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Automattic says it will start contributing to WordPress again. (Tech Crunch)

Automattic owns WordPress.

That is, the software is open source, but the WordPress company is owned by Automattic, and that's how they make their money. So their earlier announcement that they were not updating the software was slow corporate suicide to spite other people who were also not updating the software.

These people are insane.

Allegedly 43% of websites run on WordPress, leaving a huge market open to non-insane people.

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Ford is recalling a million vehicles over a software fault where the infotainment system can crash and disable the rearview camera, potentially leading to a more serious crash. (Hot Hardware)

This affects 2021-2025 models, mostly trucks but also Mustangs and Lincolns.

It's just a software update, but if your vehicle can't update OTA like a phone, it requires a dealer to plug in and do the update for you.
Dell has a backlog of orders for AI servers worth $14.4 billion right now. (The Register)

That's a good problem to have.
The Beelink Mate Mini is not a mini-PC in itself, but a Thunderbolt 5 doc for the recent Mac Mini. (Liliputing)

It's designer to exactly match the size and style of the Mac Mini and sit unobtrusively underneath.

It provides two USB ports, an audio jack, 2.5Gb Ethernet - which is good if you didn't buy the Mac Mini with the 10Gb Ethernet upgrade, an SD card slot, and most importantly, two M.2 slots for extra storage. They're limited to about 4GBps speeds each, but that's pretty fast.

There are a few similar products out there but they seem to be limited to 10Gb USB speeds, much slower than the potential of the Thunderbolt ports.
I, a smug credentialled communist, am a good person, and anyone who disagrees with me is a bad person and deserves everything that happens to them, but I'm too nice to say so, so instead I'll turn them into an endless stream of grant proposals. (Ars Technica)

"Stop hitting yourself."

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Some men just want to watch the world burn. I'm here selling saxophones.

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Allegedly 43% of websites run on WordPress, leaving a huge market open to non-insane people. Tech News Ford is recalling a million vehicles over a software fault where the infotainment system can crash and disable the rearview camera, potentially leading to a more serious crash. (Hot Hardware) This affects 2021-2025 models, mostly trucks but also Mustangs and Lincolns. It's just a software update, but if your vehicle can't update OTA like a phone, it requires a dealer to plug in and do the update for you. Dell has a backlog of orders for AI servers worth $14.4 billion right now. (The Register) That's a good problem to have. The Beelink Mate Mini is not a mini-PC in itself, but a Thunderbolt 5 doc for the recent Mac Mini. (Liliputing) It's designer to exactly match the size and style of the Mac Mini and sit unobtrusively underneath. It provides two USB ports, an audio jack, 2.5Gb Ethernet - which is good if you didn't buy the Mac Mini with the 10Gb Ethernet upgrade, an SD card slot, and most importantly, two M.2 slots for extra storage. They're limited to about 4GBps speeds each, but that's pretty fast. There are a few similar products out there but they seem to be limited to 10Gb USB speeds, much slower than the potential of the Thunderbolt ports. I, a smug credentialled communist, am a good person, and anyone who disagrees with me is a bad person and deserves everything that happens to them, but I'm too nice to say so, so instead I'll turn them into an endless stream of grant proposals. (Ars Technica) "Stop hitting yourself." Musical Interlude Disclaimer: Some men just want to watch the world burn. 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