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MiroslavPokorny··on Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Actually the first Australians arrived here before any humans arrived in Europe.
MiroslavPokorny··on Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
There is no MOST or WORST or BEST anything. Its practically impossible to possibly know or judge who is the happiest or where is the best ice cream.
MiroslavPokorny··on Fingerprints are the new cookies
Theres only one problem most what people call opportunities are not actually positive life experiences.
MiroslavPokorny··on 3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit
Heat doesnt come in boxes that can be moved by a forklift.
MiroslavPokorny··on 3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit
What if there are other communities that depend on the same water ?

Those communities could be producing something that nobody needs like food.

MiroslavPokorny··on 3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit
Dont computers produce a lot of heat which would be trapped by the mine ?
MiroslavPokorny··on Fingerprints are the new cookies
Many countries ban cigarette advertising. Not saying its perfect but has helped reduce smoking.
MiroslavPokorny··on Fingerprints are the new cookies
Nobody claims one can get rid of it entirely. Nothing in this world is black and white, there are always shades of gray.

We also cant get rid of cancer, it doesnt mean we shoudl close down all hospitals.

MiroslavPokorny··on Fingerprints are the new cookies
Consequences are deeper than the immediate cause. Advertising is at the heart that gives a lot of value to data harvesting and similar scams.

Data harvesting gains most of its value because they sell some or all data to businesses which wish to leverage that data in advertising. If they cant advertise they wont need most of the data, which should at the least reduce the problem significantly...

MiroslavPokorny··on British PM says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit vote
You fail to appreciate that consequences are more than one level deep. Sure airbnb was the fail nail in the coffin, but there are many others factors that enabled mass tourism.

The modern global economy amongst its concentration of corporations is also concentrating jobs in fewer and fewer cities, which of course causes far more housing problems.

MiroslavPokorny··on Why Texas Is Making Data Centers Wait
Wouldnt happen if Enron was around.
MiroslavPokorny··on Why Texas Is Making Data Centers Wait
Todays guestimate is 460GW, we all know it can only go up.
MiroslavPokorny··on Why Texas Is Making Data Centers Wait
Doesnt mean they have unlimited or enough, just ask residents.
MiroslavPokorny··on Why Texas Is Making Data Centers Wait
Do you really think anyone would put a building full of sensitive and expensive computers that close to a refinery ?
MiroslavPokorny··on Why Texas Is Making Data Centers Wait
Simple answer, Texas must be full of communists.
MiroslavPokorny··on British PM says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit vote
How is the EURO going for European members like France or Spain ?

Some businesses not people are winning, the vast majority are stuck on a train that is speeding towards a crash. Nobody is winning in this new world of consolidation, the average person always loses. The gains of peace and prosperity after WW2 are all being erased. I dont think the Spanish people who cant afford to live in their own home cities do not appreciate the mass tourism economy. Then again with or without these modern economies, the result is always things get worse.

MiroslavPokorny··on Passkeys are a trap
Makes sense, requiring your phone number to send a OTP is another way to get another bit of data about the audience.
MiroslavPokorny··on Not Deciphering The Voynich Manuscript
Maybe the Voynich is simply an illiterate person "writing" and drawing stuff the best they can.
MiroslavPokorny··on Fingerprints are the new cookies
Theres only one solution, ban third party advertising. Everything else is a compromise that doesnt work anyway.
MiroslavPokorny··on Jensen Huang thinks AI is going great
So what if he does ?
MiroslavPokorny··on 3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit
Those underground factories were staffed by slaves, who worked until they died. Do we really want to copy monsters like the nazis ?
MiroslavPokorny··on A Remote Employee Refused 160 Webcam Photos a Day. Her Employer Fired Her
You should never use a work computer for anything personal from banking to even reading wikipedia. Its just dumb.
MiroslavPokorny··on The Apollo 11 Code Is Open Source (and it's hilarious) [video]
Michael Steil also has a great tech talk about the Lunar module flight controller, from the interface to its internals.

Search for "Ultimate talk", you will find similar talks about C64, and many other computers.

MiroslavPokorny··on I don't think image containers supporting both lossless and lossy is good
Images have many attributes, lossless and lossy are not the only attributes that might be useful.

I can think of a few others, such as bit depth, resolution and of course resource is fuzzy, and thats the problem. You cant really stuff all attributes into the filename or file extensions.

MiroslavPokorny··on 3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit
China and America also care about digital sovereignty. Its hardly a shock that each of the big three, want to be in complete control of the core platforms. Each is an extension of the government policy.
MiroslavPokorny··on 3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit
Why would i be worried ?
MiroslavPokorny··on Ask HN: Why did Microsoft invest in AI that could rewrite its apps from scratch?
So can brain surgery by my dog.
MiroslavPokorny··on 3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit
Its not difficult, people are selfish, so they lie for their own advantage.
MiroslavPokorny··on 3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit
Musk sells cars.

Hyperloop was stupid and failed, and it also killed in a few places development of public transport, which of course means people continue to buy cars.

MiroslavPokorny··on Vegetables are half as nutritious as they were in the 1960s
If you grow your own veggies at home and compare them to store veggies you will know not all tomatoes are created equal.

One looks like it has been injected by syringe with water, and has almost no taste, which of course makes sense because its is water and not much more. THe breeding has produced a fruit that is just a skin holding water.

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