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Re:WSL containers is now generally available on Monday October 05, 2026 @06:00PM (#49971463)
I tested these last week, and they got me about 90% of the way on two custom test containers (Forgejo and Postgres). I especially like the fact that they are a lot like microVMS instead of pure containers. Given that these are pure Windows services, it eases a lot of non-technical senior managers minds in my highly regulated environment.

That said, this is just another example of Microsoft's extend and extinguish past behavior.

Re:Docker has always used microVMs (well since 2016) on Saturday October 03, 2026 @09:55PM (#49949836)
I wonder if this is due to Microsoft pushing forward with wslc in the past week or so.

I tried pure wslc for a project or two this past week. It got me 90% of the way but not all the way. Still pretty impressive, even if it is another example of extend and extinguish.

Re:Lab on a Contact Lens Can Measure Stress Through Serotonin on Friday September 25, 2026 @11:30PM (#49852934)
Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril-Sensitive Sungl.... Contacts.

They operate on the principle "what you don't know can't hurt you," they turn completely black and opaque at the first sign of trouble, so you can't see anything that might alarm you.

Re:Why the AfD Wins on Monday September 07, 2026 @06:36PM (#49603758)
Grievance politics sells quite well. When AfD backers argue it's Western Germany's fault, it's easy for a lot of people to climb on board.

Heck, AfDs own platform argues there should be more Russian language in the schools and Russian cooperation across the board. That on its face says an awful lot.

The only game I've I've supported where I ended up buying licenses for friends and family. Lot of respect for them and their game.
The logical endpoint of the entire "the car as software" concept. Can't wait for the security vendors to start hawking "AV for your car"
What a puritanical response. By your argument, anything that could be abused is verboten. Feel free to live (and argue that way). I'll do the opposite. I'll trust to documented, well researched data rather than someone's "Trust me bro" reasoning.
I agree, but the shareholder mentality undervalues the heck out of that.
Re:NVIDIA’s Vera Whitepaper Has a Thread Loose on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @06:16PM (#49189821)
I'm glad to see the competition; nothing provokes meaningful change without it. Not surprised at Nvidia's blatant fabrications though; more of the same we've seen time and again (Superchip anyone, with 2+ year old designs).
Great article. Just reminds me of how much societies resemble a pendulum; swinging from one extreme to the other. And of course you have the problem that some people want to freeze it mid-swing, or worse tear the damn thing down completely.
Re:The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden on Monday May 18, 2026 @11:52AM (#48181475)
LOL.. you are correct. Funny thing though... the 'Always Free' text is linked to a "/start-free/" action\page. One could argue that they are hedging their bets.
Re:Don't tell the AI it's an expert programmer on Monday March 23, 2026 @09:43PM (#47497687)
I must admit, all my prompts start with this. Have to do some testing now.
Re:Hitem3D: AI Image-to-Model Tested on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @11:59AM (#47063197)
I tried this a few months ago after seeing a Youtube video where a guy generated TTRPG miniatures using it. It was okay at the time, but nothing I'd depend on. Seems the author thinks the same.
Re:Gemini 3 Deep Think on Thursday February 12, 2026 @04:00PM (#46995093)
I don't find that at all. At work, we've no access to the API, so we have to force feed a dozen (or more) documents, code and instruction prompts through the web interface upload interface. The only failures I've ever had in well over 300 sessions were due to connectivity issues, not interface failures.

Context window blowouts? All the time, but never document upload failures.

No, SHOULD is defined in the RFC, not by colloquial usage. Google is on the wrong, regardless of their "safety" intent.

After all, linguistics is full with examples of words that are spelled the same, but have different meaning in different cultures. I'm glad the RFC spelled it out it for everyone.

Re:Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level on Friday January 30, 2026 @11:24AM (#46826316)
Oat fiber. I've been taking 30g of oat fiber everyday for the past 3 years. Slugging it down in 8oz of warm water and 10g of nooch. Not only are my cholesterol levels fantastic after starting that regime, but very regular as well.
As does their recently published: Atkinson Hyperlegible Next. https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Atkinson+Hyperlegible+Next
Re:Google, Nvidia, and OpenAI – Stratechery by Ben Thompson on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @11:03AM (#46122600)
From personal experience I had half a dozen aunts and uncles (70+) mention the "Google AI thing" on their phones. Rather surprised me.
Re:DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's why on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @02:45PM (#46061558)
I've heard it was Sam Altman and OpenAI basically buying every wafer available from both Samsung and SKHynix at the start of October.

Neither company know of the other purchase until it was a done deal.

Re: on Thursday October 30, 2025 @04:52PM (#45765182)
"The Support Matrix also shows Cellebrite’s capabilities against Pixel devices running GrapheneOS, with some differences between phones running that operating system and stock Android. Cellebrite does support, for example, Pixel 9 devices BFU. Meanwhile the screenshot indicates Cellebrite cannot unlock Pixel 9 devices running GrapheneOS BFU."

Not surprised at all that an open-source, third party Phone OS is tougher to crack than the Google official version.

Re:Ripgrep 15.0.0 on Saturday October 18, 2025 @11:36AM (#45628166)
Great tool, and incredibly easy to use. Started with it on Linux, and now use on 'doze too.

Probably the singular reason why I finally use regex as the first search option, rather than turning to it after bruting thru a search with standard wildcards.

Absolutely! I do this yearly. It's a great way to ensure that a SNAFU somewhere doesn't nuke years of photos, email and documents.
> Certainly the people buying software know best what their requirements are.

I doubt it. The people who are going to use the software are the ones who know what the requirements are. The people buying it should be asking the users, but rarely do.

Very, very neat, and a testament to the 'that's neat' way of doing science. I also love that the device has an innate 'periodicity' of movement. Somewhat reminiscent of the Strandbeest concept (also by a Dutch gentleman Theo Jansen).
No, you're the one in denial. Just have a look at the decade old book "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us" to see the flaw in your assumptions.

It details many Concrete examples of exactly how the companies are manipulating everything about food for profit.

Kessler, further FDA head has written about this topic extensively as well.

I've never had any lack of focus or motivation to get anything done since I started Tz.

I did have some energy loss, especially at first, but I assume that was because my body was struggling to cope with a lack of carbs. However, after a couple of weeks that for the most part disappeared.

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