China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/04/world/chinas-unbeatable-new-export/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #chineseeconomy #automation #ai #production #trade #deepseek #evs

Home Assistant:

The "Energy" dashboard is mandatory, and not (easily) to remove from the list of dashboard. I don't have any data for it, and want it gone. Can't be deselected in list of dashboards. tried long-clicking on it, and ended up in the configuration.

Can't leave the configuration, the final step throws an error.

How do I get rid of this, the dashboard, or the setup?

New in our electronic #collection:

The Future of Labour : How AI, Technological Disruption and Practice Will Change the Way We Work

https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/103409

Tip of the day: You can use #DEVONthink as an #RSS reader to subscribe to, read, and archive feeds. Here is a simple way to add notifications when you get new articles. #automation #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250423-rss-notifications-devonthink

Happy Friday FreeBSD

Your jails are clean.
Your configs are versioned.
Your system is secure.
Feels good, doesn’t it?

Take the win and enjoy the weekend.

Bosses are always keen to “reduce the cost of labour”

#TikTok plans in #Germany follow a tried and tested method whereby tech giants outsource services to countries with lower wages and weaker labor protections. In #Kenya, for example, TikTok is already using the subcontractor #Teleperformance The hourly pay there? $2.30.

https://jacobin.com/2025/08/berlin-tiktok-tech-ai-strike

Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft –
https://www.verdi.de/ueber-uns/verdi-international

First release:

I wrote an Ansible connection-plugin to automate FreeBSD Jails via their host, by utilizing jls and jexec to run automation via a SSH connection to the FreeBSD host.

I released that on GitHub https://github.com/chofstede/ansible_jailexec
And on my Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/Larvitz/ansible_jailexec

Released under a BSD license.

This enables seamless automation of FreeBSD jails without needing a SSH connection to the Jails themselves.

Automation is a big part of DEVONthink because it helps our users saving valuable time on recurring tasks. With batch processing, smart rules, and scripts, you can create workflows for your specific needs. Here are some of the ways we reworked and expanded automation in DEVONthink 4.0 Copernicus. #devonthink #automation https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250731-new-in-devonthink-4-automation

Tip of the day: Apple’s Reminders is a great application for keeping track of what’s done and what still needs to be done. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could create a reminder for items in #DEVONthinkToGo? We created a shortcut to make that an easier process. #automation #devonthink #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20230928-creating-reminders-devonthink-to-go

Atlassian CEO Lays Off 150 Employees, Tells Them They'll Largely Be Replaced With AI

｢ Meanwhile, Atlassian's other billionaire cofounder, Scott Farquhar, defended the layoffs, telling reporters today that Australia's copyright laws should be revised so AI companies had free rein to mine data unobstructed ｣

https://futurism.com/ceo-lays-off-150-employees-replaced-ai

Project reveal:

For the past couple of weeks, I was working on a modern Ansible connection plugin for FreeBSD Jails: jailexec.py

It utilizes the SSH connection to the host-system and jexec to execute Ansible automation within FreeBSD jails.

Makes it even possible to automate jails, that aren't reachable via SSH themselves (or even have no IP address).

Bonus features:

- Connection pooling and persistence for improved performance

- Efficient file transfer with proper permission handling

- Jail command execution via jexec with privilege escalation (doas/sudo)

- Comprehensive error handling and logging with multiple log-levels (-v -vv and -vvv)

After some polishing and testing, I will publish that under a BSD 2-Clause license on my Codeberg repositories and GitHub (Likely during the weekend)

#freebsd #bsd #ansible #automation #python #devops @vermaden

#Drupal Devs! Don't let your data be an Achilles' heel! My latest post unpacks a robust bash script for automated nightly Drupal database backups. It runs outside Drupal for max reliability & performance, and I'll show you how to skip cache data for super lean backups.

Secure your site, streamline your workflow. Get the script & full breakdown here: https://drupalodyssey.com/blog/devops/bulletproof-your-drupal-data-automated-nightly-backups

#Automation & #OpenSource #robotic technology: Making #Titration accessible for #students of all abilities:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00025
#DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #education #STEM #MINT #school #BLISTA #accessibility #disabilities #inclusion #Inklusion #science #teaching #EDU #Arduino

The End of Work as We Know It • Gizmodo

“As a CEO myself, I can tell you, I’m extremely excited about it. I’ve laid off employees myself because of AI. AI doesn’t go on strike. It doesn’t ask for a pay raise. These things that you don’t have to deal with as a CEO.”

https://gizmodo.com/the-end-of-work-as-we-know-it-2000635294

“The #tech world is reeling as #layoffs in 2025 have crossed the staggering 100,000 mark, with leading companies like #Intel, #Microsoft, #Meta, and several others announcing sweeping job cuts.

This wave of layoffs, the largest since the early 2020s, is reshaping the global #technology landscape and sending shockwaves through the #job #market.”

“The rapid adoption of #AITools has made many roles redundant, especially in software engineering, support, and administrative functions. Companies are investing heavily in #automation to boost #efficiency and reduce #costs.

The #hiring frenzy of 2020-2022, fueled by #RemoteWork and #DigitalTransformation, led to bloated workforces.

As growth normalizes, companies are recalibrating their staffing needs.”

#Engineers / #WhiteCollar / #designers / #SupportStaff / #sackings / #AI <https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/jobs/tech-layoffs-2025-intel-microsoft-meta-job-cuts>

"96% of bosses expect that AI will make their workers more productive;

85% of companies are either requiring or strongly encouraging workers to use AI;

49% of workers have no idea how AI is supposed to increase their productivity;

77% of workers say using AI decreases their productivity."

https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/25/accountability-sinks/#work-harder-not-smarter