Today, a bunch of people on my Mastodon feed are making declarations about somebody apparently flying a flag upside down, and this apparently has something to do with the New York Times being terrible....
In the upper corner of the flag nearest the flagpole, the wider diagonal white stripe should be above the red diagonal stripe. If the red is above the wider white stripe the flag is upside-down.
Why are we still relying on manufacturers for software updates?
I know there’s driver issues, but I’m pretty sure google could engineer android to at least allow direct security updates within the same android version. Google play services still provides updates for android 5. Even Yocto linux has opkg for updates.
I want to be more respecting of my own sensory needs, and notice certain fabrics are incredible uncomfortable, as opposed to others. I’ve also noticed loose clothing feels more comfortable for me, then tight clothes. Cotton feels good, polyester does not. I understand this may potentially vary for each person, but wanted to...
My pick is Five Finger Death Punch and the obvious answer is Ivan Moody. The guy radiates that alpha-male wannabe energy and it definitely rings through all of the songs he has written and performed with this band. The guy is just a prick and a self-victimizing asshole....
So I have this silly idea/longterm project of wanting to run a server on renewables on my farm. And I would like to reuse the heat generated by the server, for example to heat a grow room, or simply my house. How much heat does a server produce, and where would you consider it best applied? Has anyone built such a thing?
Humidity in a grow room will be bad for a computer
With modern computers the heat output will in part depend on the workload, so you will need to find a way to make the computer do more work when you want more heat.
“Raspberry Pi Ltd, a leader in low-cost, high-performance computing, announces that it is considering an initial public offering (the “IPO” or the “Offer”) and that it intends to publish today a registration document (the “Registration Document”). The Company is considering applying for admission of its ordinary...
As a long time supporter of jury nullification I’m biased, but it’s crazy that he’s appealing this. The sign was quoting a plaque that sits outside the old bailey ffs
Julian Assange wins right to full appeal (skwawkbox.org)
New research shows gas stove emissions contribute to 19,000 deaths annually (arstechnica.com)
Why are people talking about flying a flag upside-down?
Today, a bunch of people on my Mastodon feed are making declarations about somebody apparently flying a flag upside down, and this apparently has something to do with the New York Times being terrible....
DWP told to pay £50,000 to Deaf job-seeker after repeated failure to provide BSL interpreter (www.disabilitynewsservice.com)
Labour abstain on bid to criminalise water companies for sewage pollution (www.thecanary.co)
Prominent Android manufacturers commit to supporting phone software for 7 years (www.cnet.com)
Hopefully a blow to planned obsolescence
Fat cats breaking the economy with 30% higher profits than pre-pandemic, landmark Unite study finds (morningstaronline.co.uk)
Three councillors resign over Labour's ‘lily-livered stand’ on Gaza (morningstaronline.co.uk)
Theresa May pokes fun at successors but praises Rishi Sunak - and issues warning over populism in politics (news.sky.com)
Recommendations of what fabrics to wear?
I want to be more respecting of my own sensory needs, and notice certain fabrics are incredible uncomfortable, as opposed to others. I’ve also noticed loose clothing feels more comfortable for me, then tight clothes. Cotton feels good, polyester does not. I understand this may potentially vary for each person, but wanted to...
What band or music group would you not have minded if they didn't have a certain band member?
My pick is Five Finger Death Punch and the obvious answer is Ivan Moody. The guy radiates that alpha-male wannabe energy and it definitely rings through all of the songs he has written and performed with this band. The guy is just a prick and a self-victimizing asshole....
Sony Music opts out of AI training for its entire catalog (arstechnica.com)
Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows. (about.winamp.com)
Would be funny if Winamp gets a second life ~20 later.
What possible, fundamental, misunderstanding of the nature of the universe could make current academics look like look like flat earthers?
key Unite committee walks out, says will start legal action against union (skwawkbox.org)
Tens of thousands of Section 21 orders heard in courts since Tory promise for end (morningstaronline.co.uk)
Server as heating device - how do I do this?
So I have this silly idea/longterm project of wanting to run a server on renewables on my farm. And I would like to reuse the heat generated by the server, for example to heat a grow room, or simply my house. How much heat does a server produce, and where would you consider it best applied? Has anyone built such a thing?
Raspberry Pi Ltd is considering an IPO (www.londonstockexchange.com)
“Raspberry Pi Ltd, a leader in low-cost, high-performance computing, announces that it is considering an initial public offering (the “IPO” or the “Offer”) and that it intends to publish today a registration document (the “Registration Document”). The Company is considering applying for admission of its ordinary...
Solicitor general to appeal over case of climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights (www.theguardian.com)
The Offspring, The Beastie Boys, Van Halen w/DLR, and the B52s. Are there other bands that rock, but are often silly/goofy and funny?