And this is why no surveillance is good surveillance. It does not matter if you trust the people doing the surveillance or not, if a backdoor exists ANYONE can use it given a little effort.
https://ground.news/article/fbi-confirms-cyber-breach-on-wiretap-surveillance-network_684044
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Also trying out this whole grayscale iPhone thing to see if it really does impact my usage. More to come…
Made the switch to noble for my cell service. Putting my money where my mouth is when it comes to getting people off of their phones and engaging with the real world!
In a world that seems a little grim, this is the kind of news I find exciting. We are going to start making artificial retinas in SPACE.
https://ground.news/article/biotech-firm-books-space-on-starlab-to-make-artificial-retinas-in-orbit
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Living with depression and anxiety long term is a weird life experience. One minute, you can be fine, and then things go quiet and suddenly your brain just… rebels?
I am so glad that the way we have decided to combat AI is by throwing tools in front of websites that break browsers and require you to open up your device to weird code runs…
My drive to de-Amazon is mostly down to me wanting to just cut subscriptions, and Amazon is kind of pointless without Prime. Also copied today, UberOne…
De-Amazon-ing is surprisingly difficult. Over the many years I’ve had a Prime subscription I have become so dependent on the ease. Gonna do it this year though!
My problem with the AI discussion as it stands today is simple. Most of the people talking about it are the absolute fanatics and the absolute detractors. We need a middle ground discussion that focuses on facts
Getting all nostalgic and playing a little Fallout 1 thanks to the excellent work done by Fallout 1 Community Edition
https://github.com/alexbatalov/fallout1-ce
Runs like a dream on Linux (so long as you throw in some symlinks...)
Every couple of years I get the insatiable urge to completely rebuild my laptop OS. This time I went from Ubuntu/i3 to Arch/Hyprland and I kinda like it. A lot. You can find my setup notes here:
https://pdg.thesatelliteoflove.com/os
You may marvel at AI, but I am amazed at just how easy printing is in Linux now. 2026 is VERY different to 1996 in CUPS land
I am noticing that the AI cheerleaders are saying we have hit AGI. Upon further investigation, it appears they have achieved this… by moving the goalposts that constitute AGI
Bravo… Muppets
I am trying something new and publishing my longer thoughts in my digital garden. I am not sure if this is a long term solution but I am kicking the tires. Here are some ramblings from an Old Man about social media:
https://pdg.thesatelliteoflove.com/06-AUTHOR/12-MUSINGS/Social-Media-Isn't...
I think my Apple Watch is going to officially retire. It’s just not bringing me anything right now that a normal watch cannot provide
I am so bored of being told that the entire economy is going to change in 12 months. It’s been 4 years, it ain’t happening…
Few things are more annoying than group texts
I love having a self hosted git server, but Gitea seems to be getting buggier, especially Actions and their runner. Anyone got an alternative?
I saw a poster at the post office today reminding folk that it is mandatory to sign up for the Selective Service System and it had a weirdly emotional impact on me. (SSS is essentially registering for the draft for non US folk)
EV's are still, in my opinion, one of the dumbest ideas that have met main stream acceptance. What problem are they trying to solve? Emissions? Where do you think the electricity is coming from?