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California's Prop 50 to combat Trump's blatant rigging of our elections is listed here.
Californians: This is the whole ballgame. Vote YES on Prop 50.
✅ Key Contests This November That Will Shape the Future of Democracy - Democracy Docket
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Key Contests This November That Will Shape the Future of Democracy
Read more here.

For greater confidence, I must also lock the packages for which files were not installed.
Without locking: an upgrade may cause unwanted installation. <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1psmi54/comment/nvt7rq7/?context=1>

I wasn't previously aware, but apparently the government is looking, again, at updating the Computer Misuse Act 1990 with proposals to protect researchers. (Although I haven't seen an open consultation since 2023.)

i am assigned to two exam committees for january prelims, one on energy-efficient model training and the other on i/o-compute balance in GPU-based data analytics. yummy.

40 Jahre Windows
Vor 40 Jahren präsentierte Microsoft auf der Computermesse Comdex in Las Vegas Windows 1.0.
https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/40-Jahre-Windows-11083539.html?wt_mc=sm.red.…

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Coast Guard allows Swastikas, nooses, and confederate flags.
The U.S. military accidentally conducts incursion into Mexico.
Senator Slotkin joins me to talk about intelligence agencies conducting operations on American soil
and to respond to Trump's calls to execute her.
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A look at Google's TPU evolution, its decision to sell chips to competitors after 12 years of internal use, the TPU vs. GPU architecture showdown, and more (The Chip Letter)
https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/tpu-mania

TPU Mania
Is GPU vs TPU the CISC vs RISC contest of the modern era?

Je t'offre mes services,,
Tu penses chercher des réponses, c'est moi qui te trouve.
Tes clics font ma fortune,
Tes data sont la dope que je deale aux méchants,
Je connais tes angoisses,
Tes recherches Š 2h du mat',
Tu m'as ouvert la porte en un clin d'œil,
J'écoute tes conversations,
Je te suis dans tes déplacements,
Je sais où tu étais mardi dernier,
Je suis plus totale que la Stasi,
Mais tu ne me contestes plus.…

Comment l’industrie de la publicité en ligne alimente en secret la surveillance d’Etat
Des entreprises proposent aux forces de l’ordre de pister des utilisateurs de smartphones grâce à leurs données publicitaires. « Le Monde » a assisté à des présentations confidentielles de ces nouveaux outils de surveillance.

This comment on the "resonant computing manifesto" really nails it.
The job of that manifesto was to capture the growing trend of "fuck this tech landscape" vibe und direct it in a way that the same people who profited of the last decades will continue to profit. Off of us.
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the resonant computing manifesto
() background: the resonant computing manifesto counts among its drafters at least three xooglers with at least a decade of tenure each; three venture ca...