Two privately owned Flock license-plate readers disappeared in Fresno, prompting officials to explore the only logical fix: more cameras watching the cameras.

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I found this very entertaining. Also when he says "AI" often its more classic than the modern LLM style.

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Linux passes 10% market share in North America
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202506-202607
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/03/linux-didnt-just-eat-10-of-windows-market-share-ai-bots-are-inflating-the-numbers/
https://www.usa.gov/website-analytics/

AI models being fed ads and poisoned content
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/05/time-magazine-has-a-separate-version-of-its-website-with-ads-only-ai-can-see/5283640
https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/the-poison-ai-movement-wants-to-corrupt-chatgpt-and-gemini-to-make-them-useless-but-it-comes-with-a-huge-risk-of-collateral-damage

Hybrid GPU systems will get much better with Plasma 6.8
https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/2026/07/31/fixing-multi-gpu.html

KDE now has a tool to change gamma and RGB on Wayland
https://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/wayland-and-kgamma/

Valve prepares Lepton and FEX for the Steam Frame
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/lepton-and-fex-get-prepared-for-the-steam-frame-release/

Linux kernel rejects LLM generated patches for staging area
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Staging-Reject-LLMs

Nvidia now sponsors LVFS
https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2026/08/04/nvidia-is-now-supporting-the-lvfs/

Bottles gets massive update
https://linuxiac.com/bottles-65-released-with-over-100-changes-for-windows-apps-on-linux/

Union KDE theming engine makes good progress
https://quantumproductions.info/articles/2026-08/union-summer-2026-update

New nasty Linux vulnerability
https://github.com/V4bel/Zapscape

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Great timing, hell was running low on broccoli due to routinely forcefeeding them to everyone. (For the record I don't mind broccoli, in fact one of my go-to meals is mashing it into mash potato until the whole thing turns bright green and then you have it with sausages and gravy, now that's a meal.)  

Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.

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Some BS.

The county of fresno has sued the state for SB1923.

"Several board actions this year have packed the chambers. The board decision to keep the Fresno County Public Library from participating in Pride Month filled out the room with audience members waiting out in the hall.

More recently, the decision to order a study for Better Roads Safe Streets similarly filled out the room. The board is now actively looking at new spaces to accommodate larger chambers, Dosti told GV Wire."

Nearly a month after a garbage truck tore down power equipment at a northwest Fresno apartment complex, PG&E crews restored power to tenants.

The Article did not say which apartment complex this was. But that is a horrible situation to be in...and PGE should be liable.

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Grass Valley is ending its contract with Flock Safety and its license plate reading cameras, the city’s police department announced.

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