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Ok, a reboot brought back the cell modem. Still not a great start for the new OS release...

This time is "is different" in that text-trained LLMs are a zero-sum game, there's no point to leveraging old models, and migrating from one model to another is nearly trivial. The last point is why you see the "AI" companies attempting platform lock-ins with "service add-ons". In that single sense, its no different from the prior cloud computing managed service differentiation race.

v0.1.6 released!

I fed the gate & AGC versions from ChatGPT & Gemini 3.1 Pro extended to Sonnet 5 max effort because I wasn't fully happy with either.

Then had Gemini review Sonnet's combination & improvement of both: "a solid A+" No waiting for ChatGPT to come back from timeout.

I think I agree, and don't want to touch DSP again for the rest of v0.1.x (maybe adaptive DSP like WebRTC VAD will make it into v0.2 as a debugflag toggle, between that & this lightweight envelope gate)?

I asked Gemini how much bigger that would make the universal binary: "Adding just the WebRTC VAD (Voice Activity Detection) component will likely add only **50 KB to 150 KB** to your binary, bringing your total universal binary size to roughly **650 KB – 750 KB**.")

https://github.com/TheButterZone/MacIntercom/releases

Uh, after updating to #iOS 26.6, the cell modem now reports as "Not Available". Ruh roh!

All https://fedihost.co #Mastodon instances have been updated to v4.6.4

If you notice any issues please let us know.

#hosting #SelfHosting #GetFederated #Fediverse #ActivityPub #canada

DevLab_JoystickController (1.0.0) for esp32/rp2040 by UNIT Electronics

➡️ https://github.com/UNIT-Electronics-MX/unit_devlab_joystickcontroller_library

Master-side I2C client for joystick nodes: read X/Y/button, scan the bus, and change device addresses.

#ArduinoLibs #ArduinoLibraries #esp32Libraries #rp2040Libraries

SEC settles Coinbase FOIA suit over crypto records

“These settlements are testaments to what our industry had to endure for years — an uphill battle for fair treatment from regulators." —Coinbase

https://www.americanbanker.com/news/sec-settles-coinbase-foia-suit-over-crypto-records

#FinTech #FinServ #Investing

the two hardest problems in technology are communication and consent

US prosecutors charge Atlanta man after GrapheneOS phone wipes itself during airport search

https://www.techspot.com/news/113236-us-prosecutors-charge-atlanta-man-after-grapheneos-phone.html

and to top it off, because of a production issue we had to deal with this morning, I had to miss my volunteer gig out on Bodega Head counting seabirds and pinnipeds. Damn it.

smoke HTTP every day. ✌️💙

Spending too much time on your phone? Just rely on your willpower. And when that fails in about three seconds, consider trying a cheap physical key to lock those addicting apps and get back to more important things. How it works: Physically scan the key with your phone to regain access to locked apps. Kind of like hiding the ice cream behind the frozen peas in your freezer. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/4bOscW

#Tech #Devices #Technology

Crypto Fan (https://urlz.fr/vbni), (https://urlz.fr/vaKy) 27/07. (https://Blockchain.News/news/github-copilot-app-workflow-features) - GitHub Copilot App Debuts New Workflow Features for Developers

Crypto Fan (https://urlz.fr/vbni), (https://urlz.fr/vaKy) 27/07. (https://Blockchain.News/news/github-copilot-harness-ai-workflow) - GitHub Copilot Workflow Simplifies AI-Driven Development

Usability of sensory substitution systems: test and comparison of the BrainPort and colorophone devices https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17483107.2026.2699832 Disclosure: "One of the authors [D.O.] is the developer of the Colorophone mobile 1.1 device evaluated in this study."

"In both studies, the Colorophone obtained significantly higher usability scores and satisfaction ratings than the BrainPort across nearly all participants, and showed better task-level time performance."

An untold number of Claude chats and Artifacts — the interactive mini apps and documents users can build inside Claude — were found publicly searchable on Google over the weekend, after Reddit users discovered that typing search operators like “site:claude.ai/share” into Google surfaced a long list of shared conversations. Some reportedly contained health records, private […] https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/psa-your-claude-shared-chats-and-artifacts-may-have-ended-up-on-google/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

GFX_Graph (1.0.1) by Hans

➡️ https://github.com/hazowa/Arduino_GFX_Graph

Tiny 2D graphing library for Arduino_GFX displays.

#ArduinoLibs #ArduinoLibraries

2026 July 29

Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars
* Video Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/True Story Films
* Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
https://kerockcliffe.com/

Explanation:
Solar System bodies make deep space exploration more fuel efficient! Today’s video shows the Psyche spacecraft gaining speed and changing its trajectory with minimal fuel spent due to a gravity assist from Mars in May 2026. Mars has an average orbital speed of almost 87,000 km/h (54,000 mph) around the Sun. Its orbital motion and its gravity allowed Mars to pull Psyche along with it, increasing the spacecraft’s speed. Gravity assists have been used since 1959’s Luna 3 mission to allow for spacecraft (the Voyagers, Cassini) to reach farther than they could with fuel alone. This assist helped the Psyche spacecraft on its journey to the Psyche asteroid, which it will reach in 2029. While passing Mars, the spacecraft tested instruments that will analyze the asteroid’s composition and magnetic field. This is the first mission to an asteroid largely made of metal, an essential building block for planets, rather than rock or ice.
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/psyche/2026/07/17/nasas-psyche-mission-delivers-mars-flyby-data-time-lapse-video/
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche/
https://science.nasa.gov/learn/basics-of-space-flight/primer/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8TA7BU2Bvo
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap990826.html
https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/psyche

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260729.html

#space #mars #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #physics #apod

🚀 Simplified JRuby Gradle plugin 2.4.0 has been released!

Documentation: https://jruby-gradle.ysb33r.org

Release notes: https://jruby-gradle.ysb33r.org/jruby-simple/2.4.0/changelog.html

#gradle #gradlePlugins #jruby

Apple Will 'Watch Everything Burn' When AI Bubble Bursts - Ed Zitron https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/27/ed-zitron-apple-watch-it-burn-ai-bubble-bursts/
Memory prices have doubled, Macs and iPads have gone up, and iPhones are expected to follow. Ed Zitron – who writes the Where's Your Ed At...
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