@nixCraft Jonathan Blow nailed it. Modern software can do amazing things. Just take 'filter' facial morphing, alone, on video chat - but, you can guarantee that's the smallest part of the software, floating in an ocean of slow, buggy, unsecure crap.
:appicon_ivory: Ivory v1.8.3(iOS) is now available on the App Store! This is a tiny release that fixes a couple bugs and fixes some issues we've found when running on VisionOS in compatibility mode. Those of you lucky enough to get a VisionPro in a few days, please let us know if you spot any big issues.
After a long track record of releasing inaccurate, wildly misinformed statements, factually false claims and unreliable projections, we can infer a simple, if uncomfortable, truth.
Elon Musk fucking lies.
He lies about hyperloops, tunnels, Mars colonisation and self-driving cars.
And we can safely assume, he's lying about Neuralink.
@nixCraft I think Apple may have missed the boat. They've aimed directly at the target and done their usual thing "Pay a fortune for good gear!". The trouble is, all VR headset manufacturers are currently going back to the drawing board for the next generation to get rid of problems with the current generation. I can see a ton of these on 2nd hand lists in a few months. Good, I hate Apple.
This interview of Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) demonstrating that she takes credit for laws she voted against is absolutely fantastic.
But it's also incredibly rare in American media. That's because the "both sides" framework is not a mistake. They deliberately choose to coddle Republicans and allow them to get away with blatant lying.
We need more journalism like what Miami CBS reporter Jim DeFede engaged in here.
It's time to end the "right privilege" that reactionary Republicans enjoy.
In Australia we have a national treasure journalist and presenter called Kerry O'Brien, who used to bring perfectly researched arsenals of hard facts to interviews, then make politicians squirm and bluster in their seats. He spawned a web of proteges carrying on the fight.
DeFede looks cut from the same cloth, and it brings a tear to the corner of my eye to watch him not let the target get away. Good work.
"In my opinion this is NOT a free speech issue at all... If you own a bar or a restaurant and someone starts yelling Nazi slogans, you have the right to throw them out. I’d go so far as to say you have the moral obligation to throw them out."
#NikkiHaley on Newsmax: "Let's speak some hard truths. If Donald #Trump becomes the Republican nominee, we will get a President Kamala Harris. You mark my words. He cannot win a general election ... he can't get independents. He can't get suburban women."
That is AS400 from IBM. Although discounted by IBM, it is still in production in many places running mission-critical apps. It's far better than the stuff people write today. This is how reliability looks. Why break it when it works?
Someone created a fully funcional 16-Bit 3Hz CPU in Excel!!! with 128KB of RAM 16 color display, and a custom assembly language to run some programs in it. It’s open source too
@NormanDunbar@djlink One we made up ourselves. It couldn't do much but fulfilled all the basics. These days it reminds me a little of an Atom, but 32 bit.
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Wth is the point? There are AI cheats now that just watch the screen and drive the inputs like a human player - and they work.
The era of 'anti-cheats' is drawing to a close.
Thwarting artificial software based edges in game play NEEDS THE GAME TO INCORPORATE IT INTO ITS LOGIC.
It's simple, the moment Trump is elected the NATO territory is in grave danger because nobody believes Trump as commander-in-chief will defend for example the Baltics when attacked by Russia. Without certain and assured support by the US , NATO lacks the military power to defend itself against a possible Russian agression. Even just threatening with it, is enough for Russia to get it's way then. #Trump#geopolitics@geopolitics#NATO#russia
When I was a kid, I remember being bored between classes and just looking over every bit of our first grade classroom's big map, and finding "Micronesia" and just thinking… wow… that is a super cool name for a place. Then I found the "South Sandwich Islands" and I just lost my shit
This tern was far away, so the photo doesn't have the detail I would like. It does capture how sleek and streamlined the bird looks in the air.
" large tern, slender and long winged. The head is fairly large and often has a ragged crest at the back. Royal Terns have a substantial body, a long, forked tail, and short legs. The bill is long and daggerlike." - allaboutbirds.org
