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Cocodapuf ,

No that’s just my shitty heat pump. Sigh…

With an uncertain future, will Disney pull off yet another magic trick? (www.reuters.com)

Walt Disney's share price has dropped to its lowest level in nearly nine years as the company struggles in the age of streaming, causing concern among investors. Throughout its history, Disney has adapted to new technologies and challenges, from embracing sound and color in the early days to later embracing computer-generated...

Cocodapuf ,

With the rapid improvements in the field of rocketry right now, this is quickly becoming a viable option!

Cocodapuf ,

Source?

Here’s mine

That article may be out of date though. From the article:

What limits computer performance today is predictability, and the two big ones are instruction/branch predictability, and data locality.

This is true, and it points out one of the ways Intel has made their architecture so competitive, Intel has bet very heavily on branch prediction and they’ve done a lot of optimisation around it.

But more recently branch prediction has proven to be quite problematic in terms of security. Branch prediction was the root of the problem that led to the meltdown and spectre vulnerabilities. And the only real mitigation for this problem was to completely redesign how branch prediction was done, and significantly reducing the performance gains.

So yeah to sum up, one of the big differences between ARM and intel’s X86 architecture is branch prediction, except branch prediction just got nerfed big time.

Cocodapuf ,

That’s not how that works in international airspace, you can’t shoot down any plane that gets to close or looks at you funny.

This kind of engagement is a delicate dance with serious consequences attached to aggressive actions.

Cocodapuf ,

No, we don’t really do that any more. It’s not really necessary.

We put the fighters where they need to be when they need to be there. This bomber is just flying its patrol route, they don’t need to be protected along their path to the target, they don’t need to be anywhere near their targets, they’re loaded with cruise missiles and they strike from dozens or hundreds of miles away.

Cocodapuf ,

Why doesn’t Israel let in the Gazans?

Cocodapuf ,

Why doesn’t Israel let them in? If there was free movement between Gaza and Israel all problems would be solved, right?

Cocodapuf ,

If someone can’t get along with their neighbors, maybe they’re the problem…

Cocodapuf ,

So what?

Are people upset about this? I honestly don’t understand.

Cocodapuf , (edited )

No, I have no idea what you’re talking about.

But I still don’t understand why people would make a big deal about a piece of software that installs multiple software packages…

I mean have you ever installed Microsoft office? Did you ask it to install Microsoft access? What does Microsoft access even do?

Or have you ever installed nvidia drivers? Did you ask for the whole “GeForce experience”? Wtf does that even mean?

Installing extra software packages is definitely par for the course, bit in the brave example, at least the extra shit isn’t required for the main app to work, in fact it’s disabled by default, that’s great!

Cocodapuf , (edited )

It’s something that’s inherently a privacy and security risk. Even if brave themselves don’t do anything malicious with it, doesn’t mean that someone who’s found a potential exploit in the VPN service won’t.

Ok, well a vpn is a potential security improvement if anything… But regardless, it’s off, it’s disabled, unusable unless you’re paying for it. I mean just for perspective, any browser is much more of an inherent security risk than a VPN app sitting dormant and inactive.

But you’re right that users never asked for it, so I get that part.

Cocodapuf ,

It sounds like it has no ability to transmit though, right?

Has HP printers always been this bad? (sh.itjust.works)

So my mother recently bought an ET-2800, By HP we had an HP printer before and we got a new one because the old one would not work with my sister’s Windows 11 Laptop. So I had to set it up for my mother, the manual said you can use it without the app. But there was no way to physically do that. Anyway, I downloaded the app on...

Cocodapuf ,

Honestly, pretty much, yes. Their home printers have basically always been this bad. But then inkjets are universally bad anyway.

HP’s Business class printers for offices and schools are actually pretty good, they make a decent laser printer and they make a decent copier. But their $50 home models have always been garbage.

As someone who ran a computer lab for years, my advice is this: Always always always buy a laser printer. And personally I’ve had only mixed success with all the major manufacturers HP/Lexmark/Canon. I always recommend Brother because they mostly market to offices and corporations, and nobody wants to upset corporate partners, so they’re incentivized to actually make a good product.

FBI says North Korea deployed thousands of IT workers to get remote jobs in US with fake IDs (www.businessinsider.com)

FBI says North Korea deployed thousands of IT workers to get remote jobs in US with fake IDs::North Koreans are using fake IDs and learning IT skills to sneak their way into remote American jobs, according to the FBI and Justice departments.

Cocodapuf ,

Ok, just so we’re clear… The entire “scheme” was to get jobs working remotely in the US. And then doing those jobs adequately, and collecting a paycheck?

Truly deprived… I hope they catch every one of these monsters.

Cocodapuf ,

Personally, I think humans are the most interesting and important thing going on in this solar system, let alone planet. Actually, I think it would be a pretty tough argument to suggest anything else…

Cocodapuf ,

100% sincere. I guess it’s trendy to say things like “humans are parasites”, certainly the concept of “humans as a virus” has been explored in fiction often enough. But if we’re being perfectly honest, humans are simply amazing and what we’ve already achieved is monumental and incredibly meaningful. In fact, it’s the very definition of meaningful, because it’s intelligent life that creates “meaning” in the first place.

Cocodapuf ,

But do you know what’s killed even more species than humans have?

A supervolcano.

And what killed even more species than that?

An asteroid.

And honestly, the world has very little to show for it.

Mass extensions happen, they’ve happened many times and they will continue to happen for as long as there’s still life in this planet. So sure, humans are causing a mass extinction right now, but (A) that’s not unique or unusual for the planet, and (B) we’re aware of it, and we’re trying to change (even if we’re mostly failing). The asteroid never even tried to turn around, so in that sense we’re already proving friendlier than nature.

And on the topic of asteroids, here’s another thought… NASA’s DART mission has made meaningful progress in our efforts to prevent the next mass extinction by redirecting an asteroid. What that proves is that we are capable of doing positive things for the planet. Our self awareness gives us incentive to protect the planet and ourselves. I would think that the combination of our incentive and proven ability likely means that the planet is better off with us than without us, but in the end we’ll just have to wait and see.

Cocodapuf ,

The thumbnail image isn’t even a satellite…

Cocodapuf ,

Well, the chance isn’t zero, but that example, being knocked out (disabled or destroyed) by an asteroid has never happened to any spacecraft, ever. Statically the chances of that happening are very very close to zero.

Cocodapuf ,

Here’s the strangest part of this story:

Saltwater crocodile farm

What?

I mean of all the livestock options in the world, you go with that?

Cocodapuf ,

I’m a little bit surprised that all they got from that section of text was the word “purple”. I mean it’s a pretty amazing restoration, it looks like there’s a whole lot more than one decipherable word there!

Cocodapuf ,

Well, it really did work in the US. This is literally what happened at Pearl Harbor.

Roosevelt knew the attack was coming, very much so, our intelligence was good. But he needed the attack to happen, so he let it happen.

At the time, Europe was at war and our allies desperately needed help, but the US had been dragging it’s heels about getting involved for years. Roosevelt wanted to enter the war and support our allies, but congress just didn’t want to make the official declaration of war. But after the attack on Pearl harbor, that declaration came in short order, just as Roosevelt knew it would.

Cocodapuf ,

What are you talking about?

Cocodapuf ,

That doesn’t really mean much to Americans. Christianity is a death cult.

Cocodapuf ,

Wait, you’re saying I can resell my old adp to dvi connectors for up to $250?

Someone’s about to make an easy grand…

Hey, what’ll ya give me for some FireWire cables? Ooh, I got an old pre USB keyboard and mouse too!

Cocodapuf ,

Apple gave up in innovation when Steve Jobs died.

Cocodapuf ,

Well I’ll always use Firefox, no question about it. There is incredible value in using a browser with no alterior motivations, no additional products to sell you, no reason to spy on you.

MIT's Innovative Implant with Built-In Oxygen Generation Set to Transform Diabetes Care (www.theinnovativehorizon.com)

MIT engineers have developed an implantable device for Type 1 diabetes treatment. The device contains insulin-producing cells and self-generates oxygen by splitting bodily water vapor. Promising results in diabetic mice show stabilized glucose levels. This advancement could eliminate daily insulin injections, offering a...

Cocodapuf ,

So many questions…

Is the “Oxygen factory” component worn externally?

How exactly does it separate the Oxygen from vapor? What do they mean by “vapor”, does that mean the implant needs access to the respiratory system somehow?

Cocodapuf ,

And, less typing. That’s a plus for me.

Cocodapuf ,

All I have to say: Windows 7 forever!

Cocodapuf ,

Well I mean it points to our inability to control the use of ai systems, that is in fact a very real problem.

If you can’t keep people from making stupid memes, you also can’t keep people from making misleading propaganda or other seriously problematic content.

Towards the end of the story there was the example where they couldn’t stop the system from giving people a recipe for napalm, despite “weapons development” being an explicitly banned topic. I don’t think I need to spell out how that’s a problem.

Cocodapuf ,

It’s a solved problem too. You just run the prompt and the result of the generation through a second pass of a fine tuned model checking for jailbreaking or rule breaking content generation.

But that increases cost per query by 2-3x.

Huh, so basically it’s like every time my mom said “think before you speak”. You know, just run that line in your head once before you actually say it, to avoid saying something dumb/offensive.

Cocodapuf ,

Looking forward to playing the sequel. Also, the original is $3 on Steam right now!

Hey, thanks for the tip! I totally just gifted this to a couple of my friends.

Cocodapuf ,

Well, photovoltaic panels are already only good at converting a specific range of wavelengths of light into energy. If you want to build more efficient panels (for normal uses), you often need to layer them, with different layers able to use different ranges of the spectrum.

Lasers (and LEDs for that matter) only produce a single wavelength of light, so there is some potential for using it to transmit energy. You just need to tune your laser and your panel to be on the same wavelength. So there’s some tuning that needs to happen, but it’s basically traditional photovoltaics we’re talking about.

Although even then, I’m not sure what the theoretical maximum efficiency of these panels would be, there would probably still be a lot of energy loss. AND ALSO, I have some serious concerns with giving the military giant space based lasers strong enough to power a military base, that’s generally called a death ray.

Somehow, I’m actually more comfortable with the military having small nuclear reactors…

Cocodapuf ,

Agreed, and I mean, my common sense intuition says it definitely works with most music. Just ask any runner who runs with music playing in their earbuds, the music affects your running pace and it affects your breathing rhythm. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it influenced your heartbeat too. When we experience something with rhythm, it’s hard to ignore that rhythm. Perhaps it has something to do with how we’re constantly searching for patterns as a way to interpret and understand the world.

Cocodapuf ,

C. Yeah, nature is always more beautiful than our creations.

I think that’s obviously debatable. Natural things are not innately superior to designed things.

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They are at almost the same altitude, 540 km vs 550 km. There is probably almost never a starlink sat in view for the Hubble, they would need top be right on to of each other, the satellite would pass by at a very high speed and you wouldn’t see another for days.

Cocodapuf ,

We’ve kinda done that before, the first communications satellites were just giant reflectors, made to be as bright as possible.

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