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lysp··on Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, the end
Have a read of other posts and see what you might want to edit in yours.
lysp··on ADHD drug treatment and risk of negative events and outcomes
> The DEA put Adderall on its list of the most abused medication, and limits production of it and investigates doctors who prescribe too much of it.

The other thing on top of limiting its production, it's not just for the US, it's worldwide.

Australia has a shortage of various types of ADHD medication due to this DEA production limit too.

https://www.tga.gov.au/safety/shortages/information-about-ma...

Also, the Australian Government requested increased production to cover these shortages, and the DEA rejected that request.

So those limitations have a worldwide effect due to the US being one of only a few countries that produce these drugs.

lysp··on What does it mean to be thirsty?
Except for those who can't get good sleep (or even average sleep).
lysp··on How I use Tailscale
Also serve the default website (via IP) from a basically empty self-signed certificate that doesn't give away any domain names or owner details.
lysp··on Jujutsu for busy devs
There is lazyjj which follows a similar theme. Haven't used enough of either to give a good comparison other than lazyjj being earlier in its journey.
lysp··on Abrego Garcia Was Beaten and Tortured in El Salvador Prison, Lawyers Say
I also put this blame on the US supreme court too.

1. Presidential absolute immunity decision.

2. The fact that they constantly consider the dozens of presidential appeals.

If DT has no risk of jail, he does what he likes with impunity. Also the SC has allowed him to not take any lower court decisions seriously, by not rejecting his numerous vexatious appeals.

No accountability, no risk of punishment = free reign.

lysp··on Discord Is Threatening to Shutdown BotGhost
> At the same time, I explored how to securely reset all bot tokens.

> Unfortunately, the only method currently offered by Discord involves committing them to a public GitHub repo, which is not a viable or secure option.

lysp··on Early US Intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites
They were aware the site was at risk of strike prior to it happening.

1 - they moved uranium off site (or may do that regularly as standard practice).

2 - centrifuges were likely moved off site just to prior to the strike.

The whole facility looks to only take a small area, around the size of a basketball court, so have no doubt this will be able to set up in another small area. Possibly multiple decentralised areas after this attack.

lysp··on Real-time action chunking with large models
Just need one that can plug in USB-A cables the first attempt (I average 3 attempts).
lysp··on RFK Jr.: HHS moves to restore public trust in vaccines
Original comment was flagged, so jumping onto this one.

The phrases used by @refurb are commonly repeated phrases, but they are missing nuance.

Masks absolutely work, just ask any nurse who didn't catch COVID while working 12-hour shifts for weeks in a COVID ward. The issue like you said is the right type of mask, and wearing it properly.

Half the time people were wearing masks with their nose poking out, or under their chin. Even wearing it fully covering - if it isn't airtight, and you haven't pinched the wired nose connection removing the small gap, it still won't work.

Similar with vaccines, science isn't exact, so a statement made at the start of the pandemic is not going to be the same 12-18 months later. There were dozens of variants of COVID each with different levels of risk. A vaccine doesn't guarantee you won't catch the virus, but can minimise or reduce symptoms, reduce spread, prime your body with some antibodies for your body to start combating it sooner.

So it's easy to say someone "lied". But data changes. Also, you have to make statements for the general population (lowest common denominator), not people with an educated / scientific / medical background.

Vaccines, masks, social distancing are all part of the Swiss Cheese Model which will reduce risk, but not eliminate it.

lysp··on Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
They are already, in masked ICE uniforms
lysp··on Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees
> There are good reasons to green-up our cities, but global CO2 levels isn't one of them.

I believe they can to a point. Trees, parks and greenery lower the average temperature for an area. Less heat being absorbed.

This would likely leads to less of a need for cooling and energy use.

That being said, I don't remember reading about how much of an effect it does have, just that it's not zero.

lysp··on DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage
The CEO/Founder of TeleMessage Guy Levit was the head of the Planning and Development Department of an elite technical unit in the Intelligence Corps of the IDF according to bio.
lysp··on Show HN: VectorVFS, your filesystem as a vector database
I think they are associated with the project
lysp··on Technical analysis of the Signal clone used by Trump officials
> The US and many other countries have been buying Israeli surveillance tools for years or decades.

Yes, tools like Cellebrite and zero-day exploits.

Those are tools which are used to spy on people outside of the government.

This is a tool that has data created by the government.

lysp··on DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower
> I agree with the script kiddies comment- which is basically what the reporting has shown... but in a way isn't that part of the point?

I agree, but for a different point.

Generalising, but under the age of 25, most people don't have enough experience (business/government) to understand things such as business ethics, the consequences, auditing practises, privacy concerns, etc.

With professional experience, you develop a better understanding and build up that depth of knowledge of how things impact the wider "world" rather than the immediate task at hand. Meaning, you gain a better understanding of the ethical implications of what you're doing.

As an example - in law, it'd be easier to manipulate a law graduate than a lawyer with 20+ years experience, who would think outside the direct question or task that was asked.

lysp··on 4chan Sharty Hack And Janitor Email Leak
> racist and antisemitic

There was a leak of the political channel by poster's country.

According to that post, the top posting country by far (226M posts) is also the same country that is at the receiving end of antisemitism.

lysp··on A Guide to Bearer Tokens: JWT vs. Opaque Tokens
Revocation checking could be moved to the proxy level.
lysp··on Mox – modern, secure, all-in-one email server
Some providers are reputation based now. So you need to send emails and slowly ramp up amount over time. Difficult to do if personal though, as you won't get enough throughput.
lysp··on U.S. pauses all military aid to Ukraine
Trumps attempts were not state sponsored.

Navalny - multiple attempts - nerve agent and suspicious death in prison.

Prigozhin - plane crash.

Litvinenko - radiation poisoning.

Skripal - attempted via nerve agent.

There is a difference between those, as well as dozens of "accidental falls", and a lone wolf against Trump.

lysp··on Elon Musk's Demolition Crew
All the cuts are funds already legally allocated by congress.

EM or DT do not have the authority to reverse that funding decision outside the democratic / congressional process.

lysp··on Oil giant Shell walks away from major New Jersey offshore wind farm
In Australia's energy market, power generators participate in a bidding system managed by the market operator. Generators submit bids specifying how much electricity they can provide (in megawatts), at what price, for specific time periods.

The market operator (AEMO) then selects the lowest bids to meet current electricity demand.

Fossil fuel generators in the past have artificially limited their available capacity and also submitted intentionally higher priced bids. This maintained higher electricity prices and increased their profits.

When grid scale batteries started entering the market, they were able to provide electricity at lower cost, submitting price competitive bids. This forced fossil fuel generators to either lower their prices or risk losing market share.

Over the last year or so, fossil fuel companies began investing in their own battery storage systems. But instead of bidding competitively with their batteries, these companies submit higher bids than independent battery operators. This is an attempt to help them maintain artificially elevated market prices and protects their traditional fossil fuel business model.

lysp··on Science YouTuber physicsgirl (Dianna Cowern) stands for the first time in 2 yrs
If you're thinking about having St John's Wort, and are currently taking any head-medications such as antidepressants or benzos, make sure you speak to your doctor/GP first.

Even though it's a plant and is natural, it can either reduce the effect of some medications or increase the strength. So wouldn't take it without medical advice.

lysp··on DeepSeek-R1: Incentivizing Reasoning Capability in LLMs via RL
That statement is hotly contested, as it doesn't align with the prevailing evidence
lysp··on Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC
That could mean multiple things. It could be simply logging all devices, searching for specific devices to alert law enforcement or waiting for specific device to trigger some sort of process while keeping it connected.
lysp··on Learn perfect pitch in 15 years
> DJ mixes rely on playing tracks at different speeds to allow for smooth transitions between tracks of different tempo[0], which changes the tuning.

And with digital players now, you can speed it up but digitally alter the sound back to it's original pitch.

lysp··on Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s
Edit:

Quick summary of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8SkLRxFRVM (First 8 minutes)

lysp··on Hetzner cuts traffic on US VPSs, raises prices
This is what I also want to do.

How are you handling storage? That is the only issue I'm struggling with for a small 3-node deployment.

lysp··on Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s
The "behind the scenes" of this was a repeated campaign based on News Corp's (ie. Fox News / The Murdoch's) newsrooms (TV, radio + paper).

The legislation was primarily based on their campaign - likely as an attack against TikTok and other social media companies, who are taking their viewership and advertising revenue.

I believe in the premise of the change (to protect young children), just not the motivation or interests behind this law.

lysp··on Australian real estate agent hallucinates two schools in rental listing
Every second listing also makes use of the iPhone "stretch" camera feature.

They always do this to small rooms and kitchen benches to make them appear larger.

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