Yay update which allows you to update regular repo files and packages from the Arch User Repository, AUR. I’ve taken to looking up the packages and manually reviewing the diffs of the pkgbuild files. Yay 13.0 adds Lua hooks,…
[Update] A new version, Firefox 152.0.1-1, out this morning in Arch fixed the memory leak issue I was having. Firefox 152 has some issues. It’s stable on my Arch desktop with Nvidia proprietary drivers, but on my Arch former Chromebook…
Quality control problems aren’t just with passenger cars and trucks. Beware driving alongside brand new Volvo and Mack trucks on the freeway. By Ashley Truck makers are recalling certain newer-model Mack and Volvo commercial trucks for a defect that…
Community platforms for sharing mods and build scripts have been under heavy attack this week. First it was the Arch User Repository and now Steam’s Community Workshop. I do use the Steam Workshop for some mods for one particular game,…
(Headline article at bottom) I recently tried the Stack Wallet on Android, and it’s very nice. I’ve taken to using it for Bitcoin and Monero and will investigate the other privacy coins it supports. And it uses my own Bitcoin…
We’ve long dropped expensive cable packages for a couple streaming services, and early on I bought a Roku device. I think the one we’re using is over 10 years old and their first 4k device, and it’s still updated. And…
This takes the Flock ALPR camera type tracking to a whole new level, And Cheyenne is mentioned as having this system in some capacity, through I’ve not seen any coverage. The Cheyenne City Council is all in on Flock ALPR…
I played with Bitcoin and Monero wallets and did some coinjoins over the last week, and the noticeable drop in hashrate I was thinking could have been purposeful to hamper the network and stall transactions. There were times when it…
This is showing they want on device agentic AI spyware no matter what the device, or how old it is. It is a surveillance mandate written by people who do not know anything about technology. By Rick Findlay Britain’s…
The video below is a good review, and if you use the AUR, you should always check the packages. Worth pointing out, some of these pkgbuild scripts convert Debian binary packages while some build from source, packaging the software so…
One person asked AI to create a picture of them with their AI buddy and got the image to the right. And there has been a lot of reporting of AI leading to psychosis and institutionalization as well. My belief…
And lately we’ve had several cases of people falsely arrested or accused of crimes without the police doing due diligence using these systems. But this is interesting in that it’s the foundation for the 15 minute prison cities… And this…
