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Rekall is a company that provides memory implants of vacations, where a client can take a memory trip to a certain planet and be whoever they desire.

  • After more than two decades, the creator of Paint.NET finally owns the domain paint.net, and it's all thanks to a 'slam dunk case of trademark infringement'

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  • I think this was in the late 2000s even the .NET naming style was in vogue from memory.

    I would imagine there are other roadblocks for a "quick and dirty" port to Linux like the plugin system (I've used it occasionally when I needed a feature not provided by the core app).

    On one hand, one would think it would be somewhat realistic to make a clone application (relative to more advanced image editors), but then again I think one strengths of Paint.net is usability/UI/UX. It's one of the few applications I've set up family members with (they need something beyond Paint, but nowhere near the massive bloat of PS) that required no initial intro or on-going support.

    They've been able to borderline break our open source eReader for Android, while not using any of the advanced features or messing much with options.

  • After more than two decades, the creator of Paint.NET finally owns the domain paint.net, and it's all thanks to a 'slam dunk case of trademark infringement'

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  • I've been using Paint.net for 15+ years, was actually using Photoshop around that time too. PS was overkill and the UI was fucking busy considering my use cases (some basic image editing but with baseline layer support).

  • Digg tries again, this time as an aggregator of news about AI

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  • It's funny how much Rose is focused on chasing trends and how little interest he has in innovation. He gave up on Digg very quickly, which makes sense from a business and product development perspective, but also provides signals for potential users.

    Just like TC article mentions, how is this any different from just using in-built Twitter functionality or just subscribing to a link-based forum on the topic of AI?

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    Sovereign cloud is only possible if you’re Chinese or American: Gartner

    www.theregister.com /off-prem/2026/05/11/sovereign-cloud-is-only-possible-if-youre-chinese-or-american-gartner/5237660
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    Chinese grey market sells Claude API access at 90% off by using stolen credentials, model substitution, and harvesting users' prompts and outputs for resale as AI training data — 'transfer stations' o

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinese-grey-market-sells-claude-api-access-at-90-percent-off-through-proxy-networks-that-harvest-user-data
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    Why Don’t Lowercase Letters Come Right After Uppercase Letters in ASCII? – Tyler Hillery

    tylerhillery.com /blog/why-dont-lowercase-chars-come-after-upper/
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    Trump administration considers mandatory pre-release vetting of AI models — Anthropic's Mythos cited as catalyst for policy reversal

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/trump-administration-considers-mandatory-pre-release-vetting-of-ai-models

  • Volla Phone Plinius is a rugged phone that ships with Ubuntu Touch or Google-free Android and mid-range specs

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  • I've been looking into non Google/Apple smartphone alternatives in a serious way since Google set a path to abandon sideloading (it's happening, they will use a phased approach) as I use a lot of open source apps and I avoid Google Play whenever possible.

    For whatever reason it seems Pine Phone is often very difficult to get up and running, this is of course just anecdotal evidence. I actually heard about Pine a long time ago when evaluating their Rock series SBCs; they looked good on paper, but practical implementations left much to be desired.

    I am personally saving up for Jolla phone:

    https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-sep-ii-2026

    I want to get the 12/256 variant, so that works out to €800+.

    Pricey considering I've been getting mid-range devices ($450 absolute max) for the last 10 years; but this seems like the most user friendly option for a phone that doesn't run on a US-based software platform.

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    Volla Phone Plinius is a rugged phone that ships with Ubuntu Touch or Google-free Android and mid-range specs

    liliputing.com /volla-phone-plinius-is-a-rugged-phone-that-ships-with-ubuntu-touch-or-google-free-android-and-mid-range-specs/

  • Google Wallet adds support for three more digital passport IDs on Android

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  • Wrong post/thread?

  • Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys

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  • I will respectfully disagree.

    Reputational risk of the kind offerred by contractual engagement with Palantir (or say Meta) can only arise if you have a system for managing high level oligarchs and corruption.

    US doesn't have it and very likely won't in the next 20-30 years minimum (you likely need a whole new generation of people).

    EU perhaps has the opportunity to address these issues (more than the US), but they have their own failures in different related arenas.

    Or you need a situation that's unpredictable and no one knows what is going to happen next and how things play out.

    I have a little bit of exposure to silicon valley companys and culture through long-lasting friends (some emigrated from other countries).

    I find it difficult to believe that the notion of working for Palantir or Meta has any negative associations for vast majority of people with relevant skills. Not saying everyone, but the median individual who can get recruited to Palantir/Meta has other concerns.

    Not a miniscule number of projects in silicon valley that I encountered where straight up legal scams. Perhaps scam is not the right word, but it was clear that they are not legitimate businesses, but more like schemes for the founders.

  • Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys

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  • To be honest, I don't think individuals leaving Palantir would matter (although it is likely within their capabilities).

    Palantir had ~4,500 employee in 2025 as per Wikipedia. Replacements will be found.

    To paraphrase my other comment in this post, people leaving a company/vertical hasn't really ever made an impact (I am sure there are edge cases, but I am talking in terms of systemic impact).

    It's usually the other way round, things start to happen on the street and then people bail because they don't want the risk/personal reputational damage.

  • Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys

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  • The framing of the article is fantastical, I don't think employees starting to question the nature of their conpany/segment has led to anything meaningful. Sure some verticals suffer from reputational damage (e.g. online gambling, blockchain "projects"), but it's more of a relative thing.

  • Nova Launcher could soon add a proactive AI assistant that sucks up all your data

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  • I am on an older version and I so not looking forward to moving to another launcher.

    Nova just so many small useful things that all just work (folder/icon gestures, icon pack support is exemplary).

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    Clarifying HEVC licensing fees, royalties, and why vendors kill HEVC support

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2026/04/lawsuits-licensing-and-royalties-are-complicating-4k-video-support-in-gadgets/

  • Motorola Razr Ultra reportedly gets a bigger battery, but the same chip as last year

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  • Is 5,000 mAh a big deal though? My Samsung A73 has 5,000 mAh and it's from 2022.

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    Google: IPv6 carried half of internet traffic for one day

    www.theregister.com /2026/04/17/ipv6_50_percent_google/

  • This Google user data scandal shows why more people are using GrapheneOS

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  • American "freedom" themed polemics are such farce in every way imaginable.

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    Clippy, Microsoft’s hapless Office assistant, was retired 25 years ago today — its irritating spirit lives on in 100+ Copilots

    www.tomshardware.com /software/windows/clippy-microsofts-hapless-office-assistant-was-retired-25-years-ago-today-its-irritating-spirit-lives-on-in-100-copilots
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    AWS ponders selling its home-grown chips by the rack-load

    www.theregister.com /2026/04/10/amazon_may_sell_homegrown_chips/

  • Google's working on a great Android feature to save you from 'storage full' struggles

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  • The big one for using storage space is 4K video and various video enhancements like ML based Slow Motion (5 min of footage can take 7-8 GB easily).

  • YouTube insists that a 90-sec, unskippable ad format 'isn't something we are testing' — but furious users say 'they very much exist'

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  • All the amazing stuff will be shut down in a few years. They will most definitely block access outside if your home network.

    There will be an additional monthly charge of 8.99 for getting access to adfree in your car.

    Best option is to support creators you enjoy directly.

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    Teardown of unreleased LG Rollable shows why rollable phones aren't a thing

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2026/04/teardown-of-unreleased-lg-rollable-shows-why-rollable-phones-arent-a-thing/
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    Intel Pulls the Plug on XeSS Support in Unity Game Engine

    www.techpowerup.com /348014/intel-pulls-the-plug-on-xess-support-in-unity-game-engine
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    Latest Windows 11 update is broken, refuses to install — Microsoft pulls latest update over missing files error

    www.tomshardware.com /software/windows/latest-windows-11-update-is-broken-refuses-to-install-microsoft-pulls-latest-update-over-missing-files-error

  • If Google is serious about Android scams, there's a bigger problem than sideloading

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  • If they were serious about malware, they would have to permanently ban all Meta apps (potentially even blacklist senior Meta executives so apps from other companies would also be banned if they hired the Meta hoodlums).

    But again, Google is a large American technology company; i.e. a rat's nest of crime, lies and degeneracy.

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    Anthropic's new AI tool can write 67-year-old COBOL code, sending 115-year-old IBM's stock tumbling by 13% — IBM stock has worst day in 26 years, down 25% MoM and counting

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/big-tech/ibm-stock-takes-a-13-percent-whiplash-after-anthropic-announces-an-ai-tool-for-writing-cobol-code-stock-has-worst-day-since-2000-and-is-down-25-percent-mom-and-counting
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    Nvidia reportedly plans 30-40% cut in GeForce GPU production in early 2026

    overclock3d.net /news/gpu-displays/nvidia-plans-heavy-cuts-to-gpu-supply-in-early-2026/