10 Ridiculous Riffs on Robin Hood
Robin Hood is practically synonymous with heroism. In the face of oppression in medieval England, this folk figure stands up to the malicious Sheriff of Nottingham and the malevolent Prince John. His example helps rally the commoners into a formidable fighting force. Together with his band of outlaws, Robin takes from the rich and gives […]
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MNT Reform Next Laptop Features Modular Design and Open Hardware
The MNT Reform Next, recently featured on CrowdSupply, builds on the Classic MNT Reform with a 12.5″ open hardware laptop designed for modularity, customizability, and repairability, offering full access to hardware sources for user modification and maintenance. The laptop is powered by the Rockchip RK3588 processor and supports up to 32 GB of RAM, offering […] ⌘ Read more
Deals: Grab an AirTags 4-pack for $69.99
AirTags are the compact easy to use tracking devices from Apple that allow you to keep track of your personal belongings, car keys, even pets, packages, and other interesting uses. AirTags leverage the Find My network of millions of other Apple devices to help pinpoint the locations of AirTags, and you can make them play … Read More ⌘ Read more
Électricité : le poids des erreurs de l’Allemagne
Un article de Henri Bonner Les écologistes à travers le continent créent la pénurie et le manque… Ils veulent en somme une réduction des niveaux de vie et de confort… au prétexte de la défense de la nature ou de la planète. Comme dans une religion, l’idéologie prend le dessus sur la réalité ou les […] ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Trans Girl Project, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/28/trans-girl-1.html #freeculture #bookclub
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu
Amy Maxmen / KFF Health, KFF Staff Writer - truthdig | Kaiser Family Foundation
_Stephan: We may be on the verge of a new pandemic, as this report from the Kaiser Family Foundation reports. What it also makes clear is that once again the American public’s interest has been sacrificed on the altar of greed. We simply seem to be a country that is incapable of making the fostering of social and individual wellbeing a priority. Greed and corr … ⌘ Read more
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
MICHAEL CASEY, Reporter - Associated Press
_Stephan: As I enjoy the Christmas holiday with my wife, daughter and grandson, I have thought about the misery of the rising number of homeless people in the United States, and the cruelty of American communities. Imagine the number of decent living quarters that could be built if the uber-rich actually paid their fai … ⌘ Read more
Jemperli (dostarlimab) receives US FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for locally advanced dMMR/MSI-H rectal cancer
, - GSK
Stephan: This is more technical than I usually run in SR but it is a special kind of good health news. If you or anyone you know has rectal cancer this may be important. If that is an issue giovve it to your physician or give it to them to give to their physician.
 in Riyadh, which will be the largest inner city building in the world, capable of enclosing 20 Empire State Buildings within its walls. It will showcase the latest digital and holographic technology, providing a breathtaking visual experience of the interior. The region has […]
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10 Catastrophic Translation Fails in History
Translation seems like an easy task these days, with the help of technology such as Google at our fingertips, but it isn’t always so simple. Simple translation when trying to greet someone from another country is one thing, but interpreting major documents or treaties is another. Translators and interpreters are professionals with years of experience, […]
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Top Stories: iOS 19 Compatibility, Top 5 Apple Products for 2025, and More
It’s shaping up to be a busy 2025 for Apple, with a number of rumors and articles this week highlighting some of what we can expect.
While the unveiling of iOS 19 is still over five months away, we’re already hearing about which devices are likely to support it, while in the much nearer term Apple is currently preparing an iOS 18.2.1 bug fix u … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/23 to 12/27 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/27/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
Running a production-ready Raspbery Pi Kubernetes cluster at home
Ambassador post originally published on Gerald on IT by Gerald Venzl In this guide, I’ll cover how to run a production-ready Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Cluster using K3s. Background If you are like me, you probably have… ⌘ Read more
Five Apple Intelligence Features Coming in 2025
Even though iOS 18.1 and iOS 18.2 added multiple Apple Intelligence features like Image Playground, Genmoji, Writing Tools, and more, there are still new Apple Intelligence capabilities that we’re waiting on. Apple has at least one more major Apple Intelligence update coming in 2025, and the … ⌘ Read more
6.12.7: stable
Version:6.12.7 (stable)Released:2024-12-27Source:linux-6.12.7.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.12.7.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.12.7 ⌘ Read more
6.6.68: longterm
Version:6.6.68 (longterm)Released:2024-12-27Source:linux-6.6.68.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.6.68.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.6.68 ⌘ Read more
6.1.122: longterm
Version:6.1.122 (longterm)Released:2024-12-27Source:linux-6.1.122.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.1.122.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.1.122 ⌘ Read more
HUMANITY’S PRECOGNITION: Climate Change and the Decline of Democracy
Stephan A. Schwartz, Columnist - Explore
Stephan: I am publishing only one story in today’s SR edition. It is a research paper I have just published in Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. I have decided to do this because I think this paper explains the existential trend that is shaping the behavior and attitudes of humanity.
_Stephan: Fascism is our new reality brought on by a level of explicit corruption of the American government never before seen in the last 250 years. The oligarchs have openly bought Trump, and the Republican Party, and Project 2025 is what they have in mind for you and me. This was not imposed on us, forty-eight percent of voters … ⌘ Read more
‘Kind of amazing’: Ethics expert aghast by Trump Christmas merchandise spree
Brad Reed, Managing Editor - Raw Story
_Stephan: Donald Trump and I met in New York at a charity function arranged by Gloria Vanderbilt when he was about 20 and I was about 24. We began talking because as we stood at the bar he noticed that like himself I had asked the bartender for iced sparkly water with a lime slice in it. He introduced himself and when I asked him what … ⌘ Read more
Pioneering innovations for the car of the future: Mercedes-Benz provides exclusive insights into research activities and future technologies
, - Mercedes-Benz Media
Stephan: We are on the verge of a revolution in how cars are built, and here is a first report on the trend that is developing. Good News on Christmas Day.
, is special in a quirky mathematical way! Notice how 12 (the month) is exactly half of 24 (the day and the year). This symmetry adds an extra layer of charm to an already magical time of the year. It’s a rare alignment that makes this Christmas Eve uniquely memorable. ⌘ Read more
Panama’s president and Trump spar over Panama Canal
Eric Bazail-Eimil and Mia McCarthy, Staff Writers - Politico
Stephan: Fascist Trump is giving the world a heads-up on the kind of international crises he is going to create as soon as he is sworn into office. He is making it clear that he isn’t going to address any of the geopolitical problems, he is going to bully little countries that have no means to oppose him. Trump is first and last a coward and a bully.
_Stephan: Day after day, in both the American and international media, I see and read, or watch, horror story after horror story of Israel’s ongoing genocide of Muslims, much of it done with weapons given to fascist Netanyahu by Presidents Trump and Biden. Two men who, in my opinion, are both too old to hold th … ⌘ Read more
Here Are the Three Apple Products You’re Most Likely to Unwrap This Christmas
With such a wide array of products now available, Apple devices will be under the Christmas trees of many families this season. However, there are three that are most likely to be there.
According to [Piper Jaffray](https://www.statista.com/chart/20055/items-brands-most-often-mentioned-as-a-top-item-on-teens-holiday-wi … ⌘ Read more
10 Adaptions of “A Christmas Carol” That Missed the Mark
Since the book’s release in 1843, Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol has been adapted over 300 times. With that many versions to choose from, there’s a tale that suits everyone’s needs. Whether you want your Scrooge to be a duck or a puppet, a cartoon or a human, a woman or a man, the list […]
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10 Social Media Stunts That Ended in Arrests or Worse
Competition among social media influencers to gain subscribers is intense because more subscribers equals more advertisers, which, in turn, equals a bigger income. Partly for this reason, those who operate social media platforms sometimes perform ill-advised, reckless, and dangerous stunts. The ten social media stunts on this list led to arrests on various charges and, […]
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Track Santa’s Journey From the North Pole Using Google’s Santa Tracker
Have you been good this year? If so, you may be interested to know that Google has launched its annual Santa tracking feature, allowing Santa to be tracked in real time on his journey to the North Pole as he prepares to deliver presents to children around the world.
Google’s Santa Tracker continues a two-decad … ⌘ Read more
Australian pistachios crack a record harvest
Australia’s pistachio industry has gradually established itself and now with a record harvest, and a new facility, it is looking for new markets overseas. ⌘ Read more
Navigating Platform Engineering pitfalls with WebAssembly components
Ambassador post by Liam Randall, CNCF Ambassador and CEO, Cosmonic We recently had the opportunity to reflect on the state of platform engineering within large companies—and the role WebAssembly has to play in the discipline’s future…. ⌘ Read more
New MacBook Air Models With M4 Chip Expected to Launch ‘Earlier’ Than iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11
Apple is rumored to have many product announcements planned for the first half of next year, including updated MacBook Air models, an iPad 11, an iPhone SE 4, the AirTag 2, updated iPad Air models, and potentially more.
In a [social media post … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Treaty of Ghent https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/23/ghent.html #programming #project #devjournal
Editor’s Note – Americans Did it to Themselves
Stephan A. Schwartz, Editor - Schwartzreport
_Stephan: As I watch the chaos of the incoming Trump administration, several trends have stood out for me. The first is how it is possible that such corrupt and incompetent men and women have been elected as the representatives of the districts and states they are supposed to serve. What I think we are seeing is the manifestation of what the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United ma … ⌘ Read more
GOP senator who appeared to urinate on self in DUI test caught double-dipping on expenses
Cassandra Stephenson, Staff Writer - Raw Story | Tennessee Lookout
Stephan: I want to make a point today that most of the media either does not see, or won’t properly address. They do one-off stories like this one, but they don’t report on the trend I described in my editor’s comment.
_Stephan: Thankfully MAGAt Republican Kay Granger, the representative for Texas’s 12th Congressional District, will retire with the close of this Congress. But the question is how long has she suffered from dementia. As the article describes she has been in her office or even having someone an … ⌘ Read more
In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle
Matt Sledge, Staff Writer - The Intercept
Stephan: It isn’t just Republicans that are corrupt whores serving the interest of the rich who bought them their seats instead of the poor fools who voted them into office. Kyrsten Sinema is a notable example making this point. Here’s why I say this.
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On my blog: Christmas Every Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/22/christmas-every-day.html #fiction #christmas #holiday
The Climate Crisis Comes for Insurers
Tik Root, Grist Staff Writer - truthdig | Grist
_Stephan: This morning I got an email from a reader in Florida saying, “Stephan, you are so right-on about the insurance trend you have been warning us about, and that I just experienced. Friday, my Christmas gift from my 20-year home insurance company was that they would not extend coverage, and my policy would end in January.” Here is further confirmation of what is happening. If you live on a co … ⌘ Read more
Where the Hell Are the Democratic Warriors Ready to Take the Fight to Trump’s Fascism?
Thom Hartmann, Commentator - Daily Kos
_Stephan: As I frequently do I agree with Thom Hartmann’s call for some spine in the Democratic Party. As I have watched the last several weeks of the news on the Congress what has stood out for me is the spinelessness of the Democratic Congress members. They are all patting each other on the back for the budget e … ⌘ Read more
Longitudinal associations between fruit and vegetable intakes and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults from four international twin cohorts
Annabel P. Matison, Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Victoria M. Flood, Vibeke S. Catts, Kaare Christensen, Marianne Nygaard, Nancy L. Pedersen, Perminder S. Sachdev, Simone Reppermund, Karen A. Mather, IGEMS Consortium - Scient … ⌘ Read more
New ethics inquiry details more trips by Clarence Thomas paid for by wealthy benefactors
Associated Press Editorial Staff, - The Guardian (U.K.) | Associated Press
_Stephan: The christofascist Supreme Court majority engineered by Leonard Leo, Mitch McConnell and Trump, has produced the most corrupt court in the history of the United States. Not only corrupt but incredibly arrogant. They have no ethic standards they are required to … ⌘ Read more
Pause hivernale
C’est bientôt Noël, et en enfilade, une nouvelle année et c’est donc aussi le moment de faire une pause dans la parution des billets, quelques jours de repos étant clairement nécessaires pour repartir sur de bonnes bases (et réapprovisionner mon stock de chatons communistes). Traditionnellement avec la fin de l’année vient généralement les bilans. Cette […] ⌘ Read more
10 Reasons Dickens Would Love “The Muppet Christmas Carol” Adaptation
Since it was published in 1843, there have been dozens of adaptions of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Many of these try to stay true to the original story, but others take a bit more creative liberty. One of the most popular and entertaining versions of the story came out in 1993 and features a […]
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The 10 Largest Moons of Our Solar System
The night sky holds countless celestial wonders, but few are as captivating as the moons of our solar system. While Earth boasts just one moon, other planets have entire families of moons, each unique in its size, composition, and history. These natural satellites range from small, rocky chunks to massive, planet-like bodies with complex surfaces […]
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Apple Rumored to Launch Smart Home Doorbell With Face ID and More
Apple is in the early stages of developing a smart home doorbell and lock system with Face ID, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the doorbell would wirelessly connect to a … ⌘ Read more
How to Build an Electrically Heated Table?
Image: The electrically heated table that we build in this manual. Photo: Marina Kálcheva. Model: Anita Filippova.
- Why build an electrically heated table?
- [The table]( … ⌘ Read more
New ‘HomePod’ With 7-Inch Display, A18 Chip, and More Reportedly Launching Next Year
Apple plans to release a new “HomePod” with a 7-inch LCD display, an A18 chip, and Apple Intelligence support in 2025, according to DigiTimes.
It is unclear how much the screen-equipped HomePod would cost, but Apple is seemingl … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Speciare Lunar Research Facility https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/21/speciare.html #freeculture #bookclub
Bernie Sanders Says Defeating Oligarchy Now Most Urgent Issue
Jon Queally, Managing Editor - Common Dreams
_Stephan: Senator Bernie Sanders is one of the few people in Congress who tells the truth about what has happened not only in the UNited States, but around the world. Most of the world’s economy is controlled by a handful of uber-rich, and they don’t give a damn about you or your family. You are the equivalent of cattle, to be herded in the direction th … ⌘ Read more
Here’s what happens when the world’s richest man buys the presidency
Sabrina Haake, Contributing Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: Here are the four things I think citizens should be demanding, with tens of millions going into the streets across the nation to demonstrate for them. First, the Supreme Court Citizens United decision has to be rendered meaningless by the Congress passing legislation that can overcome Trump’s veto. Second, Congress should pass le … ⌘ Read more
For Gen Alpha, learning to read is becoming a privilege
Jane Ridley and Ayelet Sheffey, - msn
_Stephan: Literacy is essential to maintain a healthy democracy, and literacy is declining. Consider this: 54% of Americans can’t read and comprehend anything above 6th grade reading, and 43% can’t read and comprehend about 5th grade level. Even more alarming, as this report lays out, Gen Alpha, kids 2 to 12, aren’t even very interested in learning to read anything more com … ⌘ Read more
‘World’s first’ grid-scale nuclear fusion power plant announced in the US
Laura Paddison, - CNN
Stephan: Here is a first report on a new fusion technology that may become a very significant power technology to help us leave the carbon era.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems’s tokamak, a donut-shaped machine used to create nuclear fusion, in Devens, Massachusetts. Credit: Steven … ⌘ Read moreTop Stories: iPhone 17 Designs, Foldable iPad or MacBook, and More
2024 is rapidly drawing to a close, but the Apple news and rumor mill remains busy. On the software side, users are still exploring the new features in iOS 18.2 such as expanded Apple Intelligence capabilities, while Apple is moving ahead with beta testing of iOS 18.3 and related updates.
On the hardware side, we’re hearing lots of rumors about what’s co … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/16 to 12/20 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/20/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
It’s not a winter wonderland out here, but with Christmas and winter coming soon, maybe a little snow on my blog isn’t a bad idea. I’ve just programmed a snow animation for another project and thought I could reuse the code in the form of a simple GoBlog plugin. ❄❄❄ ⌘ Read more
Use ChatGPT by Phone by Calling 1-800-ChatGPT for AI Voice Answers & Communication
OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool, has introduced a new phone-based ChatGPT client experience. By calling 1-800-ChatGPT (1-800-242-8478), you are able to have a phone conversation with ChatGPT to get AI answers by phone. Essentially the phone line for ChatGPT means that you can access and use ChatGPT entirely by voice, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/20/use-cha … ⌘ Read more
Cloud native solutions for SMBs: unlocking scalability and resilience
Ambassador post by Angel Ramirez, CEO of Cuemby and CNCF ambassador. As the technology landscape evolves, businesses must embrace innovations that enable them to adapt and thrive. Cloud-native technologies, championed by the CNCF community, have emerged… ⌘ Read more
OpenTelemetry.io 2024 review
Project post originally published on the OpenTelemetry blog by Severin Neumann (Cisco), Patrice Chalin (CNCF), Tiffany Hrabusa (Grafana Labs) As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on the year and share some insights and accomplishments from SIG Communications, the team responsible for… ⌘ Read more
Announcing 1000 Kubestronauts
CNCF is excited to share that since launching the Kubestronauts program less than a year ago, over 1000 Kubestronauts have joined the program. A special welcome to our 1,000th Kubestronaut, Remy Mollandin! Each of these 1000+ Kubestronauts… ⌘ Read more
Top 5 Apple Products to Look Forward to in 2025
It’s looking like 2025 is going to be an important year for Apple, with the company planning to revamp the iPhone, push further into smart home products, and improve Apple Intelligence. There are tons of new products rumored for 2025, including new iPhones, M4 Macs, a smart home command center, and much more.
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Small-scale farmers feel forgotten as food regulation changes loom
Australia is implementing stricter regulations on leafy greens, melons and berries, which small-scale growers say will cause unbearable production cost increases. ⌘ Read more
Apple Teams Up With NVIDIA to Speed Up AI Language Models
Apple has shared details on a collaboration with NVIDIA to greatly improve the performance of large language models (LLMs) by implementing a new text generation technique that offers substantial speed improvements for AI applications.
Apple earlier this year [published](https://mac … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Schisms https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/19/schisms.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
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How to Disable Mail Sender Icons on iPhone in iOS 18.2
Apple recently introduced a completely new redesign for Mail app on iPhone including a Mail Categories feature that many users have strong opinions about, and along with that design change are new large prominent sender profile icons, which sit next to every item in the inbox. These large prominent mail sender icons squeeze the Mail … Read More ⌘ Read more
5.10.232: longterm
Version:5.10.232 (longterm)Released:2024-12-19Source:linux-5.10.232.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.10.232.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.10.232 ⌘ Read more
5.4.288: longterm
Version:5.4.288 (longterm)Released:2024-12-19Source:linux-5.4.288.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.4.288.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.4.288 ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.12
Here comes ejabberd 24.12, including a few improvements and bug fixes. This release comes a month and half after 24.10, with around 60 commits to the core repository alongside a few updates in dependencies.
Release Highlights:
- XEP-0484: Fast Authentication Streamlining Tokens: Reduce the time it takes for authentication. This helps with a faster start for cl … ⌘ Read more
The Node Resource Interface says “hi” to WebAssembly
Community blog post by Sascha Grunert, CRI-O maintainer The Node Resource Interface (NRI) allows users to write plugins for Open Container Initiative (OCI) compatible runtimes like CRI-O and containerd. These plugins are capable of making controlled changes to containers at dedicated points in… ⌘ Read more
A new addition to my domain collection
My list of domains is constantly changing. Sometimes it grows, and sometimes it shrinks as I let go of a domain I no longer need. The good thing is that letting go of a domain makes room for new ones. Just yesterday I made a spontaneous purchase of another .de domain: jan-lukas.de, to go along with janlukas.de, which I already own and sometimes use for emails. ⌘ Read more
iCloud Backups No Longer Available for iPhones and iPads Running iOS 8 or Earlier
Making a device backup over iCloud now requires iOS 9 or later, which means iPhones and iPads that are running iOS 8 or earlier are no longer able to be backed up using iCloud.
Apple [announced the change in November](https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/18/apple-icloud-backup-ios-9-min … ⌘ Read more