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<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"> <channel><title>Ambient Irony</title><link>http://ai.mee.nu/</link><description>Little blogses made out of ticky-tacky...</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:58:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Minx 1.1.6c-pink</generator><ttl>60</ttl> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 2 April 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_2_april_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Sesquipedalian Edition Top Story Intel has entered "risk production" on its new 18A process. (Tom's Hardware) That's 18 angstroms - 1.8 nanometers - in case you were wondering. Though it's just marketing; nothing about the process measures 18 angstroms. Risk production is when a new process seems to work, but nobody has used it in volume yet. Hence the risk. Intel cancelled its planed 20A process, so this will be the first time we see new features like gate-all-around transistors from them. Tech News ARM plans to grow its datacenter market share from 15% to 50%. (Tom's Hardware) This year....</description><content> <value>Sesquipedalian Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-announces-18a-process-node-has-entered-risk-production-crucial-milestone-comes-as-company-ramps-to-panther-lake-chips]Intel has entered "risk production" on its new 18A process.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> That's 18 angstroms - 1.8 nanometers - in case you were wondering.&nbsp; Though it's just marketing; nothing about the process measures 18 angstroms.<br /> <br /> Risk production is when a new process seems to work, but nobody has used it in volume yet.&nbsp; Hence the risk.<br /> <br /> Intel cancelled its planed 20A process, so this will be the first time we see new features like gate-all-around transistors from them.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/arm-aims-to-capture-50-percent-of-data-center-cpu-market-in-2025]ARM plans to grow its datacenter market share from 15% to 50%.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">This year</span>.<br /> <br /> Which is comical.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/the-13-software-engineering-laws]The 13 laws of software engineering.[/url]&nbsp; (Manager.dev)<br /> <br /> Most of them apply to other schools of engineering as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.engadget.com/social-media/arkansas-social-media-age-verification-law-blocked-by-federal-judge-194614568.html]A judge has blocked Arkansas' online age verification law for infringing on free speech and being overbroad.[/url]&nbsp; (Engadget)<br /> <br /> Such laws are not intrinsically bad, but in the US they must thread the needle of the Bill of Rights.&nbsp; So far all have failed.<br /> <br /> In Australia we just got a similar law.&nbsp; Nobody has yet said how it will be enforced.&nbsp; Obviously it will infringe on free speech, but the government thinks that's just great and the main opposition party doesn't think it goes far enough.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=JpU--sHqgUs]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Blub.</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_2_april_2025</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:58:03 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 1 April 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_1_april_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Base Reflux Edition Top Story OpenAI has raised another $40 billion in funding, valuing the company at $300 billion. (Tech Crunch) And claims that the service is used by 500 million people each week, which I rather doubt, unless they're counting everyone who uses a service that uses OpenAI in some way. So I guess we're not going to be rid of them any time soon. Tech News Micron is planning to increase memory prices, though it's not saying by how much or when. (Tom's Hardware) It's a cyclical business, and the past couple of cycles killed off most of...</description><content> <value>Base Reflux Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/openai-raises-40b-at-300b-post-money-valuation/]OpenAI has raised another $40 billion in funding, valuing the company at $300 billion.[/url]&nbsp; (Tech Crunch)<br /> <br /> And claims that the service is used by 500 million people each week, which I rather doubt, unless they're counting everyone who uses a service that uses OpenAI in some way.<br /> <br /> So I guess we're not going to be rid of them any time soon.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-confirms-memory-price-hikes-as-ai-and-data-center-demand-surges]Micron is planning to increase memory prices, though it's not saying by how much or when.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> It's a cyclical business, and the past couple of cycles killed off most of the major manufacturers, so I'm not going to object to them making money while there is money to be made.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://mlagerberg.com/blog-ai-copilot/]AI copilots are not a silver bullet.[/url]&nbsp; (M Lagerberg)<br /> <br /> Though AI translation software seems much closer.&nbsp; I didn't realise this post was translated from Dutch until I saw the notice at the bottom.<br /> <br /> The revolution vs. evolution bit wasn't anything special, though: The words are almost the same in Dutch and the translator only needed to adjust the spelling.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.thurrott.com/hardware/319186/intel-to-spin-off-non-core-assets]Intel is planning to spin off its non-core assets.[/url]&nbsp; (Thurrott)<br /> <br /> Though precisely what those are varies from day to day.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <h2>Musical Interlude</h2></div><div>[ytlite=7MFJ7ie_yGU]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Come for the circus peanuts, stay for the elephants.</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_1_april_2025</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:31:45 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 31 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_31_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Bronze In Pocket Edition Top Story The latest Windows 11 development builds disable the time-honoured oobe\bypassnro script that lets you setup a new PC without creating an online Microsoft account. (The Verge) Right now you can still enable the script by editing the registry first - which you have to do, perfectly, from the command line, on a PC that isn't working yet - but who knows how long that will last. The desktop release of SteamOS cannot arrive soon enough. Tech News If you were interested in getting HP's ZBook Ultra 14 with the new Ryzen 395 CPU I...</description><content> <value>Bronze In Pocket Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.theverge.com/news/638967/microsoft-windows-11-account-internet-bypass-blocked]The latest Windows 11 development builds disable the time-honoured oobe\bypassnro script that lets you setup a new PC without creating an online Microsoft account.[/url]&nbsp; (The Verge)<br /> <br /> Right now you can still enable the script by editing the registry first - which you have to do, perfectly, from the command line, on a PC that isn't working yet - but who knows how long that will last.<br /> <br /> The desktop release of SteamOS cannot arrive soon enough.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://wccftech.com/hp-launches-zbook-ultra-14-models-with-strix-halo-apus/]If you were interested in getting HP's ZBook Ultra 14 with the new Ryzen 395 CPU I hope you have at least $5660 burning a hole in your pocket.[/url]&nbsp; (WCCFTech)<br /> <br /> The fully configured model - Ryzen 395, 128GB of RAM, and a 4TB SSD - will set you back $8250.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://nmn.gl/blog/dangers-vibe-coding]Vibe coding considered suicidal.[/url]&nbsp; (NMN)<br /> <br /> "Vibe coding" is a new term meaning "someone else did the work, I don't understand any of it, I just claimed ownership".&nbsp; Applied specifically to programming, and the the "someone else" being an AI tool.<br /> <br /> If you're experimenting with a desktop task before implementing it properly yourself - a quick proof-of-concept - this is not bad.<br /> <br /> In server apps, which are shared by any number of users and require strict security measures, it's fatal.<br /> <br /> And yes, people are using it for server apps.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/]If you want to buy a 16 core VMWare license you can't.[/url]&nbsp; (The Register)<br /> <br /> It now starts at 72 cores.&nbsp; If you're a small customer, you don't exist.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/author-china-mieville-says-we-shouldnt-blame-science-fiction-for-its-bad-readers/]China Mievelle is an idiot.[/url]&nbsp; (Tech Crunch)<br /> <br /> You shouldn't blame science fiction, he says, for people who spend their own money the way they want instead of on what <span style="font-style: italic;">he </span>wants even though he has no idea what he wants.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=nvlTJrNJ5lA]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: I never said what I said.</span></div> </value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_31_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:42:00 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 30 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_30_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Quick Precis Edition Top Story Why do LLMs make stuff up? (Ars Technica) Because that's what they're designed to do. They're language models, not fact models. Indeed, they don't have fact models. They're stuffed full of words and the associations between those words, and then told not to use certain of those words, a process called lobotomisation alignment. And then they go forth and bloviate. Tech News Cracks in container development, or, everything is awful and keeps getting worse. (Angle Side Angle) Well, yes. Why did the government declare war on my adorable tiny truck? (Bloomberg) Because that's what governments...</description><content> <value>Quick Precis Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/why-do-llms-make-stuff-up-new-research-peers-under-the-hood/]Why do LLMs make stuff up?[/url]&nbsp; (Ars Technica)<br /> <br /> Because that's what they're designed to do.<br /> <br /> They're language models, not fact models.&nbsp; Indeed, they don't <span style="font-style: italic;">have </span>fact models.<br /> <br /> They're stuffed full of words and the associations between those words, and then told not to use certain of those words, a process called <span style="text-decoration-line: line-through;">lobotomisation</span> alignment.<br /> <br /> And then they go forth and bloviate.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <h2>Tech News</h2></div><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://anglesideangle.dev/blog/container-hell/]Cracks in container development, or, everything is awful and keeps getting worse.[/url]&nbsp; (Angle Side Angle)<br /> <br /> Well, yes.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-03-24/japan-s-tiny-kei-trucks-find-fans-in-us-cities-dmvs-are-less-enthused]Why did the government declare war on my adorable tiny truck?[/url]&nbsp; (Bloomberg)<br /> <br /> Because that's what governments do.<br /> <br /> Highlight of the article is a picture of a small by modern standards 2009 Honda Kei truck next to a 1960s model, which could practically fit in the newer truck's glove compartment.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://archive.is/vzL0o]Generation X members who went into creative industries - scriveners, hurdy-gurdy men, garden hermits, and the like - are expressing dismay over their professions evaporating, despite this process having been under way for thirty years at this point.[/url]&nbsp; (New York Times)&nbsp; (archive site)<br /> <br /> The one saving grace of the article is that the people interviewed mostly do not seem to be expressing <span style="font-style: italic;">surprise</span>.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/boeing_starliner_fixes/]Boeing Starliner will fly again, probably.[/url]&nbsp; (The Register)<br /> <br /> Reportedly 70% of the problems encountered in the last test flight have been fixed, and it will be ready to try again late this year or early next year.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/GMKtec-announces-imminent-availability-of-Strix-Halo-EVO-X2-mini-PC.989734.0.html]GMK's EVO X2 maxi-mini-PC goes on sale - for pre-orders, anyway - April 7.[/url]&nbsp; (Notebook Check)<br /> <br /> This uses AMD's Strix Halo family of CPUs.<br /> <br /> With a Ryzen 395+ - 16 CPU cores and 40 graphics cores - and 128GB of RAM&lt; you can expect it to set you back $2000.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=cMOKamtpUA8]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Nothing will come of nothing, speak again.</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_30_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:15:35 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 29 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_29_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>The Jewish-Japanese Sex and Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves Edition Top Story xAI has acquired parent-ish company X in an all-stock transaction that values xAI at $80 billion and X itself at $45 billion less $12 billion in debt. (Twitter) What does all this mean? Well, now xAI officially has access to and is fully integrated with Twitter rather than semi-officially having access to and being fully integrated with Twitter. Also, xAI was valued at $50 billion just three months ago. Tech News The 2025 Razer Blade 16 is... God dammit you guys. (Tom's Hardware) It's a 16"...</description><content> <value>The Jewish-Japanese Sex and Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1905731750275510312]xAI has acquired parent-ish company X in an all-stock transaction that values xAI at $80 billion and X itself at $45 billion less $12 billion in debt.[/url]&nbsp; (Twitter)<br /> <br /> What does all this mean?<br /> <br /> Well, now xAI officially has access to and is fully integrated with Twitter rather than semi-officially having access to and being fully integrated with Twitter.<br /> <br /> Also, xAI was valued at $50 billion just three months ago.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/razer-blade-16-review]The 2025 Razer Blade 16 is...&nbsp; God dammit you guys.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> It's a 16" laptop with a 120Hz 2560x1600 OLED display - not astounding but perfectly usable, up to a Ryzen 370 (four Zen 5 cores and eight low-power Zen 5c cores, plus 16 graphics cores), up to an RTX 5090 - laptop edition, meaning a downvolted desktop 5080 with 24GB of RAM rather than 16GB, up to 64GB of soldered RAM, up to 4TB of SSD, and almost but not quite the Four Essential Keys because Razer literally hates you.<br /> <br /> I mean, the keys are there, but PgUp is where Home should be and PgDn is where PgUp should be and the other two are weird squiggles that I can't interpret.&nbsp; (Game Mode and Performance Mode, apparently.)<br /> <br /> Windows PowerToys can solve that, except for the labels being wrong.<br /> <br /> It lasts over seven hours on battery playing video, which is not all day but blows other gaming laptops out of the water; some don't even manage three hours.<br /> <br /> Fortunately, there's the price: Starting at $3000 and going up to $4900, there is no chance that I would ever consider buying one.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/intel-and-sk-hynix-close-nand-business-deal-intel-gets-usd1-9-billion-sk-hynix-gets-ip-and-employees]Hynix has paid Intel $1.9 billion to <span style="font-style: italic;">finish </span>acquiring Intel's flash memory division.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> The headline is a bit confusing, but this is actually the last phase in the agreement signed in 2020 and not a new deal.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://wccftech.com/nvidia-rtx-50-gpu-supply-sees-improvement/]Nvidia's 5000 series graphics cards are now available at retail.[/url]&nbsp; (WCCFTech)<br /> <br /> I mean, not the 5090, and the 5080 and 5070 Ti are selling way above MSRP, and nobody should buy the 5070 at all, but...&nbsp; Yeah.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.landh.tech/blog/20250327-we-hacked-gemini-source-code/]Are the latest AI platforms secure?&nbsp; No.[/url]&nbsp; (Lupin &amp; Holmes)<br /> <br /> The authors hacked the Gemini Python sandbox and downloaded the source code.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.axios.com/2025/03/28/fdic-crypto-banking-guidance]US banks no longer need prior government approval to deal with cryptocurrencies.[/url]&nbsp; (Axios)<br /> <br /> This doesn't make it safe, but does make it slightly less irritating.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=9jDdt_Yo6zk]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Everything is nothing.</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_29_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:58:01 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 28 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_28_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Tea And Cake Or Death Edition Top Story Facing the failure of its latest fantastically expensive AAAAA title, Assassin's Creed XIV: The Assassining, floundering French slopmaker Ubisoft has spun off what few series it hasn't completely murdered into a new subsidiary and taken 1.16 billion euros from Tencent for a 25% stake. (WCCFTech) What does this deal leave for the parent company? Basically, nothing. Tech News Asking good questions is harder than giving great answers. (Dan Cohen) Well, not quite. He's talking about assessing the intelligence of AI, and the point is that asking questions that actually assess that intelligence,...</description><content> <value>Tea And Cake Or Death Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://wccftech.com/ubisoft-forms-new-subsidiary-based-on-the-assassins-creed-far-cry-and-rainbow-six-and-franchises/]Facing the failure of its latest fantastically expensive AAAAA title, <span style="font-style: italic;">Assassin's Creed XIV: The Assassining</span>, floundering French slopmaker Ubisoft has spun off what few series it hasn't completely murdered into a new subsidiary and taken 1.16 billion euros from Tencent for a 25% stake.[/url]&nbsp; (WCCFTech)<br /> <br /> What does this deal leave for the parent company?<br /> <br /> Basically, nothing.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/asking-good-questions-is-harder-than-giving-great-answers/]Asking good questions is harder than giving great answers.[/url]&nbsp; (Dan Cohen)<br /> <br /> Well, not quite.&nbsp; He's talking about assessing the intelligence of AI, and the point is that asking questions that actually assess that intelligence, rather than creating a thousand page general-knowledge quiz where everything is easily looked up, is harder than answering that poorly designed quiz assuming you are allowed to look things up.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://hothardware.com/news/ryzen-5-9600-nonx-passmark]AMD's new 9600 non-X is about as fast as the 9600X while using the exact same amount of power.[/url]&nbsp; (Hot Hardware)<br /> <br /> Okay.&nbsp; Not entirely sure what the point is, though it may come bundled with a cooler (and AMD's stock coolers are not complete rubbish).<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>Amazon has shipped my 128GB memory kit.&nbsp; [url=https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-5600MHz-5200MHz-Compatible-CP2K64G56C46U5/dp/B0DSR5P84D]It's on sale for $260 if anyone else wants one.[/url]<br /> <br /> You can see on that page that the equivalent 96GB kit is $230, so bumping it up to the next tier is well worth it.<br /> <br /> As I mentioned, I don't <span style="font-style: italic;">need </span>128GB of RAM, but the point of this build is to go a bit beyond so I can play around with things.&nbsp; My work laptop has 40GB of RAM and I can hit that mark without trying.<br /> <br /> The other factor is that DDR5 runs much slower if you fill up all four slots.&nbsp; These are pretty standard 5600MHz models, but if you fill all four slots, the memory speed drops to 3600MHz.&nbsp; The real world effect isn't quite that dramatic [url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/17269/ddr5-demystified-feat-samsung-ddr5-4800-ranks-dpcs-do-manufacturers-matter/2]ranging from insignificant to quite noticeable[/url], but best to avoid that fuss unless you really need more than a single dual-channel kit can provide.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/27/open-source-devs-are-fighting-ai-crawlers-with-cleverness-and-vengeance/]Developers are fighting a war with AI web crawlers.[/url]&nbsp; (Tech Crunch)<br /> <br /> AI web crawlers are asshoe.<br /> <br /> Even more so than regular web crawlers, and I've blocked plenty of those.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul></div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=qbyCM0HD_dg]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude List</h2><div>For those keeping track.<br /> <br /> 29/3 Jenny Morris - Saved Me<br /> <div> <div>28/3 Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Air a Danser</div> <div>27/3 OK Go - Needing/Getting</div> <div>26/3 Animals - House of the Rising Sun</div> <div>25/3 Girls Generation - Dancing Queen</div> <div>24/3 Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song</div> <div>23/3 Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoelaces</div> <div>22/3 Rose - APT</div> <div>21/3 Rolling Stones - Paint it Black</div> <div>20/3 Cheap Trick - Dream Police</div> <div>19/3 Doors - Light My Fire</div> <div>18/3 Gangajang - Sounds of Then</div> <div>17/3 Supertramp - Logical Song</div> <div>16/3 Split Enz - Dirty Creature</div> <div>15/3 The Kinks - Lola</div> <div>14/3 Julian Lennon - Now You're In Heaven</div> <div>13/3 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street</div> <div>12/3 Skyhooks - Horror Movie</div> <div>11/3 White Stripes - Seven Nation Army</div> <div>10/3 Orff - O Fortuna (Wrong Lyrics)</div> <div>9/3 Dragon - April Sun in Cuba</div> <div>8/3 Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way</div> <div>7/3 Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together</div> <div>6/3 Petula Clark - Downtown</div> <div>5/3 David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes</div> <div>4/3 Deborah Conway - Alive and Brilliant</div> <div>3/3 Wendy Matthews - Token Angels</div> <div>2/3 Elias Naslin - Stick Together (AMV)</div> <div>1/3 Flowers - We Can Get Together</div> <div>28/2 Choirboys - Run to Paradise</div> <div>27/2 Diana Ross - Chain Reaction</div> <div>26/2 Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere</div> <div>25/2 Garbage - Cherry Lips</div> <div>24/2 Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love</div> <div>23/2 Mental as Anything - The Nips Are Getting Bigger</div> <div>22/2 Royal Republic - Getting Along (AMV)</div> <div>21/2 Kate Bush - Cloudbusting</div> <div>20/2 One Republic - I Lived (AMV)</div> <div>19/2 Hoodoo Gurus - Wipeout</div> <div>18/2 Shocking Blue - Venus</div> <div>17/2 Altered Images - I Could Be Happy</div> <div>16/2 Norwegian Recycling - Six Songs Collide</div> <div>15/2 Chumbawumba - Tubthumping</div> <div>14/2 Joan Jett - I Love Rock N' Roll</div> <div>13/2 Suzi Quatro - Devils Gate Drive</div> <div>12/2 One Republic - Counting Stars (AMV)</div> <div>11/2 Kate Ceberano - Brave</div> <div>10/2 Big Pig - Breakaway</div> <div>9/2 Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line</div> <div>8/2 First 12 Minutes of MTV</div> <div>7/2 Harold Faltemeyer - Axel F (Amiga)</div> <div>6/2 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary</div> <div>5/2 Art of Noise - Paranoimia</div> <div>4/2 Stranglers - Golden Brown</div> <div>3/2 Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night</div> <div>2/2 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love</div> <div>1/2 AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap</div> <div>31/1 Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl</div> <div>30/1 Sara Nagare ft. Jinn - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (Cover)</div> <div>29/1 Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing</div> <div>28/1 Arcade Fire - Everything Now (AMV)</div> <div>27/1 Goanna - Solid Rock</div> <div>26/1 Carpenter Brut - Hairspray Hurricane (AMV)</div> <div>25/1 Saint Motel - Van Horn</div> <div>24/1 Good Lovelies - Crabbukkit (AMV) (Cover)</div> <div>23/1 Weird Al - Tacky</div> <div>22/1 TISM - Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me</div> <div>21/1 Gary Numan - Cars</div> <div>20/1 Puretone - Addicted to Bass</div> <div>19/1 Elvis Presley - A Little More Conversation</div> <div>18/1 Crowded House - Weather With You</div> <div>17/1 Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian</div> <div>16/1 Chris Rea - Let's Dance</div> <div>15/1 Blondie - Atomic</div> <div>14/1 Lucky Starr - I've Been Everywhere</div> <div>13/1 Swingers - Counting the Beat</div> <div>12/1 Beatles - Here Comes The Sun</div> <div>11/1 Babymetal - Gimme Chocolate!!</div> <div>10/1 Promises - Baby It's You</div> <div>9/1 American Authors - Best Day Of My Life (AMV)</div> <div>8/1 Scatman John - Scatman</div> <div>7/1 TV on the Radio - Lazerray (AMV)</div> <div>6/1 Wintergatan - Marble Machine</div> <div>5/1 Cardigans - Lovefool</div> <div>4/1 The Grid - Swamp Thing</div> <div>4/1 Midas - Touch Tone Telephone (Cover)</div> <div>3/1 Chantoozies - Wanna Be Up</div> <div>31/12 Belle Stars - Iko Iko</div> <div>31/12 Madonna - Material Girl</div> <div>31/12 B-52's - Love Shack</div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Nothing is everything.</span></div> </value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_28_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:41:00 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 27 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_27_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Quackenbush Edition Top Story That security breach that Oracle claims didn't happen seems increasingly to have, y'know, the opposite of that. (The Register) Sample data reportedly checks out. Passwords contained in the files are securely hashed and haven't been decrypted - yet. And hopefully the managers of corporate Oracle Cloud accounts wouldn't be reusing emails and passwords from other less-secure platforms oh who am I kidding. Tech News I have all the parts for my new PC except for that 128GB RAM kit I ordered from Amazon. The only thing that has changed there is the price from Amazon UK...</description><content> <value>Quackenbush Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/oracle_breach_update/]That security breach that Oracle claims didn't happen seems increasingly to have, y'know, the opposite of that.[/url]&nbsp; (The Register)<br /> <br /> Sample data reportedly checks out.&nbsp; Passwords contained in the files are securely hashed and haven't been decrypted - yet.&nbsp; And hopefully the managers of corporate Oracle Cloud accounts wouldn't be reusing emails and passwords from other less-secure platforms oh who am I kidding.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>I have all the parts for my new PC except for that 128GB RAM kit I ordered from Amazon.&nbsp; The only thing that has changed there is the price from Amazon UK has increased 26% and Amazon US and Germany are completely out of stock.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://hothardware.com/news/possible-gta6-delay]A launch delay in Grand Theft Auto 6 could tank the games industry if it weren't already dead.[/url]&nbsp; (Hot Hardware)<br /> <br /> A truly stupid article not worthy of anyone's time.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>It's not just western companies that are leaking supposedly secure data.&nbsp; [url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/leaked-data-exposes-a-chinese-ai-censorship-machine/]So is China's massive censorship-industrial complex.[/url]&nbsp; (Tech Crunch)<br /> <br /> Censoring the public but leaving all the censored information...&nbsp; Public.<br /> <br /> Great move there, guys.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/FusionDock-Pro-3-Powerful-docking-station-with-Thunderbolt-5-and-dual-8K-monitor-support-launches.987571.0.html]The Fusion Dock Pro 3 is a powerful Thunderbolt 5 laptop dock.[/url]&nbsp; (Notebook Check)<br /> <br /> Available now from (checks notes) "iVANKY".<br /> <br /> Come on, guys.&nbsp; It's like you're not even trying.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=MejbOFk7H6c]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Everything is true.</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_27_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:44:46 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 26 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_26_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Internet Of Bullshit Edition Top Story I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud and I hope your company burns down, falls over, and sinks into the swamp. (Jeff Geerling) Jeff bought a new dishwasher. To use even something as simple as a rinse cycle, you have to connect it to wifi, download the app, and set up an online account. For a dishwasher. My washing machine requires wifi and an app to set up custom wash cycles, so... I never use custom wash cycles. I set it to the wash/dry setting (it's a combination washer/dryer) and it does...</description><content> <value>Internet Of Bullshit Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-wont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud]I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud and I hope your company burns down, falls over, and sinks into the swamp.[/url]&nbsp; (Jeff Geerling)<br /> <br /> Jeff bought a new dishwasher.<br /> <br /> To use even something as simple as a rinse cycle, you have to connect it to wifi, download the app, and set up an online account.<br /> <br /> For a dishwasher.<br /> <br /> My washing machine requires wifi and an app to set up custom wash cycles, so...&nbsp; I never use custom wash cycles.&nbsp; I set it to the wash/dry setting (it's a combination washer/dryer) and it does its thing.<br /> <br /> My dishwasher has buttons.<br /> <br /> Apparently that's now a $400 option.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://hothardware.com/news/gorgon-point-apu-leaks]AMD's new Gorgon Point laptop chips are AMD's old Strix Point laptop chips.[/url]&nbsp; (Hot Hardware)<br /> <br /> The clock speed has been bumped by about 2%.&nbsp; That's it.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alibaba-tsai-warns-bubble-ai-020549819.html]The CEO of Alibaba warned of a bubble in AI datacenter construction.[/url]&nbsp; (Yahoo)<br /> <br /> A bubble he is helping inflate.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://archive.is/joNuV]How to delete you 23andMe data.[/url]&nbsp; (The Verge)&nbsp; (archive site)<br /> <br /> You probably can't.&nbsp; The company already said they keep some parts of your data even before they went bankrupt, and now that they are bankrupt, your data is what they are planning to sell to become less bankrupt.<br /> <br /> They would previously destroy any physical samples kept on your behalf, but now that they are bankrupt no-one is around to do that anymore.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.shirleywu.studio/notebook/2025-02-innovation-killer]What killed all that innovation in web presentation?[/url]&nbsp; (Shirley Wu)<br /> <br /> People hated it.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=N4bFqW_eu2I]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Nothing is true.</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_26_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:53:16 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 25 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_25_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Beanz Meanz Newz Edition Top Story Oracle says intruders definitely did not break into an Oracle cloud login server and steal details of six million customers. Security experts press F to doubt. (The Register) Not only are six million records claimed to be from Oracle Cloud up for sale on the dark corners of the internet, but the hacker left an identifying file on the server and it was picked up by the Wayback Machine. Oracle claims that Oracle Cloud was never breached, but someone planted that file on that server. Unless the Wayback Machine itself was breached, which... They...</description><content> <value>Beanz Meanz Newz Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/23/oracle_cloud_customers_keys_credentials/]Oracle says intruders definitely did not break into an Oracle cloud login server and steal details of six million customers.&nbsp; Security experts press F to doubt.[/url]&nbsp; (The Register)<br /> <br /> Not only are six million records claimed to be from Oracle Cloud up for sale on the dark corners of the internet, but the hacker [url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250301161517/https://login.us2.oraclecloud.com/oamfed/x.txt?x]left an identifying file on the server and it was picked up by the Wayback Machine[/url].<br /> <br /> Oracle claims that Oracle Cloud was never breached, but someone planted that file on that server.&nbsp; Unless the Wayback Machine itself was breached, which...&nbsp; They also deny.<br /> </li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://medium.com/@mohammadzeyaahmad/latency-numbers-every-programmer-should-know-87301800c605]Latency numbers every programmer should know, and some ridiculous lessons drawn from them.[/url]&nbsp; (Medium)<br /> <br /> "Reading from RAM is 1000x faster than an SSD!"&nbsp; The example doesn't even measure SSD performance, or latency.&nbsp; It measures bandwidth, and a desktop PC might have 100GBps of main memory bandwidth and 10GBps from the SSD.<br /> <br /> "HDDs are 30x slower than SSDs."&nbsp; Again measuring bandwidth and not latency.&nbsp; An SSD can not only produce latency hundreds of times lower than a hard drive; it can perform multiple operations at once, for a total performance thousands of times greater.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/pentagon_abandons_hr_software_overhaul/]The Pentagon has axed an HR system upgrade that was six years behind schedule and 800% over budget.[/url]&nbsp; (The Register)<br /> <br /> I can only dream of coasting for that long without encountering a short sharp shock.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://liliputing.com/this-modular-ryzen-7-8845hs-mini-pc-fits-atop-a-storage-i-o-docking-station/]The Ninkear MBOX 8 Pro is a mini-PC that slots into a dock that turns it into a mini-PC.[/url]&nbsp; (Liliputing)<br /> <br /> Why?<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-EliteBook-Ultra-G1i-14-laptop-review-HP-s-new-business-flagship-is-a-great-total-package.984955.0.html]The HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 is only about 300% overpriced.[/url]&nbsp; (Notebook Check)<br /> <br /> And lacks the Four Essential Keys.&nbsp; And you can't upgrade the memory, though at least it has 32GB of it.<br /> <br /> But at $3849 that's a big thumbs down from me.<br /> <br /> Does HP still make anything worthwhile?<br /> <br /> Hmm.&nbsp; The [url=https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/ConfigureView?langId=-1&amp;storeId=10151&amp;catalogId=10051&amp;catEntryId=3074457345621150318&amp;urlLangId=&amp;quantity=1&amp;color=natural%20silver]Pavilion Plus 14[/url] actually looks good.&nbsp; Four Essential Keys, same 2880x1800 OLED display, same 32GB of soldered RAM, 16 core rather than 8 core CPU, and a much more reasonable $1249.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=EXZxc8GSXnI]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Yes, I know what it sounds like.</span></div> </value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_25_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 24 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_24_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Otamatone Apocalypse Edition Top Story 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its CEO has stepped down. (Tech Crunch) Not at all unexpected given the way things have been going for the formerly high-flying DNA dating site lately. Ex-CEO Anne Wojcicki - yes, the sister of Susan who ran YouTube for years - is planning to make a bid for the remains. The company was once valued at $6 billion but its current market cap is less than 1% of that. Rob Bonta, California's Attorney General, recommended users delete their data now. (New York Post / MSN) For...</description><content> <value>Otamatone Apocalypse Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/23/dna-testing-company-23andme-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-ceo-resigns/]23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its CEO has stepped down.[/url]&nbsp; (Tech Crunch)<br /> <br /> Not at all unexpected given the way things have been going for the formerly high-flying DNA dating site lately.<br /> <br /> Ex-CEO Anne Wojcicki - yes, the sister of Susan who ran YouTube for years - is planning to make a bid for the remains.&nbsp; The company was once valued at $6 billion but its current market cap is less than 1% of that.<br /> <br /> [url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/calif-ag-issues-stark-warning-to-15-million-23andme-users-as-bankruptcy-looms-delete-your-data/ar-AA1BvkgQ]Rob Bonta, California's Attorney General, recommended users delete their data now.[/url]&nbsp; (New York Post / MSN)<br /> <br /> For once, he's not wrong.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://wccftech.com/chinese-vendor-sells-water-cooled-rtx-4090-with-48-gb-vram-at-a-lower-price-than-rtx-5090/]If you can't find an RTX 5090 for sale, you can get a customised 48GB RTX 4090 model from China for about $3400.[/url]&nbsp; (WCCFTech)<br /> <br /> Way overpriced, but what are you going to do?<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.scworld.com/news/how-ai-coding-assistants-could-be-compromised-via-rules-file]AI coding assistants could get overwritten by infected rules files.[/url]&nbsp; (SC World)<br /> <br /> The rules file would look perfectly innocent through the use of invisible Unicode characters, but would tell the AI to leak your passwords onto the internet and have its way with your pets.<br /> <br /> I've described Unicode before as a semantic superfund site.&nbsp; I stand by that.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://archive.is/madop]Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?[/url]&nbsp; (The Verge)&nbsp; (archive site)<br /> <br /> Well, if you're a terrorist-loving communist with a sub-zero IQ, no.&nbsp; You should stay at home, and stew in your own inferiority.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=RlNhD0oS5pk]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Viking Kittens was taken down.</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_24_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:47:38 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 23 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_23_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Try This At Someone Else's Home Edition Top Story A majority of AI researchers say a majority of the tens of billions of dollars poured into AI research each year is wasted, and should be given to them instead. (Futurism) Commercial AI companies are laser-focused on making their AIs bigger, rather than understanding what they are doing or making something that works at all. I'll take exception though with one particular part of this article:DeepSeek, meanwhile, pioneered an approach dubbed "mixture of experts," which leverages multiple neural networks, each specializing in different fields - the proverbial "experts" - to help...</description><content> <value>Try This At Someone Else's Home Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://futurism.com/ai-researchers-tech-industry-dead-end]A majority of AI researchers say a majority of the tens of billions of dollars poured into AI research each year is wasted, and should be given to them instead.[/url]&nbsp; (Futurism)<br /> <br /> Commercial AI companies are laser-focused on making their AIs bigger, rather than understanding what they are doing or making something that works at all.<br /> <br /> I'll take exception though with one particular part of this article:[quote]DeepSeek, meanwhile, pioneered an approach dubbed "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/technology/deepseek-ai-chip-costs.html">mixture of experts</a>," which leverages multiple neural networks, each specializing in different fields - the proverbial "experts" - to help come up with solutions, instead of relying on a single "generalist" model.[/quote]They're called multimodal LLMs and DeepSeek did not "pioneer" them at all.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/03/more-pro-for-dec-professional-380.html]Booting Unix on a 40 year old DEC Professional 380.[/url]&nbsp; (Old VCR)<br /> <br /> This is made slightly tricky because working hard drives - or even floppy drives - for these old models basically no longer exist.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-pro-6000-blackwell-gpu-is-listed-for-usd8-565-at-us-retailer-26-percent-more-expensive-than-the-last-gen-rtx-6000-ada]If you were put off spending $2000 for an RTX 5090 even before they sold out instantly and became completely unavailable, you can now spend $8000 for the same card with a different name and more memory.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> Memory costs around $2 per gigabyte right now, probably a little more for GDDR7, so Nvidia charges around $100 per extra gigabyte for the 96GB RTX Pro 6000, which is under the covers still an RTX 5090.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://phys.org/news/2025-03-dyson-spheres-ringworlds-stable.html]Some ringworlds and Dyson spheres are stable.[/url]&nbsp; (Phys.org)<br /> <br /> They may not exist, but they are stable.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://liliputing.com/update-ayaneo-am01s-mini-pc-has-a-retro-design-a-4-inch-flip-up-display-and-amd-strix-point-inside/]If you want an extra mini original Macintosh, you can now sort of get one.[/url]&nbsp; (Liliputing)<br /> <br /> With a 4" display (no details) and up to a Ryzen 370 CPU, it's at least 60,000 times faster than the original version.&nbsp; It supports up to 128GB of RAM - a million times as much as the first Mac - and two M.2 slots, as well as two USB4 ports and two 2.5Gb Ethernet ports.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-Radeon-RX-9060-XT-RDNA-4-GPUs-appear-with-8GB-and-16GB-options-as-release-date-approaches.984799.0.html]AMD's 9060 XT is on the way.[/url]&nbsp; (Notebook Check)<br /> <br /> This supports up to 16GB of RAM, but apart from that is basically a 9070 XT cut in half, with the bus shaved down from 256 bits to 128, and the GPU chip itself reportedly cut from 64 GPU cores to 32.<br /> <br /> I'm thinking of buying an RX 580 from Amazon as a backup video card.&nbsp; Everything I have - assuming anything still works - is truly ancient, because the last time I built my own PC was around 2013.<br /> <br /> You can find a no-name model, new, for under $100.&nbsp; Given what Nvidia offers at that price, that's a great deal.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=WGgaZZl_GVg]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: I'm not the world's most quizzical guy, but when she told me her name you know I rolled my eyes...</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_23_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:25:26 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 22 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_22_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Tapir, Ghost, and Jerboa Edition Top Story Regent, a "media investment firm", has signed a deal to buy TechCrunch from Yahoo for an undisclosed but not enormous sum. (Axios) I didn't realise that Yahoo owned TechCrunch, but there it is in the copyright notice right at the bottom. Just a few days ago Regent bought Foundry from IDG. Foundry is the home of the various "world" publications, such as Macworld, PCWorld, and InfoWorld, which has been in operation since 1978. What all of this means for those various publications is unclear. Tech News What's behind Jeff Bezos' changed relationship with...</description><content> <value>Tapir, Ghost, and Jerboa Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.axios.com/2025/03/21/yahoo-techcrunch-regent]Regent, a "media investment firm", has signed a deal to buy TechCrunch from Yahoo for an undisclosed but not enormous sum.[/url]&nbsp; (Axios)<br /> <br /> I didn't realise that Yahoo owned TechCrunch, but there it is in the copyright notice right at the bottom.<br /> <br /> Just a few days ago Regent bought Foundry from IDG.&nbsp; Foundry is the home of the various "world" publications, such as Macworld, PCWorld, and InfoWorld, which has been in operation since 1978.<br /> <br /> What all of this means for those various publications is unclear.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <h2>Tech News</h2></div><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/how-jeff-bezos-made-peace-with-donald-trump/]What's behind Jeff Bezos' changed relationship with Donald Trump?[/url]&nbsp; (Ars Technica)<br /> <br /> Reality.&nbsp; Something with which the Ars commentariat is demonstrably unfamiliar.&nbsp; The article itself is from the Financial Times which is why it's less insane than usual.<br /> <br /> As the article quotes a source on the money-losing Washington Post:[quote]He’s a highly rational person. I think he was comfortable losing $20 million a year. When it gets to $100 million a year, I don’t know what his appetite is for that.[/quote]Reality always wins.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-tells-windows-10-users-trade-in-pc/]Microsoft to Windows 10 users: Stop being poor.[/url]&nbsp; (XDA Developers)<br /> <br /> Just buy a new PC, losers.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/zen-5-based-threadripper-9000-cpu-shipping-manifest-hints-at-imminent-launch]Zen 5 Threadripper chips have been spotted in Indian shipping manifests, indicating that they exist.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> So far the 24 core 9965WX and 32 core 9975WX, which based on AMD's naming conventions would support 8 channel memory and 128 lanes of PCIe 5.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-google-to-poison-public-dns-to-prevent-iptv-piracy-250321/]The Court of Milan has ordered Google to falsify DNS results to hide the IPs of IPTV pirate sites.[/url]&nbsp; (TorrentFreak)<br /> <br /> Time to block Europe at the firewall.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://nmn.gl/blog/vibe-coding-fantasy]"Vibe coding" is a dangerous fantasy.[/url]&nbsp; (NMN)<br /> <br /> "Here's how I built a B2B SAAS platform without knowing how to code."<br /> <br /> (Five minutes later.)<br /> <br /> "We regret to inform you that our site has been hacked and all user data corrupted and/or stolen."</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Musical Interlude</h2><div>[ytlite=ekr2nIex040]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: LTSC FTW.</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_22_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:29:37 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 21 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_21_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>Tanya Edition Top Story The Asus Ascent GX10 is a $3000 version of the $4000 Nvidia DGX Spark. (Serve the Home) That is, it's a mini-PC designed specifically for AI processing, with 20 Arm CPU cores, a custom Nvidia AI GPU, and 128GB of RAM. It's a reasonable price for what it is, if you want that. If it was 80% cheaper I might buy one myself. Tech News The Huawei Pura X is a flip phone that flips the other way, becoming a very small - 6.3" - 16:10 tablet. (Liliputing) It costs $1000. If it was 80% cheaper...</description><content> <value>Tanya Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.servethehome.com/this-is-the-asus-ascent-gx10-a-nvidia-gb10-mini-pc-with-128gb-of-memory-and-200gbe/]The Asus Ascent GX10 is a $3000 version of the $4000 Nvidia DGX Spark.[/url]&nbsp; (Serve the Home)<br /> <br /> That is, it's a mini-PC designed specifically for AI processing, with 20 Arm CPU cores, a custom Nvidia AI GPU, and 128GB of RAM.<br /> <br /> It's a reasonable price for what it is, if you want that.&nbsp; If it was 80% cheaper I might buy one myself.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <h2>Tech News</h2></div><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://liliputing.com/huawai-pura-x-is-foldable-phone-thats-part-flip-phone-part-tablet/]The Huawei Pura X is a flip phone that flips the other way, becoming a very small - 6.3" - 16:10 tablet.[/url]&nbsp; (Liliputing)<br /> <br /> It costs $1000.<br /> <br /> If it was 80% cheaper I might buy one myself.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://archive.is/3Vt7d]Netflix has a new plan for games.[/url]&nbsp; (The Verge)&nbsp; (archive site)<br /> <br /> It's called failure.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://liliputing.com/lincplus-lincstation-n2-review-a-compact-nas-with-10-gbe-lan-four-m-2-slots-and-support-for-two-2-5-inch-drives/]Putting the LincStation N2 to the test.[/url]&nbsp; (Liliputing)<br /> <br /> As expected from an all-SSD solution, it can saturate its 10Gb Ethernet link on reads, while delivering 7.5Gbps on writes, sipping power, and being basically silent.&nbsp; Not bad if you don't need a huge amount of storage - it takes four M.2 drives and two 2.5" SATA drives.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <h2>Musical Interlude</h2></div><div>[ytlite=flSmiIne-4k]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Tanya?</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_21_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:57:34 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Daily News Stuff 20 March 2025</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_20_march_2025</link><category>Geek</category><description>8TB Edition Top Story Micron and Hynix have unveiled their new SOCAMM memory modules for laptops, mini-PCs, and anything else that needs a lot of memory in a little space. (Tom's Hardware) They start at 128GB running at 7500MHz. And that's with 16Gbit chips, where Micron is already shipping 32Gbit chips. The modules measure 14mm x 92mm, so about the same size as an M.2 SSD. These aren't proprietary but also aren't the same as existing (if rare) CAMM2 modules, and will initially be produced specifically for Nvidia's new AI servers. Tech News AMD has already sold 200,000 9000-series graphics...</description><content> <value>8TB Edition<div><br /> </div><h2>Top Story</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/micron-and-sk-hynix-unveil-lpddr5x-socamm-up-to-128gb-for-ai-servers]Micron and Hynix have unveiled their new SOCAMM memory modules for laptops, mini-PCs, and anything else that needs a lot of memory in a little space.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> They <span style="font-style: italic;">start at</span>&nbsp;128GB running at 7500MHz.&nbsp; And that's with 16Gbit chips, where Micron is already shipping 32Gbit chips.<br /> <br /> The modules measure 14mm x 92mm, so about the same size as an M.2 SSD.<br /> <br /> These aren't proprietary but also aren't the same as existing (if rare) CAMM2 modules, and will initially be produced specifically for Nvidia's new AI servers.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div><div><br /> </div><h2>Tech News</h2><div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-has-reportedly-sold-nearly-200k-rx-9070-gpus-worldwide]AMD has already sold 200,000 9000-series graphics cards.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> The 9070 XT is mostly out of stock but the base 9070 module seems to be in good supply, with even overclocked models available at or close to MSRP.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.feldera.com/blog/the-pain-that-is-github-actions]GitHub Actions are a mess.[/url]&nbsp; (Feldera)<br /> <br /> These "actions", which let you automatically run code against your code, are what led the other day to 20,000 projects being compromised at once, because on action belong to another project which they all relied on was in turn compromised.<br /> <br /> But when you look more closely, things get even worse.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://blog.container-solutions.com/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-architects-about-microservices]Why I'm no longer talking to architects about microservices.[/url]&nbsp; (Container Solutions)<br /> <br /> Because nobody can agree what a microservice is.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/x-users-treating-grok-like-a-fact-checker-spark-concerns-over-misinformation/]Twitter users are asking Grok to fact check people and it's kind of annoying.[/url]&nbsp; (Tech Crunch)<br /> <br /> And often wrong, like any other AI.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <h2>Musical Interlude</h2></div><div>[ytlite=OPemyipJzAM]</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Qnap.</span></div></value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_20_march_2025</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:51:33 +0000</pubDate></item> <item><title>Name Required</title><author>Pixy Misa</author><link>http://ai.mee.nu/name_required</link><category>Geek</category><description>Just ordered the remaining parts for my PC: Ryzen 7900 (non-X) Sapphire Radeon 7800 XT (these two parts I have already) Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite Wifi motherboard Crucial Pro 128GB DDR5-5600 (2 x 64GB) 2 x Crucial T500 4TB PCIe 4 SSDs Corsair RM850x power supply Hyte Y40 / Y60 Hololive limited edition case (which I already have) It needs a name but I might just re-use Frieren since the old Frieren laptop is slightly dead. Or it could he Bae, Kronii, Ame, or Calli depending on which of the cases I use. I haven't built a desktop PC in...</description><content> <value>Just ordered the remaining parts for my PC:<div><br /> </div><div> <ul> <li>Ryzen 7900 (non-X)</li> <li>Sapphire Radeon 7800 XT&nbsp; (these two parts I have already)</li> <li>Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite Wifi motherboard</li> <li>Crucial Pro 128GB DDR5-5600 (2 x 64GB)</li> <li>2 x Crucial T500 4TB PCIe 4 SSDs</li> <li>Corsair RM850x power supply</li> <li>Hyte Y40 / Y60 Hololive limited edition case (which I already have)</li> </ul></div><div><br /> </div><div>It needs a name but I might just re-use Frieren since the old Frieren laptop is slightly dead.<br /> <br /> Or it could he Bae, Kronii, Ame, or Calli depending on which of the cases I use.<br /> <br /> I haven't built a desktop PC in <span style="font-style: italic;">years</span>.&nbsp; In 2017/18 GPUs were basically unavailable, so I got a couple of Dell all-in-ones.</div><div><br /> </div><div>In 2021/22 I was facing having to move house so I got a couple of full-size Dell laptops (which are still working well).</div><div><br /> </div><div>So the last time was...&nbsp; 2013, maybe?</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div>I also picked up four Qnap 5-port 2.5Gbit hubs to wire up the house.&nbsp; Yes, Qnap, I know, but you can't really screw up an unmanaged hub and they were 70% off.</div><div><br /> </div><div>One each for the study, media room, and living room, and one to run the patch panel.</div><div><br /> </div><div>The second SSD was a last-minute thing, but I want to see if I can have an 8TB boot volume in RAID-0.&nbsp; If not, that's fine, it will just be two 4TB devices.</div><div><br /> </div><div>I expect this will be able to run Minecraft.</div> </value></content><guid>http://ai.mee.nu/name_required</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:54:00 +0000</pubDate></item> </channel></rss>
