💰 $1900 Bug Bounty to Fix the Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IAX10H’s Speakers on Linux
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🔥 Your Project Fucking Sucks
A sharp and provocative reflection on how automation and vanity threaten genuine software craftsmanship. It’s part rant, part manifesto—a call to restore honesty and pride in open-source development.
This essay delivers a scathing yet insightful critique of the growing wave of low-effort or AI-generated open-source projects that prioritize hype and design over meaningful contribution. It warns that such ‘slop projects’ erode the integrity of open-source culture and advocates for renewed craftsmanship, authenticity, and cultural gatekeeping to protect real quality.
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🍎 Report: Tim Cook May Step Down as Apple CEO as Soon as Next Year
A major leadership inflection point for Apple. If John Ternus takes over, it would signal continuity in Apple’s hardware-centric strategy rather than a radical change in direction.
A Financial Times report reveals that Apple is accelerating succession plans for CEO Tim Cook, with John Ternus, Senior VP of Hardware Engineering, emerging as the frontrunner to succeed him. The move is part of a long-term transition strategy unrelated to performance concerns, amid a strong holiday outlook and broader executive reshuffles, including a new CFO appointment.
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⚙️ Things That Aren’t Doing the Thing
A sharp and funny reminder for anyone lost in ‘productive procrastination’—the only real progress comes from action, not preparation.
A witty and concise essay exposing how we often mistake motion for progress. It reminds readers that planning, optimizing, and organizing are not substitutes for actually doing the work.
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📦 When UPS Charged Me a $684 Tariff on $355 of Vintage Computer Parts
An eye-opening account of how opaque and error-prone customs automation can be—a must-read for collectors and small importers dealing with private couriers.
A vintage tech collector describes how UPS mistakenly billed a $684 customs tariff on a $355 shipment of old Apple parts. After multiple appeals, the company admitted fault and refunded the charge, revealing systemic flaws in automated tariff and brokerage systems.
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