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@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-01-05 15:42:03

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What is a PC compatible?
codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/p/wha
saved 2026-01-04

What is a PC compatible?
Wikipedia says “An IBM PC compatible is any personal computer that is hardware- and software-compatible with the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and its subsequent models”. But what does this actually mean? The obvious literal interpretation is for a device to be PC compatible, all software originally written for the IBM 5150 must run on it. Is this a reasonable definition? Is it one that any modern hardware can meet?

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-05 23:15:42

Nvidia launches the Vera Rubin platform, saying it will offer dramatic reductions in inference and training costs compared to Blackwell, across six new chips (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
theverge.com/tech/855412/nvidi

Nvidia launches Vera Rubin AI computing platform at CES 2026
Nvidia launched its new Vera Rubin computing architecture today at CES 2026, claiming it delivers more computing power at a lower cost than Blackwell.

@shriramk@mastodon.social
2026-02-04 22:16:12

We have made so much progress in computing. In the 50s, people told Grace Hopper they wouldn't use her compiler because "computers could only do arithmetic; they could not do programs". Now, LLMs can do easily do programs, what they can't do is arithmetic.

Grace Hopper completes the A-0 compiler - Event - Computing History
In 1952, Grace Hopper completes her first compiler, known as the A0.In 1952, Grace Hopper completes her first compiler, known as the A0. The A0 System was a set of instructions that could translate...

@elduvelle@neuromatch.social
2025-12-04 17:08:40

Hi #Linux team - any recommendations for a work desktop computer with the following requirements:

  • can do basic research stuff (reading, writing) and also a little bit of basic data analysis (with python or Matlab)
  • would run a distribution like #ZorinOS or Mint
  • with a Max…

Computing | Laptops, Tablets, Desktops, Servers and Computing Accessories
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@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-02-05 22:41:00

New Study: Plant-Forward Eating Could Be Key to Combating Global Rise in Chronic Kidney Disease vegconomist.com/studies-number

New Study: Plant-Forward Eating Could Be Key to Combating Global Rise in Chronic Kidney Disease - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
A large-scale longitudinal study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has found that high adherence to the EAT-Lancet "Planetary

@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2025-12-05 13:16:31

The ethical frontiers of brain-computer interfaces #BCI

The Ethical Frontiers of Brain-Computer Interfaces
The challenge is not just to minimize harm, but to make choices that expand human flourishing rather than reduce us to more efficient workers or more predictable consumers.

@mia@hcommons.social
2025-12-04 16:14:27

12 lightning talks in 60 minutes?! Check out the richness at conftool.org/fantastic-futures

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-06 11:15:36

HP unveils the Eliteboard G1a, a compact desktop PC in the form of a keyboard, powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 300-series chip, set for March launch; pricing is TBC (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)
theverge.com/news/851965/hp-cr

HP crammed an entire desktop computer into this keyboard
HP’s Eliteboard G1a, announced at CES 2026, is a stealth desktop computer built into a keyboard. It’s got an AMD chip, speakers, RAM, and storage all inside.

@mia@hcommons.social
2025-12-05 15:17:00

Lightning talks include IIIF's AI/ML working group presented by the excellent Martin Kalfatovic conftool.org/fantastic-futures

@mia@hcommons.social
2025-12-05 11:39:17

I'm lucky to be chairing a great session with lots of brilliant short papers, from 'The Politics of AI Training Data' (with people who critiqued the KB NL in the audience!), vision language models, work with newspapers and more! conftool.org/fa…