Alberto Passalacqua
errantthinker.bsky.social
Alberto Passalacqua
@errantthinker.bsky.social
Engineering, fluid dynamics, research, programming, technology, music, traveling (hence "errant"), thinking (ergo sunt! :-)), working out, news.
Personal account. Posts are personal opinions not related to my work or employer. Reposts are not endorsement.
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US transportation chief wants healthier snacks on flights reut.rs/48qXbjY
US transportation chief wants healthier snacks on flights
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants airlines to ditch salty pretzels and calorie-laden cookies in favor of on-board healthier options.
reut.rs
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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The EU’s highest court ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognize a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany. https://cnn.it/3Xm3WhI
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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The U.S. PTO has proposed rules that would make it harder to challenge junk patents. 🛑

This puts the startups, developers, and open source organizations that power innovation at risk.

Speak up and share your concerns before the comment period closes on December 2. ⏳
Developers still need the right to challenge junk patents
Calling on developers and organizations to advocate against patent rules that would make it harder to challenge bad patents by the December 2 deadline.
github.blog
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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BREAKING: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Major insurers are seeking to exclude AI risks from their policies.

Companies like AIG are trying to get permission from regulators to exclude businesses deploying tools like AI chatbots.

Insurers are worried about multi-billion dollar claims that could be coming down the pike.
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Struggling to track AI agents? This open-source tool gives you a single source of truth www.zdnet.com/article/stru... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

Looking at #AI agents and wondering how the heck you're going to manage them? Solo's new Agentregistry may be just what you'll need.
Struggling to track AI agents? This open-source tool gives you a single source of truth
Solo.io's new Agentregistry gives you a better way to discover, validate, and operate AI agent skills across frameworks and platforms.
www.zdnet.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Linus Torvalds is surprisingly optimistic about vibe coding - except for this one 'horrible' use www.zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

Linus Torvalds and Dirk Hohndel talk about #Rust, #AI, and the #Linux kernel.
What Linus Torvalds really thinks about AI and software development might surprise you
Linux's leader, Linus Torvalds, and his friend, Dirk Hohndel, discuss AI, Rust, and Linux's human side.
www.zdnet.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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New AI club will bestow nuclear-like power on the winners, Russia's top AI executive says reut.rs/3JPv4Ti
New AI club will bestow nuclear-like power on the winners, Russia's top AI executive says
Artificial intelligence will bestow vast influence on a par with nuclear weapons to those countries who are able to lead the technology, giving them superiority in the 21st Century, one of Russia's top AI executive told Reuters.
reut.rs
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Simple way to run and interface to models locally, with less privacy concerns:

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
What is Foundry Local? - Foundry Local
Foundry Local is a trusted platform that empowers developers to drive innovation and shape the future with AI in a safe, secure, and responsible way on their devices.
learn.microsoft.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I had a tablet, but I also liked Windows 8 on a desktop much more than I like Windows 11 at the moment, with its lack of reliability, excessive push of AI even when not ready, and lack of polish. Win 8 had an odd start menu, but was solid.
www.xda-developers.com/windows-8-wa...
I actually liked Windows 8.1, even though I never had a tablet
The bright, cartoony start menu did a lot of things right
www.xda-developers.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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‘We’re basically pushers’: Court filing alleges staff at social media giants compared their platforms to drugs
‘We’re basically pushers’: Court filing alleges staff at social media giants compared their platforms to drugs
Meta said the allegations “rely on cherry-picked quotes and misinformed opinions” to present a misleading narrative.
dlvr.it
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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"I WANT MORE TREATS!!"

#cats #caturday
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Magentic Marketplace is an open-source simulation environment for studying how AI agents interact and transact in digital markets. Its modular design lets researchers experiment with different market setups, agent behaviors, and system dynamics at scale. msft.it/6014tMvva
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Project Gecko brings AI to underserved populations reflecting local language and culture, Workload Intelligence enhances cloud platform efficiency, and more. msft.it/6013tRExc
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Salesforce says customer data possibly exposed following incident reut.rs/4o6L3u4
Salesforce says customer data possibly exposed following incident
Salesforce said Thursday it is investigating “unusual activity” involving Gainsight-published applications that may have exposed customer data.
reut.rs
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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🚨 BREAKING #Google just activated #Gemini on #Gmail - without asking you.

Turn it off now; here's how!
tuta.com/blog/how-to-...

✊️ Fight AI & fight Google

You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.

Share so everyone is aware. ❤️
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM