# control (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 366 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover control. Page: Feed: --- ## [Gemini Links 22/08/2026: The Bodyguard (1992), Minimalism, Backups, and IPFS](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/22/Gemini_Links_22_08_2026_The_Bodyguard_1992_Minimalism_Backups_a.shtml) _2026-08-22 · Techrights_ Links for the day ## [The Optional AI Things Go First](https://www.intelligent-people.org/2026/08/22/the-optional-ai-things-go-first/) _2026-08-22 · Michael Faust Sr. · Intelligent People Assume Nothing_ I want to tell you why I think my own product is going to sit on the shelf for a while. Not because it is wrong. Because of when it arrived. Let me start with the part everybody can feel. In July, Americans cut their spending. Retail sales fell six tenths of a percent, the... ## [SLAPP Censorship - Part 158 Out of 200: Making Alliances With Men Arrested for Strangling Women Was Always a Terrible Strategy (updated)](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/22/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_158_Out_of_200_Making_Alliances_With_Men_.shtml) _2026-08-22 · Techrights_ They work for American slop companies ## [Nobody Is Minding The AI Conversation](https://www.intelligent-people.org/2026/08/22/nobody-is-minding-the-ai-conversation/) _2026-08-22 · Michael Faust Sr. · Intelligent People Assume Nothing_ I went looking for silence this week and found a crowd. I had a hunch that things had gone quiet on AI conduct. That the world had lost interest. So I went out and looked. I was wrong about the silence. Here is what happened in the last three weeks. On August 2, Europe’s AI... ## [Links 22/08/2026: TikTok Settles With Feds, Harms Caused by Social Control Media Gaining Attention](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/22/Links_22_08_2026_TikTok_Settles_With_Feds_Harms_Caused_by_Socia.shtml) _2026-08-22 · Techrights_ Links for the day ## [A lab In Jerusalem Ran The Asrologey Test](https://www.intelligent-people.org/2026/08/22/a-lab-in-jerusalem-ran-the-asrologey-test/) _2026-08-22 · Michael Faust Sr. · Intelligent People Assume Nothing_ A lab in Jerusalem ran an experiment this month that ought to bother more people than it will. Three researchers at Hebrew University took two books and fed them to an AI. The first book was the DSM-5. That is the manual psychiatrists use to diagnose mental illness. Decades of clinical research went into it.... ## [Merach S28 and QZ: automatic resistance confirmed working](https://robertoviola.cloud/2026/08/22/qz-merach-s28-automatic-resistance-compatibility/) _2026-08-22 · Roberto Viola · Roberto Viola_ Merach S28 and QZ compatibility confirmed: a public issue follow-up reports automatic resistance working after the QZ update, while auto-incline remains unconfirmed. L'articolo Merach S28 and QZ: automatic resistance confirmed working proviene da Roberto Viola . ## [New Data Shows Microsoft's XBox is Really Dying](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/22/New_Data_Shows_Microsoft_s_XBox_is_Really_Dying.shtml) _2026-08-22 · Techrights_ XBox is a "burning platform" ## [Over at Tux Machines...](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/22/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml) _2026-08-22 · Techrights_ GNU/Linux news for the past day ## [IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 21, 2026](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/22/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_August_21_2026.shtml) _2026-08-22 · Techrights_ IRC logs for Friday, August 21, 2026 ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SRhaGpcbFwFJ) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [Not Word Play](https://www.intelligent-people.org/2026/08/21/not-word-play/) _2026-08-21 · Michael Faust Sr. · Intelligent People Assume Nothing_ Sturdy Enough To Hold You I had a long talk with an AI yesterday, and somewhere in the middle of it I said something I didn’t plan to say. I said the Baseline has to be sturdy enough to hold you until you can hold yourself. I meant it as a summary. Turns out it... ## [Watch: Schools Face Tech Mania, Reduced Enrollment as Kids Trek Back; Mona Exits Amid County Brain Drain; Election Gossip](https://www.santabarbaranewsmakers.com/p/watch-schools-face-tech-mania-reduced) _2026-08-21 · Jerry Roberts · SB Newsmakers_ Newsmakers TV’s All-Star Panel of Top Local Journalists analyzes, dissects and opines upon Santa Barbara’s most important and entertaining news stories. ## [The New "Haves" and "Have-Nots": The Difference Isn't What You Think](http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-new-haves-and-have-nots-difference.html) _2026-08-21 · Charles Hugh Smith · oftwominds-Charles Hugh Smith_ There is no substitute for mastery. AI is not mastery, it is mimicry. You'll have to forgive my wordplay here: when I say The difference between the new "Haves" and the "Have-Nots" Isn't What You Think , I am referring to money. But I'm also referring to thinking itself: the real difference between the new "Haves" and the "Have-Nots" Is What You Think --or are no longer capable of thinking. There… ## [PairUX 0.9.77](https://github.com/profullstack/pairux.com/releases/tag/v0.9.77) _2026-08-21 · github-actions\[bot\] · Release notes from pairux.com_ What's Changed Prepare mobile clients for native builds by @phucnguyen1707 in #69 Fix Expo prebuild with patched tar by @phucnguyen1707 in #71 Fix scheduled meetings disappearing at start time by @phucnguyen1707 in #72 fix(admin): keep one test address from failing the whole email broadcast by @ralyodio in #73 fix(docker): copy patches/ so the deps stage can install by @ralyodio in #74… ## [Lead Site Reliability Engineer - Imunify Reliability Platform (remote-only)](https://opensourcejobhub.com/job/29580/lead-site-reliability-engineer-imunify-reliability-platform-remote-only/) _2026-08-21 · CloudLinux · Open Source JobHub_ Remote (Warsaw, Poland) CloudLinux The problem you'd own Imunify360 is a multi-layer Linux server security suite — WAF, IDS/IPS, malware scanning and cleanup, proactive defence, patch management, reputation — running as an agent on hundreds of thousands of customer servers, backed by a cloud estate of scanning, correlation and signature-delivery services on our own bare metal. Roughly 70… ## [Award Nominations 2026](https://www.mvcac.org/award-nominations-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah Spencer · MVCAC_ It’s nomination time! Nominations are now open for MVCAC’s Meritorious Service, Honorary Member, and the Service with Distinction Awards. All nominations must be received in the MVCAC office by September 15.… ## [Sources-First Publication](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Sources_First_Publication.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ Thank you for keeping us on track ## [Beware! Protect your minds from Lies and ! Select only 4 or 5 Trusted Sources of Daily Information. our that I recommend are: MS NOW, Democracy Docket and Roland Martin on YouTube, and Me on Substack.](https://profgch.substack.com/p/beware-protect-your-minds-from-lies) _2026-08-21 · Prof. George C. Hairston · Prof GCH Insights on Black Excellence, Resilience & Success_ My Request to You: Send the email address of one person you would like to see receive my Substack postings for free. My email address is Ghairston0322@gmail.com. ## [Ubuntu is Not Linux](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Ubuntu_is_Not_Linux.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ I was one of the first users of Ubuntu ## [Links 21/08/2026: Outrage Over Politicians Who Support Slop-Feeding Data Centres, "America Is About to Get More Expensive"](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Links_21_08_2026_Outrage_Over_Politicians_Who_Support_Slop_Feed.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ Links for the day ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7fvbHf2VqK4C) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Gemini Links 21/08/2026: Rain Coming Back and "Small Internet"](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Gemini_Links_21_08_2026_Rain_Coming_Back_and_Small_Internet.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ Links for the day ## [BREAKING: CLASS ACT! Alex Vindman Vows to do Everything He Can to Beat Republicans and Launches a Fundraising Blitz for Angie Nixon! The Plan of Defeat of Trumpism and MAGA Republicans! Thanks Alex!](https://profgch.substack.com/p/breaking-class-act-alex-vindman-vows) _2026-08-21 · Prof. George C. Hairston · Prof GCH Insights on Black Excellence, Resilience & Success_ 2͏h͏ · BREAKING: CLASS ACT! ## [Mass Layoffs at IBM, But Mostly in Secret (PIPs and 'Voluntary' Redundancies) (updated)](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_But_Mostly_in_Secret_PIPs_and_Voluntary_Red.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ Gerstner laid off a record number of people; Krishna tries to find 'innovative' new ways to cause workers to leave ## [I Built On Rented Ground, With No Say](https://www.intelligent-people.org/2026/08/21/i-built-on-rented-ground-with-no-say/) _2026-08-21 · Michael Faust Sr. · Intelligent People Assume Nothing_ I looked at my traffic this morning. Thirteen people came to the site. Twelve of them came from Facebook. That is not an audience. That is a loan. I have been publishing every day for about a year and a half. Every post goes up on the site, and then I put a link on... ## [Slop-ware: Nobody Knows What Code Goes Into Linux and Most Developers Cannot Understand the Rust Code (Even If They Tried)](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Slop_ware_Nobody_Knows_What_Code_Goes_Into_Linux_and_Most_Devel.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ So nobody is in charge ## [The Slop Pyramid Scheme (Not Boon!) Isn't Good for GNU/Linux, Even If the Plagiarism Engines (Framed as "Training" or "Intelligence") Almost Always Run GNU/Linux](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/The_Slop_Pyramid_Scheme_Not_Boon_Isn_t_Good_for_GNU_Linux_Even_.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ We need the slop pop - we need the bubble to pop ## [The Cost of Becoming Careless](https://thedailywellness.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-becoming-careless) _2026-08-21 · Daily Wellness · The Daily Wellness_ Most serious problems do not begin with one reckless decision. ## [The AI File That Argued Back, Fixed Itself](https://www.intelligent-people.org/2026/08/21/the-ai-file-that-argued-back-fixed-itself/) _2026-08-21 · Michael Faust Sr. · Intelligent People Assume Nothing_ I have been building a governance file for artificial intelligence for about a year and a half. Twenty-seven protocols. A hundred and ninety-eight rules. It sits in a single document that an AI reads at the start of a session. Yesterday I took it to a stranger. Not a person. A different AI, on a... ## [VirtuFit Etappe 2.0 and QZ: MyWhoosh connection confirmed working](https://robertoviola.cloud/2026/08/21/qz-virtufit-etappe-2-mywhoosh-confirmed/) _2026-08-21 · Roberto Viola · Roberto Viola_ VirtuFit Etappe 2.0 and QZ compatibility with MyWhoosh was confirmed after a successful short ride. L'articolo VirtuFit Etappe 2.0 and QZ: MyWhoosh connection confirmed working proviene da Roberto Viola . ## [North America: GNU/Linux Measured at 13%-15% Every Night](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/North_America_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_13_15_Every_Night.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ many (north) Americans use GNU/Linux at home and are using it to access the Web in the small hours of the morning ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DULwGn27dJey) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Links 21/08/2026: "Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy" and "Who’s Raking it in as the National Debt Explodes?"](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Links_21_08_2026_Silicon_Valley_s_Billionaire_Cults_Are_Coming_.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ Links for the day ## [Wild Horses Couldn’t Move Me, But they Did.](https://www.intelligent-people.org/2026/08/21/wild-horses-couldnt-move-me-but-they-did/) _2026-08-21 · Michael Faust Sr. · Intelligent People Assume Nothing_ I read something this week that put a knot in my stomach. The story said the government was rounding up wild mustangs and sending them to slaughterhouses. I believed it. I was ready to write about it. Then I checked. Here is what is true. The roundups are real. The Bureau of Land Management has... ## [Summer School Electronics' lates is the fine gold hued Double Major Dual Channel Klone Overdrive - with both Hard and Soft Clipping](https://www.guitarpedalx.com/news/gpx-blog/summer-school-electronics-lates-is-the-fine-gold-hued-double-major-dual-channel-klone-overdrive-with-both-hard-and-soft-clipping) _2026-08-21 · Stefan Karlsson · Guitar Pedal X News_ A simple idea - beautifully elegantly executed! This is one of the most attractive Summer School pedals to date. Some of that brand’s pedal aesthetics are a little ’scrap book’ in nature. While the Double Major looks particularly attractive - with a gorgeous gold hued sparkle enclosure - finished off nicely with some really cool graphics. Essentially a Double Klone pedal - with independent… ## [SLAPP Censorship - Part 157 Out of 200: What is a 'Defamation Troll'?](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_157_Out_of_200_What_is_a_Defamation_Troll.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ "Defamation Mill" also ## [Building adaptive SwiftUI layouts with containerRelativeFrame()](https://nilcoalescing.com/blog/BuildingAdaptiveSwiftUILayoutsWithContainerRelativeFrame) _2026-08-21 · Nil Coalescing_ Keep SwiftUI layouts responsive across changing window sizes by deriving view dimensions directly from their containers for full-width views, horizontal card layouts and custom proportional sizing. ## [Northern Europe Leads the Pack in Abandoning Windows After Threats Made to Greenland (Says Clownflare Data)](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Northern_Europe_Leads_the_Pack_in_Abandoning_Windows_After_Thre.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ Clownflare has a vast trove of data, so it cannot be easily dismissed as pure nonsense ## [Clownflare: In Past 12 Months Microsoft Windows Fell From ~80% to ~75% on Desktops/Laptops in Asia](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Clownflare_In_Past_12_Months_Microsoft_Windows_Fell_From_80_to_.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ Microsoft is deep in debt ## [Secret Layoffs at Microsoft, Apparently More Sites Will Shut Down Entirely (updated)](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Secret_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Apparently_More_Sites_Will_Shut_Dow.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ vindicates us and serves to affirm what we've said for over a month ## [The State of Slopfarms About "Linux" in August 2026](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/The_State_of_Slopfarms_About_Linux_in_August_2026.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ The Web needs serious cleanup, which curation can help deliver ## [IBM Offers Workers Some Money to Fire Themselves, It's Called "Next Step" and It's Allegedly 'Extended' (Not Enough Fools Have Fired Themselves)](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/IBM_Offers_Workers_Some_Money_to_Fire_Themselves_It_s_Called_Ne.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ Will IBM executives - including the CEO - ever be held accountable? ## [£5 Million Unsolicited/Undisclosed Bribes and What That Means to British Politics](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/5_Million_Unsolicited_Undisclosed_Bribes_and_What_That_Means_to.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ It still remains unknown (disclosure denied) who helps fund the £1 million lawfare against us ## [\[Satire\] Pocock, Binface & nobodies vs Farage: defamation before UK High Court](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Satire_Pocock_Binface_nobodies_vs_Farage_defamation_before_UK_H.shtml) _2026-08-21 · Techrights_ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock ## [Cloud Migration Providers: Comparing Systems Integrators, Dev Shops, and Self-Service Platforms](https://www.qovery.com/blog/cloud-migration-providers-comparison) _2026-08-21 · melanie · Qovery Blog_ Three ways to run a cloud migration compared: systems integrators, dev-shop staff augmentation, and self-service PaaS platforms like Qovery. How to choose. ## [We Are Slightly Defeating MAGA Republicans and Trumpism in Places Like Georgia, Texas, Maine and Florida. We Have 75 Days to Go to Win Big! They Come Back Strong by Lying, Cheating and Terrifying Us.](https://profgch.substack.com/p/we-are-slightly-defeating-maga-republicans) _2026-08-20 · Prof. George C. Hairston · Prof GCH Insights on Black Excellence, Resilience & Success_ The oppressor owns most of the hews sources, therefore most daily news cannot be trusted. They smear and lie about all of the Democrat candidates and are trying to make fools of all of us. Beware! ## [Courts Are Slow On Purpose, So Should AI](https://www.intelligent-people.org/2026/08/20/courts-are-slow-on-purpose-so-should-ai/) _2026-08-20 · Michael Faust Sr. · Intelligent People Assume Nothing_ I watched a machine read a year of my work in about ten minutes tonight and tell me a third of it was unnecessary. It was polite about it. It was thorough, by its own lights. It went through the whole document and grouped things together and came back with a number. Twenty-seven rules, it... ## [Links 20/08/2026: 'Linux' Foundation Promoting Slop Hype for Money (Hype as a Service), Malaysia’s Exports Jump 38% Year-on-Year](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Links_20_08_2026_Linux_Foundation_Promoting_Slop_Hype_for_Money.shtml) _2026-08-20 · Techrights_ Links for the day ## [Gemini Links 20/08/2026: A "Break From Routine" and "Modem Was the Problem"](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2026_A_Break_From_Routine_and_Modem_Was_the_.shtml) _2026-08-20 · Techrights_ Links for the day ## [Clownflare Reckons GNU/Linux is on Almost 1 in 10 Laptops/Desktops in Western Europe](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Clownflare_Reckons_GNU_Linux_is_on_Almost_1_in_10_Laptops_Deskt.shtml) _2026-08-20 · Techrights_ Western Europe and China are leaving more of GAFAM behind them ## [Looking Ahead at September](https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Looking_Ahead_at_September.shtml) _2026-08-20 · Techrights_ Rianne and I look forward to a productive September ## [Death By Audio and Rainger FX unleash the perfect Amp Crash collaboration - a scuzzy ripping dirt box with serious garage punk attitude, based on a mic'd up 2-inch tiny-amp-driven speaker](https://www.guitarpedalx.com/news/gpx-blog/death-by-audio-and-rainger-fx-unleash-the-perfect-amp-crash-collaboration-a-scuzzy-ripping-dirt-box-with-serious-garage-punk-attitude-based-on-a-micd-up-2-inch-tiny-amp-driven-speaker) _2026-08-20 · Stefan Karlsson · Guitar Pedal X News_ So there’s quite a lot to get stuck into here, but generally a really easy pedal to deploy, with a couple of caveats. This started off as a David Rainger idea/concept which evolved a couple of years ago - and consisted of the core mechanic of having a mini amp + speaker - where an internal condenser mic captures the output of the speaker and feeds it into overall output. In some ways the Amp…