LineageOS 24 Out Now (Android 17)
I’ve included the main first section of the blog post, but more information with the link. The download is out for my Moto G 5G 2024, but not my Moto Stylus 5G 2023 quite yet, though this was just recently…
Category Tech
To Protect Immigrant Students, a Chicago-Area College Told Flock to Remove Its Cameras. The Company Refused.
It’s funny the liberals get bent out of shape with Flock helping ICE, but no concern for the privacy of actual citizens. And this behavior of Flock not removing the cameras until the contract was up, and even removing the…
The Most INSANE Hardware Supply Chain Compromise
This has been a developing story and I hadn’t seen good reporting, with this video taking you through the highlights, though the blog post linked in the description has pictures and lot more detail. This is nation state level hacking…
Mac Users Are Nuking Every Trace of Apple AI on Their Machines
This is kind of funny in that they don’t have a great product, and they won’t provide a way to remove it. Apple, Microsoft and Google are working towards controlling what software you can install, digital ID and agentic AI…
Walmart Running Into Trouble as Its Super-Expensive Robots Can’t Handle the Realities of Warehouse Work
This article has a couple hilarious points. The robots failing leading to Walmart spending more on the repair technicians verses lower salaried warehouse workers. And the $2.6 billion write down by Kroger of a failed automation project. And Kroger is…
KDE Plasma 6.8 Gets Final Fixes Ahead of October 14 Release
For those of us sticking with XLibre (X11) over AI hook Wayland (Wayland should give you pause the way IBM/Red Hat took over X.Org to kill the project leading to the fork XLibre), October 14th is a monumental day as…
Fieldwatch App Detects Nearby Cameras and Trackers
This will be fun to test on the next trip down into Colorado. We have several Flock cameras around Cheyenne, and many in the bigger cities in Colorado. I normally turn off WiFi when leaving the house, but worth leaving…
Low-Cost Android Phones Ship With Residential Proxy Malware
A good reminder to examine who you buy phones from as they could be tampered with. You could also investigate the manufacturer and learn how to install their stock firmware yourself, or better yet, buy a phone that is supported…
Big Brother Inside, Revisited
A long but very good article with an interesting bit of history. They’ve been working towards computers having IDs for tracking, and humorously being exposed by game cheat bans. And notice if you use Windows or macOS, you have a…
KDE Broke SonicDE Again – KDE Gear 26.08.2 Released with Kdenlive, NeoChat, and Dolphin Fixes
For those of us that want nothing to do with AI hook enabling Wayland, staying on XLibre (X11) while also prefering the KDE Desktop, October 14th is a precarious time as KDE is dropping X11 support and going Wayland only…
Man Says He Was Mortified When His AI Agent Posted His Bank Balances and Exactly What He’s Spending His Money on in a Slack Work Channel
People seem to be getting caught up in AI laziness, trying to find all the ways AI can do things for them with no idea of what it’s really doing, and no concern for what personal information they’re allowing it…
Nvidia Says Wayland Not Faster Than X11
It’s my personal belief that Wayland was brought in by the Linux tech megacorps for AI hooks into the display manager, not for the reasons they’ve promoted through their paid influencers. And after all this time, it’s still not up…