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I think that "chatbot" is a bad design paradigm for most problems. It's actually the refusal to to design work.
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"AI bots that scrape the internet for training data are hammering the servers of libraries, archives, museums, and galleries, and are in some cases knocking their collections offline"
#AI is ruining our digital world
(Original title: AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums)
https://www.404media.co/ai-scraping-bots-are-breaking-open-libraries-archives-and-museums/
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KDE is part of the #EndOf10 campaign and we are on a mission to convert as many users over to Linux as we can.
https://kde.org/for/w10-exiles/
This is the perfect time to ditch Windows and get the new and shiny Plasma 6.4 for your machine!
Check out the upcoming events where you can get Linux installed on your computer:
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after 25 years of a career of trying and mostly failing to make the world a better place with software it is truly soul-wrenchingly exhausting to watch a substantial plurality of the entire software industry decide that actually, it is more lucrative and easier to make the world worse instead
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"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
More research adding weight to my hunch that, in the future, software developers who *haven't* been relying on LLMs will be in highest demand.
https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/
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In the end it seems to me that one of the main distinctions between people who see LLMs as good and those who don't is whether they see the digital part of the world as "content" or "people".
If it's all just content, LLMs make sense. If it's where people live LLMs become a somewhat dumb idea.
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"The bottom line from Apple’s research is stark: we’re not witnessing the birth of AI reasoning.
We’re seeing the limits of very expensive autocomplete that breaks when it matters most."
Damning proof from Apple researchers that the hype from big tech surrounding #AI is an expensive illusion.
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Big update: The Internet Archive has launched a new version of GifCities, the search engine for vintage GeoCities GIFs. It's now easier to explore the glitter, chaos, and charm of early web animation.
Search better. Share better. Blink more.
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Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for #LibreOffice and #Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-denmark-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-libreoffice-and-linux/ by @sjvn
Europe doesn't trust the US government or its tech powers, so its countries are looking elsewhere.
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🌟 Exciting News in Digital Freedom! 🌟
Starting next month, Denmark's Minister of Digitization, Caroline Stage, plans to phase out Microsoft and other tech giants' programs within her ministry. This bold move aims to reduce reliance on U.S.-based tech companies and embrace open-source alternatives.
Half of the ministry's employees will transition to a new computer system, replacing Windows with open-source solutions. Specifically, they will adopt LibreOffice, a free and open-source office suite, as an alternative to Microsoft's Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
"I want to take the lead and try it out. When the opportunity presented itself, it would be crazy not to seize it. I am very much looking forward to seeing how it works in practice," says Minister Stage.
This initiative aligns with Denmark's broader strategy to achieve digital sovereignty and reduce dependence on large tech corporations. The goal is for the entire ministry to be free of Microsoft by the fall. However, if the transition faces significant challenges, there is flexibility to revert temporarily.
The push for digital sovereignty is gaining momentum, especially in light of current global dynamics and concerns over data protection. Political parties like the Red-Green Alliance and the Alternative have also voiced support for reducing ties with American tech giants.
Let's celebrate this shift towards freedom, collaboration, and innovation in the tech landscape! 🎉
#DigitalFreedom #OpenSource #LibreOffice #DenmarkLeads #TechInnovation #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #FreedomAndCollaboration #DigitalizationMinistry #OpenSource #Linux #OpenSource #DigitalFreedom #FuckTechBros #LinuxLove #LibreOffice #FuckMicrosoft #FuckTechBros #danskertrut #linux #libreoffice #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #digitalizationministry #fuckmicrosoft
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This essay by @baldur on why individual experiments on the usefulness of "AI" (or similar stuff) don't teach us anything useful and might actually harm us is brilliant.
Go read it. Too many insights to pull a quote TBH: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/trusting-your-own-judgement-on-ai/
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Windows Admins—Don’t Delete That Empty inetpub Folder!
Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to restore the C:\inetpub folder created by the April 2025 security update after many users mistakenly deleted it, not realizing it plays a critical role in mitigating a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-21204).
This seemingly empty folder helps protect against attackers escalating privileges using symbolic link abuse, and deleting it can leave your organization vulnerable. If you have already deleted it, Microsoft has a restoration script.
Read the details: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-script-to-restore-inetpub-folder-you-shouldnt-delete/
#WindowsSecurity #PowerShell #CVE202521204 #PrivilegeEscalation #PatchManagement #Cybersecurity #ITAdmin #Microsoft #CISO #Infosec #IT
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🚀 What’s new in PowerShell Universal v5? @adamdriscoll.bsky.social for @powershelluniversal.com breaks it down: new UI, API tester, deployments, PSU Gallery & more! 📅 Wed 25 June – 3pm 📍 Track 1 – #PSConfEU, Malmö 🎟️ Tickets: psconf.eu #PowerShell #PSU #DevOps #Automation
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Hahaha I just saw someone call ChatGPT “Grand Theft Autocorrect” 😆
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#EndOf10 "The Open Source alternative to forced obsolescence"
https://opensource.org/blog/end-of-10-the-open-source-alternative-to-forced-obsolescence
> Open Source isn’t just about code. It’s about community, sustainability, and autonomy. The “End of 10” campaign is a chance to show the world how powerful those values can be.
> We invite everyone—users, developers, educators, and advocates—to be part of this movement. Because the end of Windows 10 isn’t the end of the road. It’s a new beginning.
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RSS never tracked you.
Email never throttled you.
Blogs never begged for dopamine.
The old web wasn’t perfect.
But it was yours.
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The OSI is proud to stand with the “End of 10” campaign—a community-driven effort to turn the looming end of Windows 10 support into an opportunity for freedom, sustainability, and digital empowerment. https://opensource.org/blog/end-of-10-the-open-source-alternative-to-forced-obsolescence
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Congratulations to RxPalindrome! And thanks everyone for raising $4,878.06 with this giveaway.
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