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Comment hype, so much hype. (Score 1) 1

After the machine learning model has been trained, identifying a person reportedly takes only a few seconds.

Alright, so first you need machine learning to model a specific area in a stable condition on people and then you can identify them... only in that specific area because all areas need to be trained differently. Furthermore, signal interference can impact results.

It's good work but it's a non-threat.

Comment The answer you deserve. (Score 1) 9

Why not? What's holding them up?

The Antarctic Treaty (of 1959) designated Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity, nuclear testing, and territorial claims, while promoting scientific research and international cooperation. As such, to travel to Antarctic you must obtain the permits through a recognized tour operator or your country's government. This means it non-scientific activities in Antarctica aren't really a thing... unless you want to go to jail for being a dumbass.

Submission + - The world has 6 months to avert major food crisis, says UN (politico.eu)

fjo3 writes: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a severe global food price crisis within six to 12 months unless governments act quickly, the Food and Agriculture Organization warned Wednesday.

Decisions now by farmers and governments on fertilizer use, imports, financing and crop choices will determine whether food prices spike later this year or in early 2027, the agency said.

"Start seriously thinking about how to increase the absorption capacity of countries, how to increase their resilience to this choke, so that we start to minimize the potential impacts," FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero said in a podcast published Wednesday.

Comment Re:Why is this surprising?? (Score 2) 118

The Linux community still responds to Microsoft as it was 30 years ago.

Oh, I'm sorry, did Microsoft stop being a publicly traded corporate hellbent on profiting regardless of the cost it has to other people? I just want to be sure because you seem to be making that case.

Today, MS don't make the money on Windows, they make it on MS 365 and Azure. Which means they don't care if you use Windows or Linux, as long as you use their online service.

So you're telling me that aren't using underhanded and deceptive tactics to push their own agenda? I could have sworn they were pushing the Edge browser really hard and integrating copilot into everything but, I guess if you say none of that matter, then it's all OK.

You need to stop the Embrace-Extend, Borg Linux etc comments. It just shows ignorance.

Let's be real, you're here waving a banner of naivete like they aren't plotting and scheming new way to try an take more money from everyone.

Look at their actual track record.

OH, I HAVE. These assholes have been trying to interfere with every facet of our lives. Do you think they give out free licenses to universities out of the kindness of their hearts? Did they try to get every school to require students learn to program because they think it's a skill they will honestly need? Are you truly so stupid as to believe such things?

You have deluded yourself.

Comment Re:They never were. (Score 1) 53

Are you complaining about the long established indulgent practice by game console companies where they call something 'exclusive'

No, I'm complaining that it's being reported as if a practice of releasing "PlayStation Exclusive" titles on PC has stopped. However, the reality is that it had never actually started. I thought my suggested title would have made it apparent but I think that would require you read my comment in the first place.

Comment Re:Check your logic. (Score 1) 108

should be effectively reburning in particulate.

They reduce particulate matter significantly but 20% of a shitload is still a lot.

You seem to be avoiding the point that it is release lead into the atmosphere.

So if anything only slightly dirtier in terms of smoke stack emissions vs the natural gas or propane counter parts,

Carbon emissions and particulate matter emissions are entirely different. Methane and propane burn clean but generate CO2. Wood is carbon neutral but significantly impacts air quality. Neither one is "slightly" anything compared to the other, they are polar opposites in these departments.

I would bet...

And you would lose that bet.

Comment Re:Should be required by law. (Score 2) 40

If you remove the primary function from a device then it follows that the device is no longer functional. The process of making a device non-functional is effectively destruction because it now lacks its functional raison d'etre.

Literal destruction? No.
Effective destruction? Yes.

Comment Re:All part of the Elite's agenda. RESIST IT. (Score 1) 108

Solar is the only practical renewable accessible to mortals. Wind is amazing at utility scale yet sucks otherwise. Hydro and geo are inaccessible to most.

Why would you presume the use of small scale when that's the least efficient use of the technology? Also, why presume you couldn't transfer power from a lower longitude? Most people are between 45 and -45 degrees. Also, your statement about geothermal energy generation is outdated as the technology has progressed.

I simply pointed out the facts of limited utility of renewables WRT winter heating.

You have pointed to the negative aspects of renewable energy and in turn completely discounted the negative aspects of fossil fuels by making an claim about the economics. Without looking at the the larger picture, you're just being a fool.

What is simple is the fact I have not offered any support or opposition to anything.

The situation is binary. You cannot be against one thing without intrinsically supporting another. It is analogous to In claiming amputating a gangrenous foot is "economically infeasible" because a prosthetic foot is not as good a the original and the surgery costs more money than doing nothing. However, you also refuse to acknowledge the costs associated with having to deal with a gangrenous leg. In doing so, you are promoting a more costly situation despite never explicitly claiming to do so.

have no duty or interest in providing a comparative analysis or adding up all externalities

Claiming a solution is economically infeasible needs to be weighed against the consequences of an alternative, which in this case is doing nothing about the problem. You are claiming that amputating a gangrenous is too costly and defiantly proclaiming there is no need to address costs associated with the alternative.

Comment Should be required by law. (Score 4, Interesting) 40

If you discontinue support for a device that prevents the user from accessing or modifying critical functions then it your company should be required to make a final update available that enables users to use the device as they please. Effectively destroying functional devices because it's not profitable is the worst kind of waste.

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