#android is dead and we’d better all leave the ship before it sinks entirely. Earlier this year #google already took bold steps in moving the development of several AOSP components behind closed doors, removing the open-source foundations of the project one component at the time. Options to […]

Unix - BSD developers : this code should run and be maintained as long as computers exist. Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract. Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]

I was reading someone talk about the difference between an academic ML conference and a hypey industry AI conference and they said ‘it’s like the difference between chemistry and alchemy. Or between astronomy and astrology.’ I really like that

Saw this on #linkedin

Marques Brownlee has put up a video about a US$20,000 robot. The company behind it claims it can do a whole range of household tasks 'through the power of AI', and will be delivered next year. They even demonstrated a prototype to a journalist. And the entire demonstration was being remotely […]

Creative No Kings signs emerging . . .

Dear LLM, please make me a pet site about cats. Make sure to include recipes! #ai #slop #aislop #llm

Charlie Kirk never cared about debates.

I’m going to keep calling Charlie Kirk a fascist who should not be valorized. I am not capitulating to the climate of repression the Trump regime and its supporters have created. The only way to protect freedom to speak truth, is to keep speaking truth.

**Hi, I'm micr0, the creator of Altbot.** Almost a year ago, your incredible generosity helped us raise the funds to buy the server that Altbot runs on today (locally and privately) It's been operating from my home ever since, and I'm so grateful for the support that made that possible. But […]

#google: We need to limit #sideloading, #googleplay is so much safer! Meanwhile in the real world: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware. #android #google

Welcome to the enshittification of cars. This is the worst thing to happen to cars since SUVs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62weyp4qqgo

Donald Trump is right! 🤯 There is a crime problem in Washing D.C. and we know exactly who these criminals are and where they are too. For example, we know the biggest crime syndicate can be found within the White House, The House of Congress, The Senate, and The U.S. Supreme Court are just to […]

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250807-us-to-rewrite-its-past-national-climate-reports

German loudspeaker maker Teufel has created a fully repairable Bluetooth loudspeaker, the Mynd: https://teufel.de/mynd-107002004 According to the reviews, it sounds pretty great. And you can download hardware schematics, 3D printing files and firmware source code right there on the website!

Personally I always had issues with the concept of a "country" and "borders" Like who are you to tell me where I can and cannot go on this planet.. Everyone should be free to travel where ever they want on this planet Just because a huuman claimed land centuries ago decides how we live, it's […]

The web feels so broken. Subscription and login gates at every corner. Using Google on a phone now means being periodically quizzed on which of the buttons to press to *not* be redirected to the app store. Opening an Instagram link casually throws up a browser alert dialog because it tries to […]

The New York Times opinion section is, with some notable exceptions, a stable of borning writers and even more boring thinkers masquerading as intellectuals, and Douthat is a prime example of that. His schtick is laundering right-wing extremism for a readership not clever enough to notice the con.

Tesla objects to people spray painting Swastikas on Cybertrucks because customers should be ordering the official Swastika decal at time of checkout.

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Only slightly amazed at how many people on this site keep telling me the answer to our current situation is to *give more power to the federal government to silence "disinformation."* Look at who you'd be empowering. Look at what they call disinfo and "fake news."

The events of the last couple of days have shown me that many ‘nice’, not Republican people want to see where on the pecking order they can place immigrants. Ideally below them as ‘natives’. If we are desperate enough they’ll be happy to toss us a bone. But if we make more money than they think […]

You will be shocked to learn that the gas station owning members of the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Retailers Council believe there is no need for anyone to build new gas stations that compete with them. www.9news.com/article/news...

Those who would be targeted by mass deportations contribute more of value to America and its culture than do the those who want to mass deport them. We need to push back hard on the idea that the latter group represent "real America," because instead they are fundamentally hostile to America itself.