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Linux: More Proof It’s a Pathetic Joke

October 13, 2025 Linux: More Proof It’s a Pathetic Joke2025-10-14T15:29:21+01:00 1 Comment

Let me remind you that for me… 2025 is “The Year Linux (on the Desktop) Died”: details in the post 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits,…

Trump’s Gaza success eclipses his China chaos

October 13, 2025 Trump’s Gaza success eclipses his China chaos2025-10-13T22:11:35+01:00 1 Comment

After having pampered Genocidal Bibi and praised the IDF in the Knesset, Trump went to the 2025 Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. But what I found concerning is his…

One more interview with Geoffrey Hinton

October 12, 2025 One more interview with Geoffrey Hinton2025-10-12T15:37:26+01:00 7 Comments

I’m bored to death by such pieces of crap: 98 minutes of chit-chatting. As if life weren’t already too short! AI: What Could Go Wrong? with Geoffrey Hinton | The…

So You Know Why People Vote for Extremists in Europe

October 9, 2025 So You Know Why People Vote for Extremists in Europe2025-10-09T18:50:00+01:00 No Comment

I'll quote from an article that comments on these masterpieces issues by Eurocrats: Free to love, free to be: the EU’s new LGBTIQ+ strategy (Directorate-General for Communication, 8 October 2025);…

E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents

October 6, 2025 E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents2025-10-15T17:25:52+01:00 10 Comments

I have always favored, literally for decades, the ePub file format for e-books and ranted against Amazon's various Kindle-specific e-book formats. And, oh boy, they have changed in time: from…

A society by robots, for robots: very quick thoughts

October 6, 2025 A society by robots, for robots: very quick thoughts2025-10-06T15:53:01+01:00 1 Comment

I happened to read this article in SCMP, As China’s population falls, 300,000-strong robot army keeps factories humming, and the ending annoyed me: “By 2030, the country is projected to…

namesake vs. homonym vs. eponym vs. Romance languages

October 5, 2025 namesake vs. homonym vs. eponym vs. Romance languages2025-10-05T01:02:12+01:00 No Comment

This is far from being the first time when I asked a chatbot for clarification regarding one language or another. This time, I selected a triad of related words that…

Un comentariu la Eugen Rădulescu (preluare de pe FB)

October 4, 2025 Un comentariu la Eugen Rădulescu (preluare de pe FB)2025-10-05T15:01:55+01:00 No Comment

Dacă tot m-am strofocat să scriu atâta, reiau și aici ce am postat pe Facebook după vizionarea unui interviu televizat cu unul din experții noștri în finanțe, consilier al lui…

Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished

October 3, 2025 Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished2025-10-03T22:06:56+01:00 9 Comments

Nu am cumpărat absolut niciodată un computer second-hand, și nu aș cumpăra un astfel de laptop, pentru că pur și simplu riscă să nu se mai poată răci. Puteți schimba…

The next level of AI crap: lab robots

October 3, 2025 The next level of AI crap: lab robots2025-10-03T17:24:40+01:00 2 Comments

You wouldn't believe for what reason such a thing happened: Top Researchers Leave OpenAI, Google and Meta for New Start-Up. Here's the thing: Dr. Agarwal is among more than 20…

Lumo is beyond stupid. Don’t use it!

October 2, 2025 Lumo is beyond stupid. Don’t use it!2025-10-02T16:48:24+01:00 2 Comments

I never liked Lumo, but out of curiosity (or because of the cat mascot), I happen to ask it something or other once in a while. Recently, it gave me…

Minor updates in Copilot and Grok

October 1, 2025 Minor updates in Copilot and Grok2025-10-03T10:57:17+01:00 3 Comments

I just noticed two updates in two of the 12 chatbots I'm using. Copilot now has 5 choices in a browser (Quick response, Think Deeper, Study and Learn, Smart (GPT-5),…

I still prefer VMware to VirtualBox

October 1, 2025 I still prefer VMware to VirtualBox2025-10-01T14:25:07+01:00 No Comment

Everyone swears by VirtualBox for Type 2 virtualization, most likely because it has always been free. But it's a complete piece of crap, and never was anything but a pain…

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is here!

September 29, 2025 Claude Sonnet 4.5 is here!2025-09-30T17:11:07+01:00 1 Comment

Claude Sonnet is now available to anyone! Read the official announcement: Introducing Claude Sonnet Have some nice marketing images, too: From what I could see as a free user in…

Ascultați Radio Moldova online!

September 29, 2025 Ascultați Radio Moldova online!2025-09-30T04:33:01+01:00 No Comment

Cu ocazia confirmării menținerii 🇲🇩 Republicii Moldova pe o traiectorie suficient de antisovietică, m-am gândit să fac o păginuță care să faciliteze ascultarea online a celor trei posturi de 📻…

The Brian Crane Interview

September 27, 2025 The Brian Crane Interview2025-09-29T23:07:08+01:00 No Comment

I happen to like all kinds of comics, and I mentioned Pickles, the creation of Brian Crane, both in my post about GoComics and in my post on the GoComics…

Kimi’s useless “OK Computer” agent

September 26, 2025 Kimi’s useless “OK Computer” agent2025-09-26T01:35:38+01:00 1 Comment

Moonshot AI's Kimi K2 is now enriched with an agent mode called “OK Computer”: Say hi to OK Computer, Kimi's agent mode 🤖🎸Your AI product & engineering team, all in…

When being European pays the bill: Win10 has one more year

September 25, 2025 When being European pays the bill: Win10 has one more year2025-09-26T10:29:05+01:00 5 Comments

As reported by Bleeping Computer, the consumer protection organization Euroconsumers has managed to determine Microsoft to provide one more year of free security updates to consumers in the EEA, without…

A practical everyday puzzle: will AI solve it?

September 23, 2025 A practical everyday puzzle: will AI solve it?2025-09-23T21:49:48+01:00 4 Comments

Here's a genuine problem, as per the drawing: A person who shopped at a supermarket is at point A. They could go take the bus either from the bus stop…

😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits

September 21, 2025 😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits2025-10-15T20:50:26+01:00 8 Comments

Yeah, I know, the title seems written by a chatbot. Rest assured, the content is not. As announced almost four weeks ago, it's time for me to bid Linux farewell…

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Béranger on Claude Sonnet 4.5 is here!: “I just noticed that Haiku 4.5 has been made available for free, so you could use it when Sonnet 4.5…” Oct 15, 21:02

Béranger on 😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits: “I added an update regarding the MT7663 BT regression. And I have a plush Tux to sell or destroy.” Oct 15, 20:54

Béranger on When being European pays the bill: Win10 has one more year: “How to associate your system with your Microsoft account to benefit of the 1-year ESU: copilot.microsoft.com/shares/ezKVN2GUPBMdsyfeGTw2y.” Oct 15, 17:42

zugu on Linux: More Proof It’s a Pathetic Joke: ““There was never any QA whatsoever, be it about the kernel, about a desktop environment, or about a distro.” -…” Oct 15, 16:05

Béranger on Trump’s Gaza success eclipses his China chaos: “Jeremy Bowen, BBC International editor: Trump’s role in Gaza ceasefire was decisive, but not a roadmap to peace: Without question,…” Oct 14, 23:03

Béranger on One more interview with Geoffrey Hinton: “From June 15, with Steven Bartlett (The Diary of a CEO): Godfather of AI: They Keep Silencing Me But I’m…” Oct 14, 22:58

nyckelharpa on One more interview with Geoffrey Hinton: “yeah, most of humanity interacts with noncorporeal people, with gin and tonic, or without. it may be hilarious, and then…” Oct 14, 09:40

Béranger on One more interview with Geoffrey Hinton: “Selected steps to keep you from falling prey to A.I.’s flattery, from Next Time You Consult an A.I. Chatbot, Remember…” Oct 14, 01:26

Béranger on Bypassing GoComics’ paywall: “Continuing my previous quest on comic strips, I questioned Grok this time, only to find out that it’s stupid and…” Oct 13, 21:12

Béranger on Bypassing GoComics’ paywall: “Asking Copilot why isn’t there any Calvin and Hobbes® 2026 Day-to-Day Calendar: copilot.microsoft.com/shares/g3ec4eDzMgbSKfeiTaoF1. From the answer, I very much appreciated…” Oct 13, 15:17

Béranger on One more interview with Geoffrey Hinton: “Spirits, as in gin and tonic?” Oct 13, 13:29

nyckelharpa on One more interview with Geoffrey Hinton: “Have you actually interacted with people who have an intense, life-changing relationship with “god” or “spirit” or “angel” that you…” Oct 13, 13:28

Béranger on Gramatica geto-dacă e cea mai superioară, etc. (cu completări): “Hai să pun asta și aici, ca să nu fie doar pe FB și în arhivele mele lingvistice. A trebuit…” Oct 13, 10:57

Béranger on One more interview with Geoffrey Hinton: “Why are we worried about people developing personal relationships with 🤖 AI chatbots and agents, but we’re OK with people…” Oct 13, 10:17

Béranger on 📻 Radio Streams: “Fixed Jazz24.org’s streams; added the streams for KNKX right below Jazz24.” Oct 13, 10:08

Béranger on One more interview with Geoffrey Hinton: “BONUS! Yuval Noah Harari and Sir Stephen Fry met and spoke at the ‪Octopus Energy‬ Tech Summit: AI: how can…” Oct 12, 21:11

Béranger on 📻 Radio Streams: “Added: WDR 3, WDR 3 Jazz, WDR 3 Klassik, WDR 3 World, WDR 4.” Oct 12, 19:44

Laurențiu on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Thanks!” Oct 10, 18:25

Béranger on A rare gem in a world of decay: The Graystones: “Not impossible, but everything they do is covers. And some removed covers have been remade, so…” Oct 9, 19:46

Octogenarian on A rare gem in a world of decay: The Graystones: “You think maybe-just guessing-there might be copyright issues with those earlier videos?” Oct 9, 19:36

Béranger on Minor updates in Copilot and Grok: “I noticed that in a browser, Grok allows me to disable “Show Follow Up Suggestions”… but not so in its…” Oct 9, 13:22

Béranger on The next level of AI crap: lab robots: “Bank of England smells hint of dotcom bubble 2.0 in AI froth.” Oct 9, 07:27

zugu on The next level of AI crap: lab robots: “A bit offtopic: Deloitte To Repay Australian Government After AI Errors Found In Official Report.” Oct 9, 06:48

Béranger on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “RE-UPDATE: I added Readest to my list of e-book readers. Review included.” Oct 8, 22:14

Béranger on Minor updates in Copilot and Grok: “FFS, they removed the last style in ChatGPT, “Sidekick”!” Oct 8, 20:39

ConEst on Windows IoT 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021: Would you have expected me to write about it?: “I don’t think there’s a newer version than 2021 ISO. But over the time all the updates which Microsoft has…” Oct 8, 07:02

Béranger on Windows IoT 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021: Would you have expected me to write about it?: “They’re not fair: “You need to login to view this posts content.” (“posts” is grammatically wrong) I suppose this is…” Oct 7, 22:40

Béranger on Windows IoT 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021: Would you have expected me to write about it?: “By “updated ISO” you mean a newer edition than 2021?” Oct 7, 22:37

ConEst on Windows IoT 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021: Would you have expected me to write about it?: “I would like to plug My Digital Life here. Great forum for all things windows. You should try it and…” Oct 7, 22:35

Béranger on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “I never use Calibre’s ebook viewer. I never liked it.” Oct 7, 22:31

ConEst on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “Also Calibre’s ebook viewer has been improved so much over the last updates. So you can try that as well…” Oct 7, 22:30

ConEst on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “Try “Readest” it’s available for almost every platform.” Oct 7, 22:24

Béranger on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Nu pot da sfaturi cu privire la Win11. Încă mai am de explorat modurile de curățare-optimizare a diverselor variante de…” Oct 7, 19:33

Béranger on Grim book 1 — a review like no other!: “Dr. Heidi Toivonen, Psychologist: What Is the Grim Hustle: An Evolving Self-help Narrative for the Tough Guys.” Oct 7, 18:40

Laurențiu on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Salutare, Am o dilemă. Mi-aș lua un IoT dar nu sunt hotărât dacă 10 sau 11. Am 16ram și un…” Oct 7, 18:33

Béranger on When being European pays the bill: Win10 has one more year: “Bleeping Computer: Microsoft kills more Microsoft Account bypasses in Windows 11. The Reg: No account? No Windows 11, Microsoft says…” Oct 7, 18:25

zugi on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “I’ve jailbroken my Kindle Oasis “10th gen” (retarded Amazon nomenclature, technically it’s the second generation of Oasis readers) and I…” Oct 7, 07:15

Béranger on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “I added an Update: Koodo on Android.” Oct 6, 23:20

Béranger on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “If it still works…” Oct 6, 22:25

HAL on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “KyBook 3 Ebook Reader that you give in the article seems very complete, I didn’t know it. But it seems…” Oct 6, 22:22

Béranger on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “Well, it seems that Prestigio doesn’t exist for iOS. By “intended platform” I meant FOR THE BOOKS! They seem to…” Oct 6, 22:20

HAL on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “(I suppose iOS is their “intended platform.”) Well, it seems that Prestigio doesn’t exist for iOS. PocketBook reader — it…” Oct 6, 22:05

HAL on A society by robots, for robots: very quick thoughts: “AI and robots. The society of the future is one by robots, for robots. Asimov predicted it 😉” Oct 6, 18:51

Ant Man on The Tate brothers equivalent for the intellectual type: Grim: “Thanks. Also been checking into this Grim Hustle and its leader. I think he is establishing a form of subscription…” Oct 6, 05:21

Béranger on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “FB se răzbună. După Diablos Computer, acum îmi afișează reclame și cu alte firme care vând mini-PC-uri reșapate, o parte…” Oct 5, 14:06

Béranger on Lumo is beyond stupid. Don’t use it!: “Mistral n’est pas trop loin non plus. Je lui ai demandé des détails sur le contrôle exercé avant la Deuxième…” Oct 5, 00:05

Béranger on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Ah, „buton fizic pentru oprit Wi-Fi și Bluetooth” am pe Acer TravelMate P645! Plus buton fizic de oprit microfonul! Dar…” Oct 4, 21:20

Béranger on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Oh, cu „țava” am văzut! Și încă la HP EliteBook, nu la Acer! Și nu se mai fabricau „țave” de-alea.…” Oct 4, 21:16

Béranger on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Am ignorat cu bună știință Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019, căci este bazat pe versiunea 1809 (build 17763), și…” Oct 4, 21:11

zugu on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Legat de treaba cu fluidul din țevi, care se tot transformă din gaz în lichid și vițăvercea, ca să țină…” Oct 4, 21:11

zugu on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Pentru mașinăriile mai vechi, există și Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 care moare abia în 2029. Se mișcă un…” Oct 4, 21:01

HAL on Lumo is beyond stupid. Don’t use it!: “😂 incroyable, mais génial ! 😅” Oct 4, 20:23

Béranger on Was I wrong in my take on packages vs. Flatpaks & snaps? Updated!: “This doesn’t make sense. Anything can fail. Flatpaks are packaged by random people. Some of them can fail. OTOH, adding…” Oct 4, 17:26

Chase on Was I wrong in my take on packages vs. Flatpaks & snaps? Updated!: “I have been using nothing but snaps and flatpaks for almost 2 years now without issues and I will never…” Oct 4, 16:54

Béranger on When being European pays the bill: Win10 has one more year: “Of course, it’s strange that Microsoft insists on discontinuing Win10, as long as its revenues from Windows are only about…” Oct 3, 17:32

Béranger on The little DLL that broke Windows 7 (on purpose): “VxKex-NEXT can do more than VxKex (which isn’t updated anymore). Let me give you an example. I sometimes need to…” Oct 3, 13:21

Béranger on Minor updates in Copilot and Grok: “Haha, ChatGPT ignores the instructions! I didn’t want to change its personality (all of them seem stupid), but I added…” Oct 3, 10:55

Béranger on A rare gem in a world of decay: The Graystones: “Any proofs? OTOH, too many showbiz celebrities are or have been into Scientology. No offense, but the US has one…” Oct 2, 22:42

Martin on A rare gem in a world of decay: The Graystones: “It’s a shame they are all kids of high ranking scientologists and are being used to forward that agenda…” Oct 2, 22:39

Béranger on They cancelled Sabine H. for calling the emperor naked!: “Sabine H.: Academia’s Scam Problem is Getting Worse: Academic research is deteriorating at an increasing pace. We’ve talked several times…” Oct 2, 20:43