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Deep Render Says Its AI Video Compression Tech Will 'Save the Internet'(tomshardware.com)
1 points by belltaco 3y ago|0 comments
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by belltaco 3y ago
A long time ago RAR offered the best compression(lowest archive size) in a free(*endless trial) tool compared to other formats. I think only bzip2 in Linux offered a similar level of compression.
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by belltaco 3y ago
I already knew that, those precedents you refer to are not legal precedents in law or court cases though. When people say rights they generally refer to legal rights.
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by belltaco 3y ago
Is there a right to strike without strike breakers being hired, in Sweden? Does not seem to be exist, so what rights are you referring to?
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by belltaco 3y ago
> Moral issues, security issues, etc. How is blocking ads not a moral issue? Video creators also get hurt by ad blockers, not just YT, which does have costs associated with serving you video. > So on those you never see ads? I think t
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by belltaco 3y ago
> But I watch, on average, less than 1 hour of Youtube videos a month, so paying for Youtube makes no sense What's your issue with having to watch ads if you watch less than 1 hour of video content a month? > I wish there was a f
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by belltaco 3y ago
> To save money, Walsh wants to downsize. But he has been unable to sell his 7,700-square-foot house at the $3 million he is seeking. > “We got the rug-pull of our lives, everyone did,” he said. “Rates are not supposed to be here.” Hu
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by belltaco 3y ago
That's what happens on Twitch even with advanced blockers.
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by belltaco 3y ago
> Pollution is strongly linked to numerous types of cancer and tires are a big culprit here Is there a comparison with harmful pollutants from the exhaust including CO, from engine from oil, gas leaks from gas station underground tanks e
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by belltaco 3y ago
> You can even use untargeted ads as an alternative. Why wouldn't those ads be blocked? And they cannot take countermeasures if they were held as illegal in this case. Not sure how that's an alternative. >That's another
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by belltaco 3y ago
An easier way would be to do what Twitch does and not send video to the client while an ad is supposed to be running(also not buffer video when an ad is due). That way even the best adblocker can only show a blank screen while the ad is sup
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Risk of viral airborne transmission peaks within five seconds, study finds(medicalxpress.com)
9 points by belltaco 3y ago|3 comments
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by belltaco 3y ago
Same, I am logged into the YT Premium on Edge and don't have any issues with Chrome logged into another account without Premium.
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by belltaco 3y ago
> People spent 5 minutes downloading and installing another browser. Switching search engines takes 20 seconds. Are Google search inferior to other search engines? If that is true then why is Google spending $25 billion with a B per year
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Ford pauses a $12B EV investment, after saying EVs are too expensive(businessinsider.com)
3 points by belltaco 3y ago|1 comments
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by belltaco 3y ago
It'd be interesting to read the legalese, one article states that it's on a case by case system. Since there are so many limitations, how will it deal with, say, there no longer being a car in front of you?
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by belltaco 3y ago
If you want a fascinating story telling video with a lot of sciency stuff for the relative layman, here's an excellent one by Veritasium on how it happened. "The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History" https:
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by belltaco 3y ago
That Mercedes-Benz system is a glorified adaptive cruise control and has several limitations that Tesla autopilot does not have. > There must be a vehicle in front of your car, reasonable road conditions with readable markings and lines,
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by belltaco 3y ago
Appears to be an Aussie thing? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary_packaging
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by belltaco 3y ago
Credit card debt is at a high, for one. https://www.wate.com/investigations/retail-credit-cards-apr-...
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by belltaco 3y ago
Don't think it's easy to reverse engineer these kind of advanced machines?
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Health care workers report increase in burnout, harassment since Covid pandemic(abcnews.go.com)
4 points by belltaco 3y ago|0 comments
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by belltaco 3y ago
That's true only for GPU based mining setups, Ethereum going Proof of Stake destroyed profitability. The ASIC based setups mining bitcoin are still profitable.
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by belltaco 3y ago
I read that Waymo is losing 2 to 3 billion dollars a year.
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by belltaco 3y ago
Aren't they operating under a lot of constraints? The comparison should be with human drivers operating under similar conditions and on similar roads, similar cars(eg. new ones), weather conditions etc. Plus they have a fleet of suppor
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by belltaco 3y ago
Canada has very liberal immigration policies for tech workers compared to the US, so the same folks that arrive on H1B to the US go to Canada instead from their home countries and are hired there by US companies. No super long green card qu
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One of Elon Musk's newer ventures is now worth $7B(msn.com)
1 points by belltaco 3y ago|1 comments
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by belltaco 3y ago
The point is that here's a lot of evidence from before the alleged confounding factor even showed up, so that means there's something there. For example, from Sep 2020. https://www.science.org/content/article&
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by belltaco 3y ago
From April 2020, far before any covid vaccine came out: > An article entitled “Impact of complicated myocardial injury on the clinical outcome of severe or critically ill COVID-19 patients” in CJC by Professor Hesong Zeng and colleagues
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by belltaco 3y ago
It's borne by stats. https://i2.wp.com/financialsamurai.com/wp-content/uploads/20...

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