
Open Source
It seems that they take being Open Source to the fullest extent.
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> it's disappointing to see the writer jump on the bandwagon of adopting a sneering tone about cyclists
It's the MAMIL stuff that you don't like?
I hear it more within the cycling community than outside, and given "a sneering tone" is The Register's usual tone, I don't see any issue at all. Quite the contrary.
Also it should be noted that they done their homework : to be able to say that one of the biggest selling point of Wiggle was DHB (it's like 90% of my cycling wardrobe and I'm wondering how I'll be able to replace those kits when they are done) means that they looked thoroughly about Wiggle.
> Dudley said she typically listens to 30 to 40 audiobooks a month, most of which are fiction
I just checked on Audible : the shortest audiobook I have is 9 hours long. Event at 1.5 speed, it's 6 hours.
How is it possible to listen to 30 to 40 audiobooks a month when there is only 30 periods of 24 hours in a month?
Is there a special genre of audiobooks, like comics, where there's a series of very short episodes?
Just ran the test for "AWS Lightsail xray" in private mode and with AdBlock :
- Google -> first
- Bing -> first
- DDG -> seven
- Kagi (no private mode obviously) -> fourteen
And I just blocked the domain on Kagi so I won't be bothered with it in the future.
The real issue, like many people spoke about already, is about the fact that current/future models are trained on content produced by other models (and probably their own older selves), which is basically inbreeding and will make it harder and harder to access to actual good content.
How so?
In the US, 89% of companies have fewer than 20 employees[1].
Add to that the fact that AWS is used daily by individuals for personal projects and things like that.
And you'll realize that most of AWS' customers are small entities that are not hoarding PB of data daily.
[1]: https://sbecouncil.org/about-us/facts-and-data/
That's pure techno-solutionism[1] here :
> The technological fix is the idea that all problems can find solutions in better and new technologies. It now is used as a dismissive phrase to describe cheap, quick fixes by using inappropriate technologies; these fixes often create more problems than they solve, or give people a sense that they have solved the problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_fix
They assure you that with those brand new toys they created to have fun and make lots of money with, they will solve everything. So let's them be. It's not a problem if they are causing harm today because, they swear, in the end it's for the greater good.
And since most people don't understand sh*t about what AI/ML actually are and because it's easier to think that some wizard stuff will allow us to live like kings than trying to adapt to a not so royal future, only a few "jealous" and "sad" people dare being doubtful about those claims.
This is everywhere. Electric cars, electric cars in tunnels, steel trees to capture carbon, blockchain, crypto...
Don't forget that there is real people that are using electric cars powered by coal-produced electricity whom believe that they are saving the planet and are entitled to park on handicapped spots.
[1] : It seems that "technological fix" is more commonly used but in French we say "Technosolutionnisme" so I prefer this form. Sorry not sorry.
Sorry, it seems that it has been "stolen" from English.
But while we are here... we are also reusing "glamping" for "glamorous camping".
And do you know how we call an RV? "Camping-car". Yes, because it's a "voiture" (car) that you use for... camping.
And do you know how we call a coach (the bus for long travels)? "un car" (short for "autocar").
I love this game!
French is everything but dead. It's renewed basically on a daily basis.
It's just the official grumpy old guys that are trying to keep things the way they never really existed. Kind of the FFGE (Faire le Français Grand Encore or Make French Great Again).
I can only recommend Paul Taylor's show on this topic : https://youtu.be/Pae2AMnmUVA?t=3760