It's not that bad in my hometown, Asheville. Yet.

I don't buy it.

venturebeat.com/data-infrast... I've had the good fortune to write about every PostgreSQL update since 2001 and it keeps getting better with each release. Better vacuum operations, improvements to logical replication, incremental backup and SQL:JSON enhancements are among the many improvements.

PostgreSQL 17 accelerates open source database with replication and  JSON tables

The PostgreSQL 17 database update includes new features that enterprise data professionals are going to benefit from.

Maybe he has something big, maybe he doesn't. His overblown hype--CVSS 9.9, Linux is just security holes, etc., makes me inclined not to buy it.

First, they steal our content, then they say it's not worth paying for. Big AI is a big ripoff.

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They’re not even trying to hide it anymore. “Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says there are complex copyright questions around scraping data to train Al models, but he suggests the individual work of most creators isn't valuable enough for it to matter.”

Rust in Linux now: Progress, pitfalls, and why devs and maintainers need each other zdnet.com/article/rust...@sjvn.bsky.social#Rust#Linux as quickly as some have hoped, but progress is being made.

Rust in Linux now: Progress, pitfalls, and why devs and maintainers need each other

Where do Linux and Rust go from here? A roundtable of kernel developers share their thoughts.

6 ways the new AirPods Max could have been so much better www.zdnet.com/article/6-wa...

6 ways the new AirPods Max could have been so much better

I love my AirPods Max, which is why I'm so baffled by Apple's recent update. Here's how I want to see them improved before I'll be willing to upgrade.

I’ve fixed more computer problems with this simple technique than all the others combined.

Huh. I hadn't heard about this, and I was at that event and talked with the OSI people.

Microsoft Open Sources OpenHCL, a #Linux-Basedthenewstack.io/microsoft-op...@sjvn.bsky.social#opensource

Microsoft Open Sources OpenHCL, a Linux-Based 'Paravisor'

Microsoft's OpenHCL, a Linux-based paravisor, could form the basis of cross-platform confidential computing.