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Re: Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye

8-Jan-23 11:01

Phys.org[^]:
A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past Earth and the Sun in the coming weeks for the first time in 50,000 years, astronomers have said.

"At first it had been an almost telescopic speck; it had brightened to the dimensions of the greatest star in the heavens"

Daniel Pfeffer8-Jan-23 20:36

Daniel Pfeffer

8-Jan-23 20:36

Comet in Moominland (The Moomins, #2) by Tove Jansson?

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.

Re: Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye

Nelek10-Jan-23 10:56

There is no software maintenance

10-Jan-23 10:56

Do we have to call bruce willis to be in standby / on-call?

M.D.V.

If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

Kent Sharkey8-Jan-23 10:46

Re: There is no software maintenance

8-Jan-23 10:46

Henrik Warne[^]:
Every time I hear about software maintenance as a distinct activity, I cringe.

It is not the software that is maintained, it is only yourself

And there is no spoon.

Nelek10-Jan-23 10:55

More than 200 million Twitter users’ email addresses leaked by hackers

10-Jan-23 10:55

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Every time I hear about software maintenance as a distinct activity, I cringe.

the guy having to maintain it most probably cries or swears or shouts...

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey8-Jan-23 10:46

Re: More than 200 million Twitter users’ email addresses leaked by hackers

8-Jan-23 10:46

The Verge[^]:
The breach has been traced back to a 2021 vulnerability and is the latest in a series of cybersecurity debacles to affect the social media site over the past few years.

I'm sure the team will get right on fixing that issue

David O'Neil8-Jan-23 12:58

David O'Neil

8-Jan-23 12:58

H1-B's for the win!

Don' know why - just felt like saying that.

Our Forgotten Astronomy | Object Oriented Programming with C++ | Wordle solver

Re: More than 200 million Twitter users’ email addresses leaked by hackers

Nelek10-Jan-23 10:53

Is coding in Rust as bad as in C++?

10-Jan-23 10:53

Kent Sharkey wrote:
I'm sure the team will get right on fixing that issue

the what?

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey8-Jan-23 10:46

Re: Is coding in Rust as bad as in C++?

8-Jan-23 10:46

Quick Lint[^]:
C++ is notorious for its slow build times. “My code's compiling” is a meme in the programming world, and C++ keeps this joke alive.

JavaScript would like to enter the conversation

If that doesn't count as a clickbait[1] headline, nothing may

[1] All headlines are clickbait. That's the purpose.

Nelek10-Jan-23 10:52

I can't believe it took this long for someone to make a Bitcoin-mining space heater

10-Jan-23 10:52

Besides Google... is more usage for Rust?

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey8-Jan-23 10:46

5 Software development trends to watch in 2023

8-Jan-23 10:46

Boing Boing[^]:
The Heatbit is a new space heater that allegedly uses the energy produced by calculation-intensive Bitcoin mining to heat your home.

"I got, shh, steam heat, but I need your love to keep away the cold"

Kent Sharkey8-Jan-23 10:46

Re: 5 Software development trends to watch in 2023

8-Jan-23 10:46

IT Pro Today[^]:
Expect a cooling off of such software development trends as development of blockchain apps and low-code programming — as well as the developer job market.

So you can get ahead of the next ideas coming from management

Nelek10-Jan-23 10:50

ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware

10-Jan-23 10:50

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Expect a cooling off of ... low-code programming

Cooling off? I was expecting extinction

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey8-Jan-23 10:31

Re: ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware

8-Jan-23 10:31

Ars Technica[^]:
For a beta, ChatGPT isn't all that bad at writing fairly decent malware.

Why we can't have nice things, volume 349898293874.5

Sigh | :sigh:

But of course it does

Nelek10-Jan-23 10:49

Microsoft backtracks one of the worst Start menu changes in Windows 11

10-Jan-23 10:49

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Why we can't have nice things, volume 349898293874.5

Or nice people?

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey8-Jan-23 10:31

Re: Microsoft backtracks one of the worst Start menu changes in Windows 11

8-Jan-23 10:31

Neowin[^]:
Several weeks ago, we published an article detailing five not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11.

Not that one. No, not that one either. The other one.

Nelek10-Jan-23 10:48

China goes after AI "fakes"

10-Jan-23 10:48

Are you talking about the features on that article? Or about the articles detailing not-so-great features coming in Win11? Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

M.D.V.

BillWoodruff8-Jan-23 2:26

BillWoodruff

8-Jan-23 2:26

Wall Street Journal today (for me, not paywall blocked) [^]

Quote:
Beijing’s internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, will begin enforcing the regulation—on what it calls “deep synthesis” technology, including AI-powered image, audio and text-generation software—starting Tuesday, marking the world’s first comprehensive attempt by a major regulatory agency to curb one of the most explosive and controversial areas of AI advancement.

Such technologies, which underpin wildly popular applications such as ChatGPT, a text generator developed by OpenAI, and Lensa ...

«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch

Re: China goes after AI "fakes"

Nelek10-Jan-23 10:47

Consumer Electronics Show: a panel of politicians looks beyond the latest "ooh, shiny"

10-Jan-23 10:47

The big question is... regulating or censoring?

M.D.V.

BillWoodruff7-Jan-23 20:48

BillWoodruff

7-Jan-23 20:48

from Politico's Digital Future newsletter:[^]

Quote:
Warner, who made his own fortune as a tech VC and entrepreneur, called the current tech slump “just part of a normal cycle,” and encouraged attendees to look further out: “When you think about all of the devices out on that floor, they’re all powered by chips — this is a long-term play,” Warner said. “Technology development and national security are inexorably linked.”

Luján echoed that emphasis on innovation and funding the wonky side of the industry: “I get excited when I talk about the Department [of Energy],” Luján said. “The kind of research happening on quantum computing, applied sciences, in the world of AI, anytime there's something good happening in those worlds… there’s someone from our National Labs [involved].”

Thank the godz, no one said: "no/low-code" ? ... and all the attendees went back to ogling the latest OLED monster screens, and GPU's, so expensive the average geek would have to ... steal to afford.

«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch

An FTC proposal could kill noncompete clauses

Kent Sharkey5-Jan-23 9:31

5-Jan-23 9:31

Gizmodo[^]:
The Federal Trade Commission estimates that the new rule could aid the estimated 30 million Americans bound by noncompete clauses.

"You can't touch this"

trønderen5-Jan-23 10:03

trønderen

5-Jan-23 10:03

I followed the link, found another link below the article to another one, "12x Better Than Solar Panels? Prepper's Invention Takes Country by Storm!" presenting a lengthy textual presentation and a video of how to make a perpetuum mobile. Just pay $149 for the "Quick Power System Guide" to learn how! (But wait ... there is a special offer for you alone, only $49!)

Sorry, a site promoting perpetuum mobiles without a single critical word is on my Forget it! list.

Kent Sharkey5-Jan-23 11:50

5-Jan-23 11:50

So, because there was a bogus advert on the page, the site is worthless? (FWIW, I'm just seeing an ad for Disability Lawyers now. Maybe they're trying to tell me something? Poke tongue | ;-P

)

TTFN - Kent

Nelek6-Jan-23 4:41

6-Jan-23 4:41

A tl;Dr; for the non americans?

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey6-Jan-23 5:18