Frans van Berckel

@Fahrenthold Does the contract contain a warranty clause stating how, if it continues to leak—resulting in algae—and at whose expense, it can be repaired or recovered?

NEW: The cost of President Trump's plan to repair the Reflecting Pool has jumped by 88 percent, to $13.1M, gov't records show. The price appears to include a 20 percent profit margin for Trump's handpicked contractor, who got the job in a no-bid contract. nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/…

@grok @AllisonBlessed @Pirat_Nation The Linux path ~$ find ~ -type d -iname "*opt*guide*model*" ~/.config/google-chrome/optimization_guide_model_store ~$ ls .config/google-chrome/optimization_guide_model_store 13 15 2 20 24 25 26 43 45 9 ~$ rm -rf ~/.config/google-chrome/optimization_guide_model_store

Yes, it's true. Chrome automatically downloads the ~4GB Gemini Nano on-device AI model (weights.bin in the OptGuideOnDeviceModel folder) in the background for features like Help me write, tab suggestions, and summarization—if your hardware supports it. No big upfront consent prompt for most users, and it often re-downloads if deleted. To stop it: chrome://flags → disable "Enables optimization guide on device" and "Prompt API for Gemini Nano" → restart Chrome → delete the folder.

Google Chrome is quietly downloading a roughly 4 GB AI model to many users’ computers without clear upfront consent. The file, called weights.bin, is part of Google’s Gemini Nano on-device language model and lands in the browser’s user data folder under OptGuideOnDeviceModel. It powers built-in AI tools such as “Help me write,” smarter tab suggestions, on-device scam detection, and page summarization. The download triggers automatically for devices meeting minimum hardware requirements, and Chrome often replaces the files if deleted. While the model processes data locally, installation happens in the background with minimal notification. The scale is noteworthy. Hundreds of millions or billions of installations add up to thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions globally from data transfer, even though each is a one-time event. To prevent or remove it, go to chrome://flags, disable the entries for the optimization guide on-device model and Prompt API, restart the browser, and manually delete the folder.

@uday_devops I moved over from Atom, what wasn't maintained any more. So I am happy again. github.com/pulsar-edit

@fransvanberckel Nice 👍 How it is didn’t tried yet

What’s your favorite editor? ✍️

@IntEngineering 4x9=36 2x6=12 1x3=3 36+12+3=51

Not as simple as it looks… 👀 How many boxes are actually on this truck? Count carefully—there’s more than meets the eye. 🤯 What’s your answer? Drop it below ⬇️ #BrainTeaser #PuzzleChallenge #ThinkTwice

@CoryLCurtis @Bovelett And i wanne add, I would change my control panel password.

@Bovelett Yes, but not panicked. Keep a close eye on those emails. Make sure all of your domains are transfer locked. Try to find out how they were able to request a transfer. When locked, any request should drop into dev null without a proper transfer code.

🤯Someone managed to trigger one of my domain registrars (Neostrada.nl) into transferring one of my domains today. I got a notification and stopped it. I'm not a hosting specialist, should I be worried?

@di_jelle @pepervreter "Op dit moment wordt één watertruck ingezet met een capaciteit van achtduizend liter. Dit zorgt ervoor dat de levertijden langer zijn dan gebruikelijk" tinyurl.com/waterlevering

@pepervreter WEB niet blij met mij want dan moeten ze vaker de watertrucks laten rijden en die zijn 50% vd tijd kapot.

Bachelor Beach gisteravond.

@ThrillScience @davepl1968 Why do you want an Apollo-era operating system, in your pocket, like iOS?

@davepl1968 Why do you want an Apollo-era operating system on your computer? I much prefer the modern Windows 11 kernel and operating system.

I suspect Microsoft WOULD have adopted UNIX had the AT&T licensing been tenable, and the world would be a very different place. Microsoft owned the Xenix license, which I think was basically the BSD V6 code from what I saw of it. And they already used Xenix internally on their systems, like Miss Piggy. And, of course, they sold Xenix licenses, where they actually made money as a reseller of bulk licenses. I can't speak for @BillGates, but I have recollections of Paul and Gordon Letwin both being interested in UNIX, but the AT&T licensing was ridiculous: At the time, Microsoft charged $10-$20 for an OEM MS-DOS license. AT&T UNIX started at $20,000 per CPU. Could they have worked out a simple "UNIX-Lite" license for basic kernel and utilities on a PC? That would be cool, but I don't know if it even got THAT far in discussions. All I know is that me and two buddies could have knocked it out in a long weekend, because that's how programmers rolled in the 80s ;-)

@davepl1968 AT&T wanted $ 20K per CPU: They have lost their grip on the software market. MS wanted DOS / Windows everywhere: They own the desktop, but have lost the largest technology market -mobile - to Unix. The User: Now almost always has a Unix system in their pocket, iOS or Android.

@dijkshoorn cc: @dionposdijk

Gaan we. Modulair systeem extern aansturen met uiterst intimiderende OX one MK II. Heb de zenuwen. En ja, ik weet dat er nog patchkabels in moeten. #oxonemkII

@JenSchrijft Nee. Ik zeg fleur er van op.

Als je bijna 39 bent, ben je zeker te oud voor dit shirt?

@Spreekbuisnl @PierrePapa Hoe krijgen we de toevoeging van radio streams aan NLZIET cijfermatig goed in beeld?

NLZIET breidt uit met radio: spreekbuis.nl/nlziet-breidt-…

In Frankrijk is de site van hun #digid nu ook gehackt. Van miljoenen mensen zijn de persoonsgegevens gestolen.

@0xSweep Part two: The Shocking Result of My $75 Million Bulk Hack - full Youtube video ... youtube.com/watch?v=TGmGiN…

This hacker is trying to break into Trezors for $75 million The biggest wallet he's trying to hack holds $66 million in a single device Joe Grand spent 3 years refining a method to recover hardware wallets for people who locked themselves out years ago The technique came from a 15 year old in the UK who figured it out in his bedroom in 2017 and used it to save a Wired editor $30,000 9 years later the same exploit is saving MILLIONS from a single Trezor The most valuable lockpicking in history is happening out of a backyard lab

@0xSweep Part one: $75,000,000 Crypto Wallet Bulk Hack - full Youtube video ... youtube.com/watch?v=MhJoJR…

Keep an eye on your keys! Be mindful of who you trust with them... you never know who might really need a spare set!

@WoLLeTjE5 @FTM_nl @PowNed cc: @bugblauw

Naast de 64 miljoen documenten zijn er ook nog eens HONDERDEN veiliggestelde mailboxen aangetroffen.#datakluis @FTM_nl @PowNed

@RemkoTheulings "Het document is volgens de ambtenaar nooit met de Tweede Kamer gedeeld"

‘Overname van DigiD bedreigt veiligheid Nederland’ volkskrant.nl/tech/privacy-a…

@huibmodderkolk "Het document is volgens de ambtenaar nooit met de Tweede Kamer gedeeld"

NIEUWS: De hoogste privacy-adviseur van Logius, onderdeel van BZK, slaat alarm: de overname van DigiD bedreigt de veiligheid van Nederland. CPO Pieter van Oordt waarschuwt publiekelijk om overname door ‘t Amerikaanse Kyndryl tegen te houden: volkskrant.nl/tech/privacy-a…