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josefrescoon Run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (125B) on consumer hardware (RTX 4090) at 100T/s

Don't worry, soon the US will have models with no memory of Watergate or Jan 6.

josefrescoon Google breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to Chromebooks

My kid had a school supplied Chromebook for 4 years that she was allowed to keep. She hated it, constantly abused it and was thrilled to stop using it. It's now my spare/mobile work device and I LOVE IT. It has a rock solid build, small enough to use in my lap, touchscreen, still has a great battery and being a Chromebook... it just works! Kids are kinda dumb (I'm only half joking) and I think even if they were given MacBooks she would have shit all over it just because it was associated with school.

josefrescoon Pledge signed by President Trump and top AI leaders misspells the United States

I read this headline as "Pledge signed by President Trump and slop AI leaders misspells the United States"

josefrescoon DraftKings Is Using AI to Behaviorally Target Chronic Gamblers

Then there's me, using my AI tools to build a Fantasy Football lineup tool. Did pretty good last week!

josefrescoon Google ending ChromeOS support two years early

I use my kids' former high school Chromebook while on the road with great satisfaction. It's small (11.6 inches) which allows for easy lap operation. It's touchscreen which also helps when sitting in a car with the laptop close to your body. It's "tough" (IP52 certification) and was thoroughly abused by my kid for 4 years with almost no damage besides scuffs.

She hated it but I LOVE it and will look for a similar form factor when it finally dies which will 100% come after Google ends support.

Lastly, I often use it to remotely control my primary Windows PC which makes it even MORE useful.

josefrescoon Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows AI vision, surging costs

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/anthropic-says-annualized-re...

https://www.reuters.com/technology/anthropic-revenue-run-rat...

josefrescoon So long Google, and thanks for all the nudes

I don't understand how Google aka the company that famously automates all the things can't "vibecode" a review tool to handle the increased submissions. I'm sure they already have which makes the delays puzzling. With all that compute, and all those brilliant engineers they should should be cranking out reviews, security audits and approving new apps/updated apps quicker than ever.

josefrescoon My weird new hobby: Wandering around Tokyo on Google Maps

I did this for about 6 months but with marathons from around the world. I watched so many I started recognizing people! They get a little boring after a while so I stopped but it was cool seeing different cities and marathon routes.

josefrescoon Toyota is taking the Corolla electric

I'd expect it to look similar to the current Prius and not like these concepts.

https://www.toyota.com/prius/

josefrescoon Hackers influence ChatGPT and Gemini to direct users to scam centers

Coming soon: AI vendors claiming "they're just a platform" that ingests data and regurgitates it - they don't actually "know" or claim anything! /s

josefrescoon GPT-6 Astra has gained the ability to drive a car

Looks like the "most successful" path drove over empty parking spaces and came close to two curbs?

josefrescoon Claude Opus 5.5

Hijacking the scroll wheel has existing long before "AI". Many "high end design" websites that want to "tell a story" get woo'd into thinking it's a good idea. It's terrible, and feels like your scroll wheel is stuck in quicksand.

josefrescoon Meta’s Muse has a serious 0-day

"Normies" aka the average user on Meta. They have no concept of what "admin privileges" means and don't really care. I still have a hard time convincing my clients to use secure passwords. I have clients who were phished for substantial amounts of money and STILL don't implement proper security measures.

josefrescoon Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions

"because we don’t have an alternative"

Ads embedded on the playing field? Sure. Billboards visible or sponsor logos on uniforms? I get it. Actual commercials? This is a solved issue for decades, there are "alternatives" as others have pointed out. This is a "Boiling frog" situation.

josefrescoon I had Gemini train its own replacement for $9

I didn't read it, I just used Gemini to gather a list of Reddit URLs I will then have Claude "read" using my Chrome with an authenticated Reddit session.

josefrescoon I had Gemini train its own replacement for $9

Indeed, I just wanted to try out Gemini Deep Research with their gated access to Reddit. The next step would be for me to use Claude Code to load each URL and write it's own analysis - in this case I just offloaded some of the searching to free Gemini rather than burn my paid Claude tokens. That being said, I trust Reddit comments just about as much as I trust AI analysis on topics like this (solar leasing company evaluation)

josefrescoon I had Gemini train its own replacement for $9

The other day I wanted to gather Reddit comments about a solar panel vendor. Claude doesn't have access to I had Gemini do some "deep research". When I fed the verbose report back to Claude it basically said it was a bunch of "hallucinated bullshit".

josefrescoon A Cop Searched 19,000 Flock Cameras Across 1,558 Cities. His Reason: 'LMAO'

> July 2025, an officer with the Lake County, Indiana, Sheriff's Department

Do they not know the name of this officer, or are they not reporting it?

josefrescoon Volkswagen Just Built an EV That Can Go Nearly 900 Miles on a Charge

I regularly drive 450+ miles to a family camp and need to stop at least once just to stretch my legs/change drivers/eat. The drive can take anywhere from 7-9 hours depending on traffic. 900 miles range is cool but it's not worth a huge price premium. Sort of like the Concord; while it's technically possible it's not worth the money.

josefrescoon The EPA is planning to scrap public review rules for data center pollution

Currently there is no "Republican party" just Trump loyalists. In 2030 the party might still be called the same but I doubt it will have moved far from the principles of today.

josefrescoon LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

Because they make higher margins on their ad business, details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA

josefrescoon LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA

josefrescoon I-have-ADHD: A skill to stop coding agents from burying the answer

Does this not work? "Output styles" https://code.claude.com/docs/en/output-styles

josefrescoon Nitter and XCancel resume service after legal advice

Related, Xcancel.com redirector extension for Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/xcancelcom-redirect...

josefrescoon Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation

You're giving them too much credit. It's pure incompetence/malfeasance like everything the regime does in the name of "culture wars". Somewhere, some testosterone lab with connections got paid.

josefrescoon Gmail to end support for "Send as" for third-party addresses, such as @yahoo.com

Regarding the outrage in this thread: Am I missing something? DMARC/SPF/DKIM enforcement makes third-party relaying fragile and likely to cause deliverability failures. Discontinuing it seems like progress towards reducing abuse. Where am I wrong on this?

josefrescoon Artificial beaver dams saw juvenile coho salmon survival rates go from 8% to 60%

Maybe I missed it, why didn't they just reintroduce beavers?

josefrescoon China, Egypt to do away with the use of the US dollar

Is the US going to abduct the leader of Egypt and install a puppet regime like Venezuela?

josefrescoon Texas Data Center Map: See where data centers are operating or planned

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cc02f97b1129447db2420eb...

It's a little dated but I'm sure it hasn't changed much since 2024.

Tulare County (CA), the Panhandle region (TX), and the Magic Valley (ID) consistently rank as the highest-density clusters for the largest individual dairy herds in the country.

Also: https://ever.ag/map-downloads

josefrescoon Florida revokes permits for license plate readers on state highways

Counterpoints:

Parental Rights in Education Act aka "Don't Say Gay" (HB 1557)

Individual Freedom Act / "Stop WOKE" Act (HB 7)

School Choice & Expansion Reforms (HB 1)

Curriculum & Higher Education Governance (SB 266 / SB 7044)