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September 2026

Roundup: for the week ending 6 September 2026

The migration trap and how tech marketing weaponises FOMO

VESPID 2 vs ARLES — Can You Actually See the Difference?

How to Install OPNsense 26.7 and Harden with CIS Security Baselines

TRIBIT StormBox Blast 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker / WOW!!!

ICTP 415: Navigating market realities, AI and the future of Caribbean global services, with Yoni Epstein of the Global Services Association of Jamaica

August 2026

Pyxis 6K+ Panasonic LUMIX S Series 50mm F1.8 #pyxis6k

Roundup: for the week ending 30 August 2026

ISC2 Harold F. Tipton Lifetime Achievement Award

SLAPP Censorship - Part 165 Out of 200: Two Years Since My Wife and I Sued

Over at Tux Machines...

IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 28, 2026

Gemini Links 29/08/2026: Death Notice, Systems Biology, and Gopher

The Caribbean’s digital economy has a checkout problem

Links 28/08/2026: Chatbot Pushers Admit They're Used Heavily for Social Engineering Scams, Strong Backlash Against "Smart Glasses" (CCTV on Legs)

I Tested the PYXIS 6K Autofocus in the REAL WORLD… ????

Michael Catanzaro's Latest Blog Post Affirms Rumours of Red Hat Changes and RAs/PIPs at IBM (updated)

Pyxis 6K AF TEST

Pyxis 6K AF. 6K Open Gate. Sigma 28–45 wide open. ????

ICTP 414: The tech brain drain, readying for the next digital infrastructure era, and the expensive illusion of digital transformation

We Went Looking for Jamaica’s Exact Center… Things Got CRAZY

Roundup: for the week ending 23 August 2026

Appointment to the ICANN Board of Directors

Reset, refocus, recharge: How to tech-optimise your post-summer comeback

ICTP 413: Shaping a resilient, trusted, and innovative digital Caribbean, with Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

Barbados’ Data Protection Watchdog Has Real Teeth on Paper. Why Hasn’t It Bitten?

17-Year-Old Jamaican Student's Win Trip To Germany To Learn Advanced Technology

Roundup: for the week ending 16 August 2026

What I Learned in London

At IBM, Workers 'Expire' Early ("Next Step" is 'Voluntary' Layoffs Decades Before Retirement Age) (updated)

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on Gym Equipment Can Endanger Several Parties (updated)

Microsoft Silent Layoffs This Month (PIPs and More "Buyouts", Driving Out the Workforce), According to Insiders (updated)

Omarchy is Already Dying (updated)

A Vortex of Beacons (or "Bluetooth Everywhere" Vision) (updated)

DZOFilm Catta 70-135mm T2.9 E-Mount

Back to monopoly? BTL–SMART and the future of Caribbean telecoms

ICTP 412: Harnessing lightning in a bottle through plasma solutions for the Caribbean, with Dr Yohan Seepersad of the AIIC

Sony Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 review!

Roundup: for the week ending 9 August 2026

From paper to pixels: What Jamaica’s elimination of cheques signals for the Caribbean region

DZOFilm Catta Zoom 70-135mm T2.9

ICTP 411: Navigating LLM efficacy, digital fatigue, and infrastructure realities, with Matthew Cowen of dgtlfutures

Roundup: for the week ending 2 August 2026

July 2026

Competitive advantage after AI: What changes, what endures and what comes next

Datacentre 'Boom' Sceptics Aren't Luddites, They Recognise a Threat to Human Survival (Not Limited to Climate Change)

Microsoft's Claims Are Based on a Big Lie

Don't Lose Sight of the Impact of "End of 10" (Vista 10)

Fellowship to the Chartered Institute of Information Security (FCIIS)

GAFAM and IBM Dying in Massive Debt, Hence the Mass Layoffs (Increasingly Silent Layoffs That the Media Fails to Mention) (updated)

SLAPP Censorship - Part 134 Out of 200: What "Majority Rules" Tell Us About the Litigant (updated)

European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Legal Concerns and Suspicions of Irregularities (updated)

ICTP 410: 5G opportunities, AI and competitiveness, and technology and violence trends in the Caribbean

Island Grille Dec 2023 (On the menu)

Roundup: for the week ending 26 July 2026

The Crash Was Slightly Worse Than I Thought / Channel Update

Does CXC’s SBA reform truly fix the AI problem?

The new Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8, and Galaxy Z Flip8

Dec 2023 (Street Photography)

ICTP 409: Beyond the hype and beyond adoption for an AI-ready Caribbean, with Rodney Taylor and Dr Craig Ramlal

10 or less (And the Sign Says..)

Roundup: for the week ending 19 July 2026

What is your monster name? (Questions)

EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XV - Nazi-Like Thinking at the European Patent Office (EPO) Not a Thing of the Past (updated)

Daniel Pocock Running for Office Again, Clacton-on-Sea By-election (updated)

Should Caribbean countries ban social media for children? Finding the right balance

Daniel Pocock as Independent Candidate, Now in The London Standard (updated)

Andy Burnham as National Leader Would be Excellent for Techrights (updated)

In Defence of Courts' Privacy Policies (updated)

Why I Quit Academic Career (or Academia) Nearly 15 Years Ago (updated)

ICTP 408: Are chatbots still relevant in the age of AI? The next phase of AI adoption, with Kern Elliott

Do not put in full sun (And the Sign Says..)

Roundup: for the week ending 12 July 2026

tomorrow people (Logbook)

It takes a village to raise responsible and digitally aware citizens

ICTP 407: Preparing for a digital future we can’t afford to ignore, with Dr Karen Abrams of STEMGuyana

Highway (Gallery Wall)

Roundup: for the week ending 5 July 2026

Dec 20, 2023 (Street Photography)

Required (And the Sign Says..)

Digital ambition, practical constraints: The Caribbean MSME challenge

Links 02/07/2026: China "Ethnic Unity" Law a Global Threat, "EU Imposes €3 Duty on Parcels From China"

IBM HR "Process is Similar to Raising Farm Animals" (updated)

Japan's Share of GNU/Linux Has More Than Doubled

'Largest Single Layoff Event In Gaming History' or 'Largest Single Layoff Event In Microsoft History'?

ICTP 406: From 1975 to the future, inside the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance, with Raquel Seville

Brett Wilson LLP Has Just Lost a Case of Its Biggest Client "IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)" (updated)

Gary Smith Says Brett Wilson LLP Engages in SLAPP Against Him Over LinkedIn Post, "This is the Streisand Effect in Real Time" (updated)

#Samsung A57 5G: Hands On https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xL_5y_auT60

June 2026

Blackmagic Pyxis 6K #pyxis6k

This $100 Dash Cam Sees EVERYTHING: 70mai 4K A810 Lite Dash Cam

Roundup: for the week ending 28 June 2026

Beyond LLMs: Navigating the shift to agentic AI

Do not cross the highway (And the Sign Says..)

Mandeville, Dec 2023 (Street Photography)

ICTP 405: AI, entry-level positions and the job market, online banking, and the return of the Luddite classroom

Roundup: for the week ending 21 June 2026

I have been watching Italian Movies (Movies)

My Unforgettable Trip to Turkey ???????? | Food, Culture & Adventure | Shot on Fujifilm

The Caribbean’s AI equation: Balancing unprecedented efficiency with regulatory realities

Links 19/06/2026: The Retweeting Class and Data Centres as National Security Risk

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