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Is this the time the plumbers get the recognition they deserve? A plumber won a by-election in the UK and became an MP. And in the US Trump has appointed another plumber to become the head of DHS!

Wow the oil and gas prices shot up and the whole world suffers because the Americans started an unprovoked war against Iran.

The RAM prices went up and the whole world suffers because the American AI companies snapped all production until 2030.

Is there a bigger threat to the world than them?

#oil #gas #war #electronics #ai #iran #us #middleeast #prices #inflation #costoflivingcrisis

I have zero knowledge of machine learning.

Today I managed to create the speech recognition model for an under-resourced language Nias with the help of Gemini.

I was amazed that the model manages WER rate of 30%!

This is encouraging. I'm thinking to create an Android app with built in Nias speech recognition!

#tech #ai #machinelearning #speechrecognition #nias #whisperai #android

NOTE: This news is not yet verified. Please see my comment on this post below.

A huge shift in tech: Now Lenovo sells PCs and laptops with pre-installed Linux and provide full support.

This makes me as Ubuntu user very happy.

Buy a Lenovo Linux PC/laptop and enjoy a computer that belongs to you and doesn't spy on you like Windows 11.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8OMjEWOo_M

#lenovo #pc #lenovo #windows11 #linux #ubuntu #tech

"Thirty-three years later, they still do."

A wonderful story about the beginning of the Linux kernel, that makes you appreciate this collective effort which is a wonder in itself.

Linus Torvalds and friends: how Linux evolved from solo act • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/linus_torvalds_and_friends/

#linux #linus #operatingsystem #unix #minix

Many CEOs of the big tech companies are Indian origin: Microsoft, Google, IBM, etc. What happens if they move to India and lead successful tech companies there? We would have more healthy competition in this space instead of our total dependency on American techs.

#bigtechs #indian #technology #tech

I used it once and found it good. However the non-intuitive Interface (which is common to GNOME apps) makes me abandon it. I know it's not developer's fault, because those non-intuitive Interface is the GNOME guideline and they expressly say not to theme it or make it more humane, as Ubuntu used to do. It pains me to say this as an Ubuntu user.

Tablets from multiple brands found to have malware built-in. One of them is Aldocube iPlay 50 mini Pro.

If you own a tablet from one of the less known brands on Amazon, then please check the following article by Android Authority:

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-tablets-keenadu-malware-firmware-backdoor-3641651/

#android #malware #tablet #amazon