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A brief #introduction and potted history about how I ended up in the illumos world.
I was a Theoretical Astrophysicist, and that needed these computer things. So I used (and helped maintain) VAXes and other odd boxes as a student in Oxford, moved to Sun (mc68k) and SGI and others in Toronto, back to more Sun/VAX/Alpha kit in Cambridge and ended up running that because somebody had to.
Then some years as a sysadmin at an institute related to the Human Genome Project, where we ran mostly Sun/Solaris with some IBM kit, and then x86 Dell boxes mostly running Solaris. I logged so many bug reports against Solaris that Sun insisted I become a beta tester, which culminated in the Solaris 10 platinum beta. On which I was one of 4 people outside Sun who ran the original ZFS, the first prototype that got thrown away.
Then Sun wanted to open source Solaris, I ended up on the pilot for that, led a couple of communities, and got elected to the Governing Board. Which didn't go so well in some ways, as one of our key actions later was to shutter the project to make it clear that it was going nowhere and a reset was needed.
Out of the ashes illumos was born, after a break I went back to my project to work out how to build a distribution from scratch, learning a lot of obscure details about the inner workings, and ended up creating Tribblix.
England's rare chalk streams have suffered a ‘decade of decline’
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England's rare chalk streams have suffered a ‘decade of decline’
ENGLAND'S chalk streams have suffered a “decade of decline," campaigners warned today as they called for more action to protect the globally rare habitat.Morning Star
Holy shit Netflix is cancer
England is 75% black in this show
Pay booming in the boardrooms of war economy
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Pay booming in the boardrooms of war economy
BRITAIN’S wealthiest bosses have never had it so good as their average pay soared by 15.4 per cent to a record-breaking £5.91 million last year, according to the High Pay Centre.Morning Star
Gaza journalists plea with international media to get on the ground
The calls by Gaza journalists come in the context of a global appeal to pressure governments and media organizations over IsraelAlaa Shamali (The Canary)
Jenrick is a chancer. Toxic.
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Robert Jenrick joins migrant hotel protest - and gets reminded of his role in opening them
Unfortunately for Robert Jenrick, his role as Immigration Minister during a spike in migrant hotel usage has bitten him on the backside.Tom (The London Economic)
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Color me shocked, The First Descendant's awful AI ads result in a total mess
Nexon, the developer of looter shooter The First Descendant, has apologized and says it’s investigating after an AI ad for the game appeared to use a streamer’s likeness without their permission. A series of AI-generated ads encouraging people to play the game appeared on TikTok over the weekend, and while all are pretty god awful, one has been ...
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Color me shocked, The First Descendant's awful AI ads result in a total mess
Nexon is investigating after "inappropriate," AI-produced ads for The First Descendant seemed to use a streamer's likeness without consent.Jamie Hore (PCGamesN)
Soho House agrees to go private again in a deal led by hotel giant MCR
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China now trails only the U.S. in computing power after a massive 5G and digital infrastructure boom, with 4.55M 5G base stations (5x growth since 2020) and 226M gigabit broadband users (34x surge).
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China, No 2 in global computing power, accelerates build-out as AI race heats up
China has invested massive resources to build digital infrastructure and plans an even stronger push in the future.Luna Sun (South China Morning Post)
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Spoiler Alert: One Day Before Meeting with President Trump at White House Zelensky Says Ukraine's Constitution makes Ceding Land to Russia "Impossible" | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft
On Sunday, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters that Ukraine’s constitution makes ceding land to Russia “impossible” prior to talks in Washington DC.Jim Hoft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
Le PDG de #Telegram attaque #Macron en justice après son refus de collaborer avec #ChatControl
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Le PDG de Telegram ATTAQUE Macron en JUSTICE après son REFUS de collaborer avec ChatControl !!!
Merci à #PavelDurov pour faire ce que le citoyen moyen n’a pas les capacités de faire...
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Le PDG de Telegram ATTAQUE Macron en JUSTICE
Le PDG de Telegram attaque Macron en justice après son refus de collaborer avec ChatControl - Réseau International
Merci à Pavel Durov pour faire ce que le citoyen moyen n’a pas les capacités de faire.Réseau International
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@GamingNews these collabs are getting out of hand
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In their 2022 book, Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant argue that under capitalism, the sick and elderly are treated like surplus populations—and that a better system is possible.
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Diagnosed with autism at 38, autism + adhd - inattentive type at 43.
Autism diagnosis allowed me to start reading much more deeply and learning about myself within that frame, especially sensory stuff, allowing me to cut way down on overwhelm.
ADHD diagnosis gave me access to Vyvanse, which has been a wonder drug for me. Turns out most symptoms I ascribed to depression & anxiety were tied in with undiagnosed ADHD, and the right meds allow for much better self-regulation.
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Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over 2020 election claims
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance DLC ‘SEGA Villains Stage’ adds Dr. Eggman
Dr. Eggman from the Sonic the Hedgehog series is the first confirmed boss for the …
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance DLC ‘SEGA Villains Stage’ adds Dr. Eggman - Gematsu
Dr. Eggman from the Sonic the Hedgehog series is the first confirmed boss for the “SEGA Villains Stage” downloadable content included with the Deluxe Edition of…Sal Romano (Gematsu)
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2JZ Powered Streamliner goes 385MPH NEW RECORDS Bonneville Speedweek 2025 | RS Garage - YouTube
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2JZ Powered Streamliner goes 385MPH (620KPH) | NEW RECORDS at Bonneville Speedweek 2025 | RS Garage
During speed week this year Jay and The White Goose Bar team were able to take on some new records:First up was Carson May in the #3240 Datsun 240Z , With a ...YouTube
95% of AI Pilots Failing
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MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.Sheryl Estrada (Fortune)
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Is Getting Mega Evolutions This Fall, New Cards Revealed
It was the Pokemon World Championships over the weekend, and with that means plenty of announcements. If you're a bit of a Pokemon TCG Pocket aficionado, then you'll probably be excited to hear that Mega Evolution will be coming to the mobile card-collecting game later this fall. The Pokemon Company shared a trailer announcing the news, where it also ...
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Is Getting Mega Evolutions This Fall, New Cards Revealed
No release date just yet, though.Oisin Kuhnke (GameSpot)
When you're asking AI chatbots for answers, they're data-mining you
Link: theregister.com/2025/08/18/opi…
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Every question you ask, every comment you make, I'll be recording you
Opinion: When you're asking AI chatbots for answers, they're data-mining youSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols (The Register)
The official voice of the US government is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.Mother Jones
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AI is predominantly replacing outsourced, offshore workers
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J. #Branco
Lorsque le changement de régime interviendra, nous ouvrirons des enquêtes sur les relations entre le pouvoir et les influenceurs qui l'ont soutenu.
Nous avons des informations démontrant que la #macronie a non seulement utilisé des fonds et programmes gouvernementaux pour acheter des #influenceurs, mais aussi utilisé le pouvoir que la République leur avait prêté pour faire fermer des comptes, supprimer des contenus et en favoriser d'autres sur les principales plateformes en ligne.
Tandis que #Tibo faisait la publicité du SNU, Magali #Berdah se voyait ouvrir une autoroute au Parquet de Paris pour protéger ses intérêts contre Booba, sur instruction de l'Elysée, en échange de la mise à disposition de ses influenceurs auprès de la Macronie.
Gabriel #Attal a dépêché ses conseillers, dont Pierre Louis #Tanzer, payés par les deniers publics, pour corrompre Alertes Infos et d'autres comptes en apparence citoyens, à tout prix. Des dizaines d'influenceurs ont passé des partenariats explicites ou implicites.
Tout le monde vous parle de #Cerfia et de #Stérin. Mais qui vous parle de #Pigasse, qui tente de racheter un de ses concurrents ?
Nous pourrions multiplier à l'infini les exemples.
D'anciens assistants parlementaires, ministres, conseillers ont été recrutés par les principaux réseaux sociaux pour diriger leurs relations publiques et obéir avec diligence, établissant des liens serrés avec les pôles oligarchiques de notre pays.
Meta, X, Snapchat, désormais Telegram s'y sont prêtés.
Ils devront rendre des comptes, et Pavel #Durov ferait bien d'être attentif à ne pas commettre d'impairs dans l'espoir de retrouver sa pleine liberté.
SUNDAY SCREENING: Maps: Power, Plunder & Possession (2010) - 21st Century Wire
SUNDAY SCREENING | How maps capture history and inspire exploration.Global Affairs (21st Century Wire)
Trump may proceed with dismantling and mass layoffs at CFPB, court rules
About 90% of the agency's staff were expected to receive RIF notices.Eric Katz (Government Executive)
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What was that SIFI movie??
NASA tracks 'alien' object speeding towards Earth at 135,000 mph: Arrival time revealed
If it hits us, can I somehow let it know to hit a specific person's house first?
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He has suspended social media platforms — most notably X — leading Musk to brand him “Brazil’s Darth Vader.” He has ordered the arrest of current and former officeholders, and unilaterally removed the governor of Brasília after thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the capital on Jan. 8, 2023.
FFmpeg Assembly Language Lessons
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GitHub - FFmpeg/asm-lessons: FFMPEG Assembly Language Lessons
FFMPEG Assembly Language Lessons. Contribute to FFmpeg/asm-lessons development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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Colorful's cat-themed B650 motherboard now has an optional kitty-based BIOS, a combination of words I really didn't think I'd be writing today
FurMark scores are currently unknown. Yes, I know it's a GPU benchmark. I'm trying, okay?
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Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversations
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Nebraska-Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowns in a Utah reservoir
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Russia ready for concessions on ‘land swaps’ with Ukraine – Witkoff
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy has claimed that Moscow made a “significant” shift in its demands during the Alaska summitRT
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Also, currently trying to get ChatGPT to explain me what is Unruh radiation and how come 2 bodies next to each other with the same velocity in this instant can have dramatically different views of the universe...