RMP 039 — Lessons from Hurricane Helene

Episode NotesNewsApple News* Speculation about an October event* iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11 releasedLinux/FOSS news* A 9.9/10 severity Linux vulnerability disclosed in the CUPS project* Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” (plus flavors) are expected to release on October 10* 20th Anniversary FeaturesMicrosoft News* Microsoft, Google, and Amazon buying up Nuclear Power for their AI data centers* Microsoft set to reopen and utilize Three Mile Island facility* According to Ars Technica, Microsoft is also partnering with Blackrock and others to form a new initiative regarding the powering of AI datacenters* The Remote Desktop Connection application for Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS has been rebranded as Windows App with a new UI based on other Microsoft 365 applications. A web app is also available and Android support is in beta.Creepy AI News* Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison* Watch his presentation* Introducing SocialAI; a private social network where you only engage with LLM bots…Other Tech News* YouTuber ChromaLock modded a TI-84 calculator to access the web and ChatGPT* AI community platform, Hugging Face, has surpassed 1 million models* Nintendo shuts down another Switch emulator RyujinxRetro gaming/tech news* Starcraft and Starcraft II remasters coming to PC Game Pass on November 5* Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto indicates Nintendo’s future is not with AICommand line/FOSS tool of the week: CinecredCinecred is a FOSS tool licensed under GPLv3 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It lets you create a spreadsheet with credit information for films. Import the spreadsheet, edit the fonts, layout, and more then add the credit roll to your movie.The Retro Millennial is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe