Comment No. (Score 1, Troll) 15
Google does not want its A.I. to "inherit" Reddit's users' lop-sided dysfunctionality!
Comment Re: the real problem: it is a global climate bifur (Score 0) 138
I would submit that technological progress will be made to non-fossil fuel technology. It's not the tipping point per se, it's those agressors fomenting war that keeps money flowing to defense contractors rather than those technologies that decrease fossil fuel use.
Comment In other words (Score 1, Troll) 247
About in the same ballpark as Linux on the desktop?
Comment Re:In related news (Score 1) 193
Without new, verifiable evidence, the question remains open, with arguments on both sides relying heavily on interpretation rather than fact.
The fact is intelligence information was "created" rather than "discovered" in order to subvert Trump and his first presidency. Numerous evidence now supports this conclusion and has been submitted to the DOJ to be placed in front of a grand jury soon, and probably prosecuted. There needs to be prosecutions so a wooden stake can be driven through the heart of the hoax. For those that are not in the loop about what makes it a "hoax" they can find Matt Taibbi explain it in detail in numerous places esp. on YouTube.
The sad fact that the Russian Collusion hoax still gains traction on Slashdot demonstrates how far critical thinking (if not integrity) has fallen with those who still defend the party of the left. You'd think they'd get get a clue after Hunter's laptop was proven to actually be his laptop. All the effort to suppress and censor all the voices that brought that up in itself is inexcusable but no one in the media (like Leslie Stahl) have been held to account. Then let's bring up how the media worked endlessly to cover up Biden's advancing dementia that many of us could clearly see
And then the cherry on the cake are the posts in this very thread -"I don't see how half the nation could vote for Trump!"
Really?!?? Is half the nation that stupid, or maybe half the nation could identify with what boorish Trump was saying all along, as compared to the people who gave us the "Russia Collusion" baloney and the concept that abortion somehow is the number one issue facing the nation??
I'll give you the card that Trump can be horrible and maybe some of his decisions are bad. But he has managed to actually close the effin' border. I think it's entirely reasonable that the concept of nation states having actual borders is completely acceptable. Apparently this seems silly to the party that lost the 2024 election.
Just that single issue alone was a big part of what caused half the country to support Trump. Apparently they were right to do so.
Ergo, Trump is not the one driving the clown car around here, even if he clearly is boorish and highly annoying at times.
Comment And your point is??? (Score 2) 42
No one is going to be buying chips from TSMCâ(TM)s Taiwan plant when China takes Taiwan in 2027. All those military drills China does in the straits are for a purpose you know. And when that happens that fancy UV lithography machine gets bombed out of existsnce by the U.S.
Comment Re: I remember what I was relieved... (Score 1) 290
I know it's a radical concept, but maybe CBS fired Corbett because they were losing large sums of money. The show costs 40 million USD a year with Corbert's salary at 20 million. The fact is that there are some large YouTubers that get more viewers than Corbett does now.
Maybe if they made Corbert's salary dependent on the number of viewers he had (like YouTube does) he might get back to doing comedy again.
But they just did not fire Corbett. They cancelled the whole show. There is no conspiracy other than basic economics.
Comment Re: Not exponential growth (Score 0) 150
People can get everything done on their phones now. Why boot up a clunky old desktop all the time??
Comment Maybe it's me?? (Score 1) 111
I know that I have been using A.I. investigating ADA for a specialty niche product that needed a lot of safety and security, and that was also *mature*.
Every time you ask A.I. a question the LLM goes out and does 50 searches on your behalf to formulate a response. I have spent a bit of time on it. It's not hard to see how a simple algorithm might think there's 50 new developers on the scene!!
Comment Re: Surprise! (Score 0) 60
I guess that explains how we got a mandated one size fits all COVID vaccine policy.
Comment Re: Elites took 90 jets (or yachts) to Bezos' Wedd (Score 1) 215
Actually I have an F150. I'm willing to replace it with a cyber truck (if my finances permitted). But puzzle me this. What is better for the climate? Me holding on to the old F150 and rarely driving it. Of selling the F150 to someone who most certainly will drive it far more than me and me owning a cyber truck that perhaps I drive more because it doesn't cost as much for gas?? I'd like to know how much carbon goes into making a cyber truck.
The huge problem is if consumers don't consume there is no economy. The other huge problem is that if a decision that negatively affects a group that finds their employment affected they'll never accept it no matter how "green" it is. But they'll certainly be sure to fly in to the local climate conference!
The solution?? Small scale nuclear everywhere. Make repairability easier. And tax the heck out of things forcing an upgrade. Coincidentally, I consider all these concepts to be conservative.
Submission + - University of Phoenix reveals surprising truth about the future of IT careers (nerds.xyz)
BrianFagioli writes: A new white paper from the University of Phoenix dives deep into what the future of IT might actually look like, and it is based on real insights from the people working in the field. Titled The Future of IT: What IT Practitioners Predict Will Drive Career Opportunities and written by Dr. J.L. Graff, the report pulls from a 2025 survey of technology professionals. What it uncovers is a mix of optimism and pressure, where opportunity is high but the pace of change is leaving many workers struggling to keep up.
The good news is that most IT professionals still believe in the value of their field. According to the survey, 86 percent are optimistic about the future of information technology. More than half say they are very optimistic. But that confidence drops when it comes to keeping up with fast-moving trends. Nearly two out of three say they are not fully confident they will be able to keep up over the next five years.
The good news is that most IT professionals still believe in the value of their field. According to the survey, 86 percent are optimistic about the future of information technology. More than half say they are very optimistic. But that confidence drops when it comes to keeping up with fast-moving trends. Nearly two out of three say they are not fully confident they will be able to keep up over the next five years.
Submission + - US judge rules copyrighted books are fair use for AI training (nbcnews.com)
SonicSpike writes: A federal judge has sided with Anthropic in a major copyright ruling, declaring that artificial intelligence developers can train models using published books without authors’ consent.
The decision, filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, sets a precedent that training AI systems on copyrighted works constitutes fair use. Though it doesn’t guarantee other courts will follow, Judge William Alsup’s ruling makes the case the first of dozens of ongoing copyright lawsuits to give an answer about fair use in the context of generative AI.
It’s a question that has been raised by creatives across various industries for years since generative AI tools exploded into the mainstream, allowing users to easily produce art from models trained on copyrighted work — often without the human creators’ knowledge or permission.
AI companies have been hit with a slew of copyright lawsuits from media companies, music labels and authors since 2023. Artists have signed multiple open letters urging government officials and AI developers to constrain the unauthorized use of copyrighted works. In recent years, companies have also increasingly reached licensing deals with AI developers to dictate terms of use for their artists’ works.
The decision, filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, sets a precedent that training AI systems on copyrighted works constitutes fair use. Though it doesn’t guarantee other courts will follow, Judge William Alsup’s ruling makes the case the first of dozens of ongoing copyright lawsuits to give an answer about fair use in the context of generative AI.
It’s a question that has been raised by creatives across various industries for years since generative AI tools exploded into the mainstream, allowing users to easily produce art from models trained on copyrighted work — often without the human creators’ knowledge or permission.
AI companies have been hit with a slew of copyright lawsuits from media companies, music labels and authors since 2023. Artists have signed multiple open letters urging government officials and AI developers to constrain the unauthorized use of copyrighted works. In recent years, companies have also increasingly reached licensing deals with AI developers to dictate terms of use for their artists’ works.
Submission + - This crewless ship is defending Denmark's and NATO's waters. This is how it work (euronews.com)
alternative_right writes: Drones are mounted on these 10-meter-long vessels and artificial intelligence (AI) helps analyse data of the surrounding environment under and above the surface of the ocean using advanced sensors.
"So, the vehicles [work] like a truck. The truck carries the sensors and we use on-board sophisticated machine learning and AI to fuse that data to give us a full picture of what's above and below the surface," said Richard Jenkins, the founder and CEO of Saildrone, the company that makes the ships.
"So, the vehicles [work] like a truck. The truck carries the sensors and we use on-board sophisticated machine learning and AI to fuse that data to give us a full picture of what's above and below the surface," said Richard Jenkins, the founder and CEO of Saildrone, the company that makes the ships.
Submission + - Microsoft's big lie: Your computer is fine, and you don't need to buy a new one (technical.ly)
FlipperPA writes: Microsoft's latest lie is primed to created the largest single E-waste event in human history, argues Timothy Allen, Principal Engineer at the Wharton School, in an article for Technical.ly:
Before the turn of the millennium, computer hardware was advancing so quickly that upgrading your machine every few years made sense, because you got so much more power than just a few years prior. That rapid evolution has ended; the average home user (excepting hardcore gamers and crypto miners) should only need a new machine every decade, if not less frequently. Any computer bought new in 2015 should be perfectly capable of running an operating system, a web browser, email, video meetings and an office suite without feeling slow. Microsoft suggesting people have to toss their devices is not only discriminatory — not everyone can afford to do this — it’s also horrible for the environment. E-waste is one of the world’s fastest-growing waste streams, and while some of it is being repurposed, the trash piles are rising a reported 5x times recycling efforts.
The article gives practical suggestions, and argues the migration from Windows 10 to Linux Mint is easier than Windows 10 to Windows 11:
Linux Mint is a desktop version of Linux that is meant to appeal to people familiar with Windows. It comes with everything the average home user needs, and just works. I would argue, in fact, that switching from Windows 10 to Linux Mint is less jarring than switching from Windows 10 to Windows 11. The user interface is actually more similar.
The article also gives advice to those who need to run Windows 11 for some reason: use Windows 11 Debloat, and O&O ShutUp to minimize the amount of crapware and privacy-invasion.
Submission + - Android Open Source Is Becoming a Controlled Experiment (reclaimthenet.org)
alternative_right writes: Google’s latest move to withhold crucial components from the Android 16 source release has sent ripples through the privacy and custom ROM communities, reviving fears that the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is being quietly hollowed out.
While the company insists AOSP isn’t being discontinued, its actions are telling a different story for developers who rely on Pixel devices as their foundation.
While the company insists AOSP isn’t being discontinued, its actions are telling a different story for developers who rely on Pixel devices as their foundation.
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