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This installment of "Funny Programming Pictures" brought to you by: Insomnia, Fox Weather, and freezer burritos.
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Make Computers Fun Again - Linux, UNIX, Alternative Operating Systems, Computer History, and Retro Computing. Also dad jokes.
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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
May 21, 2024
The Future of Computing: A.I. and Advocacy. ...Seriously?
Microsoft, Firefox maker Mozilla, & Red Hat envision a future where computers are focused on Artificial Intelligence & Political Advocacy (and Activism). Where do others, like Apple & Ubuntu, stand?
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Window Shopping for Retro Computers
It's been a long week. Let's browse pictures of Retro Battlestations. TRS-80, OS/2 Warp, 486 DX2-66, Osborne 4, Commodore 64 SX, Sweet Roland Synths and more.
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New California Law: Digital Stores Cannot Say "Buy" When They Mean "License"
Tired of "buying" software only to realize you merely have a "license" that can be taken away? A new law in California will allow fines for companies that do this for digital goods (including games, music, and movies).
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The futility of Ad-Blockers
Ads are filling the entirety of the Web -- websites, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc. -- at an increasing rate. Prices for those ad placements are plummeting. Consumers are desperate to use ad-blockers to make the web palatable. Google (and others) are desperate to break and block ad-blockers. All of which results in... more ads and lower pay for creators.
It's a fascinatingly annoying cycle. And there's only one viable way out of it.
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openSUSE says "No Lunduke allowed!"
Those in power with openSUSE make it clear they will not allow me anywhere near anything related to the openSUSE project. Ever. For any reason.
Well, that settles that, then! Guess I won't be contributing to openSUSE! 🤣
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Loving the Modern World
FaceTiming with my grandson is a wonder of modern life. They live four hours away, so this is how I see him most. He totally gets that he's talking to Pawpaw. He wants to hold the phone and disconnects us a lot but it’s fun. He gives me kisses by phone.
My daughter sends us photos nearly every day. What a boon to families that don’t live near each other.
We have a family group chat. Three adult children and their partners are all on it keeping us connected with ease.
Don’t want to go back to the dark ages myself.
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Sep 15 - Sep 21, 2024)
Real-Time Linux! Dystopian AI Future! Fake AI Podcasts! Exploding Pagers!
If you only have time for two shows, check out the "Real-Time Linux" and "FreeCAD" episodes. Some seriously fun, good news for Linux in there.
But, boy-howdy, outside of Linux... there was some seriously funky news this week. Especially when it comes to AI shenanigans. Fake AI Podcasts, AI used to brainwash people, AI surveillance... pretty weird and dark stuff. All of the AI stories are worth checking out.
The Shows
- Oracle, Microsoft, BlackRock Building Dystopian AI Future
- The Next Kings of Linux: Shannon & Steve
- Nextcloud Releases Version 9 of Self-Hosting Platform
- MIT Uses AI Chatbots to Brainwash You
- Exploding Pagers & The Case for a Secure Supply Chain
- EFF: Calling for Genocide of Jews is OK, but Republicans Protesting is a Crime
- Google AI Notebook Turns Documents into Fake Podcasts with Fake Hosts Having Fake Discussions
- FreeCAD 1.0: The Most Important Linux Release of 2024
The Articles
Previous Few Weeks
- Sep 1 - Sep 14, 2024
- Aug 25 - Aug 31, 2024
- Aug 18 - Aug 24, 2024
- Aug 4 - Aug 17, 2024
- July 28 - Aug 3, 2024
- July 21 - July 27, 2024
- July 7 - July 20, 2024
- June 30 - July 6, 2024
- June 23 - June 29, 2024
- June 16 - June 22, 2024
- June 9 - June 15, 2024
- June 2 - June 8, 2024
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