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manbart··on Gnome and Mozilla Discuss Proposal to Disable Middle Mouse Paste on Linux
Convenience. You can copy/paste without touching the keyboard at all
manbart··on OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens
Sweet, one step closer to "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.”
manbart··on LineageOS for QEMU Virtual Machines
Maybe you would be interested in Waydroid too

https://waydro.id/

manbart··on Thick Desires in a Thin World
Thanks, it’s an insightful essay that made me think
manbart··on ICE's interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: 'What is it for?'
ICE is being used as the tip of the spear to complete the transition of the USA to a police state
manbart··on Flock and Cyble Inc. weaponize “cybercrime” takedowns to silence critics
Flock is trying their best to usher in dystopia
manbart··on U.S. Citizens and Chinese Nationals Arrested for Exporting AI Tech to China
Who gives a shit if these guys sold GPUs to Chinese nationals. It’s sick that they are facing prison for this
manbart··on [dead]
Link give 500 error :(

Plz show Ronald McDonald Clown kissing with Ronald Reagan :)

manbart··on Montana becomes first state to enshrine 'right to compute' into law
Makes it harder for people to oppose construction of data centers in their back yard
manbart··on Judge orders police to release Flock camera data, raising privacy questions
It’s a disgusting that this indiscriminate surveillance is considered acceptable in this country. I was shocked to see just how common it is:

https://deflock.me/map

manbart··on AI is keeping the US economy out of a recession
On paper anyway. It already feels like a recession for many, including myself. Business has slowed drastically and there seem to be no job openings in my area. Cost of living continues to rise though
manbart··on How Walmart plans to prepare USAs largest private workforce for AI-driven future
I suspect he’s just playing coy for the media, and is privately telling investors that they are reducing white collar jobs across the board
manbart··on Chrome 142 will drop support for pre-Skylake CPUs without AVX2
That's annoying. Pre-AVX computers are still perfectly suitable for many use cases. I'm writing this on one right now!
manbart··on ServiceNow eyes $100M in AI-powered headcount savings
No. They claim $100 million savings from AI, but don't say where those savings actually come from
manbart··on 18F Transformed Government Technology and Why Its Elimination Matters
A penny wise, and a pound foolish
manbart··on What would early alternatives to C have been?
Seems like BCPL should get a mention too
manbart··on Do people still think crypto is a scam in 2025?
Scamming is endemic in the crypto world, but it’s not inherently a scam. I don’t think it solves any real problems either though.

Gambling seems like the best comparison to me.

manbart··on Doge Has Deployed Its GSAi Custom Chatbot for 1,500 Federal Workers
Another grift from the Musk admin. The bullshit is piling up so high you need wings to stay above it
manbart··on Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP
It’s not. But who will stop it?
manbart··on The Forces That Flipped Trump from Crypto Critic to 'Crypto President'
The force is money.
manbart··on Establishment of the strategic Bitcoin reserve and US digital asset stockpile
This is the scam, the chaos is intentional
manbart··on Ask HN: What are your favorite UNIX tools?
xclock with the cat theme
manbart··on Was Snow Leopard 10.6 the greatest OS X release? (2022)
Perhaps. My favorite was 10.8. At any rate, OSX jumped the shark long ago IMO
manbart··on AI Slop Meets Google, or How to Really Install GlusterFS on Alpine Linux Latest
They probably don't mind search results turning to shit, might make their 'AI mode' more palatable to users
manbart··on State Dept. to use AI to revoke visas of foreign students who appear "pro-Hamas"
USA is speedrunning into the cyberpunk dystopia future
manbart··on Butch Wilmore says Elon Musk is "absolutely factual" on Dragon's delayed return
“Welcome back to Earth. Your fired, GTFO”
manbart··on TSMC expected to announce $100B investment in U.S.
Sure, TSMC would want to do that to salvage what they can. I wonder if the Taiwanese government is as keen on that arrangement though; TSMC plants are their biggest bargaining chip, and Trump has upending the entire world order mere weeks into his term.
manbart··on Power Cut – Microsoft reduces spend on future AI-related data centers
Beginning of the end for the AI bubble?
manbart··on Think tank seeks to give "Trump his rightful third term in office"
It's weird how many people seem to want a king
manbart··on Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox
Use LibreWolf. It's just firebox rebuilt and released with better defaults (no suggestions/spying)
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