deepfriedginger

Re:Is it cheaper to rent or buy property? on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:17AM (#39226378)

Where I live (not in the US) it definitely seems like it's cheaper to rent, but finding a rental can be problematic when you're older.

Can't see past the paywall in the linked article. What was the surprising finding?

Re:Proof of Achievement of the First Artificial General Intelligence (... on Thursday February 01, 2024 @10:21PM (#39224591)

Skynet is born

Re:How to Make a CPU – A Simple Picture Based Explanation on Monday October 23, 2023 @12:59AM (#37981799)

So, basically just like baking a cake

Re:Artificial Intelligence Stole My Job on Monday December 19, 2022 @08:09AM (#34051596)

Came here to say that if AI took your job, your job probably wasn't neccessary anyway.

But then I read the article.

Five Things That Have Tried to Kill Me in the Last Two Weeks

Posted by deepfriedginger on Friday September 30, 2022 @09:52AM
from the jjpryor.substack.com dept.

https://jjpryor.substack.com/p/five-things-that-have-tried-to-kill

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Re:Famous Awards with Dark Origin Stories on Monday January 17, 2022 @08:04AM (#29966123)

What's next, the Trump Award for Enormously Outstanding Fantastic Moral Public Figures?

Kuo: iPhone 14 to feature 48MP camera, iPhone 15 will get ‘periscope’ lens

Posted by deepfriedginger on Monday December 20, 2021 @06:54PM
from the 9to5mac.com dept.

https://9to5mac.com/2021/12/20/kuo-iphone-14-to-feature-48mp-lens-iphone-15-will-get-periscope-lens/

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Bugs Across Globe Are Evolving to Eat Plastic, Study Finds

Posted by deepfriedginger on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @07:15PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/14/bugs-across-globe-are-evolving-to-eat-plastic-study-finds

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Scientist bitten by mouse in Taipei lab before testing positive for Covid

Posted by deepfriedginger on Thursday December 09, 2021 @07:06PM
from the taiwannews.com.tw dept.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4371212

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Wikipedia Editors Mad About Jimmy Wales’ NFT of a Wikipedia Edit

Posted by deepfriedginger on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @07:03PM
from the vice.com dept.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjbkvm/wikipedia-editors-very-mad-about-jimmy-waless-nft-of-a-wikipedia-edit

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Intel plans to take self-driving car unit public in the U.S. in mid-2022

Posted by deepfriedginger on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @08:26PM
from the cnbc.com dept.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/07/intel-plans-to-take-self-driving-car-unit-public-in-the-us-in-2022.html

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Microsoft's New Molecular Controller Makes DNA Writing 1k Times Faster

Posted by deepfriedginger on Thursday December 02, 2021 @07:13PM
from the interestingengineering.com dept.

https://interestingengineering.com/microsofts-new-molecular-controller-makes-dna-writing-1000-times-faster

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The Birth of Abortion Law in America Was in Response to a Baby-Killing Priest

Posted by deepfriedginger on Thursday December 02, 2021 @09:37AM
from the apryori.substack.com dept.

https://apryori.substack.com/p/the-birth-of-abortion-law-in-america

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Despite Covid-19 connectivity boost, world’s poorest left far behind

Posted by deepfriedginger on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @07:12PM
from the news.un.org dept.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/12/1106862

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Starlink is reportedly testing its internet service for airplanes

Posted by deepfriedginger on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @07:09PM
from the cnet.com dept.

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/starlink-is-reportedly-testing-its-internet-service-for-airplanes/

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Raspberry Pi trading could go public this spring

Posted by deepfriedginger on Sunday November 28, 2021 @07:17PM
from the eminetra.co.za dept.

https://eminetra.co.za/raspberry-pi-trading-could-go-public-this-spring/475692/

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UK law will hit smart home device makers with fines for using default passwords

Posted by deepfriedginger on Thursday November 25, 2021 @07:17PM
from the engadget.com dept.

https://www.engadget.com/uk-law-imposes-stiff-fines-on-insecure-smart-home-devices-200031873.html

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Re:Future Space Travel Might Require Mushrooms on Thursday November 25, 2021 @07:16PM (#29346326)

Word of the day: astromycologist

China tells Tencent to submit new apps, updates for inspection-state media

Posted by deepfriedginger on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @07:04PM
from the reuters.com dept.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tencent-says-its-apps-remain-functional-available-download-2021-11-24/

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Apple seemingly inflates Podcasts app rating with new review prompt

Posted by deepfriedginger on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @07:17PM
from the appleinsider.com dept.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/11/20/apple-seemingly-inflates-podcasts-app-rating-with-new-review-prompt

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Spotify’s play button stops shuffling, apparently because Adele said so

Posted by deepfriedginger on Monday November 22, 2021 @07:07PM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/21/22794838/spotify-adele-stop-shuffling-albums

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How to ruin your tech sales career in 3 minutes

Posted by deepfriedginger on Thursday August 19, 2021 @08:45AM
from the jjpryor.medium.com dept.

https://jjpryor.medium.com/how-to-instantly-die-in-front-of-70-000-people-2daa3932118f

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We’re All Living in Potemkin Village

Posted by deepfriedginger on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @08:36AM
from the theapeiron.co.uk dept.

https://theapeiron.co.uk/were-all-living-in-potemkin-village-b3796389801a

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Please Bring Back Our Downvotes: Society Desperately Needs It

Posted by deepfriedginger on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @07:41AM
from the theapeiron.co.uk dept.

https://theapeiron.co.uk/please-bring-back-our-downvotes-society-desperately-needs-it-5119e8d7547c

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Are the Rich Gaslighting Us When They Donate Billions to Charity?

Posted by deepfriedginger on Thursday June 24, 2021 @08:17AM
from the theapeiron.co.uk dept.

https://theapeiron.co.uk/are-the-rich-gaslighting-us-when-they-donate-billions-to-charity-fc414c654607

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