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Oops, that's a really nice screwup: bad NTP server taking down a large chunk of .au's phone network.
I guess NTP servers should probably have a 'before the release of this software' check in.
https://www.theregister.com/…

NTP server that traveled back in time caused massive Aussie mobile outage
Telstra skipped a patch, didn’t record changes, had no idea it was an accident waiting to happen

Manchmal frage ich mich, ob es einen Zusammenhang gibt, zwischen den knarzenden Dielen, der insgesamt verrücktmachenden Schräge der Böden der Wohnung in diesem alten Haus, und der Haltung und dem Gefühl der Menschen, die darin leben.
https://finest.day/posts/ein-14-septem

Ein 14. September, wie er im Buche steht - Finest Day
Raus aus der Abgeschiedenheitsdiaspora und rein in den Trubelstrudel. Wünscht mir Glück. Rausgehen und sich zeigen, wirklich zeigen und nicht bloß zur Schau stellen; alles versuchen und nicht verzagen. Verzagen...

Linus Torvalds:
I realize that some people really dislike AI, but this is an area where I'm willing to absolutely put my foot down as the top-level maintainer.
Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issues with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it.
Or just walk away.
AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it's clearly a useful one.

Linux creator Linus Torvalds puts foot down on anti-AI comments
In reply to a developer on one of the Linux kernel mailing lists, Linux creator Linus Torvalds firmly put a foot down to push back against anti-AI comments.

Paris Gard du Nord Train Station Afternoon Piano (2023-09) - Ambient busy big city train station with a talented chap tickling the public piano. #fieldRecording #travel #Paris -

Paris Gard du Nord Train Station Afternoon Piano (2023-09)
Ambient busy big city train station with a talented chap tickling the public piano. #fieldRecording #travel #Paris

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@jourbot/116933551926377803
Il nous reste que cinq heures ! Faque, lŠ, lŠ, on travaille fort dans les coins, on met son 110, les boys.

From Cascadia Journal
Washington State Standard reports on shiny new Airo trains that will be in service on the Amtrak Cascades line connecting Eugene, Portland, Seattle, Bellingham, and Vancouver BC on September 30. The new 300-passenger train sets will offer more comfort, a fancy cafe, better WiFi service, and restrooms with touchless controls. I'm thrilled about this – the Cascades line is one of my favorite ways to get around Cascadia, and it makes combining travel and work a b…

So, https://mastodon.social/@JenniferSmith345 is an odd bot. I don’t think it’s even a LLM behind it, the replies are just too weird.
Profile looks like it was taken from someone real…

Jennifer Bennett (@JenniferSmith345@mastodon.social)
20 Posts, 1 Following, 1 Follower · My name is Jessica, I currently live in Los Angeles, California, in the western United States. I graduated from Stanford University with dual master’s degrees in Business Administration and Clinical Psychology. I enjoy exploring the unknown, and I love cycling, yoga, golf, traveling, and reading books on finance and economics. I am currently the CEO of a publicly traded jewelry company. My favorite animal is the dog. I detest conversations with ulterior mo…

Country Roads Taking Me Home
I'm back in West Virginia for the annual family reunion. Short post this week.
http://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/country-roads-taking-me-home/

Country Roads Taking Me Home – Bob Mueller
It's a short post this week from West Virginia as I travel for my fourth visit to the annual Smith family reunion.

Josh Allen’s Bills Are Better Than Ever https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011158441/josh-allens-bills-are-better-than-ever.html

FOX NEWS: If you're a young person and you're disenchanted, you can't afford a home, you're having trouble with healthcare & you feel failed by the economy, what is the Republican alternative?
MIKE JOHNSON: Well, the answer is not to turn everything over to the government, because that never works
(Unless it's gay marriage, abortion, guns, and what books you can read
-- then he's ok with it.)

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
FOX NEWS: If you're a young person and you're disenchanted, you can't afford a home, you're having trouble with healthcare & you feel failed by the economy, what is the Republican alternative? MIKE JOHNSON: Well, the answer is not to turn everything over to the government, because that never works