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arstechnica, 3 months ago to random

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin

US government tracking the energy implications of booming bitcoin mining in US.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/over-2-percent-of-the-uss-electricity-generation-now-goes-to-bitcoin/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

nixCraft, 22 days ago to random

I’m Officially leaving Mastodon. Clearly, I spend too much time here. Take care, everyone. I'll be back in 15 minutes. 🙃

nixCraft, 1 day ago to random

sudo would be a great name for a dog

sudo fetch ball
sudo shake hand
sudo sit
sudo sleep
sudo watch baby
sudo killall intruders

nixCraft, 3 days ago to linux

#Unix or #linux desktop from the 90s. Awesome aesthetic 🔥

nixCraft, 20 days ago to random

Sam Altman suggests that instead of Universal Basic Income, there should be Universal Basic Compute, where everyone gets a share of GPT 7 computing power. But what are we supposed to do with that compute? Does it pay rent? Can I buy groceries or medicine with it? Tech Bro is just saying things to promote ITS LLM. 😂 Full interview here for those who wish to see it https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nSM0xd8xHUM

Sam Altman suggests that instead of Universal Basic Income, there should be Universal Basic Compute, where everyone gets a share of GPT 7 computing power.

arstechnica, 8 days ago to random

Teslas can still be stolen with a cheap radio hack despite new keyless tech

Tesla owners should enable PIN-to-drive protection to thwart relay attacks.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/teslas-can-still-be-stolen-with-a-cheap-radio-hack-despite-new-keyless-tech/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

nixCraft, 5 months ago to random

Language I dislike: C++
Language I begrudgingly respect: Go
Language I think is overrated: javascript
Language I think is underrated: Zig
Language I like: Python
Language I love: Perl
Language I dream of writing in: Dart

MrLovenstein, 27 days ago to random

Secret Panel HERE 👋 https://tapas.io/episode/2949449

nixCraft, 21 days ago to random

Many people canceled their Openai subscriptions, or it is tough to monetize stuff created with generative AI, I guess, so Sama comes with a new plan to use all those GPUs. They are now going after OF models. WTF OpenAI? They are going to allow deepfake? This company is beyond evil 👿

nixCraft, 13 days ago to random

are you a rockstar developer? 🤔

nixCraft, 8 days ago to random

Do you remember Netscape? Did you ever use it as your default browser? 🤔

nixCraft, 9 days ago to random

Cooler Master's new "AI thermal paste"—proof that marketing gimmicks know no bounds. 😂After all, why not?
Why shouldn't I slap"AI" onto everything if it makes people buy it?

nixCraft, 20 days ago (edited 17 days ago) to linux

Poll: #Linux users, do you regret buying a laptop or desktop with an Nvidia card because of drivers and other problems?

nixCraft, 14 days ago to random

My favorite underrated coding tip is ______

arstechnica, 2 days ago to random

Lawsuit argues Call of Duty helped cause the Uvalde school shooting

Suit: Activision is "manipulating players' brain chemistry," ignoring "use by minors."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/lawsuit-argues-call-of-duty-helped-cause-the-uvalde-school-shooting/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

nixCraft, 14 days ago to random

The twitter block issue is caused by Firfox filters. Firefox is working on a fix. The announcement reads as: Hey folks, we are aware of the Twitter issue and our team is working on a fix at the moment.

In the meantime, disabling Enhanced Tracking Protection or changing it from Strict should fix this issue temporarily. Here's how to do that: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop#w_what-to-do-if-a-site-seems-broken

arstechnica, 18 days ago to random

Before launching, GPT-4o broke records on chatbot leaderboard under a secret name

Anonymous chatbot that mystified and frustrated experts was OpenAI's latest model.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/before-launching-gpt-4o-broke-records-on-chatbot-leaderboard-under-a-secret-name/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

nixCraft, 19 days ago to random

😂 https://x.com/chshersh/status/1789340649361158537

nixCraft, 9 days ago to python

Python has for loop syntax with else clause. They also have a while-else construct too. Would you use it? #python

nixCraft, 11 days ago to random

Software developer: "This task will take at least three months."

PM: "If one engineer needs three months, then twelve engineers should need only one week. I'll request additional staff. We will deliver the project on time."

nixCraft, 10 hours ago to random

what is a PR? give wrong answers only.

nixCraft, 8 days ago to random

Is "fixed stuff" a good git commit message for a big project? I'm asking for myself 🤔

nixCraft, 9 days ago to random

Phone: Hey, it's ${Name}. Blah blah… Still interested?

You: Excuse me?

Phone: You applied 4 years ago...

You: Dude, seriously? 😂

nixCraft, 13 days ago to random

AI: As an LLM, I can confirm that the code samples you provided indeed suck.

Me: You were supposed to replace SO and not hurt my feelings. I am calling daddy Satya.

nixCraft, 5 months ago to random

If you don't have 3 conflicting versions of python on your machine you're not truly learning to code 🧑‍💻