LLMs certainly hold potential, but as we’ve seen time and time again in tech over the last fifteen years, the hype and greed of unethical pitchmen has gotten way out ahead of the actual locomotive. A lot of people in “tech” are interested in money, not tech. And they’re increasingly making decisions based on how to drum...
Mc Donald's already has customer self serve kiosks and mobile apps with the full menu that limit you as to which items you can add or remove.
How did they screw this up and leave things open ended for the LLM?
IE why was the LLM not referencing a list of valid options with every request and then replying with what the possible options are. This is something LLMs are actually able to do fairly well, then layer on top the EXACT same HARD constraints they already have on the kiosk and mobile app to ensure orders are valid?
Natural language is really messy.. Could go through many variants on things. Then you get text to speech issues due to audio quality / accents.. And you need an engine that can "best guess / best match" based on what it has or ask for clarification.
Similarly you can ask for TWO of a complex thing: I would like Two.... meals, with,,, XXXX
What version of windows and what mouse and keyboard. 99% of them work out of the box and the drivers only add extra functions if there are special features.
the station has to constantly be charging the used batteries.
Or
Install 4-6 high speed chargers in the same spot and clear more cars faster .
Essentially the swap station is only better if you arrive without a lineup. The swap takes 7-10min and is manned. If you are one or two cars deep waiting you are better to have just found a charger
For years we invested in better microphones and noise canceling to CLEARLY hear the closest / primary speaker and remove all other noise and distractions.
Now introducing, car noise. Get immerses with the kids fighting in the back seat in surround sound..
No important conference call is complete without you providing your weekly update while your dog licks his balls on the way to the vet for everyone to hear.
I am very curious as to how databases are used in the real world, whether you're using MySQL and what not, how does it all come together in a real world business? Banking and gaming I know, but is it something that gets stored on data centres and then put into a VM?...
Database is a broad term, nearly any computer system that stores structured data like lists of names or transactions has a database of some kind. Dedicated database platforms like MySQL just make it more efficient / faster / easier to query and store data.
I don't know whether it's a popular opinion or not, but I think Dr. Pulaski was a great character and I found her much more interesting than Dr. Crusher. I don't know if it was down to the writing or the performance but Pulaski is one of the best parts of season 2 and I would have been happy to see her character continue....
I am somewhat neutral on her, when she was introduced I kind of felt she was a gender swapped bones to setup the bones / spock dynamic but with data.
Sadly the only thing I remember her for is being mean to data, getting rapidly aged, and replacing Picard’s heart, that is 3 out of 22 episodes she is credited in.
For me Crusher vs Pulaski somewhat comes down to bedside manner/ compassion. Pulaski just comes across as a bit blunt and prickly at times and Pulaski just has fewer memorable episodes due to only having the one season.
Canada's Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anti-competitive conduct, court documents reveal, with Sobeys' owner calling the inquiry "unlawful."...
What not including the 3rd major player Jim Pattison Group (Overwaitea/SaveOnFoods)? I can't imagine they are not also involved.. We only have 3 major players like we have 3 major telecoms in Canada.
Nearly everything is owned by Bell, Telus, Rogers and if you travel roam they end up being your national roaming option with most of the other options.
Interesting how MS is the reasonable one here where all their copilot stuff clearly separates paying business from free consumer stuff for training / not training.
However slack has gone and said they will train on everything, and ONLY the paying companies can request to opt out.
Too bad so sad for all those small dev teams that have been using the "free" version of slack.. No option to opt out.
I've found a good number of negative reviews of Bose QC 2 and quite a few good things said about Sony WF-1000XM5 so I'm leaning towards buying them but would love to hear the general recommendation on Lemmy first....
I don't "LIKE" Loblaws but the majority of items I purchase are notably cheaper there than Sobeys stores or Jim Pattison Group owned stores IE the majority of the alternatives.
I use Costco a lot and more and Walmart more and more for groceries these days...
Remember when everyone used to shout buy Canadian?
To save you going 5 min into the video.. He was using an adapter with zigbee2mqtt that was listed as experimental.
It is less about the network adaptor and more that he switches from zha to zigbee2mqtt with the skyconnect / homeassistant adaptor that is still not fully supported in zigbee2mqtt.
Using a coordinator more central to your network can help but as long as a large number of your powered relay devices have a strong connection there isn't anything wrong with using the USB ones.
The ONLY issue with the USB ones is that it is recommended you put them on an extension cable as the USB port it self can cause interference, and putting a little distance from the antenna helps.
So his solution DOES all that, and is a good solution, but I wouldn't just go toss your USB stick in the bin..
If you are using a supported NON experimental adaptor / chipset and you have powered devices with strong connections to it, you should be fine. The only optimization I would do is put your USB stick on an extension cable and get it a little ways away from the computer as when they are jacked directly into a pi/computer the USB port can actually cause a little interference.
He opens the video with "over the years I have used ZHA and Zigbee2mqtt" so I made a little assumption. but that makes it worse if he was already using Zigbee2mqtt when he picked up the Sky Connect and didn't check compatibility.
I’m seeing a bunch of these 9” gauge cluster screens that double as CarPlay screens. Only problem is that I find 9” way too small for CarPlay/Android Auto. Are there any in the 11-12” range?
As per the Ecobee notice this only impacts the two original models and they still function as regular thermostats still, they are just not providing any of the smart / cloud features anymore.
Newer units support local homekit control, which can also be paired with open systems like Home Assistant for full local control for automation.
Loblaw Companies reported $13.58 billion in first-quarter revenue — a 4.5 per cent increase from a year earlier — on Wednesday morning, the same day that a group of frustrated shoppers said they would begin a month-long boycott of the grocery retailer....
Locally they arn't even as expensive as Safeway (Sobleys) or Save-On-Foods (Jim Pattison Group) stores. Hell Last time I tried to shop at a safeway as I was staying somewhere else it was 20% more expensive than Superstore (Loblaws)
But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.
Elon Musk Openly Advocates for Overthrowing the Government of Bolivia, The Country with the Largest Lithium Reserves in the World ( medium.com )
McDonald’s Gives Up On ‘AI’ After Comedy Of Errors, Including Putting Bacon On Ice Cream ( www.techdirt.com )
LLMs certainly hold potential, but as we’ve seen time and time again in tech over the last fifteen years, the hype and greed of unethical pitchmen has gotten way out ahead of the actual locomotive. A lot of people in “tech” are interested in money, not tech. And they’re increasingly making decisions based on how to drum...
Why do you have to install Usb-Drivers on Windows, but I never had to do it on Linux?
On my Job I regularly have to install Windows PCs and sometimes even install the USB Drivers for Mouse and Keyboard to work....
Nearly 20% of Microsoft SQL Servers running have passed end of support ( www.theregister.com )
How One Chinese EV Company Made Battery Swapping Work ( hbr.org )
See, Apple? Even cars can do it :)
This is the “world’s first” phone call made using spatial audio ( www.theverge.com )
Databases and their real world use examples
I am very curious as to how databases are used in the real world, whether you're using MySQL and what not, how does it all come together in a real world business? Banking and gaming I know, but is it something that gets stored on data centres and then put into a VM?...
Study finds a quarter of all webpages from 2013 to 2023 no longer exist ( www.pcgamer.com )
Dr. Pulaski Appreciation Post ( startrek.website )
I don't know whether it's a popular opinion or not, but I think Dr. Pulaski was a great character and I found her much more interesting than Dr. Crusher. I don't know if it was down to the writing or the performance but Pulaski is one of the best parts of season 2 and I would have been happy to see her character continue....
Loblaws, Sobeys owners under investigation by Competition Bureau for alleged anti-competitive conduct ( www.cbc.ca )
Canada's Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anti-competitive conduct, court documents reveal, with Sobeys' owner calling the inquiry "unlawful."...
Here’s a website that shows the alternatives to the big 3: Bell, Rogers and Telus.
https://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/cancellsites.html?lat=48.474131&lng=-109.995117&zoom=4&type=Roadmap&layers=o&pid=0&ds=0
Slack users horrified to discover messages used for AI training ( arstechnica.com )
Help needed choosing a good pair of noise cancelling earphones
I've found a good number of negative reviews of Bose QC 2 and quite a few good things said about Sony WF-1000XM5 so I'm leaning towards buying them but would love to hear the general recommendation on Lemmy first....
Is the Loblaw boycott privileged? Here's why some people aren't shopping around ( www.cbc.ca )
Fixing my Zigbee with a network Zigbee coordinator - YouTube ( youtube.com )
Finally we find out what the failure was
Biggest gauge cluster screen mod for Tesla Model Y ( kbin.social )
I’m seeing a bunch of these 9” gauge cluster screens that double as CarPlay screens. Only problem is that I find 9” way too small for CarPlay/Android Auto. Are there any in the 11-12” range?
After 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostat ( www.theverge.com )
Loblaw reports $13.58B in Q1 revenue, as Reddit group's boycott kicks off ( www.cbc.ca )
Loblaw Companies reported $13.58 billion in first-quarter revenue — a 4.5 per cent increase from a year earlier — on Wednesday morning, the same day that a group of frustrated shoppers said they would begin a month-long boycott of the grocery retailer....
Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets ( arstechnica.com )
But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.