Paul 🐧 @Paul_Aguayo@qoto.org

Apple should watch out: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Quest 3 is packing some powerful capabilities that could steal some thunder from the upcoming Vision Pro headset. https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-quest-3-hands-on-some-serious-competition-for-apples-vision-pro

Unions claim win as Hollywood studios agree generative AI isn't an author - The pen is (slightly) mightier than the algorithm The Writers Guild of America has ended ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/09/27/wga_strike_over/

Big Dairy still sour over plant-based “milk” labels, tries to outlaw them

The FDA previously found that no one is confused about where almond milk comes from.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/big-dairy-still-sour-over-plant-based-milk-labels-tries-to-outlaw-them/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Volkswagen Hit By IT Outage, Brand Vehicle Production In Germany Halted - Volkswagen says it was hit by a major IT outage on Wednesday, halting production a... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/27/2212213/volkswagen-hit-by-it-outage-brand-vehicle-production-in-germany-halted?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation

Nine months after Elon Musk promised more transparency around shadowbanning, a Twitter designer shows off some notification mock-ups. https://www.pcmag.com/news/twitter-provides-sneak-peek-of-what-shadowban-notifications-might-look

Indonesia To Ban Purchases On Social Media Like TikTok https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/27/2046247/indonesia-to-ban-purchases-on-social-media-like-tiktok?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

OpenAI announces DALL-E 3, a next-gen AI image generator based on ChatGPT

With better response to details and text, DALL-E 3 hopes to make prompt engineering obsolete.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/openai-announces-dall-e-3-a-next-gen-ai-image-generator-based-on-chatgpt/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Today I'm going to show you how I turned a cheap USB numeric keypad into a pad that I use for my digital painting shortcuts under GNU/Linux.
→ Tutorial: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article989/how-to-customise-a-usb-numeric-keypad-under-gnulinux

#Keypad #Linux #NailPolish
#diy #Krita #MastoArt

Google Removes Fake Signal and Telegram Apps Hosted on Play https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/08/31/1655233/google-removes-fake-signal-and-telegram-apps-hosted-on-play?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

High-speed AI drone beats world-champion racers for the first time - Enlarge / A long-exposure image of an AI-trained autonomous UZH drone (... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1964650 #universityofzurich #autonomousdrones #machinelearning #fpvdroneracing #autonomousai #droneracing #aidrones #biz⁢ #drones #tech #uzh #ai

Google Removes Fake Signal and Telegram Apps Hosted on Play - Researchers say they have found fake apps in Google Play that masqueraded as legit... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/08/31/1655233/google-removes-fake-signal-and-telegram-apps-hosted-on-play?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #google

'Super Mario Bros. Wonder' Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play - Because Nintendo’s upcoming Mario game had no deadline, its creators were able to experim... - https://www.wired.com/story/super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-switch-mouri-tezuka-interview/ #culture/videogames #videogames #culture

Mario Wonder tries to move the franchise past Super Mario World pastiche

Not using the New Super Mario Bros. name is a subtle statement of intent.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/08/mario-wonder-tries-to-move-the-franchise-past-super-mario-world-pastiche/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Nearly #fullmoon rising over #Portland

#PDX #PNW #bluemoon

Toyota Japan back on the road after probably-not-cyber attack halted production - Malfunction took 14 plants offline for 36 hours. Oh, what a … nah, too obvious Toyota Jap... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/toyota_japan_production_resumes/

In a sane country, we wouldn’t allow AR-15s in the hands of anyone, let alone a white supremacist with a history of mental issues. And we wouldn’t have to lock down whole school campuses and have students crawl out of windows to save themselves from an active shooter. Other countries have passed laws to prevent this madness. Yet, we allow it regularly to happen.

Who needs a smartwatch when you could have this!?

Poland's Railways Halted by Radio Hack - The Polish Railway's radio system was hacked on Friday and Saturday, bringing 20 f... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/08/28/1757202/polands-railways-halted-by-radio-hack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #security

#Kdenlive 23.08.0 is released packed with an array of fixes, enhancements, and optimizations.

https://kdenlive.org/en/2023/08/kdenlive-23-08-0-released/

#videoediting #floss