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

Founder of #HomeAssistant states something interesting and pretty much ignored about smart #IoT devices: "You don’t own it if they can break it" #automation

https://newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/you-dont-own-it-if-they-can-break-it/

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

#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

Okay nerds. I’m hoping for recommendations because search results are all getting so murky with AI injections.

I am not a software developer, but I’m having to get more into it for the purpose of automation and sysadmin tasks. Presently I am focused on bash, python, a bit of PowerShell and CaC/IaC like Ansible, kubernetes etc.

Please recommend some books that are focused on software design patterns and principles that would be relevant for my use case.

Thank you!

E2: $22 Billion in Clean Energy Projects Cancelled in First Half of 2025; $6.7 Billion Cancelled in June https://www.byteseu.com/1237000/ #ArtificialIntelligence #Automation #emagazine #Energy #events #ezine #IndustrialRobots #Jobs #magazine #News #newsletter #PersonalRobots #robot #Robotics #RoboticsArticles #RoboticsCompanies #RoboticsConferences #RoboticsIndustry #RoboticsNews #RoboticsResources #RoboticsTechnology #Robots #training

"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

Another Sunday, another release day.
New version of **git-cliff** is out!

A customizable Changelog Generator written in Rust!
Now supports adding release statistics to the changelog!
Other highlights: https://git-cliff.org/blog/2.10.0/

GitHub: https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff

I just issued my first TLS certificate directly in Kubernetes against a Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Server after Terraforming the snot out of some Helm charts and a ClusterIssuer manifest with full Gitlab CI deployment.
I feel like I need an Experience section on my resume for just that one task.

Reposting from @apsap :
Been thinking about how #AI, #robotics, or #automation may impact archaeological labor in the coming years? Consider turning that into a Digital Review for @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for an upcoming theme issue on labor - call details:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-archaeological-practice/announcements/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-advances-in-archaeological-labor-management

Tip of the day: In a another post on smart rules, we discussed how to organize #DEVONthink documents in an automated fashion. In this post we briefly touched on the File action, but some people have wondered why not just use the Move action. Here’s the difference between the two. #automation #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20220802-filing-and-moving

Weil sie durch KI ersetzt werden sollen, legten Tiktok-Moderator:innen vorgestern in Berlin die Arbeit nieder. Nicht gealtert: »Marx und die Roboter« über lebendige Arbeit in Zeiten von KI & vernetzter Produktion und alte Herrschaft in digitalen Gewändern: https://dietzberlin.de/produkt/marx-und-die-roboter

Megatrend **#22** - Cross-Disciplinary Specialists: "The greatest competitive advantage isn't knowing everything - it's knowing how to learn anything."- Futurist Jim Carroll

(Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series on 30 Megatrends, which he first outlined in his book Dancing in the Rain: How Bold Leaders Grow Stronger in Stormy Times. The trends were shared in the book as a way of demonstrating that, despite any period of economic volatility, there is always long-term opportunity to be found. The book is now in print - learn more at dancing.jimcarroll.com)

The highest career value is increasingly found at the intersection of previously distinct careers, knowledge, and skill sets. Hybrid expertise that combines technical, creative, and human skills will continue to command a significant premium in the talent marketplace. No one can know everything there is to know, but knowing how to get that knowledge is a key success factor!

The future is hybrid! You don't need to know much anymore - you just need to know how to know it! Not only that, but you need to know how to know many different things.

Makes sense? Let's dig into the trend of the 'hybrid workforce.'
Read the whole post at the link below.

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Futurist Jim Carroll explored the early signs of this trend in multiple chapters in his 1997 book, Surviving the Information Age.

**#Workforce** **#Transformation** **#AI** **#Reskilling** **#Jobs** **#Automation** **#Learning** **#Adaptation** **#Skills** **#Future**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/07/decoding-tomorrow-30-megatrends-22-cross-discinplinary-specialists-the-greatest-competitive-advantage-isnt-knowing-everything-its-knowing-how-to-learn-anything/