Weโre moving to a metered storage policy on our Dropbox Advanced plan. There is no action required today from the vast majority of our customers, who will be able to keep their existing storage and more for up to five years at no additional charge. Read on below for additional details.
Any all-you-can-eat policy is going to attract people who abuse it, and storage isn't cheap so this isn't really a surprise. Looking at the limits they're pretty generous for any real use case and people who need more than that should probably just accept that big storage is going to cost money.
DNA of the male-determining Y chromosome has been completely sequenced end-to-end, and itโs just as weird as we expected. Will we finally be able to understand how it works?
I'm always amazed that any foreign government handling sensitive information or dealing with defence would consider using windows. Linux has been competent for all common tasks for a long time now and won't hold any hidden surprises.
That's amazing that they would consider auto-generated responses to be appropriate in something which is supposed to be reference documentation. We are a good way from that type of querying and explanation being reliable.
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. recently updated its Terms of Service [https://explore.zoom.us/en/terms/] to encompass what some critics are calling a significant invasion of user privacy.
This isn't what it sounds like. If you go through to the original article then the AI usage is for generative AI which you can add to your meetings (eg generating subtitles). It's an opt-in service and you're notified on the call if someone enables it. They're not just collecting your call data.
I use a cheap USB recharageable rear light from Amazon which have worked great and are nice and bright. For the front light those don't work so well if you need to illuminate the road ahead (rather than just be seen by others). I use a LifeLine pavo 720 lumen light which has been great. I don't think they sell that particular model any more but something like this is very close.
I really enjoyed The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It got panned by the critics and didn't do well at the box office, but seems to be being more accepted recently.
For some reason, if I try to reply to a comment or post, I get logged off. The system just kicks me off. This has been happening more frequently over the past week or two. Is this common? Are people here aware of a solution?
There are a fair number of totally empty magazines created during rexit, with no threads, yet a fair number of subscribers (because the name matches a popular sub from Reddit). I clicked on one this morning, because I saw it in random magazines side bar section. No threads. Created a month ago by a user who hasn't posted a...
I'm in the same position but I'm trying to post some content to try to induce some.people.to participate. I'm going to give it a few months where it can be my personal link farm and I'll rethink after that if it gains no traction.
Regardless of the merits of their respective cases she was very much a victim of a poor choice of legal representation. The contrast in the degree of preparedness and competency between their legal team couldn't have been clearer. The future careers of way more than Amber and Jonny were determined during that trial.
A district judge in Wisconsin has sided with an 11-year-old trans girl over her use of the girlsโ toilets and temporarily blocked school officials from preventing her access.
The best compromise for neutrality and efficiency is to keep gender neutral stalls but also retain an area with urinals which will be much quicker for large numbers of men to pass through then using stalls, and also saves water.
The other consideration would be that the stalls will need to be sufficiently screened that people in them don't feel overlooked or vulnerable (I'm looking at you USA with your weird gappy stall building!).
I'm reading this now and it's a really nice introduction to the tidymodels framework. This has developed a lot over the last year and I'm now going to use this as the basis for the practical parts of the machine learning course I'm writing. It's great having such a consistent interface to a wide variety of models which means...
The tidymodels framework is a collection of R packages for modeling and machine learning using tidyverse principles. Whether you are just starting out today ...
In case you missed it, Red Hat announced they will no longer be providing the means for downstream clones to continue to be 1:1 binary copies of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Very quickly, both Jack and I shared some initial thoughts, but we intentionally took our time deciding the next right step for AlmaLinux OS. After much...
I don't think this will be viable for the people who really are looking for direct RHEL compatibility, but lots of people like me just use the basic structure of RHEL because we're familiar with the config locations and tooling, and we like the stability over time. If Alma can replicate that aspect then it's still good for me even if they're not bug for bug compatible. Rocky still seem to be going for 100% compatibility and I think that will be harder to maintain over time if RedHat actively fight it.
To be fair, the transfer from Cebtos8 to Alma couldn't have been easier. Just ran a script to update the RPM sources and a dnf update and we were done.
Moving to a different distro with different package managers and filesystem layout is a whole other level of hurt.
I'm American and in addition to our messed up healthcare system. Teeth are simultaneously so important that I have to see a specialist (dentist) for routine care, but so unimportant that it's not included in my healthcare coverage. Is it like that elsewhere?
That's true in theory, but less.so in practice. In our area there are no dentists accepting adult NHS patients so unless you're registered already then your only option is to go private. This seems to be increasingly common and is making dentistry private by the back door.
A new misinformation quiz shows that, despite the stereotype, younger Americans have a harder time discerning fake headlines, compared with older generations
Indeed - the test seemed to be largely determined by our susceptibility to headline grabbing language rather than by being able to judge the content of the article. People are always going to try to have enticing headlines, but you can only really judge the quality of the information by reading the article itself.
The new license terms for RHEL are structured to stop subscribers from exercising their rights under the GPL. For now they are still providing source code albeit in a less convenient form, but technically they only need to do this for GPL licenses packages and they could remove code for BSD /MIT / Apache licensed packages....
The legal loophole RedHat found I'm guessing is something that might trigger GPLv4 to stop this behaviour (effectively punishing someone for exercising their GPL rights).
You're right that most use of OSS doesn't involve modification so it doesn't really matter, but packaging changes are still useful.
I know Stallman was the strongest advocate of the GPL but personally I like the principle of reciprocity which it enshrines. For all of their contributions it's important to realise that companies like RedHat are very much building on the work of OSS developers.
Add it all up, and the social web is changing in three crucial ways: Itโs going from public to private; itโs shifting from growth and engagement, which broadly involves building good products that people like, to increasing revenue no matter the tradeoff; and itโs turning into an entertainment business. It turns out...
Maybe it's different on Lemmy, but signing up to the fediverse via kbin couldn't have been easier. Pretty much the same as signing up for any other web site and the federated servers just show up automatically in the search. Once you're subscribed local and federated communities look pretty much identical.
I'm still in two minds about this. We have a lot of infrastructure build on RHEL rebuilds and there's no way we're buying enough RHEL licenses to cover it.
I can look at Devian based alternatives but switching is going to be a time consuming process. If Alma and Rocky get this figured out then I'm still tempted to stick where I am. These distributions have been very stable, and I don't need support for them. Even if RedHat don't like this I'm fine with doing it on the basis that they have an obligation to release the source (at least for GPL code).
It's a bit more than that unfortunately. Changes in conf file location, selinux Vs apparmour etc. There are a lot of little things which can catch you out if you're building something relatively complex.
Understanding Immortal Objects in Python 3.12: A Deep Dive into Python Internals (codeconfessions.substack.com)
A detailed examination of Python 3.12's internal changes featuring the concept of 'immortal' objects, for performance enhancements
Updates to our storage policy on Dropbox Advanced (blog.dropbox.com)
Weโre moving to a metered storage policy on our Dropbox Advanced plan. There is no action required today from the vast majority of our customers, who will be able to keep their existing storage and more for up to five years at no additional charge. Read on below for additional details.
The 'weird' male Y chromosome has finally been fully sequenced. Can we now understand how it works, and how it evolved? (theconversation.com)
DNA of the male-determining Y chromosome has been completely sequenced end-to-end, and itโs just as weird as we expected. Will we finally be able to understand how it works?
No More Windows! Indian Defense Services are Switching to Linux ๐ฆพ (news.itsfoss.com)
Indian govt offices to use Linux distribution replacing Microsoft Windows.
Trust me bro! (sopuli.xyz)
Zoom's Updated Terms of Service Permit Training AI on User Content Without Opt-Out - Lemdro.id (lemdro.id)
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. recently updated its Terms of Service [https://explore.zoom.us/en/terms/] to encompass what some critics are calling a significant invasion of user privacy.
What kinds of light are you guys using? German
I am looking for some clip-on lights. What I have is not satisfying because the lights keep moving during a ride, which seems rather unsafe!
What films that flopped when they came out but you saw in the theater and loved, that are now universally acclaimed or cult classics?
Films that may have flopped but not because of you, because you did your part and bought a ticket.
Keep Getting Logged Off
For some reason, if I try to reply to a comment or post, I get logged off. The system just kicks me off. This has been happening more frequently over the past week or two. Is this common? Are people here aware of a solution?
Please delete empty, opportunistic magazines created during the rexit
There are a fair number of totally empty magazines created during rexit, with no threads, yet a fair number of subscribers (because the name matches a popular sub from Reddit). I clicked on one this morning, because I saw it in random magazines side bar section. No threads. Created a month ago by a user who hasn't posted a...
Which famous person do you think gets an unfair bad reputation?
Curious to know what people think.
What are some cool psychological phenomena?
Just any psychological biases/effects/conditions/disorders/syndromes or other phenomena that you find interesting....
Wisconsin judge sides with 11-year-old trans girl over her right to use school toilets (www.thepinknews.com)
A district judge in Wisconsin has sided with an 11-year-old trans girl over her use of the girlsโ toilets and temporarily blocked school officials from preventing her access.
New OReilly Tidy Modeling with R book (www.oreilly.com)
I'm reading this now and it's a really nice introduction to the tidymodels framework. This has developed a lot over the last year and I'm now going to use this as the basis for the practical parts of the machine learning course I'm writing. It's great having such a consistent interface to a wide variety of models which means...
Julia Silge & Max Kuhn Using Tidymodels for machine learning (youtu.be)
The tidymodels framework is a collection of R packages for modeling and machine learning using tidyverse principles. Whether you are just starting out today ...
AlmaLinux gives up being 1:1 RHEL compatible (almalinux.org)
In case you missed it, Red Hat announced they will no longer be providing the means for downstream clones to continue to be 1:1 binary copies of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Very quickly, both Jack and I shared some initial thoughts, but we intentionally took our time deciding the next right step for AlmaLinux OS. After much...
Are teeth considered healthcare in your country?
I'm American and in addition to our messed up healthcare system. Teeth are simultaneously so important that I have to see a specialist (dentist) for routine care, but so unimportant that it's not included in my healthcare coverage. Is it like that elsewhere?
How Susceptible Are You to Misinformation? Thereโs a Test You Can Take (www.scientificamerican.com)
A new misinformation quiz shows that, despite the stereotype, younger Americans have a harder time discerning fake headlines, compared with older generations
Open source developers - have the recent moves by RedHat changed your opinion of using non-GPL licenses?
The new license terms for RHEL are structured to stop subscribers from exercising their rights under the GPL. For now they are still providing source code albeit in a less convenient form, but technically they only need to do this for GPL licenses packages and they could remove code for BSD /MIT / Apache licensed packages....
So where are we all supposed to go now? (www.theverge.com)
Add it all up, and the social web is changing in three crucial ways: Itโs going from public to private; itโs shifting from growth and engagement, which broadly involves building good products that people like, to increasing revenue no matter the tradeoff; and itโs turning into an entertainment business. It turns out...
AlmaLinux OS - Forever-Free Enterprise-Grade Operating System (almalinux.org)
An Open Source, community owned and governed, forever-free enterprise Linux distribution.