addressing misconceptions about the recent TunnelVision vulnerability
I've been seeing a lot of confusion around the TunnelVision vulnerability. While I'm no expert, I've done a fair share of research and I'll edit this post with corrections if needed. The goal of this post is to answer the question: does this affect me?...
Has Generative AI Already Peaked? - Computerphile ( www.youtube.com )
What happened with the sphinx though? ( aussie.zone )
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A definitive list of woke and non-woke foods ( thespinoff.co.nz )
In announcing changes to the school lunches programme, David Seymour said kids would no longer be served ‘woke’ foods. To clear up any confusion, The Spinoff has compiled a guide to the wokeness levels of some common food items.
Cool distros to try
I'm pretty comftable with linux mint right now but i want to peruse the wares so to speak, what are some cool or interesting distros that do things differently than mint?
Conservative author Ann Coulter heaps praise on GOP rising star Vivek Ramaswamy - then tells him she wouldn't vote for him because he's Indian ( www.dailymail.co.uk )
Does anyone know of a FOSS Firewall for Windows
I currently use TinyWall Firewall, it works very well, it's small/portable, no complaints I even donated to the Dev but I would really prefer open source, also it needs to be user friendly like TinyWall so my non-tech family members can/will use it like they do with TinyWall.
Microsoft's payment to Bobby Kotick would cover the salaries of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin employees for over 17 years.
FYI, the article is in Spanish: https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/noticias/desarrollador-summerfall-studios-carga-bobby-kotick-1385082
Help with kitty terminal
Trying out Kitty terminal and two things are apparent...
224 Injured After Glitchy Diabetes App Drains Insulin Pump Batteries ( gizmodo.com )
Tips/tricks for beginners
Hey folks, I just got Bazzite OS KDE up and running on my PC. Being a Linux newbie, I'd love some tips, tricks, and app suggestions if you have any. 😅 Switching from Windows has been a bit of a maze with all the distros out there, so any pointers would be awesome!...
Banana Pi BPI-F3: Single-board computer and RISV-V alternative to the Raspberry Pi now available ( www.notebookcheck.net )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15454966...
Huawei Pura 70 Pro teardown reveals even more China-made parts ( www.gsmarena.com )
Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip ( arstechnica.com )
Why DEL is at the end of ASCII (I have a theory! -- well, maybe?)
So we have all these control characters in ASCII and besides newline, horizontal tab and carriage return (on Windows) the only use for them is on terminal emulators (which I am making one!) Also as an extension, us NeoVim/Vim users have extensive use for them....
Moving to a Linux distro for dev
I'm a long time Windows user who has experience with WSL. Last year, I needed a laptop for university, and out of laziness, opted for a Macbook since, although they're expensive as hell, are reasonably reliable....
A Staggering 19x Energy Jump in Capacitors May Be the Beginning of the End for Batteries ( www.popularmechanics.com )
Does self-hosted VPN make sense?
Hey all,...
Robot dogs armed with AI-aimed rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation ( arstechnica.com )
Google's Find My Device network quietly rolls out to some outside North America ( www.androidauthority.com )
Traefik conditional certificate for same URL
Hey all!...
gluetun VPN health check fails after a few hours
My gluetun VPN keeps failing the health check after running for a few hours. I found that some had fixed this by changing the update period to a shorter interval, and this worked for a while for me as well. But for the last 24h or so, it keeps failing after a few hours....
Ohio State commencement speaker says he took psychedelics to write Bitcoin speech ( www.nbc4i.com )
The person selected to speak at Ohio State University’s commencement ceremony for its spring graduates didn’t mince details on how he made the controversial script....
Benefits of resolutions beyond 1080p
This is a genuine question, so please don't do me like Vlad the Impaler. What is your opinion about the benefits of upgrading to displays beyond 1080p?...