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Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA
  • The funny thing is there are lots of things that are designed better on Linux vs Windows/macos too.

    My memory is fading on some of them since I primarily use Windows for work and a steam deck for gaming now, but keyboard shortcuts was definitely one of them. Easier to get shit done automation-wise from simple scripts. CMD is so basic and PowerShell feels like my fingers are exhausted from doing a simple thing, and like you always need to write a paragraph to get a simple thing done.

  • What is the best way to sync images to my NAS?
  • I figured it out. It gets a little more complex when you're using a reverse proxy and inter-vlan routing lol.

    Too much of a hassle for me, unless I dump the instance on my wifi network but if I set this up I'd like the option to use it for my other vlans too.

  • What is the best way to sync images to my NAS?

    I'm kind of surprised I've struggled with this so long. Right now I've been using nextcloud camera upload, and mostly it works ok but shits the bed once in a while without me noticing and I need to spend time fixing it and it's never as simple as turning it off and on again.

    I recently tried syncthing, and while it works, it frequently crashed and got stuck in a state where it says it's on and working by my destination folder is shown as disconnected, and the options to restart syncthing from the side menu are greyed out and the only way to make it work again is by force closing it and reopening it.

    I'm running vanilla stock Google Android and truenas, does anyone have a better solution?

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    Trump Faces a C.E.O. Test

    The president is set to meet with corporate leaders on Tuesday, as concerns over his protectionist trade policies weigh on markets and the economy.

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    After Copilot Trial, Government Staff Rated Microsoft's AI Less Useful Than Expected
    it.slashdot.org After Copilot Trial, Government Staff Rated Microsoft's AI Less Useful Than Expected - Slashdot

    An anonymous reader shares a report: Australia's Department of the Treasury has found that Microsoft's Copilot can easily deliver return on investment, but staff exposed to the AI assistant came away from the experience less confident it will help them at work. The Department conducted a 14-week t...

    After Copilot Trial, Government Staff Rated Microsoft's AI Less Useful Than Expected - Slashdot
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    AI Can Now Replicate Itself
    slashdot.org AI Can Now Replicate Itself - Slashdot

    An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: In a new study, researchers from China showed that two popular large language models (LLMs) could clone themselves. [...] For the study, researchers used Meta's Llama31-70B-Instruct model and Alibaba's Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct model. While less powerfu...

    AI Can Now Replicate Itself - Slashdot
    Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop
    tech.slashdot.org Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop - Slashdot

    "In-dash advertising is here and Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and Ram, beat everyone to further enshittification," writes longtime Slashdot reader sinij. "Ads can be seen in this video." From a report: In a move that has left drivers both frustrated and bewildered, Stell...

    Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop - Slashdot
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    New Elden Ring Nightreign Details to be Released Next Week, including a release date
    insider-gaming.com New Elden Ring Nightreign Details to be Released Next Week

    Insider Gaming has learned that new Elden Ring Nightreign details are scheduled to be released next week, including a release date.

    New Elden Ring Nightreign Details to be Released Next Week
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    The seven techies barely out of college helping Musk to slash billions from federal government
    www.independent.co.uk Seven techies are helping Musk slash billions from government: Report

    Recent college grads with no apparent government experience are tearing into Congress-approved programs, and may now have access to confidential information about hundreds of millions of Americans

    Seven techies are helping Musk slash billions from government: Report

    A group of young tech industry workers between 19 to 25 years old have been recruited by Elon Musk to carry out the Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency’s goals of cutting trillions from the federal government - and now have access to numerous sensitive systems.

    Among them is a recent high school graduate and a Matt Gaetz defender who claims he quit a “seven-figure salary” to join DOGE and “save America.”

    The group has little to no experience working in government, and yet some of them have been given central roles within Musk’s DOGE, including access to the U.S. Treasury’s internal payments system, according to WIRED.

    Musk’s young crew have been unmasked as Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger and Ethan Shaotran, WIRED first reported. As their names were published, the group rushed to disable any trace of their social media profiles.

    After the names of the engineers became public, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin, said he was working with Musk over the alleged “threats” made against the DOGE workers.

    “Don’t mess with @DOGE,” Musk stated. Marko Elez, 25

    Elez is a former X and SpaceX engineer who now has direct access to Treasury Department systems responsible for dispersing almost all payments made by the federal government, according to WIRED.

    The 25-year-old Rutgers University graduate can reportedly access and write code on the most sensitive systems within government — The Payment Automation Manager and Secure Payment System at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, according to WIRED.

    ......

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    www.thedailybeast.com Musk’s DOGE Minions Refuse to Reveal Their Names When Grilling Civil Servants

    Federal employees say they were asked which of their colleagues should be fired during the “one-way interviews.”

    Musk’s DOGE Minions Refuse to Reveal Their Names When Grilling Civil Servants

    Members of Elon Musk’s secretive team reviewing federal agencies for cuts are refusing to reveal their full names to civil servants, federal employees say.

    Several government workers who have been interviewed by Musk’s team about their work say the billionaire’s representatives declined to give their surnames and refused to answer any questions themselves, according to the New York Times. The lack of transparency surrounding the work of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency is only adding to mounting anxiety within the federal workforce, the report says. Unmasked: Elon’s Secret DOGE Goon Squad—Every One Under 26 BEST PEOPLE Josh Fiallo A photo illustration of DOGE Akash Bobba, - 21 / Edward Coristine, - 19 / Luke Farritor - 23 / Gautier Cole Killian - 24 / Gavin Kliger - 25 / Ethan Shaotran 22

    Musk’s aides described the meetings with civil servants as “one-way interviews,” according to the Times. Some federal workers who have been interviewed were reportedly asked what they are working on and which of their colleagues should be fired.

    “My impression was not one of support or genuine understanding but of suspicion, and questioning,” one General Services Administration staffer wrote in a message to colleagues about the interview process, according to the report.

    Trump and his allies have taken over what was previously the United States Digital Service, now renamed the United States DOGE Service, which is being run by Musk and his team with the aim of radically reducing government expenditure.

    DOGE has already taken over the Office of Personnel Management, the government’s human resources agency, which contains sensitive data including social security numbers. Musk Shuts Out Senior Government Workers in HR Takeover IT’S NOTHING PERSONNEL Emell Derra Adolphus Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

    It’s also gained access to the Treasury’s payment system which distributes trillions of dollars of government spending. Treasury officials say that any mistakes in managing these systems could lead to damaging consequences as severe as a federal default.

    Musk has already targeted USAID, the federal agency that distributes foreign aid, for closure.

    “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” he posted on X on Monday.

    We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper.

    Could gone to some great parties.

    Did that instead. https://t.co/0V35nacICW — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 3, 2025

    Musk, the world’s richest man, has brought about 40 people into government to carry out the work around the clock, even moving beds into offices near the White House to allow his team to sleep there and work on weekends, according to the Times.

    The team includes several youngsters—including a teenager—none of whom have experience in government work. Some have previously worked or interned at Musk’s companies X or SpaceX.

    Musk has previously lashed out at people online who identify members of the team, accusing people posting on X of undefined “crimes” for mentioning their names.

    At least five people who have previously worked with Musk reportedly now have formal roles at the Office of Personnel Management, which runs the government’s personnel database, sources told the Times.

    Last week, the agency sent emails to about two million federal workers inviting them to resign, using the same “Fork in the Road” subject line as an email previously used by Musk to fire employees in his takeover of Twitter in 2022.

    Musk has also been seen visiting the General Services Administration, which manages billions of dollars worth of federal properties, with his son “X Æ A-12″ and a nanny, where he talked with the agency’s administrator about cutting half of its expenditure.

    Members of the civil service have taken to using encrypted messaging apps to try and understand what is going on, expressing shock about the speed and breadth of Musk’s actions.

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    I was just summoned for the weirdest reason

    I got summoned by some person, they drop 99x Marika runes (80K each), then a bunch of starlight. Then the person eats poison and dies and I return to my world. WTF?

    I didn't even know there were 99x of these runes, unless this person beat the game repeatedly, got board, and was doing a giveaway. Or hax. lol.

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    bc.ctvnews.ca Evacuation orders, flood warnings issued after landslide blocks B.C.'s Chilcotin River

    A landslide in B.C.'s Central Interior blocked a major tributary of the Fraser River overnight Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders, flood warnings and an emergency alert on Wednesday.

    Evacuation orders, flood warnings issued after landslide blocks B.C.'s Chilcotin River
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    bc.ctvnews.ca Evacuation orders, flood warnings issued after landslide blocks B.C.'s Chilcotin River

    A landslide in B.C.'s Central Interior blocked a major tributary of the Fraser River overnight Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders, flood warnings and an emergency alert on Wednesday.

    Evacuation orders, flood warnings issued after landslide blocks B.C.'s Chilcotin River
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    I can't identify what song this is sampling
    open.spotify.com Under The Sun (with Alok)

    Ella Henderson, Switch Disco, Alok · Song · 2024

    Under The Sun (with Alok)

    Please help. I tried chatgpt, google, duckduckgo, I can't find it. The background tune is definitely reminding me of some trance track from the 2000's era and I can't figure it out.

    ...or am I crazy?

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    www.droid-life.com Pixel 9 Pro Euro Prices Leak - Should We Worry?

    Samsung wanted this to be their week, and it still mostly is with the launch of the Fold 6, Flip 6, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra. However, Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 launch is incredibly close, so the leaks for it are only going to ramp up. Today, a fresh report is here to keep... #Google #Pixel9

    Pixel 9 Pro Euro Prices Leak - Should We Worry?

    Samsung wanted this to be their week, and it still mostly is with the launch of the Fold 6, Flip 6, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra. However, Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 launch is incredibly close, so the leaks for it are only going to ramp up. Today, a fresh report is here to keep things moving toward that mid-August Pixel 9 event.

    A site called Dealabs says they’ve uncovered information for the entire Pixel 9 family, giving us the storage configurations, colors of each device, and potential Euro pricing. Since we see information like this regularly before a launch, I’m just going to assume they found a retailer who slipped up early, even if they won’t say it.

    So what do we know now about the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold? Let’s break it all down.

    The Pixel 9 is now rumored to come in 4 different colors (Obsidian, Porcelain, Cosmo, and Mojito) and with two storage amounts (128GB or 256GB). Those models should then be priced at €899 and €999, respectively.

    For the Pixel 9 Pro, we could see the following:

    • Storage options, prices: 128GB (€1099), 256GB (€1199), 512GB (€1329)

    • Colors: Obsidian, Porcelain, Hazel, Pink – The 512GB model might only come in Obsidian and Hazel.

    For the Pixel 9 Pro XL, we could see the following:

    • Storage options, prices: 128GB (€1199), 256GB (€1299), 512GB (€1429), 1TB (€1689)

    • Colors: Obsidian, Porcelain, Hazel, Pink – The 512GB model might only come in Obsidian, Porcelain, and Hazel. The 1TB model might only launch in Obsidian.

    And finally, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold could come in the following:

    • Storage options, prices: 256GB (€1899), 512GB (€2029)

    • Colors: Obsidian, Porcelain

    What should we take from this? A couple of things. A lot of this sounds reasonable and the colors are all colors we have seen Google use before. The new one is Pink, and this information does not match up correctly to that pink Pixel 9 we saw earlier. Today’s leak suggests the Pixel 9 Pro will be the only device in pink, yet again, that’s not what we’ve already seen – it was a regular Pixel 9 in pink.

    The other thing to keep in mind is that retailers who drop this info early, tend to either use placeholders or they use weird estimates on pricing that fluctuate. These prices do look more specific than we often seen from early retailer leaks, so that gives them some more weight.

    And finally, you can’t simply take Euro pricing and just switch the symbol to a dollar sign. In other words, don’t automatically switch to the Pixel 9 starting at $899 here. It could! But this is not a suggestion or confirmation of that happening just yet. If anything, drop $100 off to $799 to match what Euro pricing looked like compared to US pricing for the Pixel 8 series.

    Other than that, any other thoughts from you?

    Read the original post: Retailer Leaks Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro Model Colors, Storage, Prices

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    ICBC ordered to pay damages for privacy breach

    A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded damages to nearly 80 ICBC customers whose personal data was leaked in a privacy breach linked to a series of attacks in the Lower Mainland....

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    www.engadget.com Spotify is raising the cost of Premium subscriptions, again

    Spotify announces price hikes less than a year after its last ones.

    Spotify is raising the cost of Premium subscriptions, again

    Spotify is officially raising its Premium subscription rates in the US come July, following reports of the move in April. The platform is increasing its Individual plan from $11 to $12 monthly and its Duo plan from $15 to $17 monthly — the same jump as last year's $1 and $2 price hikes, respectively. However, its Family plan is going up by a whopping $3, increasing from $17 to $20 monthly. The only subscribers getting a break are students, who will continue to pay $6 monthly.

    Spotify announced the price hikes less than a year after its previous one last July. Before that, Spotify hadn't raised its fees since launching a decade and a half ago. I guess it was too optimistic to hope the next increase would also take that long, especially with Spotify's continued focus (and money dump) on audiobooks.

    Premium subscribers should receive an email from Spotify in the next month detailing the price hike and providing a link to cancel their plan if they would prefer to do so. Users currently on a trial period for Spotify will get one month at $11 after it ends before being moved up to a $12 monthly fee.

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