If you encounter a streaming service that is still playing excessively loud ads, the right path is to file a complaint here: https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company .

Its all going to become more efficient enough you can run it all locally. Why are we trying to piss away zillions of dollars on data centers

The idea that the hardware we currently have is good enough for future applications hasn’t been true of software in general. As better hardware becomes available, software has improved to take advantage of it. Also, the improvements in software have allowed the development of even better hardware, in a virtuous cycle.

Also, regarding local vs cloud computing in general, datacenters provide an economy of scale that can’t be matched by local compute. Shared datacenters are also more efficient than everyone having expensive hardware that they only use a fraction of the time. This is why datacenters were expanding rapidly even before the recent advances in large language models.

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What in the whirl…

The comment by ksymph sums up my thoughts exactly:

The principles behind this effort are admirable, but I’m concerned about the practical implementation. Who is funding this? How will one person per domain be verified? Is self-hosting actually required, or can one use an external host; in the case of the former, how would it be verified, and in the case of the latter, what exactly does this tld accomplish that isn’t accomplished by free tlds, tlds like .me, or services like duckdns? Open source software clients as described are a major undertaking; why keep them under the umbrella of this tld?

I respect the goals here, and I want this to succeed, but this is a massive project, and without a clear plan I’m afraid this will peter out even if the tld is granted.

The headline is a lie. Not only did they not cut into the roof of the reactor, but the reactor was also offline when they replaced the steam generators

Bruce Power cut into the roof of an operating nuclear station, hauled eight steam generators weighing 100 metric tons each (about 110 US tons) out through the top, and lowered brand-new ones into the same hole. Then it brought the reactor back online on June 8

It’s not a good design, anyway, according to the principles of vexillology. We should replace it after the civil war.

Is it a noose made of hemp

My answer has nothing to do with current events: what scares me the most about the future is the inevitable death of my parents. I am scared of never being able to talk to them ever again.

Meh. The government has aircraft, tanks, drones, and missiles. Personal firearms won’t counter them.

Sounds expensive. Most nans weight a lot of pounds.

It makes the air cold. What’s there to understand?

With that logic, leaving your refrigerator door open should cool the room. But doing so would actually heat it up.

It actually does require some basic knowledge of thermodynamics. Many people think “there are space heaters, so why not space coolers?” The reality is that the heat needs to be pumped out of the room (meaning hot air needs to be vented to the outside of the building).

We are capitalist, not socialist

It’s pathetic that they didn’t even read the wiki page on socialism before declaring themselves to be against it. They don’t seem to be aware of market socialism and mixed economies. If they truly had the best interests of their constituents in mind, they would perform basic research before ruling out entire economic philosophies.

I am currently making my way down IMBD’s list of the top 250 TV shows (by user ratings). They also have a similar list for the best movies.

My personal shout-out goes to Black Mirror.

“In leadership roles, narcissists have a clear preference for face-to-face interaction, where richer channels allow them to not only gain attention but also wield power and status,” the authors write. Remote settings curtail leaders’ usual means of “directing and inspiring employees” like using hand gestures, fluctuating the volume of their voice, making eye contact, and adjusting their posture. “When communicating by video, phone, email, or text, it is more difficult for leaders to command the attention—and gauge and bask in the admiration—of their employees,” the authors write.

Prostitution?

I don’t understand the aversion to datacenters. Just make sure that they use green energy and recycle their cooling water.

Hell yeah California. Suck it, Peacock.

Apartments can be owned by the residents, too. (Condos/flats.) Improvements in technology are now making it possible for companies to own and operate single-family homes in the same way that they’ve owned and operated apartments for hundreds of years. For that reason, I don’t find this bill to be logically consistent; If it is problematic for companies to own and operate homes (and I am skeptical that it is), then apartments should also be included.