datendefekt

datendefekt , 12 days ago to Technology in Apple Intelligence won't launch in EU in 2024 due to antitrust regulation, company says

And nothing of value was lost...

datendefekt , 1 month ago to Technology in Apple introduces M4 chip

I get the sarcasm, but isn't that exactly what E-Paper tablets are really good at?

datendefekt , 2 months ago to Technology in Fifty Years of the Personal Computer Operating System

One Friday afternoon, Gary called the engineering staff together and announced that he would give them all a raise over the weekend. On Monday, when they returned to work, contractors began raising the building to make room in the basement for a new Digital Equipment Corporation VAX 11/750 computer system. After several weeks, supported by heavy wooden beams and house jacks, the engineers' desks were five feet higher.

I'd have loved to work for him!

datendefekt , 2 months ago to Technology in UK: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones

Beyond the proven addictive effects of handing a dopamine device to your kid, there are legal ramifications many parents aren't aware of.

WhatsApp and TikTok aren't just there like air, free for all to consume. They are service providers and both sides are bound by a contract, the EULA. IIRC, WhatsApp recently reduced it minimum age from 16 to 12. So if you install WhatsApp on your 8 year old's phone, you have broken the contract.

datendefekt , 3 months ago to Comic Strips in XXX

Well, my handwriting is an unnatural abomination. Maybe I should try switching hands?

datendefekt , 3 months ago to Technology in Tidal’s subscription is getting simpler and cheaper — yes, you read that right

That writeup from Xiph is excellent. The comparison with adding ultraviolet and infrared to video makes so much sense. But you're dealing with audiophiles who seriously consider getting hi-end power and ethernet cables. I read somewhere that there was a listening test with speakers connected with hanger wire - and audiophiles couldn't tell.

In the end, it's all physics. I could never hear a quality improvement beyond normal 16bit, 320kbps, no matter how demanding the music.

datendefekt , 3 months ago to Technology in Tidal’s subscription is getting simpler and cheaper — yes, you read that right

A few years ago I did listening comparisons of Amazon Music, Spotify, Deezer, Tidal and Quobuzz. At least for my ears, Tidal was way better, with engaging dynamic range and clarity. Quobuzz was just a little better, while listening to Spotify and Amazon Music was like FM radio in comparison, loud and compressed.

Pricewise, they're all somewhat similar. I went with Tidal because it has good quality, a good catalogue, and pays the artists better.

datendefekt , 4 months ago to Comic Strips in Relationships

I feel called out on this one :D For years we were like "Marry and have kids? No way, we're way too irresponsible ourselves!" After 14 years we thought we might as well marry. And now it's been (counts on fingers) 27 years, and we have three wonderful kids and couldn't imagine any other life!

datendefekt , 4 months ago to Comic Strips in Relationships

And another kid called Snotty.

datendefekt , 4 months ago to Technology in My jaw hit the floor when I watched an AI master one of the world's toughest physical games in just six hours

Hey, I also had a toy like that! Cool!

datendefekt , 4 months ago to Technology in Google workers complain bosses are 'inept' and 'glassy-eyed'

Who could've imagined that Google is becoming just as mediocre and boring as any other large corporation. What a surprise!

datendefekt , 4 months ago to Technology in Boffins find AI models tend to escalate conflicts to all-out nuclear war

Do the LLMs have any knowledge of the effects of violence or the consequences of their decisions? Do they know that resorting to nuclear war will lead to their destruction?

I think that this shows that LLMs are not intelligent, in that they repeat what they've been fed, without any deeper understanding.

datendefekt , 4 months ago to Technology in Google’s CEO faces employee questions about layoffs — “Why has there been such an extraordinary effort to limit the internal visibility of layoffs announcements?”

We're just expected to bow to authority.

Even if you're the authority yourself?
Also: that sounds like a great place for con-men 🤔

datendefekt , 4 months ago to Technology in Google’s CEO faces employee questions about layoffs — “Why has there been such an extraordinary effort to limit the internal visibility of layoffs announcements?”

Being a bit closer to the C-Level of a larger company, I can assert that greed, lack of vision and jumping on bandwagons is not exclusive to one nationality.

datendefekt , 4 months ago to Technology in Vision Pro Teardown—Why Those Fake Eyes Look So Weird

I've heard that argument floating around and I don't buy it. Step-up and down converters are a thing.