The Death of TwitterThe Death of Twitter
At the end of last year I uninstalled the Twitter app on my phone. In the past Twitter used to be very useful for providing feedback to large organisations. I[...]
The Difference Between Email and Instant MessagingThe Difference Between Email and Instant Messaging
Introduction With various forms of IM becoming so prevalent and a lot of communication that used to be via email happening via IM I’ve been thinking about the differences between[...]
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Krebs has an interesting article about the Kimwolf botnet which uses residential proxy relay services [1]. cory Doctorow wrote an insightful blog post about code being a liability not an[...]
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Charles Stross has a good theory of why “AI” is being pushed on corporations, really we need to just replace CEOs with LLMs [1]. This disturbing and amusing article describes[...]
Furilabs FLX1sFurilabs FLX1s
The Aim I have just got a Furilabs FLX1s [1] which is a phone running a modified version of Debian. I want to have a phone that runs all apps[...]
Terminal Emulator SecurityTerminal Emulator Security
I just read this informative article on ANSI terminal security [1]. The author has written a tool named vt-houdini for testing for these issues [2]. They used to host an[...]
LEAF ZE1 After 6 MonthsLEAF ZE1 After 6 Months
About 6 months ago I got a Nissan LEAF ZE1 (2019 model) [1]. Generally it’s going well and I’m happy with most things about it. One issue is that as[...]
Phone Charging Speeds With Debian/TrixiePhone Charging Speeds With Debian/Trixie
One of the problems I encountered with the PinePhone Pro (PPP) when I tried using it as a daily driver [1] was the charge speed, both slow charging and a[...]
Samsung 65″ QN900C 8K TVSamsung 65″ QN900C 8K TV
As a follow up from my last post about my 8K TV [1] I tested out a Samsung 65″ QN900C Neo QLED 8K that’s on sale in JB Hifi. According[...]
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Russ Allbery wrote an interesting review of Politics on the Edge, by Rory Stewart who sems like one of the few conservative politicians I could respect and possibly even like[...]