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He lived well.

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer. His career spanned 70 years, with 28 Grammy Awards won out of 80 nominations, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992.

Come on now, you wouldn't trust him with the keys to your car; why would you trust him with your country?

@Helical_Code I am hoping for a Harris landslide, but otherwise...

For sale: Baby Boomer all-in-one tornado, earthquake, and nuclear bomb shelter.

Stacklok Donates Minder Security Project to OpenSSF: thenewstack.io/stacklok-donate by @sjvn

Tired of juggling numerous software developer programs? Minder provides one control plane to master them all.

Gary U.S. Bonds does a great job of covering Jackson Browne's The Pretender, with Bruce and the E. Street Band backing him.

youtube.com/watch?v=P7nEM0823w

This also works with full-sized Reese Peanut Butter Cups.

We have an official open-source AI definition now, but the fight is far from over zdnet.com/article/we-have-an-o by @sjvn

Yes, we have an definition. What we don't have is an agreement about it.

We've been besotted with dogs for a very long time. This is from a Roman tomb for a dog from around 200 CE. "Behold the tomb of Aeolis, the cheerful little dog, whose loss to fleeting fate pained me beyond measure."

The Open Source AI Definition Is Out: thenewstack.io/the-open-source by @sjvn

However, the job of defining is ongoing as AI continues evolving at an incredible pace.

@TheresaVermont, I'll never look at a public swimming pool the same way again!

Chainguard CEO Warns of Open Source License Erosion: thenewstack.io/chainguard-ceo- by @sjvn

Don't pee in the licensing pool, says Dan Lorenc, CEO of security company Chainguard, a funny way of addressing the serious problem of faux-source licenses.

Leave the Internet Archive alone!
computerworld.com/article/3593 by @sjvn

Most people would agree that the Internet Archives is one of the purely good websites, but that hasn't stopped multiple hackers from screwing the site over. Stop it already!

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Today’s history lesson:
The Boston Tea Party
was over a tariff.

The open secret of open washing – why companies pretend to be open source theregister.com/2024/10/25/opi by @sjvn

When a company says their product or service is , especially in , take a long, hard look before believing them.

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