I’ve done a previous post about musical artists that start strong, but end poorly. And we’re just talking facts, as I’m not their judge. And when you find success in entertainment, strong temptations will follow along with industry compromise. But…
This is an excellent opinion piece that nails it. By Ryan McMaken Possibly one of the most inane phrases ever uttered about modern governments is Oliver Wendell Holmes’s oft-quoted phrase stating that “taxes are what we pay for civilized…
The implication is that tailored prices might be used to gouge certain consumers, but in fairness it can also be used to give deals to move product. Consequently, I’ve looked at items on Amazon that I didn’t buy, to come…
Wyoming is generally pro-crypto, and this isn’t a bad strategy given Bitcoin‘s growth, especially when the banking system strives for 2% inflation devaluing cash reserves (much worse with low interest rates and excessive money printing). At the moment Bitcoin is…
So much for these battery storage facilities and these batteries. Lithium based batteries are great in that they’re simple to charge, can charge fast and provide a lot of power, but they depend on circuits to control voltage and amperage…
It’s implied they’re making the change because of third party sites and tools, though I suspect some AI slop they want to include. Consequently, I run privacy search proxies, SearxNG and Whoogle, that use Google search while protecting the privacy…
This picture based AI system isn’t perfect, as we sometimes get stopped and manually checked. It’s funny that this works because your purchases aren’t bagged which doesn’t help Walmart with fraud from people not properly checking things out, which interestingly…
What’s the play? Are they trolling, gauging public outcry, or seeing if they can actually get it passed? Even California hasn’t passed this, so is mini-California trying to take the lead? Worth pointing out, when I worked for Brinks Armored…
I thought I’d try out MX Linux’s new version along with the new XFCE 4.20, and I’ve really enjoyed it this morning. And it is supported by VMware Workstation 3D graphical acceleration. Also, the installer recognizes it’s being installed in…
In blue states and cities whose policies force the moral and conservative people to leave, this leaves behind a lot more immoral people that quickly exacerbates the situation. Consequently, just look at how immoral landlords are breaking the law on…
Of course, depending on their location and who’s the DA, they could be prosecuted for defending themselves as happens in liberal controlled areas. Of course, well placed shots at their conveyance could be an excellent deterrent, and criminals illegally in…
Our Lord Jesus having blinded Saul who would become the Apostle Paul, tells him plainly his new mission is to turn people from the demonic powers running the world, with control of the lost, from darkness to light, back to…
A very good review of where we are with the threat to Bitcoin posed by Quantum computers. In simple terms, a lot of cryptography deals with large prime numbers multiplied together which on modern computers happens quite fast, but going…
Why aren’t Microsoft patches to the Linux kernel checked more rigorously? ‘Let’s not do this again please’… days before release date By Richard Speed Intel and AMD engineers have stepped in at the eleventh to deal with a code…
Interesting report of the feds getting warrants to wipe malware from people’s computers without their permission. Why not alert them to the infection for them to deal with when found? This kind of deprives them of using a computer forensics…
The greedy megacorp overplays its hand. You’d have to think they’re literally banking on many firms not having the expertise to make the move away from VMware. But there are opensource alternatives, and probably plenty of consultants to help make…
