Notices by Christine Hall (brideoflinux@mastodon.opencloud.lu), page 3

Just a guess on my part, but I'm figuring it has something to do with the fact that the company isn't the company it was before it tied the knot with IBM: Linux Hardware Enablement Leader Hans de Goede Leaving Red Hat - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hans-de-Goede-Leaving-Red-Hat

I use Gemini CLI a bit. It's not bad. More straightforward answers than some. I use Perplexity a lot more. Gemini's basically to doublecheck Perplexity: Apple's Siri upgrade could reportedly be powered by Google Gemini | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/03/apples-siri-upgrade-could-reportedly-be-powered-by-google-gemini/

"While Jackson said the plaintiffs failed to meet the legal requirements for an injunction, she did take time to point out that Trump’s FCC is stonewalling on providing documentation:" Judge Says Trump FCC Being ‘Vague And Uninformative’ In Response To DOGE-Related Lawsuit https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/03/judge-says-trump-fcc-being-vague-and-uninformative-in-response-to-doge-related-lawsuit/

Just published on FOSS Force: LanguageTool and Eloquent: Two Grammar Checkers for Your Linux Machines https://fossforce.com/2025/09/languagetool-and-eloquent-two-grammar-checkers-for-your-linux-machines/

In case you missed it: After Four Months, Deobald's Out as GNOME's Executive Director - FOSS Force https://fossforce.com/2025/09/after-four-months-deobalds-out-as-gnomes-executive-director/

I dealt with what was evidently an AI bot going through the drive-through at Bojangles a month or so ago. I've avoided Bojangles since: Taco Bell is having second thoughts about relying on AI at the drive-through  | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/30/taco-bell-is-having-second-thoughts-about-relying-on-ai-at-the-drive-through/

"The Geeta & Henrik Fisker Foundation, as it was known, ultimately only made around $100,000 in grants across its three-year existence": Henrik Fisker quietly wound down his nonprofit after his EV startup went bankrupt | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/henrik-fisker-quietly-wound-down-his-nonprofit-after-his-ev-startup-went-bankrupt/

"So let’s settle this question once and for all: who are the “real” Americans in this moment? Those cheering the militarization of domestic law enforcement, or those defending the constitutional principles that make America worth defending?": The Inversion Of American Values https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/29/the-inversion-of-american-values/

"The official versions of rar and unrar are still non-free. There is an unofficial unrar that is free and open-source software, but there is no free and open-source rar as creating one is prohibited by the RAR license": Don't use RAR - GASERI https://group.miletic.net/en/blog/2022-02-24-dont-use-rar/

Nowhere to run; nowhere to hide: Chipolo, an AirTag rival, debuts rechargeable trackers with a six-month battery life | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/27/chipolo-an-airtag-rival-debuts-rechargeable-trackers-with-a-six-month-battery-life/

Just published on FOSS Force: Your Android phone will soon be able to auto-open apps when installation completes https://fossforce.com/2025/08/your-android-phone-will-soon-be-able-to-auto-open-apps-when-installation-completes/

"The Secretary of Health and Human Services said he believed an environmental toxin was responsible for the dramatic increase in the condition and vowed to gather “the most credible scientists from all over the world” to solve the mystery. Nothing like that has ever been done before, he told an interviewer. McCanlies was stunned. The work had been done": RFK Jr. Vowed To Find The Environmental Causes Of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying To Do Just That. https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/26/rfk-jr-vowed-to-find-the-environmental-causes-of-autism-then-he-shut-down-research-trying-to-do-just-that/

The latest episode of South Park is a big send-up of something akin to this. Watch it if you can: AI sycophancy isn't just a quirk, experts consider it a 'dark pattern' to turn users into profit | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/ai-sycophancy-isnt-just-a-quirk-experts-consider-it-a-dark-pattern-to-turn-users-into-profit/

Here's a browser I've never heard about: Ladybird Gains Google Sheets Support https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ladybird-gains-google-sheets-support

"Beijing may have thrown a wrench into Nvidia’s plans on making a comeback in China’s AI market": Nvidia reportedly halts production on its H20 AI chips | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/nvidia-reportedly-halts-production-on-its-h20-ai-chips/

From our 'you reap what you sow' department: X's declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/18/xs-declining-android-app-installs-are-hurting-subscription-revenue/

"I noticed this problem a few days ago. I was clicking on links in an email from Disney. The hostname didn’t resolve. I passed it off as: well, they got problems… It happened again today. Hold on, this isn’t likely. I tried the link again, from my phone, with wifi switched off (so as to not be using my home DNS). The link worked. It took me a few looks around to figure out was going on": Can’t get to some Disney links – Dan Langille's Other Diary https://dan.langille.org/2025/08/17/cant-get-to-some-disney-links/

DHH designed Omarchy to be a developer's Linux desktop, and, as such, it comes with carefully selected tools, shell aliases, themes and shortcuts: What Is Omarchy Linux, and Why Is 37signals Moving to It? https://thenewstack.io/what-is-omarchy-linux-and-why-is-37signals-moving-to-it/

"Perhaps the best evidence of cost-cutting is the fact that GPT-5 isn't actually one model. It's a collection of at least two models: a lightweight LLM that can quickly respond to most requests and a heavier duty one designed to tackle more complex topics. Which model prompts land in is determined by a router model, which acts a bit like an intelligent load balancer for the platform as a whole": OpenAI's GPT-5 is a cost cutting exercise https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/gpt_5_cost_cutting/?utm_medium=share&utm_content=article&utm_source=linkedin

"...potentially allowing people to cancel their bookings with less hassle if their plans change": Airbnb will allow US users book stays without paying upfront | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/14/airbnb-will-allow-us-users-book-stays-without-paying-upfront/