Miscellaneous Tech News
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Tesla’s autonomy event: Impressive progress with an unrealistic timeline
An old software joke explains Elon Musk's implausible autonomy timeline.
There's an old joke in the software engineering world, sometimes attributed to Tom Cargill of Bell Labs: "the first 90 percent of the code accounts for the first 90 percent of the development time. -
@Danp said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
A complete rebrand of the product, is anyone surprised?
How could you be when they announced this like last year? :smirking_face:
That does make it hard.
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@Danp said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2019/04/25/citrix-hypervisor-8-0-is-here/
This statement leading the article pretty much sums up Citrix to me: "I’ll let you in on a secret. Despite all my years working for Citrix, I never learned how to pronounce “Xen” correctly — even after quite a few brave colleagues tried to get me to say “szen” and not “ksen.”"
I can't figure out how to say either "szen" or "ksen"... I say "zen" like a zen garden... from wiki:
pronounced /ˈzɛn/zen is the correct pronunciation.
ksen would be like tsar but with a k instead of a t.
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Facebook broke Canadian privacy law, according to regulators
‘Their privacy framework was empty,’ the report said
Privacy regulators in Canada have determined that Facebook broke local privacy laws by mishandling user data. -
Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are $200 off
This deal ends just before Google I/O begins
You can save $200 on Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones at the Google Store until 11:59PM PT on May 6th. -
Password1, Password2, Password3 no more: Microsoft drops password expiration rec
For years, Microsoft's baseline security policy has expired passwords after 60 days.
For many years, Microsoft has published a security baseline configuration: a set of system policies that are a reasonable default for a typical organization. -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Password1, Password2, Password3 no more: Microsoft drops password expiration rec
For years, Microsoft's baseline security policy has expired passwords after 60 days.
For many years, Microsoft has published a security baseline configuration: a set of system policies that are a reasonable default for a typical organization.Once again, 15 years behind. But better late than never.
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Blackmagic eGPU Pro mini-review: Quiet, fast, and extremely expensive—like a Mac
The higher-end cousin to Blackmagic's first Mac eGPU delivers where it counts.
There are many criticisms of Apple's Mac products, but one of the most commonly cited is that they often don't have graphics power that's comparable to what you'd see in similarly priced Windows machines. -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Blackmagic eGPU Pro mini-review: Quiet, fast, and extremely expensive—like a Mac
The higher-end cousin to Blackmagic's first Mac eGPU delivers where it counts.
There are many criticisms of Apple's Mac products, but one of the most commonly cited is that they often don't have graphics power that's comparable to what you'd see in similarly priced Windows machines.A $1200 external GPU. . . sure why not. ..
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Blackmagic eGPU Pro mini-review: Quiet, fast, and extremely expensive—like a Mac
The higher-end cousin to Blackmagic's first Mac eGPU delivers where it counts.
There are many criticisms of Apple's Mac products, but one of the most commonly cited is that they often don't have graphics power that's comparable to what you'd see in similarly priced Windows machines.A $1200 external GPU. . . sure why not. ..
Probably for Mac users, since the hardware is crap.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Blackmagic eGPU Pro mini-review: Quiet, fast, and extremely expensive—like a Mac
The higher-end cousin to Blackmagic's first Mac eGPU delivers where it counts.
There are many criticisms of Apple's Mac products, but one of the most commonly cited is that they often don't have graphics power that's comparable to what you'd see in similarly priced Windows machines.A $1200 external GPU. . . sure why not. ..
Probably for Mac users, since the hardware is crap.
That's exactly who it's for and I'm sure that we'l start getting request for us to purchase these things.
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OpenAI’s MuseNet generates AI music at the push of a button
Lady Gaga’s Poker Face in the style of Mozart? Sure, why not
OpenAI’s MuseNet is a new online tool that uses AI to generate songs with as many as 10 different instruments. -
HP Omen X Emperium 65 review: big screen, big compromises
The first Nvidia BFGD screen is here but it’s not the perfect living room set up just yet.
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Google Inbox’s co-creator wants to fix Gmail with a new Chrome extension
‘It’s pure ego, pure bullshit. Drop the logo. Give me a break.’
The co-creator of Google’s beloved-yet-discontinued Inbox app, and former lead designer for Gmail, has released a new Chrome extension that considerably simplifies Gmail’s web interface. -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
HP Omen X Emperium 65 review: big screen, big compromises
The first Nvidia BFGD screen is here but it’s not the perfect living room set up just yet.
or years, you’ve been torn between gaming in your living room and gaming at your desk.All that money, and you are stuck with Nvidia Steam which is "okay", but buggy as hell and all kinds of problems and incompatibility issues. Roku is cheaper and works way better.
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Google Inbox’s co-creator wants to fix Gmail with a new Chrome extension
‘It’s pure ego, pure bullshit. Drop the logo. Give me a break.’
The co-creator of Google’s beloved-yet-discontinued Inbox app, and former lead designer for Gmail, has released a new Chrome extension that considerably simplifies Gmail’s web interface.SOOO needed. Will totally check it out.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Google Inbox’s co-creator wants to fix Gmail with a new Chrome extension
‘It’s pure ego, pure bullshit. Drop the logo. Give me a break.’
The co-creator of Google’s beloved-yet-discontinued Inbox app, and former lead designer for Gmail, has released a new Chrome extension that considerably simplifies Gmail’s web interface.SOOO needed. Will totally check it out.
I don't like it. I whether use the basic html view when I'm accessing Gmail web interface.
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Intel says Apple and Qualcomm’s surprise settlement pushed it to exit mobile 5G
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Intel has clarified that it bowed out of the mobile 5G marketplace earlier this month, and now we know why... -
The WHO’s new screen time limits aren’t really about screens
It’s something that parents, families, and people in general are concerned about
Much has been made of the World Health Organization’s new recommendations that caregivers restrict the amount of time young kids stare at screens.
