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And ... somehow ... nobody seems to stop to ask: does this actually make any sense?
https://apnews.com/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-data-center-electricity-wyoming-cheyenne-44da7974e2d942acd8bf003ebe2e855a
https://apnews.com/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-data-center-electricity-wyoming-cheyenne-44da7974e2d942acd8bf003ebe2e855a
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@SecurityWriter We are seeing this effect in Colorado. There is a real push to attract data centers here (for reasons I don't understand); meanwhile, they say that residential electricity rates are going up 50% while industrial (e.g. those data centers) will remain flat, thus falling in real terms.
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/07/22/xcel-energy-plan-coal-closures-debate-rate-increase/
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/07/22/xcel-energy-plan-coal-closures-debate-rate-increase/
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Just got a note from them saying "the storage for the physical host that your Linode resides on is in a degraded state.
Our team has determined that there is a *potential* for data loss or corruption for all services residing on it"
Oh, and also that they'll continue charging us for it anyway until we delete it.
Our team has determined that there is a *potential* for data loss or corruption for all services residing on it"
Oh, and also that they'll continue charging us for it anyway until we delete it.
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list_add(figure_out_postgresql_replication, &task_list);
list_add(Linode, &shit_list);
list_add(Linode, &shit_list);
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@gnomon @lwn @liw @packetcat I've been doing my best to not refresh that page more than every 30 seconds or so for the past several hours ...
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@GrapheneOS A lengthy article mentions the project's founder three times - doesn't seem all that focused?
I *do* get the feeling he's still the driving force behind the project; that has nothing to do with whether the development team exists.
Again, do not read things into the article that are not there. Do not create drama that does not need to exist. I *like* your project, and I wrote an article that reflects that. I'm sorry if you expected it to look like your press packet.
I *do* get the feeling he's still the driving force behind the project; that has nothing to do with whether the development team exists.
Again, do not read things into the article that are not there. Do not create drama that does not need to exist. I *like* your project, and I wrote an article that reflects that. I'm sorry if you expected it to look like your press packet.
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@GrapheneOS OK, I'm sorry, but this is bizarre. The article is anything but negative! In what way do I question the existence of your development team? Please, look again, don't read things into it that aren't there, and don't create drama where none needs to exist.
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@vbabka @lwn It's always the simplest changes that create the most heat...
In truth, though, I originally wrote that article when the out-of-tree enforcement was still in the series, then was force to scramble to catch up after you took it back out. I think you did that on purpose, knowing that a name change alone wouldn't get me to write about that series...:)
In truth, though, I originally wrote that article when the out-of-tree enforcement was still in the series, then was force to scramble to catch up after you took it back out. I think you did that on purpose, knowing that a name change alone wouldn't get me to write about that series...:)
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You really can't make this stuff up.
Maybe they should impose tariffs on the import of wildfire smoke? Of course, those of us in the western US know that our domestic production of smoke needs no extra support.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/republicans-canada-wildfire-complaint-letter
Maybe they should impose tariffs on the import of wildfire smoke? Of course, those of us in the western US know that our domestic production of smoke needs no extra support.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/republicans-canada-wildfire-complaint-letter
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@kernellogger That is *definitely* not a formal announcement, but it is my observation from talking to conference organizers and attendees. It is not a difficult result to see — or to understand.
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"It is true that AI is changing the internet and is threatening journalists and media outlets. But the only AI-related business strategy that makes any sense whatsoever is one where media companies and journalists go to great pains to show their audiences that they are human beings, and that the work they are doing is worth supporting because it is human work that is vital to their audiences."
404 Media seemingly reading directly from the @lwn playbook. We'll see if it works...
https://www.404media.co/the-medias-pivot-to-ai-is-not-real-and-not-going-to-work/
404 Media seemingly reading directly from the @lwn playbook. We'll see if it works...
https://www.404media.co/the-medias-pivot-to-ai-is-not-real-and-not-going-to-work/
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Just last month we finally managed to get to the north rim of the Grand Canyon after years of wanting to.
Now the one lodge there has burned down.
Glad to have made it while it was still there but still ... this really sucks.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/wildfires-destroy-grand-canyon-lodge-north-rim
Now the one lodge there has burned down.
Glad to have made it while it was still there but still ... this really sucks.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/wildfires-destroy-grand-canyon-lodge-north-rim
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@codonell It's a judgment call, I guess; there isn't really a firm policy. A significant rebase would generally be seen as needing new testing and review — part of why rebasing unnecessarily tends to be frowned upon. A cherry pick is a rebase of sorts, of course; for me, at least, it would be a matter of just how far a commit has been moved from its native environment. When in doubt, it's going to be best to ask for new reviews and testing.
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