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Greg Brooks
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· Jul 7
People left a set of decorations in the park and Ginger pup was down for a photoshoot. #pupdate #fourthofjuly
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November 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
@lgr-yt.bsky.social Browsing old calculators on eBay and though of you with this. It’s one of the classic Ti calcs sold specifically at Montgomery Ward.
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
@lgr-yt.bsky.social Browsing old calculators on eBay and though of you with this. It’s one of the classic Ti calcs sold specifically at Montgomery Ward.
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this is an absolute steal for the AI companies. I've made this much selling my book to one department of one company. huge tech companies should be paying orders of magnitude more than this for the work they've stolen bsky.app/profile/ther...
AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
this is an absolute steal for the AI companies. I've made this much selling my book to one department of one company. huge tech companies should be paying orders of magnitude more than this for the work they've stolen bsky.app/profile/ther...
I unsubscribe from the same Mixcloud emails once a month. Not sure how they get away with it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I unsubscribe from the same Mixcloud emails once a month. Not sure how they get away with it.
@jimmypardo.com Uploaded just yesterday! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrkO...
The Doobie Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@jimmypardo.com Uploaded just yesterday! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrkO...
The world never stopped loving Topanga.
UPDATE: Nielsen data just in for Tuesday's Halloween episode and...amazingly...DWTS added viewers again, and has now increased its audience for a stunning six consecutive weeks. It averaged 6.735M viewers, up from 6.63 last week.
I hope @andyrichter.co is getting a bonus
I hope @andyrichter.co is getting a bonus
Since the modern Nielsen era started in 1991, no show launched in the fall had seen its ratings go up for five consecutive weeks... until DANCING WITH THE STARS did it this fall.
My look at how Disney turned its 20-year-old warhorse into the season's hottest show. www.vulture.com/article/danc...
My look at how Disney turned its 20-year-old warhorse into the season's hottest show. www.vulture.com/article/danc...
October 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The world never stopped loving Topanga.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
If only the farmers knew that food stamps food was bought from American farmers to prop them up as well.
Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’
Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’
Nearly 42 million people in danger as federal government shutdown continues and Snap funding to end 1 November
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
If only the farmers knew that food stamps food was bought from American farmers to prop them up as well.
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For everyone who is not yet privy to the fact that the Sega #Dreamcast is alive and well, thanks to a thriving homebrew community and continued GCC support, here is my talk from this year's #FOSDEM, featuring several high-profile DC ports!
archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedul...
#gamedev #retrogaming
archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedul...
#gamedev #retrogaming
October 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
For everyone who is not yet privy to the fact that the Sega #Dreamcast is alive and well, thanks to a thriving homebrew community and continued GCC support, here is my talk from this year's #FOSDEM, featuring several high-profile DC ports!
archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedul...
#gamedev #retrogaming
archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedul...
#gamedev #retrogaming
One channel that is not high technology or politics or screaming or doing jump cuts or click bait titles. youtu.be/Bc_DD5IznCw?...
Inside a MEDIEVAL CASTLE: The day the ENEMY arrived
YouTube video by Modern History TV
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
One channel that is not high technology or politics or screaming or doing jump cuts or click bait titles. youtu.be/Bc_DD5IznCw?...
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Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.
October 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.
Rebought the Palm Pilot that I had in college 20 years ago. One of the last motorolla 68k machines to be produced mass market.
October 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Rebought the Palm Pilot that I had in college 20 years ago. One of the last motorolla 68k machines to be produced mass market.
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Live from "war ravaged" Portland
September 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Live from "war ravaged" Portland
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.NET STS releases are now supported for 2 years instead of 18 months starting with .NET 9 (the current STS). STS releases now go out-of-support on the same day as the previous LTS release. Upgrading to an STS release will no longer cause you to lose support!
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...
.NET STS releases supported for 24 months - .NET Blog
.NET STS releases will be supported for 24 months
devblogs.microsoft.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
.NET STS releases are now supported for 2 years instead of 18 months starting with .NET 9 (the current STS). STS releases now go out-of-support on the same day as the previous LTS release. Upgrading to an STS release will no longer cause you to lose support!
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...
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The Sprawling History of McGruff: The Crime Dog youtu.be/EMC85T-zYjM?...
The Sprawling History of McGruff: The Crime Dog - Take a Bite Out of Crime
YouTube video by Secret Galaxy
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Sprawling History of McGruff: The Crime Dog youtu.be/EMC85T-zYjM?...
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VIC-20 Gets ISA Slot, Networking
VIC-20 Gets ISA Slot, Networking
There are few computing collapses more spectacular than the downfall of Commodore, but its rise as a home computer powerhouse in the early 80s was equally impressive. Driven initially by …read more
hackaday.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
VIC-20 Gets ISA Slot, Networking
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I managed to buy a laptop with a copilot key not realizing that it can't be set to act as the ctrl key, and all workarounds ignore the fact that the hardware actually sends "win+shift+f23", taking over the shift button and making shift+ctrl+arrow key selection impossible. Well. NO. MORE. COPILOT.
GitHub - BoyC/NoMoreCopilot: A small driver to kill the goddamn copilot button and turn it into a FULLY functional ctrl button
A small driver to kill the goddamn copilot button and turn it into a FULLY functional ctrl button - BoyC/NoMoreCopilot
github.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I managed to buy a laptop with a copilot key not realizing that it can't be set to act as the ctrl key, and all workarounds ignore the fact that the hardware actually sends "win+shift+f23", taking over the shift button and making shift+ctrl+arrow key selection impossible. Well. NO. MORE. COPILOT.
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"Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in “high-stakes scenarios” with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT “can give incorrect responses.”"
Because who doesn't love nondeterministic spreadsheets?
Because who doesn't love nondeterministic spreadsheets?
Microsoft rolls out a COPILOT function in Excel for users in the Beta Channel, letting them use text prompts to categorize data, summarize feedback, and more (Sean Endicott/Windows Central)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
August 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in “high-stakes scenarios” with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT “can give incorrect responses.”"
Because who doesn't love nondeterministic spreadsheets?
Because who doesn't love nondeterministic spreadsheets?
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Scott Hanselman gave a terrific talk about the promises of tech: connection, convenience and creativity. Did it deliver? On Monday, @scott.hanselman.com joined me and @bcantrill.bsky.social to discuss... and also wander around as one expects from an Oxide and Friends episode. youtu.be/Clk_3Ihy4BA
Oxide and Friends 8/11/2025 -- The Promises of Tech with Scott Hanselman
YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company
youtu.be
August 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Scott Hanselman gave a terrific talk about the promises of tech: connection, convenience and creativity. Did it deliver? On Monday, @scott.hanselman.com joined me and @bcantrill.bsky.social to discuss... and also wander around as one expects from an Oxide and Friends episode. youtu.be/Clk_3Ihy4BA
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who, or Transformers.
August 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who, or Transformers.
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Before this, every arcade cabinet required four Atari employees to operate the ghosts.
This is an insane thing to write about game development. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
July 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Before this, every arcade cabinet required four Atari employees to operate the ghosts.
See Conan for how this might go for the network.
I can't wait to see what the next 10 months are going to be like for Colbert. Now he has nothing to lose. It's a shame he lost his show, but this is going to be interesting. CBS, Paramount, and Dementia Don are all now fair game. Colbert ratings will go thru the roof. I ordered a case of popcorn.
July 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
See Conan for how this might go for the network.