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Some of them don't even have error messages.

Goes to show that nobody reads error messages and it reminds me of this old blogpost:

> A kid knocks on my office door, complaining that he can't login. 'Have you forgotten your password?' I ask, but he insists he hasn't. 'What was the error message?' I ask, and he shrugs his shoulders. I follow him to the IT suite. I watch him type in his user-name and password. A message box opens up, but the kid clicks OK so quickly that I don't have time to read the message. He repeats this process three times, as if the computer will suddenly change its mind and allow him access to the network. On his third attempt I manage to get a glimpse of the message. I reach behind his computer and plug in the Ethernet cable. He can't use a computer.

http://coding2learn.org/blog/2013/07/29/kids-cant-use-comput...

kogasa240pon New York’s budget bill would require “blocking technology” on all 3D printers

> The New York definitions sweep in not just FDM and resin printers, but also CNC mills and “any machine capable of making three-dimensional modifications to an object from a digital design file using subtractive manufacturing.”

...what? This some of the stupidest, most out of touch garbage I've ever read and clearly made by uneducated lawmakers being out of their depth.

kogasa240pon There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape

Reminds me of a website that's hosted on a disposable vape: https://bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/projects/vapeserver/

kogasa240pon Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley

> Palestinian man is ok working with the Saudis At least it isn't the UAE but... really? Still happy for him though.

kogasa240pon Quake Brutalist Jam III

Looks gorgeous, will try on Darkplaces.

kogasa240pon Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

Sure, but bulky chinnok helicopters flying low to the ground and barely getting shot at? Smelling an inside job honestly, especially with rumors of trump wanting have Venezuela's current VP ascend to the presidency instead of the other investor lady.

kogasa240pon Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

True but you don't need advanced defense to take out slow moving helicopters, the fact that nobody used manpads is extremely suspect. Also in syria the russians did token airstrikes while jolani's forces blitzed through the countryside.

kogasa240pon Accounting for Computer Scientists (2011)

As someone who failed an accounting class I will definitely read this.

kogasa240pon Reverse Engineering a Mysterious UDP Stream in My Hotel (2016)

Lol asked the same thing on his website

kogasa240pon The British empire's resilient subsea telegraph network

Oh wow will definitely give that book a read, very interesting.

kogasa240pon CO2 batteries that store grid energy take off globally

Been hearing about this project for years, nice to see that it's gaining traction! Only question is that if they use captured Co2 initially or if they have to produce it.

kogasa240pon Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels

Enabled webgl/webgpu and it still doesn't work on my end with Librewolf

kogasa240pon No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter

Good stuff. Bit unrelated but I am excited for the imminent wave of lightweight Servo based browsers, will finally let people break free from the Blink/Gecko duopoly.

kogasa240pon Mechanical power generation using Earth's ambient radiation

Very fascinating article.

kogasa240pon Mechanical power generation using Earth's ambient radiation

Since we're talking about stirling engines, I've always wondered how using geothermal heat for a larger stirling engine would work.

https://youtu.be/duuk_r--lqU?t=99

Even though the video uses the sun to heat the oil, I would think it would be feasible to use geothermal heat instead.

kogasa240pon Kids who own smartphones before age 13 have worse mental health outcomes: Study

Personally I'd think its different, smartphone apps usually have tons of dark patterns and are designed to always be with you versus a desktop or even a laptop.

kogasa240pon Verifying your Matrix devices is becoming mandatory

Haven't used matrix for a few years now, last time I used it everything was a slow, buggy mess.

>device verification

Kinda weird because it's a protocol, but then again matrix is extremely centralized.

kogasa240pon Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15

IMO banning smartphone sales to kids and teens would be far more productive than digital ID shenanigans.

kogasa240pon BlackRock's Larry Fink: "Tokenization", Digital IDs, & Social Credit

Read the Great Taking book, it's a bit kooky in some places but a good read nonetheless.

kogasa240pon AI is making us work more

IMO it's an economic problem (GDP must always rise because reasons) and the hedonic treadmill at play. I would even argue against the complexity point and rather point to overengineering being the root cause; an example would be using a robot arm to automate a cup of coffee instead of using existing vending machines for that purpose.

> potentially your own skills stagnate as you rely on LLMs more and more.

There were some papers from microsoft that highlighted this point https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/...

kogasa240pon EVs are depreciating faster than gas-powered cars

IMO the biggest issue is the lack of aftermarket cheap battery replacements, and the fault of that lies on car manufacturers.

kogasa240pon Discord says 70k users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

This is the end result of forcing private companies enforce ID verification.

kogasa240pon The AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com frenzy and four times subprime

Buy precious metals.

kogasa240pon The death of industrial design and the era of dull electronics

>MECHEN M30

I actually have that mp3 player, it's alright but you can't upload your own playlist files (granted I haven't looked into custom firmware yet).

kogasa240pon Fluid Glass