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  1. Comment on PHP warns it plans to release two emergency patches imminently in ~comp

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    Make sure you have no shared passwords. Some sites will be hacked over this.

    Make sure you have no shared passwords. Some sites will be hacked over this.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on PHP warns it plans to release two emergency patches imminently in ~comp

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    We don’t know the full details until later today but this is shaping up to be the worst computer security incident ever. A lot of sites have shut down until the patch releases in preparation.

    We don’t know the full details until later today but this is shaping up to be the worst computer security incident ever. A lot of sites have shut down until the patch releases in preparation.

    8 votes

  3. Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp

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    I feel like the best option is to just buy something affordable and mid range. You’ll feel better about it and will have just as much fun playing games. While buying top end parts leaves you...

    I feel like the best option is to just buy something affordable and mid range. You’ll feel better about it and will have just as much fun playing games. While buying top end parts leaves you agonising over benchmarks and fps counters perpetually dissatisfied.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp

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    I think it’s a good time to question if you actually need to run the latest games at 4k. Modern games can separate the UI resolution from the graphics resolution. Keeping the text and ui sharp...

    I think it’s a good time to question if you actually need to run the latest games at 4k. Modern games can separate the UI resolution from the graphics resolution. Keeping the text and ui sharp while the 3D graphics get rendered at a lower resolution. In my experience this feels as good as rendering the whole game in 4K but massively more forgiving on the hardware.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on iPhone Duo sells out immediately, now backordered until next year in ~tech

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    The spec sheets always offer such a slim view of things as well. They focus on simple numbers like amount of ram, camera megapixels etc but ignore harder to quantify things like a hinge that...

    The spec sheets always offer such a slim view of things as well. They focus on simple numbers like amount of ram, camera megapixels etc but ignore harder to quantify things like a hinge that doesn't crack, optical performance of the lens in front of the sensor, etc.

    Apple has always been known for providing a complete package where everything is good rather than allocating all the budget to the line items that show in the spec sheet.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on What can be done about Linux being slopified? in ~tech

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    I think for people who are quite emotionally invested in hating AI, the recent developments in AI programming are not going down well. All of the arguments about ethics, environment, financial...

    I think for people who are quite emotionally invested in hating AI, the recent developments in AI programming are not going down well.

    All of the arguments about ethics, environment, financial stability, etc are valid, but the reality is that AI programming tools really do work, and they work really well in the last few months. People like Linus are going to use them if it allows building the best Linux possible.

    37 votes

  7. Comment on Origin of ECDSA curve seed provided by NSA to NIST in 2000 without explanation turns out to be simple PRNG output with UNIX timestamp as seed in ~comp

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    It’s possible the person responsible really did forget the exact input

    It’s possible the person responsible really did forget the exact input

    8 votes

  8. Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI | Launch trailer in ~games

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    Modders will have it decompiled and built for windows in a week

    Modders will have it decompiled and built for windows in a week

  9. Comment on Anthropic says revenue jumped 45% to $16.8 billion in third quarter in ~tech

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    Currently it seems like the subscription plans for Claude are a better deal than the api pricing for open models, but this suggests they are heavily subsidised. It’s a common tech accounting trick...

    Currently it seems like the subscription plans for Claude are a better deal than the api pricing for open models, but this suggests they are heavily subsidised.

    It’s a common tech accounting trick to sell $10 notes for $5 and report massive growth, but when they have to actually make a profit they will be competing with the fact Chinese models do mostly the same thing for little more than the cost to run them.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food

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    Even worse, the lining of the microwave bag is PFAS and has been tested to leach massive amounts of PFAS in to the popcorn.

    Even worse, the lining of the microwave bag is PFAS and has been tested to leach massive amounts of PFAS in to the popcorn.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech

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    I tried the Lightroom clone when it came out a week ago and found a bunch of stuff missing. Raised an issue on Github and the next day the feature was implemented. I'm not sure if they really will...

    I tried the Lightroom clone when it came out a week ago and found a bunch of stuff missing. Raised an issue on Github and the next day the feature was implemented. I'm not sure if they really will succeed in perfectly replicating the Adobe tools, but the pace here is astounding. And I feel like I can meaningfully contribute to these projects just by writing detailed issues which get addressed quickly.

    9 votes

  12. Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech

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    So far job prospects still seem fine as these AI tools create so much work and turbulence in projects that need to be managed that I am still as busy as ever, but I find it hard to predict where...

    So far job prospects still seem fine as these AI tools create so much work and turbulence in projects that need to be managed that I am still as busy as ever, but I find it hard to predict where we will be even 2 years from now let alone for someone just entering the field hoping to get a full career out of it.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on SpaceXAI joins Omacom and gives $1.5m Grok tokens for Omarchy in ~tech

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    To put it plainly, DHH believes that the open source community is “too woke”. He probably holds some resentment that he has been banned from RailsCon despite creating rails because of his racist...

    To put it plainly, DHH believes that the open source community is “too woke”. He probably holds some resentment that he has been banned from RailsCon despite creating rails because of his racist posting.

    Omarchy is more him creating a space for himself and people like him rather than an actual technical achievement.

    11 votes

  14. Comment on SpaceXAI joins Omacom and gives $1.5m Grok tokens for Omarchy in ~tech

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    My impression is the hype is some people being very big fans of DHH himself rather than the distro being groundbreaking. It’s being marketed as a “free speech” AI welcome Linux distro without the...

    My impression is the hype is some people being very big fans of DHH himself rather than the distro being groundbreaking.

    It’s being marketed as a “free speech” AI welcome Linux distro without the blue-haired open source lot. Now to me and many others this is quite a repulsive way to market a Linux distro but you can see how it’s gained traction and attention from some.

    17 votes

  15. Comment on omdrop-owl: Apple airdrop reverse-engineered for non-Apple devices in ~comp

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    You will own everything and be happy.

    You will own everything and be happy.

    16 votes

  16. Comment on OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue in ~comp

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    One perspective I have heard is that this is marketing aimed at the researchers. The AI researchers are all freaking out right now as all of the warnings we have had over the last decade are...

    One perspective I have heard is that this is marketing aimed at the researchers. The AI researchers are all freaking out right now as all of the warnings we have had over the last decade are coming true. They are leaving the companies and being very public about it.

    So going to the media and repeating the researchers concerns is a marketing pitch that they are serious about AI safety and why the researchers should stick with the company that is claiming to do it safely.

    7 votes

  17. Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech

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    When I looked in to the LG fridge thing, what they mean by AI is it has a temperature sensor that turns the compressor on and off to keep the fridge at the right temperature.

    When I looked in to the LG fridge thing, what they mean by AI is it has a temperature sensor that turns the compressor on and off to keep the fridge at the right temperature.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech

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    I think how they pitch it is you can see your calendar and weather on the door and see a webcam of the inside of the fridge while you are at the supermarket. But in reality the smart stuff is more...

    I think how they pitch it is you can see your calendar and weather on the door and see a webcam of the inside of the fridge while you are at the supermarket.

    But in reality the smart stuff is more a feature for Samsung themselves so they can show adverts, collect data, and obsolete the fridge faster so you buy the new model that still gets updates after your last one gets hacked and turned in to a scraper for AI botnets.

    6 votes

  19. Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech

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    Samsung is a components manufacturer. They don’t know how to put together a finished consumer product. I regret every Samsung product I’ve ever bought other than an ssd for my desktop.

    Samsung is a components manufacturer. They don’t know how to put together a finished consumer product. I regret every Samsung product I’ve ever bought other than an ssd for my desktop.

    8 votes

  20. Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech

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    The ipad has full keyboard and mouse support and Apple sells cases with a trackpad. It also just has a much better OS and app support. Google never fully commits to android tablets so app...

    The ipad has full keyboard and mouse support and Apple sells cases with a trackpad. It also just has a much better OS and app support. Google never fully commits to android tablets so app developers don't either.

    Google has been trying to push this idea of using Chrome as your entire OS for a very long time now and it has never caught on so it's starting to feel like it's just not that good of an idea.

    2 votes