Pasquet: XMPP Summit 27 and FOSDEM 25 Report
Here is an account of my trip to FOSDEM & XMPP Summit this year.
Note: for privacy reasons on the broader internet, I am keeping names out of
my description of the events, but my goal here is not to diminish anyone’s merit.

I use a bit of acronyms and jargon in this article because it talks about technical things,
so I will define them here:

• XMPP: eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, the internet standard for
  instant messaging and much more. … ⌘ Read more

Apple, Samsung turn to thin phones to lure upgraders
Apple is widely tipped to reveal an iPhone 17 Air this year, even thinner than its skinniest (and most bendable) model to date: the iPhone 6. ⌘ Read more

Open Source is Anti-Free Speech
The first instinct, in almost every Open Source & Linux organization - From GNOME to Arch, NixOS to openSUSE - is to censor. ⌘ Read more

@thecanine@twtxt.net Some precious cloud space. Probably the Atlassian one.

How does one end up with an avatar of that weird size to begin with? :-D

@falsifian@www.falsifian.org Do you want me to reconfigure my nginx to look at the User-Agent in order to serve you a different file for the time being? ;-) Good luck with your paper!

Erlang Solutions: Women in BEAM
In this post, I will share the results of the Women in BEAM 2024 survey. But first, I would like to share my experience in the BEAM community to understand the motivation behind this initiative.

I’ve been working with Elixir since 2018, but my interest in it wasn’t driven by technical advantages—it was sparked by my experience at my first ElixirConf in Mexico.

Since 2017, I’ve been involved in initiatives supporting women in tech, frequently attending events t … ⌘ Read more

Axon Platform Featuring RockChip RK3588S and Support for LLM Frameworks
The Axon platform, powered by the RockChip RK3588S processor, combines an 8-core CPU and an NPU delivering up to 6 TOPS of AI performance. Designed for advanced computing tasks, it supports various LLMs, including Llama, Qwen, and DeepSeek, with benchmarks showcasing performance for AI workloads. The Axon platform is built on the RockChip RK3588S system-on-chip, […] ⌘ Read more

Hi James, great to hear your interest. So this is an exclusive roundtable luncheon with people in the IT, Engineering, DevOps and Technical professionals. This is an opportunity to benchmark and share stories and experiences with like-minded peers in a closed-door, Chatham House Rule environment where you will be given the opportunity to speak openly and candidly.

I’m not even sure what half these words mean hmm 🧐

> Hi James, great to hear your interest. So this is an exclusive roundtable luncheon with people in the IT, Engineering, DevOps and Technical pr …

Hi James, great to hear your interest. So this is an exclusive roundtable luncheon with people in the IT, Engineering, DevOps and Technical professionals. This is an opportunity to benchmark and share stories and experiences with like-minded peers in a closed-door, Chatham House Rule environment where you will be given the opportunity to speak openly and candidly.

I’m not even sure what h … ⌘ Read more

Editor’s Note
Stephan A Schwartz,  Editor  -  Schwartzreport

_Stephan: The coup continues. We are just 17 days into the destruction of our democracy, our economy, and poised to become involved in wars. And the effect of the coup is not just affecting Americans. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of women, children, and men in poor countries around the world have had their already meager lives ripped apart.. Tens of thousands of children in those countries are predicted to die as a result of this. Rather … ⌘ Read more

Apple Prototypes Tabletop Robot With Lifelike Movements Ahead of Rumored Launch by 2027
A team of robotics researchers at Apple have designed and prototyped a lamp-like robot with lifelike movements, according to a blog post and accompanying video published last month on the Apple Machine Learning Research website. The lamp, which reminds us of the cute Pixar mascot [Luxo Jr.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX0CmJa … ⌘ Read more

Top 10 Strangest Things Done with Hearts Throughout History
Hearts can be seen everywhere when Valentine’s Day rolls around—from romantic cards adorned with hearts to heart-shaped chocolates and candies filling stores. But throughout history, humans have also done some strange (and less saccharine!) things with actual hearts, such as in the organ, not the symbol. Below, you’ll find a few morbidly fascinating funerary practices, […]

The post [Top 10 Strangest Things Done w … ⌘ Read more

10 Bad Movies with Great Effects
As filmmaking progresses, the craft evolves. That pattern is evident in numerous aspects of a project, but the most noticeable are the special effects. Technology advances to new heights, and the artists use those breakthroughs to enhance the image onscreen. Their hope is to further immerse audiences in the film. That said, their efforts are […]

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You Can Now Use ChatGPT Search Without Signing In
ChatGPT’s search engine feature can now be accessed by anyone, OpenAI announced on Wednesday. Previously, users needed an account to use ChatGPT search, but the sign-in requirement has now been removed.

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ChatGPT Search is available on the ChatGPT website and in the desktop and mobile apps. Searches can be initiated ba … ⌘ Read more

binaryFate publishes long overdue February 2025 Monero General Fund transparency report
Core Team member binaryFate1 has published a long overdue and much welcomed2’3 preliminary Monero General Fund transparency report4 which presents data until February 6th 2025:

I will give it few days for any discussion to take place and see if anything needs further clarification. After that we can make a blog post on getmonero.org. [..] End of 2023 … ⌘ Read more

[ANN] Cuprate 2024 progress report

Cuprate is a Monero node implementation written in Rust that independently validates consensus rules and is interoperable with the Monero network. [..] Cuprate has been funded by Monero’s Community Crowdfunding System. There will be further proposals opened soon to continue development on the 2025 roadmap. If you are interested in this project continuing, consider leaving feedback.

Links:

• [https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1ij2sw6/](https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Mone … ⌘ Read more

While I now have a somewhat working fix for it in yarnd (https://git.mills.io/yarnsocial/yarn/pulls/1232), I also have the feeling that I should fix literal formatting in lextwt as well. This also uncovered more bugs I believe: https://git.mills.io/yarnsocial/go-lextwt/pulls/28

But then there is also the question why the textarea is populated with @<url> in the first place rather than @<nick url> or yarnd’s own @nick@domain/@nick syntax. It indeed has to do something with whether I follow the mentioned feed or not.

Anyway, something to investigate for future Lyse or maybe @prologic@twtxt.net and/or @xuu@txt.sour.is. G’night!

How to Cancel App Download on iPhone & iPad
Sometimes you might start downloading an app onto an iPhone or iPad but then decide you either don’t need the app, don’t want the app, or perhaps just don’t want to download the app right now, whether due to bandwidth or connectivity issues, or any other reason. If you need to cancel an app download … Read More ⌘ Read more

Docker Bake is Now Generally Available in Docker Desktop 4.38!
Learn how Docker streamlines developer onboarding and helps organizations set up the right guardrails to give developers the flexibility to innovate within the boundaries of company policies. ⌘ Read more

Self-hosting my emails again
After three years with Purelymail, I’m back at self-hosting my mail server. Not because it’s cheaper (it’s actually much pricier to pay for a VPS), but because my mails are now hosted in Europe (who knows what happens next in the USA), I have more control to configure things how I want, and I can comply with GDPR. ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de This time it works! (For the first time). Using mutt, yes, and the config is yours. I’ll contact you later, when I have more data. Some time needed to experiment. Thanks!

@jost@jost.sdfeu.org Hmm, not really, no. Could you share your mutt config? (Are you using mutt?) Feel free to send me an email, if doing this over twtxt doesn’t work (yet). You can find the address on https://www.uninformativ.de/contact.html ✌️

@bender@twtxt.net @prologic@twtxt.net I can reproduce this locally, too. But it doesn’t matter if I follow the feed or not. With JS enabled, hitting “Reply” opens a textarea with @<url>. Submitting this writes @<domain url> instead of @<nick url> in the feed.

However, when I have JS disabled, “Reply” jumps to the top of the page, but the the textarea is at the bottom. So, after scrolling down, the textarea is not filled with anything. Which is expected I reckon. Entering @nick@domain or just @nick resolves to the correct @<nick url> in the feed.

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Whether in the office or at home, I get nothing done. ;-) Well, while this is almost true, I actually tried to respond to the other thread I started myself, but starting the editor it switched immediately to this one. Any idea why this happens?

@movq@www.uninformativ.de So true! Either I’m hanging around with my direct teammates socializing in person in a meeting room or some other workmates are making so much noise in the open-plan office that I cannot concentrate at all. In any case, completely unproductive. :-D Luckily, I very rarely have to go to the office.

Every time I go to the office, I get nothing done. Unbelievable.

Advancing Open Source Gateways with kgateway
At KubeCon NA 2024, Solo.io announced its intention to donate the Gloo Gateway open source project to the CNCF, to benefit the broader cloud native ecosystem. In case you are not familiar with Gloo Gateway, it… ⌘ Read more

[47°09′52″S, 126°43′15″W] Storm recedes – back to normal work

Google Launches New Versions of Gemini, Including ‘Thinking’ Model
Google today announced updates to Gemini, the company’s AI product that competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Apple Intelligence.

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Starting today, Gemini app users can access Google’s [2.0 Flash Thinking Experim … ⌘ Read more

Discovering doesn’t just apply to recent things ;-)

How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream
Abrahm Lustgarten,  Contributing Writer  -  ProPublica

_Stephan: War criminal Trump and his servants care nothing for climate change, don’t believe it is a real threat, and are doing everything they can to promote the interests of the petroleum oligarchs who bought Trump’s election for him, as well as the seats of the MAGAt Republicans in Congress. But as Los Angeles, California and Asheville, North Carolina have demonstrated … ⌘ Read more

(#5wwi2dq) @jost@jost Reach out to @movq@movq 🤗
@jost @jost.sdfeu.org Reach out to @movq @www.uninformativ.de 🤗 ⌘ Read more

Trump administration finalizing plans to shutter Education Department
Juan Perez Jr.,  Staff Writer  -  Politico

_Stephan: The MAGAt Republican – and yes as we watch it happen it is clear that this is not just Trump, it is the entire “Republican” Party – coup that is taking place, just as was described in Project 2025, involves ending federal involvement in public education. That trend is now underway. In my opinion, this part of the coup has several pu … ⌘ Read more

CIA Sends ‘Buyout’ Offfers to Entire Workforce
Katie Bo Lillis and Kaitlan Collins,  Senior Reporter | Anchor and Chief CNN White House Correspondent  -  CNN

_Stephan: As you have no doubt noticed part of the “Republican” coup that Trump and Musk are engineering is to dismantle federal law enforcement, the FBI, and national security, the CIA, agencies. As the dismantlement of American democracy proceeds why is this happening? Again for several reasons, in my opinion. First, beca … ⌘ Read more

10 Mysterious Beach Objects
The sea is a fascinating, largely unknown realm full of both potential perils and astounding mysteries. From time to time, the ocean reminds us of its secrets and its possible dangers as incoming tides and surf deliver to our beaches and shorelines strange objects or bizarre specimens of marine life for us to examine. Many […]

The post 10 Mysterious Beach Objects appeared first on [Listverse](https://listverse.c … ⌘ Read more

Apple Faces Potential App Store Antitrust Probe in China
Apple could be facing a potential Chinese antitrust investigation into its App Store policies and developer fees, reports Bloomberg.

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China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is said to … ⌘ Read more

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 12 February 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 12th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.

• Updates
  
• Prize contest to optimize some FCMP cryptography code
  
• Research on Autonomous System (AS) peer connection rules to reduce spy node risk3
  
• Reliability of MRL technical note 00104
  … ⌘ Read more

How to Find Screenshots in Photos App for iOS 18
Ongoing complaints about the Photos app redesign in iOS 18 persist, with users who are frustrated with how difficult it can be to locate certain images or photos that once were easy for them to find. For example, if you take a lot of screenshots on your iPhone you might want quick and easy access … Read More ⌘ Read more

Thanks for your replies to my ‘Hello World’. Seems I can post but not reply myself. Using jenny, who isn’t as gentle as the name suggests ;-) I’ll figure it out.

Is Arch Linux Woke? Looks like it: Forum Censors Mentions of “Lunduke”, Discord Goes on Lockdown
Following Arch Linux Discord voting to ban “links to X / Twitter” & death threats towards a journalist, all official Arch Linux channels begin mass censorship campaign. ⌘ Read more

My hike today started off with a nice great spotted woodpecker right after the town sign. The -1°C didn’t feel all that cold in the sun. Even on the flat, I had to open my jacket with the sun on my back. The biotope got dug over, that’s now looking really sad. And they also fell a few large chestnuts. Surprisingly, there was actually snow on the mountain. Not much, maybe around three centimeters at most. It was melting and falling down the trees, which looked really cool. I enjoyed it a lot: https://lyse.isobeef.org/waldspaziergang-2025-02-04/

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@f1ee6 Hello, for my part, I’m discovering Gopher :-). Really cool to give a little life to old computers. For the moment, I access Gopher from an old Mac G3/OS9, lynx on linux on an I3 laptop and for fun, Gopher from my old Palm PDA with Overbite. Lots of good things to all, friendship from France ;-)

funny to come across this; been working on something similar then got distracted by trying to force lynx to wrap at 80 columns w/o breaking words..

CAN FD Adapter for High-Speed Industrial and Embedded Communication in M.2 and Mini-PCIe Form Factors
The CAN FD Adapter enables high-speed CAN FD connectivity for embedded and industrial applications. Available in M.2 B-key and mini-PCIe form factors, it supports data rates from 12.5 kbit/s to 8 Mbit/s. It integrates with systems used in industrial monitoring, robotics, automation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, remote access, and data loggin … ⌘ Read more

(#mxszcva) @bender@bender So to be clear, you’re just hitting Reply that this is getting written into your feed? 🤔
@bender @twtxt.net So to be clear, you’re just hitting Reply that this is getting written into your feed? 🤔 ⌘ Read more

Why are the Democrats so spineless?
Moira Donegan,  Columnist  -  The Guardian (U.K.)

_Stephan: What is standing out for me as “emperor” Trump’s MAGAt coup proceeds is why the Democrats have been so spineless as this article describes. Why, for instance, has not a single Democratic Representative introduced an article of impeachment against Trump for his grotesque and illegal attempts through his vassals, and his co-president Elon Musk, to dismantle the American government to make the Unit … ⌘ Read more

‘Cruel and deadly’: Aid organizations reeling from Trump’s freeze on foreign aid
Erik De La Garza,  Staff Writer  -  Raw Story

_Stephan: Not only is “emperor” Trump destroying America’s democracy, he is also devastatingly diminishing the stature of the United States in the world. Do you see foreign leaders from other democracies reposing trust and confidence in anything “emperor” Trump says? Do you think they will continue to share sensitive inte … ⌘ Read more

NPR and PBS first target in MTG’s DOGE crosshairs
Katherine Tully-McManus,  Staff Writer  -  Politico

_Stephan: Part of the coup “emperor” Trump’s administration is carrying out involves suppressing, or bankrupting a free press, replacing it as Orban did in Hungary, with a misinformation press that supports the authoritarian government the administration is trying to create. Scum MAGAt Representatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene are only too happy to help. This is their schem … ⌘ Read more

Confusion over federal funding freeze prompts public health concerns
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech ,  Staff Writer  -  The Hill

Stephan: The coup we are undergoing is putting millions of Americans at risk by screwing up their healthcare. There is confusion and chaos raging throughout the system, and I think we are going to very shortly see worsening health reports across the country.

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10 Government Jobs You Never Knew Existed
Government jobs are known to offer several benefits for employees, but many of those positions are seen as mundane and boring. Not all public sector jobs require workers to park their butts in an office chair all day inside of a cubicle. As a matter of fact, there are some unique government jobs that most […]

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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).

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Currently, WhatsApp allows you to create events from group chats to h … ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed it. The beginning part about the history of life on Earth was fun to watch having just read Dawkin’s old book The Selfish Geene, and now I want to read more about archaea. The end of the talk about what might be going on on Mars made me a bit hopeful someone will find some good evidence.

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 11 February 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, February 11 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate 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 co … ⌘ Read more

rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23225”>#225**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2252’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers January 23 - February 3 2025 news:

Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support

To support Revuo Monero, you can donate to the project’s CCS4, or transfer some XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support [5](#fn: … ⌘ Read more

jeffro256, rottenwheel, SNeedlewoods CCS proposals ready for funding
Three CCS proposals have been moved to the funding stage and are now looking for community support:

• jeffro256’s !540 1: full-time development 2025Q1 2
  
• rottenwheel’s !535 3: Revuo Monero maintenance (2025 Q1) 4
  
• SNeedlewoods’s !541 5: part-time dev work 6
  

To support the above proposals you can donate to the XMR addresses listed on the _ … ⌘ Read more

Red Hat Adding AI to Fedora Linux & GNOME
Red Hat’s Director of Desktop, outlines plans for 2025: “Big item on our list is looking at ways Fedora can make use of Artificial Intelligence” from IBM. ⌘ Read more

Arch Linux Discord: “I think we should kill Lunduke”
How does the Arch Linux Discord server respond to me covering their plan to “Ban Links to X”? By threatening to murder me. ⌘ Read more

How to Communicate With Aliens! 👽 ⌘ 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

@movq@www.uninformativ.de The light pollution map reports red for my town. That’s fairly accurate, I’d say. The view from home is not all that great. Yeah, I can see Ursa Major and a bunch of other stars. Maybe even some satellites. But there’s definitely a sky glow at the horizon.

When I leave town, I can see a bit more. However, it doesn’t compare to the alps or even some rural parts in Australia. The latter was by far the craziest I’ve ever seen in my life. Looked like a space telescope photo in person. Soooooooooooooo many stars and the band of the milky way was easily visible to the naked eye. Up until then, I didn’t even know this was remotely possible down on earth. Absolutely stunning. :-)

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

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.

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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

@johanbove@johanbove.info Ours also inlcudes the streaming portal https://www.filmfriend.de
It’s nice to watch some arthaus and off main stream movies.

It’s really cool how my local public library’s membership includes digital access to thousands of magazines and newspapers.

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.

![](https://www.schwartzreport.net/wp-cont … ⌘ Read more

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

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.

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In December, [Gurman said](https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/08/sony-vr2-contr … ⌘ Read more

GENE-MTH6: A 3.5” SBC with Intel Core Ultra Processors for Edge Computing
AAEON has announced the GENE-MTH6, a 3.5” SubCompact Board designed for edge computing and embedded applications. Featuring Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 1) with integrated Intel Arc Graphics, the board supports up to 96GB of DDR5 memory and offers PCIe Gen 4 expansion with RAID 0 and RAID 1 support. The GENE-MTH6 is built around […] ⌘ Read more

(#2skyjyq) I have no ties to the US, EU or even the AU. Government overreach can bite me 🤣
I have no ties to the US, EU or even the AU. Government overreach can bite me 🤣 ⌘ Read more

(#2skyjyq) @darch.dk@darch.dk You are welcome to use git.mills.io
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Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 10 February 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, February 10 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels.

This meeting’s chairperson will probably be r​brunner72 and the agenda should include various topics: Seraphis3/JAMTIS4, FCMPs5, and other long-term Monero development issues.

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Stromatolites
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@sorenpeter@darch.dk It depends on your requirements. If you just want to put your code somewhere for yourself, simply push it over SSH on a server and call it good. That’s what I do with lots of repos. If you want an additional web UI for read access for the public, cgit comes to mind (a mate uses that). Prologic runs Gitea, which offers heaps more functionality like merge requests.

That was a super interesting talk, I can recommend it: https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-microbes-vs-mars-a-hacker-s-guide-to-finding-alien-life

Arch Linux Discord Voting to Ban Links to X / Twitter (Because “Nazis”)
Following Debian’s lead, the Arch community is preparing to take a stand against Elon Musk, Conservatives, & X. And they’re banning anyone who disagrees. ⌘ Read more

So what are some good alternatives to GitHub, that are not based in USA?
I like the minimal feel of sourcehut but it seem you have to pay if you want your, not just submit patches to others repos. But they also got IRC bouncer and mailing-lists included. Codeberg also looks appealing being based in Germany.

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