No need for dd when one can curl image to disk partition directly.
https://astrid.tech/2026/03/24/0/curl-to-dev-sda/curl > dev/sda
How I made a Linux distro that runs `wget | dd`
astrid dot techFirefox 149 has been released. Get it from the usual repository.
Project Nomad ... a project that ensures knowledge stays offline and off-grid.
https://www.projectnomad.us/Project NOMAD - Knowledge That Never Goes Offline
A self-contained offline server packed with encyclopedic knowledge, local AI, and essential tools — ready when the internet isn't.
Project NOMADFloci is an open-source local AWS emulator.
https://github.com/hectorvent/floci
GitHub - hectorvent/floci: Light, fluffy, and always free - AWS Local Emulator
Light, fluffy, and always free - AWS Local Emulator - hectorvent/floci
GitHubI want one ... exabox. I have to trade my organs for it.
https://tinygrad.org/#tinyboxtinygrad: A simple and powerful neural network framework
Oh dear ... the creator of uv has been acquired by OpenAI. :(
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/19/openai-acquiring-astral/Thoughts on OpenAI acquiring Astral and uv/ruff/ty
The big news this morning: Astral to join OpenAI (on the Astral blog) and OpenAI to acquire Astral (the OpenAI announcement). Astral are the company behind uv, ruff, and ty—three …
Simon Willison’s WeblogCockpit ... a GUI interface for your Linux servers.
https://cockpit-project.org/
Cockpit ProjectThe company who renamed themselves to bet on a technology fad is now decommissioning the technology.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/meta-horizon-worlds-metaverse-vr.htmlOnPrem.LLM is a very good use of your LLMs running locally.
https://amaiya.github.io/onprem/OnPrem.LLM – onprem
A tool for running on-premises large language models on non-public data
onprem
TCL now can't call some of its TVs 'QLED' after losing in court to Samsung — and there are more legal cases coming
A German court has ordered TCL to cease advertising and selling QLED TVs in the country, and US cases are looming too
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