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In this edition:Mobile market analysisOne NZ wins worldwide AI awardTuanz talks of national AI strategyA closer look at the 2degrees challengeRecent New Zealand mobile market data paints two distinct pictures of 2degrees’ relative...
I consider myself quite lucky to have seen the time when computers were still pretty basic and the internet was almost unheard of. The first computer I interacted with had a small monochrome display and two 5.25" floppy drives. The...
OpenZFS Mastery is starting to roll lunch again. Hoping to get some intertia with it. But create a dataset for each team, and give each site its own dataset within that parent dataset, and possibilities multiply. A team needs a copy of a...
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre BayardThe Tiv teach us about the internal books we have as a collective... The inner book is strived for as an individual, but only seen in fragments, and reworked the moment books are...
I seem to be turning into an animal rescue as this week I have taken in two injured birds: first Harry the pigeon and then Edith the gull. A couple of nights ago a kind member of the public contacted me wanting help with a pigeon – Harry...
It’s very warm here today, but at least there is shade. I spent the day traveling here in order to be part of the ConGregate science fiction convention this weekend. I will have panels and do other stuff! If you’re in the neighborhood,...
A lot of people say that the Vikings had very good hygiene and that this was rare and unusual in medieval Europe.A lot of other people say that the Vikings were vile and disgusting and that this was common and normal in medieval...
Summertime stationery, the Field Notes “Paletas” Edition. LAMY, what are you doing to me? Spending my money, that’s what! Meteorite and Meteora have landed, what are your thoughts? I’m in on what they are doing, but neither will make my...
The Finnish rock band Lodger had a pretty good start, all things considered. Their debut single "Footsteps" was marketed with a quaint Flash animation featuring a one-eyed stick guy having a rough day; a very basic video by modern...
Thank you to everyone who answered the call for good software updates from last week. I received so many nominations that the list below is severely narrowed down, but I appreciated every response! I grouped the answers in sections I saw...
This week on the show: Myke has a new laptop, Federico has thoughts on Siri AI, and Stephen has been graded. Also: Apple vs. OpenAI and a big day for Mario fans with feet.
I guess going through the basement to get to the bike is also part of my commute?
17:38 Spambots have found my commenting system. Not unmanageable yet, though. But fun to read what they post. 17:42 Mastodon is launching newsletters now!? Sorry, but delivering toots via email is not a newsletter. 17:53 I am getting...
Status: Had a couple of friends over last night to watch the football, which was nice but also the first time, in my 54 years, I’ve ever had someone over to watch the football, so it was a little odd. I wasn’t sure if we should be...
That feeling when you get to the point where can tell what a company’s compliance regime is going to be like based on the layout of their trust center. “Oh, standard Vanta format. It’s probably fine.” And then you realize that this is...