Notices by sjvn (sjvn@mastodon.social)

Wait a cotton-pickin' second!

No one ever tells you about the evil paperwork!

Both of these statements are true. Now you know why I'm so cynical about AI businesses.

It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago.

Mea Culpa: Apple Confesses It Can't Keep Up With AI Bug Reports - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/2026/08/mea-culpa-apple-confesses-it-cant-keep-up-with-ai-bug-reports/ by @sjvn

When even #Apple can’t keep up with the flood of AI-discovered security holes, you have to wonder whether #AI is a blessing or a curse.

Now that's a headline!

https://newrepublic.com/post/213737/rfk-jr-celebrity-cooking-show

This wouldn't be half so funny if there wasn't a lot of truth to it.

John C. Dvorak, a pioneering technology journalist, podcaster, and cultural commentator, passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday, July 20, 2026. He was 80 years old. For tech journalists of a certain age, there was a time when everyone knew him.

SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 more #Starlink satellites - for 100x the bandwidth https://zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/spacex-wants-to-launch-100000-more-starlink-satellites/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn

It would mean faster Internet for rural customers, but astronomers have another take entirely

This is true.

Looks about right to me.

Oh, and while you're at it, could you get me off the party line?

Is this how you move from a data center to the cloud?

@nixCraft <Shrug> This is just front-end garbage, there's nothing of any substance here.

Want something good today? According to the South China Morning Post, the major English-language Chinese newspaper, these dogs appear to have been dog-napped, escaped, and then, led by the Corigi, made their way back to their home village.

This is true.

A Republican--not a Democrat--a Texas Republican is saying the quiet part out loud: Trump is greenlighting the Russians selling oil again while Putin provides Iran with intelligence to kill Americans.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-03-17/rep-mccaul-on-russia-s-relationship-with-iran-video

If, like me, you're a big Banksy fan, this is a must-read.

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-art-banksy/

She's still hot either way.

Ha! So computers do run on magic!