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Re:Grace Hopper Celebration Cancelled on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @02:58AM (#50083500)
I've had the option of a free trip to the US twice in the past year.

I've rejected both due toy sentiment right now.

You think Jensen even thinks about the gaming market anymore?
Re:Gemini 3.1 Pro on Thursday February 19, 2026 @11:49AM (#47075835)
I use the Gemini web interface just as I would ChatGPT. They also have coding environment analogues of Claude-Code in Anti-gravity and Gemini-CLI.

When you sign up for the pro tier you also get 2TB of storage, Gemini for workspace and Nest Camera history.

If you're in the Google sphere it offers good value for money.

Re:The Three Year Myth on Saturday February 14, 2026 @07:21AM (#47014022)
I know someone who has used this trick to get a pay rise whilst not looking for work.

You wait until your boss is in earshot, get someone to ring you and the walk quickly away from your desk saying "yes, yes I'm still interested... Just a sec".

It might make your boss actually consider the reality of replacing you.

Re:xAI joins SpaceX on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @03:53AM (#46868367)
The fuel costs alone would dwarf a data center build out.
Re:xAI joins SpaceX on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @03:33AM (#46868211)
Exactly, this is about attaching the AI hype bubble to all of his dealings before he offloads with an IPO (that still leaves him with 75% of the stock).
Re:How Did TVs Get So Cheap? on Thursday January 08, 2026 @08:57AM (#46541003)
CRTs were so incredibly hard to manufacture it kind of blows my mind!

Also they were heavy, fragile and difficult to import. The components were usually shipped to the target countries and assembled there.

We must be around 10-15 generations in to LCD TVs at this point.

Re:Autism should not be treated as a single condition on Thursday December 04, 2025 @09:38PM (#46156260)
My son has "autism". He is 25 and needs constant supervision and care.

I feel that the word "autism" is now meaningless. I must know 50 of his cohorts and even though they're all "autistic" they can be quite different.

I also agree that his needs are underrepresented and drowned out by those mildly-affected who have the mental capacity to speak out for themselves.

Re:Raspberry Pi Pico Bit-Bangs 100 Mbit/S Ethernet on Thursday October 30, 2025 @06:26AM (#45758335)
I can't get my head around it sometimes. I know most end up doing duties that a PIC-chip could do but the fact you can get a WiFi enabled microcontroller few a few bucks blows my mind.

The IO co-processing on the Pico is so powerful, I hope they expand on this.

Re:How to Install TrueNAS on a Raspberry Pi on Thursday August 28, 2025 @11:07AM (#45053145)
Same for me, after a while you just want to do something the "managed" software doesn't support.

Now I just run Ubuntu/Samba and use KVM and docker for anything that doesn't need access to the underlying hardware.

Re:Banned from Bluesky Within 30s on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @06:19AM (#42192823)
If BlueSky want to be the Yin to Twitter's Yang i'd be okay with that.
Re:TV Detector Vans on Saturday December 16, 2023 @05:05AM (#38663115)
Kids can't accidentally drive a car or ride a bus (and most towns in the UK have pay-to-ride buses).
Re:TV Detector Vans on Thursday December 14, 2023 @09:14PM (#38650360)
The TVLA is borderline criminal.

It's the main reason I hate the BBC now.

What other service is openly accessible but you get fined if you use it?

Re:TV Detector Vans on Thursday December 14, 2023 @09:10PM (#38650331)
Yes, if they offer a "news only subscription" at a reasonable price I would buy it.

I literally watch 0 British TV apart from the news.

I wish they would block iPlayer if you don't have a TV licence.

I personally haven't had a TV antenna or dish attached to my TV for years.

Most of my entertainment is YouTube!

Re:TV Detector Vans on Thursday December 14, 2023 @08:43PM (#38650095)
I wish they would just lock it away behind a licensed paywall.
Re:TV Detector Vans on Thursday December 14, 2023 @08:19PM (#38649910)
I used to be quite positive about the BBC, but since my daughter went to Uni, she has been hounded by the TV licensing company.

Now I am extremely negative about the BBC and I won't shed a tear when it loses its funding.

Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:26AM (#38361378)
My wife's Galaxy Tab S7+ does this. It's configurable in the battery settings, 85% == 100% unless you disable the battery saving function.
Same in the UK, Church attendance has gotten a bit of a boost due to immigration but they are generally on the decline, and many are converted into houses or businesses.
Finland is one of the most orderly and happy countries, they seem to do fine without religious guidance.

They're a mostly atheist population.

See also Estonia, Japan.

Statistically, the US prison population is mostly made up of religious people.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/234653/religious-affilia...

Re:The destruction of Gaza's internet is complete on Saturday October 28, 2023 @09:47AM (#38049764)
I think we need a different word for "ethnically Jewish" and "belief in the faith of Judaism", the confusion between the people and the faith causes problems.
Re:The destruction of Gaza's internet is complete on Saturday October 28, 2023 @05:59AM (#38048519)
As an atheist, it seems like there is plenty of fanaticism on both sides.

Its impossible to "pick a side" in this conflict, there are good people and a*holes in both countries.

This is a better link (I hate linking to twitter these days):

https://uk.unofficialbird.com/condensed_the/status/168874791...

Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ on Monday July 24, 2023 @12:39PM (#36850725)
This is the best explanation of Elon's mindset that I have seen.
Re:Kubernetes SidecarContainers feature is merged on Monday July 10, 2023 @04:36AM (#36663568)
Hopefully these changes should make Envoy sidecars (and sidecar co-existence in general) more reliable.
Nitter is also broken right now. I'm sure they'll work around it.
Looks like a more lightweight version of ntop. Very nice.
Re:Retro Computer Museum – Leicester, UK on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @07:58PM (#35982730)
As someone who lives 200 meters from The Magic Roundabout, this is the kind of optimism I can get behind!

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