Category: Links of Interest
Friend AI 1.8 million for a domain
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Yesterday I wrote about the Friend AI pendant and how far people will go to not interact with people. Then 404 Media reported that the company spent $1.8 million out of it’s $2.5 million raised on the domain name friend.com. That seems absurd, though evidently the founder feels that a good domain is “worth it”.
Friend AI – So you don’t have to interact with people
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When I watched this today all I can think about is how far people will go to not interact with other people or how hard they’ll work to not go see a therapist. I’m watching Big Bang Theory right now and this is exactly what I could see Sheldon loving, no human emotions to worry
Fedora 40 on Framework 13″ Laptop
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I’m usually quite a bit behind on updating to the latest operating system because most of the bugs get worked out if I wait a few months. Thus I’m happy to say that I upgraded to Fedora 40 this week on my Framework laptop and have had no real issues. The only thing that was
I Just Blocked AI
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I’ve been meaning to get around to this for a while but based on Robb Knight’s many blog posts on how bad AI companies are treating the web I finally added a block to all AI bots to my site at the server level. What galls me most about this is that AI companies keep
Duped by Google 2FA
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If you’ve got a Google account you’ll be familiar with their custom 2 factor security model. When you sign into your device you are asked to verify the sign in on another device. Yes the support rolling code 2FA as well, but they make it hard to get to behind a few other clicks which
Matt has the right gif for my thoughts on iPadOS
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Entirely stealing from Matt Birchler. I love my iPad but I feel like Charlie Brown and Apple is Lucy. I trust she won’t pull the football away again like she always does, but she’s going to. I always hope Apple will push my favourite form factor device just a bit more so I can use
The Rabbit R1 is Hiding More than you Thought
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Yes tech reviewers widely panned the Rabbit R1 as not useful at all. But the scams from the company go even further with it originally being an NFT/Crypto/Clean Energy company that raised money and didn’t deliver. So the same Crypto scammers are getting in on AI scams now.
Lou on the iPad Release
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While I don’t think the new iPad release is compelling I also agree with Lou Don’t let anyone else tell you how you should feel or use your personal technology. Use what works for you. Enjoy it without shame. This goes for anything you enjoy that’s not harmful to others. Enjoy the music you enjoy
The M4 iPad Pro is Faster
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So the new iPad Pro is faster and has a better screen and is thinner. All things I would expect for an incremental upgrade. Reading further through the reports about the iPad I see nothing that makes it a compelling purchase to replace my M1 iPad Pro. I bet I’ll still have issues with some
The iPad isn’t a Mac
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Jason Snell speaking about the reveal of what would become the M series chips in the iPad Pro: But that boast also drew the iPad into direct comparisons with PC laptops, and while its sheer hardware power might have defeated most of those laptops, power isn’t everything. It’s what you do with the power. And