Intel CPU Temperature Monitoring Driver For Linux Now Unmaintained After Layoffs
Intel CPU Temperature Monitoring Driver For Linux Now Unmaintained After Layoffs
There is yet more apparent fallout from Intel's recent layoffs/restructurings as it impacts the Linux kernel..www.phoronix.com
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Why are you linking to posts on another forum rather than directly to the image itself?
Ah, I see. You are trying to get people to use the forum you created rather than this one.
GoatMatrix.net is an alternative Reddit-like social media forum that was hand-coded from scratch by developer x0x7, along with his other projects.
I would throw in the argument that the pace at which innovation happens is fostered by competition.
That's not the only motivation, of course. There's curiosity, passions, social movements, etc. But market pressure seems to be a huge driver.
It's generally not true. What is true is that every single person in a society organized to kill you through neglect is motivated to find some way to making a lot of money and escaping their plight. The way you do this in a capitalist society is you make some rich people much richer. So you try to come up with ways to make them richer.
Sometimes that means solving problems that the masses will pay you for, if only you could scale it (investors show up to scale it, take 70% of the value, you become a millionaire).
Sometimes that means solving a problem for industry that reduces their costs, if I only you could overcome the upfront costs (investors show up to build it, take 70% of the value, you become a millionaire).
However, what people who have never done this don't realize is that the real problem being solved is the problem of making rich people more money. Literally anything that makes them richer will get there investment, regardless of it solves social problems or creates social problems. Inversely, if you solve social problems for the masses but it can't make the rich richer, then your solution never gets any traction.
The selection criteria is fundamentally whether or not it makes the rich richer. That's why in the US such a massive percentage of GDP is artificial markets - copyrighted art and media, digital rights management, digital locks on tractors and machinery, digital locks on printer ink and Keurig cups - or total wastes of time - billions in rebranding, billions in consulting to merge and then divest - or in terribly damaging social engineering - billions in pink taxes, boys vs girls branding, manipulating beauty standards, manipulating children, sugary cereals, endless plastic toys, chemical engineering to create food cravings and suppress satiety, etc.
So yes, competition creates a frenzy of activity, but the activity is poorly directed, often negative value, innovative and novel ways to harm people, and ultimately not geared towards anything useful.
Meanwhile, look at socialism and compare where it actually matters - the Soviets dominated space exploration compared to the West. During COVID, the US spent billions racing for a vaccine and Cuba developed one on the same timeline without the massive grift while under the most brutal and long-term collective punishment regime in the history of the world.
At the end of the day, purposeful, intentional, directed effort will always beat the mass chaos of random actors all frenzily trying to save themselves out of desperation.
Poll: 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis are not troubled by the famine in Gaza
A new poll by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis – 79% - are not troubled by reports of Palestinian famine and suffering in Gaza.
Archived version: archive.is/20250808164738/mond…
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If you look at Vietnam "war" (war was never officially declared because laws in US are just guidelines) through the years you will see an interesting trend. The same holds true for illegal military invasions of Middle East countries.
statista.com/statistics/133432…
Vietnam War: U.S. public opinion on sending troops 1965-1973| Statista
The United States' war in Southeast Asia against the communist controlled North Vietnam was one of the key conflicts of the Cold War.Statista
GPT-5: "How many times does the letter b appear in blueberry?"
Blueberry Hill
ChatGPT 5 was released today. ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled the long-awaited latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, GPT-5, saying it can provide PhD-level expertise.kieranhealy.org
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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Israeli government's plan to expand Gaza war
Thousands marched through the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand an end to the war in Gaza, just a day after the Israeli government pledged to seize control of Gaza City. Protesters held signs and displayed photos of hostages still held in the Palestinian enclave, urging the government to obtain their release.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/france24.com…
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While this is welcome pressure, don't kid yourself into thinking that they actually care about people in Gaza.
A new poll by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis – 79% - are not troubled by reports of Palestinian famine and suffering in Gaza.
Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy's mainland
Thousands of people have marched in Messina, Sicily, to protest a government plan to build a bridge connecting the Italian mainland with Sicily
Archived version: archive.is/newest/independent.…
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Qantas Retires Its Entire Q300 Fleet After 25 Years In Service
The final voyage: One loyal aircraft's last journey connecting Australia's cities before retirement.
Qantas Retires Its Entire Q300 Fleet After 25 Years In Service
The final voyage: One loyal aircraft's last journey connecting Australia's cities before retirement.Aaron Bailey (Qantas)
US | Commercial fishing in a vast Pacific nature area is halted after a judge blocks a Trump order
Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again after a judge in Hawaii sided with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fishing-pacific-islands-4202a5a746b7d6a1dd4e76cd41dd7297
[Article] Moonquakes threaten future Moon bases
As if hard vacuum, intense cosmic radiation, corrosive dust, meteors, and temperatures whiplashing hundreds of degrees between night and day weren't enough, personnel at future Moon bases will be at significant peril from moonquakes.
The CDC Shooter Was Obsessed With Vaccine Conspiracy Theories. RFK Jr. Was Predictably Slow to Respond.
Trump's health secretary shared photos of himself fishing before he offered any thoughts about the attack.
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UK to deport foreign criminals to free up jail space in latest immigration crackdown
Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood vows the offenders will be sent ‘packing’ immediately when they receive a custodial sentence
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Majorie Taylor Greene up 142% in stocks she bought days before ICE awarded company massive contract: ‘Laughable’
The Georgia representative is a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, which oversees ICE
Just Buy Nothing: A fake online store to combat shopping addiction — A dopamine-safe shopping experience. Fake carts, no consequences
- GitHub Repo.
- Reddit.
- Hackernews.
- Tildes.
> - Realistic Shopping Experience: Complete e-commerce simulation with cart, checkout, and order tracking
> - AI-Powered Product Catalog: Products generated from Midjourney images using OpenAI Vision
> - Chrome Extension: "iBuyNothing Guard" interrupts Amazon checkout pages
> - Authentic Images: Brand-free professional product photography
> - Categories: Electronics, Home & Kitchen, Books, Video Games, Toys & Games
GitHub - JustBuyNothing/JustBuyNothingApp: A dopamine-safe shopping experience. Fake carts, no consequences
A dopamine-safe shopping experience. Fake carts, no consequences - JustBuyNothing/JustBuyNothingAppGitHub
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Trump nominates ex-Fox commentator Tammy Bruce for deputy UN ambassador
Bruce, dubbed a ‘great patriot’ by Trump in announcement, now serves as state department spokesperson
Russia, Belarus attempting to institute renewed EU migrant crisis with help from Libyan warlord, Telegraph reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko appear to have renewed their efforts to institute a migrant crisis within the EU with the assistance of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, the Telegraph reported on Aug. 9.
Archived version: archive.is/20250809230452/kyiv…
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U.S. Wine Exports to Canada Have Plummeted 97%
The trade war President Trump has sparked with Canada has caused Canadians to purchase nearly $130 million less wine this year.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/robbreport.c…
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Linus Torvalds Rejects RISC-V Changes For Linux 6.17: "Garbage"
Linus Torvalds has used his authority to reject the RISC-V architecture changes for the Linux 6.17 kernel. The RISC-V updates won't land this cycle and will need to try again for v6.18 later in the year. Linus refers to at least some of the proposed RISC-V code as garbage along with being submitted rather late during the merge window.
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Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show
Exclusive: Polluted water was released into loch near Glasgow because Royal Navy failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes, says watchdog
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Potomac Mid-Air Collision: USDOT Opens Audit Of FAA Washington D.C. Airspace Oversight
DOT launches audit into FAA's DCA airspace oversight after deadly Potomac mid-air collision, probing ADS-B exemptions and safety gaps.
Potomac Mid-Air Collision: USDOT Opens Audit Of FAA Washington D.C. Airspace Oversight
DOT launches audit into FAA's DCA airspace oversight after deadly Potomac mid-air collision, probing ADS-B exemptions and safety gaps.Victoria Agronsky (Simple Flying)
pazzia alberghifera e si rimane a marcire (fuori dalla stanza non potendo entrare)
Non l’ho detto appena è successo, perché la solita scaramanzia è sempre d’obbligo, e quindi ho piuttosto aspettato di tornare a casa… e poi però mi seccai, quindi eccomi solo il giorno ancora dopo a raccontare il momento (assolutamente per nulla!) epico successomi in albergo, per fortuna solo una (1) volta e solo l’ultima sera, […]
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pazzia alberghifera e si rimane a marcire (fuori dalla stanza non potendo entrare)
Non l’ho detto appena è successo, perché la solita scaramanzia è sempre d’obbligo, e quindi ho piuttosto aspettato di tornare a casa… e poi però mi seccai, quindi eccomi solo il giorno ancora dopo a raccontare il momento (assolutamente per nulla!) epico successomi in albergo, per fortuna solo una (1) volta e solo l’ultima sera, e non troppo tardi… menomale… (Magari può interessare alla 1 persona che mi legge che lavora in hotel, chissà.) 💣Praticamente, tornavo in camera dopo che avevamo passato la prima parte della giornata fuori… e la porta non si apriva appoggiando la scheda. Ho provato per 2 minuti buoni a passarla in qualsiasi posizione sul lettore, ma ops, niente. Andando a chiedere in reception, quindi, si scopre l’assurdo: era zompato tutto!!! Cioè, se ho ben capito (o loro hanno ben spiegato), per un attimo gli risultava come sparito il mio profilo o qualcosa del genere (non ho ben capito, non ho idea di che robo ci giri su quei computer), poi pare di no, ma comunque in tutto ciò la scheda (una di quelle bianche classiche… con il numero della camera appiccicato con lo scotch, lol) comunque non ne voleva sapere di funzionare. (Spacc.) 💩
L’hanno riscritta un paio di volte e provata, ma niente. Quindi mi hanno dato temporaneamente un’altra tessera, che tenevano a giro… e poi un quarto d’ora dopo mi hanno ridato credo la stessa, e funzionava. Quindi mi chiedo cosa sia successo in quel lungo ma breve frangente di tempo… l’avranno completamente brasata e riflashata? Si sarà smagnetizzata o schifezze varie, pur stando giusto nel mio zaino, dove NON ho bombe ESD o atomiche? E chi lo sa… mi hanno detto che non era la prima volta che una stranezza simile succedeva in albergo, ma che era comunque alquanto rara (e ovviamente, stando io in una stanza diversa da quella dei miei genitori, quindi impattando solo me, i potery forty dovevano necessariamente farmela succedere). 🧭
La cosa veramente strana, però, è che i problemi non erano finiti qui! Con la scheda in sé in realtà si — e ripeto, menomale, soprattutto perché in questo hotel per qualche motivo non c’era neanche il turno continuato dei dipendenti, quindi non voglio nemmeno immaginare che bordello sarebbe stato dover rientrare alle 11 di sera ma avere la porta che non subisce la magia di apertura!!! — ma praticamente, proprio nel mezzo di questo casino con la tessera, era uscito pure un glitch con il condizionatore, o una merdata del genere. Lo avevo spento, con il tastino a muro, come avevo fatto le altre sere… e poi però non si accendeva più. Ho premuto tutti i tasti e modificato in ogni modo le classiche opzioni per nulla chiare… e non si smuoveva. Normalmente poi, togliendo la scheda dal muro per fare come per uscire, quindi aspettando un minutino, si accendeva comunque da solo per tenere la stanza a temperatura… e stavolta no. Prima che la stanza si riscaldasse davvero troppo, che in 10 minuti già stavo sudando, chiedo un’altra volta al tizio… e, magicamente, dal suo computer lo vedeva spento, nonostante io avessi poi premuto il tasto per farlo andare (ed è concettualmente assurdo ‘sto fatto che dal computer suo veda il condizionatore mio, quando il mio computer a casa mia non sa nemmeno che in camera mia c’è un condizionatore, ma lasciamo stare). Ha “riacceso” anche quello, in questo caso subito, ma a quel punto l’affaraccio non ho avuto il coraggio di toccarlo minimamente, e l’ho spento solo quando mi sono messa a fare lo suripu (durante il quale, per fortuna al contrario, è rimasto spento). 😨
L’hotel dei pazzi insomma, mamma mia!!! Anche se, comunque, non mi posso lamentare, perché la mia camera era comunque crazy (cioè, meglio di quella dei miei genitori)… e in questo tecnicamente lo staff ha mostrato la giusta riverenza, dando automaticamente a me la stanza top e ai miei quella più zzz, con la consegna delle chiavi al check-in, senza aver fatto domande. Purtroppo, gli spiriti malevoli mi seguono ovunque io vada, e portano come sempre le cose più strane a succedere ai miei danni; non è colpa degli umani, in questo caso. 🤥
MSS unveils case of foreign agents hacking commercial camera to spy on Chinese port
MSS unveils case of foreign agents hacking commercial camera to spy on Chinese port
China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Thursday revealed a case in which a surveillance camera installed by a commercial shop near a port was hacked by foreign agents and used to monitor the port.www.globaltimes.cn
Should we switch the default privacy community from !privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com to !privacy@programming.dev ?
Hello everyone,
I raised the point recently already, but to make it short
- there is an active poster on !privacy@programming.dev
- !privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com is mostly me and @cm0002@lemmy.world
- I think it would be beneficial to consolidate on one community rather than crosspost content from one to the other
I tried to reach out to the active poster, who posted to the lemmy.dbzer0 community in the past before switching back to programming.dev, and I guess they disagree with some of the stances of dbzer0 (probably the pro AI one)
Programming.dev has a few hiccups from time to time, but for a few months it has been stable
What do people think?
Not an active poster, but when I do post in privacy community it's !privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com simply because programming.dev is loose with defederation. While I don't agree with certain instances political ideology something like privacy communities reach being limited because of it makes no sense.
I'll echo what others have said though that this will get resolved with multi-community support which was funded by NLnet grant. While consolidating now might seem like a good idea to help community growth, I think it's more damaging longer term than waiting for technical solution.
Poll: 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis are not troubled by the famine in Gaza
Poll: 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis are not troubled by the famine in Gaza
A new poll by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis – 79% - are not troubled by reports of Palestinian famine and suffering in Gaza.Adam Horowitz (Mondoweiss)
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Niger Announces Nationalisation Of Its Only Gold Mine
Niger Announces Nationalisation Of Its Only Gold Mine
Niger's military government has announced the nationalisation of the country's sole industrial gold mine, accusing its Australian operator of "serious breaches" as the junta seeks greater control of natural resources.Barrons
UK-funded spy flights over Gaza linked to attack that killed British volunteers: Report
UK-funded spy flights over Gaza linked to attack that killed British volunteers: Report
London has refused to release aerial footage of the deadly strikes that killed British aid workersthecradle.co
US | Net neutrality advocates won’t appeal loss, say they don’t trust Supreme Court
Advocates say Supreme Court shows “hostility toward sound legal reasoning.”
Net neutrality advocates won’t appeal loss, say they don’t trust Supreme Court
Advocates say Supreme Court shows “hostility toward sound legal reasoning.”…Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)
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Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout
Age verification has officially arrived in the UK thanks to the Online Safety Act (OSA), a UK law requiring online platforms to check that all UK-based users are at least eighteen years old before allowing them to access broad categories of “harmful” content that go far beyond graphic sexual content. EFF has extensively criticized the OSA for eroding privacy, chilling speech, and undermining the safety of the children it aims to protect. Now that it’s gone into effect, these countless problems have begun to reveal themselves, and the absurd, disastrous outcome illustrates why we must work to avoid this age-verified future at all costs.
Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout
Age verification has officially arrived in the UK thanks to the Online Safety Act (OSA), a UK law requiring online platforms to check that all UK-based users are at least eighteen years old before allowing them to access broad categories of “harmful”…Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Trump administration threatens to take Harvard's patents
The federal government told Harvard University it could take control of the school's patents — the latest in a months-long feud between the Trump administration and the school.
Switch lite shell swap and modchip
My modded switch lite with new shell and joycons! Got these from aliexpress since the original shell was cracked and the joycons had some dead zones. Whole process took about 3.5 hours (with child interruptions). I had some pics of the soldering but seem to have lost them.
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I love that shell!! Can you link to the seller?
I’d love to pick up a cheap used switch and do some hardware mods to it - are there any good guides?
Here's a link to the shell: aliexpress.us/item/32568015078…
I used this YouTube video for disassembly:
Definitely breaths new life into it! The original shell was a bit cracked.
- YouTube
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
Microsoft sued for discontinuing Windows 10 support
The plaintiff says that Microsoft's tactic of "forced obsolescence" is an "attempt to monopolize the generative AI market."
Case file: courthousenews.com/wp-content/…
https://www.courthousenews.com/microsoft-sued-for-discontinuing-windows-10-support/
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Stunning new data reveals 140% layoff spike in July, with almost half connected to AI and 'technological updates'
The summer of layoffs is real.
Stunning new data reveals 140% layoff spike in July, with almost half connected to AI and ‘technological updates’
The summer of layoffs is real, according to the July monthly "job cut" report from employment consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas.Nick Lichtenberg (Fortune)
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Diabetes patient produces own insulin after gene-edited cell transplant – without anti-rejection drugs
A potential major step toward a type 1 diabetes cure
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Riot Games Accused of Blocking Mastercard Discourse in VCT Chat
As Mastercard deals with other backlash, the payment processor and Riot Games are now accused of actively suppressing negative posts during esports events.
Riot Games Accused of Blocking Mastercard Discourse in VCT Chat
As multiple different parts of the art, entertainment, and gaming industries are being impacted by ongoing crackdowns from various payment processors, it appearCale Michael (Sports Illustrated)
an incomplete list of fediverse instances scraped by meta to train AI
INSTANCES KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN SCRAPED BY META INCLUDE:
• mastodon.social• mastodon.online
• tech.lgbt
• hackers.town
• chaos.social
• mastodon.org.uk
• mastodont.cat
• mastodon.de
• mastodon.xyz
• mastodon.coffee
• mastodon.cloud
• mastodon.scot
• mastodonapp.uk
• mastodon.green
• mastodon.ml
• mastodon.au
• mastodon.eus
• mastodonczech.cz
• mastodon.sdf.org
• mstdn.social
• troet.cafe
• techhub.social
• tchncs.de
• kolektiva.social
• mamot.fr
• defcon.social
• meow.social
• social.linux.pizza
• ioc.exchange
• eldritch.cafe
• yiff.life
• furry.engineer
• infosec.exchange
• blahaj.zone
• woof.group
• union.place
• queer.party
• sakurajima.moe
• pawb.social
• digipres.club
• journa.host
• corteximplant.net
• corteximplant.com
• octodon.social
• bitbang.social
• jorts.horse
• tenforward.social
• pnw.zone
• spore.social
• hear-me.social
• neuromatch.social
• vt.social
• cosocial.ca
• chitter.xyz
• tooter.social
• cloudisland.nz
• social.seattle.wa.us
• masto.es
• nobigtech.es
• mastodon.gal
• masto.host
• toot.community
• pony.social
• climatejustice.global
• pleroma.envs.net
• indiepocalypse.social
• anarchism.space
• disroot.org
• dragonscave.space
• toot.bike
• fuzzies.wtf
• norden.social
• beige.party
• ohai.social
• freeradical.zone
• metalhead.club
• treehouse.systems
• icosahedron.website
• sunbeam.city
• sunny.garden
• zeroes.ca
• ursal.zone
• chaosfem.tw
• mas.to
• mathstodon.xyz
• rubber.social
• todon.nl
• cupoftea.social
• nerdculture.de
• toad.social
there're definitely more, i just did ctrl+f when i thought of an instance name so i definitely missed some. will be editing this list to add them as i think of them
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an incomplete list of fediverse instances scraped by meta to train AI
INSTANCES KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN SCRAPED BY META INCLUDE:
• mastodon.social• mastodon.online
• tech.lgbt
• hackers.town
• chaos.social
• mastodon.org.uk
• mastodont.cat
• mastodon.de
• mastodon.xyz
• mastodon.coffee
• mastodon.cloud
• mastodon.scot
• mastodonapp.uk
• mastodon.green
• mastodon.ml
• mastodon.au
• mastodon.eus
• mastodonczech.cz
• mastodon.sdf.org
• mstdn.social
• troet.cafe
• techhub.social
• tchncs.de
• kolektiva.social
• mamot.fr
• defcon.social
• meow.social
• social.linux.pizza
• ioc.exchange
• eldritch.cafe
• yiff.life
• furry.engineer
• infosec.exchange
• blahaj.zone
• woof.group
• union.place
• queer.party
• sakurajima.moe
• pawb.social
• digipres.club
• journa.host
• corteximplant.net
• corteximplant.com
• octodon.social
• bitbang.social
• jorts.horse
• tenforward.social
• pnw.zone
• spore.social
• hear-me.social
• neuromatch.social
• vt.social
• cosocial.ca
• chitter.xyz
• tooter.social
• cloudisland.nz
• social.seattle.wa.us
• masto.es
• nobigtech.es
• mastodon.gal
• masto.host
• toot.community
• pony.social
• climatejustice.global
• pleroma.envs.net
• indiepocalypse.social
• anarchism.space
• disroot.org
• dragonscave.space
• toot.bike
• fuzzies.wtf
• norden.social
• beige.party
• ohai.social
• freeradical.zone
• metalhead.club
• treehouse.systems
• icosahedron.website
• sunbeam.city
• sunny.garden
• zeroes.ca
• ursal.zone
• chaosfem.tw
• mas.to
• mathstodon.xyz
• rubber.social
• todon.nl
• cupoftea.social
• nerdculture.de
• toad.social
there're definitely more, i just did ctrl+f when i thought of an instance name so i definitely missed some. will be editing this list to add them as i think of them
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IBM and Moderna have simulated the longest mRNA pattern without AI — they used a quantum computer instead
Scientists used IBM's R2 Heron quantum processor to predict the secondary protein structure of a 60-nucleotide-long mRNA sequence.
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Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked
Researchers found that an encryption algorithm likely used by law enforcement and special forces can have weaknesses that could allow an attacker to listen in.
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BD89
in reply to floofloof • • •When I got a new desktop PC this year I specifically avoided anything with Intel in it because of how bad they dropped the ball with their GPUs basically disintegrating.
This is just a small glimpse into how Intel is breaking down from the inside. It may take a few years but if the US government doesn't intervene somehow on their behalf I truly think Intel might be done for in the next 5 years.
HiTekRedNek
in reply to BD89 • • •But if history is any indicator, they will. "Too big to fail!"
What's crazy is, people will say "See how capitalism fails us?" when that is socialized capitalism. The government should not be bailing out any companies. If they can't survive without government money, they don't need to exist.
Mniot
in reply to HiTekRedNek • • •I think I understand your complaint, but I'd say "free market" rather than "capitalism". But regardless of what we call it, it doesn't actually exist unless you have a more powerful external system regulating it.
Start with a truly free-market capitalist system. One company manages to temporarily pull ahead (through luck and skill). The rational thing for the company to do isn't "make better products" (that's hard) but "destroy competing companies" (much easier). And the end-product would be that the company becomes a government so it can force consumers to pay.
So I'd argue that socialized capitalism (which I'm picturing as a socialist system that permits certain specific free markets and handles the fallout of business failures) is what you actually want.
HiTekRedNek
in reply to Mniot • • •Not exactly. And larger companies simply CANT destroy competition without assistance from the government.
If you are free to choose what to buy, and who to buy it from, you can choose to buy from the startup. You can choose to buy from the guy running a business out of the back of his pickup. Or out of his garage. Or any number of options.
Problem is, right now we have our government enabling monopolies. Propping up failing, or non-profitable businesses by making it illegal to do business without spending millions or more on regulations that seem good on the surface, but when you start to dig into them, you see the vast majority of them were actually pushed by the big name businesses to stifle competition.
Our wallets should be the only regulation. Would you willingly buy products from a company that doesn't respect the environment? No? Well guess what! That's the power of the free market.
There's, right now, a hybrid truck manufacturer in Canada that is staring down the barrel of excessive regulations that will limit their ability to build hybrid semi trucks.
How many other would-be entrepreneurs simply don't even bother trying because there's no way they can afford it?
How many small 1 to 2 person businesses would be in existence right now to compete with all these large companies?
Mniot
in reply to HiTekRedNek • • •When I read your message, I get the impression that you think of "The Government" as this independent actor. I see it as a system that is primarily controlled by wealthy people. Either directly or through their funding advertisements (including astroturfing/bot-farms) to promote what they want.
So the larger companies do get government assistance... because they are the government. And this isn't some kind of weird coincidence. It's fundamental to capitalism's operation. You can't have a system that's based on capital and then have it be unbiased towards entities who have vastly more capital!
HiTekRedNek
in reply to Mniot • • •It's odd that you think it's fundamental to capitalism when it's exactly the opposite. True capitalism is an unfettered marketplace.
What we have now is a system here the profits are private, but the losses are socialized.
You may think that's an effect of capitalism, but it most definitely is not.
You are conflating a system of governance with a system of economics. And I get it, because in a controlled economy, the government is usually the one doing the controlling.
What we have is something in the middle, taking the worst aspects of truly free-market capitalism, and marrying it with the worst aspects of a controlled economy.
Our government the picks winners in this setup we have. Instead of letting the market decide.
Your issue is that you see all the things this half-breed, partially-socialist economy gives us, and you blame it on the market. But the market didn't get us here.
History tells me what will happen if we finally give in, and give total control of the economy over to the politicians. And I do not want that for my children, or their children.
Mniot
in reply to HiTekRedNek • • •HiTekRedNek
in reply to Mniot • • •Competition.
Without force, how can they stop a small player from offering a competitive option?
Mniot
in reply to HiTekRedNek • • •Whoah, whoah. Why'd you rule that out?
Your business plan: quality goods at reasonable prices.
My business plan: hire some goons to kill you and take your stuff.
Historically, this has a lot of precedence.
HiTekRedNek
in reply to Mniot • • •Because I'm not an anarchist. There is a role for government in maintaining its monopoly on the use of force.
But nothing else.
Mniot
in reply to HiTekRedNek • • •OK, cool. That definitely helps things.
I think where we're disagreeing is that I think in a capitalist society the promise of money will inevitably corrupt the government (because it's made of people). Maybe it can be avoided if the government performs additional regulatory action to stop anyone from getting too wealthy, but that sounds like beyond the limits that you want to set for government.
HiTekRedNek
in reply to Mniot • • •There's no need for the government to prevent people from becoming wealthy.
The only ways to become that wealthy all involve monopolies.
But every single monopoly that has ever existed, has only managed to become a monopoly due to help from allies in government. AKA Regulatory Capture.
When governments are large, and filled with bureaucrats that aren't answerable to the public, monopolies are far more likely to emerge, as those same bureaucrats enact more and more regulations that make entering the market more and more difficult for those of modest to little means.