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...
I understand the attraction of virtualising this, but unless you want to share more than just the ISP connection, I would be providing Internet access to your neighbour’s untrusted network using a bare-metal router. Just my two cents.
*What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy online? That question was on the minds of Telstra TV Box Office customers this month after the company announced it would shut down the service in June. Customers were told that unless they moved over to another service, Fetch, they would no longer be...
Subscription streaming where you don’t “own” anything probably has a future, but I think you’re right that the writing is on the wall for digital media purchases.
Interesting problem here. So I self host jellyfin, happy to share my (owned) movies with my family. Well, my mother has asked me to digitize her collection too and have me host it. Originally, fine, you give your movies to me, I host them, same thing....
I've started setting up my media server and was wondering if I should put my docker containers with sonarr and radarr behind my VPN the same as my qbit?
Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
Ubuntu's popularity often makes it the default choice for new Linux users. But there are tons of other Linux operating systems that deserve your attention. As such, I've highlighted some Ubuntu alternatives so you can choose based on your needs and requirements—because conformity is boring.
Pioneering internet messenger ICQ shuts after 28 years - CNA ( www.channelnewsasia.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...
Japan: Faces made of living skin make robots smile ( www.bbc.com )
Japanese scientists have found a way to attach living skin to robot faces, for more realistic smiles and other facial expressions. ...
Bill Withers' song "Ain't No Sunshine" could be interpreted as Hades and/or Demeter singing about Persephone.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone...
He's alive?! ( lemmy.world )
Introducing ink.key, a fediverse music collective/net label. ( lemmy.world )
Link: https://catodon.social/notes/9ustyq83zlhoc519
China says Dalai Lama must 'thoroughly correct' his political views ( www.reuters.com )
Elon Musk Tries to Make Nice With Advertisers at Cannes ( www.thedailybeast.com )
A guide to passing GPUs through to Proxmox, XCP-ng VMs ( www.theregister.com )
Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers) ( www.spacebar.news )
A PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's back ( www.windowscentral.com )
One of the world's richest women will support Trump if he promises to back Israel annexation of the West Bank ( nymag.com )
VLAN question
I've finally been connected to a fiber connection 2,5/1Gbps! 🥳...
X is the worst social media app for LGBTQ+ people, says new report ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
OpenAI Just Gave Away the Entire Game ( www.theatlantic.com )
EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )
https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Wanted to share this awesome tool to test your browser, also please do share your results in the comments.
Idle Windows XP and 2000 machines get infected with viruses within minutes of being exposed online — legacy OSes compromised by just connecting to the Internet ( www.tomshardware.com )
The Gaza Death Toll Is Confusing And Unreliable ( www.theatlantic.com )
These numbers matter—first, because of the dignity of those killed or still living....
‘I’ve been here for 40 years’: Newsagent’s fight for UK passport ( www.thetimes.co.uk )
DeviantArt’s Downfall Is Devastating, Depressing, and Dumb ( slate.com )
The ten stages of genocide ( www.hmd.org.uk )
Palestinians are at #8.
‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services ( www.theguardian.com )
*What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy online? That question was on the minds of Telstra TV Box Office customers this month after the company announced it would shut down the service in June. Customers were told that unless they moved over to another service, Fetch, they would no longer be...
Nearly all Nintendo 64 games can now be recompiled into native PC ports to add proper ray tracing, ultrawide, high FPS, and more ( www.tomshardware.com )
Stack Overflow bans users en masse for rebelling against OpenAI partnership — users banned for deleting answers to prevent them being used to train ChatGPT ( www.tomshardware.com )
How do you handle family requests that you disagree with?
Interesting problem here. So I self host jellyfin, happy to share my (owned) movies with my family. Well, my mother has asked me to digitize her collection too and have me host it. Originally, fine, you give your movies to me, I host them, same thing....
Do i need to run sonarr and radarr behind my VPN?
I've started setting up my media server and was wondering if I should put my docker containers with sonarr and radarr behind my VPN the same as my qbit?
What did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production ( newatlas.com )
Rule their balls ( lemmy.world )
Like getting 9 women pregnant and expecting a baby in 1 month ( sh.itjust.works )
Chinese startup launching RISC-V laptop for devs and engineers priced at around $300 ( www.tomshardware.com )
If you take care of your parents or other elderly, how are you preparing to age gracefully?
cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/859143...
What are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?
Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps declining ( www.neowin.net )
Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
New to Linux? Ubuntu Isn’t Your Only Option ( www.howtogeek.com )
Ubuntu's popularity often makes it the default choice for new Linux users. But there are tons of other Linux operating systems that deserve your attention. As such, I've highlighted some Ubuntu alternatives so you can choose based on your needs and requirements—because conformity is boring.
Golang be like ( i.imgur.com )