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I rarely make electronic shopping lists, so I only discovered today that the Notes app has a handy feature that converts kilograms into tons. Even when using the comma as decimal separator! It doesn’t recognize “dl” (customary in Switzerland), though, and come to think of it, it has none of the features demoed by Doug Engelbart in 1968.

Mir persönlich sind alle Modelle immer noch viel zu chummy und ich kann diese Fake-Begeisterung/-Zustimmung genausowenig ab, wie bei zwischenmenschlichem Kontakt.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2025/12/19/openai-chatgpt-4o/

Boring Technology, Boring Architecture
#systemarchitecture

"What I’m saying is generative AI is a deeply expensive edging machine, but for your life."
Garbage Day nails it.
(Original title: Generative AI is an expensive edging machine)
https://www.garbageday.email/p/generative-ai-is-an-expensive-ed…

Generative AI is an expensive edging machine
Read to the end for insider trading and money laundering

„Wer am Handy spielt oder das Wetter checkt, dessen persönliche Daten könnten womöglich bei deutschen Nachrichtendiensten oder Strafverfolgungsbehörden landen.“ - @…
Was wir im Bundestag so machen: Solche Sachen ausgraben. Hier konkret Donata Vogtschmidt plus Team.

De Nederlandsche Bank waarschuwt voor big tech, maar draait zelf op Microsoft - Follow the Money -
https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/nederlandsche-bank-waarschuwt-voor-bigtech-microsoft
Archive link https://archive.ph/p3HuI
What the .... 🙈🙈
Maar goed ... Alles draait toch om de MS cloud, dus wat maakt t uit...
... Nou in zoverre dat DNB medewerkers niet alleen over NLse data en ideeën zullen beschikken, maar ongetwijfeld ook over data en documenten van collega centrale banken in andere landen die misschien wel beter beveiligd zijn.
(Via @… )

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A technical deep dive into Amazon's Trainium3 accelerator, including its server SKUs' specifications, silicon design, power budget, and bill of materials (SemiAnalysis)
https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/aws-trainium3-deep-dive-a-potential

AWS Trainium3 Deep Dive | A Potential Challenger Approaching
NL72x2/NL32x2 Scale Up Rack Architecture, Step-Function Software & System Improvements, Optimized Perf per TCO, “Amazon Basics” GB200 NVL36x2, Astera Labs, Trainium4

Stell Dir vor, eine große, öffentliche Institution vergibt Passwörter, die man nicht ändern kann, die persönliche Informationen des jeweiligen Accountnutzers beinhalten, und Dein Passwortsafe zeigt das:
*geht in eine Tüte atmen*

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.
https://

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...