Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

Millions of drops of rain pounding on a roof is soothing while a single drop
of water dripping from a faucet becomes extremely irritating.
-yawatt, Sep 2016

Facebook shut down German research on Instagram algorithm
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/13/22623354/facebook-instagram-algorithm-watch-research-legal-threat

(submitted by LogicRiver)

"I cannot succinctly convey how interesting I find this.... The large-scale change of one of the basic premises of internet design, from a peer-to-peer system to a strictly client-server system, happened by accident."

https://computer.rip/11.html

I am really, really at my wit’s end regarding job hunting. Nowhere seems willing to hire me - not even the places I thought I was qualified for. I don’t have nearly enough money to pay my share of rent, the landlord is talking about raising rent or we might have to move. I don’t know what to do.

For jobs, I don’t even get interviews. The one place I had an interview with I just got rejected. I’ve been looking since May. What should I even do?

Archaeologists discover 4k-year-old ancient city in Iraqi desert
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/archaeologists-discover-4-000-year-old-ancient-city-in-iraqi-desert

(submitted by andyxor)

#memeirl

Uber asked contractor to allow surveillance cameras in employees homes, bedrooms.

#Uber #SurveillanceCapitalism #Privacy #workersrights
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/uber-asked-contractor-to-allow-video-surveillance-in-employee-homes-bedrooms/

Users Can Be Just As Dangerous As Hackers https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/users-can-be-just-as-dangerous-as.html

The IBM PC, 41 Years Ago
https://www.os2museum.com/wp/the-ibm-pc-41-years-ago/

(submitted by userbinator)

A Limitlessly Scalable Transaction System
https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.05236

(submitted by belter)

Why the future of long-haul trucking is electric
https://www.transportenvironment.org/newsroom/blog/why-future-long-haul-trucking-electric

(submitted by doener)

#GNU Emacs is so much more than a text editor -- it's an entire workflow environment, loved by free software supporters around the world. Get the new GNU Emacs Manual, Nineteenth edition, for Emacs 27.2, at the GNU Press Shop: https://u.fsf.org/3ff

Intro to Deep Learning
https://sebastianraschka.com/blog/2021/dl-course.html

(submitted by tbau50)

The Neurological Processes of Memory Creation https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/6b2dd94a-e880-49fd-a7e9-a92e9261d1ca

Lastly, we’ve been working with hardware retailers to offer elementary OS 6 out of the box as soon as possible. Devices from both Star Labs and Laptop With Linux are shipping with OS 6 now; visit retailers’ individual sites for more information. https://store.elementary.io/