How robots and AI can change the way Australia’s favourite fruit gets harvested
It takes effort to get bananas from the farm to the fruit bowl, with growers relying on a significant workforce to pick and pack. Now scientists are working on technology to make it easier and safer. ⌘ Read more

FRDM-MCXN947 Development Board for Embedded Applications with MCX N94/N54 MCUs
The FRDM-MCXN947 by NXP Semiconductors is an advanced development board, engineered specifically for swift prototyping with MCX N94X and N54X Microcontrollers. This board is an ideal tool for developing applications in fields such as Industrial Automation, AI and Machine Learning, Security Systems, and Smart City and Home technologies. At the heart of the FRDM-MCXN947 is […] ⌘ Read more

New Aetina MXM GPU Series with NVIDIA Ada Technology
Aetina has unveiled its new MXM GPU series, leveraging the advanced NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture. This latest lineup, including the MX2000A-VP, MX3500A-SP, and MX5000A-WP, is tailored to meet the increasing needs for real-time ray tracing and AI-driven neural graphics across various sectors, including smart healthcare, autonomous machinery, smart manufacturing, and commercial gaming. Aetina’s MX5000A-WP, at […] ⌘ Read more

PANZER-PLUS Offers BSP and Ready-to-Run Images for Linux/Android OSes
MayQueen Technologies has unveiled the PANZER-PLUS, a fanless computing device powered by the NXP i.MX8M-Plus processor with AI capabilities. Some key features of this modular solution include two GbE ports with TSN support, 4K display resolution and wireless capabilities. Unlike their Panzer box PC released in 2018, which is built around the NXP i.MX6 UL […] ⌘ Read more

Banana Pi Announces BPI-F3 RISC-V Development Board with 2 TOPS AI Performance
The Banana Pi BPI-F3 is a development board powered by an 8-core RISC-V processor, capable of supporting up to 16GB of RAM memory. This open-source board stands out as the first to incorporate the RISC-V K1 chip, developed by SpacemiT Technologies Ltd., designed in accordance with the RISC-V Foundation RVA22 standards. As previously mentioned, the […] ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: What Is the Fastest Programming Language? Making the Case for Elixir
In the realm of technology, speed isn’t merely a single factor; it’s a constant way of life. Developers frequently find themselves needing to rethink solutions overnight, underscoring the importance of being able to swiftly modify code. This agility has become indispensable in modern development, especially when evaluating the fastest programming language.

Because of this, finding the right language is a recurring … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: The Return of AI Antics https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/01/21/paid-ai.html #art #harm #rant #technology

SparkFun, Digi International Launch XBee Tools for Cellular IoT Integration
SparkFun has partnered with Digi International to launch a new line of development boards, merging the Digi XBee module with SparkFun’s Qwiic connect ecosystem. Additionally, they have introduced a comprehensive kit aimed at both hobbyists and professional developers for integrating cellular IoT technology into their projects. The core components of the SparkFun Digi Xbee Kit […] ⌘ Read more

Espressif Launches ESP32-C61 with Advanced Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 Technologies
Espressif Systems unveils the upcoming  release of the ESP32-C61, a cutting-edge System-on-Chip that integrates Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 technologies in addition to expanded memory options, and optimized peripherals. This release follows the ESP32-C2 and ESP32-C3 models to address the growing demand for Wi-Fi 6 capabilities. At its core, the ESP32-C61 features a 32-bit single-core […] ⌘ Read more

Orbbec’s Latest AI-Driven Camera with PoE priced at $479.99
The Gemini 2 XL, Orbbec’s latest addition to 3D vision technology, is engineered for a variety of robotic and AI-driven applications. This camera excels in providing accurate and dependable data in diverse lighting environments, from absolute darkness to bright outdoor conditions. Equipped with a global shutter for both RGB and IR cameras, it ensures high-quality, […] ⌘ Read more

5 iPhone Tips for the Holidays & Christmas
The holidays are here, so let’s cover a few iPhone tips that will help you get the best use of technology over Christmas and New Years. From capturing and sharing moments, making sure your device lasts through the festivities, getting festive, to staying connected to those you’re apart from, let’s use your iPhone well this … Read More ⌘ Read more

We rely too much on Bluetooth. Even on Apple devices it sometimes is a very broken technology. We cannot trust not having cables around with the old trusty USB.

Announcing the Docker AI/ML Hackathon 2023 Winners
Learn about the winners of the recent Docker AI/ML Hackathon, which encouraged participants to build innovative solutions with Docker technology. ⌘ Read more

Having fun with React - yet again. A large part of my job entails (re)learning technologies - luckily I have access to some good resources in the form of training- and tutorial sites, all provided by my employer.

How to Install Safari Technology Preview on Mac
Safari Technology Preview is an optional web browser for Mac that is separate from the regular Safari browser, with the Tech Preview offering an early look at upcoming web technologies and features before they become included in the primary Safari browser. In this way, Safari Tech Preview is kind of like Google’s Chrome Canary, and … Read More ⌘ Read more

Introducing a New GenAI Stack: Streamlined AI/ML Integration Made Easy
At DockerCon 2023, with partners Neo4j, LangChain, and Ollama, we announced a new GenAI Stack. We have brought together the top technologies in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) space to build a solution that allows developers to deploy a full GenAI stack with only a few clicks. ⌘ Read more

EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation | X (formerly known as Twitter) | The Guardian

Not a surprise I guess.

Erlang Solutions: Diversity & Inclusion at CodeBEAM Europe

As technology becomes increasingly integrated into our lives, it’s crucial that the minds behind it come from diverse backgrounds. Different viewpoints lead to more comprehensive solutions, ensuring that the tech we create addresses the needs of a global audience.

At Erlang Solutions, we believe that a diverse workforce is a catalyst for creativity and progress. By sponsoring the Diversity & Inclusion Pr … ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: Pay down technical debt to modernise your technology estate
Imagine this scenario. Your CEO tells you the organisation needs a complete tech overhaul, then gives you a blank cheque and free rein. He tells you to sweep away the old and usher in the new. “No shortcuts, no compromise!” he cries. “Start from scratch and make it perfect!”

And then you wake up. As we all know, this scenario is pure fantasy. Instead, IT leaders are faced with a constant st … ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: What businesses should consider when adopting AI and machine learning
AI is everywhere. The chatter about chatbots has crossed from the technology press to the front pages of national newspapers. Worried workers in a wide range of industries are asking if AI will take their jobs.

Away from the headlines, organisations of all sizes are getting on with the task of working out what AI can do for them. It will almost certainly do something. One survey pu … ⌘ Read more

Unleash Docker Desktop 4.22: The Featherweight Heavy-Hitter for Supercharged Rapid Development
Docker is committed to delivering the most efficient and high-performing container development toolset in the market, so we continue to advance our technology to exceed customer expectations. With the latest version 4.22 release, Docker Desktop has undergone significant optimizations, making it streamlined, lightweight, and faster than ever. Not only does this new version offer enhanced […] ⌘ Read more

Lunduke’s Nerdy Q & A
Listen now (53 mins) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - August 14th, 2023 ⌘ Read more

Monthly PDF Magazine for July, 2023
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Erlang Solutions: Blockchain in Sustainable Programming
The benefits of blockchain implementation across multiple sectors are well-documented, but how can this decentralised solution be used to achieve more sustainable programming?

As the effects of the ongoing climate crisis continue to impact weather patterns and living conditions across the planet, we must continue to make every aspect of our lives, from transport and energy usage to all of our technology, greener and more sustain … ⌘ Read more

Security alert: social engineering campaign targets technology industry employees
GitHub has identified a low-volume social engineering campaign that targets the personal accounts of employees of technology firms. No GitHub or npm systems were compromised in this campaign. We’re publishing this blog post as a warning for our customers to prevent exploitation by this threat actor. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke.Substack closes in 48 hours! Get to Locals!
Listen now (30 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - July 12th, 2023 ⌘ Read more

Docker Acquires Mutagen for Continued Investment in Performance and Flexibility of Docker Desktop
I’m excited to announce that Docker, voted the most-used and most-desired tool in Stack Overflow’s 2023 Developer Survey, has acquired Mutagen IO, Inc., the company behind the open source Mutagen file synchronization and networking technologies that enable high-performance remote development. Mutagen’s synchronization and forwarding capabilities facilitate the seamless transfer of code, binary artifacts, and network […] ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: IoT Complexity Made Simple with the Versatility of Erlang and Elixir

The world is on the brink of a transformative industrial revolution known as Industry 4.0. This fourth industrial revolution is revolutionising our lives, work, and interactions on an unprecedented scale. The convergence of technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) has enabled highly sophisticated and interconnected systems. The … ⌘ Read more

We Thank the Stack Overflow Community for Ranking Docker the #1 Most-Used Developer Tool
Stack Overflow’s annual 2023 Developer Survey engaged nearly 80,000 developers to learn about their work, the technologies they use, their likes and dislikes, and much, much more. As a company obsessed with serving developers, we’re honored that Stack Overflow’s community ranked Docker the #1 most-desired and #1 most-used developer tool. Since our inclusion in the […] ⌘ Read more

“Sam Altman’s AI Hype Roadshow”

“The project of Altman and his merry band of doomsayers appears to be to capture power and create obfuscation by making new myths and legends”

“It assumes that no one will pull back the curtain and expose it as a market-expansion strategy”

Yes.

On Understanding Power and Technology

@darch@neotxt.dk I fully agree with this. As the well-worn saying goes, you cannot address social problems with technological solutions.

Erlang Solutions: Here’s why you should consider investing in RabbitMQ during a recession
Europe and the US are leading the way in the forecasted recession for 2023, due to persistently high inflation and increasing interest rates. With minimal projected GDP growth, modern technologies can play a crucial role in reducing the impact of economic downturns.

As caution looms, it can be tempting to reign in on your investment. Your initial thought is to balance t … ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - May 12, 2023
Listen now (23 min) | Big Live Shows, Daily Podcast, & Move to Locals ⌘ Read more

Serenity OS Week Begins at The Lunduke Journal!
Listen now (9 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast – May 10, 2023 ⌘ Read more

Bye Bye Bye, Substack! Hello, Locals!
Listen now (27 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - May 9, 2023 ⌘ Read more

All In for Students 2023 cohort: our biggest group of open source leaders yet!
The second cohort of All In for Students has graduated! With a cohort 12 times as large as the pilot, learn about how this group of college students is leaning into the future of technology. ⌘ Read more

This month on The ReadME Podcast: exploring the fusion of technology and progress
Open source’s impact on nuclear fusion research, adapting to technological change, and mastering GitHub essentials. ⌘ Read more

ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, & the Coming Code Apocalypse
Listen now (24 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - April 27, 2023 ⌘ Read more

There is a “right” way to make something like GitHub CoPilot, but Microsoft did not choose that way. They chose one of the most exploitative options available to them. For that reason, I hope they face significant consequences, though I doubt they will in the current climate. I also hope that CoPilot is shut down, though I’m pretty certain it will not be.

Other than access to the data behind it, Microsoft has nothing special that allows it to create something like CoPilot. The technology behind it has been around for at least a decade. There could be a “public” version of this same tool made by a cooperating group of people volunteering, “leasing”, or selling their source code into it. There could likewise be an ethically-created corporate version. Such a thing would give individual developers or organizations the choice to include their code in the tool, possibly for a fee if that’s something they want or require. The creators of the tool would have to acknowledge that they have suppliers–the people who create the code that makes their tool possible–instead of simply stealing what they need and pretending that’s fine.

This era we’re living through, with large companies stomping over all laws and regulations, blatantly stealing other people’s work for their own profit, cannot come to an end soon enough. It is destroying innovation, and we all suffer for that. Having one nifty tool like CoPilot that gives a bit of convenience is nowhere near worth the tremendous loss that Microsoft’s actions in this instace are creating for everyone.

@carsten@yarn.zn80.net @lyse@lyse.isobeef.org I also think it is best called fake. Art is created by human beings, for human beings. It mediates a relationship between two people, and is a means of expression.

A computer has no inner life, no feelings, no experience of the world. It is not sentient. It has no life. There’s nothing “in” there for it to express. It’s just generating pixels in patterns we’ve learned to recognize. These AI technologies are carefully crafted to fool people into experiencing the things they experience when they look at human-made art, but it is an empty experience.

Mozilla, OSI, & the memory-holing of Computer History
Listen now (23 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - April 18, 2023 ⌘ Read more

@abucci@anthony.buc.ci that is an ironic example. Since the inventor of the seatbelt gave rights to use the technology freely.

The future of Linux as a gaming platform
Listen now (19 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - Apr 4, 2023 ⌘ Read more

Low-tech Magazine: The Comic
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The Linux Software Store War Rages On
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The Lunduke Journal of Technology Monthly PDF Magazine - February, 2023
The latest issue is out now. Grab it while it’s hot. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Commenting Code https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/03/05/comments.html #rant #technology

Lunduke’s BSD Thoughts (as BSD Week ends)
Listen now (24 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - Mar 1, 2023 ⌘ Read more

On Lunduke’s New Radio Show (and how awesome it is)
Listen now (21 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - Feb 28, 2023 ⌘ Read more

Linux is the new “It Just Works” OS
Listen now (20 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - Feb 27, 2023 ⌘ Read more