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Saturday 2023-06-17 – Link List

Blogging Intensifies Link List for Saturday 2023-06-17

17-Jun-2023 – Twitter metrics claim 1 billion people saw this meme-inducing tweet — and some people are calling foul on the numbers

Brief Summary: “A historical prompt sent out by one Twitter user has reached 1.1 billion views as of Friday afternoo”

Thursday 2023-06-15 – Link List

Blogging Intensifies Link List for Thursday 2023-06-15

15-Jun-2023 – A renewed focus on rebuilding through small venues

Brief Summary: “In 2018, we wrote about the death of active music venues in Champaign, a few years after the beloved”

15-Jun-2023 – How different are Spanish dialects around the world?

Brief Summary: “Spanish is spoken by over 400 million people all around the world, including in the more than 20 cou”

15-Jun-2023 – Monopoly Scrabble mashes together the two board game classics in one Frankensteinian tabletop crossover

Brief Summary: ”
Veteran board games Monopoly and Scrabble are being melded together in a new crossover game titled”

Wednesday 2023-06-14 – Link List

Blogging Intensifies Link List for Wednesday 2023-06-14

14-Jun-2023 – Google Home Scripting

Brief Summary: “It is always controversial to have home assistants like the ones from Google or Amazon. There are pr”

14-Jun-2023 – Feds Tell Automakers Not To Comply With Massachusetts ‘Right To Repair’ Law

Brief Summary: “An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In 2020, voters in Massachusetts chose to ext”

14-Jun-2023 – Example of OpenAI function calling API to extract data from LAPD newsroom articles

Brief Summary: “Example of OpenAI function calling API to extract data from LAPD newsroom articles
Fascinating code “

14-Jun-2023 – Microsoft Now Sells Surface Replacement Parts, Including Displays, Batteries, and SSDs

Brief Summary: “Microsoft is starting to sell replacement components for its Surface devices. The software giant now”

14-Jun-2023 – Music Publishers Sue Twitter for Copyright Infringement

Brief Summary: “A group of 17 music publishers sued Twitter on Wednesday, accusing it of copyright infringement on a”

14-Jun-2023 – Raspberry Pi: Read Analog Inputs with Python (MCP3008)

Brief Summary: “In this guide, you’ll learn how to read analog signals on the Raspberry Pi GPIOs using a Python prog”

Tuesday 2023-06-13 – Link List

Blogging Intensifies Link List for Tuesday 2023-06-13

13-Jun-2023 – Reddit’s API pricing changes stem from LLMs driving up the value of the site’s data, an upcoming IPO, and third-party apps generating no revenue for the company (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Brief Summary: ”
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Reddit’s API pricing changes stem from LLMs driving up the value of the”

Monday 2023-06-12 – Link List

Blogging Intensifies Link List for Monday 2023-06-12

12-Jun-2023 – Cruise robotaxi appears to hinder emergency crews after mass shooting

Brief Summary: “Company said vehicle never obstructed access to scene in San Francisco even as police in video say i”

12-Jun-2023 – Apple TV+ ‘Monsterverse’ Show Filming In 3D For Vision Pro Viewing

Brief Summary: “The upcoming Apple TV+ show “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” based on Legendary’s Monsterverse franchi”

12-Jun-2023 – Illinois Attorney General issues scam prevention tips

Brief Summary: “June 12, 2023 – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul recently issued a list of tips to help residen”

12-Jun-2023 – Convert JPG/PNG Image to PDF on Windows for FREE

Brief Summary: “Windows allows to convert JPG/PNG images to PDF for free without having to install any additional so”

12-Jun-2023 – When I lost my job, I learned to code. Now AI doom mongers are trying to scare me all over again | Tristan Cross

Brief Summary: “Silicon Valley wants to make us believe humans are predictable and our skills replaceable. I’ve lear”

12-Jun-2023 – Introducing the Hello World newsletter

Brief Summary: “Launched six years ago, Hello World magazine is the education magazine about computing and digital m”