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Monday August 18, 2025. 10:35 PM
A week ago we talked about focus stealing prevention on KDE and Wayland, and this time we have a similar article, but detailing GNOME’s approach instead. Many of the underlying mechanisms are the same, of course, but since GNOME uses a different window manager, the details...
Just a friendly heads up: several hand soaps on sale out there have been recalled. Washing your hands with them to prevent bacterial infections and other nasty things can lead to… bacterial infections and other nasty things. According to NBC Chicago, DermaRite Industries...
If you ever hit Morocco, take a 40-minute cab ride from the city of Meknes, and you'll find yourself standing in front of the ruins of the Berber-Roman city of Volubilis. While the area around the city has been inhabited since Neolithic times, the Romans and the local Berber ...
Inside a Turkish hotel room, Frank winces as he turns a key inserted into the metal bracket on his thigh, forcing apart rods in his surgically broken femurs. Each excruciating turn promises to make him a millimeter taller, as reported in The Guardian. — Read the rest The...
Spy vs spy in the chips Comment Chinese state media called the US an aspiring 'surveillance empire' over its proposed use of asset tracking tags to crack down on black-market GPU shipments to the Middle Kingdom.…
The Git distributed version-control system has released version 2.51, with '506 non-merge commits since v2.50.1, contributed by 91 people, 21 of which are new faces'. It brings multiple new features, some of which are highlighted in a post on the GitHub blog. It includes...
Anthropic has introduced a new feature in its Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 models that allows the generative AI (genAI) tool to end a conversation on its own if a user repeatedly tries to push harmful or illegal content. The new behavior is supposed to only be used when all...
Convicted felon and real estate fraudster Donald Trump's mental decline is once again on display. Seeing as he admits it, this video is a pretty strong indication that Trump is struggling and not aware of even where the heck he is! — Read the rest The post Grandpa Puddin'...
MIT NANDA study finds only 5 percent of organizations using AI tools in production at scale US companies have invested between $35 and $40 billion in Generative AI initiatives and, so far, have almost nothing to show for it.…
A handsome golden retriever happens to check himself out, only to catch something in the mirror he hasn't seen before: a mouthful of teeth. And he becomes obsessed. In hilarious footage, the silly pup opens up wide as he examines his new findings. — Read the rest The post...
Every time I go to Japan, I can't help marveling at the hyper-realistic food replicas displayed in restaurant windows. Next month those edible illusions get their own spotlight at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles in 'Looks Delicious! | Exploring Japan's Food Replica Culture.' — Read...
Have you ever gotten bored and tried to play Grand Theft Auto like a law-abiding citizen? You know, putting the gun down, cruising around the city, taking in the sights? I'm sorry to report that even that might be illegal, thus ruining your crimeless run. — Read the rest ...
YouTube channel Scary Interesting shares a detailed look at what happened to drain Lake Peigneur in an astonishing few hours. Popular bass fishing Lake Peigneur was situated above a giant salt mine. An oil rig was drilling on the lake, as oil is frequently found near salt...
Rebooting a computer ordinarily brings an abrupt end to any state built up by the old system; the new kernel starts from scratch. There are, however, people who would like to be able to reboot their systems without disrupting the workloads running therein. Various developers ...
According to state health officials, a measles outbreak that started in an undervaccinated community and killed two children is now over.
The world's already nuttier than a chipmunk turd, but take it up a notch: Rolling Stone reports that a directive signed earlier this month by President Trump gave the go-ahead to start scribbling attack plans for use in Mexico. They say that it's for taking down cartels: A...
In its efforts to deploy AI tools, international services firm Wolters Kluwer has created frameworks to ensure responsible AI development with continuous human oversight. The Dutch company has woven AI into its core products for more than a decade, products that now drive...
The Speaker of the House is completely behind Texas's attempt to gerrymander seats that'll help him keep his job; California, however, is committing a great evil by doing the same thing. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has declined to oppose a Texas gerrymandering...
Save cash and store power with a massive discount on this portable battery bank.
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dig into WIRED’s latest—from crude deportation memes to GPT-5’s negative reception.
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