David Randall
@oldfoolishone.bsky.social
IT Director | tech tinkerer | occasional coder | skier | father, son, & husband | stressed over cybersecurity | opinions are my own
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
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Sixty years ago this week in the Berkshire (MA) Eagle: "Saturday, Richard J. Robbins, 19, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Arlo Guthrie, 18, of Howard Beach, N.Y., each paid a fine of $25 in Lee District Court after pleading guilty of illegally disposing of rubbish...."
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
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November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Sixty years ago this week in the Berkshire (MA) Eagle: "Saturday, Richard J. Robbins, 19, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Arlo Guthrie, 18, of Howard Beach, N.Y., each paid a fine of $25 in Lee District Court after pleading guilty of illegally disposing of rubbish...."
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
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Not that anyone asked, but the country with the World's lowest life expectancy (Chad) has a higher life expectancy than the country with the highest life expectancy 120 yrs ago (Sweden).
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Not that anyone asked, but the country with the World's lowest life expectancy (Chad) has a higher life expectancy than the country with the highest life expectancy 120 yrs ago (Sweden).
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
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40 years ago, the first comic of Calvin and Hobbes was published… setting off decades of children being inspired to be cartoonists.
Bill should be ashamed of himself. My god. Look at all those cartoonists just out and about now. Gross.
Bill should be ashamed of himself. My god. Look at all those cartoonists just out and about now. Gross.
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
40 years ago, the first comic of Calvin and Hobbes was published… setting off decades of children being inspired to be cartoonists.
Bill should be ashamed of himself. My god. Look at all those cartoonists just out and about now. Gross.
Bill should be ashamed of himself. My god. Look at all those cartoonists just out and about now. Gross.
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Giants should start fresh with front office, in addition to Daboll.
There are worse renovation projects:
- Dart looks better than any reasonable expectation
- Top 5 left tackle
- Malik Nabers
- Dexter/Burns/Carter on DL through at least '27
There are worse renovation projects:
- Dart looks better than any reasonable expectation
- Top 5 left tackle
- Malik Nabers
- Dexter/Burns/Carter on DL through at least '27
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Giants should start fresh with front office, in addition to Daboll.
There are worse renovation projects:
- Dart looks better than any reasonable expectation
- Top 5 left tackle
- Malik Nabers
- Dexter/Burns/Carter on DL through at least '27
There are worse renovation projects:
- Dart looks better than any reasonable expectation
- Top 5 left tackle
- Malik Nabers
- Dexter/Burns/Carter on DL through at least '27
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NY Giants Fire Head Coach Brian Daboll As Team Continues Downward Spiral https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/onsi/news/ny-giants-fire-head-coach-brian-daboll-as-team-continues-downward-spiral
NY Giants Fire Head Coach Brian Daboll As Team Continues Downward Spiral
The Giants were left with little choice given the downward spiral the team has taken over the last three years.
www.si.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NY Giants Fire Head Coach Brian Daboll As Team Continues Downward Spiral https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/onsi/news/ny-giants-fire-head-coach-brian-daboll-as-team-continues-downward-spiral
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End of Japanese community at Mozilla due to use of AI. The community members have expressed disappointment and frustration that their long term volunteer efforts and local knowledge were being replaced by machine translation, which they felt did not match the quality of human provided support
Client Challenge
support.mozilla.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
End of Japanese community at Mozilla due to use of AI. The community members have expressed disappointment and frustration that their long term volunteer efforts and local knowledge were being replaced by machine translation, which they felt did not match the quality of human provided support
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The Giants defense played an even mix of man and zone coverage vs Jalen Hurts.
Hurts vs man:
• 9/10
• 126 yards
• 4 TDs
• +1.55 EPA/pass
• 9.6 yards average depth of completion
Hurts vs zone:
• 6/10
• 53 yards
• -0.15 EPA/pass
• 3.1 yards average depth of completion
Hurts vs man:
• 9/10
• 126 yards
• 4 TDs
• +1.55 EPA/pass
• 9.6 yards average depth of completion
Hurts vs zone:
• 6/10
• 53 yards
• -0.15 EPA/pass
• 3.1 yards average depth of completion
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Giants defense played an even mix of man and zone coverage vs Jalen Hurts.
Hurts vs man:
• 9/10
• 126 yards
• 4 TDs
• +1.55 EPA/pass
• 9.6 yards average depth of completion
Hurts vs zone:
• 6/10
• 53 yards
• -0.15 EPA/pass
• 3.1 yards average depth of completion
Hurts vs man:
• 9/10
• 126 yards
• 4 TDs
• +1.55 EPA/pass
• 9.6 yards average depth of completion
Hurts vs zone:
• 6/10
• 53 yards
• -0.15 EPA/pass
• 3.1 yards average depth of completion
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Eagles’ designed run game vs the Giants:
• 27 rushes (none on 3rd down)
• 258 yards (most in any game this season)
• +0.49 EPA/rush (2nd-highest this season)
• 66.7% success (2nd-highest this season)
• 27 rushes (none on 3rd down)
• 258 yards (most in any game this season)
• +0.49 EPA/rush (2nd-highest this season)
• 66.7% success (2nd-highest this season)
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Eagles’ designed run game vs the Giants:
• 27 rushes (none on 3rd down)
• 258 yards (most in any game this season)
• +0.49 EPA/rush (2nd-highest this season)
• 66.7% success (2nd-highest this season)
• 27 rushes (none on 3rd down)
• 258 yards (most in any game this season)
• +0.49 EPA/rush (2nd-highest this season)
• 66.7% success (2nd-highest this season)
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There have been 7 plays this season where an offense ran the ball with 26+ yards to go for a first down.
Only 2 were successful by EPA.
Both were against the Giants defense.
Only 2 were successful by EPA.
Both were against the Giants defense.
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
There have been 7 plays this season where an offense ran the ball with 26+ yards to go for a first down.
Only 2 were successful by EPA.
Both were against the Giants defense.
Only 2 were successful by EPA.
Both were against the Giants defense.
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‘During the dotcom era there was no shortage of very loud warnings that a bubble was under way.‘ www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
October 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
‘During the dotcom era there was no shortage of very loud warnings that a bubble was under way.‘ www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Ted F*cking Faro #horizon
What kinds of drugs and how many were involved to get us to this point:
Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building
In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world’s richest man pondered the future of his company’s Optimus robots—and his control over them.
www.wired.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Ted F*cking Faro #horizon
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Permanent Standard Time would let us sleep naturally past dawn. Daylight Saving Time makes us wake by alarm in darkness. Tell lawmakers to ditch DST! 🔗👇
October 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Permanent Standard Time would let us sleep naturally past dawn. Daylight Saving Time makes us wake by alarm in darkness. Tell lawmakers to ditch DST! 🔗👇
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Apple has taught its AI to adapt to the Trump era.
Two months after Trump’s inauguration, the tech giant updated guidelines on how its AI talks about diversity, elections and vaccines as well as its responses on Trump’s supporters and on Apple itself.
Two months after Trump’s inauguration, the tech giant updated guidelines on how its AI talks about diversity, elections and vaccines as well as its responses on Trump’s supporters and on Apple itself.
Revealed: Apple is teaching its AI to adapt to the Trump era
Apple policy documents enacted by a subcontractor show how the company shifted its approach to fine-tuning its AI in March, two months after the U.S. president was inaugurated.
www.politico.eu
September 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Apple has taught its AI to adapt to the Trump era.
Two months after Trump’s inauguration, the tech giant updated guidelines on how its AI talks about diversity, elections and vaccines as well as its responses on Trump’s supporters and on Apple itself.
Two months after Trump’s inauguration, the tech giant updated guidelines on how its AI talks about diversity, elections and vaccines as well as its responses on Trump’s supporters and on Apple itself.
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This is SOOOO good!
🚨There is a secret episode of Game Changer out now on Dropout -- the one @samreich.bsky.social doesn't want you to see! Go watch it now before he demands it needs to be taken down! It's the one we've all been waiting for!!!
#GameChanger
#GameChanger
August 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is SOOOO good!
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‘Inflation is back — all over the place. Its resurgence is visible in consumer and producer prices, in surveys of households and businesses, and in both goods and services.’ ep.ft.com/permalink/em...
August 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
‘Inflation is back — all over the place. Its resurgence is visible in consumer and producer prices, in surveys of households and businesses, and in both goods and services.’ ep.ft.com/permalink/em...
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100 years of July temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
August 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
100 years of July temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
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For Windows users who are downloading putty ssh/sftp client… be safe and download your ssh terminal emulator from the official website www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/pu...
July 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For Windows users who are downloading putty ssh/sftp client… be safe and download your ssh terminal emulator from the official website www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/pu...
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🤣 senior devs or linux sysadmins on the weekend be like …
July 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🤣 senior devs or linux sysadmins on the weekend be like …
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Due to a court order staying the Trump administration's passport policy, trans people can once again receive passports in the correct gender. How long this option will remain available is an open question.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Passports Are Again Available to Transgender Americans, However Briefly — Assigned
Leading Off: Get your passport while you can. Plus, the Supreme Court will rule on trans sports bans and increasing legal activism targets the trans community in the U.K. The top storylines this week.
www.assignedmedia.org
July 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Due to a court order staying the Trump administration's passport policy, trans people can once again receive passports in the correct gender. How long this option will remain available is an open question.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...