Clive D (OSDE)
@osde8info.bsky.social
open source desktop advocate
all #posts #blus are #imho
and #follows #likes #reblus #reposts etc are not #endorsements
bio at osde.info
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all #posts #blus are #imho
and #follows #likes #reblus #reposts etc are not #endorsements
bio at osde.info
DMs blocked by UK gov OSA
how to get # instead of £ on a mac keyboard
how to get # instead of £ on a mac keyboard press right option 3 instead of shift 3 how to get € instead of @ on a mac keyboard press right option 2 instead of shift 2
how to get # instead of £ on a mac keyboard press right option 3 instead of shift 3 how to get € instead of @ on a mac keyboard press right option 2 instead of shift 2
how to get # instead of £ on a mac keyboard
how to get # instead of £ on a mac keyboard press right option 3 instead of shift 3 how to get € instead of @ on a mac keyboard press right option 2 instead of shift 2
osde8info.wordpress.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
how to get # instead of £ on a mac keyboard
how to get # instead of £ on a mac keyboard press right option 3 instead of shift 3 how to get € instead of @ on a mac keyboard press right option 2 instead of shift 2
how to get # instead of £ on a mac keyboard press right option 3 instead of shift 3 how to get € instead of @ on a mac keyboard press right option 2 instead of shift 2
zorin switch from brave to edge
zorin switch from brave to edge and also switch from flatpak vscode to native vscode # remove aptitude remove brave-browser flatpak uninstall com.visualstudio.code # Install dependencies aptitude update aptitude install wget gpg # Download and install Microsoft GPG…
zorin switch from brave to edge and also switch from flatpak vscode to native vscode # remove aptitude remove brave-browser flatpak uninstall com.visualstudio.code # Install dependencies aptitude update aptitude install wget gpg # Download and install Microsoft GPG…
zorin switch from brave to edge
zorin switch from brave to edge and also switch from flatpak vscode to native vscode # remove aptitude remove brave-browser flatpak uninstall com.visualstudio.code # Install dependencies aptitude update aptitude install wget gpg # Download and install Microsoft GPG key wget -qO- | gpg --dearmor > packages.microsoft.gpg install -D -o root -g root -m 644 packages.microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/keyrings/packages.microsoft.gpg # Add VS Code repository echo "deb [arch=amd64,arm64,armhf signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/packages.microsoft.gpg] stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list # Install VS Code aptitude update aptitude install microsoft-edge-stable aptitude install code
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January 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
zorin switch from brave to edge
zorin switch from brave to edge and also switch from flatpak vscode to native vscode # remove aptitude remove brave-browser flatpak uninstall com.visualstudio.code # Install dependencies aptitude update aptitude install wget gpg # Download and install Microsoft GPG…
zorin switch from brave to edge and also switch from flatpak vscode to native vscode # remove aptitude remove brave-browser flatpak uninstall com.visualstudio.code # Install dependencies aptitude update aptitude install wget gpg # Download and install Microsoft GPG…
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It’s cool how they run with this story and headline with just a tiny bit buried deep in the article:
“All of Palisade’s scenarios were run in contrived test environments that critics say are far-removed from real-use cases.”
“All of Palisade’s scenarios were run in contrived test environments that critics say are far-removed from real-use cases.”
AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say
Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It’s cool how they run with this story and headline with just a tiny bit buried deep in the article:
“All of Palisade’s scenarios were run in contrived test environments that critics say are far-removed from real-use cases.”
“All of Palisade’s scenarios were run in contrived test environments that critics say are far-removed from real-use cases.”
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What caused the AWS outage that felt like it took down half the internet on Monday?
It started with a race condition in DynamoDB's DNS propagation, which ended up setting the dynamod.us-east-1.amazonaws.com DNS to empty.
A deepdive and more details: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/aws-outage-u...
It started with a race condition in DynamoDB's DNS propagation, which ended up setting the dynamod.us-east-1.amazonaws.com DNS to empty.
A deepdive and more details: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/aws-outage-u...
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What caused the AWS outage that felt like it took down half the internet on Monday?
It started with a race condition in DynamoDB's DNS propagation, which ended up setting the dynamod.us-east-1.amazonaws.com DNS to empty.
A deepdive and more details: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/aws-outage-u...
It started with a race condition in DynamoDB's DNS propagation, which ended up setting the dynamod.us-east-1.amazonaws.com DNS to empty.
A deepdive and more details: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/aws-outage-u...
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10th boat blown up in the Caribbean.
6 people dead this time.
Not a single arrest made.
Not an ounce recovered.
Not a shred of evidence provided.
6 people dead this time.
Not a single arrest made.
Not an ounce recovered.
Not a shred of evidence provided.
October 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
10th boat blown up in the Caribbean.
6 people dead this time.
Not a single arrest made.
Not an ounce recovered.
Not a shred of evidence provided.
6 people dead this time.
Not a single arrest made.
Not an ounce recovered.
Not a shred of evidence provided.
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There’s nothing that can sum this up,
October 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
There’s nothing that can sum this up,
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The argument by the company that “it doesn’t want to censor its chatbot” is belied by the fact that the chatbot is a designed tool and so inherently “censored” by design parameters. The notion that you can curtail the free speech of a machine is a fatuous dodge. I hope it fails in court.
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The argument by the company that “it doesn’t want to censor its chatbot” is belied by the fact that the chatbot is a designed tool and so inherently “censored” by design parameters. The notion that you can curtail the free speech of a machine is a fatuous dodge. I hope it fails in court.
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Character AI “argues that the words produced by its chatbots are speech, like a poem, song or video game. And because they are speech, they are protected by the First Amendment. You can’t win a negligence case against a speaker for exercising their First Amendment rights.”
A Teen in Love With a Chatbot Killed Himself. Can the Chatbot Be Held Responsible?
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Character AI “argues that the words produced by its chatbots are speech, like a poem, song or video game. And because they are speech, they are protected by the First Amendment. You can’t win a negligence case against a speaker for exercising their First Amendment rights.”
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Release them now. What are we waiting for?
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Release them now. What are we waiting for?
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So why r u talking about it? Just release it. Why do they play this stupid game? Greed? Thinking she can get richer? She could get Epstiened bc of it. Stupid IMO
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
So why r u talking about it? Just release it. Why do they play this stupid game? Greed? Thinking she can get richer? She could get Epstiened bc of it. Stupid IMO
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So, what, she'll release this list when enough books have been sold? Or is this a teaser to sell more books? Why reveal this now? Just release it!
October 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
So, what, she'll release this list when enough books have been sold? Or is this a teaser to sell more books? Why reveal this now? Just release it!
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Virginia Giuffre’s ghostwriter disclosed that she possesses the full list of names from the Epstein files, backed by private recordings that substantiate the information.
nypost.com/2025/10/22/u...
nypost.com/2025/10/22/u...
October 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Virginia Giuffre’s ghostwriter disclosed that she possesses the full list of names from the Epstein files, backed by private recordings that substantiate the information.
nypost.com/2025/10/22/u...
nypost.com/2025/10/22/u...
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Pros and Cons of Serverless App Hosting vs VPS Hosting
blog.radwebhosting.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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“Chatbots can be used to do things like give tips and guidance on how to monitor someone and the best place to hide tracking devices, for example. Even though you’ll often get a pop-up that says ‘this breaches our community standards’, it still gives you the information afterwards.”
“We know how much harm it can cause”: are domestic abuse perpetrators using AI to harm women?
Refuge’s Emma Pickering on how domestic abuse perpetrators are using technology to hurt women.
www.stylist.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“Chatbots can be used to do things like give tips and guidance on how to monitor someone and the best place to hide tracking devices, for example. Even though you’ll often get a pop-up that says ‘this breaches our community standards’, it still gives you the information afterwards.”
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GrapheneOS version 2025102300 released:
grapheneos.org/releases#202...
See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.
Forum discussion thread:
discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27555-grap...
#GrapheneOS #privacy #security
grapheneos.org/releases#202...
See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.
Forum discussion thread:
discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27555-grap...
#GrapheneOS #privacy #security
GrapheneOS releases
Official releases of GrapheneOS, a security and privacy focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
grapheneos.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
GrapheneOS version 2025102300 released:
grapheneos.org/releases#202...
See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.
Forum discussion thread:
discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27555-grap...
#GrapheneOS #privacy #security
grapheneos.org/releases#202...
See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.
Forum discussion thread:
discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27555-grap...
#GrapheneOS #privacy #security
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Ouch!
The German maker of the lift used in the Louvre heist is using the robbery in its new advertising:
"When you need to move fast — quiet as a whisper"
The German maker of the lift used in the Louvre heist is using the robbery in its new advertising:
"When you need to move fast — quiet as a whisper"
October 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Ouch!
The German maker of the lift used in the Louvre heist is using the robbery in its new advertising:
"When you need to move fast — quiet as a whisper"
The German maker of the lift used in the Louvre heist is using the robbery in its new advertising:
"When you need to move fast — quiet as a whisper"
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The Trump administration has approved plans to open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, rekindling fierce debate between economic interests and environmental protection.
Trump reopens Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration has approved plans to open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, rekindling fierce debate between economic interests and environmental protection.
l.euronews.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Trump administration has approved plans to open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, rekindling fierce debate between economic interests and environmental protection.
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
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No way the UK's tax authority (HMRC) was running their operations off of a US data center
... but they were!
AWS us-east-1 outage knocked them offline, and exposed relying on US infra to serve the British public
Ironic from a government with ample home grown DCs + talent
... but they were!
AWS us-east-1 outage knocked them offline, and exposed relying on US infra to serve the British public
Ironic from a government with ample home grown DCs + talent
October 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
No way the UK's tax authority (HMRC) was running their operations off of a US data center
... but they were!
AWS us-east-1 outage knocked them offline, and exposed relying on US infra to serve the British public
Ironic from a government with ample home grown DCs + talent
... but they were!
AWS us-east-1 outage knocked them offline, and exposed relying on US infra to serve the British public
Ironic from a government with ample home grown DCs + talent
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At some point it has to become clear that this tech exists is to create a more toxic society and enrich its owners. These uses are not aberrations but rather the entire purpose.
OpenAI's Sora 2 Can Generate Videos of Celebrities Appearing to Shout Racial Slurs
OpenAI's Sora 2 video generation model can be exploited to push misinformation and depict public figures behaving badly despite promised guardrails.
www.rollingstone.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
At some point it has to become clear that this tech exists is to create a more toxic society and enrich its owners. These uses are not aberrations but rather the entire purpose.
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i don't think i've ever seen somebody make jokes at their own expense so many times like microsoft has with clippy
Clippy is back as an Easter egg in Copilot’s new Mico character. If you tap on Mico multiple times then Clippy appears
October 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
i don't think i've ever seen somebody make jokes at their own expense so many times like microsoft has with clippy
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Clippy is back as an Easter egg in Copilot’s new Mico character. If you tap on Mico multiple times then Clippy appears
October 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Clippy is back as an Easter egg in Copilot’s new Mico character. If you tap on Mico multiple times then Clippy appears
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This is why.
October 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This is why.