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Endpoint-Management: „Operativ hilft es nicht, in Alarmismus zu verfallen“
Jürgen Sitzler ist seit 25 Jahren beim Sägenkonzern Stihl in der IT tätig. Im Interview mit heise online berichtet er aus dem Alltag eines Plattformmanagers.

Interesting article from #cybersecurity researchers at ITRes on yet another flavor of “EDR silencer” tactics, this time using a maliciously activated VPN connection that “sinks” or blocks traffic to EDR telemetry endpoints. Helpfully, they include detection and prevention techniques too, including likely the best idea, restricting by technical policy who can create VPN profiles.

SinkVPN: Redirecting endpoint cloud telemetry by abusing usermode VPN tunnels 
The article discusses SinkVPN, a technique that enables non-admin users to create malicious VPN connections that can divert and block cloud-bound traffic, evading security measures. It highlights t…

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Die #Schönheit der #Natur in Bewegung: Ein #Zeitraffervideo zeigt die langsame Entfaltung von geschlossenen #Knospen

Blüten im Zeitraffer: Faszination der Entfaltung
Erlebe das faszinierende Wachstum von Blüten im Zeitraffer! Sieh, wie Tulpen und Nelken sich entfalten und bewegen.

McDonald’s entfernt umstrittenen KI-Weihnachtswerbespot auf YouTube
Ein weihnachtlicher Werbespot von McDonald’s Niederlande auf YouTube ist nach hinten losgegangen – auch, weil er mit KI generiert wurde.

"LLMs work (somewhat) for coding computer programs. As everyone knows this is the highest form of human endeavor—unsurpassed by any other lesser activity such as project management, design, art or writing. Therefore LLMs will excel in every other field."
I really believe this is the crux understanding why so many programmers (including good programmers) fall for it in a way that can only be described as a cult, were any criticism is not only not allowed but reflexively is seen as either laughable or belligerent.
Anyway, LLMs are good* at writing code because writing code is easy and highly repetitive and doesn't actually take a lot of skill; unless it's novel ways to write code which LLMs cannot do.
Taking this as a sign LLMs can do other "lesser" activities is saying a lot about the hubris of programmers and not a lot of the capabilities of LLMs.
*for some definitions of "good"

Boltz, which is developing open frontier AI models for biomolecular research, raised a $28M seed led by Zetta, Amplify, and a16z at a valuation of $125M (Andrew Dunn/Endpoints News)
https://endpoints.news/exclusive-boltz-raises-28m-seed-to-build-ope…

Boltz raises $28M seed to build open AI models in biology
Boltz raises $28M seed round to develop open-source AI models for drug discovery, partners with Pfizer. Founded by MIT researchers after AlphaFold 3's closed release.

PCIe update: I'm getting through the flow control initialization for VC0 (the only one my minimal PCIe endpoint will support) and the host is now sending me a TLP. This appears to be a "set slot power limit" message request which I'm going to ignore because I'm not in an actual slot.
But I still need to ACK it and send flow control DLLPs, so that's next on the list. Right now the host repeatedly sends the TLP (not getting an ACK) until it times out from lack o…

"We are not endeavoring to chain the future but to free the present. ... We are
the advocates of inquiry, investigation, and thought. ... It is grander to think
and investigate for yourself than to repeat a creed. ... I look for the day
when *reason*, throned upon the world's brains, shall be the King of Kings and
the God of Gods.
-- Robert G. Ingersoll

Trump -- openly fearful that a Congress controlled by Democrats could investigate him, impeach him and stymie his agenda
-- is using every tool he can find to try to influence the 2026 midterm elections
-- and, if his party loses, sow doubt in their validity.
Many of these endeavors go far beyond typical political persuasion,
challenging long-established democratic norms.

They include unprecedented demands that Republican state lawmakers redraw congressional di…

Trump is trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted
Many of these endeavors go far beyond typical political persuasion, challenging long-established democratic norms.