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This so-called benchmark is useless without further specification.
Memory usage:
Does this include kernel memory used by the application? How about virtual memory? Is committed memory counted differently from reserved memory?
Execution time:
Is this wall time (i.e. useless in a multi-tasking environment)? Does this include time spent in the kernel? How about startup & termination times of the RTL?
Environment:
How would the results vary if run on a different O/S? different compilers?
Compilation time/memory usage:
Given that compilation is performed once, while the application is run any number of times, this is meaningless unless one is speaking of differences measured in orders of magnitude.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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There's a far more useful question:
Which programming languages are least likely to cause alcoholism or other forms of substance abuse in their users?
Software Zen: delete this;
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By buying lots of Google Ads?
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All I see around the corner from me is my washing machine.
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And it can talk to you in Dame Judi Dench’s voice? I’m sold.
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It also means Grey’s Anatomy season 45 may feature an all-robot cast.
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Again, I apologize, I cannot reach the level of sarcastic wit that Sharkey was always able to get to. He is inimitable.
Hello, AI, Are You Hallucinating?
https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-tries-fixing-ai-hallucinations-with-more-ai[^]
Article said: Microsoft is careful to note that its hallucination correction tool doesn't solve for accuracy, but merely provides an answer with a source instead. I've asked the AI to fix the problem you had with your AI. If this doesn't solve your problem please recurse (curse again).
Are You Going To Take A Tour of Space Soon?
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/radian-aerospace-ground-testing-prototype-space-plane/[^]
Article said: Seattle-based Radian Aerospace has finished the first round of ground taxi testing for a prototype aircraft that’s meant to blaze the trail for a first-of-its-kind, single-stage-to-orbit space plane. So, you've had your "Space Plane" drive on the runway, right?
Well, I guess my Chevy Cobalt is just as close to flying in space as your space plane is.
Nintendo Mystery Device!
What’s this new mystery Nintendo device? - The Verge[^]
Article said: Nintendo has filed a new 24GHz wireless device with the FCC — and it isn’t the Switch 2 My guess is it's either a Windows 13 Toaster or a new Space Plane, right? Right?
Could Google Be (Finally) Considering An Android Pad?
The anti-iPad-ification of Google’s Android tablets – Computerworld[^]
Is there a robust Android Pad out there that is really great to use?
Is one finally coming?
The AI Tail is Wagging the Customer Dog
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/25/surging-ai-demand-could-cause-the-worlds-next-chip-shortage-report.html[^]
Oh no, everyone wants AI-based devices!!!
How do I know, because the companies making (and trying to sell) them told me so!!
45 Years AgoCompuServe Connected the World
45 Years Ago CompuServe Connected the World Before the World Wide Web - Slashdot[^]
Article said: CompuServe, founded in 1969 in Ohio as a subsidiary of Golden United Life Insurance, began as a computer time-sharing service for businesses. In 1979, it launched an online service for consumers, partnering with RadioShack since they "were key in reaching early computer users." True Story: I connected my Coleco Adam[^] to CompuServe but never had a subscription (15 & couldn't afford it) so I would just look at the menu screens and try to see if I could get any free content.
Also, the only number was (local) long distance and I couldn't stay connected long or I would run up a phone bill and get in trouble. Remember local long distance? It sucked.
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Quote: Hello, AI, Are You Hallucinating? Obviously, there's bugs shrooms in the system.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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WebDriver BiDi is an evolution of the original WebDriver standard and it incorporates some of the benefits of various other automation tools, most notably, adding bidirectional communication. BibbiDi-BobbiDi-Boo
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Companies suffer when cloud computing architects are not directly aligned with their business's overall goals. “Business, business, business, numbers… Is this working?”
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Don’t worry, it’s only micro technical debt
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Is it the 8008? Is that the CPU?
Or, are they calling the 8086 "the first CPU"?
Well, I guess I'll have to go read the article.
BRB
EDIT!!!
4004!!! What!?!
Very cool
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Can you praise this, and at the same time complain about resources spent e.g. on putting some clown on the moon?
Religious freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make five.
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We're doomed.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Doomed at the very least.
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Microsoft is a virus
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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Torvalds On C Vs Rust
Torvalds Weighs in On 'Nasty' Rust vs C For Linux Debate - Slashdot[^]
Slashdot Torvalds struck a surprisingly diplomatic tone. He praised how Rust has "livened up discussions" while admitting some arguments get "nasty." "C is, in the end, a very simple language," Torvalds said, explaining its appeal and pitfalls. "Because it's simple it's also very easy to make mistakes. And Rust is not." Torvalds remains upbeat about Rust's future in Linux, nonetheless. "Even if it were to become a failure -- and I don't think it will -- that's how you learn," he said.
I saw a video explaining the fight a bit more clearly -- and it is all about...wait for it...
Documentation!
Apparently the C functions have params that the Rust devs cannot identify what they do (or even if they are used) so when they go to create the Rust methods they have more requirement to name them properly and they can't do that bec of poor naming & documentation.
Earth Will Be Mooned Again
Earth Will Get a Second 'Mini-Moon' For 2 Months This Year - Slashdot[^]
Windows Powershell Phishing
This Windows PowerShell Phish Has Scary Potential – Krebs on Security[^]
Krebs: Many GitHub users this week received a novel phishing email warning of critical security holes in their code. Those who clicked the link for details were asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware.
Yikes! and double yikes!
AI Cameras Get Even Better
Night Vision: Cat's Eye Camera Can See Through Camouflage - IEEE Spectrum[^]
Oh, great, glad they can see me even when I'm hiding in the shrubs.
Java 23 Is Now Available - Squeee!
Java 23 is now available - SD Times[^]
Uh, I moved on to C# a looooooooong time ago.
22 Year Microsoft MVP Passed Over
It's the End of an Era -- Redmondmag.com[^]
I knew there was nothing to those MVP titles...cuz I never got one.
You Didn't Want Win11? Now You Can Not Want Win12
Windows 12.1 is everything Windows 11 should be -- and the Microsoft operating system we need![^]
betanews: As you likely know, Microsoft is preparing to end support for Windows 10 next year...
say what? That'll be the end for me & Windows -- unless i can still run it from VirtualBox.
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Sorry, my snarky comments just don't rise to the level of Sharkey.
Legacy IT infrastructure hosted Chinese spies inside a US engineering firm for months | TechRadar[^]
Make your guess abou which company it was.
From the article: The target company was not named, but it was describes as making, “components for public and private aerospace organizations and other critical sectors, including oil and gas.”
PS5 Pro console is confirmed - here's the latest on release date, specs, price, and design | TechRadar[^]
_Only_ $699USD - releases Nov. 17, 2024
Krebs On Security : Scam ‘Funeral Streaming’ Groups Thrive on Facebook – Krebs on Security[^]
From the article: The page listed the correct time and date of the funeral service, which it claimed could be streamed over the Internet by following a link that led to a page requesting credit card information.
Trust no one! (You probably shouldn't even be clicking the links in this article.
Fedora 41 Beta Available with Some Interesting... » Linux Magazine[^]
Linux Market Share Hits New High » Linux Magazine[^]
This _is_ the _Year Of Linux Desktop!!
Well, it has been for me for a long time, but if you want to stay on Win11 & have all of your activity recorded then you do you.
'Dead Internet Theory' Comes To Life With New AI-Powered Social Media App - Slashdot[^]
Dead Internet theory - Wikipedia[^]
Wait, are you trying to tell me I'm not a bot? Cuz I think I am.
Tech Jobs Have Dried Up - and Aren't Coming Back Soon - Slashdot[^]
Well, no wonder I'm still working at the same place I've been working.
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Oh how I do miss the Daily News. My coffee just isn't the same.
Thank you for this small portion!
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I missed it a lot, too.
Thanks
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Has there been an official explanation for why the news email is no longer being sent?
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