⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

A lot of folks got very excited about the MacBook Neo — but Apple's been selling a machine with almost these exact specs for *years*. So what did the bright colors and rounded fonts really try to solve? Maybe Apple's embarrassment about serving Walmart customers. https://www.anildash.com/2026/03/08/neo-apple-embarassment/

I have a hunch. Ask her to click on the Dropbox symbol in the menu bar.

And indeed, there are the screenshots.

Because #Dropbox decided that they want to siphon off all their users' screenshots for data extraction reasons, they change fundamental aspects of how an operating system works, and confuse users (because stuff suddenly works differently than before) – and the people that support these users (because now I have to be aware of all the ways software like Dropbox can fuck up a system).

@malwaretech Perhaps, although most of us have left LinkedIn now since leaving US owned social media is European self defense.

#ChatGpt #OpenAI #Pentagon #US #War

FOX News claims they mistakenly ran old footage of Trump at previous dignified transfer ceremony -- critics say they did it to avoid showing him wearing a baseball cap this time

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy #OnThisDay

On 8 March 1978, Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was first broadcast over the airwaves on BBC Radio 4. The series follows the adventures of hapless Englishman Arthur Dent and his friend Ford Prefect, an alien who writes for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a pan-galactic encyclopaedia and travel guide. After Earth is destroyed in the first episode, Arthur and Ford find themselves aboard a stolen…

https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/03/08/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-onthisday/

I had no idea that Innis & Gunn had gone bust. What a shame - I liked its beer! I have no faith that Tennents will look after the firm.

Just days after Brew Dog too.

#beer #CraftBeer #Scotland

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89k5kxl1gyo?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

@Bumblefish @MercG @alice
Seemed like a good time to share this.

Happy 45th Birthday to the Sinclair ZX81!

Release Date: March 5, 1981

So what does this entail? Who keeps tabs? The OS platform or the surveillance government? If a culprit is caught, the surveillance government will hold the OS platform accountable. The OS platform will hold the culprit accountable. What happens to the culprit?

The Register: US state laws push age checks into the operating system https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/06/os_age_verification/ @theregister @lproven #AgeVerification #censorship #privacy

Telegraph acknowledges Green Party has won a "seismic byelection."

And then there have been two polls this week showing us way in front of Labour and closing in on Reform?

Rattled? We're growing rapidly!

http://Join.greenparty.org.uk

War crimes don't hide sex crimes.

Bless these people!

#TrumpIsAPedo #TrumpEpsteinFiles #IranWar

Quote in September last year for a high-memory compute server. £28,000.

Quote today for the _exact same machine_. £90,500

This is for medical research. Saving lives. When I say LLMs are killing people by killing research computing, this is what I mean.

@davidgerard.co.uk @edzitron.com

Book the date: on March 4th, 2026, 20:00 CET/2PM EST, Organic Maps is presenting at Open Transport Meetup with the topic "GTFS + OpenStreetMap + Organic Maps = Public Transport for everyone." https://github.com/transportkollektiv/meetup/wiki

We are thrilled to announce the public availability of Fairplayer for Faircamp, the first step in our vision of a #decentralized #music platform.

After a few months of building, and the generous help of artists who have participated in our trial period, https://fairplayer.band is open to the world. If you are an artist that has a #Faircamp site, or someone wanting to listen to music from independent artists, come and tell us what you think!

Special thanks to @radisolar @blankfosk @helenbellmusic @maciac @sofisoft @kidlightbulbs @aymanhamad @laribal @txels @james @Omar @choan who have already contributed their music in this very early stage!

Fedi:
- "I follow you for the wholesome stuff 💕"
- "I follow you for the lockpicking stuff 🔓"
- "I follow you for the adult content ❤️‍🔥"

Don't worry fam, I got ya :gay_alice_shades:

#Locksport #Lockpicking #Lovense #SexToy #GooglyEyes #Antiques