Blogs about Computers, internet, tech

You can't buy a computer with Linux pre-installed. How many times have you heard that refrain? I've heard it a lot over the last 20+ years. And still do every so often nowadays, believe it …

Scott Everett of DPReview: After nearly 25 years of operation, DPReview will be closing in the near future. This difficult decision is part of the annual operating plan review that our parent company shared earlier …

Today's links Mass tech worker layoffs and the soft landing: Finally, the non-tech sector can hire technical workers. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent …

A couple of days ago, I was thinking about what you needed to know to use ChatGPT (or Bing/Sydney, or any similar service). It’s easy to ask it questions, but we all know that these …

NEW RESOURCES Global Investigative Journalism Network: New Investigative Tools for Monitoring Social Media Platforms. “Originally designed to monitor disinformation and ‘junk news,’ Junkipedia has developed to the point where the tool will change its name …

Zabrałem się w wolnym czasie za nowy projekt i powoli powstaje nowe oprogramowanie, niebędące grą, na Amstrada CPC. Pomyślałem, że dzielenie się przemyśleniami z tego... Read more

I’m still using the previous version. I really love its design and functionality, but no more subscriptions for me, sorry. This is an App Store review of an app I, too, have been using on …

During my latest job search, I’ve found myself wishing I’d kept more detailed notes on situations encountered in previous roles. It’s led me to put together something I’m calling my ‘Tell me about a time’ …

The New York Times is reporting that a US citizen’s phone was hacked by the Predator spyware. A U.S. and Greek national who worked on Meta’s security and trust team while based in Greece was …

Plex annoys me. Yet I have to admit it is by far the easiest thing to use for the end user. If it weren't for that I would've switched to Jellyfin long ago. One thing …

Banks are, at their core, facilitators: depositors lend their money to a bank, for which they are paid interest, and banks lend that money out, again for interest. A bank is profitable if the interest …

This (and the linked examples) was chilling, and I’ve been listening to neural network synthesized voices for a while. I suspect the reason why it feels more impressive than other forms of generative AI is …

Concrete is the most used material in the construction industry and dates to the Roman Empire. Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh are now reimagining its design for the 21st century.

I usually don't like reading endless sequels of sci-fi books - but I'll make a gleeful exception for Anne Currie's "Panopticon" series. What if the METAVERSE but IN SPACE! With a MURDER! C'mon, how can …

So, last night Elon Musk bought Twitter! Let’s talk a little bit about what I think the future holds. He bought Twitter for more than it is worth. You can tell this is true because …

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“This book is a reminder of the world as it is, not the world of exaggerated claims or, even worse, the imaginary world of indefensible fantasies,” writes scientist and policy analyst Vaclav Smil in Invention …

...back to Input Devices overview For some years I have been using Trackballs from Logitech, first the M570 and then the MX Ergo. But of course we could also build our own! So because Philipp …

So recently, I came across someone selling tickets to various gigs and events; a friend also got scammed for money when they thought they were buying. So it got me thinking, how deep does the …