Mastodawn

Dave's my Fave, because he just said this: "one big advantage Claude has over ChatGPT is the brevity of its name. One syllable vs four."
I'd been struggling for ages with why I didn't like ChatGPT - I now have the answer!
But I'm still a PerplPerson! 😊
http://scripting.com/2026/03/21.html

Scripting News: Saturday, March 21, 2026

Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears.

Scripting News

hojomo Mar 2

Don't want to go Pixel for @GrapheneOS ? There might be some light on the horizon..... (just not yet!)
https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/motorola-confirms-grapheneos-partnership-for-a-future-smartphone-porting-features/

Motorola confirms GrapheneOS support for a future phone, bringing over features

Motorola has announced a partnership with GrapheneOS which will see a phone with support, as well as features ported to other devices.

9to5Google

hojomo Feb 13

RE: https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/116062979842545063

This is data collection for the 47Administration! Will it be fed to ICE I wonder?.....

hojomo Nov 16

@tingenek Have you ever heard of "Python's pickle module"? Or is Perplexity simply taking the mick?.....
Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft AI frameworks exposed to critical flaws
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/meta-nvidia-microsoft-ai-frame-fkRMxpO_Sdu.9T8s_AT7kQ

hojomo Oct 27

Latest Redmi K90 Pro Max with Silicon-Carbon BIG Battery!.....
https://m.gsmarena.com/redmi_k90_pro_max_debuts_with_snapdragon_8_elite_gen_5_soc_and_a_bose_21_channel_speaker_setup-news-70021.php

Redmi K90 Pro Max debuts with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC and a Bose 2.1 channel speaker setup

Your eyes aren’t deceiving you, that’s a Bose 2.1 channel system with an actual woofer on the back. The Redmi K series has solidified itself as the go-to...

GSMArena

hojomo Jul 26, 2025

Housing sector shift on Maui - more authorities should follow suit!.....
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/maui-moves-to-eliminate-thousa-t.POGTNCROCY3DPmAxPvMQ

hojomo Jul 26, 2025

Glastomichelle Jul 26, 2025

I love watching and following the light, trying to work out when it might pop through the clouds. I really needed to see this today.💙 Photo taken about half an hour after sunrise today on Glastonbury Tor.

hojomo May 29, 2025

The "AI Revolution" is right around the corner - like NEXT WEEK - #LIRNDigital
AI jobs danger: Sleepwalking into a white-collar bloodbath.....
https://axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic

Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath

Hardly anyone is paying attention.

Axios

hojomo May 23, 2025

Dave Winer's linkblog in Masto May 23, 2025

Memorial Day EV deals you can snag for under $300 a month.

https://electrek.co/2025/05/23/memorial-day-ev-deals-for-under-300-a-month/

Memorial Day deals are here: These EVs you can snag for under $300 a month

Forget the patio set. This Memorial Day, the real deals are on EVs. While some savings, including the $7,500 federal...

Electrek

hojomo May 8, 2025

Techmeme May 8, 2025

A look at Silence Speaks, a British startup that has built an AI-powered sign language avatar capable of accurately translating text to British Sign Language (Simon Hill/Wired)

https://www.wired.com/story/silence-speaks-deaf-ai-signing/
http://www.techmeme.com/250508/p9#a250508p9

Silence Speaks Has Created AI-Powered Signing Avatars for the Deaf

New technology from British startup Silence Speaks enables an AI-generated sign language avatar to effectively give the deaf and hard of hearing an interpreter in their pocket.

WIRED