⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

@ratman https://aminet.net/package/misc/emu/AmigaNPI

@RealJournalism @czarbucks I've got three vehicles aged 25, 21, and 12 years old. Do you know why? It makes no sense to buy a new car these days. They cost a fortune and they spy on you.

I've missed this; a jump foward. https://www.nist.gov/pml/us-surveyfoot

#comic #funny

Just in case some of you get any ideas.

If you're out shopping and see someone stealing diapers, formula, or food...

NO, YOU FUCKING DIDN'T.

If you see someone stealing condoms or medical supplies...

NO, YOU FUCKING DIDN'T.

You didn't see shit. You didn't hear shit. You don't know shit.

Got it?

The cost of hosting and credit card processing is going up, and the number of platforms we can advertise on is going down. When #Ofcom start enforcing the policy next year #AgeVerification could be the nail in the coffin for many niche porn producers.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/3-ways-age-will-116899095

I've written about the new #OnlineSafetyAct rules from Ofcom and what they mean for small website owners.

I've tried to be reasonable in my interpretation and my criticism. Feedback welcome!

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/food-safety-vs-online-safety/

Any recommendations for someone who can repair a Voodoo 5 5500?
Enabling the second VSA-100 chip on my card causes black screens, so I'm guessing either the BGA is failing or it has bad RAM, but I am not set up to do these kinds of repairs.

#retrocomputing

Aaaaaand that was the exact moment I switched to Firefox on Windows.

Apple called on to ditch AI headline summaries after BBC debacle

'Facts can't be decided by a roll of the dice' Press freedom advocates are urgin Apple to ditch an "immature" generative AI system that incorrectly summarized a BBC news notification that incorrectly related that suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione had killed himself.…
#theregister #IT
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/12/20/apple_ai_headline_summaries/

RevK's audio recorders - version 2! - are now available to buy:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DQH9SK8K

record to an SD card
act as a SIP endpoint
auto-upload to anything that can take POST
no registration, third party services, cloud dependency etc.
USB-C; can also take a LiPo battery

His new design, which can clip onto a shirt button, is rather neat.

$44 billion to buy Twitter looks like the biggest bargain ever. From that seat he controls the spending of Congress. The budget deal he just killed would have spent hundreds of billions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/us/politics/elon-musk-politics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik4.duPB.d-mLpNEjBSwZ&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#MAGA War on Christmas.

If you run a UK-based fediverse instance, worth noting you now have 11 weeks to do a risk assessment and become compliant. If you're interested in a compliance training session with ofcom, doing some collective bargaining on compliance terms, or just finding out more about what's going on, this newsletter may be of interest https://buttondown.com/indie-and-community-web-compliance-/archive/1-quick-update-and-request-for-info/

#BOFH excuse #83:

Support staff hung over, send aspirin and come back LATER.

Mild, yet modern curses to cast upon your foes.

• May your shower curtains cop a cold feel when you least expect it
• Free Copilot in your GitHub account
• Woe, JIRA be upon ye

@rayhindle Government in the USA is now run by whims and decrees by Musk on X, which are later confirmed by #FeloniousTrump on TruthSocial. No need for Congress or elected officials to meet and agree anything. Those elected officials will simply agree to everything rather than risk ire and bullying by management.

HR: What do you think you do here?
Me: I'm the wizard keeping the digital realm from imploding. You're welcome.
HR: No, as in your official role within the company.
Me: Job?
HR: What do we pay for?
Me: Ah, that. Linux Sysadmin. But 'digital overlord' has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

Water bills are going up in the UK because of record investment in fixing the pipes etc.

Just imagine what it could've been like if the companies hadn't been privatised and run for profit generating money for shareholders.

Does anyone have transport for jumping between dimensions. I think this one is a bit shitty.