Paul 🐧 @Paul_Aguayo@qoto.org

When I said I wanted an "external" SSD, this isn't what I had in mind.

Here is a dumb idea for Music player apps and streaming services.

Music filters.

Like how you can make an Instagram Photo look all sephia toned and old.

What if you could play your music with like, Accelerometer CD skips. Of that little cassette tape hissssssss, or a Vinyl crackle sound, with pauses every few tracks as the fake arm stops and stars (with appropriate noises).

#Music

Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes - Enlarge / Just some of the prizes you can win in this year's charity dr... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1988029 #uncategorized #charitydrive #sweepstakes #reminder #charity #gaming #prizes

Smartphone shipments are on the rise, buoyed by 5G, iOS devices: IDC - Mobile phone sales are rising, showing improvement in fourth quarter shipments despite... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3711379/smartphone-shipments-are-on-the-rise-buoyed-by-5g-ios-devices-idc.html#tk.rss_all #smallandmediumbusiness #technologyindustry #smartphones #mobile #5g

On DTNS for Friday December 1, 2023 - Tristan from AI Named This Show runs down the OpenAI chatbots developers are making. Where can you find them and are they any good? Plus, Microsoft wants to make a third-party mobile game store and why remote work is here to stay.
Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/dtns/episodes/remotely-possible-dtns-4656

Amazon unleashes Q, an AI assistant for the workplace

Aimed at the office, Amazon Q can summarize docs and assist with programming tasks.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/11/amazon-unleashes-q-an-ai-assistant-for-the-workplace/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

That time a JPL engineer almost killed a Mars Rover before it left Earth - Forget Martian dust devils, it's the peril of the blue smoke you have to worry about Engi... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/11/29/jpl_engineer_spirit_mars_rover/

Report: Apple and Goldman Sachs are breaking up over money-losing Apple Card

Goldman Sachs has lost billions of dollars on its consumer-focused businesses.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/11/report-apple-and-goldman-sachs-are-breaking-up-over-money-losing-apple-card/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google DeepMind's New AI Tool Helped Create Over 700 New Materials https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/11/29/1631202/google-deepminds-new-ai-tool-helped-create-over-700-new-materials?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

New Outlook is good, both for yourself and 766 third parties.

Meta pulls the Quest 3's Elite battery Strap accessory from stores amidst reports that the accessory may fail to charge the VR headset. https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-puts-quest-3-elite-battery-strap-sales-on-hold

The AMD Ryzen Z1 processor with Zen 4 CPU cores and RDNA 3 graphics was developed for handheld gaming PCs, but at least one company has built a mini desktop PC with the chip. Here's a look at a prototype (with benchmarks). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGaIO6Jbqg4 #RyzenZ1 #MiniPC #PhoenixEdgeZ1

After 151 Years, Popular Science Will No Longer Offer a Magazine - After 151 years, Popular Science will no longer be available to purchase as a maga... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/11/27/2214203/after-151-years-popular-science-will-no-longer-offer-a-magazine?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #books

After sudden shaking, there is a rush of visitors using the LastQuake app & the EMSC websites, as well as tweets on Twitter, which alerts the EMSC that a seismic event has probably occurred.👇

Rust in Linux: Where we are and where we're going next https://www.zdnet.com/article/rust-in-linux-where-we-are-and-where-were-going-next/ by @sjvn

Live from Linux Plumbers, the latest on #Rust in #Linux.

Testing Various Properties Of LEGO-Compatible Axles - If you ever wondered what’d happen if you were to use LEGO Technic parts, but they... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/14/testing-various-properties-of-lego-compatible-axles/ #materialtesting #toyhacks #lego

Attention Podcast Listeners: NASA Now Available on Spotify https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/attention-podcast-listeners-nasa-now-available-on-spotify/ #NASA #Podcasts #Audio

Is this how Apple will support app sideloading in Europe? - Apple’s plans for sideloading of apps via stores outside the App Store may now be emer... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3710548/is-this-how-apple-will-support-app-sideloading-in-europe.html#tk.rss_all #smallandmediumbusiness #mobileapps #mobile #iphone #apple #ios