megopie

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[–] megopie@beehaw.org 7 points 5 days ago

One of the biggest uses case for AI software will be as an accountability sink “I didn’t tell it to do the thing I obviously wanted it to do, so I’m not liable for the outcome.”

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

We’ve known for a while that the current government in Tehran has been willing to do awful things, but that it’s constantly being brought up now makes me think that this is an attempt to manufacture consent to start another war. This is, obviously, a very bad idea.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

When I first read the title i saw it as “pouring boiling hot water on it cleared it up” and imagined some part in it cracking due to thermal shock.

Not sure how big of an issue that would really be, depends on the metals in it I imagine. I know a lot of people destroy car windows trying to melt ice off them with boiling water.

A hot water bottle is a much better option, slower heating.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Next month “fed to raise rates”

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

I to have a modular electric vehicle but, mine already has a massive variety of after market options to modify and upgrade it to me needs with.

It’s called… my bicycle that I put a motor on.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 87 points 1 month ago (22 children)

it’s so amazing, the absolute brain rot it takes to think that a LLM is a better way to operate a vending machine than simple if-then logic. “If the value of money inserted is equal to the price, then dispense the item”.

Like, why? What is even the point? It doesn’t need to negotiate the price, it doesn’t need have a conversation about your day, the vending machine just needs to dispense something when payed the right amount.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 10 points 1 month ago

“ Shit, we need more cash to keep the bubble inflated, quick squeeze customers for more revenue! “

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You know what’s funny about the clear plastic electronics? They were the result of a unique and new market demand, that of mass incarceration. The point of them was to be easily inspected by guards. To make sure nothing was getting hidden inside them.

Them ending up in normal distribution and getting picked up by teens who thought they were cool was simply a fluke. Kind of emblematic of the era in a way, to have the effects of something so criminal seep out in to the wider world, stripped of it’s context, and resold as trend to teens.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 23 points 1 month ago

they’re gradually reducing the amount of vehicles sold while increasing the margin per vehicle. They’re approaching the limit of 1 vehicle sold at infinite margin.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

That all, and they raised the price when the core demographic has less disposable income than ever.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It’s a growth medium for culturing cells. It’s a mix of sugars, salts, and amino acids, often with other nutrients.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Forbidden sports drink.

 

I’m aware of things like framework and they’re a cool system, but they’re limited in what chipsets can be used by the mother boards they offer.

I’m thinking in the context of a cheap low spec system that can be handed out for use by a group. Most of the options available are just very pricy.

Maybe something like a SBC would be a better fit since there are plenty of cheap options out there and they can be mounted in a custom built shell with the other needed elements.

A thought that crossed my mind was ordering printed circuit board and just soldering on the sockets and the like, but that’s a very involved process with a lot that could go wrong. Especially for someone with very little experience.

Short of custom ordering from a company that does such things, are there any systems for building a mother board?

This is more out of curiosity about what options there are out there. Any other thoughts people have about custom built laptops or interesting things in that space?

 

I’m looking at various single board computers ( think raspberry pi) to host a server on. Namely for hosting media, an email, and perhaps a web site/fediverse instance/blog/forum on.

I’m under an assumption that a SBC and some hard drives could handle this on the hardware side. Am I totally off the mark? And what kind of os and other soft wear should I consider using?

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