Building Secure Kubernetes Edge Images with Kairos and k0s
Why combining these CNCF projects simplifies Kubernetes deployment at the edge. Edge computing is rapidly changing the landscape of application deployment, demanding solutions that are lightweight, secure, and easily managed, particularly when it comes to Kubernetes… ⌘ Read more
Here’s What Apple’s iOS 19 Messages App Might Look Like
Leaker Jon Prosser today shared a mockup of what he says the Messages app will look like in iOS 19, demoing an interface with rounded, translucent bubble-shaped navigation buttons at the top and softer, rounder corners for the keyboard and word suggestions.
Customize Adaptive Audio on AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2
Apple’s AirPods 4 and second-generation AirPods Pro have an Adaptive Audio feature that includes Adaptive Noise Control, Personalized Volume, and Conversation Awareness, which are all features that adjust sound and Active Noise Cancellation in response to the environment around you. If you haven’t used Adaptive Audio, it could be worth a look – especially since iOS 18 allows you more control over the feature.
- KPatience – card game
- Kdenlive – video editor
- Kleopatra – certificate manager
Qt:
- VLC – video player
- Psi – Jabber client (I happily used Kopete in the past, but that is not supported anymore or so. I don’t remember.)
- sqlitebrowser – SQLite browser
Gtk:
- Firefox – web browser
- Quod Libet – music player (I should look for a better alternative. Can’t remember why I had to move away from Amarok, was it dead? There was a fork Clementine or so, but I had to drop that for some unknown reason, too.)
- Audacity – audio editor
- GIMP – image editor
These are the things that are open right now or that I could think of. Most other stuff I actually do in the terminal.
In the past™, I used the Python KDE4 bindings. That was really nice. I could pass most stuff directly in the constructor and didn’t have to call gazillions of setters improving the experience significantly. If I ever wanted to do GUI programming again, I’d definitely go that route. There are also great Qt bindings for Python if one wanted to avoid the KDE stuff on top. The vast majority I do for myself, though, is either CLI or maybe TUI. A few web shit things, but no GUIs anymore. :-)
Software Engineer Runs Generative AI on 20-Year-Old PowerBook G4
In a blog post this week, software engineer Andrew Rossignol (my brother!) detailed how he managed to run generative AI on an old PowerBook G4.
While hardware requirements for large language models (LLMs) are typically high, this particular PowerBook G4 model from 2005 is equ … ⌘ Read more
Apple Watch Blood Pressure Feature Hits More Snags in Apple’s Testing
Apple’s plan to bring blood-pressure tracking to the Apple Watch is still hitting snags, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says that … ⌘ Read more
I lost my original Windows 95 CD (and it’s too expensive for my taste to buy on eBay), so I finally sat down and got an old disk image of one of my PCs to work in QEMU.
I don’t intend to do much with Win95. I just want to be able to boot it, if I want to check how certain things worked or looked in that version. The purpose of this really is to be an archeological digsite.
Apple Watches With Cameras Rumored, But FaceTime Unlikely
Apple is working on multiple new Apple Watch models with built-in cameras for release by 2027, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said Apple plans to add a camera … ⌘ Read more
Apple Watch SE With Plastic Design Now in ‘Jeopardy’ for Two Reasons
There might not be a plastic Apple Watch SE this year after all, according to the latest word from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the plastic Apple Watch SE is now in … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iPhone 17 Air Rumors, Apple’s Siri Problem, and More
With a bit of a lull in Apple product news following the launches of the latest Mac, iPad, and iPhone updates for early 2025, attention is turning back to rumors about other upcoming products with the all-new “iPhone 17 Air” for later this year and even next year’s iPhone 18 Pro seeing some recent rumors.
Apple is also still getting attention for its … ⌘ Read more
RPI Image Gen Introduces Custom Raspberry Pi Image Creation
The Raspberry Pi team has introduced rpi image gen, a new tool for creating custom software images with detailed control over configuration. It is designed for embedded systems, industrial applications, and personalized projects. rpi image gen is an alternative to the existing pi gen tool, which is used to produce the official Raspberry Pi OS […] ⌘ Read more
Introducing rpi-image-gen for customized Raspberry Pi images
Raspberry Pi has
announced rpi-image-gen,
a tool to create custom software images for its devices.
rpi-image-gen is a Bash orientated scripting engine capable of
producing software images with different on-disk partition layouts,
file systems and profiles using collections of metadata and a defined
flow of execution. It provides the means to create a hig … ⌘ Read more
Rare Apple-1 Computer Sells for $375,000
A rare, operational Apple-1 Computer was recently put up for auction, and it ended up selling for $375,000. The Apple-1 was the first computer sold by Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and so few remain that they fetch high prices at auction.
The Apple-1 that sold is known as the “Bayville” Apple-1, an … ⌘ Read more
Extending my Komoot export script
I’ve taken another look at my export script for Komoot (original post), now that Bending Spoons has acquired Komoot. I’ve extended the script to also download cover images and, if available, an image of the map – I found that in the API responses. ⌘ Read more
Foldable iPhone to Feature Impressive Battery Life Despite Thinness
Apple is putting a heavy focus on improving power efficiency while slimming down key components in its upcoming foldable iPhone, with battery capacity now a key priority for the company, according to a new report citing sources within Apple’s supply chain.
According to Korean news aggregator account “ [yeux1122](http … ⌘ Read more
iPhone Users Who Pay for iCloud Storage Receive a New Perk
If you pay for iCloud storage on your iPhone, Apple has a new perk for you, at no additional cost.
iCloud+ is the official name for Apple’s paid iCloud storage plans, which range from 50GB for $0.99 per month to 12TB for $59.99 per month in the United States. iCloud+ plans already come with multiple perks for free, such as Hide My Email and HomeKit Secure Video, a … ⌘ Read more
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Launches for Mac
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available for download on the Mac as of today, and it is the first Assassin’s Creed title that is launching for Mac at the same time that it is launching on PlayStation 5, Windows machines, and the Xbox.
Set in 16th century Japan, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is part of the main Assassin’s Creed gaming lineup, and it is the successor to Assass … ⌘ Read more
Meta Rolls Out AI Assistant Across Europe
Meta has announced the rollout of its AI chatbot across Europe starting this week. The AI assistant will appear across WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger platforms in 41 European and 21 overseas territories.
Meta AI launched in the United States in 2023, but the company paused a planned rollo … ⌘ Read more
@andros@twtxt.andros.dev Can you reproduce any of this outside of your client? I can’t spot a mistake here:
$ curl -sI 'http://movq.de/v/8684c7d264/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2Dgimp11%2D1.png.jpg'
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Length: 2615
Content-Type: image/jpeg
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:53:17 GMT
Last-Modified: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:34:08 GMT
Server: OpenBSD httpd
$ curl -sI 'https://movq.de/v/8684c7d264/gimp11%2D1.png'
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Length: 131798
Content-Type: image/png
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:53:19 GMT
Last-Modified: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:18:07 GMT
Server: OpenBSD httpd
$ telnet movq.de 80
Trying 185.162.249.140...
Connected to movq.de.
Escape character is '^]'.
HEAD /v/8684c7d264/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2Dgimp11%2D1.png.jpg HTTP/1.1
Host: movq.de
Connection: close
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Connection: close
Content-Length: 2615
Content-Type: image/jpeg
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:53:31 GMT
Last-Modified: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:34:08 GMT
Server: OpenBSD httpd
Connection closed by foreign host.
$
Siri Still Struggles to Answer Very Basic Questions
Siri launched on the iPhone 4S all the way back in 2011, and yet it still struggles to answer some of the most basic questions.
Daring Fireball’s John Gruber today highlighted a recent post from a Reddit user wh … ⌘ Read more
@movq@www.uninformativ.de I have no doubt that you’re not seeing the images correctly 😀. It’s just that it’s broken when viewing them, in my case, and analyzing the URLs, I’ve seen everything I mentioned.
Regarding the hash, you’re right. I’ll have to investigate what’s going on. I’m having a hard time getting the hash generation to work properly.
@andros@twtxt.andros.dev Hm, looks correct to me. The image to be displayed is a thumbnail and this links to the full-sized image. The thumbnail (JPG) is auto-generated from the full image (PNG), hence the two extensions.
What does look strange, though, is that your client came up with the hash pqsmcka, while it should have been te5quba. 🤔
@movq@www.uninformativ.de The urls of the images are strange! My client crashes to display them, and when I tried some urls, I found a redirect. Ah! And the images had two extensions.
GNOME 48 released
GNOME 48 (“Bengaluru”)
has been released. As usual, this release includes a number of new
features and enhancements including support for shortcuts in the Orca
screen reader on Wayland, new fonts, addition of image editing to
Image Viewer, and more.
GNOME 48 includes a number of notable performance improvements. The
most significant of these is the introduction of dynamic triple
buffering. This change has undergone si … ⌘ Read more
Apple Passwords App Bug Left Users Vulnerable to Phishing Attacks for Months Before Being Fixed
Apple fixed a bug in its Passwords app with December’s iOS 18.2 update that had left users vulnerable to phishing attacks in the three months since the launch of iOS 18.
According to an Apple security update spotted by _[9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/18/apples-passwords-app-was-vulnerable-to-phi … ⌘ Read more
Apple Rolls Out Tap to Pay on iPhone in More European Countries
Apple today announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is available in Poland, Bulgaria, Finland, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Hungary, providing a way for independent sellers, small businesses, and larger merchants in these countries to use an iPhone as a contactless payment terminal.
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‘iPhone 17 Air’ Dummy Model Features MagSafe and Action Button
Australian tech enthusiast Sonny Dickson today shared photos of dummy models for all four iPhone 17 models launching later this year.
Dummy models are often based on leaked designs and dimensions, and they allow accessory makers to prepare cases for upcoming iPhone models.
In line with prev … ⌘ Read more
What Is a Psychopath?
: Hailey Shafir, LCMHCS, LPCS, LCAS, CCS, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Supervisor Licensed Professional Counselor Associate - Choosing Therapy
Stephan: A reader wrote me today asking, “Why do you keep our President a psychopath? On what basis do you say that?” Well, here is the answer, based entirely on the evidence of medical science.
_Trump Polic … ⌘ Read moreAirPods 4 Available for $99.99 on Amazon, Plus Big Discounts on ANC Model and AirPods Pro 2
Amazon this weekend has major discounts on a few AirPods models, including all-time low prices on the AirPods 4. You can get the base AirPods 4 for $99.99 on Amazon, down from $129.00.
 specification that includes end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages sent over the protocol in future software updates.
“End-to-end encryption is a powerful privacy and security technology that iMessage has supported since the … ⌘ Read more
The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter February 2025
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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of February 2025.
Like this newsletter, many projects and their efforts in the XMPP community are a result of people’s voluntary work. If you are happy with the services and software you may be using, please consider saying thanks or help thes … ⌘ Read more
OpenAI Calls on U.S. Government to Let It Freely Use Copyrighted Material for AI Training
OpenAI, known for its ChatGPT chatbot, today submitted AI recommendations to the Trump administration, calling for deregulation and policies that give AI companies free rein to train models on copyrighted material in order to compete with China on AI development.
, and microblogging (like Twitter was a few years ago), would be about sharing texts, images, videos, GIFs, links, and perhaps Markdown styling.
Why? You have shorter messages than in a blog, but you may add almost anything you could do in a blog.
Buuut… who knows?
Apple Seeds Third Public Betas of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4
Apple today seeded the third public betas of upcoming iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 updates, allowing public beta testers to try out the new features in the software ahead of its public launch. The public betas come a day after Apple provided the beta updates to developers.
 rival. Version 1.99 triples the maximum video length from 60 seconds to three minutes, addressing one of users’ most frequent requests.
As shared in a [Blue … ⌘ Read more
Apple Pulls iPhone 16 Ad Showing Off ‘More Personal Siri’
Apple has pulled an ad for the iPhone 16 that depicted a “ more personal Siri,” following the company’s admission last week that it is delaying some of the Apple Intelligence Siri features that it originally expected to release in iOS 18.
English actor Isabella Ramsey starred in the now-private YouTube video, [o … ⌘ Read more
Ben Stiller and Eddy Cue Discuss Apple TV+ Series ‘Severance’ at SXSW
At the annual SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas today, Apple’s services chief Eddy Cue joined Ben Stiller on stage to discuss the hit Apple TV+ show Severance.
Cue is a longtime Apple executive who oversees Apple TV+, and the company’s other services, while Stiller serves as the director and … ⌘ Read more
Apple’s Smart Home Hub Now ‘Postponed’ Due to Delayed Siri Features
Apple has pushed back the launch of its rumored smart home hub due to delayed Siri features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Gurman no longer expects the home hub to launch this month, but he has not prov … ⌘ Read more
Apple Introduced Its Most Controversial MacBook 10 Years Ago Today
Apple announced the infamous 12-inch Retina MacBook a decade ago today, an experimental new Mac that was as controversial as it was revolutionary.
Apple unveiled the 12-inch MacBook on March 9, 2015, at the “Spring Forward” event in San Francisco, California. The event was primarily focused on the Apple Watch, which was being fully detai … ⌘ Read more
Sex, Drinking and Dementia: 25 Lawmakers Spill on What Congress Is Really Like
, - Politico Magazine
Stephan: Here are some interesting comments from 25 members, both Democrat and Republican about what they think of serving in Congress. I found it rather sad and disappointing.
Illustration by Jade Cuevas/Politico (source images via AP, Getty Images and iStock)_Thi … ⌘ Read more
Best Apple Deals of the Week: Pre-Order Deals Arrive for New iPad Air/MacBook Air, Plus Steep Discounts on AirPods and Apple Watch
The highlight of Apple deals this week is Best Buy’s and Amazon’s pre-order discounts on the just-announced M3 iPad Air, 11th generation iPad, and M4 MacBook Air. You’ll also find great, record-low prices on AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch Series 10, and the previous generation M2 MacBook Air.
Mac Studio and Studio Display Turn Three Today
Apple announced the Mac Studio and Studio Display three years ago today.
The Mac Studio and Studio Display were unveiled as the final major announcements of Apple’s “Peek Performance” event. Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced them as a completely new Mac product catego … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Monero Meetup Prague - Fri, 14 Mar @ 20:00
Link: https://monero.town/pictrs/image/0d914eb7-c7ed-453a-b8eb-8d7408dcf2be.jpeg
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Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 10, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
iPhone 17 Pro Max Said to Be Thicker to Accommodate Larger Battery
Apple has increased the thickness of the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro Max compared to the current generation iPhone 16 Pro Max, claims the Chinese leaker known as Ice Universe.
Apple is said to have increased the depth of the iPhone 17 Pro Max to 8.725mm, up from 8.25mm on the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which wou … ⌘ Read more
iPhone 17 Air and 17 Pro Max Allegedly Same Size Apart From Thickness
Apple’s all-new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air shares the same dimensions as the iPhone 17 Pro Max, with the only difference being in the thickness of the devices, according to the leaker Ice Universe.
Posting to their Weibo account, the Chinese leaker today claimed that the iPhone 17 Ai … ⌘ Read more
Apple Says New MacBook Air Up to 23x Faster Than Intel-Based Model, But Read the Fine Print
Apple has a staggering marketing claim for the new MacBook Air with the M4 chip.
Specifically, Apple [says](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-the-m4-chip-and-a-sky-b … ⌘ Read more
Ten Astonishing New Discoveries About the Ancient World
Since the dawn of humanity, people have lived in all kinds of peculiar ways. Some carved ornate images into rocks and threw them in ditches. Others made treasure out of metal from meteorites. Scientists keep unearthing secrets about the past that challenge how we see our ancestors. Time and time again, evidence shows that bygone […]
The post [Ten Astonishing New Discoveries About the Ancient World](https://listverse.com/ … ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.4 to Include AI-Generated Review Summaries in App Store
Apple has begun rolling out AI-generated summaries of App Store reviews in the latest iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 beta releases. The feature uses large language models to analyze user reviews and condense common themes into a short paragraph.
First spotted by _[Macworld](https://www.macworld.com/article/2628166/ios-18-4-beta-introduces-ai-powere … ⌘ Read more
Apple Has Finally Solved One of the MacBook Air’s Biggest Limitations
The new MacBook Air has a useful upgrade: it natively supports up to two external displays, in addition to the laptop’s built-in display.
In other words, the latest MacBook Air can be used with a pair of external displays without nee … ⌘ Read more
tvOS 18.4 Beta Further Hints at Apple’s Work on Smart Home Hub
In the latest beta of tvOS 18.4, there are new hints of Apple’s work on a smart home hub accessory that’s rumored to be coming as soon as this year. MacRumors found that Apple has added ChatKit framework to the tvOS code, which is curious as there is no Messages app available on the Apple TV or the HomePod.
Apple Unveils 11th-Gen iPad With A16 Chip and More Storage
Apple today announced the 11th-generation iPad, now featuring the A16 Bionic chip and more storage.
The announcement came alongside the debut of the new [iPad Air](https://www.macrumors.com/roundup … ⌘ Read more
Apple Announces New iPad Air With M3 Chip, Updated Magic Keyboard, and More
Apple today introduced new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models with the M3 chip, an updated Magic Keyboard, and more.
With the M3 chip, the new iPad Air should offer up to 20% faster performance compared to the previous model with … ⌘ Read more
Tim Cook Teases New Apple Product Announcement This Week: ‘There’s Something in the Air’
Apple CEO Tim Cook teased a new product announcement coming “this week.”
“There’s something in the air,” the teaser says.
This teaser likely refers to a new MacBook Air with the M4 chip, which is [already expected to be announced as early as this week](https://www.macrumors.com/2 … ⌘ Read more
New MacBook Air Announcement Reportedly ‘Imminent’ — Here’s When
Apple plans to announce new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models with the M4 chip “as early as this week,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
“I expect the M4 MacBook Air to be introduced as early as this week,” said Gurman, in a post on X today. “Inventory has significantly wound … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iPhone 16e Launch, iPhone 17 and Foldable Rumors, and More
With Friday’s launch, the iPhone 16e has become the newest member of Apple’s iPhone 16 family and the company’s latest low-cost iPhone option, though it does come in at a significantly higher price point than the outgoing iPhone SE.
Other major Apple news and rumor stories this week included new details on both the iPhone 17 lineup coming later thi … ⌘ Read more
Forgot to Pre-Order an iPhone 16e? Apple Store Pickup Available Today at Most Locations
Apple’s new entry-level iPhone 16e are now being delivered to customers worldwide following the pre-order period that began on Friday, February 21. For those who didn’t pre-order or chose to wait, the devices are currently readily available, and select Apple Store locations globally are offering same-day or next-day pickup options.
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iPhone 16e’s Battery Capacity Revealed in Real-World Battery Life Test
In its announcement video for the iPhone 16e, Apple said the device features a new internal design that allowed for a larger battery.
Apple does not publicly advertise mAh battery capacities for iPhones. In his [iPhone 16e review video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Wh … ⌘ Read more
Amazon Debuts Alexa+ Generative AI
Amazon today announced the launch of Alexa+, a new version of Alexa that includes large language models, agentic capabilities, services, and devices at scale to redefine “the way we interact with digital assistants.”
Alexa+ is smarter, more personalized, and more proactive about making suggestions … ⌘ Read more
Quick macOS Tip: Create and Use Text Clippings for Productivity
In macOS, a Text Clipping is a selection of text that you’ve dragged from an application to another location on your Mac, where it becomes a unique kind of standalone file.
The relatively little-known feature has been around since at least Mac OS 9, and it offers a convenient way to save out pieces of text from pretty much anywhere for later use in another app or document.
, but there is mounting evidence t … ⌘ Read more
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@sorenpeter@darch.dk Sorry, I realized that shortly after posting. Here’s another attempt to post the images: 
iPhone SE 4’s Specs Could Lead to Enhanced Resale Value
Apple is expected to announce the fourth-generation iPhone SE as soon as tomorrow, potentially with improved long-term value retention, according to analysis by SellCell.
Despite its lower price point, the iPhone SE has historical … ⌘ Read more
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it look like your markdown image tags are missing the protocol part (https://) so they don’t render at least on my server: https://darch.dk/timeline/conv/3vtnszq
iPhone 17 Pro: Here’s What It Might Look Like
Is this what the iPhone 17 Pro model looks like in Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 series? Front Page Tech’s 3D artist Asher this morning shared this image of the alleged design of the iPhone 17 Pro, offering perhaps the most polished example yet of Apple’s next-generation premium smartphone, should it turn out to be accurate. The image is based on increasingly consistent reports that Apple … ⌘ Read more
Some satisfying icicle-breaking in our backyard: photos.falsifian.org/video/sM7G3vfS6yuc/VID_20250217_203250.mp4
I couldn’t resist taking home a prize:
It’s been snowy here in #Toronto.
(I tried formatting the images in markdown for the benefit of yarn and any other clients that understand it.)
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well, Gemini clients like Lagrange allow to show inline images when you click on an image link. Text based clients, like Amfora, usually allow to watch the image in another ‘window’.
For example here: gemini://text.eapl.mx/en-making-a-tic-tac-toe-variant and there https://text.eapl.mx/en-making-a-tic-tac-toe-variant
I agree that some topics require images to make it easier to explain.
Spotify Readies Premium Tier With Hi-Fi Audio and AI Features
Spotify users waiting to learn when the service’s long-delayed high-quality premium audio service will materialize may finally have something to chew on. Bloomberg reports that the streaming service hopes to roll out a new “Music Pro” tier later this year.
![](https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2021/08/ … ⌘ Read more
Gurman: M4 MacBook Air Models to Launch by March ‘at the Latest’
Apple will begin selling new MacBook Air models featuring its latest M4 chip by March “at the latest,” mirroring the time frame of the M3 MacBook Air launch last year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple last updated the MacBook Air line in March 2024.
Gurman’s comments appeared in his latest [Power On newsletter](https://www.bloomberg.co … ⌘ Read more