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Soon you can let Microsoft’s Notepad rewrite text for you

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Microsoft is adding AI-powered text editing to Notepad. The feature, called Rewrite, is rolling out in preview to Windows Insiders and will let you use AI to “rephrase sentences, adjust tone, and modify the length of your content,” according to the Windows Insider Blog.

If you’re a Windows Insider with early access to the feature, you can try it by highlighting the text you want to adjust in Notepad, right-clicking it, and choosing Rewrite. Notepad will then display a dialogue box where you can decide how they want to change their text — for example, if it needs to be longer or shorter. Rewrite will then offer three rewritten versions that you can replace your work with.

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LinuxGeek
2 hours ago
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Microsoft has ruined Notepad with new features that are buggy. Saving files when the user didn't want it saved. Trying to reopen files that aren't accessible because you're disconnected from the network. Time to install a windows port of vim.
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California sees motorcycle sales skyrocketing under electric mandate

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Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycleCalifornia is considering an electric-motorcycle mandate that could lead to an eight-fold growth in sales, CalMatters reports. The proposed rules, which the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the powerful regulator that sets the state's emissions standards, is set to vote on Nov. 7, would impose a credit system leading to 10% zero-emission...
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LinuxGeek
7 hours ago
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From a financial standpoint, motorcycles pay less taxes, less in registration fees, and use less gasoline. If local weather is conducive to using motorcycles, they're far cheaper to operate than EV or gasoline vehicles. On the other hand, motorcycle parts and mechanic maintenance cost dearly.
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Why My Next PC Could be a Mini PC and eGPU Combo

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My computers have been shrinking for decades. From full towers to mid, from mITX to laptops, I like my computers to take up as little space as possible while still offering decent performance. Now, thanks to mini PC development, I have a new option for my next system.



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LinuxGeek
6 days ago
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I've been planning a mini ITX build for a while now. My desktop gaming machine is aging. While this eGPU setup is interesting, it can't beat the price of building my own ITX.
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Lawsuit: City cameras make it impossible to drive anywhere without being tracked

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Police use of automated license-plate reader cameras is being challenged in a lawsuit alleging that the cameras enable warrantless surveillance in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The city of Norfolk, Virginia, was sued yesterday by plaintiffs represented by the Institute for Justice, a nonprofit public-interest law firm.

Norfolk, a city with about 238,000 residents, "has installed a network of cameras that make it functionally impossible for people to drive anywhere without having their movements tracked, photographed, and stored in an AI-assisted database that enables the warrantless surveillance of their every move. This civil rights lawsuit seeks to end this dragnet surveillance program," said the complaint filed in US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Like many other cities, Norfolk uses cameras made by the company Flock Safety. A 404 Media article said Institute for Justice lawyer Robert Frommer "told 404 Media that the lawsuit could have easily been filed in any of the more than 5,000 communities where Flock is active, but that Norfolk made sense because the Fourth Circuit of Appeals—which Norfolk is part of—recently held that persistent, warrantless drone surveillance in Baltimore is unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment in a case called Beautiful Struggle v Baltimore Police Department."

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LinuxGeek
15 days ago
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Oh how I wish this lawsuit had an actual chance of getting us out of the surveillance state we're in.
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Steam Reminds Gamers That They Don't Own Their Purchases

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You don't own the games in your Steam library. Going forward, you'll be reminded of this fact every time you buy a game from the Steam digital storefront.



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LinuxGeek
26 days ago
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I've been fond of Steam for their progress with making games work on linux. However, this reminder that they can always remove games that I've bought makes me wonder if gog.com might be a better place to purchase games.
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Judge Rules Google Must Open Android to Third-Party App Stores

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The ruling could change how you get apps on Android.

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LinuxGeek
28 days ago
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I don't understand this controversy. Apple ecosystem is locked down, but Android isn't. I've had no problem getting Amazon, Samsung, and F-droid app stores onto android devices.
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