Skip Navigation

User banner

Alphane Moon

@ Alphane_Moon @lemmy.world

Posts
381
Comments
715
Joined
2 yr. ago

That there is no perfect defense. There is no protection. Being alive means being exposed; it's the nature of life to be hazardous—it's the stuff of living.

  • Deleted

    Permanently Deleted

    Jump

  • That preamble is quiet the something.

    I would recommend deleting your current posts, writing a brief intro (300 words tops) that also links to a FAQ and the full text of your concept.

    It's impossible to read in its current state.

  • I'm writing an #article about the different implementations of #activitypub

    Jump

  • Any more info on this?

    From reading their FAQ if seems like an ActivityPub implementation for Micro-blogging but with other features and integration with other Fedi networks (sort of like mbin?).

    A quick scan of their main public instance shows higher than average amount of far right content, but not overwhelmingy so (and the examples were from other servers, not clear if its Pleroma instances or smaller mastodon servers that get blocked on major instances).

    What am I missing?

  • Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House

    Jump

  • I would say this is true of most (all?) countries/cultures.

    My issue with this thread's OP was the portrayal of some US TOS scheme as having legitimatcy. It does not, it's just a local criminal/corruption scheme (every country has them to one degree or another).

  • Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House

    Jump

  • I am assuming the individual described in the article is based in the US, but nevertheless, many countries do not allow spying, fraud and criminality as long as you have a TOS that says you are allowed to do so.

    This is a very provincial manner of thinking and shows how deeply tolerance of corruption and criminality dominates the American mind.

    Same with the kill switch, it is essentially a fraudulent scheme, a criminal activity.

  • Apple Reportedly Moving Ahead With Ads in Maps App

    Jump

  • I could totally see this happen.

    Not in a direct manner, but something about "OSM not living up to Apple's high standards of privacy" or similar strategy.

  • Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren’t Even “Real Work” to Start With

    Jump

  • I am starting to dislike Altman spam more than Elmo spam.

    Regarding the philosophical points, there is some truth to the arguments, but one thing is absolutely certain (you can have zero knowledge of "AI" services to know that), you can't trust Americans in such matters.

  • ChatGPT's new browser has potential, if you're willing to pay

    Jump

  • Don't know why this article is getting downvoted, it's a solid article that feels relatively balanced.

    I say this as someone who doesn't trust AI conmen (while recognizing the enormous potential of LLMs and ML systems such AI upscaling of older SD/VHS videos), especially American AI conmen.

  • ADVICE: Running out of storage

    Jump

  • AV1 content is rather rare and encoding even 1080p content (from BD) is pretty slow unless you have a 9985WX Threadripper Pro (which costs over $11 K retail where I live).

    And AV1 client support (HW decode) is lacking compared to HEVC/x265.

  • Removed

    Why It’s Necessary to Download Comet — The Browser That Thinks For You

    Jump

  • Spam. Your browser shouldn't be thinking for you.

  • ADVICE: Running out of storage

    Jump

  • Don't know which country you live in but $160 for a 14 TB HDD is a good price. It's been a while since I lived in North America, but from memory this is a good price for US/Canada.

    One general tip for saving space is to get x265/HEVC content, as it tends to be most space efficient on both an absolute and a "quality per GB basis" (some caveats of course, but I digress). That being said you may want to make sure all your clients support x265 (I prefer to simply never have to transcode and have all clients support Xvid/x264/x265 and all major audio formats).

  • a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service

    Jump

  • Shutting down the legal entity isn't that strong of an incentive, I agree.

    Having to do 20 years community service as a junior janitor at an infectious disease hospital in rural congo and losing all your money (every last cent) is exactly the type of incentive that would work with American VC types.

    Not saying that US society (as it stands today) is capable of reforms, but that doesn't mean one shouldn't take a sober attitude when evaluating the type of incentives that could work.

  • a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service

    Jump

  • I am not a lawyer, so I can't make any claims about US law.

    If, as you claim, pyramid schemes / ponzi / pump and dumps are not legal in the US. , how is it that A16Z leadership wasn't arrested for investing in Axie Infinity?

    A business model like Axie Infinity is mathematically impossible. The same cannot be said of government safety net systems.

  • a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service

    Jump

  • Their crypto pyramids schemes and pump and dumps were also technically legal in the US (I am assuming). And yet it is impossible for a pyramid scheme to work, can any US lawyer or judge show how a pyramid is viable? Of course not, because they are scams.

    You have "technically legal" schemes in other countries too. If there is a desire to address criminality a way can be found.

    If you want to achieve something, coming up with excuses around why it is not possible rarely bring results.

  • a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service

    Jump

  • A16Z should be shut down and all their mid to senior level employees should be required to pick between real community service work (de-mining, live-in janitor at a hospice service, custodian at an infectious disease hospital) for 20 years or doing 40 in jail. Full asset seizure in both cases.

  • Bill Gates warns AI will take over most jobs and leave humans working just two days a week

    Jump

  • Touche good sir! ))

  • Bandcamp's alternative Mirlo to recieve a grant from NLNet to implement federation

    Jump

  • They got bought out by Epic (Fortnite or Unreal from way back in the day) and then got sold to some random sketchy American company.

    I like Bandcamp, but a product-focused service must be:

    1. Not based in the US (preferably no Americans involved unless there is public data that shows they are not into crime).
    2. Have a legal and/or technical approach that either makes acquisition by criminal types impossible or irrelevant.

  • China releases 'UBIOS' standard to replace UEFI — Huawei-backed BIOS firmware replacement charges China's domestic computing goals

    Jump

  • How is performance though?

    And honestly ARM isn't that much than x86 in terms of freedom and competition.

  • AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright

    Jump

  • You're asking for trouble if you bought a "smart" bed that requires an internet connection to function.

  • Are We Living in a Golden Age of Stupidity? - Slashdot

    Jump

  • And it was posted in this community recently.

  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    AMD’s FSR Redstone Reportedly Won’t Be Radeon-Only: Neural Rendering Core to Work on NVIDIA's GeForce & Intel Arc GPUs Too

    wccftech.com /amd-fsr-redstone-might-not-just-be-limited-to-radeon-gpus/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Expect HDD, SSD shortages as AI rewrites the rules of storage hierarchy — multiple companies announce price hikes, too

    www.tomshardware.com /pc-components/storage/expect-hdd-ssd-shortages-as-ai-rewrites-the-rules-of-storage-hierarchy-multiple-companies-announce-price-hikes-too
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Windows 11 cleared of all charges for killing SSDs, the real culprit is faulty firmware

    www.techspot.com /news/109370-windows-11-cleared-all-charges-killing-ssds-real.html
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Researchers embed digital 'fingerprints' into 3D printed parts — tech may make future ghost guns more traceable

    www.tomshardware.com /3d-printing/researchers-embed-digital-fingerprints-into-3d-printed-parts-tech-may-make-future-ghost-guns-more-traceable
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Nvidia tipped to be one of the first customers for TSMC's A16 node

    www.notebookcheck.net /Nvidia-tipped-to-be-one-of-the-first-customers-for-TSMC-s-A16-node.1115196.0.html
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Engineer turned a vape into a web server

    www.theregister.com /2025/09/15/nicotine_vape_web_server/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    China rules that Nvidia violated its antitrust laws

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2025/09/china-rules-that-nvidia-violated-its-antitrust-laws/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Cougar introduces ‘floating’ mid-tower PC case — separates drives and power supply from main chamber for more efficient cooling

    www.tomshardware.com /pc-components/pc-cases/cougar-introduces-floating-mid-tower-pc-case-separates-drives-and-power-supply-from-main-chamber-for-more-efficient-cooling
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Samsung mass-producing continuous zoom camera sensors, but not for Galaxy phones

    www.notebookcheck.net /Samsung-mass-producing-continuous-zoom-camera-sensors-but-not-for-Galaxy-phones.1113889.0.html
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Enthusiast builds entire PC setup with Lego-style bricks — Includes desktop terminal-style OLED monitor & keyboard, with an iPhone 6-powered desk clock

    www.tomshardware.com /desktops/pc-building/enthusiast-builds-entire-pc-setup-with-lego-style-bricks-includes-desktop-terminal-style-oled-monitor-and-keyboard-with-an-iphone-6-powered-desk-clock
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    ARM Releases Their 2026 CPU and GPU IP Lineup

    www.semiaccurate.com /2025/09/12/arm-releases-their-2026-cpu-and-gpu-ip-lineup/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    SK Hynix says its HBM4 is ready for mass production

    www.theregister.com /2025/09/12/sk_hynix_hbm4_mass_production/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    China launches discrimination and dumping probes into US chips ahead of trade talks

    www.reuters.com /world/china/china-launches-discrimination-dumping-probes-into-us-chips-ahead-trade-talks-2025-09-13/
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Three alternative microkernels show devs don't need Linux

    www.theregister.com /2025/09/12/three_new_microkernels/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    China wants to monopolize world polysilicon supply – report

    www.theregister.com /2025/09/12/china_polysilicon_monopoly/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Top China silicon figure calls on country to stop using Nvidia GPUs for AI — says current AI development model could become 'lethal' if not addressed

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/top-china-silicon-figure-calls-on-country-to-stop-using-nvidia-gpus-for-ai-says-current-ai-development-model-could-become-lethal-if-not-addressed
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Europe's first exascale supercomputer is now up and running, using 24,000 Nvidia GH200 Superchips to perform more than one quintillion operations per second with nearly 1,000,000 terabytes of storage

    www.pcgamer.com /hardware/europes-first-exascale-supercomputer-is-now-up-and-running-using-24-000-nvidia-gh200-superchips-to-perform-more-than-one-quintillion-operations-per-second-with-nearly-1-000-000-terabytes-of-storage/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Roku users should get ready for a lot more AI-generated ads, according to its COO – and I mean a lot

    www.techradar.com /televisions/streaming-devices/roku-users-should-get-ready-for-a-lot-more-ai-generated-ads-according-to-its-coo-and-i-mean-a-lot
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Apple's A19 Pro beats Ryzen 9 9950X in single-thread Geekbench tests — iPhone 17 Pro chip packs 11-12% CPU performance bump, GPU performance up 37% over predecessor

    www.tomshardware.com /pc-components/cpus/apples-a19-pro-beats-ryzen-9-9950x-in-single-thread-geekbench-tests-iphone-17-pro-chip-packs-11-12-percent-cpu-performance-bump-gpu-performance-up-37-percent-over-predecessor
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Intel outside as Arm's data center CPU share grows to 25%

    www.theregister.com /2025/09/11/nvidias_graceblackwell_drives_arms_cpu/