Comment Re:Liberals hold grudges longer, it's a fact. (Score -1) 193
To err is human, to forgive is divine.
Submission + - I teach calculus at Berkeley. Some of my students can't do middle school math (sfstandard.com)
fjo3 writes: I teach mathematics at UC Berkeley. Three days a week, I stand in front of lecture halls with 500 to 1,400 students. By the second week of the semester, I already know who is in trouble. Some students are five to eight years behind in mathematics. Office hours that should be spent discussing integrals instead become lessons on fractions and basic algebra you would expect students to learn in middle school.
That is why this spring and summer, thousands of faculty members across all 10 UC campuses — including more than two-thirds of UC’s mathematics faculty — signed open letters(opens in new tab) urging the system to restore the SAT and ACT in admissions. Five Nobel laureates joined us, along with professors from across the university, including Beatriz Manz, Berkeley’s first Latina full professor.
That is why this spring and summer, thousands of faculty members across all 10 UC campuses — including more than two-thirds of UC’s mathematics faculty — signed open letters(opens in new tab) urging the system to restore the SAT and ACT in admissions. Five Nobel laureates joined us, along with professors from across the university, including Beatriz Manz, Berkeley’s first Latina full professor.
Submission + - Doomscrolling at work wastes time, but the real cost is what happens after (phys.org)
alternative_right writes: While doomscrolling is often dismissed as a productivity issue, the researchers found the consequences extend beyond the time spent looking at a screen.
"What we find is that workers who doomscroll on the clock are less engaged, in part because their mind is preoccupied, sort of replaying the images and messages that they encountered during their doomscrolling sessions," Hughes said.
The relationship was especially strong among people with higher levels of neuroticism, a personality trait associated with anxiety and worry.
"What we find is that workers who doomscroll on the clock are less engaged, in part because their mind is preoccupied, sort of replaying the images and messages that they encountered during their doomscrolling sessions," Hughes said.
The relationship was especially strong among people with higher levels of neuroticism, a personality trait associated with anxiety and worry.
Submission + - Ukrainian's claim Ubiquiti Supplying Russia's 'Human Safari' Drone Kill Zone (aol.com)
AmiMoJo writes: DiCello Levitt LLP today filed a human rights lawsuit against Ubiquiti Inc., alleging the New York-based technology company helped power the battlefield communications network Russia uses to hunt, target, and kill Ukrainian civilians with drones.
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit is brought by Ukrainian civilians and family members of civilians killed or injured in Russian drone and drone-assisted attacks. It alleges that Ubiquiti's long-range wireless radio bridge antennas and airMAX technology became critical infrastructure in Russia's command-and-control network — connecting drone pilots, reconnaissance feeds, commanders, and attack units in real time across a roughly 100-kilometer "kill zone" that Russian operators have turned into a "human safari."
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit is brought by Ukrainian civilians and family members of civilians killed or injured in Russian drone and drone-assisted attacks. It alleges that Ubiquiti's long-range wireless radio bridge antennas and airMAX technology became critical infrastructure in Russia's command-and-control network — connecting drone pilots, reconnaissance feeds, commanders, and attack units in real time across a roughly 100-kilometer "kill zone" that Russian operators have turned into a "human safari."
Submission + - Ukraine Finds Nvidia AI Chip in New Russian Missile (kyivpost.com)
AmiMoJo writes: Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) has identified an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer module inside Russia’s new S-71 Monochrome air-launched cruise missile, potentially indicating the use of artificial intelligence technology in the weapon, the agency said Wednesday, Aug. 12.
The finding was published in the “Components in Weapons” section of the HUR’s War&Sanctions portal, which documents foreign electronic components found in Russian weapons used against Ukraine.
The latest research identified 35 electronic components in Russian weapons, according to the HUR.
HUR specialists identified the Nvidia Jetson Orin module in the S-71 Monochrome, a new Russian air-launched cruise missile.
The agency said the use of the computer module may indicate the integration of artificial intelligence technologies into the missile.
The HUR did not provide further details on the specific functions performed by the Nvidia module in the weapon.
The finding was published in the “Components in Weapons” section of the HUR’s War&Sanctions portal, which documents foreign electronic components found in Russian weapons used against Ukraine.
The latest research identified 35 electronic components in Russian weapons, according to the HUR.
HUR specialists identified the Nvidia Jetson Orin module in the S-71 Monochrome, a new Russian air-launched cruise missile.
The agency said the use of the computer module may indicate the integration of artificial intelligence technologies into the missile.
The HUR did not provide further details on the specific functions performed by the Nvidia module in the weapon.
Submission + - Local PBS station loses access to 50TB of data as cloud storage vendor goes dark (current.org)
Agnapot writes: Nine PBS in St. Louis filed a lawsuit against Iron Mountain Data Centers July 28, seeking to recover over 50 terabytes of archival materials, comprising 70 years of TV history, stored in one of the company’s Denver-based data centers. The lawsuit alleges that the station’s cloud-storage vendor, Open Source Storage, abruptly cut off access to Nine PBS’ data earlier this year without warning when it went “defunct,” leaving Nine PBS’ archives in a data center operated by Iron Mountain, who have refused to return the materials to the station.
This wouldn't have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives!
This wouldn't have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives!
Comment I Have A Thought You Can Harvest (Score -1) 61
Go fuck yourself.
Submission + - AI push is putting banks at mercy of tech firms, warns Moody's (theguardian.com)
Alain Williams writes: The rating agency Moody’s has said the race to adopt AI is putting big banks at the mercy of a small group of Silicon Valley firms, leaving them vulnerable to widespread outages and price gouging by profit-hungry tech bosses.
The financial sector’s efforts to integrate AI into day-to-day operations will eventually cut costs and increase revenues across the City and Wall Street, Moody’s said.
But that will require “substantial investments”, and with so many rivals racing towards the same goal, many of those benefits will end up being “competed away”.
AI will also create bigger risks around data privacy, cybersecurity, fraud and so-called “deposit flight”, as well as an overdependence on a small number of tech firms, the rating agency warned.
The financial sector’s efforts to integrate AI into day-to-day operations will eventually cut costs and increase revenues across the City and Wall Street, Moody’s said.
But that will require “substantial investments”, and with so many rivals racing towards the same goal, many of those benefits will end up being “competed away”.
AI will also create bigger risks around data privacy, cybersecurity, fraud and so-called “deposit flight”, as well as an overdependence on a small number of tech firms, the rating agency warned.
Submission + - Terrifying crashes, baffling trips, broken traffic laws yet no tickets for Waymo (nypost.com)
alternative_right writes: Waymo robotaxis have escaped a single enforcement notice in Los Angeles during the first month California police were given the power to cite autonomous vehicle companies for traffic violations.
This is despite a string of viral incidents showing the driverless cars blocking roads, trapping motorists and breaking traffic laws.
This is despite a string of viral incidents showing the driverless cars blocking roads, trapping motorists and breaking traffic laws.
Submission + - China-free batteries made from salt are finally here (msn.com)
fjo3 writes: U.S. startups are finally delivering something researchers have been working on for decades: a battery in which rare, hard-to-get elements are replaced with the same stuff found in ordinary table salt.
This tech has the potential to help every country on earth break its dependence on China for batteries, and the critical minerals that go into them.
Like any other battery, sodium-ion cells can store and release energy. They are initially being deployed where they’re needed most, in America’s power grid and fast-expanding crop of data centers. As in our homes, giving the grid or other infrastructure the ability to stockpile energy when it is cheap and plentiful, and discharge it when it is scarce, can increase reliability and lower the cost of electricity.
This tech has the potential to help every country on earth break its dependence on China for batteries, and the critical minerals that go into them.
Like any other battery, sodium-ion cells can store and release energy. They are initially being deployed where they’re needed most, in America’s power grid and fast-expanding crop of data centers. As in our homes, giving the grid or other infrastructure the ability to stockpile energy when it is cheap and plentiful, and discharge it when it is scarce, can increase reliability and lower the cost of electricity.
Submission + - Houston man arrested for threatening Gov. Abbott's office over anime (abc13.com) 1
alternative_right writes: A man from Houston was arrested and charged after making terroristic threats to Gov. Greg Abbott's office in July, court records show.
The court documents show that the threatening voicemail was apparently about anime and the recent Texas law requiring age verification for certain websites, such as pornographic and obscene content. The voicemail to the Governor's Constituent Communications line read in part:
"I don't know which one of you sons of (expletive) passed this (expletive) bill to get this damn (expletive) blocking my (expletive) anime, but you whole (expletive) (expletive) need to unpass this (expletive). Y'all are (expletive) ridiculous with your (expletive) (expletive). My Google account says I'm (expletive) over the age of 18, and your (expletive) is passing these (expletive) laws. I'm a (expletive) stab every (expletive) one of you (expletive). Unlock my (expletive) anime."
The court documents show that the threatening voicemail was apparently about anime and the recent Texas law requiring age verification for certain websites, such as pornographic and obscene content. The voicemail to the Governor's Constituent Communications line read in part:
"I don't know which one of you sons of (expletive) passed this (expletive) bill to get this damn (expletive) blocking my (expletive) anime, but you whole (expletive) (expletive) need to unpass this (expletive). Y'all are (expletive) ridiculous with your (expletive) (expletive). My Google account says I'm (expletive) over the age of 18, and your (expletive) is passing these (expletive) laws. I'm a (expletive) stab every (expletive) one of you (expletive). Unlock my (expletive) anime."
Submission + - What is BMW thinking? (theautopian.com)
schwit1 writes: BMW is pumping ads for movies into your car and trying to make it sound like they’re giving you some big treat.
I think that’s the part that bothers me the most, the couching of this all like we should be delighted that now there’s another place where we can’t escape the constant onslaught of advertising.
There’s something just so wrong about this all, a company treating the people who have bought their cars as just more marks, more targets to be advertised to, more chances to wring money out of those people unfortunate enough to choose to pay that company for their vehicle.
When you buy a car from BMW, do you actually own that car? I own a house, and I make payments to a mortgage company every month, and I’m pretty sure it would be illegal for that mortgage company to put a fucking Spider-Man billboard in my yard, facing my front windows. Is what BMW is doing any different?
Why is the ownership experience of a BMW the same as taking the cheapest tier of a streaming service, where you have to watch ads? If BMW wants to pump ads into cars, they should cut the price of their cars to compensate for the owner’s time! That’s not free, and I know they know that, because the value of that attention is what they’re charging Marvel for to run these stupid ads.
I think that’s the part that bothers me the most, the couching of this all like we should be delighted that now there’s another place where we can’t escape the constant onslaught of advertising.
There’s something just so wrong about this all, a company treating the people who have bought their cars as just more marks, more targets to be advertised to, more chances to wring money out of those people unfortunate enough to choose to pay that company for their vehicle.
When you buy a car from BMW, do you actually own that car? I own a house, and I make payments to a mortgage company every month, and I’m pretty sure it would be illegal for that mortgage company to put a fucking Spider-Man billboard in my yard, facing my front windows. Is what BMW is doing any different?
Why is the ownership experience of a BMW the same as taking the cheapest tier of a streaming service, where you have to watch ads? If BMW wants to pump ads into cars, they should cut the price of their cars to compensate for the owner’s time! That’s not free, and I know they know that, because the value of that attention is what they’re charging Marvel for to run these stupid ads.
Submission + - Flock Cameras Being Destroyed Across the US (cnn.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Surveillance cameras owned by Flock Safety have been cut down with electic saws in New York State, vandalized with paint in Okland, California, and rammed with a truck in Idaho. Flock claims its services fight crime and law enforcement agencies use their services to track vehicles based on license plate numbers and reconstruct the their movements, even when the drivers and owners of these vehicles have never been accused or convicted of any crime.
Flock states it has 120,000 automated cameras that record license plate data, as well as pan, tilt and zoom cameras across the United States.
A guerilla mindset among average citizens have seen these cameras forcibly disabled within recent weeks with sympathy directed toward the vigilantes. In June, a West Virginia man accused of destroying several Flock cameras was arrested. Under a Facebook post from the local NBC affiliate announcing his arrest are dozens of people volunteering to provide alibis. “He was out fishing with me that day, you got the wrong guy,” one man wrote.
Flock states it has 120,000 automated cameras that record license plate data, as well as pan, tilt and zoom cameras across the United States.
A guerilla mindset among average citizens have seen these cameras forcibly disabled within recent weeks with sympathy directed toward the vigilantes. In June, a West Virginia man accused of destroying several Flock cameras was arrested. Under a Facebook post from the local NBC affiliate announcing his arrest are dozens of people volunteering to provide alibis. “He was out fishing with me that day, you got the wrong guy,” one man wrote.
Comment Fuck Trump (Score 0) 148
And the GOP.
Submission + - AI Companies Destroying Books At Scale (futurism.com)
nightflameauto writes: AI companies are purchasing books from pre-AI times. The claim is that those books are free from the defects of AI generated text, and therefore more valuable for ingestion into AI datasets. In order to accomplish this, they are tearing the books down to be scanned, then destroying them as the scans are completed. This includes rare and out-of-print books that may be some of the few copies of any given published work left in existence.
