<p>Little Bits: Issue <a href="/tags/26/" rel="tag">#26</a> For June 2025</p><p>A new instalment of Little Bits is here with endless opportunities, inspiration and creativity along with a message of encouragement to get ‘er done.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-26/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-26/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little</span><span class="invisible">-bits-issue-26/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/linkdump/" rel="tag">#LinkDump</a></p>
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<p>Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?<br>—</p><p>The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/starlink/" rel="tag">#Starlink</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a></p>
<p>Today I launch “Amped Up w/ Cliff Schecter,” my new <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#Substack</a> show every Thur 2pm et!</p><p>@ 2pm et TODAY I talk w fab co-host David Shuster & great guest Joe Walsh w some righteous anger & cutting humor re Trumpy & Co</p><p>Exclusively on Substack <a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/21418?r=j0lyx&utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/live-stream/21418?r=j0lyx&utm_medium=ios"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/live-stream/</span><span class="invisible">21418?r=j0lyx&utm_medium=ios</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#china</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a></p>
<p>So Much Content At SUBSTACK! Head Over, Become A SUBSCRIBER!! </p><p>" <a href="/tags/trade/" rel="tag">#Trade</a> & <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> Aren't a GoFundMe! The <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> Wasn't Played—We Wrote the Rules!" <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/trade-and-security-arent-a-gofundme" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/trade-and-security-arent-a-gofundme"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/trade-and-sec</span><span class="invisible">urity-arent-a-gofundme</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>
Oh, your service logged me out for my security? Great, I'll just open up the vault that contains my private keys so that I can open up the password manager with the master password of my other vault, which has the credentials I'll use to log back into my account. And then to finish the login process you'll send me a one-time password in clear text through SMS or email because those are the only options you offer for a "second factor". I feel much more secure now thank you.<br><br>(For clarity this is a sardonic post).<br><br><a href="/tags/infosec/" rel="tag">#InfoSec</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> <a href="/tags/web/" rel="tag">#web</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a><br>
<p>Ditch of <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> dont forget to <a href="/tags/goeuropean/" rel="tag">#goeuropean</a> <a href="https://www.goeuropean.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.goeuropean.org/</a></p>
<p>Flipboard fans, we have an update for you! Meet Trending — your new destination for what’s making headlines, from world news to culture picks. </p><p>Here's a blogpost about the new tab, which makes it even easier to find up-to-date information from reliable sources in the Flipboard app or on the website.</p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/introducing-trending/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/introducing-trending/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/inside-fli</span><span class="invisible">pboard/introducing-trending/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/trending/" rel="tag">#Trending</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/apps/" rel="tag">#Apps</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a></p>
<p>The arrests of <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> member Don Lemon, a Democratic political candidate, and activists demand an immediate national response. Read my letter here... and let's take action!</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/an-open-letter-to-journalists-and" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/an-open-letter-to-journalists-and"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/an-open-lette</span><span class="invisible">r-to-journalists-and</span></a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ice</a> <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#murder</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#dhs</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#minnesota</a></p>
Software "agents" were a hype-y topic when I was a graduate student 25 years ago. I wrote one for a class. I feel like what's being called "agents" or "AI agents" these days are even less capable than what seemed possible a quarter of a century (1) ago when I was in school.<br><br>What I thought then is still true today: to make something like a software agent legitimately useful for a lot of people would require a large amount of low-level grunt work and non-technical work (2) of the sort that the typical Silicon Valley company is unwilling to do. (3) The technology is the absolute easiest part of this task. Throwing a Bigger Computer at the problem leaves all those other pieces of work undone. It's like putting a bigger engine in a car with no wheels, hoping that'll make the car go.<br><br>By the way <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> companies and VCs, I'm available for contract work and have done due diligence research before if you ever want to stop wasting everyone's time and money!<br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llm/" rel="tag">#LLM</a> <a href="/tags/agents/" rel="tag">#agents</a> <a href="/tags/hype/" rel="tag">#hype</a> <a href="/tags/siliconvalley/" rel="tag">#SiliconValley</a> <a href="/tags/venturecapital/" rel="tag">#VentureCapital</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a><br><br>(1) Which we've been told repeatedly is essentially infinite time in the tech world.<br>(2) Establishing semantic data standards and convincing a large enough number of people to implement them being an important component. LLMs do not magically develop protocols and solve all the ETL-style problems of translating among different ones. The Semantic Web didn't really stick for a lot of reasons, but one reason is that it's hard!<br>(3) Back when I was still in the startup world I was asked several times by VCs to tell them what I thought about some new startup that claimed to be able to magically clean and fuse data. I think they're still very keen on investing in this style of magic, because it requires an intense amount of human labor, but I think where companies landed was invisibilizing low-paid workers in other countries and pretending a computer did the work they did. Which has also been happening for well over a quarter of a century.<br>
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<p>🚀 New on <a href="/tags/thefutureisfederated/" rel="tag">#TheFutureIsFederated</a> 👩🚀</p><p>"This is what resistance to the digital coup looks like"</p><p><a href="https://news.elenarossini.com/this-is-what-resistance-to-the-digital-coup-looks-like/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.elenarossini.com/this-is-what-resistance-to-the-digital-coup-looks-like/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.elenarossini.com/this-is-</span><span class="invisible">what-resistance-to-the-digital-coup-looks-like/</span></a></p><p>mentioning <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@jaredwhite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jaredwhite</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://me.dm/@anildash" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anildash</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://threads.net/@ghost/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ghost</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>caseynewton</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>molly0xfff</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Daojoan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@theindex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theindex</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dangillmor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ryanbroderick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ryanbroderick</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>micahflee</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@melaniebartos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>melaniebartos</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kleisli" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kleisli</span></a></span> </p><p>I'd love to hear what you think about <a href="/tags/adoptawriter/" rel="tag">#AdoptAWriter</a> ✨ </p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/floss/" rel="tag">#FLOSS</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/resistance/" rel="tag">#resistance</a> <a href="/tags/savesocial/" rel="tag">#SaveSocial</a></p>
<p><a href="https://blueamp.substack.com/p/kamala-told-colbert-the-systems-broken" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blueamp.substack.com/p/kamala-told-colbert-the-systems-broken"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blueamp.substack.com/p/kamala-</span><span class="invisible">told-colbert-the-systems-broken</span></a> Kamala Told Colbert the System’s "Broken;" </p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Proved it, Ended <a href="/tags/pbs/" rel="tag">#PBS</a> / <a href="/tags/npr/" rel="tag">#NPR</a> "Kamala sat across from <a href="/tags/colbert/" rel="tag">#Colbert</a>—recently fired to make the slovenly golf-cheat happy so he’d “allow” Skydance <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> to take over Paramount Global—and admitted our system is broken"</p><p>READ THE REST & SUBSCRIBE! <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#epstein</a> <a href="/tags/jobs/" rel="tag">#jobs</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#business</a></p>
<p>After a ProPublica investigation revealed how Microsoft’s “digital escort” tech support service could expose sensitive government data to cyberattacks, the company says China-based engineers will no longer provide assistance on DOD cloud services.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/defense-department-pentagon-microsoft-digital-escort-china?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/defense-department-pentagon-microsoft-digital-escort-china?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/def</span><span class="invisible">ense-department-pentagon-microsoft-digital-escort-china?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/defense/" rel="tag">#Defense</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/dod/" rel="tag">#DOD</a> <a href="/tags/cybercrime/" rel="tag">#Cybercrime</a></p>
<p>A ProPublica investigation revealed how a little-known Microsoft program could leave some of the U.S. government’s most sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from its leading cyber adversary.</p><p>Here are the biggest takeaways from our reporting.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escort-china-government-data-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escort-china-government-data-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mic</span><span class="invisible">rosoft-digital-escort-china-government-data-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/cybercrime/" rel="tag">#Cybercrime</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>"The <a href="/tags/monopoly/" rel="tag">#monopoly</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> morons for whom he’s entertained tens of millions of ad-viewing viewers deemed it so, and I’m sure it has nothing to do w Stephen <a href="/tags/colbert/" rel="tag">#Colbert</a> using his brilliant timing and razor-sharp wit to disembowel Don-Don on the regular"</p><p>CONT-> <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/publish/post/168652683" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/publish/post/168652683"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/publish/post/16</span><span class="invisible">8652683</span></a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#entertainment</a></p>
<p>The way capitalism will dehumanize anyone to just to increase its profits!</p><p>Prisoners Alarmed to Discover That a Startup Is Training an AI Based on Their Phone Calls </p><p><a href="https://futurism.com/future-society/inmates-ai-securus-surveillance" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="futurism.com/future-society/inmates-ai-securus-surveillance"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/future-society/in</span><span class="invisible">mates-ai-securus-surveillance</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/prisoners/" rel="tag">#Prisoners</a> <a href="/tags/startup/" rel="tag">#Startup</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/training/" rel="tag">#Training</a> <a href="/tags/phones/" rel="tag">#Phones</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a></p>
For anyone tracking what's going on with generative AI appearing in the eBook software calibre, the calibre developer seems to be asking us to avoid his software:<br><br>In a <a href="https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/pull/2838#issuecomment-3172625811" rel="nofollow">GitHub issue</a> about adding LLM features:<br><p>I definitely think allowing the user to continue the conversation is useful. In my own use of LLMs I tend to often ask followup questions, being able to do so in the same window will be useful.<br></p>In other words he likes LLMs and uses them himself; he's probably not adding these features under pressure from users. I can't help but wonder whether there's vibe code in there.<br><br><br>In the <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/2134316/comments/3" rel="nofollow">bug report</a>:<br><p>Wow, really! What is it with you people that think you can dictate what I choose to do with my time and my software? You find AI offensive, dont use it, or even better, dont use calibre, I can certainly do without users like you. Do NOT try to dictate to other people what they can or cannot do.<br></p>"You people", also known as paying users. He's dismissive of people's concerns about generative AI, and claims ownership of the software ("my software"). He tells people with concerns to get lost, setting up an antagonistic, us-versus-them scenario. We even get scream caps!<br><br>Personally, besides the fact that I have a zero tolerance policy about generative AI, I've had enough of arrogant software developers. Read the room.<br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> <a href="/tags/calibre/" rel="tag">#calibre</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#eBooks</a> <a href="/tags/ebookmanagers/" rel="tag">#eBookManagers</a> <a href="/tags/aislop/" rel="tag">#AISlop</a> <a href="/tags/aipoisoning/" rel="tag">#AIPoisoning</a> <a href="/tags/informationoilspill/" rel="tag">#InformationOilSpill</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/softwaredevelopment/" rel="tag">#SoftwareDevelopment</a><br>
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<p>Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clients, including the Justice Department.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-tech-support-government-cybersecurity-china-doj-treasury?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-tech-support-government-cybersecurity-china-doj-treasury?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mic</span><span class="invisible">rosoft-tech-support-government-cybersecurity-china-doj-treasury?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/pentagon/" rel="tag">#Pentagon</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/defense/" rel="tag">#Defense</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a></p>
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<p>Erst die <a href="/tags/masken/" rel="tag">#Masken</a>-Affäre, dann die gescheiterte Richterwahl im <a href="/tags/bundestag/" rel="tag">#Bundestag</a>: Die Kritik an <a href="/tags/cdu/" rel="tag">#CDU</a>-Fraktionschef Jens <a href="/tags/spahn/" rel="tag">#Spahn</a> nimmt nicht ab. CORRECTIV legt in einer mehrteiligen Enthüllungsserie das <a href="/tags/lobbynetzwerk/" rel="tag">#Lobbynetzwerk</a> Spahns offen. Im ersten Teil: der umstrittene <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a>-Milliardär Christian Angermayer.<br><a href="https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/gesundheit/2025/07/22/netzwerk-mit-nebenwirkungen-jens-spahn-und-der-milliardaer/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="correctiv.org/aktuelles/gesundheit/2025/07/22/netzwerk-mit-nebenwirkungen-jens-spahn-und-der-milliardaer/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">correctiv.org/aktuelles/gesund</span><span class="invisible">heit/2025/07/22/netzwerk-mit-nebenwirkungen-jens-spahn-und-der-milliardaer/</span></a></p>
The other day I had the intrusive thought<br><p>AI is intellectual Viagra<br></p>and it hasn't left me so I am exorcising it here. I'm sorry in advance for any pain this might cause.<br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> <a href="/tags/diffusionmodels/" rel="tag">#DiffusionModels</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/coding/" rel="tag">#coding</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#software</a> <a href="/tags/softwaredevelopment/" rel="tag">#SoftwareDevelopment</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/visualart/" rel="tag">#VisualArt</a><br>
<p>FediCon kicks off tomorrow in Vancouver 💫 </p><p>And... our co-founder <span class="h-card"><a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/@michael" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>michael</span></a></span> is making the trip across the Atlantic to be there - that's over 7,460 km!</p><p>We wouldn't make these trips if we didn't believe in the Open Social Web and how it can be used to better the world. </p><p>In particular, Michael is looking forward to meeting all the amazing faces we speak to regularly online in person. </p><p>If you're there, say hello! </p><p><a href="/tags/fedicon/" rel="tag">#FediCon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#Event</a></p>
<p>MageGee MK-Box 65% Mechanical Wired Computer Keyboard Review</p><p>A comprehensive review of the MageGee MK-Box mechanical computer keyboard covering overview, keycaps, switches, specifications, shortcuts and more.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/review-magegee-mk-box/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/review-magegee-mk-box/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/review</span><span class="invisible">-magegee-mk-box/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/keyboard/" rel="tag">#keyboard</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>
<p>Remove Unwanted Artificial Intelligence Features On DuckDuckGo</p><p>Discover how to remove the clutter of unwanted DuckDuckGo artificial intelligence features by altering search settings or using alternative websites.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/remove-artificial-intelligence-duckduckgo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/remove-artificial-intelligence-duckduckgo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/remove</span><span class="invisible">-artificial-intelligence-duckduckgo/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/search/" rel="tag">#search</a> <a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#NoAi</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a><br>==</p><p>Microsoft announced that Chinese state-sponsored hackers had exploited vulnerabilities in its popular <a href="/tags/sharepoint/" rel="tag">#SharePoint</a> software but didn’t mention that it has long used China-based engineers to maintain the product.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-sharepoint-hack-china-cybersecurity" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-sharepoint-hack-china-cybersecurity"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mic</span><span class="invisible">rosoft-sharepoint-hack-china-cybersecurity</span></a></p>
Edit: Thanks to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@GeopJr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GeopJr</span></a></span> for pointing this out: this AI assistant is a third-party project and not directly affiliated with the GNOME desktop. I was tripped up by the wording of the Phoronix post I shared, which could have made this point clearer. I'll leave the original post below for the sake of transparency and also in case it helps anyone else who was similarly confused.<br><br>I am very twitchy about what's happening with AI polluting every corner of Microsoft Windows and am worried the same will happen to at least some Linux distributions. I think the worry is warranted, but in this case I misfired--sorry about that.<br><br><br>I guess I won't be using GNOME ever again<br><br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Assistant-1.0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Assistant-1.0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI</span><span class="invisible">-Assistant-1.0</span></a><br><br><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#software</a> <a href="/tags/gnome/" rel="tag">#GNOME</a> <a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#NoAI</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a><br>
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<p>Little Bits: Issue <a href="/tags/27/" rel="tag">#27</a> For July 2025</p><p>Fresh little bits are here for the month of July along with a hopeful and motivational message about life achievements and the progression of life.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-27/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-27/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little</span><span class="invisible">-bits-issue-27/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/linkdump/" rel="tag">#LinkDump</a></p>
