mrmaplebar

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Micron says driverless cars and robots will need 300GB of RAM in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 2 points 2 hours ago

People should just drive the car.

Micron says driverless cars and robots will need 300GB of RAM in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 7 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Jesus. People are still talking about self-driving cars?

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘I think we’ve achieved AGI’ in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 30 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I think you're a bullshitting con artist.

Capcom says it 'will not implement assets generated by AI into our game content,' but still plans to use AI to 'enhance efficiency and boost productivity' in game development in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 12 points 21 hours ago

AI can absolutely be used in a responsible, effective and enhancing way.

Maybe it can, but only if it's trained responsibly, and not through the unprecedented exploitation of the labor and culture of the creative class like pretty much every large scale generative AI application out there.

Nvidia CEO Says He Gets Where The DLSS 5 Outrage Is Coming From: ‘I Don’t Love AI Slop Myself’ in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 32 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

The future of artistry isn't a fucking etch a sketch and prompt engineering you fucking donkey.

Definitely not the future of art, but it could be the future of the media business. These greedy suits don't care about "artistry" and will do anything to save money on labor costs. Unless, of course, people continue to push back hard against the ensloppification of everything we love.

We hate AI, but to be honest we don't have it nearly enough...

Jensen Huang says Nvidia engineers should use AI tokens worth half their annual salary every year to be fully productive in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mostly corporate tech people, or really suits in general.

Bluesky raises $100 M Series B as new CEO takes charge in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago

It's certainly frustrating watching people make the same mistake over and over.

What exactly will ICE do at airports? No one seems to know. in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 20 points 1 day ago

Violently terrorize innocent Americans and break up families, like usual.

How the Iran war could derail the AI boom in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 11 points 1 day ago

Bring it on. All of these AI companies were already unprofitable and barely skating by on hype before, let's see how they handle increasing costs, hardware shortages, unemployment, and market instability.

Top US Fema official claims to have teleported to a Waffle House before in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 8 points 3 days ago

How much you wanna bet his car "teleported" there too?

‘Nightmare!’ CNN Data Chief Stunned by Whopping 71-Point Anti-Trump Swing Among Indies on Prices in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Midterms, like all elections, are run by the states. The states will be sending their elected leaders to Washington next year. I'm confident that the midterms in my state will be honest and free.

He has become a felon 34 times over, impeached twice, is there anything else anyone can do to get Trump out of office besides a storming the gates? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Here's a wild and crazy thought...

Win an election. Preferably 2, and preferably by a wide margin.

Feels like we've tried everything short of actually winning.

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Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after building criticism over immigration enforcement (apnews.com)
 

President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and says he'll nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

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Mahiro Maeda: Between Frames - Reflections on a Lifetime in Animation (youtu.be)
 

This is a cool 1-hour documentary from Archipel covering the life, career and philosophy of Mahiro Maeda, an artist, animator and designer who has worked all over the anime and film industries.

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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts (fortune.com)
 

Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.

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Eurovision 2026: Electronic artist and YouTuber Look Mum No Computer to represent UK in Vienna (www.bbc.com)
 

Synth artist Look Mum No Computer is described as "a bold and brave choice" to represent the UK.

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What can I do with my old-but-functional android smartphone? (fedia.io)
 

I kept my old phone (an AT&T-locked Samsung Galaxy S7) going for 10 years, replacing the battery midway through and using it well into unsupported territory. I like to keep things working as long as I can within reason, and I also know that this phone is destined to become e-waste as soon as I get rid of it.

But with more apps losing support, and electronics prices on the rise, it felt like now was finally the time to upgrade (to a refurbished Pixel 8 Pro). So I got a new phone...

Still, I don't want my old locked Galaxy S7 phone to go to waste just yet while it's still roughly working!

So does anyone have any idea of things that I can do to reuse or repurpose my old phone?

I have some ideas in mind myself, but I'm curious what you all think and if anyone has experience with repurposing old phones in interesting or useful ways.

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NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books (fedia.io)
 

Crossposted from https://fedia.io/m/fuck/_ai@lemmy.world/t/3317969

Court records show that NVIDIA executives allegedly authorized the use of millions of pirated books from Anna's Archive to fuel its AI training.

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NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books (fedia.io)
 

Court records show that NVIDIA executives allegedly authorized the use of millions of pirated books from Anna's Archive to fuel its AI training.

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Making the best of an old stack of PC parts? Upgrade recommendations? (fedia.io)
 

I'm thinking about building a modest Bazzite HTPC with a bunch of spare parts lying around the house. Here's what I've got:

  • Intel 4770k
  • Asus Z87-A LGA 1150 Motherboard
  • NVidia GTX 1060 3gb GPU
  • 16GB DDR3 RAM
  • 640W Corais PSU
  • SilverStone Grandia GD09 HTPC case

I'm assuming that the Nvidia GPU with a lackluster 3gb VRAM is probably the weakest link of the whole system, but I don't know what a reasonable upgrade might be for an older system (that probably doesn't support stuff like resizable bar, which I think is needed to get optimal performance of newer GPUs?).

What do you think? What would be the best bang-for-the-buck upgrade to a system like this, assuming the main use case would be gaming and media consumption? What would you do if you happened to have this set of parts lying around in the spare parts bin?

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