Comment Core type? (Score 1) 123
I read TFA. Does not seem to be mentioning the CPU instruction set. x86-Arm-Power, etc? Sounds like a project Microsoft JEDI thing, along with the recent
Comment Re:Fads (Score 1) 119
The price of pogs has plummeted - there's never been a better time to buy! It's an amazing opportunity so why is no one talking about this?!
I bet there are pog collectors that would buy some rare ones. Or fidget spinner things that were popular, eventually become collectable. There are also likely people that would pay for an in box, unopened pet rock.
Comment Re:Rock, Chisel and Mallet (Score 1) 289
Super idea, and funny. DVD, and CD's burn tiny pits with a chisel laser into reflective stone. Most ideas presented in this page are magnetic chisels onto magnetic domains. Very precise and delicate positioning, that is the part that breaks.
Comment Jesus is king (Score 1, Offtopic) 187
Off-topic. I love Jesus as my savior.
Comment Re:Obviously (Score 1) 77
That is funny! Mod up!
Comment Re: Have they noticed that worldwide (Score 2) 299
Interesting point, but a bit of logical twist. If I shoot to much heroin, my heart might stop, resulting in death. The Dr might rush to death caused by heart attack. But an autopsy and testing may say heroin was in the system. I know a friend (age 80) that died in January 2020 of pneumonia. No tests for COVID-19 at the time, so the rush diagnosis was pneumonia.
Comment Re:Fool me twice... (Score 1) 215
"Fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again." the Decider.
Submission + - Platonic solid - dodecahedron, new surface topolgy proof (quantamagazine.org) 1
NCamero writes: Quanta magazine reports that a trio of mathematicians has resolved one of the most basic questions about the dodecahedron. The cube, tetrahedron, octahedron and icosahedron cannot have a straight path you could take that would eventually return you to your starting point without passing through any of the other corners. The dodecahedron can.
Comment Re:Impressive (Score 0) 30
Evey dollar has a serial number. Every, bank and ATM have scanners for bills deposited and dispensed.
Comment Re:Raspberry ThreadRipper (Score 1) 77
Do not forget the Risc 5 cores.
Leaked iOS 14 Build Hints at Unreleased Apple Hardware and Software Features (9to5mac.com) 15
News outlet 9to5Mac, which tracks Apple news, has gotten hold of an iOS 14 build that uncovers a range of hardware details and software features that Apple intends to reveal later this year. The devices are:
1. An upcoming iPad Pro will include three cameras -- like the iPhone Pro -- plus an additional time-of-flight sensor for help with AR.
2. An iPhone with Touch ID is in the works. This is presumably the lower-end iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2.
3. A new Apple TV box is in the works along with a new Apple TV remote.
4. AirTags, Apple's rumored Tile-like item tracker, will have user-replaceable batteries. Software features: 1. The iOS home screen will get a new list view, letting you more easily find and filter through your apps. It's not clear exactly where this screen will appear, but it'd offer a major change from the grid.
2. A new AR app will let you point your phone's camera at objects in the real world and have the phone display more information about what you're seeing. At an Apple store, for instance, it could display pricing information and product features. Apple is reportedly working with Starbucks to support the feature, too.
3. Third-party apps will be able to integrate wallpapers into the wallpapers section of the Settings app. This should make it easier to switch wallpapers and could finally open dynamic wallpapers up to outside developers.
4. HomeKit will be able to change the color temperature of lights throughout a day to match the sunlight.
5. An accessibility feature will let phones identify sounds like alarms and doorbells for people with hearing loss.
2. An iPhone with Touch ID is in the works. This is presumably the lower-end iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2.
3. A new Apple TV box is in the works along with a new Apple TV remote.
4. AirTags, Apple's rumored Tile-like item tracker, will have user-replaceable batteries. Software features: 1. The iOS home screen will get a new list view, letting you more easily find and filter through your apps. It's not clear exactly where this screen will appear, but it'd offer a major change from the grid.
2. A new AR app will let you point your phone's camera at objects in the real world and have the phone display more information about what you're seeing. At an Apple store, for instance, it could display pricing information and product features. Apple is reportedly working with Starbucks to support the feature, too.
3. Third-party apps will be able to integrate wallpapers into the wallpapers section of the Settings app. This should make it easier to switch wallpapers and could finally open dynamic wallpapers up to outside developers.
4. HomeKit will be able to change the color temperature of lights throughout a day to match the sunlight.
5. An accessibility feature will let phones identify sounds like alarms and doorbells for people with hearing loss.
Comment Office DOX (Score 0) 67
OK. It seems no one has mentioned. The MS office boon-dangle. So many people subscribe to Office, no I just use open/libre office just fine, It is a bit of a magic wand. I can open and edit the documents, but the masses have to use MS because that is what they are told todo.
Submission + - The Culture War Comes to Linux (vice.com)
dmoberhaus writes: Motherboard spoke with several lead Linux developers about the so-called "killswitch," why they think developers can't take back their code, and the value of meritocracy in open source projects.
Comment Re:This is a surprise? (Score 1) 483
Universities have never been more than a bottom-line for-profit business that uses cult-like recruiting tactics and has absolutely no shame or loyalty to anything or anyone but themselves.
I hope this is becoming a bit clearer to everyone now, as in the past I've been ridiculed for blasting universities as money-driven cults.
They provide very little value in the modern world and should be used sparingly.
Mod parent anon coward down.
Dude, I am a professional engineer. It is a requirement to have an engineering degree. I believe doctors, accountants, business men like Trump Inc, even lawyers, are useful. And I am biased to thinking engineers are useful.
Comment Re:Is the NYT Racist? (Score 1) 231
...plan of the oligarchy for quite a while -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
"Oligarchy
Both parties are not so secretly controlled by the super rich interests. Maybe Bernie Sanders might actually have a chance to change the system. Make the 1% start to actually trickle back down prosperity to the average voter.
I have moderator points, and was going to add +funny to your comment. But really to use the description oligarchy in a negative connotation. Then actually support the richest guy. This (execthis) is clearly the
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