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Pixel 9 Pro reportedly costs Google around $400 in materials to make
    • camera sensors (larger and more expensive)
    • screen (very high brightness)
    • processor/SoC (faster, has 7 years of driver support)
    • open source support (can build your own AOSP ROM or use Graphene, etc)
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Yoav Gallant
  • But the relationship between the two continued to sour, with Gallant criticizing Netanyahu for failing to put forward a vision for the Gaza Strip after Israel defeated Hamas, and failing to reach a cease-fire deal to release hostages held by Hamas. They also clashed over the role of ultra-Orthodox men in the Israeli army – a key segment of Netanyahu’s ruling political bloc.

    So Yoav "Human animals" Gallant seems to be the better of the two.

  • Self-hosting LLMs
  • I see. Makes sense.

  • Self-hosting LLMs
  • If you need to serve only one user at the time, ollama +Webui works great. If you need multiple users at the same time, check out vLLM.

    Why can't it serve multiple users? Open Web UI seems to support multiple users.

  • FFmpeg devs boast of up to 94x performance boost after implementing handwritten AVX-512 assembly code
  • This is the right way to optimize performance. Write everything in a decent higher level language, to achieve good maintainability. Then profile for hotspots, separate them in well defined modules and optimize the shit out of them, even if it takes assembly inlining. The ugly stays its own box and you don't spend time optimizing stuff that doesn't need optimization.

  • Alberta premier wins leadership review with 91.5 per cent approval
  • Luckily there isn't much vote split on the opposition side so it'll take a smaller number of people to switch sides for them to lose.

  • Haaretz in government crosshairs after publisher calls terrorists ‘freedom fighters’
  • This came out of what Haaretz'es publisher said at a conference in London. Not out of something published in the paper.

  • Chow slams the province's plan to remove major Toronto bike lanes
  • There's a comment period for the proposed bill. Oh the Urbanity! mentioned it along with a few suggestions for what comments to add.

  • TVO Today Hallowe'en show
  • Yeah, it's a pretty naked move and a slap in the face of people who depend on the underfunded programs and services.

  • TVO Today Hallowe'en show
  • With a side of grilled finance minister.

  • Trudeau hopes a 'silent majority' is still willing to listen
  • If the NDP and/or LPC only run candidates in ridings they're likely to win, that could help them elect both more NDP MPs and more LPC MPs, possibly keeping PP at bay. Of course that won't happen and we're gonna get vote split instead.

  • VMware Workstation Shifting From Proprietary Code To Using Upstream KVM
  • There's a WIP VirtIO driver in a PR but it's not done yet. VMware's own VMSVGA is open source if I remember correctly. I wonder if they'll adapt it to KVM and if they do, whether that'll be usable in KVM without VMware.

  • VMware Workstation Shifting From Proprietary Code To Using Upstream KVM
  • If we get VirtIO 3D acceleration in Windows guests from this, I'd be really happy.

  • TIL UK study shows teflon can cause decreased heart rate and depression
  • The gas products aren't PTFE though. So it's unlikely that PTFE entered their blood via this route.

  • Mexico supreme court judges resign over reforms to allow voters to elect judiciary
  • Ok, then why don't we apply this logic to democratically electing politicians?

  • Bloc leader to push for early election after government doesn't pass pension hike bill
  • Well this puts the NDP in a better position to get things from the liberals.

  • Are some rents in Canada part of a price-fixing scheme?
  • Erm, how's this different than a vendor looking over at the other vendor's prices and setting their own to match? That wouldn't be price fixing. To be clear I am not advocating for the market, rather highlighting this flaw isn't captured by the standard price fixing idea yet it has the same effect. And there isn't a market solution to it, rather as you suggest, intervention is needed.

  • As homeownership plummets, young Canadians are moving in with family: poll - National
  • The interest rates are already falling and most have weathered the storm. The pressure needed to pop the bubble is being relieved so I doubt it's going to blow up. Rather I think we'll see a long sideways movement.

  • BC Votes 2024

    I see a few ridings where the margin between Con and NDP is razor thin with Green taking a sizable chunk of the vote.

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    Doug Ford: "Remove and replace existing bike lanes on primary roads" #onpoli
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    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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    Ford government plans $200 rebate cheques as possible early election looms: source

    > "The move will be a signature element of the government's fall economic statement," a government source said, which will be released on Oct. 30.

    #onpoli

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    The Doughnut Club: Shimano's RapidRise | Tech Tuesday #242

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/31118761

    > Interesting design. I wish I could try it.

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    The Doughnut Club: Shimano's RapidRise | Tech Tuesday #242

    Interesting design. I wish I could try it.

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    Harris: "Not a thing" she'd have done differently than Biden

    > Vice President Harris said during an interview with ABC News' "The View" on Tuesday that "there is not a thing that comes to mind" when asked whether she would've done anything differently than President Biden.

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    Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study
    www.dailykos.com Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study

    Interesting new study that just came out yesterday — which, if it’s even remotely accurate, could have huge implications for the election. Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study Millions of Christians in...

    Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study

    > Just over half of interviewees (51%) in a Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University study, who identified as "people of faith," responded that they are likely to vote in the presidential election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The "people of faith" label is given to those who identify with a recognized religion, such as Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism or Islam.

    > The study found that approximately 104 million people under the "people of faith" umbrella are not expected to vote this election, including 41 million born-again Christians and 32 million who regularly go to church.

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    Justin Trudeau on Nate Smith's podcast

    A decent view of Trudeau's thinking on a few popular issues in case you care to know.

    Nate is an LPC MP from TO. He was the runner up candidate for OLP's last leadership election.

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    Satellite images show dozens of Iranian missiles struck near Israeli air base

    > Researchers have used commercial satellite imagery to identify more than 30 points where Iranian missiles appear to have impacted an air base in southern Israel.

    > Based on preliminary calculations of what happened at Nevatim, Lewis believes a substantial number of Iranian missiles may have reached their targets.

    > Lewis notes that although over 30 missiles landed inside the base perimeter, the damage caused was still somewhat limited. That's notable because Iran is believed to have used some of its most advanced Fattah missiles.

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    In first since beginning of war, Lebanese army returns fire at Israeli forces

    > BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Lebanese army says that a soldier was killed in an Israeli strike on a military post in southern Lebanon, adding that soldiers fired back at the source of the fire. > > It is the first time the army has fired back at Israeli forces since the conflict began a year ago, a Lebanese security source tells Reuters.

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    How many pieces of toilet paper do you use to wipe after peeing?

    Folks with vaginas, I'm conducting some family comparative analysis and I'd like to know how many standard pieces of toilet paper do you use when wiping after a pee. I posted some comments with options to upvote if you like.

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    "Would U.S. tech workers join a union?" survey average: 67% likely

    cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/25996640

    > https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-how-american-tech-workers-feel-about-joining-a-union/

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    ‘Different this time’: Critics say Ford’s ‘get off your A-S-S’ remarks are an escalation
    globalnews.ca ‘Different this time’: Critics say Ford’s ‘get off your A-S-S’ remarks are an escalation | Globalnews.ca

    On Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford held forth on the topic of homelessness, repeating his long-articulated view that many of those receiving government support should be working.

    ‘Different this time’: Critics say Ford’s ‘get off your A-S-S’ remarks are an escalation  | Globalnews.ca

    > “Get an application and drop it off (at) one of these companies and start working, you need to start working if you’re healthy — bottom line — if you’re unhealthy, I’ll take care of you the rest of my life, your life, we’ll take care of you,” the premier said. > > “But if you’re healthy, get off your A-S-S and start working like everyone else is.”

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    Ford asks education ministry to probe TDSB field trip to protest

    > The Toronto District School Board is holding a special meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss a field trip to a protest in support of an Indigenous community last week. According to videos on social media, pro-Palestinian slogans were chanted at the protest.

    #onpoli #cdnpoli

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    Can a 10Gbps USB 3 host controller be configured to work at 5Gbps?

    Is that a thing at all? I doubt it but thought I'd check just in case.

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    Some perspective on distro usage among developers

    Personal use numbers:

    > - Ubuntu: 27.7% > - Debian: 9.8% > - Other Linux: 8.4% > - Arch: 8% > - Red Hat: 2.3% > - Fedora: 4.8%

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    Mountain Biking Is Just a Passing Fad! | 1986 | CBC Archives

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/29275922

    > > in 1986, mountain bikes were making their mark in Canada, as cyclists swapped out their 10-speeds for more rugged rides. This CBC news segment from The National explores the early days of the mountain biking craze, featuring enthusiasts like Ian K., who traded his Volkswagen-like commuter for an $800 mountain bike, likening it to driving a Porsche. While the trend was just beginning, the piece questions whether mountain biking would remain a luxury niche or become a mainstream activity as prices dropped and mass availability rose. Originally aired on May 26, 1986.

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    Mountain Biking Is Just a Passing Fad! | 1986 | CBC Archives

    > in 1986, mountain bikes were making their mark in Canada, as cyclists swapped out their 10-speeds for more rugged rides. This CBC news segment from The National explores the early days of the mountain biking craze, featuring enthusiasts like Ian K., who traded his Volkswagen-like commuter for an $800 mountain bike, likening it to driving a Porsche. While the trend was just beginning, the piece questions whether mountain biking would remain a luxury niche or become a mainstream activity as prices dropped and mass availability rose. Originally aired on May 26, 1986.

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