"Google, not GCHQ, is the truly chilling spy network"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/18/google-not-gchq--truly-chilling-spy-network
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I'm a nerdy geek. Or a geeky nerd. I like old Thinkpads, open source, and fixing things that are broken. http://ekbom.com for business stuff.
Just tried out WSL / Bash for Windows 10 and it actually installs Ubuntu(-ish). Whodathunk. So is this basically WUBI all over again? Or perhaps more like Wine in reverse.
Heavy metal @ Royal opera in Stockholm. https://mastodon.cloud/media/ogezGWh9YSdKWSji4lo
Dammit, Chris Cornell has broken his rusty cage. Badmotorfinger changed me, and made me wear black denim shorts for years.
Live video feed from outer space:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtU_mdL2vBM
Live video feed from inner space:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmVT36Axtn0
This is an amazing time to be alive.
Also: Will there be mimosas for breakfast?
Just wondering: Are Mastodon on Mastodon?
Dammit, tinnitus. The permanent kind. Have had various beeps and tones in my ears for years (ex musician), but a headphone accident a couple of weeks ago has scarred my eardrums to the constantly perceptible level. Anyone have any updates on new (actual) remedies? I read something about nano particles a while back, would appreciate to be pointed in right direction.
Parker HigginsThe final remaining patent on the MP3 format — "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING DIGITAL SIGNALS EMPLOYING BIT ALLOCATION USING COMBINATIONS OF DIFFERENT THRESHOLD MODELS TO ACHIEVE DESIRED BIT RATES" — has expired today.
Airport express train (Flytoget.no) in Oslo, Norway is clearing out old, unused user profile data (contact details, card numbers etc). Glad to see responsible and preëmptive handling of privacy.