Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually....
Yeah was gonna say this, seems like someone stopped a couple of steps away from discovering that basically the entire modern world is built on top of unsustainable consumption.
I think it was very slightly more than a regular folder in that there was a sync wizard IIRC.
I think you set it up with a piece of removable media and then you could press the sync button when it was present to take the newest file from either the removable media or the local disk. I also vaguely remember a conflict resolution screen where if both copies had changed you could keep one, the other or both. I’m trying to remember if you could have a 3-point sync where you used the removable media as a way of keeping the briefcase on your home and work computers in sync, but I never used that feature if it did exist.
So yeah, It didn’t do much more than just dragging and dropping (as I think the OS dialog had similar conflict resolution at least from windows 98ish) but the two way aspect was pretty useful.
I mean you could technically do it with any microprocessor if you’ve got enough time and patience, though in a lot of cases you’d need to essentially build a whole computer around it.
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed the new Windows AI tool that can answer questions about your web browsing and laptop use, he said one of the “magical” things about it was that the data doesn’t leave your laptop; the Windows Recall system takes screenshots of your activity every five seconds and saves them on the...
I guess the solution would involve keys on the TPM so that they shouldn’t need to be sat on attached storage or in memory. Although I’m not sure I’d trust all TPM implementations to have the performance necessary for the extra load (I believe bitlocker keys get cached in memory once you have unlocked the drive, for example)
Which makes it kinda more interesting tbh—did someone at Ars set this up to take a screenshot of ICQ? Getting a windows 98 VM set up with all that other stuff just for an article image seems like a lot of effort for a journalist who probably needs to get a few articles written a week.
If it wasn’t Ars, who was it and why did they set up a somewhat period-accurate windows 98 VM and then take a screenshot of ICQ out of everything?
Oh don’t get me wrong, I get that someone might set up the VM, I just don’t know why they’d do that plus then screenshot ICQ and put it somewhere online for this journalist to find
The thing about that screenshot that has me curious is the shortcut to 7zip which, although it has been around for longer than I realised, no one really used until the 2nd half of the 00’s
Yesterday I was pointing out how little effort this would take based on polling. And today a new poll puts electoral calculuses tory seat prediction from 66 to 27....
I’ve just started Return to the Obra Dinn, so far really liking the art style and the main game mechanics. I’m interested to see how the story unfolds as it seems to be taking a “memento” style reverse chronological approach to telling it....
New Zealand had it ready to start but then it got repealed at the last minute
The UK government was about to push something similar through in a bundle of policy trying to garner support, they’ve just called an election instead so the current governments plans have all gone down the drain
So, no, not yet, but we got close a couple of times
The notes Fiat sent out were part of a marketing campaign to introduce the Cinquecento to Spanish consumers — the plan was to prime demand with the request “for a couple of minutes [together]” and then, four to six days later, follow up with a letter explaining that the note was from the car company with an invitation for...
I find it surprising that the PS5 is beating the PS4 in popularity, it honestly feels like a flop in comparison from how I remember the PS4 being at this point of time.
The Coller Dolittle Challenge for Interspecies Two-Way Communication has been launched by the Jeremy Coller Foundation and Tel Aviv University. While the use of AI is not obligatory, the team say the technology can boost almost all proposals....
Hey, I’ve been trying to subscribe to !audioproductiondeals for a couple of days now and know the drill about searching it first and waiting for it to sync, but it doesn’t seem to be doing the job....
The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates (www.theguardian.com)
Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually....
so computer papers don't fall out i think (lemmy.world)
no cheating
Russia Says It's Assembled a Lithography Machine, Will Make 350nm Chips Soon (www.extremetech.com)
In Women's Jeans They're 83.7% Smaller (i.imgur.com)
This Hacker Tool Extracts All the Data Collected by Windows’ New Recall AI (www.wired.com)
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed the new Windows AI tool that can answer questions about your web browsing and laptop use, he said one of the “magical” things about it was that the data doesn’t leave your laptop; the Windows Recall system takes screenshots of your activity every five seconds and saves them on the...
Me to myself everyday. (lemmy.world)
I hate waking up and immediately jumping up to do shit
RIP ICQ: Remembering a classic messaging app that was way ahead of its time (arstechnica.com)
Poll predicts Tories lose Opposition Status (www.independent.co.uk)
Yesterday I was pointing out how little effort this would take based on polling. And today a new poll puts electoral calculuses tory seat prediction from 66 to 27....
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What's everyone played this week?
I’ve just started Return to the Obra Dinn, so far really liking the art style and the main game mechanics. I’m interested to see how the story unfolds as it seems to be taking a “memento” style reverse chronological approach to telling it....
Millions of current smokers became addicted when they were teens – and nicotine marketing targets adolescents today just as it did decades ago (theconversation.com)
Electronic Arts announces service shutdowns for older Battlefield, FIFA, NHL, and NBA titles (delistedgames.com)
TIL about a Fiat Ad that sent out some 50,000 anonymous love letters to young women. Women felt stalked and locked themselves in their apartments. (nowiknow.com)
The notes Fiat sent out were part of a marketing campaign to introduce the Cinquecento to Spanish consumers — the plan was to prime demand with the request “for a couple of minutes [together]” and then, four to six days later, follow up with a letter explaining that the note was from the car company with an invitation for...
US unit sales of PS5 hardware are trending 8% ahead of PS4, while Xbox Series is trailing Xbox One by 13%, and remains slightly behind Xbox 360. Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service. (x.com)
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Carra: Arsenal can't win Premier League playing like this (www.skysports.com)
We did it! (lemmy.world)
if this post gets 128 upvotes, i will post again with twice as wide en passant (lemmy.world)
Joe Cartoon - Gerbil in a Microwave (www.youtube.com)
This goes way back. I had Windows 95 when it came out.
$10m prize launched for team that can truly talk to the animals (www.theguardian.com)
The Coller Dolittle Challenge for Interspecies Two-Way Communication has been launched by the Jeremy Coller Foundation and Tel Aviv University. While the use of AI is not obligatory, the team say the technology can boost almost all proposals....
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Hey, I’ve been trying to subscribe to !audioproductiondeals for a couple of days now and know the drill about searching it first and waiting for it to sync, but it doesn’t seem to be doing the job....
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Labour "change" election campaign video posted (x.com)
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