Mastodawn

The very same people who at every turn screech "FASCISM!!" on anything about Trump are firing potshots at the first amendment. So, this guy, according to you, is an authoritarian and you don't want the first amendment between you and him? Huh?
"Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error" - Thomas Jefferson
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/europe-us-online-censorship-free-speech.html

They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.

The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States.

The New York Times

Gabriel Pires Dec 21

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/big-gpus-dont-need-big-pcs

Big GPUs don't need big PCs | Jeff Geerling

https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/james-webb-space-telescope-confirms-1st-runaway-supermassive-black-hole-rocketing-through-cosmic-owl-galaxies-at-2-2-million-mph-it-boggles-the-mind

James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st 'runaway' supermassive black hole rocketing through home galaxy at 2.2 million mph: 'It boggles the mind!'

"The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous."

Space

Gabriel Pires Dec 18

Jeff Geerling Dec 18

I'm testing 1.5 TB of VRAM on a cluster of Mac Studios, courtesy of RDMA support in macOS 26.2, and a new version of Exo (released under the OSS Apache 2.0 license today).

For those who like watching: https://youtube.com/watch?v=x4_RsUxRjKU

Or reading: https://jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/15-tb-vram-on-mac-studio-rdma-over-thunderbolt-5

Gabriel Pires Dec 18

Slashdot

Dec 18

Apple Opens iOS To Alternative App Stores, Payment Systems in Japan https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/12/18/1646215/apple-opens-ios-to-alternative-app-stores-payment-systems-in-japan?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

Apple Opens iOS To Alternative App Stores, Payment Systems in Japan - Slashdot

Apple has announced a sweeping set of changes to iOS in Japan that will allow alternative app marketplaces, third-party payment processing, and non-WebKit browser engines -- all to comply with Japan's Mobile Software Competition Act, which takes effect December 18. The changes, now available in iOS ...

Gabriel Pires Dec 15

Slashdot

Dec 15

Google To Retire 'Dark Web Report' Tool That Scanned for Leaked User Data https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/12/15/186244/google-to-retire-dark-web-report-tool-that-scanned-for-leaked-user-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

Google To Retire 'Dark Web Report' Tool That Scanned for Leaked User Data - Slashdot

Google has decided to retire its free dark web monitoring tool, saying it wasn't as helpful as the company hoped. From a report: In a support page, Google announced the discontinuation of the "dark web report" tool, two years after offering it as a free perk to Gmail users before expanding it more b...

Gabriel Pires Dec 11

"You can't download more RA-"
https://github.com/hugeBlack/GetMoreRam

GitHub - hugeBlack/GetMoreRam: A simple AltSign wrapper app that allows you to enable "Increased Memory Limit" to your sideloaded apps without using Xcode

A simple AltSign wrapper app that allows you to enable "Increased Memory Limit" to your sideloaded apps without using Xcode - hugeBlack/GetMoreRam

GitHub

Gabriel Pires Dec 9

So the EU is fining a service for not collecting ENOUGH data on their users and people are celebrating like it’s anything but a bad thing for the average user online? LOL, that is some really dumb stuff.
https://www.politico.eu/article/x-axes-european-commissions-ad-account-after-e120m-eu-fine/

X axes European Commission’s ad account after €120M EU fine

Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, accused the EU executive of trying to amplify its own social media post about the fine on X by trying “to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer.”

POLITICO

Gabriel Pires Dec 5

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Gabriel Pires Dec 5

@evacide AAAAND I'm blocked, lol. The EFF's Director of Cybersecurity apparently does not understand the importance of ASR in OPSEC, disturbing to say the least!