I didn't realize that “sun & sand” scents came from “pure, natural plant extracts”.
Home Depot’s Billionaire Founder Says He’ll Fund Trump... Even If He’s Convicted
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About Non Sequiturs
Non Sequiturs is the personal blog of Michael Argentini.
I'm a software developer and Managing Partner for Fynydd and Blue Sequoyah Technologies, the project lead for Coursabi, and Āthepedia founder. I also have several nerdy open source projects on Github.
I'd describe myself as an Oxford comma advocate, autodidact, aspiring polymath, and boffin, with a mechanical keyboard addiction. You can also find me on Mastodon.
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Given all the chaos surrounding the Sam Altman firing from OpenAI it looks like AI really is threatening people’s jobs. Well, specific people anyway.
This has been a long time coming. This is good for everyone.
Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year - 9to5Mac
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This is why we need to own our important media. Too many company mergers end with the liquidation of a favorite app or service.
Amazon is killing the Comixology app on Android and iOS and merging it with Kindle
9to5google.com
New Marvel WHAT IF? episode idea: a world of Hulks where gamma radiation turns them into scrawny weaklings.
Microsoft has patched the Windows 11 ‘product server’ trick for TPM check bypass, but the bypass still works with setupprep.exe. This bypass will upgrade Windows 10 clients to Windows 11 without requiring a TPM.
setupprep.exe /product server
Post-acquisition Umbraco continues to be a developer-hostile organization. This time they bought the company that created Konstrukt, renamed the product “Umbraco UI Builder”, and released it for Cloud customers or agencies willing to pay $4,000 per year. The vast majority of developers are out of luck.
Introducing Umbraco UI Builder
umbraco.com
More details on Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite make me even more excited for an Windows on Arm future, and a real competitor to Apple Silicon.
...the company claims that the X Elite will run up to twice as fast as an Intel Core i7-1355U or Core i7-1360P at the same power level, or it can match their performance while using 68 percent less power. Qualcomm also says the X Elite can match the performance of a beefier Core i7-13800H using 65 percent less power—providing roughly the same multi-core performance at 30 W that the Intel chip provides at 90 W. The X Elite's power consumption appears to max out at around 50 W, and to go as low as 10 W…
#tech #Windows #Intel #AppleSilicon #Snapdragon
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite looks like the Windows world’s answer to Apple Silicon
arstechnica.com
Prioritizing Software Features
Being a pragmatist when it comes to software development, I generally prefer simple solutions whenever possible. So when clients are faced with the challenge of determining which features to add to their products, as a starting point I usually recommend looking at user value versus cost to implement.
Given a progressive value scale from a “cup of coffee” at the low end and a “house” at the high end, we can easily see where the best choices lie.
Looking at the first row in this example, if a user values a feature at “house” and your cost to implement is a “cup of coffee” this feature addition becomes a no-brainer.
Likewise if a user values a feature at a “cup of coffee” but it will cost a “house” to build, it's certainly a feature to avoid implementing.
There may be some diamonds in the center blue area, but more information is usually required before we make those decisions.
Your Vote Shows Who You Are
This rings true to me. And I'd add that in many cases he's reinforcing the hate (and paranoia) the #GOP has convinced the #MAGA masses they should have.
Dear Ma & Pa MAGA,
Donald Trump didn't lower your taxes. He didn't get your roads fixed or your bridges built. He didn't get you healthcare coverage, lower the price of your prescriptions, decrease the deficit, end the opioid crisis, revive the coal industry. He didn't make “Covid disappear”, didn't make Mexico “pay for the wall”. He didn't “put America first” and he sure as hell didn't “drain the swamp”.
So when you say he “fought for you”, you mean he validated your hate. Because he didn't do a damn thing for you other than that.
He hates who you hate.
And sadly, that's all you think you need.
Really excited to see if Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series accelerates the Windows move to Arm and keeps Apple on their toes.
Introducing an all-new naming convention for our next-generation of intelligent PC platforms: The Snapdragon X Series
www.qualcomm.com
I would assume that one would sit one’s ass on a couch and aim one’s head at the television.
How to watch Lionel Messi documentary on Apple TV - 9to5Mac
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Data's Ode to Spot
Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature;
Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.
I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
A singular development of cat communications
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.
O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.
— Data
#StarTrek #STTNG #humor #tv #scifi
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About Non Sequiturs
Non Sequiturs is the personal blog of Michael Argentini.
I'm a software developer and Managing Partner for Fynydd and Blue Sequoyah Technologies, the project lead for Coursabi, and Āthepedia founder. I also have several nerdy open source projects on Github.
I'd describe myself as an Oxford comma advocate, autodidact, aspiring polymath, and boffin, with a mechanical keyboard addiction. You can also find me on Mastodon.
