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David Randall

@oldfoolishone

IT Director | tech tinkerer | occasional coder | skier | father, son, & husband | stressed over cybersecurity | opinions are my own

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03.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Time for Steve Tisch to be removed as a Giants’ decision-maker More details have emerged about Tisch’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

With more revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein having surfaced, it is time for the #NYGiants to remove Steve Tisch from his decision-making role in the organization. www.bigblueview.com/new-york-gia...

12.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

It’s so unsettling watching our 250 year-old democracy decay into dictatorship while the most disruptive technology since steam power is evolving at superhuman speed. It’s like watching a locomotive barrel headlong into a tornado. I have a bad feeling about this.

12.02.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Election officials say trust with CISA is broken β€” maybe permanently States once relied on CISA for election security. Now officials say politicization and retreating support have shattered that trust.

My latest:

Years of bipartisan partnership on election security have unraveled β€” and officials say trust with CISA may be gone for good, just in time for 2026.

www.votebeat.org/2026/01/15/c...

15.01.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What the actual fuck

03.01.2026 10:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop Now if you don't mind I'm going to delete the root folder and see what happens.

Linux is good now. The author had enough of Windows and Microsoft shenanigans. I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop

www.pcgamer.com/software/lin...

02.01.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 275 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 16

My next PC or laptop will be 500 to 800 bucks more expensive in 2026, but at least I can make a video of a kitten or baby elephant playing and dancing in my home. Isn't that great? LOL. /s #AISlop

31.12.2025 11:20 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ’― justified outrage

26.12.2025 19:55 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
A screenshot of repo web page that reads:

Title: Remove Windows Ai

Why?
The current 25H2 build of Windows 11 and future builds will include increasingly more AI features and components. This script aims to remove ALL of these features to improve user experience, privacy and security.

A screenshot of repo web page that reads: Title: Remove Windows Ai Why? The current 25H2 build of Windows 11 and future builds will include increasingly more AI features and components. This script aims to remove ALL of these features to improve user experience, privacy and security.

"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.

10.12.2025 09:56 πŸ‘ 11288 πŸ” 6148 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 91
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Sixty years ago this week in the Berkshire (MA) Eagle: "Saturday, Richard J. Robbins, 19, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Arlo Guthrie, 18, of Howard Beach, N.Y., each paid a fine of $25 in Lee District Court after pleading guilty of illegally disposing of rubbish...."
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27.11.2025 19:07 πŸ‘ 234 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 9

Not that anyone asked, but the country with the World's lowest life expectancy (Chad) has a higher life expectancy than the country with the highest life expectancy 120 yrs ago (Sweden).

Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.

#ScienceMatters

23.11.2025 20:36 πŸ‘ 1885 πŸ” 366 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 9
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40 years ago, the first comic of Calvin and Hobbes was published… setting off decades of children being inspired to be cartoonists.

Bill should be ashamed of himself. My god. Look at all those cartoonists just out and about now. Gross.

18.11.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

Giants should start fresh with front office, in addition to Daboll.

There are worse renovation projects:

- Dart looks better than any reasonable expectation
- Top 5 left tackle
- Malik Nabers
- Dexter/Burns/Carter on DL through at least '27

10.11.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6
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NY Giants Fire Head Coach Brian Daboll As Team Continues Downward Spiral The Giants were left with little choice given the downward spiral the team has taken over the last three years.

NY Giants Fire Head Coach Brian Daboll As Team Continues Downward Spiral https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/onsi/news/ny-giants-fire-head-coach-brian-daboll-as-team-continues-downward-spiral

10.11.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, looks like that's it. Not a big surprise. #nygiants

10.11.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yet another 4th quarter collapse. I don't see how the coaching staff survives this one. #nygiants

09.11.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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End of Japanese community at Mozilla due to use of AI. The community members have expressed disappointment and frustration that their long term volunteer efforts and local knowledge were being replaced by machine translation, which they felt did not match the quality of human provided support

06.11.2025 09:30 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

The Giants defense played an even mix of man and zone coverage vs Jalen Hurts.

Hurts vs man:
β€’ 9/10
β€’ 126 yards
β€’ 4 TDs
β€’ +1.55 EPA/pass
β€’ 9.6 yards average depth of completion

Hurts vs zone:
β€’ 6/10
β€’ 53 yards
β€’ -0.15 EPA/pass
β€’ 3.1 yards average depth of completion

27.10.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Eagles’ designed run game vs the Giants:

β€’ 27 rushes (none on 3rd down)
β€’ 258 yards (most in any game this season)
β€’ +0.49 EPA/rush (2nd-highest this season)
β€’ 66.7% success (2nd-highest this season)

27.10.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There have been 7 plays this season where an offense ran the ball with 26+ yards to go for a first down.

Only 2 were successful by EPA.

Both were against the Giants defense.

27.10.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜During the dotcom era there was no shortage of very loud warnings that a bubble was under way.β€˜ www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...

25.10.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ted F*cking Faro #horizon

23.10.2025 08:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
We start with a caption saying, "Pictured: The first vibe coder, Geordi LaForge, about to discover the dangers of natural language programming."
The screenshot below is from #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG, the second-season episode Elementary, Dear Data. Geordi is dressed in Victorian clothes since he is taking part in a Sherlock Holmes holodeck program. In fact, he is standing before the holodeck control panel, telling the computer to "Create an adversary capable of defeating Data."

We start with a caption saying, "Pictured: The first vibe coder, Geordi LaForge, about to discover the dangers of natural language programming." The screenshot below is from #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG, the second-season episode Elementary, Dear Data. Geordi is dressed in Victorian clothes since he is taking part in a Sherlock Holmes holodeck program. In fact, he is standing before the holodeck control panel, telling the computer to "Create an adversary capable of defeating Data."

Enjoy your Wednesday, #StarTrek friends!
Beware the pitfalls of giving orders to an overly literal computer. πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

22.10.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Comparison photos of autumn mornings at 7:00 on Standard Time (sunlit skies) versus Daylight Saving Time (dark skies) from California (Pacific Time), Utah (Mountain Time), Missouri (Central Time), and Georgia (Eastern Time).

Comparison photos of autumn mornings at 7:00 on Standard Time (sunlit skies) versus Daylight Saving Time (dark skies) from California (Pacific Time), Utah (Mountain Time), Missouri (Central Time), and Georgia (Eastern Time).

Permanent Standard Time would let us sleep naturally past dawn. Daylight Saving Time makes us wake by alarm in darkness. Tell lawmakers to ditch DST! πŸ”—πŸ‘‡

22.10.2025 17:58 πŸ‘ 1943 πŸ” 457 πŸ’¬ 172 πŸ“Œ 41
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Revealed: Apple is teaching its AI to adapt to the Trump era Apple policy documents enacted by a subcontractor show how the company shifted its approach to fine-tuning its AI in March, two months after the U.S. president was inaugurated.

Apple has taught its AI to adapt to the Trump era.

Two months after Trump’s inauguration, the tech giant updated guidelines on how its AI talks about diversity, elections and vaccines as well as its responses on Trump’s supporters and on Apple itself.

10.09.2025 15:28 πŸ‘ 203 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 34
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02.09.2025 11:04 πŸ‘ 9192 πŸ” 860 πŸ’¬ 447 πŸ“Œ 88
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25.08.2025 22:40 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

This is SOOOO good!

25.08.2025 18:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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23.08.2025 14:24 πŸ‘ 3099 πŸ” 702 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 27
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β€˜Inflation is back β€” all over the place. Its resurgence is visible in consumer and producer prices, in surveys of households and businesses, and in both goods and services.’ ep.ft.com/permalink/em...

16.08.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1