⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

We now know that Waymo has the capability to kidnap any passenger and take them anywhere without their permission.

This is an unoriginal thought at this point but I will say it anyway: If the RAMpocalypse hadn't happened and Valve could have gotten the lower spec of the Steam Machine in at $700, the reviews for it would have been ecstatic

https://www.engadget.com/2210832/valve-steam-machine-review/

🤣 “If he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him,” the chancellor [Rachel Reeves] said.

Apparently William Hill now have Binface as 9/2 ...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-count-binface-clacton-by-election-live-updates-b3011103.html

This was my computer setup back in 1993. I’ve wanted to recreate it but have never been able to find an AT case like this one. I’d appreciate any tips on identifying it. The DFI logo is a red herring. That’s a badge I put on it myself back then.

#VintageComputing #RetroComputing

Waterfox's default search is now @Qwant! An independent, privacy-focused engine as the default - something I've long been gunning for 👇

https://www.waterfox.com/blog/waterfox-partners-qwant/

#ScribesAndMakers Jul 8: How many spaces do you like after a period/full stop?

Listen this is the Year of our Lord 2026 and nearly all of us are typing on computers, not a goddamn Smith-Corona, and you will use ONE (1) space after the period like a modern homo sapiens.

"Biological limits are real, but digital potential is infinite. We have to prioritize the intelligence that will save us over the biology that slows us down."
-High Programmer Jeff-U-BEZ-3

Starting immediately, drinking water rations will be reduced by 25% to help support thirsty local Data Centers.
Thank you for your compliance.

#ttrpg #paranoia #bezos #AI

More evidence Australia’s social media ban isn’t working https://www.itnews.com.au/news/australias-teen-social-media-ban-fails-to-clear-first-hurdle-in-age-checks-627213 #socialmedia #stopkillingtheinternet

Breaking news, not from the Clacton and Frinton Gazette, in the middle of this thread:

#NigelFarage's resignation, in the oddball way that that has to be done in the U.K. Parliament, has just been accepted.

Rachel Reeves just said in Another Place:
> It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.
>
> But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him.

#CountBinface #UKPolitics #ClactonOnSea

RT: @SaulStaniforth #BBCBreakfast to Zia Yusuf: "The Reform leader.. is billing it as the people versus the establishment by-election.. it looks like it could just be Nigel Farage versus a man with a bin on his head. That's a bit embarrassing isn't it"

Had an old Sinclair ZX Spectrum replica sitting around (a modern Bluetooth replica one, made by Elite) so I decided to frame it! Just used a sticky Velcro on the back so it can easily be removed without damage, if I ever use it again. I put a loading screen background in there, too. I reckon it looks pretty good! 🤓 #retrocomputing #zxspectrum #art

(Edited: Uploaded the correct image file this time!)

Hi Raspberry Pi experts, I can't sort out this error: 'GPIO not allocated' for a HyperPixel 4.0 rectangular touchscreen connected to a pi 4B. Here is the full report I filed at the support forum:

https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/gpio-not-allocated-error-for-hyperpixel-4-0-on-a-raspberry-pi-4b/28950

What can cause this error if no other devices are using the pins? How to overcome it?

#RaspberryPi #RaspberryPi4B #HyperPixel4

⚠️ Best for Britain CEO, Naomi Smith:

“Farage has stopped at nothing in his race to the bottom, including orchestrating a disastrous Brexit that 62% of voters now agree is a failure and normalising a strain of intolerance that risks ushering in a far nastier and more dangerous politics."

Divisive Farage by-election a ...

If anyone here has an #anritsu MS269x series Signal Analyzer, I need one file from the C: drive. The "C:\Program Files\Anritsu Corporation\Signal Analyzer\Applications\PanelKey.xml" file contains the mapping for the rubber key pad in the front. Someone deleted the contents of this file on my unit and the keyboard does not work. Can someone help and share the original file contents?

#rf #electronics

(photo from EEVblog for reference)

Apologies LB users, our services are still behind.

This follow-up post covers how and why our servers are still being impacted, an explanation and examples of what we consider “botting” in ListenBrainz – and an apology, 'cause our last post had some baaad comms!

https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/07/06/current-listenbrainz-server-issues-high-load-part-2/

UK scraps £45 million girls' education programme
https://www.africanews.com/2026/07/06/uk-scraps-45-million-girls-education-programme/
Britain has scrapped a flagship £45 million programme aimed at helping one million girls across Africa, Asia and the Middle East gain access to higher education, just two years after it was announced.

Germany's massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after €1.5 million funding dries up — world's largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/germanys-1-5-million-project-to-build-the-worlds-largest-game-archive-collapses-after-funding-dries-up
#digpres