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Jonnerz··on DSpark: Speculative decoding accelerates LLM inference [pdf]
US AI companies trained their own models on vast amounts of copyrighted and publicly available content without obtaining permission. There's no moral high ground here.
Jonnerz··on Missing Titanic sub faced lawsuit over depths it could safely travel to
It's very bizarre. It's the first thing you learn about in materials engineering, in any mechanical/aeronautical engineering degree. We even made our own carbon fibre models (some with intentional defects) and tested failing them at my Uni.

I even get worried about cracks in my road bike. These guys are going 3km+ under water... It's insane.

Jonnerz··on British Airways announces immediate retirement of 747 fleet
I was lucky enough to fly first earlier this year on a BA 747 to Dubai (Avios reward flight). I was sat in the 2nd row, but the seat is not that close to the window which makes it hard to benefit from the angled windows. It was cool, but not as great as people make it out to be.
Jonnerz··on iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
He signed up to a 20 month payment plan?
Jonnerz··on Money laundering in the UK
Why would you not use your real name?
Jonnerz··on Two Billion Records Exposed in 'Smart Home' Breach
Nope it's very much still unsecure by default.
Jonnerz··on Why Monzo's bank transfers weren't working on the 30th of May
Likely something to do with the fact Monzo are extremely lean and have minimal overheads compared to traditional banks.
Jonnerz··on Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
This may be easier said than done, but converting roads into shared spaces may be an answer to that.

London for example are phasing in stricter low-emission areas, which should technically mean less cars will be passing through. Eventually, they could re-purpose roads so that the primary function of them is for pedestrians, bikes, bike/scooter storage etc rather than 4+ lanes of car traffic.

That is why I believe it is temporary anyway, it seems natural that cities will head this way.

Jonnerz··on Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
Consider the emission and noise "litter" cars generate too, I would much rather see a few scooters lying around the place than breathe in diesel fumes everday. Really it's just a temporary issue, a bump in the road to emission-free cities.
Jonnerz··on Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
But it's okay for them to be littered by cars?
Jonnerz··on Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
Nextbike have some very shady business practices. Don't ever have a negative balance with them. They won't tell you and will proceed to threaten you with legal action a year later. Happened to me over £3 (which later became £10 as they don't accept payments below £10).

They also don't comply with GDPR. After confirming several times they have completely deleted my account and any reference to my email, I still get marketing emails from them every now and again.

Jonnerz··on JetBlue has started using facial recognition instead of boarding passes
Free movement is a right yes, but flying is not...
Jonnerz··on PayPal vs. Stripe for small businesses in 2019
It doesn't make much sense for PayPal to be integrated into Stripe (from PayPal's perspective), as it gives PayPal's Braintree a competitive edge over Stripe.
Jonnerz··on Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves
Just label the box with "DO NOT TAKE IN A CAR"
Jonnerz··on Facebook bug set 14M users' sharing settings to public
Much of the world just don't care, especially young people. It's as simple as that really.
Jonnerz··on Belgium declares loot boxes gambling and therefore illegal
Imagine if you could get your Wacky Packages or Pokemon cards instantly at any time? When I was younger I would have to travel to a shop (which requires begging my parents to take me) just to buy some pokemon cards.

Nowadays, the parent's card is on their app store account and the kid can press a button to receive their instant gratification. It's just too easy...

Combine that with the fact the collecting aspect is attached to an addictive video game.

Jonnerz··on Tesla crash in September showed similarities to fatal Mountain View accident
You could say the same for trains though - they follow a track in a similar sense to Tesla's autopilot. Someone could perform a "prank" by putting something on the track in order to derail a train. How often do you see that happen? Painting a line on the road is obviously easier to do, and could also happen by accident, but I think the chances of any danger are extremely low.

Hopefully when we start removing the driver from cars with autopilot, they will be following some sort of under-road NFC-like guidance system rather than painted lines.

Jonnerz··on Razer doesn’t care about Linux
Razer don't care about their customers full stop. Extremely poor customer service and low quality products. Their one-start Trustpilot page is a good read.
Jonnerz··on Hololens pre-orders starting tomorrow, ships in 30 days
Check you out!

They must be targeting businesses? It is a Developer Edition after all.

Jonnerz··on Trojan found in Filezilla downloaded from SourceForge
Sorry I meant direct to the FileZilla installer rather than the Sourceforge installer. Both are hosted on Sourceforge.
Jonnerz··on Trojan found in Filezilla downloaded from SourceForge
It's done intentionally to make the owners a bit of money. They have direct download links on their website (click show all on download page), avoid the green Sourceforge link.