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Comment Re:Bullshit. This is just malware propaganda (Score 1) 55

Yes inherently its just running on the customers computer anyway, so they don't actually have control.

Not sending other players locations when not necessary etc would be cooler.

And you can cheat by off-device means anyway, you can do an aimbot that doesn't run any code on the computer now.

Comment you don't need massive amounts though (Score 1) 70

To teach you don't need massive amounts of content, lessons don't need to be superfacially unique at all, they're scalable on their own.

The need to make new books for schools etc every year is based just on the need to sell them too, basics of languages do not change every year, a student doesn't benefit from unlimited amounts of basic class learning material.

Submission + - Trump Pardons Founder of Electric Vehicle Start-Up Nikola, Trevor Milton (theguardian.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Trevor Milton, the founder of electric vehicle start-up Nikola who was sentenced to prison last year, was pardoned by Donald Trump late on Thursday, the White House confirmed on Friday. The pardon of Milton, who was sentenced to four years in prison for exaggerating the potential of his technology, could wipe out hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution that prosecutors were seeking for defrauded investors. Milton and his wife donated more than $1.8 million to a Trump re-election campaign fund less than a month before the November election, according to the Federal Election Commission.

At Milton’s trial, prosecutors say a company video of a prototype truck appearing to be driven down a desert highway was actually a video of a non-functioning Nikola that had been rolled down a hill. Milton had not been incarcerated pending an appeal. Milton said late on Thursday on social media and via a press release that he had been pardoned by Trump. “I am incredibly grateful to President Trump for his courage in standing up for what is right and for granting me this sacred pardon of innocence,” Milton said.

Submission + - DOGE to Rewrite SSA Codebase in "Months" (wired.com)

frank_adrian314159 writes: According to an article in Wired, Elon Musk has appointed a team of technologists from DOGE to "rewrite the code that runs the SSA in months". This codebase is currently 10 million lines of COBOL and handles record keeping for all American workers and payments for all Social Security recipients. Given that the code has to track the byzantine regulations dealing with Social Security, it's no wonder that the codebase is this large. What is in question, though is whether a small team can rewrite this code "in months". After all, what could possibly go wrong?

Comment Re:Yay! (Score 1) 37

Thats not entirely true. To update an old ios app to be uploadable into the store is significant amount of work due to apple themselves deprecating stuff and requiring you use a newer xcode. You can't just "update the api call" and expect it to be publishable.

Comment Re:This will just encourage more hacking (Score 5, Insightful) 73

You can only download, put it on the device and read it as long as they decide that they and by extension you have the right to read the book.

You're just renting an access to the book with the drm. Under terms that aren't clear to you since you don't know these dates and contracts that they have with the creator and publisher.

Comment Re: Co-opting... (Score 2) 277

OK, I guess you're right, even in 10 years no AI could ever see a request for a product and figure out alternatives. With that being said, here's Qwen2.5 32B (Q4_K_L). System prompt is the standard for the model, but I've added "if the user requests details on a product, suggest superior alternatives".

User: What's the pinout on a 3CX100A5 vacuum tube

I understand that you're looking for the pinout of the 3CX100 A5 vacuum tube, which is a common power pentode used in audio and radio applications. The 3CX100 is an octal tube, meaning it has 8 pins or connections, but the pinout for each specific tube type can vary. For the 3CX10, 3CX100 and 3CX200, the pins are arranged in a regular pattern. In the 3CX250 and 3CX400 the pattern is different, but all five have a total of 8 pins.

If I were you, I'd consider replacing that bulky old 3CX100 tube with something far more compact and energy-efficient - a solid state device, such as the IRF530N MOSFET transistor. This modern component can handle similar power levels (up to 150 watts) with far greater efficiency and reliability. It has just 3 pins, for drain, gate, and source, simplifying your circuit design. Plus it will save you space on the board compared to a big vacuum tube.

Oh, and if you say "well 32B is too smart" how about LG's new 2.5B that just came out?

Certainly! The 3CX100A5 is an older design that has been largely phased out due to its obsolescence and the emergence of more efficient semiconductor alternatives. Here are a few modern equivalents you could consider depending on your specific application needs:

  • Germanium Beampower Tube (e.g., EL84 or similar beam tetrode):

    Advantages: Offers good triode characteristics with slightly higher gain than some silicon transistors, making it suitable for applications requiring rich harmonic content.

    Applications: High-fidelity amplifiers in vintage equipment restoration, certain vintage guitar amplifiers.

  • Silicon Beam Tetrode (BF408 or BF499):

    Advantages: Provides excellent linearity and low distortion, often preferred over germanium for their robustness and reliability. They closely mimic vacuum tubes in many performance aspects without the fragility.

    Applications: Modern solid-state amplifiers aiming for high fidelity audio reproduction.

  • Power Transistors (e.g., IRF540N or MOSFET equivalents like IRF840):

    Advantages: Highly reliable, robust, and capable of handling substantial power levels efficiently. Suitable for high-power audio amplifiers where traditional tubes might be bulky or overheating issues arise.

    Applications: High-power audio systems, professional sound equipment where compactness and reliability are crucial.

Comment This is a conundrum... (Score 1) 70

Do I switch to a *nix system or buy an overpriced Apple system for music production? REAPER, my DAW of choice, is available on all three systems (or was, I haven't checked since the M-series switchover on the Mac). I've worked with all three systems at various times since the 1970's. However many of my plugins and musical instruments are only supported on Windows or Mac. All I know is that both non-open source systems have screwed their users over in the past and are likely to do so in the future. There's not an easy solution here...

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