Technology
- A few rule changes on community's reaction: Elon Musk personal rants, overzealous advertisement posts, non-essential crypto news effectively disallowed | Ask in DM before posting product reviews or ad
TheAnonymouseJoker @lemmy.ml FeaturedNon-essential crypto news covers crypto advertisement, insignificant news that does not affect legit users like XMR/ETH/BTC holders or darknet users, posts relating to garbage like Brave browser and its coin, and so on. Due to the multiple kinds of crypto posts that pop up, this rule will be applied subjectively on a case-by-case basis.
Community complaints about Elon Musk were raised here. https://lemmy.ml/post/7186058
A lot of ad and spam posts appear regularly, which need to be squashed. This will be enforced more heavily from now on.
Sometimes legitimate products are advertised, which should be allowed to post. This will be checked per case basis, and unless asked for permission, all such posts will be removed without notice.
- Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bingwww.techradar.com Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing
PC Manager app is only available in some regions, but could come to the US eventually
- Google Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web resultsarstechnica.com Google Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results
Google Search now has an option to search the "web," which is not the default anymore.
- Entering a New Phase of the Web, with Citation Needed’s Molly Whiteflipboard.video Entering a New Phase of the Web, with Citation Needed’s Molly White
Molly White is a leading cryptocurrency critic, but get to know her and you’ll see she’s anything but cynical. In fact, this researcher, writer and software engineer cares so deeply about free and ...
https://flipboard.social/@mike/112452374982317735
- World’s largest compressed air energy storage project comes online in Chinawww.pv-magazine.com World’s largest compressed air energy storage project comes online in China
Zhongchu Guoneng Technology Co., Ltd. (ZCGN) has switched on the world's largest compressed air energy storage project in China. The $207.8 million energy storage power station has a capacity of 300 MW/1,800 MWh and uses an underground salt cave.
- Threads starts testing a TweetDeck-like feed of real-time postswww.theverge.com Threads starts testing a TweetDeck-like feed of real-time posts
This new UI is limited to Threads on the web.
- Firefox to collect your (anonymized) search datablog.mozilla.org See what’s changing in Firefox: Better insights, same privacy | The Mozilla Blog
Innovation and privacy go hand in hand here at Mozilla. To continue developing features and products that resonate with our users, we’re adopting a new a
- Android's new anti-theft featuresblog.google Android’s theft protection features keep your device and data safe
Android rolls out theft protection features to safeguard your data before, during and after a theft incident.
cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/25062075
- Anyone here has experience using a subsonic-like server?
I'm looking into setting up a subsonic-like server to stream music from. I find the ecosystem a bit weird because there are a lot of independent softwares that implement a subsonic API (I don't know what that entails exactly). Because of this it's a bit difficult to choose which implementation would be best for me.
So far I have tried gonic and navidrome. Being golang powered they are the easiest to deploy and are actively maintained.
It looks alright so far but because of the weird way I organise my music, I require two things:
- the server should not expect me to follow a given folder structure. Gonic expects all files belonging to one album in one folder I think.
- the server should allow me browse and play music by folder. I like to keep random related music under a single folder. Navidrome seems to not be capable of this but I am not too sure.
I could be wrong with the above statements so feel free to correct. Please let me know what you use and what your experience has been.
Then there is the problem of client on Android. Out of the ones I discovered, seems like symfonium and tempo are actively maintained and only tempo is foss. I am using tempo right now and so far so good. But suggestions/advice for this is again welcome.
- Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check - Bert Hubert's writingsberthub.eu Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check - Bert Hubert's writings
This is a lightly edited transcript of my presentation today at the ACCSS/NCSC/Surf seminar ‘Cyber Security and Society’. I want to thank the organizers for inviting me to their conference & giving me a great opportunity to talk about something I worry about a lot. Here are the original slides with ...
https://fosstodon.org/@bert_hubert/112444298499426055
- US jamming technology is significantly worse than Russia's, ex-Pentagon officials warnwww.businessinsider.com US jamming technology is significantly worse than Russia's, ex-Pentagon officials warn
The US appears to have been outclassed by its rivals, such as Russia, in its capacity to remotely take out enemy weapons using jamming technology.
- ChatGPT consumes 25 times more energy than Googlewww.brusselstimes.com ChatGPT consumes 25 times more energy than Google
"The negative impact of AI needs to be mitigated. Business leaders should be aware of the growing environmental impact of AI and take action."
- First sodium-ion battery storage station at grid level opens with cells that can be charged in 12 minuteswww.notebookcheck.net First sodium-ion battery storage station at grid level opens with cells that can be charged in 12 minutes
Clean electricity generation paired with the first grid-level sodium battery energy storage system can bring costs down to just $0.028 per kWh. The 10 MWh storage capacity is executed with sodium-ion cells that can be charged in just 12 minutes.
- BBC World Service - litemastodon.social Neil Craig (@tdp_org@mastodon.social)
Attached: 2 images My pals in BBC World Service have been doing some awesome work on "lite" versions of their news articles (other page types to follow). They essentially skip the Server-Side React hydration which means you end up with a simpler HTML+CSS page, no JS. Page sizes drop significantly: ...
> My pals in BBC World Service have been doing some awesome work on "lite" versions of their news articles (other page types to follow). They essentially skip the Server-Side React hydration which means you end up with a simpler HTML+CSS page, no JS. Page sizes drop significantly:
- Transferred: ~600KB -> 30KB
- Total: 1.65MB -> 135KB
Just append
.liteon a URL e.g. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/crgyyvdz1dro.lite There's no on/off UX at the moment but they're working on that too. #WebDev #WebPerf #WebPerformance #BBC
- Google's play on Search, Ads and AI feels obvious to me.
cross-posted from: https://hachyderm.io/users/maegul/statuses/112442514504667645
> Google's play on Search, Ads and AI feels obvious to me. > > \* They know search is broken. > \* And that people use AI in part because it takes the ads and SEO crap out. > \* IE, AI is now what Google was in 2000. A simple window onto the internet. > \* Ads/SEO profits will fall with AI. > \* But Google will then just insert shit into AI "answers" for money. > \* Ads managed + up-to-date AI will be their new mote and golden goose. > > @technology > > See @caseynewton 's blog post: https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/112442253435702607
Cntd (Edit):
That search/SEO is broken seems to be part of the game plan here.
It’s probably like Russia burning Moscow against Napoleon and a hell of a privilege Google enjoy with their monopoly.
I’ve seen people opt for chatGPT/AI precisely because it’s clean, simple and spam free, because it isn’t Google Search.
And as @caseynewton said … the web is now in managed decline.
For those of us who like it, it’s up to us to build what we need for ourselves. Big tech has moved on
- Huawei's homegrown operating system, launched after the company was put on a U.S. blacklist, may soon overtake Apple's iOS in Chinafortune.com Huawei's homegrown operating system, launched after the company was put on a U.S. blacklist, may soon overtake Apple's iOS in China
Huawei launched HarmonyOS in 2019, a few months after the Trump administration blocked U.S. firms from working with the Chinese company.
- Advertising is a cancer on societyjacek.zlydach.pl Advertising is a cancer on society — Jacek Złydach
A detailed explanation of why I keep saying that advertising is a cancer on modern society.
- Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study findswww.washingtonpost.com Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study finds
In the months following return-to-office mandates, an increased number of senior employees departed Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX, often to work for competitors.
- Google Cloud accidentally deletes a financial institution account due to ‘unprecedented misconfiguration’www.theguardian.com Google Cloud accidentally deletes UniSuper’s online account due to ‘unprecedented misconfiguration’
Super fund boss and Google Cloud global CEO issue joint statement apologising for ‘extremely frustrating and disappointing’ outage
A week of downtime and all the servers were recovered only because the customer had a proper disaster recovery protocol and held backups somewhere else, otherwise Google deleted the backups too
Google cloud ceo says "it won't happen anymore", it's insane that there's the possibility of "instant delete everything"
- Introducing GPT-4o
We’re announcing GPT-4o, our new flagship model that can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time.
- Qualcomm confirms that Huawei no longer need its chipswww.gizchina.com Qualcomm confirms that Huawei no longer need its chips
Discover the significant shift in the global tech landscape as Huawei announces it no longer requires Qualcomm chips.
- A Staggering 19x Energy Jump in Capacitors May Be the Beginning of the End for Batterieswww.popularmechanics.com A Staggering 19x Energy Jump in Capacitors May Be the Beginning of the End for Batteries
It opens the door to a new era of electric efficiency.
- Beating US Sanctions, Chinese Scientists Achieve Mass Production Of Optical Chips At Low Costwww.scmp.com Beating US Sanctions, Chinese Scientists Achieve Mass Production Of Optical Chips At Low Cost
The breakthrough involves photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which utilize light particles to process and transmit data, enhancing speed and reducing energy use.
- Microsoft wipes out evidence of real ads in Windows 11 Start menuwww.xda-developers.com Microsoft wipes out evidence of real ads in Windows 11 Start menu
Microsoft has backtracked on real ads in the Windows 11 Start menu.
- Banana Pi BPI-F3: Single-board computer and RISV-V alternative to the Raspberry Pi now availablewww.notebookcheck.net Banana Pi BPI-F3: Single-board computer and RISV-V alternative to the Raspberry Pi now available
The Banana Pi BPI-F3 is a new single-board computer that is now available. The system can be seen as a (strong) alternative to the Raspberry Pi and comes in two model variants.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15454966
> Banana Pi BPI-F3: Single-board computer and RISV-V alternative to the Raspberry Pi now available
- Benefits of resolutions beyond 1080p
This is a genuine question, so please don't do me like Vlad the Impaler. What is your opinion about the benefits of upgrading to displays beyond 1080p?
I have never watched a film or a video at 1080p and thought it needed to look better. When it comes to software, I feel like I would want a proportionally larger monitor to keep the same
DPIPPI, otherwise older software might be a pain to use, and that maintained software UI won't necessarily benefit. However, that line of thinking is probably a niche concern of mine? I don't play first person shooters, so maybe that's another thing I don't get. I have read some people saying that text looks better, which I could buy I suppose?I wouldn't say the same for 800x600, but maybe if I were a boomer I would have made that post, too. Is this something I would get over if I start using a modern display?
e: thanks to everyone for great responses! Based on the popular sentiment, I'm thinking I would take to 1440p just fine, presuming I get a screen ratio,
DPIPPI, and screen size that suit my preferences. I am really relieved that I'm not super weird for being completely fine with my ancient monitors. :) - Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebookarstechnica.com Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook
Section 230 immunity isn’t just for Big Tech companies, lawsuit says.
The tool is nearly ready to be released, Zuckerman told Ars, but the University of Massachusetts Amherst associate professor is afraid that Facebook owner Meta might threaten legal action if he goes ahead. And his fears appear well-founded. In 2021, Meta sent a cease-and-desist letter to the creator of the original Unfollow Everything, Louis Barclay, leading that developer to shut down his tool after thousands of Facebook users had eagerly downloaded it.
Zuckerman is suing Meta, asking a US district court in California to invalidate Meta's past arguments against developers like Barclay and rule that Meta would have no grounds to sue if he released his tool.
- $10m Abrams tanks no match for $500 Russian dronesasiatimes.com $10m Abrams tanks no match for $500 Russian drones - Asia Times
A number of counterattacks by the Ukrainians, in some cases using reserve forces, have taken place along the line of contact. While reports are not yet
- Senior NASIC analyst: China has 'world's leading hypersonic arsenal'english.almayadeen.net Senior NASIC analyst: China has 'world's leading hypersonic arsenal'
A senior analyst with the National Air and Space Intelligence Center said that China's progress is a result of its efforts over the past two decades to dramatically advance its capabilities.
- An Interview With Jack Dorseywww.piratewires.com An Interview With Jack Dorsey
jack dorsey on his exit from bluesky, how twitter lost its way, jack’s strategy for ending
- Global car giants seek tech allies in China's cutthroat EV marketjapantoday.com Global car giants seek tech allies in China's cutthroat EV market
Struggling foreign automakers in China are looking for help from local tech giants to try to stay competitive in the world's biggest electric car market, where shiny smart screens, assisted driving and sophisticated map technology are in high demand. At the recent Beijing Auto Show, China's biggest ...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15421429
> Global car giants seek tech allies in China's cutthroat EV market
- Man Booked For Using VPN In J&K's Rajouri, 3rd Such Case In 2 Dayswww.ndtv.com Man Booked For Using VPN In J&K's Rajouri, 3rd Such Case In 2 Days
A man in Rajouri district was booked on Tuesday for using virtual private network (VPN) which was banned last month by the district administration, officials said.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15187023
- The Trouble with Forking Mastodonwedistribute.org The Trouble with Forking Mastodon
In recent weeks, people unhappy with Mastodon project talked about forking the project in a different direction. It's harder than it looks.
