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    <title>e dot dot dot 08 10 2026</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi</link>
    <description>e dot dot dot - a mostly about the Internet weblog by James Raposa</description>
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    <title>These Ryobi tools pay for themselves the first time you use them</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/10/08#auto___these_ryobi_tools_pay_for_themselves_the_first_time_you_use_them</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                            You can't get a better ROI on power tools than these top options from Ryobi.                                         &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.makeuseof.com/ryobi-tools-pay-for-themselves/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>I replaced 7-Zip with the version that actually looks like it belongs on Windows 11</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/10/08#auto___i_replaced_7_zip_with_the_version_that_actually_looks_like_it_belongs_on_windows_11</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                            My ZIP files are still boring but at least the app opening them isn't.                                        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.makeuseof.com/nanazip-modern-7zip-alternative-for-windows-11/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>Gemini finally caught up to the one Claude and ChatGPT feature I use constantly</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/10/08#auto___gemini_finally_caught_up_to_the_one_claude_and_chatgpt_feature_i_use_constantly</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                            Turns out Gemini is saying goodbye to Gems, and it may not be a bad thing after all.                                        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.makeuseof.com/gemini-finally-has-skills-and-they-are-way-better-than-gems-ever-were/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>Elon Musk blames Indian 'oligarchs' for stalling Starlink launch </title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/10/08#auto___elon_musk_blames_indian__oligarchs__for_stalling_starlink_launch</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Space X founder Elon Musk accused oligarchs in India of keeping Starlink out of the country to protect their monopoly over consumers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/elon-musk-starlink-spacex-jio-airtel-india.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>Samsung forecasts record third-quarter profit of $80 billion as AI boom fuels chip demand</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/10/08#auto___samsung_forecasts_record_third_quarter_profit_of__80_billion_as_ai_boom_fuels_chip_demand</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Samsung Electronics reported preliminary third-quarter earnings on Thursday, with operating profit forecast to top 100 trillion won for the first time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/samsung-q3-earnings.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>Anthropic will be 'most ridiculous IPO' of year, analyst says</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/10/08#auto___anthropic_will_be__most_ridiculous_ipo__of_year__analyst_says</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anthropic reportedly plans to list on the Nasdaq before Thanksgiving, and one bearish advisory firm suggests that investors sit this one out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/anthropic-will-be-most-ridiculous-ipo-of-year-analyst-says.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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