@kirby I was fun having both phones and my watch beeping and buzzing all within 3 seconds of each other in front of me 😂

BEEEP! BEEEP! BEEEP!

I guess it worked.

@thomasfuchs The combination of the account name, @gaycats, and a Dalek reminds me of Big Clive's gay Dalek lanterns 😅

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tMuXuIYkco

@tk No, that's just the power brick used to power the NUC 😂

Something I would really love to see in small-ish form factor computers (somewhere between NUC and Mac mini in size) are systems with 8, 12 or even 16 E-cores that don't cost a ton of money.

I know that's what Intel's server and network-focused Atom processors target, but they are also pretty expensive since they cater to embedded, rackmount and/or industrial use with tons of I/O that I don't need.

First phone with an always-on display that's enabled by default.

I forgot that my new iPhone has that and muttered "WTF" when I locked my new iPhone and wondered why it was still showing the time, etc.

Oh, fun... iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1 is released to fix some critical vulnerabilities:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926

Also available is macOS Ventura 13.6 that also fixes security vulnerabilities:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931

#Apple #iOS #iPadOS #macOS

😑😑😑

Ars Technica: Linux gives up on 6-year LTS kernels, says they’re too much work

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/linux-gives-up-on-6-year-lts-thats-fine-for-pcs-bad-for-android/

#Linux #Android

Vox: It's time to replace urban delivery vans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R63DdEe_8aM

#eMobility #eBikes

Refresh of XBOX Series X has a "beautiful and innovative design". When was the last time someone combined the word "innovate" with a product that has a cylinder-like shape?

Ars Technica: FTC v. Microsoft document leak outs detailed plans for mid-gen Xbox refresh

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/ftc-v-microsoft-document-leak-outs-detailed-plans-for-mid-gen-xbox-refresh/

#Microsoft #XBox

And, my personal Mastodon instance is now running v4.1.8.

Yay.

@tk Yeah, I went from the iPhone 4S to the 6S (4S went to my mom), then to the iPhone X (handed my 6S to my mom).

From the iPhone X, I went to the 12 Pro Max (my mom is still using the iPhone X).

I still have my two previous MacBook Pro laptops (15" i7, 16" i9) that serve as backups, ad hoc servers, and testing random stuff. I don't plan on upgrading my 16" M1 Max until probably the M3 Max or later. If I want a smaller laptop to travel, I'll probably pick up a refurbished M1 MacBook Air.

My home servers are Dell outlet OptiPlex micros or one that I picked up from FreeGeek.

Well, I suppose it's time to upgrade from my 12 Pro Max, which will be handed down so it'll still be in use for another few years.

#Apple #iPhone

Typo of the Day: "numpty" instead of "numpy"

#TypoOfTheDay

Gee, who woulda thunk it?

Ars Technica: Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/are-reddits-replacement-mods-fit-to-fight-misinformation/

#Reddit

Yet another example of why I avoid using Windows on my personal computers as much as possible. I do have a Windows 10 VM that boot up once a week for something and a Surface Pro 3 that has been collecting dust for over a year.

Ars Technica: Microsoft-signed "BGAUpsell.exe" pushes Bing on Windows and Chrome users

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/microsoft-rolls-out-then-pauses-pop-up-that-asked-chrome-users-to-switch-to-bing/

#Microsoft #Windows #AdWare

@tk It's what I think of most of the time thanks to work 😒

Well, I decided to go back to Safari 16.6 after trying out Safari 17 Beta for a little while. The Beta seems to be extremely memory hungry while having some interesting and sluggish rendering hiccups, including entering in newlines in multi-line text fields.

I suppose I'll have to wait until it is GA or upgrade to macOS Sonoma once it's GA and stable.

#Sigh #MacOS #Safari

#HashiCorp: "We consulted with OSS licensing experts and other industry stakeholders when developing our license, so that our efforts would be in line with industry practices."

So, either they brought in OSS licensing experts to give them a participitation award or checked a checkbox while they had already made up their mind to flip off OSS folks.

Double yikes in CPU vulnerabilities! Both articles are from #ServeTheHome

#Intel DOWNFALL Ultra-Scary #AVX2 and #AVX512 Side channel Attack Discovered

https://www.servethehome.com/intel-downfall-ultra-scary-avx2-and-avx-512-side-channel-attack-discovered/

New Inception Vulnerability Impacts ALL #AMD Zen CPUs Yikes

https://www.servethehome.com/new-inception-vulnerability-impacts-all-amd-zen-cpus-yikes-phantom/

#Security