#google #gmail has gotten so bad that I'm seriously thinking about paying for personal email. I've had gmail since it was in beta. Their inability to stop spam from getting into my inbox is pushing me in this direction.

AMD should switch all future consumer processors to ECC required. Components are too expensive nobody is buying. If they can time the release of AM6 to when the AI bubble bursts, the memory mfgs will not have to reconfigure to non ECC for most consumers. It will also mean that any memory from […]

AI is exposing a lack of knowledge that people on both sides are not recognizing in their stances. If you believe Dunning Kruger is a thing, the supporters/dissenters have it.

It should be illegal for Facebook / X / etc posts from emergency services / law enforcement / governmental agencies to require login -- neither that specific post, nor any replies to it, nor the profile, nor the general feed.

This is hilarious and true. "Don't treat women as animals acting on instinct alone.... Pick up a romance novel..it's a cheat code..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqQ6g6OY2tc

Beginning next week, most Australians will get free electricity for three hours every afternoon. That's what happens when you build out wind, sun, and batteries. As the cost of clean energy keeps plummeting, it is more and more obvious how much money we waste, and how much financial risk we […]

Very nice opening about poverty and energy. https://youtube.com/shorts/Z4fGUketbug?si=WUHQUFA4XvFj6YWh

The FTC should ban MS from setting any restrictions on cloud providers both for running MS apps as well as VDI or other services. It's ridiculous that they're allowed to do so.

Much of the friction of my work is in the struggle to convince people that "no one who works here knows how this thing works" is A) a problem that must be solved, and B) solves many other non-security problems.

The life of a #Google product. (In this case #googleslides #Google..... Let's build this product that everyone wants. #Google... We've made something that people love but has minor issues that would improve it's usability for a large number of users......... #google#googleslidesexective... Can I get […]

If you're anti-AI, you'll never make any change by saying the following: It generates false stuff. It's wrong in subtle ways. No one can understand everything it generates. It's bad for the environment. It causes unemployment. It isn't as creative as humans. The only opening is attacking how […]

A new MNT Pocket Reform mini laptop variant with Quasar 6490 (Qualcomm QCS6490) processor module (8GB RAM / 128GB UFS) preinstalled is now available in our shop: https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-pocket-reform Enjoy!

Buying woodworking tools since I can't afford computer stuff.

I feel like I'm reading an article about Y2K being a hoax. The major enterprise companies all have mini PCs that are similar in size. https://www.makeuseof.com/intel-accidentally-made-the-perfect-tiny-pc-then-abandoned-it/

Donald Sorah - "Unbroken for Trumpet and String Orchestra" https://youtu.be/8xlBY-0Srw4?si=SBPlDTIkWk8BRdwj

Another nice piece from Donald Sorah: "Shadows and Dreams" - Performed by Dave Eggar and Yifei Xu https://youtu.be/ZCJZHLIWquw?si=diYCW-l6jkeevE8m

A nice piece from Donald Sorah, "In Stillness, Light" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SezoGqqY2bo

Someone should setup a high quality, full service mastodon server targeted at high profile people like actors and actresses. It should be curated with tiers of service. No free accounts, everyone gets vetted. Security would be the name of the game. Concierge service would be a dedicated person […]

Health care finally got slack. Welcome to jungle..... https://youtube.com/shorts/N6Bi4QszFgU?si=qdWnR7esT5QpyZ0h

Well.... This sucks... https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/15/fox-to-buy-roku-in-22-billion-deal.html

This discussion about AI, philosophical zombies, consciousness, etc is interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgDIG8u1-CA&list=PLDIVi-vBsOEzArBz5VnChpoJEf4DQCgvG&index=2

Reading through @joshbressers blog post. There's a lot of great commentary about the current situation. There are a lot of people burying their heads in the sand. "We are well past a point we can pretend anything is normal or fine. This is just neglect and irresponsible behavior. Nobody can […]

The discussion about Windows updates and needing to use the store vs Linux is spot on. Doing updates on Linux distros is so much better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KQFgWdiudo

Was told during a security meeting that there's going to be request for information about what it would take to move to daily patching of the software we build. Had the discussion with my boss a couple of days ago that the large org would need to start doing this.

Apparently default address when ordering from Amazon doesn't mean what I thought that default meant. Default should mean default after placing an order that doesn't go to the default. My wife already knew this.....

Can #microsoft make their file explorer any slower? Patch Tuesday: Let's see if we can make explorer slower than what it already was.

I wonder how many businesses realize that some of their customers can't see their social media posts. There should be an ad campaign that targets businesses on having a fediverse as presence. Maybe something like this: "All of your customers can see your product, menu, or event posts on the […]

I discovered the that my storage subscription for Google drive had increased from 200G to 2T. Along with this, they throw in a Gemini subscription too. It won't review code, but will go on and on about how bad Google is in general.

#google #Gemini isn't useful for code analysis which means it isn't useful for coding. If it won't run checks on the code, it shouldn't create any.

The NSA considers anything that isn't FIPS certified to be unencrypted. Key pieces of encryption technology that run the world can't be used by govts. QUIC can't be used. Wireguard is a no go unless using WolfSSL. Most businesses could greatly enhance their security by installing Tailscale or […]

Anyone else remember the GPL isn't valid arguments of the 2000s? It won't hold up in court. Or, it hasn't been tested in court. Windows or Unix wars anyone? SCO copyright claims?

Opensource communities eating their own. It's a time honored pastime. Did you pay dev for their software or time? No...the opensource devs are not your supplier. Got complaints about how they do it? Yes...fork the software and maintain it how you want. This feels like the opensource […]

Gloves causing false positives. https://news.umich.edu/nitrile-and-latex-gloves-may-cause-overestimation-of-microplastics-u-m-study-reveals/

I have a friend that worked as a boss at a coal mine overseeing men running what is called a tipple. He said he made $60K in 1985. In 2026 that is ~$190K. The avg home price in '85 was ~$100k which $316k in '26. A Ford F-150 at ~$10k would be ~$32k now.

Dave Eggers and Yifei Xu performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCJZHLIWquw

Level1Techs audit of Netgear. Yeah it's bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfOgnDTRmnA

Level1Tech describes how they're using local LLMs to manage testing. Turnstone is what they're using. It does the grunt work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfRty0k_yRs

Good post from the author of rsync on the recent pile-on: https://medium.com/@tridge60/rsync-and-outrage-d9849599e5a0

IG announces what's been known by industry for a while. NVD is not being managed properly. https://therecord.media/nist-mistakes-vulnerability-database-inspector-general

Purity tests, being correct all the time, doing the right thing all of the time..... This is impossible. What this guy says is true for the open source free software communities too. https://youtu.be/v8gVFuWay8o?si=D3YHPanjVzcNwb52

Chris Hayes on his Why is This Happening podcast has an interview with Timnit Gerbu as part of a series of AI focused podcasts. They're very good. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ai-end-game-the-ethics-of-ai-with-timnit-gebru/id1382983397?i=1000769523389

some of this gelled for me watching @aidanwalker.bsky.social explain his “cuck theory of the internet” …a big part of the agency crisis!

State Farm making changes. Forcing agents to find their own insurance is gonna get interesting. More people navigating the ACA exchanges may mean more of a societal push for better public options. https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-05-27/state-farm-reduces-compensation-for-19-000-agents

AI provides counter example to an Erdos problem. https://theconversation.com/an-ai-solution-to-an-80-year-old-problem-has-shocked-mathematicians-283686

Dear #google, When I click "View Larger Map" on the results page for hotels, I expect to get a map. I don't expect to get a page showing hotels without a freaking map. Who is in charge over there? Have y'all lost your minds?

yeah, no shit, this is what happens when you spend plus infinity dollars on tokens and plus zero dollars on platform like CI and observability. going faster without steering or validation is just spinning in place, or lurching into a crash.

“Boondocks” comes from the Tagalog word bundók, meaning “mountain,” which U.S. soldiers picked up in the Philippines in the early 1900s and later used for any remote or rural place." #language #meaning #etymology

Starting to see real people using AI you since problems in their businesses. Here's one of the latest. He provides a good overview of how he uses it. https://youtu.be/xviXW7C7My8?si=KKYFUVelbYj3TXa_

Interesting post by the author of @allaboutberlin on how AI is killing his awesome website. #ai #openknowledge #berlin

heigh ho heigh ho, off to duckduckgo we go