Comment And I warned AMC that..... (Score 1) 185
I will be attending their theaters even less now.
I despise advertising and its one sure fire way to keep me from giving them money.
Comment The only problem with this (Score 2) 15
The only problem with this is you have to go stand in the sunlight to charge it.
Comment great, more bullshit 911 calls (Score 1) 30
Apple Watches already generate a bazillion garbage 911 alerts - such as crash alerts when no crash has happened.
Now we'll be getting bazillion "Grandpa just died! " alerts.
Comment demanding money to fix product defects (Score 1, Interesting) 95
Sounds like fraud to me.
Submission + - Study done by Apple shows that LLM AI has no ability to reason (appleinsider.com)
Rick Schumann writes: A new paper from Apple's artificial intelligence scientists has found that engines based on large language models, such as those from Meta and OpenAI, still lack basic reasoning skills.
Comment Re:Why? (Score 1) 33
Win 11 LTSC is already out if you know where to look for it.
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.massgrave.dev%2FX2...
Submission + - 45 years ago CompuServe connected the world before the World Wide Web (wosu.org)
Tony Isaac writes: Silicon Valley has the reputation of being the birthplace of our hyper-connected Internet age, the hub of companies such as Apple, Google and Facebook. However, a pioneering company here in central Ohio is responsible for developing and popularizing many of the technologies we take for granted today.
A listener submitted a question to WOSU’s Curious Cbus series wanting to know more about the legacy of CompuServe and what it meant to go online before the Internet.
That legacy was recently commemorated by the Ohio History Connection when they installed a historical marker in Upper Arlington — near the corner of Arlington Center and Henderson roads — where the company located its computer center and corporate building in 1973.
The plaque explains that CompuServe was "the first major online information service provider," and that its subscribers were among the first to have access to email, online newspapers and magazines and the ability to share and download files
A listener submitted a question to WOSU’s Curious Cbus series wanting to know more about the legacy of CompuServe and what it meant to go online before the Internet.
That legacy was recently commemorated by the Ohio History Connection when they installed a historical marker in Upper Arlington — near the corner of Arlington Center and Henderson roads — where the company located its computer center and corporate building in 1973.
The plaque explains that CompuServe was "the first major online information service provider," and that its subscribers were among the first to have access to email, online newspapers and magazines and the ability to share and download files
Submission + - Car Software Patches Are Over 20% of Recalls, Study Finds (arstechnica.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Software fixes are now responsible for more than 1 in 5 automotive recalls. That's the key finding from a decade's worth of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall data, according to an analysis from the law firm DeMayo Law. While that's a sign of growing inconvenience for drivers, the silver lining is that a software patch is usually a much quicker fix than something requiring hardware replacement. "Our analysis suggests we're witnessing a shift in how automotive recalls are handled. The growing number of software-related recalls, coupled with the ability to address issues remotely, could revolutionize the recall process for both manufacturers and vehicle owners," said a spokesperson for DeMayo Law.
In 2014, 34 of 277 automotive recalls were software fixes. The percentage of software recalls floated around 12–13 percent (apart from a spike in 2015) before growing steadily from 2020. In 2021, 16 percent of automotive recalls (61 out of 380) were for software. In 2022, almost 22 percent of recalls were software fixes (76 out of 348), and last year topped 23 percent (82 out of 356). Leading the way was Chrysler, with 82 different software recalls since 2014. Ford (66 recalls) and Mercedes-Benz (60) are the two runner-ups. Meanwhile, Tesla ranks only eighth, with 26 software recalls since 2014, which puts it on par with Hyundai (25) and Kia (25).
Electrical systems were the most common problem area, which makes sense—this is also the second-most common hardware fix recall and would probably be the top if it were not for the massive Takata airbag recall, which has affected more than 100 million cars worldwide. The other common systems affected by recalls requiring software remedies were related to backover prevention—whether that be reversing cameras, collision warnings, or automatic emergency braking—airbags, powertrains, and exterior lighting.
In 2014, 34 of 277 automotive recalls were software fixes. The percentage of software recalls floated around 12–13 percent (apart from a spike in 2015) before growing steadily from 2020. In 2021, 16 percent of automotive recalls (61 out of 380) were for software. In 2022, almost 22 percent of recalls were software fixes (76 out of 348), and last year topped 23 percent (82 out of 356). Leading the way was Chrysler, with 82 different software recalls since 2014. Ford (66 recalls) and Mercedes-Benz (60) are the two runner-ups. Meanwhile, Tesla ranks only eighth, with 26 software recalls since 2014, which puts it on par with Hyundai (25) and Kia (25).
Electrical systems were the most common problem area, which makes sense—this is also the second-most common hardware fix recall and would probably be the top if it were not for the massive Takata airbag recall, which has affected more than 100 million cars worldwide. The other common systems affected by recalls requiring software remedies were related to backover prevention—whether that be reversing cameras, collision warnings, or automatic emergency braking—airbags, powertrains, and exterior lighting.
Comment Re: This was explained to me ... (Score 1) 81
Koreans drink oksusu-cha (corn) or boricha (barley); both are tasty hot or cold.
Comment Re:Chinese Characteristics with Non-Characteristic (Score 1) 72
Yeah that worked wonders for them.
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...
Go ahead though, enjoy your communism comrade.
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...
Comment Windows 10 LTSC piracy must be through the roof (Score 1) 34
Its about the only way to use Windows and not get the latest M$ bullshitware shoved down your throat.
Fortunately there's some good resources out there on how to grab LTSC and activate it.
Comment Script kiddies and their bot nets.... (Score 4, Insightful) 31
I really don't get it. What does anyone have the gain by DDOS'ing archive.org ?
If you're ddos'ing the feds, or some Hollywood studio, or M$, I'd get it (even if its rather pointless in the end), but archive.org ??
Comment Any non paywall links? (Score 1) 73
NyTimes loves for people to not read their articles. I'm happy to oblige them. Is there a different source for this ?
Comment Windows Autoplay - the gift that keeps on giving (Score 4, Insightful) 25
Goddamn Autoplay/autorun.inf, a script kiddies wet dream for spreading crapware.
The day M$ enabled flash drives to run a program as soon as a flash drive is plugged in, with zero user intervention was just BEGGING to be abused. And it has for decades now.
Idiots. I've been disabling it from day one on my builds and its saved me (and my clients) a LOT of headaches.
Comment Shockingly, M$ isn't wrong here (Score 2) 60
I have a bunch of servers at work on 10gb and 25gb connections, some Windows based and some Debian based. Windows based Iperf3 (even the newer one on the budman.pw site) can often give results that don't match up vs what the machines can transfer via SMB or HTTPS or NFS.
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