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Anthropic's "Claude" logo is Kurt Vonnegut's illustration of an asshole (lemmy.ml)
 

https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes

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Activist deportations in the second Trump presidency (en.wikipedia.org)
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Activist deportations in the second Trump presidency (en.wikipedia.org)
kansas can get fcked in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
Does Google keep logs of my text messages(RCS)? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
Product packaging pandering to conservative Americans in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 33 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I bought some cheap Chinese 2-way radios. The packaging has a big American flag and a “Designed in U.S.A.” claim, which I suspect is bullshit given the company involved. Also, there are two Bible verses referenced. This smacks of pandering to a particular slice of conservative Americans. All I want is cheap radios for skiing with my kids next winter, not a reminder of my country’s socio-political bullshit.

This bullshit is not from the well-known Chinese radio maker Baofeng (baofengradio.com) but rather from a US company called "BTech" which has the deceptive URL BaoFengTech.com.

Anyone know a good modern day MP3 player? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago

something from the "stable ports" list at https://www.rockbox.org/

Rule is dead in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone
The vibecoders are becoming sentient in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

Can someone tell me what vibe coding is?

a term coined 6 months ago for writing software using an LLM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibe_coding

Google executive Ruth Porat calls Trump admin’s climate denialism “fantastic” and calls for data centers to be powered by coal, gas, and nuclear in c/technology@lemmy.ml
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago

No evidence of this happened. Blocked.

lol what? it is a pretty well-sourced article, with the main source being remarks in a video which it helpfully links to.

it is 10h long but on youtube one can search the transcript and easily find the parts that form the basis of this article: here are Secretary Burgam's comments and here is Porat referencing them later.

MP spotted using ChatGPT to respond to constituents on the train in c/news@hexbear.net
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago

all emails are checked for accuracy. Closed AI is not publicly accessible and has better privacy and security than “open AI” systems.

🤔

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Privacy‑Preserving Age Verification Falls Apart On Contact With Reality (www.techdirt.com)
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Almost all (en.wikipedia.org)
Liberals, standing in the way of progress no matter what! in c/leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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...my joke is about how you and others are asking/encouraging them to elaborate about what specific kind of "direct and immediate action" they're alluding to, which could maybe get them in some kind of trouble (with mods/admins, or, given the context, maybe worse...) 👀

Whyyy in c/historymemes@lemmy.world
Liberals, standing in the way of progress no matter what! in c/leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

this thread"c'mon do something" meme comic, no text

also this thread"How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?" Steve Buscemi meme, no text

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Two men examining paper tape from the early British computer WITCH, 1950s (lemmy.ml)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34691137

The computer, which weighs 2.5 metric tons (2.8 short tons), was built and used at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell, Berkshire. Construction started in 1949, and the machine became operational in April 1951. It was handed over to the computing group in May 1952 and remained in use until 1957.

It used 828 dekatrons for volatile memory, similar to RAM in a modern computer, and paper tape for input and program storage. A total of 480 relays were used for sequence control and 199 valves (electronic vacuum tube) for calculations. The computer stands 2 meters high, 6 meters wide, and 1 meter deep with a power consumption of 1.5 kW. Output was to either a Creed teleprinter or to a paper tape punch. The machine was decimal and initially had twenty eight-digit dekatron registers for internal storage, which was increased to 40 which appeared to be enough for nearly all calculations. It was assembled from components more commonly found in a British telephone exchange.

Two men examining paper tape from the early British computer WITCH, 1950s in c/historyporn@lemmy.world
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago

is this..."is this" butterfly meme, no text

pair programming?

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"Systems Software Research is Irrelevant" lamented Rob Pike in 2000 (lemmy.ml)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/34919033

This talk is a polemic that distills the pessimistic side of my feelings about systems research these days. I won’t talk much about the optimistic side, since lots of others can do that for me; everyone’s excited about the computer industry. I may therefore present a picture somewhat darker than reality. However, I think the situation is genuinely bad and requires action.

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"Systems Software Research is Irrelevant" lamented Rob Pike in 2000 (lemmy.ml)
 

This talk is a polemic that distills the pessimistic side of my feelings about systems research these days. I won’t talk much about the optimistic side, since lots of others can do that for me; everyone’s excited about the computer industry. I may therefore present a picture somewhat darker than reality. However, I think the situation is genuinely bad and requires action.

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ChaCha12-BLAKE3: Secure, Simple and Fast authenticated and committing encryption for any CPU (kerkour.com)
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[…] a ten-year-old boasts that he is a successful Airbnb manager, while another constructs a miniature Cybertruck. High-schoolers take “business calls,” lounging in a WeWork-style open office space. (www.levernews.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/34913960

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/34913958

paywall bypass: https://archive.is/xvMWP

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Backed by tech money and Donald Trump’s executive orders, MacKenzie Price is out to replace teachers everywhere with AI. (www.levernews.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/34913958

paywall bypass: https://archive.is/xvMWP

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Backed by tech money and Donald Trump’s executive orders, MacKenzie Price is out to replace teachers everywhere with AI. (www.levernews.com)
 

paywall bypass: https://archive.is/xvMWP

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