Among my hobbies, probably the weirdest one is circular slide rules. I was introduced to them 22 years ago when I started flying lessons, and have since branched out from the E6B to non-aviation circular rules. I like them because
I got a slow windows laptop and I want to possibly speed it up with #Linux. Are there any good distros to do this? Bonus if it is one of these distros because I really love KDE plasma :)
If there aren’t any specific distros I’m probably just going to go with KDE Neon (again). I read somewhere that #Arch is pretty lightweight but I also heard that the setup process is not very fun…
Honestly, I had no idea DuckDuckGo had its own web browser lol. This article reminded me to try out DuckDuckGo's search engine again, and compare its search results with those of Google Search. I was actually surprised to find out that DuckDuckGo churned out way better search results. I'm definitely gonna use it instead of Google from now on.
Chip War: The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical resource--microchip technology--with the United States and China increasingly in conflict.
I agree with this computer scientist's assessment that #AI is a myth. I'd even go further than that and suggest that AGI is just a buzzword and that it'd probably never happen. I also don't think machines would ever become "alive", even if you teach them how to reproduce. You still cannot teach them how to adapt, as that would probably require infinite lines of code. Or maybe I'm just wrong.
A very nicely done website celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Macintosh computer by restoring one.
"The notion of acquiring one for restoration, akin to reviving an old vintage car that no longer runs, intrigued me. The immediate allure of substantial cost savings persuaded me to delve deeper (unaware that I would eventually spend the equivalent of obtaining a fully operational unit in the ensuing months)."
ughhhhhh i need to remove and put back in the battery on my librem 5 to hopefully fix it but you gotta be ESD grounded and shit first and i don't trust myself to do that properly without a strap or mat or something
In England and Wales, courts
will treat a computer as if it is working perfectly unless someone can show why that is not the case. This presumption poses a challenge to those who dispute evidence produced by a computer system. Frequently the challenge is insurmountable, particularly where a substantial institution operates the system. (UK courts do tend to favour big institutions overall because reasons).
Thus the stage was set for the Horizon computer scandal. 🤪
Back in the 90s, HP made a bunch of notebooks with a built-in mouse that popped out when you pushed a button with the picture of a mouse on it. This mouse had no sensor on its underside, but used a semi-flexible plastic strap attached to the laptop to detect movement and button presses.