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  1. Comment on Willow - Google's latest quantum chip in ~tech

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    It's neat, but Google are (naturally) very overselling this. Crypto cracking isn't going to happen till we have at least distance 17 surface codes. And claims of quantum supremacy are sure...

    It's neat, but Google are (naturally) very overselling this. Crypto cracking isn't going to happen till we have at least distance 17 surface codes. And claims of quantum supremacy are sure technically true. But their benchmark is a pointless computation, so no-one has bothered to optimise for classical computers. This is where classical computers have a huge advantage - decades (centuries, in some cases) of optimising algorithms. Which is how tensor networks are beating NISQ

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law in ~tech

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    Apparently it's up to the social media sites to figure out. But, justifiably imo, there are fears it will turn into mandatory digital id

    Apparently it's up to the social media sites to figure out. But, justifiably imo, there are fears it will turn into mandatory digital id

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Mudita Kompakt e-ink phone in ~tech

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    Fuck I hope this isn't vapourware. I love how eink looks, and the possible battery life. I don't actually need much out of a phone, but I can't go full dumb phone because there are a whooooole...

    Fuck I hope this isn't vapourware. I love how eink looks, and the possible battery life. I don't actually need much out of a phone, but I can't go full dumb phone because there are a whooooole lotta essential (e.g., id, banking) apps where i live (which also need a camera, for qr codes). So an android-based eink phone like this is very appealing.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on ‘Terrifier 3’ takes over box office as ‘Joker 2’ suffers 82% 2nd weekend drop in ~movies

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    I like extreme art. Maybe I'm just a bit fucked in the head, but I like being shocked, and the boundaries of my senses pushed. The first one is a reimagining of 80s slashers - brooding, tense,...

    I like extreme art. Maybe I'm just a bit fucked in the head, but I like being shocked, and the boundaries of my senses pushed.

    The first one is a reimagining of 80s slashers - brooding, tense, slow, but with a great payoff and some nice twists. The second one is more fantasy action - lore building, more polished, faster paced. The sfx/vfx has probably the best payoff vs budget ratio I've ever seen - it's really impressive to see.

    Finally, David Howard Thornton fucken kills it as art. The silence, the miming, the near-inhumanity - terrifying and fun somehow blended.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Dr1v3n Wild in ~games

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    I'm impressed at how nicely this runs (and how nice it feels) on mobile. Great work!

    I'm impressed at how nicely this runs (and how nice it feels) on mobile. Great work!

    5 votes

  7. Comment on The Modern CLI Renaissance in ~comp

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    For some reason vifm is a bit unknown. It's a terminal file manager, ala Midnight (Norton) Commander. With vi keybindings (plus other features). I always feel a bit lost when I log into a system...

    For some reason vifm is a bit unknown. It's a terminal file manager, ala Midnight (Norton) Commander. With vi keybindings (plus other features). I always feel a bit lost when I log into a system without it.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Consider SQLite in ~comp

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    I've had a lot of issues the last few years with sqlite databases (in several different contexts) getting irrecoverably corrupted. Plus the whole no multithreading thing. I wouldn't recommend...

    I've had a lot of issues the last few years with sqlite databases (in several different contexts) getting irrecoverably corrupted. Plus the whole no multithreading thing. I wouldn't recommend sqlite to anyone anymore.

    Which is a shame, because a single-file db is a nice bit of kit.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Why is Finland's biggest retailer urging customers to welcome foreign workers? in ~life

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    Non-finnish person living in Finland. English (and Swedish, the other official language) are taught in schools. Most people speak pretty good English. But not everyone, and Finnish is the dominant...

    Non-finnish person living in Finland. English (and Swedish, the other official language) are taught in schools. Most people speak pretty good English. But not everyone, and Finnish is the dominant spoken/written language - not speaking Finnish can be challenging. (and Swedish in the South and west)

    7 votes

  11. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Crazy how popular government censorship of the Internet is these days. Used to be that everyone^* was critical of China's great firewall, now it seems inevitable that every country will have it's...

    Crazy how popular government censorship of the Internet is these days. Used to be that everyone^* was critical of China's great firewall, now it seems inevitable that every country will have it's own silo of internet

    3 votes

  12. Comment on YouTube without a working ad blocker in ~tech

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    Can you download with yt-dlp and watch with mpv or something?

    Can you download with yt-dlp and watch with mpv or something?

  17. Comment on Is Emacs or VIM worth learning in today's day and age? in ~comp

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    I'm a happy neovim user. I've customised my vim with exactly the functionality I need, without compromising speed. And well, the vim philosophy (composibility+macros+programability) results in...

    I'm a happy neovim user. I've customised my vim with exactly the functionality I need, without compromising speed. And well, the vim philosophy (composibility+macros+programability) results in very efficient text-manipulation workflows. I can't live without it. It's not necessarily about typing or coding faster, rather about relieving tedious text manipulation.

    9 votes

  19. Comment on What's an obelisk, anyway? in ~science

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    Right?! This is completely out of my field, I had no idea there was a zoo of rna lifeforms. Amazing how we keep making new discoveries

    Right?! This is completely out of my field, I had no idea there was a zoo of rna lifeforms. Amazing how we keep making new discoveries

    4 votes