Mace Moneta
@macemoneta.bsky.social
Computer scientist, retired. AT&T, Bell Labs, AT&T Labs. Linux, Microcontrollers, electronics. Fantasy and science fiction. Science nerd. Atheist, nihilist, with a bit of hedonism. Plant-based diet, no sugar, no alcohol, no smoking. Cat dad. 🌌 🌎 🇺🇸 NJ
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Mace Moneta
@macemoneta.bsky.social
· Aug 25
I'll take a stab at this, based on public data.
4% of desktops
2% of laptops
96.3% of the top 1 million web servers
82–85% of smartphones worldwide
48% of tablets
100% of the world’s top 500 supercomputers
62% of embedded systems
AI estimate: Linux likely runs on 40–50% of the world’s CPUs.
4% of desktops
2% of laptops
96.3% of the top 1 million web servers
82–85% of smartphones worldwide
48% of tablets
100% of the world’s top 500 supercomputers
62% of embedded systems
AI estimate: Linux likely runs on 40–50% of the world’s CPUs.
Trump: "Why won't you let me starve people to death?"
BREAKING: The Trump administration has renewed its Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen during the shutdown.
States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments
States are facing uncertainty about providing full monthly benefits for a federal food program serving 42 million Americans.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Trump: "Why won't you let me starve people to death?"
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In 1972, a cat commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These kittens promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune @[email protected]
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In 1972, a cat commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These kittens promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune @[email protected]
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To no one’s surprise…
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
To no one’s surprise…
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"A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components needed to make solar panels."
South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported compone...
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components needed to make solar panels."
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The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
Trump Pardons Giuliani And Others Allegedly Involved In Bid To Overturn 2020 Elections
The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
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Yes… look! (Left is today, right is from March)
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Yes… look! (Left is today, right is from March)
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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James Comey case 'coming apart at the seams' as crucial evidence collapses: report
www.rawstory.com/james-comey-...
www.rawstory.com/james-comey-...
James Comey case 'coming apart at the seams' as crucial evidence collapses: report
The Department of Justice's case against former FBI Director James Comey appears to be unraveling, with new evidence casting significant doubt on the prosecution's central allegations, The New Republi...
www.rawstory.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
James Comey case 'coming apart at the seams' as crucial evidence collapses: report
www.rawstory.com/james-comey-...
www.rawstory.com/james-comey-...
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Greatest con in American history.
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Greatest con in American history.
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I can’t believe it’s come to this.
November 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I can’t believe it’s come to this.
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“Heat pumps are superior in efficiency to condensing boilers, even if the heat pumps are powered by electricity from a power station burning natural gas.”
Not me saying that but the late Prof Sir David MacKay.
More in my @carbonbrief.org article 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
Not me saying that but the late Prof Sir David MacKay.
More in my @carbonbrief.org article 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Heat pumps are superior in efficiency to condensing boilers, even if the heat pumps are powered by electricity from a power station burning natural gas.”
Not me saying that but the late Prof Sir David MacKay.
More in my @carbonbrief.org article 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
Not me saying that but the late Prof Sir David MacKay.
More in my @carbonbrief.org article 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
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The fact that people using SNAP cannot buy food that is "hot at the point of sale" is some ableist, classicist, bullshit. I just found this out (thanks @erinbiba.bsky.social), and as a disabled person I am livid.
November 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The fact that people using SNAP cannot buy food that is "hot at the point of sale" is some ableist, classicist, bullshit. I just found this out (thanks @erinbiba.bsky.social), and as a disabled person I am livid.
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“Those of us engaged in this fight are witnessing a wholesale attack on free and fair elections,” said Marc Elias, a prominent election lawyer involved in more than 60 election-related suits. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom: ‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’
White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midterms
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“Those of us engaged in this fight are witnessing a wholesale attack on free and fair elections,” said Marc Elias, a prominent election lawyer involved in more than 60 election-related suits. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
Why next year's flu shot might not be as good as it should be
America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other pathogens. That could be a blow to the development of the 2025 flu vaccine.
www.npr.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
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Trump Administration Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamp Benefits
The cruelty is the point.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
The cruelty is the point.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamp Benefits
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Trump Administration Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamp Benefits
The cruelty is the point.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
The cruelty is the point.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Before you consider the nefarious consider the safety aspects. Electric vehicles and large battery devices have many more sensors. They are connected by WiFi/LTE/5G, and report that data back to the manufacturer. If they indicate a potentially dangerous situation should they ignore it? Probably not.
"Everything that China does is covered by the national security law in China, and that means every single company has to co-operate with the Chinese authorities in handing over data."
Shock, horror, China flexes its muscles and puts backdoors in foreign products.
Shock, horror, China flexes its muscles and puts backdoors in foreign products.
UK investigates remote ‘kill switch’ on Chinese-made buses — The Times and The Sunday Times
The UK is investigating a security loophole that could allow hundreds of Chinese-made electric buses to be remotely deactivated. Government officials are working with the National Cyber Security Centr...
apple.news
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Before you consider the nefarious consider the safety aspects. Electric vehicles and large battery devices have many more sensors. They are connected by WiFi/LTE/5G, and report that data back to the manufacturer. If they indicate a potentially dangerous situation should they ignore it? Probably not.
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