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Category: Blog

10 tricks you can do with FFmpeg on Linux

2026-03-092026-03-09 Danie
A video player displays hands working with fabric while terminal commands and system info are visible in the background on a Linux desktop.

FFmpeg is an incredibly powerful piece of software and often sits in the background powering many graphics and audio conversion apps we use. So you may not know it, but you very likely are already […]

Blogaudio, technology, video

More than 800 gamers took an exam to prove they could complete an ’80s adventure game without peeking at a walkthrough—and only 2 passed

2026-03-072026-03-07 Danie
A cartoonish scene featuring a skeleton lying on the floor next to a character, against a stone wall with a blue door and barred window.

“Designed by developer Woe Industries, the AGAT challenged players to complete an ’80s adventure game without using a walkthrough. Players weren’t told what adventure game they’d be playing in advance, and they were monitored via […]

Bloggaming, retro, technology

No surprise: Meta Workers Say They’re Seeing Disturbing Things THROUGH USERS’ SMART GLASSES

2026-03-032026-03-03 Danie
A colorful graphic featuring blue glasses and a circular design resembling an eye against a bright yellow background.

“And regardless of the wearer’s intention, much of the footage being recorded by the glasses is being sent to offshore contractors for data labeling, a widely-used preprocessing step in training new AI models in which […]

Blogprivacy, technology

The US has ordered its diplomats to lobby against foreign data privacy laws that could limit American tech firms

2026-02-252026-02-25 Danie
wtf is ai

“The US administration has ordered US diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate American technology companies’ handling of foreigners’ data, saying in an internal diplomatic cable that such efforts could interfere with AI-related services.” If […]

Blogdigitalsovereignty, privacy, technology

Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents

2026-02-252026-02-25 Danie
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“Why OOXML has never been, is not, and will never be a standard format unless Microsoft decides to completely redesign its office applications.” TL;DR — If Microsoft had been sincere about making this a true […]

Blogopensource, openstandards, technology

New App Detects the BT Fingerprint of Smart Glasses and Warns You When Someone Is Using Them Nearby

2026-02-252026-02-25 Danie
A vibrant illustration featuring blue glasses and a stylized eye against a bright yellow background, adding a whimsical touch.

“Outdoors, the app works within 32 to 50 feet; indoors in crowds, that drops to 10 to 32 feet — enough range to identify a person wearing smart glasses in your vicinity. Nearby Glasses works […]

Blogprivacy, smartglasses, technology

Technology is being used to obscure and sway public opinion

2026-02-222026-02-22 Danie
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This is merely one example, so what it was used for is really not relevant at all. What is relevant though is that we have long seen how bots can drum up intelligent looking comments […]

BlogAI, fakenews, technology

Tugtainer is a self-hosted app for automating updates of your docker containers

2026-02-202026-02-20 Danie
User interface of Tug-tainer displaying Docker containers, their statuses, health checks, and update options in a dark theme layout.

Another modern Watchtower alternative but after testing it today I’m sticking with What’s Up Docker (WUD) for now. The chief downside for me is that Tugtainer shows no current and new versions for you to […]

Blogdocker, opensource, technology

Microsoft’s Copilot spills the beans, summarising emails it’s not supposed to read

2026-02-192026-02-19 Danie
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“The bot couldn’t keep its prying eyes away. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat has been summarising emails labelled “confidential” even when data loss prevention policies were configured to prevent it.” Given that this is Microsoft, it […]

BlogAI, microsoft, privacy, technology

This is Probably the Best Video Downloader App (And it is Free and Open Source)

2026-02-192026-02-19 Danie
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“You come across an interesting video on social media and thought of downloading it so that you can send it to someone or modify it to share it on some other platform. You know, the […]

Blogdownloader, opensource, technology

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