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Could it be that it checks for updates?
https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bpc_updates/blob/?file=updates.json&branch=main

Yeah, you're right but when was the last time a close friend of yours, or a family member, gave you a copy of their Blu-Ray movie?
With all the DRM preventing us from making a private copy according to our lawful rights then why are we still forced to pay for the right?

They're popular in the DC segment though, in Sweden Exos has cheaper price/tb than Ironwolf Pro hdds do. The Exos 30TB ends up about 610 euro here, the 30tb Ironwolf Pro about 670 euro. That's with vat and "piracy" taxes and all that added on.

Yeah, for some reason I thought that html.duckduckgo.com was free from ads, but when I temporarily disabbled uBlock origin I see that isn't the case.
I didn't mean to insinuate that no js means no tracking, I meant that the only tracking on ddg (clicking ads) was gone. I was wrong on that count.

They mention standardisations and cost savings in their paper, as well as solving the heat load per cell problem by decreasing cell size. They also mention that there's been a lot of micro-CPV module designs but that they haven't been scaled up. Some quotes below:

Various researchers and developers have been exploring different micro-CPV module designs [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13]. Most approaches have been tested on small prototypes or minimodules, while fewer have been realized with aperture areas (Aap) above 200 and 800 cm2,[...]

By decreasing the sizes of the primary optics and the solar cells, the heat load per cell is minimized. This reduction allows for sufficient heat spreading via the circuit board, enabling the direct assembly of solar cells onto the circuit board on glass.

At Fraunhofer ISE, we have developed a micro-CPV module concept [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], which is based on parallelized manufacturing processes and commercially available components.

The final module features a panel size of 24” × 18”, which is a standard in the microelectronics industry, facilitating machine adaption without necessitating special adjustments.

• https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10938951

What are concentrating photovoltaics? One of the ways to increase the output from the photovoltaic systems is to supply concentrated light onto the PV cells. This can be done by using optical light collectors, such as lenses or mirrors. The PV systems that use concentrated light are called concentrating photovoltaics (CPV). The CPV collect light from a larger area and concentrate it to a smaller area solar cell. This is illustrated in Figure 5.1.

Also, from the article - 33.6% efficiency in real-world conditions:

A 60 cell-lens prototype was studied for a year. In "real-world" conditions, CPVs achieved up to 33.6% efficiency. The 36% mark was posted at 167 degrees Fahrenheit. The prototype showed no signs of degradation, according to IE.

They allow you to search with js off, which means no tracking on their domain. Quite a big difference.
They can't stop tracking on other sites, quite obviously.

Is Google Analytics and embedded tracking news? I have a whole list of untrusted domains in noscript that has to do with analytics from google, cloudflare and others.
DDG works without javascript, so I run it without.

Why do you believe duckduckgo is a controlled opposition?

lemmy doesn't have it yet but piefed does.
You can access lemmy from piefed so by moving there you can do it.
https://piefed.social/post/102787

I've had smooth sailing both with Fedora GNOME and Fedora KDE. And it's another "common choice" with good enterprise support thanks to Red Hat, just like Ubuntu and all their baby distros.

Yeah, if the user can't verify the truthfulness of the LLM generated text then it has no use as it can't be trusted.
I'd say the thing LLM is best at for me is giving me a starting point, in the same way that it is easier to fix someone else's writing than it is to write something from a blank slate. Oh and copilot is generally up to date on where in Microsoft 365 Admin you find an option right now, compared to all the outdated official and unofficial guides out there.