A Decade of Slug - Eric Lengyel

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Tom Hartmann had not planned to become a Software Mechanic.

Official government website of the Illinois General Assembly

Welcome to the Official government website of the Illinois General Assembly

Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech

Meta funneled $2B through nonprofit shells to push age verification laws targeting Apple and Google while exempting its own platforms from surveillance requirements.

Ageless Linux — Software for Humans of Indeterminate Age

Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories

All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday.

My Journey to a reliable and enjoyable locally hosted voice assistant

I have been watching HomeAssistant’s progress with assist for some time. We previously used Google Home via Nest Minis, and have switched to using fully local assist backed by local first + llama.cpp (previously Ollama). In this post I will share the steps I took to get to where I am today, the decisions I made and why they were the best for my use case specifically. Links to Additional Improvements Here are links to additional improvements posted about in this thread. New Features Security C...

Silicon Valley's "Pronatalists" Killed Remote Work. Then the Strait of Hormuz Brought It Back

On the Strait of Hormuz, fertility research, and the millions of dollars bet on artificial wombs that missed the point

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