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Hi! Hope you've had a good christmas/December holiday season so far. I haven't posted on here lately, but with all the retro tech stuff that's made a bit of a resurgence in my corner of Masto I have to share this video where a long-time user of GameMaker tries to find the origin of a bunch of Midi files that used to come in free resource packs on the gamemaker site. You get everything from exploring vintage personal home pages, a lot of covers and some original material, and a lot of Sonic. youtube.com/watch?v=CSYSkjQI__…

Identifying Every MIDI in Res02.zip

Old Game Maker users and internet users alike will recognize Resource Pack 2 for its 129 midis. But who made them all? In this video, I set out to find out, ...
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#AskFedi: Do any of you know of acceptable #EyeTracking solutions using just plain old cameras (or maybe the IR stuff that comes in iDevices)?
I want to play around with something really quickly, and just need something that kind of works, ideally without requiring additional components (though I have IR LEDs and some small camera modules lying around).
If you are curious, it is about this: plush.city/@hadley/11372975948…

#BoostsWelcome #DIY

Hadley T. Canine (fox) (@hadley@plush.city)

Rendering idea: bright flashes should be drawn using a simulated persistence of vision, because computer monitors can only get so bright. And a quick, one-frame flash will inherently look very dark.
✨Plush✨City 🏙
#askfedi #boostswelcome #diy #eyetracking

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Ok, so as I'm closing to a highscore release, there's a specific thing I want to know. How many people are still using gnome-games or (never released but I know a few distros packaged it anyway) pre-rewrite highscore?

The reason I'm wondering is - data migration. If there's a lot of people still using the old app, I will have to have a simple way to migrate data from it. If not, I don't need to bother ^^

I have a feeling that it's not a lot of people, since gnome-games is EOLed on flathub and was dropped from everywhere since it was never ported away from tracker 2.x, but you never know, so asking anyway.

If you're using it, please reply. Otherwise, please boost ​:boosts_ok_gay:​


Files · pre-rewrite · World / Highscore · GitLab

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Reading this comment by @david_chisnall: lobste.rs/s/lgqwje/does_curren… (the one about flat memory being a poor abstraction and so on), it occurs to me that microprocessor designers are way better at hiding complexity behind non-leaky abstractions than a lot of us software developers (myself included). I wonder why, or if my perception is off.

Does current AI represent a dead end?

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David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)

I suspect that it's largely down to two things:

First, hardware abstractions are hard to change. The i386 didn't succeed because it was the best 32-bit chip, it succeeded because it could run all existing 8086 software. That's a massive driver. It's easy to build a new chip that massively outperforms a modern Intel chip if you're able to co-design the OS and language that run on it but you won't sell (unless it is really good for a specific, common, workload and gives at least a 10x speedup, as with GPUs).

Second, hardware is simple. Hardware is laid out on a 2D plane and interactions are bounded to adjacent things. You need to route wires to interact with further-away things, which makes place-and-route harder and impacts timing. Most of the time, logic blocks are equivalent to pure functions: they have some in wires and some out wires and, after n cycles, will produce some output on the output wires that depends on the input. The ones that are not (the ones that have internal state) are the more annoying to verify. In contrast, objects in a programming language exist in an n-dimensional sea. Any pair of objects can interact if some piece of code holds references to both (including if one holds a reference to the other). Most components have some state and their output and interactions with other components depend on that state.

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Antes de la pandemia, para el cumpleaños de mi ex, se me ocurrió la genial idea de grabarme cantándole el feliz cumpleaños, por supuesto, desafinadísima e inventando notas. Hasta mi hermana salió al final del audio felicitándolo y me pegó un susto porque no sabía que estaba ahí. Lástima que no conocía este imno, me habría ahorrado la vergüenza! Y seguramente la relación se habría salvado 🤣🤣 todo ventajas. youtube.com/watch?v=Ayyo6X2IbU…

Canción: ¡Feliz cumpleaños! - Videoclip - Flos Mariae

CADA MIÉRCOLES UN NUEVO VIDEOCLIP. CADA MARTES UNA NUEVA MÚSICA M.B.D.SUSCRÍBETE al CANAL – DALE a ME GUSTA – DESCÁRGATE el Wallpaper AQUÍ: http://www.flosma...
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Today is the day. Welcome to THE charger!

USB-C is officially the common standard for charging electronic devices in the EU.

This means:

🔌The same charger for all new phones, tablets and cameras
⚡ Harmonised fast-charging technology
🔄 Reduced e-waste
🛑 No more “Sorry, I don’t have the right cable”

One charger to rule them all.

#SingleMarket #DigitalEU 

A minimalist illustration showing a packaged charger box labeled "one Union one Charger." The box features an image of a blue charger with the European Union flag symbol and a USB-C cable. The scene is set within a holiday theme, with decorative Christmas trees, ornaments, and gift boxes surrounding the charger box. In the top right corner, there is a small EU flag symbol.
#SingleMarket #DigitalEU

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"The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing" is an abnormally well-written textbook. I'm 5 chapters in and so many things are clicking for me that have never made as much sense before. I bought the physical version but it rocks that it's also available for free in full legally: dspguide.com/pdfbook.htm

The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing's Table of Content

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Elias Mårtenson

@modulux The REPL's include an input method that allows you to type them using a prefix character (usually backquote). So to type ⊂ you press backquote followed by z.

The web-based client shows the keyboard layout: kapdemo.dhsdevelopments.com/cl…

There's also an Emacs mode for people who prefer that. It's also my intent to create a custom keyboard layout for Linux, but I haven't done that because I personally have no need for it. There is one for APL though, which has almost all the symbols needed.

Kap client

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There I'll be an Arch user meetup at 16:00 today at #38C3.

Short presentation from staff, maintainers and contributors. Then a Q&A session.

We have swag and (some) stickers.

events.ccc.de/congress/2024/hu…

#ArchLinux

38c3: Arch Linux user meetup

Arch Linux is a community-driven Linux distribution for the "do-it-yourself" user. A couple of Arch Linux maintainers and contributors will give you a status update of what has been happening since the last congress. We'll also allocate time fo...
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#archlinux #38C3

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"Až si sám kladiem otázku, čím to je, že sme sa v tejto krajine akosi zacyklili. Ale aby som nebol úplne nespravodlivý, nemyslím, že ide len o našu krajinu. Situácia vo svete priam naháňa strach. Neviem, či je to nejaká zákonitosť, že ľudia neustále musia vybojovať niečo, čo už raz vybojované bolo. Nerozumiem, kde to má spúšťač, že si opätovne musíme pripomenúť biedu ľudského života a uvažovania."

~ #MartinHuba

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Herec Martin Huba: Všimli ste si, že by sa niekto z politikov spýtal, či sme šťastní?

Herec Martin Huba považuje divadlo za jeden z posledných priestorov, kde ešte existuje „paušálne zatracovaný svet elegancie“. Členom Činohry SND je od roku 1976. Zažil tam viacerých riaditeľov aj ministrov kultúry.
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#martinhuba

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Ever wanted to waste infinity hours doing tile puzzles of every place in the world? Well, now you can with #AnyMapPuzzle

You can play for free, forever (literally), at bothness.github.io/anymap

Any Map Puzzle

Customised map tile puzzles for any place in the world.
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David Goldfield

I found "Master of callous" to be one of the most disturbing BF stories I've ever heard. Usually, you get a sense of why the Master does what he does but in this story the violence just seems so senseless and it just went on for so long that I pulled back from it for a while. I eventually finished it and I think it's not until the end that you see his motives; I won't say more than that.
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Why DeepSeek's new AI model thinks it's ChatGPT
"...DeepSeek hasn’t revealed much about the source of DeepSeek V3’s training data. But there’s no shortage of public datasets containing text generated by GPT-4 via ChatGPT. If DeepSeek V3 was trained on these, the model might’ve memorized some of GPT-4’s outputs and is now regurgitating them verbatim."
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Why DeepSeek's new AI model thinks it's ChatGPT | TechCrunch

DeepSeek's newest AI model, DeepSeek V3, says that it's ChatGPT — which could point to a training data issue.
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We share in case this might be of use. Our friends in a large portion of the #USA might be experiencing severe weather tomorrow. This is a great 24-7 stream to monitor for #Accessible #Weather #WX updates. youtube.com/watch?v=SFcykaD6g0… And his main channel often goes live for coverage during severe weather events. Those who subscribe and tap the notifications bell icon will know if he goes live. His main channel is here. youtube.com/@RyanHallYall

Ryan Hall, Y'all

My name is Ryan Hall. I am a professional weather analyst, storm chaser, and a dad! I love making YouTube videos about the weather and that's what I plan on doing here. Please consider subscribing. Contact: info@ryanhallyall.com
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#accessible #USA #weather #wx

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🎙️ Just dropped: New Unmute Presents episode!

This week, we’re diving into table navigation with JAWS. Learn how to:
✅ Navigate rows and columns faster.
✅ Use advanced shortcuts like Ctrl+Alt for precision.
✅ Unlock the power of the JAWS table layer.

🎧 Tune in now: [JAWS Tips - Table Navigation](pnc.st/s/unmute-presents-on-ac…)

#JAWS #Accessibility #TechTips #UnmutePresents


Jaws Tips: Table Navigation

Episode Summary: In this episode of Unmute Presents, we explore table navigation using JAWS, a screen reader for Windows.
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#Accessibility #jaws #unmutepresents #techtips

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AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse - AI Power Needs Threaten Billions in Damages for US Households
"...New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans. This map shows readings from about 770,000 home sensors, with red zones indicating areas with the most distorted power.
The problem is threatening billions in damage to home appliances and aging power equipment, especially in areas like Chicago and "data center alley" in Northern Virginia, where distorted power readings are above recommended levels."
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AI Power Needs Threaten Billions in Damages for US Households

Analysis of data from US homes in urban and rural areas shows a strong link between proximity to data centers and high levels of power distortions.
Leonardo Nicoletti (Bloomberg)

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2025 officially marks the transition from Gen Alpha to Gen Beta
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gen-beta-2025-transition-gen-alpha-b2670781.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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2025 officially marks the transition from Gen Alpha to Gen Beta

Spanning from 2025 to around 2039, Gen Beta follows Gen Alpha (2010–2024) and Gen Z (1996–2010)
Olivia Hebert (The Independent)
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In case you missed it, the hackers who reverse-engineered DRM on Polish trains got sued by the train manufacturer…

…multiple times.

You can donate to their defense fund:
ccc.de/en/updates/2024/das-ist…

Context:

Their original talk from last year
media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12142-brea…

My piece about the first lawsuit against them
rys.io/en/175.html

#Newag #38C3 #DRM #Trains


Breaking "DRM" in Polish trains

We've all been there: the trains you're servicing for a customer suddenly brick themselves and the manufacturer claims that's because you...
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#DRM #trains #newag #38C3

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Explore the Top Secure Linux Distros for Privacy & Security in 2025 lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

Explore the Top Secure Linux Distros for Privacy & Security in 2025

Privacy and security have never been more important—or more under threat. With headlines constantly reporting data breaches, hacks, and the unchecked collection of sensitive personal information, it’s easy to feel like your digital life is always at …
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Comcast to Hike Prices on TV and Internet Packages, Slashes Autopay Discount – Customers Brace for Higher Bills cordcuttersnews.com/comcast-to…

Comcast to Hike Prices on TV and Internet Packages, Slashes Autopay Discount - Customers Brace for Higher Bills | Cord Cutters News

Comcast, one of the nation’s largest cable and internet providers, is facing backlash from customers as it prepares to implement a series of price increases across its TV and internet packages, while simultaneously reducing a key autopay discount.
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