AnActOfCreation

• Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, does not believe in cryptocurrencies, calling them a vehicle for scams and a Ponzi scheme.
• Torvalds was once rumored to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, but he clarified it was a joke and denied owning a Bitcoin fortune.
• Torvalds also dismissed the idea of technological singularity as a bedtime story for children, saying continuous exponential growth does not make sense.

• Mozilla ends partnership with Onerep due to CEO's ties to data broker
• Onerep's data removal service bundled into Mozilla's Monitor Plus subscription
• Onerep CEO admits to owning people-search websites, leading to end of partnership with Mozilla. Transition plan in progress.

• Browser makers Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla have announced Interop 2024, a project to promote web browser interoperability.
• JPEG XL, a potential replacement for JPEG and PNG image formats, was not included in Interop 2024.
• The rejection of JPEG XL has been blamed on Google, with the Google Chrome team deciding not to support the image compression technology.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/nulY6

• The author canceled their Amazon Prime subscription on a whim and realized they didn't really need it.
• Leaving Prime meant slower shipping but the author was happy to wait and still found the selection and delivery speed satisfactory.
• Many people love Prime for its fast shipping and convenience, but some readers expressed ambivalence and considered canceling.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/3M27c