had an idea for a joke image involving multiple stock images of "cloaked figure" and sure enough i went to image search that, and the results were almost entirely generated slop... never mind then! it's not like the prior era of shutterstock etc was good or anything, i just wanted to make a quick simple joke image that was 100% free of the repellent aesthetics of LLM art, and the people who run search engines have decided that will no longer be possible.
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I’ve done it. Now there is an easy way to figure out whether or not you should use React for your or your company’s next project or product:
FBI says suspect in New Orleans attack twice visited the city to conduct surveillance
The FBI says the man who allegedly carried out the New Year's Day attack visited the city in October and November, and recorded video of the area he aimed to target using "smart glasses."
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“In 1970, the book The Wolf: Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species was published, written by David Mech. It was a success. The book helped to popularize the alpha concept, because many people referred to Mech's work.
Mech has… repeatedly asked the publisher to stop printing the book because much of the information is outdated—including the concept behind the alpha wolf. Nevertheless, the book is still being sold.”
https://phys.org/news/2021-04-wolf-dont-alpha-males-females.amp
dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:
♬️ AN EVENING WITH BLACK FLAG at DNA Lounge tonight: Sun Jan 5, 8pm!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/01-05.html
#dnalounge #aneveningwithblackflag #blackflag #hardcore #punk #livemusic #concert #sanfrancisco
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matt@toot.cafe ("Matt Campbell") wrote:
@anna You might be interested in the "Coming of Age" talk by @bcantrill if you haven't seen it already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzdVSMRu16g
Granted, he's primarily responding to investors trying to lure young people away from college and into entrepreneurship.
Prime Video licensed a Melania Trump documentary directed by Brett Ratner
Melania Trump at Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Eve. | Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images
Amazon Prime Video has licensed a documentary about Melania Trump that will be directed by Rush Hour director Brett Ratner, reports Variety. A Prime Video spokesperson told the outlet that the movie will be an “unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look” at the first lady.
The news comes as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been currying favor with Donald Trump, who heavily criticized Amazon during his first term. That’s included dinner with the President-elect and a $1 million donation to Trump’s inauguration fund, just as other tech CEOs like Apple’s Tim Cook and OpenAI’s Sam Altman have done. Prime Video is also set to livestream Trump’s inauguration.
The film is the first significant Hollywood project that Ratner has taken on since 2017, when several women accused him of sexual misconduct and another of rape, Variety notes. He denied the allegations but parted ways with Warner Bros.
Ratner has some notable ties to the Trumps, including a former partnership with Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin. He also filmed 2011’s Tower Heist largely on-location at Trump International Hotel & Tower and has reportedly run in Mar-a-Lago social circles since his departure from Hollywood life.
Amazon’s Melania Trump documentary has already begun filming and the company plans to give it theatrical and streaming releases starting in the second half of this year, Variety writes_._
Millions face snow and ice as a major winter storm moves across the U.S.
A major winter storm is bringing ice, snow and freezing rain from the Plains to the East Coast through Tuesday.
LG’s 2025 OLED TVs are its best yet — but they risk going overboard with AI
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At least when it comes to making TVs, LG can seemingly do no wrong. Year after year, the company’s OLED sets are at the top of most reviewers’ recommendation lists. They’ve overcome the Achilles’ heel of older models — brightness — thanks to clever innovations like Micro Lens Array, which made the G3 and last year’s G4 bright enough to make HDR shine in any viewing environment.
So it should come as no surprise that LG’s 2025 lineup of OLED TVs raises the bar yet again. At the top of the lineup is the M5, which is the latest series to use the company’s Zero Connect Box for a wireless link between the TV screen and your gaming consoles, streaming boxes, and other external devices. The M5 will come in 65-, 77-, 83-, and 97-inch sizes. The Zero Connect Box is an impressive trick that, by all accounts, works quite well. This year the wireless connection is apparently even more reliable. But no one really needs that. So I tend to view the G-series as LG’s more practical flagship for consumers.
Lucky for us TV nerds, the G5 is (somehow) getting even brighter. LG says its latest Brightness Booster Ultimate technology “enhances light control architecture and light-boosting algorithms to achieve brightness three times higher than conventional OLED models.” (For context, that comparison is being made with OLEDs that don’t include the Micro Lens Array tech found in the M5 and G5.) LG is also pushing the refresh rate on its premium G5 all the way up to 165Hz, which it claims is an industry first, offering a new level of smooth gameplay for the PC crowd. You’ll be able to get the G5 in sizes ranging from 55 inches up to 83 inches. There are also 48-inch and 97-inch models, but those won’t deliver the same peak brightness.
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The two highest-end models feature LG’s latest Alpha 11 Gen 2 processor, which improves image processing and upscaling to make lower-bitrate content look as good as possible on these 4K screens. LG says a lot of those processing tricks are also trickling down to the more mainstream C5. With so many people watching internet TV services and other streaming content these days, that magic sauce can make a noticeable difference. Sony’s known for being the best in the game at this, but LG has made big strides in recent years.
Goodbye inputs button, hello endless AI features
This year’s Magic Remote no longer has a dedicated inputs button. In what might prove to be a controversial decision, LG is making the Home Hub button pull double duty: you can press it to reach the Home Hub dashboard of webOS or hold down the button to pull up your list of inputs. That’s not the end of the world, but it’s still another thing to remember for a fundamental TV interaction.
And then comes the avalanche of AI features. The usual AI Picture Pro and AI Sound Pro optimization modes are present. The C5 series is getting the same virtualized 11.1.2-channel surround sound that debuted in the G4 last year. LG is also expanding on the picture wizard it introduced two years ago, where viewers pick from a series of images to land on their ideal image settings, with a similar process for audio.
How much AI is too much for a TV?
But this year, the AI focus is much, much bigger than that. LG has new “LG AI” branding — that’s what the mic button now activates. Oh, I’m sorry. Did I call it the Magic Remote before? The remote has been rebranded as the AI Remote. And there’s a whole damn LLM chatbot built into these TVs. Hell, even Microsoft’s Copilot is being thrown in.
The risk LG faces here is getting in the way and pushing this stuff on customers too aggressively. The company’s OLEDs are some of the very best TVs on the market. They offer brilliant visuals with every feature home theater enthusiasts want. In 2025, that includes an enhanced Filmmaker Mode that takes your room’s ambient lighting into account and adjusts picture settings accordingly — all the while making sure to “maintain the filmmaker’s original intent.”
For its part, LG claims the latest webOS homescreen is faster and easier to use. And the company has vowed to keep software updates coming over the next five years, much like our smartphones gain new features over time.
Still, at this stage, I find myself putting up with webOS and spending the bulk of my usage time in a different interface — whether that’s Apple TV, Google TV, or something else. I’m hopeful that LG’s mega push into AI won’t be too heavy-handed, but we’ll have to see how it all comes together once the 2025 TV lineup starts shipping this spring. If customers find their usual flows getting interrupted by AI gimmicks, there might be some complaints.
We’ll have a much better idea of how LG AI fits into these superb TVs — and whether it ultimately detracts from them — when the M5, G5, C5, and B5 OLEDs hit stores in a few months. By then, we’ll know how much they’ll cost, too.
The GOP Keeps Parroting Trump’s False Claims About the New Orleans Attack
In the immediate aftermath of the New Year’s truck attack that killed 14 people and injured dozens in New Orleans, President-elect Donald Trump baselessly—and, it turns out, falsely—suggested that the Biden administration’s immigration policies were to blame. “When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our […]
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I do not trust the Fat Orange Old Man one bit
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Some people become wise with age.
I have merely become wizened.
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my world is made of ice
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ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:
Connecticut allows towing companies to sell some people’s cars after just 15 days — one of the shortest windows in the country.
The sales have particularly affected low-income people, who have lost jobs after they were unable to get their cars back.
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After 84518 copies of 'please-contact-me.html' they gave up it appears. Btw, I don't mind bots and search engines or even AI trawling this data. But I do hate the stupidity of trying to mirror the entire site dumbly. Also, it messes up my lovely graphs ;-)
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ErikJonker ("Erik Jonker") wrote:
Things are going bad at the front for Ukraine, losing territory everyday, shortage in manpower.
Therefore it is surprising they apparently started some kind of new offensive in Kursk.
Let’s hope they are successful.
#ukraine #russia #war #kursk
Jeff Bezos’ Media Companies Kiss Trump’s Ring…Again
Jeff Bezos and his companies have seemingly been doing everything they can to get into Donald Trump’s good graces before he returns to the Oval Office. This includes: Donating $1 million to Trump’s inauguration via Amazon; Dining with Trump and Elon Musk recently at Mar-a-Lago; and, of course, spiking an editorial endorsement of Vice President […]
NPR photos around the world that moved us in 2024
There have been touching moments — sometimes away from the headlines, and the front lines — that have moved the world this year.
This robovac has an arm that can pick up your dirty laundry
The Saros Z70 from Roborock is the first robot vacuum with an articulating arm that can clear clutter out of its way. | Photo by Owen Grove / The Verge
Roborock has added an arm to its latest flagship robot vacuum. And this is no tiny appendage like the one the company debuted on its S8 MaxV Ultra at CES last year; it’s an actual articulating robotic arm. The arm rises from the middle of Roborock’s latest flagship bot — the Saros Z70 — and can extend out to pick up items such as socks and tissues while cleaning your floors. While it’s mildly terrifying and currently extremely slow — I can certainly see the potential in a robot vacuum that can clean up ahead of itself.
The Verge got a sneak peek at the Saros Z70 in action ahead of its launch at CES 2025 and can confirm the arm works as advertised, although, as mentioned, it’s laboriously slow. During our demo, it took about a minute to pick up and move each sock in its path. It’s also limited to socks, tissues, small towels, and sandals that weigh under 300 grams. Roborock says more items will be added over time but hasn’t promised increased weight capability. No pricing has been released, but the company says the vacuum will ship by June 2025.
The Verge saw this demo last month of the Saros Z70. Roborock says its capabilities have improved since then. We’ll be checking it out at CES this week. Video by Owen Grove / The Verge
The Saros Z70’s arm is “the first-of-its-kind mass-produced foldable robotic arm with five axis,” according to Roborock. Called the OmniGrip, it can unfold, extend, and twist horizontally and vertically to pick up items and move them out of the way. It includes a camera and LED light in the arm to see objects and has sensors that allow it to detect an object’s weight and know its positioning — including if there’s anything above it, so the arm doesn’t hit anything when it raises.
Roborock says that during its first cleaning run, the Z70 will detect and mark any objects it can lift. It then returns to deploy its arm, moving items to the area it has already cleaned and cleaning the areas those items were blocking. Finally, it can be programmed to go out a third time to pick up the items and put them away in a place you designate on the map in Roborock’s app, such as near a closet or in a basket.
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When not in use, the arm tucks into the robot’s chassis.
Yes, this whole process will take a long time. Yes, it would be quicker (and quieter) to pick up the socks yourself (assuming you’re at home). But also, it’s a robot that picks up your socks! We are truly living in the future.
One intriguing feature Roborock says will come to the Saros Z70 via an OTA upgrade doesn’t involve the arm. Instead, it leverages the robot’s new navigation and obstacle recognition, called StarSight Autonomous System 2.0, to let you train the robot to recognize specific objects — say, a favorite teddy bear or your purse. According to Roborock, you'll be able to use its app to see where the robot last spotted that item, which could be handy for locating lost things.
StarSight launched on the Qrevo Slim and uses 3D time-of-flight sensors, RGB cameras, and machine learning to navigate and identify obstacles. The AI-powered machine learning allows the Z70 to detect and navigate up to 108 preprogrammed objects, according to Roborock. It also uses a new laser-powered obstacle avoidance technology called VertiBeam, which Roborock says can more accurately clean around extended cables and irregularly shaped walls and furniture.
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The Saros Z70 will pair with a new auto-empty dock.
Other Saros Z70 features include an impressive 22,000Pa of suction power, a dual anti-tangle system for the robot’s roller brushes, and dual spinning mops that can not only lift 2.2cm to avoid carpet but also automatically detach at the base station when mopping isn’t necessary.
The Saros Z70 is just under 8cm high, which should allow it to get under those low sofas, and has the AdaptLift chassis first seen on the Qrevo Curv. This helps the robot climb high room transitions and maneuver over high-pile carpets.
The flagship robot pairs with Roborock’s new Multifunctional Dock 4.0 to charge, auto-empty, refill and drain its water tanks, and maintain the mops with hot water washing and hot air drying; this model also introduces a 2.5-hour fast-charge feature.
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The Saros 10R has most of the features of the Z70, just with fewer appendages.
Realistically, as cool as the arm is, it’s clearly more of a proof-of-concept product (although Roborock assures me it will ship this year). So, alongside the Saros Z70, Roborock debuted two other flagship robot vacuums at CES. The Saros 10R and the Saros 10 will ship on February 10th and cost $1,599.99 each. Both feature a similar slimline body and the same AdaptLift chassis as the Z70, and they can both automatically detach their mop pads when not needed.
The main differences between the two are in mopping and navigation tech. The Saros 10R has the same StarSight 2.0 navigation and obstacle recognition tech, the same mopping tech, and the same dock as the Z70. However, it has slightly lower suction power (19,000Pa).
By contrast, the Saros 10 is an upgrade to Roborock’s current flagship model, the S8 MaxV Ultra (our top pick for the best robot vacuum). With 22,000Pa of suction power, it uses the lidar navigation found on most Roborocks but can retract its lidar tower to fit under low spaces, bringing it to the same height as the other two Saros models.
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The S10 works with Roborock’s RockDock Ultra 2.0, which features a new design and a tempered glass finish.
Instead of the oscillating mops on the Z70 and the 10R, the Saros 10 has a new version of Roborock’s excellent VibraRise mopping feature. This uses a flat mopping pad that vibrates 4,000 times a minute to simulate scrubbing and can now soak dry stains before attempting to remove them.
The 10 also comes with an improved version of Roborock’s Reactive AI Obstacle Avoidance (version 3.0) and gets the new VertiBeam cable avoidance tech. It has Roborock’s new DuoDivide anti-tangle roller brush, first seen on the Qrevo Curv, and pairs with the company’s new Ultra 2.0 Dock.
Roborock says all three new models will be updated to support Matter 1.4, allowing the vacuums to work with any Matter-enabled smart home platform. It looks like Apple is bringing support with iOS 18.3, and Amazon Alexa and Samsung SmartThings already support robot vacuums through Matter. Out of the box, the robots are compatible with Alexa, Siri Shortcuts, Google Home, and Roborock’s own Hey Rocky voice assistant.
EcoFlow’s Oasis could be a powerful tool for simplifying your home’s energy use
EcoFlow is launching it Home Energy Management System at CES this week. | Image: EcoFlow
Smart energy solutions company EcoFlow is debuting Oasis, its new AI-powered Home Energy Management System, at CES in Las Vegas this week. Designed to automate and simplify energy management, Oasis features an AI assistant that can answer and even act on complicated questions about your home’s energy using natural language, such as “How can I maximize my solar energy usage today?” The company also teased the upcoming launch of Ocean Pro, a new grid-tied whole-home solar battery solution for the US it plans to launch later this year.
Energy management is a key use case for the smart home, but the infrastructure is expensive, and it can be complicated to set up and confusing to manage. With Oasis, EcoFlow is tackling at least two of those problems.
Oasis works with EcoFlow’s home power technology to manage your home’s energy through real-time monitoring of your home’s solar energy production, energy storage to EcoFlow batteries, and energy use from third-party appliances and systems you connect to it through the EcoFlow app.
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Screenshots from the EcoFlow app, showing how Oasis provides an overview of your home’s energy use.
Peter Linghu, EcoFlow’s director of product strategy and development, explained that Oasis uses predictive analytics and automations to do helpful things automatically, such as switch to backup power in the event of a power outage or charge up your batteries if there’s a big storm coming. While these are features most home battery storage systems today offer, with Oasis, EcoFlow says it’s adding a more capable software layer to provide more granular whole-home energy management.
The EcoFlow Assistant, an AI chatbot in the app, can answer questions for you, such as “How much energy did I use today?” But it can also suggest, create, and set up automations to manage energy use across your home. For example, you can ask it to set up the best power backup solution, and it will present options it can then implement (see video). Linghu says it does this by analyzing data such as past energy usage, local electric rates, home solar energy generation, and weather patterns.
Oasis can also proactively offer suggestions, such as running your air conditioning or washing machine off stored energy rather than grid power when energy prices are high. Linghu says you can instruct Oasis to automate functions like this or choose to be notified about them and implement them yourself.
The EcoFlow Assistant chatbot can set up automations for you based on weather and energy use, simplifying the process of programming your smart home.
Intelligent management of your home’s energy can save you energy and money without you having to run around turning off lights, fiddling with the thermostat, and unplugging the EV charger. But a big hurdle is finding a system that can talk to everything in your home and to existing infrastructure like solar panels. You also need an energy provider that offers time-of-use rates and demand response programs to get the most benefit. Additionally, many solutions today only work with proprietary equipment, making them better suited to new builds rather than retrofitting into your home. EcoFlow’s approach is more open.
Today, Oasis works with EcoFlow products such as its portable Delta 3 Plus and River 3 Plus solar generators and its whole-home backup solution. Currently, that includes the Smart Home Panel 2, which offers circuit-level management of electrical loads and can be connected to your existing electrical panel. It can also work with the portable Delta Pro Ultra as a battery backup system.
The new EcoFlow Ocean Pro system that’s coming to the US later this year will bring a higher-capacity grid-tied option for whole-home backup. EcoFlow hasn’t provided many details but says it’s similar to EcoFlow’s PowerOcean system, which is available in Europe. It looks like it will be a direct competitor to popular products in this space, such as the Tesla Powerwall and Anker Solix.
Oasis also works with third-party devices such as Ecobee and Nest thermostats, energy-monitoring products like smart plugs from Shelly and TP-Link, as well as any Matter-compatible device. While Matter is still in its early stages when it comes to energy management, high-energy use devices like appliances, heat pumps, solar panels, and EV charging equipment are now part of the Matter specification. So, there may soon be more products that can integrate directly with Oasis. All this helps bring more devices into the system to get a clear picture of your home’s energy use.
Several other companies are working on this type of home energy management solution. Schneider launched its Schneider Home system at CES last year; Savant Power, Anker Solix, and Generac also have interesting products in this space. The initial cost is still a major roadblock for many people, but if the complexity can be reduced through intelligent home energy management software, that feels like a big step in the right direction.
Belkin’s PowerGrip adds a magnetic battery and shutter button to your iPhone
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Belkin has announced the Stage PowerGrip, a magnetic battery pack that doubles as a DSLR-style ergonomic grip for iPhone photography, a phone stand, and a spare wired charger for your other devices. It’ll be available in May, with pricing info coming later on.
The PowerGrip is an odd-looking accessory until you see it attached to a phone. It’s clearly designed to evoke the look and feel of a traditional camera. It features Bluetooth pairing to enable the “shutter button” on the top of the grip to let you take pictures with the iOS camera app.
Besides that, the PowerGrip has a built-in retractable USB-C cable for charging other devices and a 10,000mAh battery. It offers wireless 7.5-watt charging for the attached iPhone, and a small LED screen on the front will show how much battery it has left. Belkin says it will come in powder blue, sandbox (a grayish sandy color), fresh yellow, black, and pepper (a nearly black dark gray).
Belkin’s take on this is similar to others you can find on Amazon, though mostly those are from brands with alphabet soup-style names. Apple sells one version of this concept called the ShiftCam ProGrip. Like Belkin’s devce, it adds a physical shutter button to your phone and doubles as a charger, but it costs $149.95. Belkin hasn’t announced pricing for the PowerGrip, but assuming it’s cheaper, it could be well worth a look if you’re into iPhone photography.
YouTuber Legal Eagle is suing over PayPal’s Honey extension
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Devin Stone of the YouTube Channel Legal Eagle is suing PayPal over the affiliate link practices of its Honey extension that were detailed by fellow YouTuber MegaLag last month, he announced in a video published Friday.
The proposed class action lawsuit was filed December 29th in California’s Northern District Court by Stone’s Eagle Team LLP and several other YouTubers’ businesses. It accuses Honey of intentionally replacing creators’ affiliate links with its own, even if it’s not offering shoppers a benefit, depriving creators of money in the process.
The complaint alleges that PayPal’s practice violates California’s Unfair Competition Law and constitutes interference between creators and their business partners. The plaintiffs are seeking to represent anyone who was part of an affiliate program and had their link “redirected to Paypal as a result of the Honey browser extension.” Class action status has not yet been certified by a court.
Honey operates by offering to find coupon codes through its browser extension. The MegaLag video last month describes how when shoppers interact with its pop-up offers at checkout, it replaces existing affiliate cookies with its own in the background and gets credit for the sale, whether it actually found a coupon or not.
The complaint lists other ways PayPal is allegedly claiming affiliate commissions. That includes offering users rewards through its Honey Gold Program and encouraging them to “Get Rewarded with PayPal,” which prompts them to check out using PayPal.
PayPal’s VP of corporate communications Josh Criscoe acknowledged to The Verge in our story last month that it’s following “industry rules and practices, including last-click attribution,” which the lawsuit agrees is a standard practice that credits the most recent affiliate with a sale at checkout. The plaintiffs argue Honey is using that standard practice in a way that’s “deceitful and clandestine,” luring users into clicking useless pop-ups that insert its code. We’ve reached out to PayPal for a statement on the lawsuit.
Lawyers are asking the court to make PayPal pay damages to creators and to permanently forbid it from swapping its own affiliate attribution at checkout. They’ve set up a website inviting other creators to join the lawsuit.
Nvidia’s RTX 5090 leaks with 32GB of GDDR7 memory
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Nvidia’s RTX 5090 has leaked today in the form of a marketing image of the unannounced next-gen GPU. VideoCardz has obtained a box shot of the RTX 5090, which suggests that the rumors of 32GB of GDDR7 memory are true.
While the packaging of the unannounced Inno3D RTX 5090 iChill X3 doesn’t reveal more specs about Nvidia’s flagship next-gen GPU, it does suggest that this particular model will ship with a 3.5-slot cooler.
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Inno3D’s RTX 5090 packaging.
The RTX 5090 is expected to have double the VRAM of the RTX 5080, which is rumored to include 16GB of GDDR7 memory. It’s also rumored to include 21,760 CUDA cores, nearly 1.8TB/s of memory bandwidth, and a TDP of 575 watts — 125 watts more than the RTX 4090.
We shouldn’t have long to wait until details about the RTX 50-series of GPUs are official. Nvidia is hosting a CES keynote tomorrow night, where the GPU maker is widely expected to announce its RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070, and even an RTX 5090D model for China. Rumors suggest the RTX 5080 could debut first on January 21st, followed by Nvidia’s other RTX 50-series cards.
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janbeta@chaos.social ("Jan Beta") wrote:
I usually don’t look at the numbers too closely but today, the 5th January of 2025, I reached 55555 subscribers on YouTube. With the most recent video focusing on a 555 timer chip. Is the universe trying to tell me something? 😅
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Congestion pricing begins in NYC in a high stakes test for the model's U.S. viability
Congestion pricing was introduced on Sunday morning in the center of New York City — despite a late attempt by New Jersey to stop it in court.
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anatudor ("Ana Tudor 🐯") wrote:
#tinyCSSsnippet I've been shocked 🙀 to learn has been slept on:
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.container { display: grid }
.stacked-item { grid-area: 1/ 1 }
```I use it all the time to stack elements.
Stack faces of polyhedra before positioning them in 3D. Stack images. Stack 🥧 slices https://codepen.io/thebabydino/pen/XWvKjJJ
#CSS #code #coding #frontend #cssGrid #cssLayout #web #webDevelopment #dev #webDev #3D #geometry
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- Snub dodecahedron with a part of the CSS used to create it seen on the left - the `grid-area: 1/ 1` line is highlighted.
- Stack of slightly rotated big cat images.
- A pie chart made up of 7 different size slices. Slice 4 is hovered and slides out. On the left, there's a bit of the code, with the `grid-area: 1/ 1` line highlighted for `.slice` elements.
- Fancy animated cube. On the left,there's a bit of the CSS used to create it, with the `grid-area: 1/ 1` line highlighted for `.face` elements.
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
This might become my canonical folklore about the moon.
https://www.gocomics.com/wallace-the-brave/2025/01/05
(I would've just linked to it instead of embedding the image, but I wanted to add the alt text.)
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- Sunday comic of "Wallace the Brave" for 2025-01-05. By Will Henry. Panel 1: Wallace (a young child) is standing on a large rock surrounded by other children. He's looking up and says, "The moon wasn't always up there in the sky." Panel 2: Wallace's narration continues: "It used to live here, on *Earth*. A guardian of the ocean and forests." We see a large giant looming over the landscape seemingly composed of gray stone. Panel 3: "Until the wicked Moltentitus emerged from a volcano to challenge the moon." A giant red dragon-like creature bursts from a magma spewing volcano. Panel 4: "The moon was victorious, but felt enormous guilt for the destruction it had caused." In a flaming landscape, the moon giant stands over a vanquished Moltentitus. Panel 5: "So it curled into a ball and banished itself to outer space." The moon giant jumps into space and curls into a ball. Panel 6: "Every day since, the ocean reaches out to console her grieving friend - the moon." A watery figure reaches upward out of the ocean towards the moon in the sky. Panel 7: We return to Wallace on the rock where he concludes, "That's why we have the tides." One of the children below him, wiping away a tear, says, "So sad. So incorrect." (remote)
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: FCC hears first demonstration of FM radio, 1940
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: DeWitt B. Brace born, 1859, inventor of spectrophotometer
How to watch Awesome Games Done Quick 2025
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A new year means a new Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) speedrunning marathon for charity, and this year’s event is just about to kick off. AGDQ starts today, January 5th, at 12PM ET, and is scheduled to end very early in the morning on January 12th. You can watch the event live on Games Done Quick’s Twitch channel, and runs are typically uploaded to Games Done Quick’s YouTube channel soon after they air.
I’ve been perusing the schedule, and here’s a few runs that I’m excited about:
- Astro Bot, because Astro Bot rules
- A Metroid Prime race (perfect to get in the mood for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)
- The very bad Superman 64
- A six-hour and fifteen-minute run of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth — when I beat it last year, the game took me about ten times that long to finish
- Crazy Taxi with a live band, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And that only scratches the surface! This year’s AGDQ seems like it’ll be another great event, and I can’t wait to tune in.
This year’s event is raising money to benefit the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Last year, AGDQ raised more than $2.5 million for the organization.
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dotsonapage@wandering.shop ("Kerri") wrote:
200 years ago, a #Blind French teenager took six little dots and opened up the world of literacy for himself and generations to come. Merci Louis. Without the code that bears your name, I wouldn't have gotten through school or found success at work. I definitely wouldn't love to read as much as I do. #Braille is independence, dignity, resourcefulness, pride. #Braille is beautiful!! Happy #WorldBrailleDay
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Was thinking about french toast bc of this gem: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2022-01-28/a-brief-but-delicious-history-of-the-french-toast-alert-system
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As a public service to #Boston-area residents we would like to tell you that the @frenchtoast Alert System is available here in the #fediverse.
Carry on.
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newrepublic@threads.net ("The New Republic") wrote:
GOP senators should be hounded mercilessly by reporters on whether they’ll knowingly support Patel now that Trump has made the corrupt reality of the situation so inescapably, alarmingly clear.
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ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
#News #Militia #Jan6 #Insurrection #Trump #USPolitics #Journalism
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ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:
Industry documents obtained by ProPublica reveal how NW Natural, Oregon’s largest natural gas company, pursued an approach that ended up perpetuating its core fossil fuel business while the company painted a picture of going green.
(Published Sept. 2024)
https://propub.li/3PlzCQ7#News #Environment #Energy #Green #CleanEnergy #FossilFuels #Oil #Gas
CNN goes on trial over its report alleging 'black market' for Afghan rescues
A CNN story about a "black market" for rescuing people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover is at the heart of a defamation trial that opens Monday in Florida.
As Trump rewrites history, victims of the Jan. 6 riot say they feel 'betrayed'
A police officer defended the Capitol from violent rioters on Jan. 6. With President-elect Donald Trump poised to pardon the rioters, he now asks, "what did I risk my life for?"
United Airlines now says first flights with Starlink Wi-Fi will take off spring 2025
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United Airlines is accelerating its plan to add Starlink-enabled Wi-Fi to its planes, with the first commercial flights now expected to arrive this spring.
Last year, United announced its intention to upgrade its in-flight Wi-Fi using SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, with testing expected to start in the spring and the first equipped flights coming later in the year. Now the airline says it will start testing “next month,” followed by the first commercial flight on an Embraer E-175 aircraft — a narrow-body aircraft for regional flights that can fit up to 88 passengers — in the spring.
On top of that, United now plans to outfit its entire two-cabin regional fleet by the end of 2025 and have its first mainline Starlink-enabled plane in the air before the end of this year. Ultimately, the airline expects to have its entire fleet of nearly 1,000 planes outfitted with Starlink Wi-Fi.
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United currently has four different Wi-Fi providers, according to travel site One Mile At A Time, with regional jets utilizing Intelsat (formerly Gogo) and most wide-body jets using Panasonic Wi-Fi. United also uses Viasat Wi-Fi on most of its 737 Max aircraft, some A319s, and A321neos. Viasat is the best of the bunch in terms of speeds and is commonly found on American and Delta flights.
But while a number of international carriers have announced similar plans to add Starlink to their fleets, United is still alone among the major domestic carriers to adopt the SpaceX-owned technology. (JSX and Hawaiian have both said they plan on adding Starlink to their airplanes.)
United now plans to outfit its entire two-cabin regional fleet by the end of 2025
And while in-flight Wi-Fi remains slow and unreliable for most air travelers, we seem to quickly be approaching a tipping point on expectations for fast, free connectivity. Mobile device owners are growing accustomed to uninterrupted video streaming and other conveniences wherever they are — even while thousands of feet in the air.
Starlink boasts download speeds of 40–220Mbps and upload speeds of 8–25Mbps per terminal, which United says can support streaming, gaming, and even videoconferencing. United says its Starlink-enabled Wi-Fi will be free to its MileagePlus loyalty customers (for which signups are also free).
“We have a lot planned for our MileagePlus members this year and adding Starlink to as many planes as we can – as quickly as we can – is at the center of it all,” said Richard Nunn, CEO of United MileagePlus, in a statement. “It’s not only going to revolutionize the experience of flying United, but it’s also going to unlock tons of new partnerships and benefits for our members that otherwise wouldn’t be possible.”
How do you keep monkeys from making mischief?
In one Indian town, monkeys will steal your glasses — and give them back if you toss them a container of mango juice. It's one more sign of the impact of urbanization on the wild.
Post-congress self portrait. Of course with cat ears! :blobcatrainbow:
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- Anime style portrait of myself. Chibi style girl with long black hair and red streaks in the front, looking to the right. Wearing black fluffy cat ears with gray tips, a choker with an ankh and a black hoodie. The background is a warm yellow with a brighter yellow in the center, glowing. The general colors are warm and bright. (remote)
Getting your steps in can reduce depression, research finds
A recent study shows getting walking more may help prevent depressive symptoms. Tracking your steps may help you stay motivated, researchers say.
Tribes Celebrate Klamath Dam Removal: “More Successful Than We Ever Imagined”
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Explosions roared through the canyons lining the Klamath River earlier this year, signaling a new chapter for the region that hugs the Oregon-California border. In October, the removal of four hydroelectric dams built on the river was completed—the largest project of […]
Chicago’s Municipal Buildings Are Now Powered Largely by the Sun
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It was made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago region. It takes approximately 700,000 megawatt hours of electricity to power Chicago’s more than 400 municipal buildings every year. As of January 1, every single […]
Heavy snow brings widespread disruption across the U.K.
Heavy snow and freezing rain has brought widespread disruption across the U.K., with several major airports forced to suspend flights and many key roads in the north of England unnavigable.
Design Rules for FFF 3D Printing: https://www.hydraresearch3d.com/design-rules
Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo González embarks on international tour
González, who the United States recognized as the winner of last year's presidential election in Venezuela, kicked off an international tour on Saturday that will take him to Washington.
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon's ouster as detention deadline looms
South Koreans rallied overnight near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol calling for his arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him.
The Golden Globes are Sunday night. Here's five things to look for
After a rocky few years and the disbanding of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes have seemingly stabilized. This time, comedian Nikki Glaser will be emceeing the ceremony.
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maobul ("Mario Bühling") wrote:
A little #cartoon at the start of the year. I hope you like it. :)
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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Can you imagine the embarrassing dandruf problems Gorgons had whenever their snakes were molting? There's probably not a shampoo for that kind of thing. :thonking:
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ryan@hates.company ("ryan wolf") wrote:
but no one ever asks *how'd* you take me to funkytown?
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“With A Little Help From My Friends” by Joe Cocker
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“Other Side of Town (Live)” by John Prine
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RussSharek@mastodon.art ("Russ Sharek") wrote:
Liam and I produced this collection of ridiculous self care reminders as part of the sound check for the upcoming episode of the #2ClownsInACloset #podcast:
https://archive.org/details/SelfCareSoundCheck
We figured our geeky friends could use their tools of choice to create the most absurd-yet-helpful timer possible.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Reminds Me of You (Remastered)” by Van Morrison
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“Just the Other Side of Nowhere” by John Prine & Mac Wiseman on LOUD
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grickle@mstdn.social ("Grickle") wrote:
Inner wolf. #grickledoodle #werewolf #gaming #horror #introvert #cartoon #art #drawing #funny
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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
New maturity level achieved: I'm finally letting that one vanity domain I never found a use for lapse...
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LisaKalayji@infosec.exchange ("Lisa Kalayji") wrote:
In today's episode of "yes, corporations amassing data about you is always bad, no, it doesn't matter whether you think you have something to hide":
#Privacy #Tech #Data #InfoSec #Surveillance #Cars #Transportation
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
It feels only fair that browsers should detect when you're reading the news in a native app and bombard you with notifications telling you how much better the web version is as you try to scroll.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
yay! the session inactivity TTL works!
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bkahn@beige.party ("B Kahn") wrote:
Should you need an example of bad luck, here is one: to be born in North Korea and die fighting for Russia.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
a scary piece https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole
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ZhiZhu@newsie.social ("Zhi Zhu 🕸️") wrote:
Long article, but worth reading from @ProPublica
A wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover, climbing the ranks of right-wing #militias.
He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors and #government attorneys.
He sent ProPublica a massive trove of documents. The conversations that he secretly recorded give a unique, startling window into the militia movement.
Jurassic footprints are discovered on a 'dinosaur highway' in southern England
The 166-million-year-old footprint tracks, found at a quarry in southern England, mark one of the largest discoveries in decades.
A storm will bring heavy snow and dangerous ice from the Plains to the East Coast
This weekend's storm is expected to impact 62 million Americans through Monday. Heavy snow, ice, rain and severe thunderstorms will be unleashed from the Plains to the East Coast.
Film director and screenwriter Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, dead at 47
The co-writer of I Heart Huckabees and director of The Little Hours was found dead at a Los Angeles residence on Friday. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the case.
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
This, e.g., is instructive:
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
tick tick tick... about another 40 minutes and I get to see if a session really does TTL out from inactivity
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A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
It's still under development, and there are some asterisks to apply to the data sources, but I find the directional data you can get out of the new HTTP Archive Tech Report page helpful:
The best sleep gadgets to help you catch those Zzzs
Sleep trackers, earbuds, and smart beds. | Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge
Sleep tech is more than tracking. Here are the best gadgets I’ve tested that help you fall asleep, stay asleep, or wake up earlier.
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Lana@beige.party ("𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not Christmas Cake"") wrote:
You can't fix stupid
You can fix uninformed. You can fix underinformed. You can fix poorly informed. You can fix misinformed. You can fix malinformed. You can even fix some forms of medical inability to process information.
This isn't that. This is stupid. You can't fix stupid.
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Twelve South’s travel-friendly Bluetooth dongle is on sale for its best price yet
The AirFly SE might not be the only way to enjoy in-flight entertainment with your own headphones, but it’s one of the most reliable. | Image: Twelve South
The Twelve South AirFly SE is one of those gadgets that can make long flights go by just a little faster, allowing you to eschew the shoddy pair of complimentary earbuds you get with most airlines in favor of your own set of Bluetooth cans. And right now, it’s on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for $29.99 ($5 off), which is a new all-time low.
Twelve South’s entry-level Bluetooth transmitter features an integrated 3.5mm cable, meaning all you need to do is plug it into the seatback entertainment system and pair it with your favorite pair of wireless earbuds or noise-canceling headphones. It doesn’t last as long as the step-up AirFly Pro and Pro Deluxe — nor does it allow for two simultaneous connections — but it still lets a single user eke out 20 hours of continuous playback on a single charge. Plus, it works with virtually any standard audio jack, making the compact dongle an easy way to add Bluetooth connectivity to older devices... including that aging treadmill at the gym that’s always tuned to CNN, SportsCenter, or reruns of Friends.
Other ways to save this weekend
- Like clockwork, eBay has kicked off its annual New Year’s promo, letting you save 20 percent on gaming consoles, 4K OLED TVs, and other items with coupon code NEWYEAR20. Highlights include iRobot’s Roomba j7 Plus and Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headphones, the latter of which are on sale via BuyDig for $238.80 (about $111 off) through January 5th. Personally, I prefer their tighter sound over the XM4, though I do wish they still folded down like the last-gen model for easy transport. Read our review.
- Hoto’s sleek Hand Tool Set has fallen to just $39.99 ($30 off) at Amazon, its lowest price to date. The portable kit is a great example of why a reader once emailed us to call Hoto “the Apple of tools.” Each component, from the claw hammer and self-locking measuring tape to the included steel bits, dons a handsome aesthetic and excellent build quality, making it a great addition to any household in need of some basic tools for small repairs.
- It seems everyone has high hopes of getting fit in the new year, though I doubt most people are thinking about putting together a proper recovery regimen. Thankfully, if you’re looking for an easier way to soothe various aches and pains, the second-gen Theragun Mini is on sale at Amazon, Best Buy, and direct from Theragun for $149 ($50 off). That’s an excellent discount on the portable massage gun, which offers three speeds, USB-C charging, and a several attachments for a more personalized touch.
With Tim Cook’s $1 Million Inauguration Donation, Big Tech Sends Warm Wishes to Trump
Axios reported on Friday that Apple CEO Tim Cook will donate $1 million to Donald Trump’s inauguration, the latest tech company figure to do so. These donations—which aren’t covered by campaign finance law and can be unlimited—signal a clear willingness to work with the Trump administration and a desire to curry favor with the once […]
isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
"And oil". Sorry, I'm not reading your smart-ass wrong article.
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Arlo’s monthly subscriptions are going up again
Arlo’s cloud storage subscriptions get another price hike. | Image: Arlo
Arlo has once again increased the monthly subscription pricing for its smart home cameras’ Arlo Secure cloud storage plan. The company now charges $9.99 per month (up from $7.99) to store a single camera’s recordings and $19.99 a month (up from $17.99) for unlimited cameras. And instead of calling the cheaper plan Arlo Secure, both are now named Secure Plus.
At $9.99 per month, the cheapest Secure plan is now more than three times the monthly $2.99 Arlo once charged to store video for a single camera in the cloud. The company bumped that to $4.99 in early 2023, then to $7.99 last year. With annual billing, the single-camera plan still works out to $7.99 per month, while the unlimited-camera one is effectively $17.99 per month when you pay for a year upfront.
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Arlo’s annual pricing is a little cheaper per-month.
This latest round of price increases comes after Arlo announced a new set of AI-powered features in September. The features include letting users name specific people or vehicles the camera sees and get notifications about them, or to train its cameras to detect and notify them of events like a sprinkler turning on or garage door opening. The company has also doubled how many days of recordings it will store, from 30 to 60 days.
Arlo has offered at least some users the ability to keep their old rate by switching to an annual plan, according to a screenshot posted to the Arlo subreddit.
Users can still get free storage by using Arlo Base Stations and SmartHub devices that are compatible with their cameras. However, going that route also means missing out on certain subscription-only features that make smart cameras appealing, such as package detection.
Elon Musk Voices Support for UK Far-Right Party, After Doing the Same in Germany
Elon Musk has spent the last few days on X expressing his support for Reform UK, a far-right populist party founded by Brexit booster Nigel Farage. This is the second time in recent weeks Musk has used X to try to whip up support for far-right politicians outside the United States; he’s also spent a […]
This Week’s Episode of Reveal: The Fight for Refugees in Greece
In 2015, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and repression were trying to reach safe havens in Europe. From his home in Norway, Tommy Olsen decided to travel to Greece, a major gateway for migrants and refugees. He joined hundreds of volunteers helping the new arrivals and later created an NGO, the Aegean Boat […]
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I never cease to be amazed at how much smaller a release build is than a debug build
build debug: 56,327,024
build release: 16,110,752
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
On PHP
Strings tangled like vines,
Errors haunting through the night,
Hopes for clarity.
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This'll tickle some people!
Usborne have released their 1980s computer books as free-to-download PDFs 😍
https://usborne.com/gb/books/computer-and-coding-books
#retrocomputing #retrogaming
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coreysnipes@fosstodon.org ("𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒚 𝑺𝒏𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒔 🌨") wrote:
Overall I'm happy with the current state of things. I'm self-hosting things that are important to me, and getting a lot of value out of the services that are being handled by third parties. And I have a higher level of trust in the third parties I'm using.
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markmccaughrean ("Mark McCaughrean") wrote:
You can compare my dodgy image with one taken a few hours ago from El Teide on Tenerife, as part of the GONG network. This one has all of the sunspots numbered.
Credit: NSO/NISP, downloaded from SpaceWeatherLive.com
https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity/sunspot-regions.html
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How to choose which Apple Watch to buy
Image: Cath Virginia. / The Verge
Between the Apple Watch Series 10, the Ultra 2, and the second-gen SE, there are more options than ever. We’ll help you sort through them.
CES 2025: all the news, gadgets, and surprises
Image: Samar Haddad for The Verge
The year in tech kicks off with a jam-packed week of gadget news.
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warandpeas ("War and Peas 🧿") wrote:
Let's Go
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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Code whispers softly,
Lines and numbers shimmer bright,
A spark—life ignites.
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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
okay, set sessions to
store.expirationTime = 5.hours;
January's Can't-Miss Game Releases, A Surprise Horror Hit On Steam, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
This past week saw the end of 2024, the arrival of 2025, and, arguably, a predictably slow start to the often-relentless news cycle of video games. But slow news hardly means no news, and we kicked off the new year with a look at the games to keep an eye out for this month. Also, the chief creative officer at…
What to expect at CES 2025
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge
It’s time for the biggest tech show of the year. CES 2025 officially kicks off next week, with most of the industry’s biggest names gathering in Las Vegas to announce new products and demonstrate some of the most exciting tech they have coming throughout the year.
CES is traditionally a show about TVs, laptops, and smart home tech. But it’s increasingly become a big show for cars, wearables and health tech, and a whole lot more. This year, expect one abbreviation to show up a lot across every single category: AI. The AI hype cycle is rolling straight into 2025, and there’s certain to be AI popping up on the next generation of TVs and cars, like it or not.
The show officially starts on Tuesday, January 7th, but you can expect announcements to start coming out on Sunday and Monday ahead of the show floor opening and a day of press conferences.
Here are the big beats we’re expecting to see at the show.
TVs
Image: LG
LG’s wireless TV tech is expanding to its QNED models this year.
I’m expecting two prevailing trends for TVs at CES 2025: screens will keep getting bigger, and AI features are going to be everywhere — to the point of being...
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
This would be a nice way to get home.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/01/04/i-would-like-to-spider-there/
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Donations to any president's fund are gross. It's bribery in broad daylight.
A democratic government should have a budget allocated for the president's needs, and not have any channel for oligarchs to buy favors.