GeekyOnion

It’s a small step from “robotic guard dogs,” to “armed robotic guard dogs.”

https://fortune.com/2026/03/17/robot-dog-patrols-data-centers-ai-infrastructure-buildout/

I had a conversation, recently, about how some of the practical skills makers (like knitting and crochet) are offering more lessons on DVD, so that they can actually monetize their work, rather than letting YouTube feed them a drip. At one point, the per-publication video delivery platforms were fantastic, but I find myself wanting to get those lessons on DVD, and then rip them to my own media server. As people point out DVD’s aren’t “forever,” but honestly, nothing is. At least with the content on DVD, I have a chance of keeping the media.

Well, almost all “new” media is just repackaging the “old” media to make a buck off of a combination of nostalgia and a pivot to a different platform. No one will care because no one will feel compelled to watch the fourth or fifth reboot of Harry Potter.

All the while claiming that they’re doing what they should and satisfying the letter of their remit.

“Investigation” should be “looks left, looks right, sees obvious conclusion.”

Less “reduce the number,” and more “make the poor more tractable.” The rich still need human carpet to walk on, they just need it to be uneducated, fecund, and desperate to get under their feet.

Are there any online spaces that aren’t filled with bots and clankers?

I guess that’s one way to get taller.

Not yet. I ran Calibre + Calibre Web for a while before I found booklore, and the key thing I wanted from my setup was for things to work. I was experimenting with Booklore as a “new direction,” and spent a significant amount of time troubleshooting and fixing various broken things from crashes of the ingestion job due to long file names, failure of metadata being written, OPDS problems, etc. I’ve been reading some web novels (2000+ chapters) for a while, so I didn’t check in with the state of Booklore until recently, and now that I’m coming to the end of my most recent long story, I was going to pick back up in my TBR.

Honestly, I like self-hosting and experimenting, but I do recognize that “bleeding edge” isn’t always compatible with having a relaxing experience. In this case, I want to go back to “easy,” rather than “clever,” or “new.”

I just moved off of Booklore because of the recent drama. Went back to Calibre + Calibre Web Automated.

Same place I’m falling on the spectrum. Some things I stand by on principle, and execute alignment to the best of my abilities. For other things? Spite.

I’ve been putting the switchover on hold for a month of two, and see what develops. Honestly considering going back to Calibre and Calibre Web.

In my local area, there have been several posts over the last couple of weeks across the standard platforms with people complaining about excessive prices, and price increases. Some folks are sharing examples where costs for electricity have increased 40% year-over-year, and yet we live in an area that’s primarily supported by hydroelectric, and have generally low energy costs. The deregulation and desire for utilities to turn a profit are killing people, without exaggeration.