Breaking news: #AI is still as dumb as a toaster, and just as scary! This riveting, groundbreaking revelation has been generously recycled from 2023, because, you know, nothing screams "timely insights" like #outdated opinions. Clearly, the only thing evolving at lightning speed is the author's #nostalgia for old drafts.
https://tejo.substack.com/p/why-ai-is-still-dumb-and-not-scary #News #Insights #Technology #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the riveting world of "space-time-coding metasurfaces"—because who doesn't want their #communication systems wrapped in a #sci-fi blanket of jargon? Meanwhile, Nature.com reminds us that their website's style is as #outdated as Internet Explorer itself.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-57137-6 #space-time-coding #metasurfaces #technology #design #HackerNews #ngated

Whoops.

Back on #twitter I had some "piss off Trumpists" accounts. One was called "1930s Reich Family" (the display name was Magda und Detlev). It posted fashy, effusive praise for the worst things Trump and his cronies said and did, in terms that only a true #Nazi #bootlicker would use. I didn't have any followers, but it made me feel a little better.

I was thinking of renewing Magda und Detlev on #mastodon but, the more I think about it, it wouldn't work because

a. That kind of edgy satire might be perceived as actual #fascist content by many people

b. The situation has changed. There's no more consciousness to be raised. Needling posts like 1930sReichFamily's, implying that Trump & co. are actual Nazis would seem glaringly obvious to anyone not in the Trump misinfo bubble and would probably seem like mere statements of support to those wallowing in it.

Yes. this is a good thing for #ITsec to let end-users know if their system runs #outdated / #vulnerable #Microcode and have #Linux update it.

• OFC this can't fix the systemic issues #ix86 & #amd64 have, but I do think this is such a vital thing that I do want to integrate it into @OS1337 as having some low-level diagnostics and means to fix things is literally the point of said distro!

Consider it a more streamlined "Rescue Linux" which is intended to be #reprpduceable, #auditable and small enough to fit on a #BootROM!

My baby keeping me company while fixing my MacBook. Apple I think leasing the box should be an option. #outdated #macintosh #apple #catsofmastodon #catadon

A #PSA for anyone living, staying, entering or even travelling to/from #Australia:

Apparently, #Australia decided to mandate it's #GSM systems to be shutdown because some #GalaxyBrainChair wanted to yeet #2G & #3G and demand everything to use #4G & #5G when in fact #VoLTE support is spotty at best and #EmergencyCalling oftentimes is explicitly hardcoded to not use #WIFIcalling or VoLTE as providing #triangulation and #LocationData via #SS7 is a desired feature when someone calls EMS, Fire Dept or the Police for help...

• So essentially #tourists and anyone who hasn't an explicitly fully VoLTE-functional device they tested and verified to also do #EmergencyCalls via VoLTE are fecked with no reception when they need it the most!

• This WILL KILL PEOPLE!!!

As much as we want to bitch about #GSM & #GPRS / #UMTS being #outdated and #inefficient, there are reasons to at least keep 2G available - ranging from lower power consumption to higher resilience in emergency situations.

• #NewZealand for example does shutdown non-#EmergencyCalls during severe #Earthquakes so that people trapped and/or in need of urgent assistance can get through to dispatch operators and everyone else has to get in line and take a number aka. use #SMS or if existing #Internet to say "I'm fine!"...

• If the Ozzies really need that juicy #UHF #SubGHz #Spectrum it's totally feasible to instead change the #allocations and reconfigure #CellularNetworks to use lesser bandwith for 2G (i.e. only keeping the absolute mininum of channels available for any service) and thus clear up space...

And to add insult to injury, Australia passed a #NorthKorea|n-alike #CellPhone #ImportBan for any device that doesn't do i.e. the bespoke proprietary garbage that i.e. #Telstra, #Vodafone and #Optus do with the #baseband modems of their #branded devices...

Seriously, which #TechIlliterate dickhead decided it's a good idea to do that #3Gshutdown in Australia without even a basic 2G network up and running at all?

• At least #Switzerland [AFAIK] still has #3G up and running (tho it would've been wiser to do it like #Germany and keep #2G as emergency fallback with it's functions like #CellBroadcast....

Männer, die mit ihrem Porscheschlüssel auf dem Tisch prahlen #waskeinerbraucht #outdated #thefuckingeightiesareover #PatrickBatemanfuerArme

Being a #doctor became an “#expressway” for #transgender #women, like me, to be #accepted.

Meet Dr. #NonneySireerattawong, who made #headlines over 10 years ago for being a #transgender #doctor #competing in #MissTiffanyUniverse 2011, breaking #outdated #stereotypes that #transgender #women could only be #entertainers or #models.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Thailand #Bangkok #RoleModels #Representation #Culture

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/being-a-doctor-became-an-expressway-for-transgender-women-like-me-to-be-accepted/

»Will #Onyx #Boox release a new #EINK #Phone in 2024?« https://goodereader.com/blog/commentary/will-onyx-boox-release-a-new-e-ink-phone-in-2024

Yes, please! If the #Palama were a phone, I would have bought it long ago. To this day, I'm disappointed that they developed the right product but released it with two major flaws: #nophone function and an #outdated #Android version.

It's ludicrous! Even in the #naturist community, some cling to #prudish views, advocating #censorship. #Naturism is about #freedom & #acceptance, not conforming to #outdated ideals. Let's reject #censorship & embrace the #beauty of the human #body in all its forms. #nocensorship

Let's address the elephant in the room: the male #penis can sometimes get #erect for no apparent reason, & guess what? My penis gets erect often #outdoors when I’m #naked. It's absolutely NOT sexual — it's a #natural bodily reaction. Trying to #censor or #shame this normal occurrence only perpetuates #outdated attitudes towards #nudity. Let's #normalise #understanding & #acceptance, not repression. #naturism #textilefree #noclothes #clothesfree

How I helped #change the #law in #Tennessee that put me and other #Black #people with #HIV #behindbars.

Reflecting on National #Black #HIV/#AIDS Awareness Day, one individual's #battle against #outdated #HIV #laws and deep-seated #stigma highlights the urgent need for #change and #compassion.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #HIV #AIDS #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Police #Incarceration #NoPoliceAtPride #BlackMastodon

https://www.advocate.com/voices/lashanda-salinas

Dear #Legacy Friends,

Are you using #outdated #hardware and #software? Well I am using an olde #Puppy #Linux, #Ethernet and a #motherboard so olde, it has a round pin socket #connection.

I am using an old version of #Firefox, not the default #Seamonkey browser.

Puppy is loading into memory from #CD not those new fangled in built OS such as on the #BBC #microcomputer (wait that is even older than the #Archimedes).

Are you a retrograde? Renegrade? Linuxian?.

Looks like my old #Netgear #router decided to die. I was using the #opensource #firmware #FreshTomato, which I want to continue to use with a new router. Most of the router models listed in FreshTomato's #compatibility list are #outdated and hard to come by. The only supported router available in typical stores is an #Asus TUF Gaming #AX3000 V2. Hardware support for anything with #AX is only months old, so I am not sure how stable it is. Anyone has experience with this router or #FreshtomatoAX?