evanjrowley

Is the "demon" here a reference to Descartes' epistemological demon of doubt?

OP is based in Iraq

At first I thought this said Poland - a place with a real military conflict brewing.

Another reason why Apple should allow the UTM project to use the JIT API in their iOS app. I want to virtualize ARM64 Linux VMs on the fastest CPU in the world. Apple could put Android's Termux to shame, but they don't want to do that, and therefore I have no use for them. What great things are iPhone users going to do with a fast locked down phone? Play Roblox at 120 FPS? Doom scroll at 2x speed? Not know how to use their phone (but faster)?

> Equally disturbing is the security risk posed by the presence of such a large number of senior national security officials in one place.

>The only good thing about the summons is that word of it has been released — perhaps leaked — several days in advance.

What? That's a completely backwards take. The likelihood and impact of any risk here is made worse by the fact that this has been leaked.

I'm not a legal expert but this CISA act of 2015 sounds like something that's being superseded by Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA). CIRCIA goes into effect 2026Q2.

Must be nice having control over your time.

I do not support this logo.

I don't like this, but to be fair, Europe's history has been very bloody. It's a continent that knows all too well what the consequences are for radicalization. With the recent suspicious deaths of several AfD political leaders in Germany, it seems that the political fight is being fiercely fought today. Could this be what ChatControl is really about?

It matters if you want to get hired for a job in sales, marketing, or business development. Or if impressing people from those departments is important for your job. Otherwise it's not important at all.

Good question. I don't know about other microkernels, but NetBSD is a small kernel that supports ZFS. The support has been there since the 4.0.5 and 5.3[0], possibly earlier too. I'm not adept at navigating the mailing lists here, but I imagine a good place to learn about the challenges of porting ZFS to a smaller kernel would be the NetBSD and ZFS lists from that era (2008-2009). What NetBSD does today is use a 'zfs' modlue that depends on a 'solaris' kernel modile. The dependency of Solaris primitives is probably one of the major challenges with porting ZFS to any kernel. FWIW, somehow a ZFS port for the "hybrid" kernel in Windows also exists[1].

[0] https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2022/03/25/zfs-compatibility/

[1] https://github.com/openzfsonwindows/openzfs

Let's hope pKVM and other Android virtualization stuff can fill in the gap here.

On the bright side, there's a good chance that Windows on ARM is not well supported by malware. There's a situation where you benefit from things being broken.

If you look at the verified hardware list for ChromeOS Flex[0], you can get an idea of what ChromeOS devices are being deployed for. Apart from education and companies that use Google Workspace, there's a lot of ChromeOS devices deployed as kiosks and call center computers. This is reflected not only in obscure documentation, but also in the marketing material[1].

The "enterprise" managability and reduced attack surface is driving Google to jack up Chromebook prices. The "Chromebook Plus" models are nearing the same price as a midrange Dell Inspiron, HP OmniBook, or Lenovo IdeaPad. You may have also noticed M4 MacBook Airs can be bought for the price of an iPhone 17, and I suspect that's partially a response from Apple to the Chromebook price increases. Buying a $600 Chromebook might have been sane for someone tired of Microsoft and not interested in a $1000 Macbook Air, but in 2025, with the Macbook Air prices going down significantly[2], Chromebooks are not as appealing to regular consumers (different story for businesses).

[0] https://support.google.com/chromeosflex/answer/11513094?sjid...

[1] https://chromeos.google/business-solutions/use-case/contact-...

[2] https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-m4-macbook-air-is-selling-...

Today Qualcomm CEO stated[0] that the combination of Android and ChromeOS, e.g. Android Computers, will be available on Snapdragon laptops. Maybe these X2 CPUs will be in those laptops.

[0] https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/ive-seen-it-its-inc...

Whenever I see this Wikipedia article posted, I makes me think of the comments I've seen on very niche YouTube content by people who recognize some things out there are still very genuine. Buried somewhere in the comments on these vids for example:

"Alive Internet Theory" https://youtu.be/Qi8tkNbXjxg?si=hjJf3Gkx_c77ZFLY

"Immortal internet theory" https://youtu.be/SxSKr3WRJeE?si=lHtwwy0nBKHOy0Oo

One of the biggest challenges in my career came from transitioning from a role where I successfully exceeded my authority every day, to one where I internalized the idea that I should never exceed my authority. Recovering the trajectory I had has been long and difficult, but I've found a place that values leadership. It feels very good to be on the right track again.

Joplin has met this criteria for me over the past year, but I'm willing to give Notesnook a try. Looks like it's web app is better supported then Joplin's, at least for self-hosters. I'm not sure how this handles encryption but I do like how Joplin does it, where you can share notebooks with each with a unique decryption secret.

I followed this tutorial but ran into an issue where shamrock portal kept crashing. When I checked the logs, I found it would start a beep but never finish a boop. After a few hours of Googling I discovered my Debian 12's Klingon troglodyte emulator had a known centipede reported in 2013 that's never been squashed because hoobastank 34.100-6x00 actually requires it, and Debian can't move to the newer version of hoobastank without a major gLibc upgrade. I got shamrock talking after compiling the compatibility shim for single-threaded pintafore and migrating from Debian to Fedora 75bit, but then the fistifunk socket closed! A few more hours troubleshooting and eventually figured out the root cause: The Snarfus node's DNS resolver was down. Turned it back on and everything worked perfectly.

Reasons to get one:

- If you have hairy pets, then you may appreciate the MacBook Air's fanless design.

- Fanless == quiet

- Apple screens are some of the absolute best you can buy.

- If you have other Apple electronics (iPhone, Air Pods, Apple Watch, etc.) then it will integrate well with them.

- Excellent battery life.

- Excellent speakers and microphone array.

- Not dependent on cloud services that suffer major security beaches every year.

- Not using the same cloud services to data mine everything you do on your computer.

- Offers AppleCare as insurance to replace your stuff whenever there's a problem (vs. a standard time-limited warranty).

- Apple Script, Automator, and Shortcuts to automate what your Apple stuff does far beyond what you can do in Windows.

I don't care for much of what Apple provides, but the premium design and conveniences of a highly integrated ecosystem are worth the trouble. I would love to find something non-Windows that's better than my Macbook Air. If Google could make something like a fanless version of the 2013 Chromebook Pixel, it might just be good enough for me.

If there's one thing I'd caution against, as a user of a Macbook in the United States, it'd be the use of Touch ID / Face ID for logging in to your Apple products. Biometrics are not protected by the 4th amendment, so you can be compelled to unlock your device without a search warrant. For all of the security features Apple producs are reputed for, this is one big gap that doesn't ever really get talked about. For this reason I commend Microsoft for having a PIN option for Windows Hello authenticaiton.

My point is that the device that you keep in your pocket is one that you must take out with your hand and operate with your hand such that you cannot perform its primary functions without using hands. It's true that the Ray-Ban Meta Display can be controlled with hand gestures but doing so is apparently optional. Being able to control and consume content from a smart device while having your hands free to multitask is a big deal.

There are so many activities and professions where your hands get dirty and touching a smartphone without washing them would be a bad idea. An auto mechanic could use these glasses to look up information about things they see inside of an engine without having to clean the oil from their hands. A chef could respond to messages about their food delivery without having to drop what they're doing and go sanitize. Anytime I do dirty work outside, I can use this to access smart features without the risk of dirt filling my smartphone case, my smartwatch getting destroyed in a tight situation, or drenching either of them in sweat.

Furthermore, a phone (or a smart watch) is not meant to be used at face level, meaning folks typically look down to use them, and this can lead to extended periods of bad posture resulting in head, neck, and spine problems. My X-ray shows I have bone spurs on the vertebrae of my neck because I look down at screens too much (according to my chiropractor). A smart device that's designed to be used in a way that aligns with good posture habits is absolutely needed.

I hope smart glasses take off and I commented Meta for taking them this far.

That's awesome. Earlier today I was pondering the strengths of Apple's Shortcuts app, Automator, and AppleScript versus Microsoft's Office Script, PowerShell, and various other options in that space. I couldn't think of anything designed to automate both native apps and functionality on Windows but here you go exceeding my expectations with a tool that occupies the sweet spot.

This does not deter me from possibly buying one. The concept is pretty cool and appealing to those who want a distraction free lifestyle. Even if there's a screen in front of you at all times, at least you won't need to hold something in your hands to be able to operate it. That alone is a significant win.

This is a skewed take.

>pagans" [...] were routinely harassed and killed

Christianity incorporated a lot of paganism in the medieval era and still maintains it today. You can see it in the old architecture, iconography, and the holidays.

>kings ruled by divine right

Paradoxically, "The Church" was against this idea and it only came about after the Protestant Reformation and the ensuing Thirty Years War.

>slavery was ubiquitous

The history of Christian abolitionists is well documented.

>women were essentially the property of men

Are you talking about Catholic/Orthodox church doctrine, state-run churches like the church of England, the streak of puritanism in the United States, or something else? Are you referring to the teachings in Leviticus/Deuteronomy? The gospel contains multiple instances where Jesus refused to condemn women accused of adultery.

The ancient Greek model assumes a common end but in practice there were many conflicts demonstrating the ends were conflicting. The model itself is like the ideal form. Suggesting that western politics adopt this model when the current state of things opposes it is not necessarily an error.

Coincidentally I had just finished watching this review of the SailfishOS experience on the Jolla C2 phone: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5titW5dclwg

The interview format is not what I'd expect for a tech/gadget review, but I can see it appealing to certain people who just want to hear someone's genuine experience and thoughts rather than see a demonstration of the OS.

Here's the product page for the Jolla C2: https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-community-phone

It's amazing how the general public seems to think people involved with the bureaucracy would never support cuts and downsizing. They should get a moral compass and try working there for a while.

The vision here is much more ambitious than a smart watch, and it probably helps them to introduce it as something that doesn't compete with the Apple Watch / Google Pixel Watch / Samsung Galaxy Watch. The neural wristband is meant to go on the right wrist, so potentially it could complement a more traditional smart watch, or pair with some future Meta smart watch.

Nvidia's stake in Intel could have terrible consequences. First, it is in Nvidia's interest to kill Intel's Arc graphics, and that would be very bad because it is the only thing brighing GPU prices down for consumers. Second, the death of Intel graphics / Arc would be extremely bad for Linux, because Intel's approach to GPU drivers is the best for compatibility, wheras Nvidia is actively hostile to drivers on Linux. Third, Intel is the only company marketing consumer-grade graphics virtualization (SR-IOV), and the loss of that would make Nvidia's enterprise chips the only game in town, meaning the average consumer gets less performance, less flexibility, and less security on their computers.

Brace yourself for the wave of paid teen influencers promoting Oracle.