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solrize

@ solrize @lemmy.ml

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  • Whats something new thats actually good?

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  • Single server PIR is kind of a theoretical surprise but good ways to do it with multiple servers have been known for a long time. See the Wikipedia PIR article. Yes it's maybe a solution looking for a problem, but it's way cool that it can be done at all.

  • Whats something new thats actually good?

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  • Whats something new thats actually good?

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  • Webb space telescope

    Fully homomorphic encryption doing useful things

    Higgs boson detected (oops, 2013)

    Solar power and battery storage cheap enough to displace fossil energy and let ordinary people go off grid

    New tacqueria in my neighborhood is actually pretty good.

    What more could you want?

  • AI controls is coming to Firefox

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  • No it doesn't, you want to be able to turn off JS while it is running, and that is now impossible. Noscript stops it from running in the first place and that breaks too many sites.

  • AI controls is coming to Firefox

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  • Pepperidge Farms remembers when Firefox had a control like that to turn JavaScript on and off. The rest of you are supposed to have forgotten. Oops.

  • 'Reverse Solar Panel' Generates Electricity at Night

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  • In interstellar space there is no temperature differential for that solar cell scheme to work from. It only works when there is something that is heated by the sun part of the time, and radiates heat into space the rest of the time. Maybe the far ("dark") side of the moon counts for that, but for a moon station you probably want batteries or RTG's or whatever. I'm sure there are uses for this thing but they sound very niche. Radiating heat into space on hot nights on the other hand is quite interesting, as an alternative to air conditioning.

  • NSFW

    Jeffrey Epstein Sent Five Nights At Freddy’s Porn Via 4Chan Links, Emails Show

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  • Do I want to know what that is? Five nights just meaning surfing some pr0n site?

  • 'Reverse Solar Panel' Generates Electricity at Night

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  • The thing about deep space is confusing. Where is it dark for long periods in deep space?

  • SpaceX Eyes 1 Million Satellites for Orbital Data Center Push

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  • Dyson sphere is supposed to go around the SUN not the Earth. FAIL.

  • Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies, Professors Say

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  • One hour, bah. I don't understand why people complain about 1 minute youtube shorts. That seems about the right length.

  • Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows

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  • Microslop is going to spend 2026 improving Windows 11.

    Why bother? Just upgrade everyone to Windows 10.

  • Fediverse needs a Q&A (Questions & Answers) service before Quora runs out of money

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  • We have Ask Lenny. Do you really want a bigger version?

  • When someone's telling you something in great detail that you already know about, do you: A) patiently listen and let them finish?

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  • If they really think you don't know then interrupt and say that you know. If they just want to be listened to, which happens a lot, then listen if that's ok for the situation.

  • Anyone here think smartphones and tech like that kinda peaked in 2019 arnd that time?

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  • Cameras and stuff, meh. Cordless charging and NTN (satellite) messaging are kinda cool. Also the Micro USB connector sucked. USB C is much better.

    Software has mostly regressed, I think.

  • What kind of job can you never imagine yourself doing?

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  • I've never driven a really big truck but a 24 foot U-haul isn't that big a deal. It's weird at first but you get used to it.

  • Pixlpal is more than just a screen

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  • For a clock or ticker, the 1:2 aspect ratio and 64x128 resolution are way suboptimal. You want something like 16x64 or 16x128 with bigger leds. I got crap free LED clock with 2" tall digits a while back if that is of any interest. Not that configurable though.

  • If you have one, how much do you pay for a domain name? Any cheap registrar recommendations?

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  • I generally get stuff from porkbun.com since I've been there for a while, prices are decent and they have some convenient features. But, I should try namecrane.com since they are run by online buddies of mine. They are sort of a spin-off of the original buyvm.net.

    Price comparator: https://tld-list.com/

    Yes they separate out renewal prices so make sure to take that into consideration. The high renewal prices are a marketing trick of the TLD holders. The resellers can't really do anything about them.

  • Pixlpal is more than just a screen

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  • I guess it's cool, but why not a regular display? The LED array's 2:1 aspect ratio (128x64) is kind of constraining.

  • BIG Trump Supporter TURNS AGAINST HIM...in MISSOURI

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  • 17 minutes, "Rich Logis, of Leaving MAGA, interviews Jerry, a Missouri Man, who decided to question Trump and the MAGA ideology after being a devoted supporter for years.". I.e. some random Trump voter in case anyone wondered. I didn't watch.