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davoneus··on Lab on a Contact Lens Can Measure Stress Through Serotonin
Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril-Sensitive Sungl.... Contacts.

They operate on the principle "what you don't know can't hurt you," they turn completely black and opaque at the first sign of trouble, so you can't see anything that might alarm you.

davoneus··on Why the AfD Wins
Grievance politics sells quite well. When AfD backers argue it's Western Germany's fault, it's easy for a lot of people to climb on board.

Heck, AfDs own platform argues there should be more Russian language in the schools and Russian cooperation across the board. That on its face says an awful lot.

davoneus··on Dwarf Fortress is getting the mother of all magic updates
The only game I've I've supported where I ended up buying licenses for friends and family. Lot of respect for them and their game.
davoneus··on Malware infects Android-based automotive head unit firmware
The logical endpoint of the entire "the car as software" concept. Can't wait for the security vendors to start hawking "AV for your car"
davoneus··on Government sponsored study on alcohol doesn't stand up to scrutiny
What a puritanical response. By your argument, anything that could be abused is verboten. Feel free to live (and argue that way). I'll do the opposite. I'll trust to documented, well researched data rather than someone's "Trust me bro" reasoning.
davoneus··on DeepMind's WeatherNext model achieves breakthrough forecasting cyclones
I agree, but the shareholder mentality undervalues the heck out of that.
davoneus··on Nvidia’s Vera Whitepaper Has a Thread Loose
I'm glad to see the competition; nothing provokes meaningful change without it. Not surprised at Nvidia's blatant fabrications though; more of the same we've seen time and again (Superchip anyone, with 2+ year old designs).
davoneus··on America, 1926: A forgotten 100-year-old report
Great article. Just reminds me of how much societies resemble a pendulum; swinging from one extreme to the other. And of course you have the problem that some people want to freeze it mid-swing, or worse tear the damn thing down completely.
davoneus··on The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden
LOL.. you are correct. Funny thing though... the 'Always Free' text is linked to a "/start-free/" action\page. One could argue that they are hedging their bets.
davoneus··on Don't tell the AI it's an expert programmer
I must admit, all my prompts start with this. Have to do some testing now.
davoneus··on Hitem3D: AI Image-to-Model Tested
I tried this a few months ago after seeing a Youtube video where a guy generated TTRPG miniatures using it. It was okay at the time, but nothing I'd depend on. Seems the author thinks the same.
davoneus··on Gemini 3 Deep Think
I don't find that at all. At work, we've no access to the API, so we have to force feed a dozen (or more) documents, code and instruction prompts through the web interface upload interface. The only failures I've ever had in well over 300 sessions were due to connectivity issues, not interface failures.

Context window blowouts? All the time, but never document upload failures.

davoneus··on Major European payment processor can't send email to Google Workspace users
No, SHOULD is defined in the RFC, not by colloquial usage. Google is on the wrong, regardless of their "safety" intent.

After all, linguistics is full with examples of words that are spelled the same, but have different meaning in different cultures. I'm glad the RFC spelled it out it for everyone.

davoneus··on Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level
Oat fiber. I've been taking 30g of oat fiber everyday for the past 3 years. Slugging it down in 8oz of warm water and 10g of nooch. Not only are my cholesterol levels fantastic after starting that regime, but very regular as well.
davoneus··on Google releases its new Google Sans Flex font as open source
As does their recently published: Atkinson Hyperlegible Next. https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Atkinson+Hyperlegible+Next
davoneus··on Google, Nvidia, and OpenAI
From personal experience I had half a dozen aunts and uncles (70+) mention the "Google AI thing" on their phones. Rather surprised me.
davoneus··on DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's why
I've heard it was Sam Altman and OpenAI basically buying every wafer available from both Samsung and SKHynix at the start of October.

Neither company know of the other purchase until it was a done deal.

davoneus··on [dead]
"The Support Matrix also shows Cellebrite’s capabilities against Pixel devices running GrapheneOS, with some differences between phones running that operating system and stock Android. Cellebrite does support, for example, Pixel 9 devices BFU. Meanwhile the screenshot indicates Cellebrite cannot unlock Pixel 9 devices running GrapheneOS BFU."

Not surprised at all that an open-source, third party Phone OS is tougher to crack than the Google official version.

davoneus··on Microsoft Pushes Xbox Division to Hit Higher Profit Margins
http://archive.today/KJoeE
davoneus··on Ripgrep 15.0
Great tool, and incredibly easy to use. Started with it on Linux, and now use on 'doze too.

Probably the singular reason why I finally use regex as the first search option, rather than turning to it after bruting thru a search with standard wildcards.

davoneus··on Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal
Absolutely! I do this yearly. It's a great way to ensure that a SNAFU somewhere doesn't nuke years of photos, email and documents.
davoneus··on Danish Ministry Replaces Windows and Microsoft Office with Linux and LibreOffice
> Certainly the people buying software know best what their requirements are.

I doubt it. The people who are going to use the software are the ones who know what the requirements are. The people buying it should be asking the users, but rarely do.

davoneus··on Dutch ingenuity: A brainless soft robot running on air
Very, very neat, and a testament to the 'that's neat' way of doing science. I also love that the device has an innate 'periodicity' of movement. Somewhat reminiscent of the Strandbeest concept (also by a Dutch gentleman Theo Jansen).
davoneus··on GLP-1 drugs: An economic disruptor? (2024)
No, you're the one in denial. Just have a look at the decade old book "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us" to see the flaw in your assumptions.

It details many Concrete examples of exactly how the companies are manipulating everything about food for profit.

Kessler, further FDA head has written about this topic extensively as well.

davoneus··on GLP-1 drugs: An economic disruptor? (2024)
I've never had any lack of focus or motivation to get anything done since I started Tz.

I did have some energy loss, especially at first, but I assume that was because my body was struggling to cope with a lack of carbs. However, after a couple of weeks that for the most part disappeared.

davoneus··on GLP-1 drugs: An economic disruptor? (2024)
Absolutely understand. Never had joint issues, but after being on Tz for a couple of months, I had knee and hip pain. I'm convinced it was muscle loss, because after I boosted my protein intake and exercise, they started to go away. All but gone now (thankfully).
davoneus··on Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar beverages
Intuitively, I suspect any acid is bad for your teeth. But I see that statement primarily from Dentists, and their track record in a number of areas is less than stellar. Prime example: Flossing and 6 month checkups. Neither of which have good scientific evidence, despite their widespread promotion.
davoneus··on Ancient Sumerians created the first writing system
IIRC, the Sumerians (through the Akkadians perhaps) left records stating they had to build walls around their cities. Which to me certainly implies the Sumerians had cities without walls for some time. Pretty big deal that, to have recorded it.
davoneus··on Christopher Columbus' remains found after 500 years as DNA analysis ends mystery
I wouldn't believe any missionaries statements of fact. After all, their history is as bad or worse than Columbus wrt the treatment of the native peoples in the Americas.
davoneus··on Coding Font by Typogram – Find Your True Love of Coding Fonts
LOL... yea, I suffer the same problem. Case in point: I've been trialing Luculent for a week or so after seeing it here.
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