So first of all let's note that no human has posted a reply or a new topic for about a dozen days. Let's also note that we have about two dozen members of which typically four post. But what we write must be tremendously interesting. How do I know?
" Most Online Ever: 7,274 (March 30, 2026, 08:09:32 PM) "
At that exact time there were over 7,000 eyes on something we had written.
I suspect they weren't human eyes. Just a guess of course.
And then there's the fact that in April of this year we had no new topics, and only 6 new posts, yet we had almost 6 million views(5,888,667).
We are into the land of science fiction where the future is edging beyond our control.
Right on, Buster.
I am about to post a couple of topics.
Been busy installing an up to date fresh install of Mint 23 on my Dell 14" Inspiron notebook.I was using Mint 20, way past end of support.
Details to follow in another post
Also an up to date fresh install of MxLinux 25 on my Dell 13" XPS notebook.
The XPS running MxLinux 23, out of the blue, started to fail to boot up the Distro.
The boot up, got to the point of the desktop splash screen loading up and then it went into a blank screen with a blinking cursor in the top left of the screen.
Turns out this seems to be a common problem.
I wasn't messing around with the Distro, the notebook just all of a sudden would not boot?
Details to follow.
Good luck with all that Bill.
And in my continued awareness of machine takeover, The Examiner today has a news report that spooks me out. The headline is
BMO executive wants every client to have an AI concierge.
With a chatbox, bill paying, e-transfers, maybe even investment advice could be handled by AI.
I don't like the idea of distancing myself from those processes. With any investments I like to look at the numbers and consider options and pitfalls. And it is software we're dealing with, and we know how that can break our hearts from experience with our computers.
I prefer dealing with knowledgeable people.
Hiring in big companies seems to be for AI workers, whatever hiring there is. Got this from bnnbloomberg.ca.
Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts to 7%.
Here's a heartwarming quote from the news report:
"While an alternative to the sudden layoffs removing tech workers from peers like Meta and Oracle, the savings are likely tied to a similar industry upheaval that is requiring huge spending on the costs of artificial intelligence. Meta has already warned investors that its 2026 expenses will grow significantly -- to the range of US$162 billion to US$169 billion -- driven by infrastructure costs and employee compensation, particularly for the artificial intelligence experts it's been hiring at eye-popping pay levels."