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For auto-scaling to realize material savings, the variation in the workload needs to represent a significant change in the production footprint. Many applications in the Private Sector now being dumped into relatively expensive compute and storage cloud services don't have that profile. A handful of virtual servers inside a corporate data center with an internal user base is usually uneconomical to refactor or replace with a lower-cost footprint, at least for now.
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Observers on a boat using acoustic equipment reported four unidentified "gloops" but then realised their recording device wasn't plugged in.
Unleavened bread (no yeast) traditionally cooked on a campfire. It's heavier than normal bread and is best eaten immediately. Need: Dutch oven, parchment paper is ideal, a little oil otherwise. Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour, 2 tablespoon butter (vegan OK), 3/4 cup milk (vegan OK), 1 teaspoon salt Build a nice hot fire or Preheat regular oven to 400 F (no need to preheat the dutch oven) Mix flour, salt and butter into a crumbly consistency. Add milk and mix to a consistent dough. Shape dough into a flat, round cake on parchment paper Place parchment paper and dough into dutch oven and cover. In lieu of parchment paper, use a little oil inside the dutch oven to prevent sticking. Place dutch oven in hot coals or at 400F oven for 45 minutes. Remove damper. Outside should be a hard crust. Cool a few minutes then serve with butter and/or jam.
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For the small office, AWS, i.e "cloud" is definitely easy and economical, however the promised economies of scale are not easily realized in larger organizations. There are a number of reasons for this, but two of the main ones are that the provider's interests are aligned with the subscriber spending as much as possible on compute, storage and I/O - and most subscribers, especially the larger ones, are notoriously bad at properly measuring, managing and optimizing these resources. Additionally, the promises of manpower reductions are overblown in the glossy slides that the C suite sees. Sticking your computer in somebody else's data center saves a bit of upfront grunt work, but you still need everybody else from the sysadmin up to deliver the service.
The transition is inevitable of course, as organizations globally of all size rush to concentrate their compute and storage infrastructure into 3 major providers and get data centers and bare metal off their balance sheets. The premise that these providers will jack up prices once they have enough control of the market seems reasonable based on where we are today. AWS now charging for public addresses and increasing the cost of their Email Service may just be the beginning of what they can get away with. If there is a way to squeeze out smaller providers completely they will definitely find it.
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Yes, you're right. Headline probably translated because it's not a clear way to say this. Also was surprised that gold bars are only 2K each, but I see the common size is 1 oz and they aren't very big....
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"Gifted" is a bit of a stretch. They were found in a package addressed to the Red Cross. Rightfully delivered, perhaps.
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Don't look down.
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Temperatures in cells are well over 100 degrees and go as high as 140 degrees. Staying hydrated is sometimes impossible, because the tap water can be so disgusting that incarcerated people refuse to drink it.
“It smells.” “It is brown like it came from a dirty lake.” “I cut up my sheet and make a filter and tie it to the faucet. The crud that accumulates is scary.” These are the comments families and friends are getting from those inside.
Most Texas prisoners have no money in their commissary account. If no one can help them, they are out of luck. Reason? Texas prisoners earn not even one cent an hour, even though they are forced to work.
Matthew Chapter 25
41 Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’ 44 “Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’ 45 “Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’ 46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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Nova, who described herself as an author, engineer, computer scientist, and alpinist, was best known for her work on Linux, Kubernetes, and Aurae. She also co-founded The Nivenly Foundation in 2023. The foundation's purpose was to serve as moderators for Hachyderm, a social media for technical professionals that she helped create. Following her death, The Nivenly Foundation expressed their anguish through a poignant statement and said: “It is with immense sadness that we must share with you the news of the loss of our friend, our leader, and our mentor, Kris Nóva. It was Nóva who inspired us to come together to build Pachyderm, whose vision created Nivenly, and whose mission we continue to carry forward.” 
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3525733 > [Link to the listing](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/(undisclosed-Address)-Beverly-Hills-CA-90210/2056281979_zpid/?utm_campaign=androidappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare) > > [Image description: a dining room with teal blue walls, with a pink neon sign saying "let them eat cake" written in cursive.]
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Kill your television.
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Long but a good read. The fascinating life of Joseph Weizenbaum, the creator of ELIZA.
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Thank you for the reassurance because I felt like an idiot when the penny finally dropped. Although, admittedly, I've found that I rather enjoy being old and out of touch. My dad would have likely thought it was something about Linus from Peanuts.
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not having the data of being told to fuck off, presumably.
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Never heard of before and dgaf about whoever Linus Sebastion is. All this stuff I've been seeing about what an asshole "Linus" is thinking it must be some kerfuffle about Linus Torvalds but the bits and pieces I read made no sense. Even less now I've figured out it's just some random asshole named Linus. How did I end up here? Take me back to my room, please.
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Especially if you were indigenous.
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too good a word not to research.... comes from WWII, naturally...
panjandrum (British) - two wheels connected by a sturdy, drum-like axle, with rockets on the wheels to propel it forward. Packed with explosives, it was supposed to charge toward the enemy defenses, smashing into them and exploding, creating a breach large enough for a tank to pass through. But when it was tested on an otherwise peaceful English beach, things didn’t go quite as planned. The 70 slow-burning cordite rockets attached to the two 10-foot steel wheels sparked into action, and for about 20 seconds it was quite impressive. Until the rockets started to dislodge and fly off in all directions, sending a dog chasing after one of them and generals running for cover. The rest was sheer chaos, as the Panjandrum charged around the beach, completely out of control. Unsurprisingly, the Panjandrum never saw battle.
The Goliath Tracked Mine (German) The tracked vehicle could carry 60kg of explosives and was steered remotely using a joystick control box attached to the rear of the Goliath by 650m of triple-strand cable. Two of the strands accelerated and manoeuvred the Goliath, while the third was used to trigger the detonation.
Each Goliath had to be disposable, as each was built specifically to be blown up along with an enemy target. The first models were powered by an electric motor, but these proved difficult to repair on the battlefield, and at 3,000 Reichsmarks were not exactly cost effective. As a result, later models (the SdKfz 303) used a simpler, more reliable gasoline engine.
Being sent back to the drawing board is a disgrace usually reserved for weapons that never saw battlefield action. Goliaths did see combat and were deployed on all German fronts beginning in the spring of 1942. Their role in the action was usually nugatory, however, having been rendered immobile by uncompromising terrain or deactivated by cunning enemy soldiers who had cut their command cables.
The bat bomb (American) Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a Pennsylvania dentist named Lytle S. Adams contacted the White House with a plan of retaliation: bat bombs.
The plan involved dropping a bomb containing more than 1000 compartments, each containing a hibernating bat attached to a timed incendiary device. A bomber would then drop the principal bomb over Japan at dawn and the bats would be released mid-flight, dispersing into the roofs and attics of buildings over a 20- to 40-mile radius. The timed incendiary devices would then ignite, setting fire to Japanese cities.
Despite the somewhat outlandish proposal, the National Research Defense Committee took the idea seriously. Thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats were captured (they were, for some reason, considered the best option) and tiny napalm incendiary devices were built for them to carry. A complicated release system was developed and tests were carried out. The tests, however, revealed an array of technical problems, especially when some bats escaped prematurely and blew up a hangar and a general's car.
In December 1943, the Marine Corps took over the project, running 30 demonstrations at a total cost of $2 million. Eventually, however, the program was canceled, probably because the U.S. had shifted its focus onto the development of the atomic bomb.
Gustav rail gun (German) The railway-mounted weapon was the largest gun ever built. Fully assembled, it weighed in at 1,344 tons, and was four stories tall, 20 feet wide, and 140 feet long. It required a 500-man crew to operate it, and had to be moved to be fully disassembled, as the railroad tracks could not bear its weight in transit. It required 54 hours to assemble and prepare for firing.
The bore diameter was just under 3 feet and required 3,000 pounds of smokeless powder charge to fire two different projectiles. The first was a 10,584-pound high explosive shell that could produce a crater 30 feet in diameter. The other was a 16,540-pound concrete-piercing shell, capable of punching through 264 feet of concrete. Both projectiles could be shot, with relatively correct aim, from more than 20 miles away.
The Gustav Gun was used in Sevastopol in the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa and destroyed various targets, including a munitions facility in the bay. It was also briefly used during the Warsaw Uprising in Poland. The Gustav Gun was captured by the Allies before the end of World War II and dismantled for scrap. The second massive rail gun, the Dora, was disabled to keep it from falling into Soviet hands near the end of the War.
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Some mailing lists are membership and/or opt-in only. There are legitimate needs for bulk mailing.
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He said "I know you run the show down here, but give the devil his due...
I'll bet a toilet of gold against your soul that I can intimidate you"
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yep... https://nullprogram.com/blog/2019/03/22/
reminds me of this
https://www.vice.com/en/article/d3b7na/the-story-of-lenny-the-internets-favorite-telemarketing-troll
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as I remember, serranos do not start turning red until the very end of the season and the plant is almost done.
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Mehta tossed out accusations brought by the states that Google made it harder for internet users to find specialized search engines, like Expedia for travel or OpenTable for restaurants, saying the states "have not demonstrated the requisite anticompetitive effect in the relevant market." Google said Friday it appreciated the court's "careful consideration and decision to dismiss claims regarding the design of Google Search" in the case brought by the states. "We look forward to showing at trial that promoting and distributing our services is both legal and pro-competitive," added Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer. Google has denied any wrongdoing in both cases. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said he was pleased with Mehta's opinion, adding: "We will continue to evaluate how to best press forward and establish Google’s pattern of illegal conduct that harms consumers and competition." --- Justice must be seen to be done. And seeing is believing. Good enough for google and the government, I guess.
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Mr Sunak's record on environmental issues has come under scrutiny in recent months after he said he would take a "proportionate approach" to climate change that balances net zero ambitions with the need to keep consumers' bills down. That has drawn fury from climate protesters who have stepped up their campaigns, disrupting high-profile sporting events, classical music concerts and political speeches. In response, Mr Sunak's ministers have introduced new laws to clamp down on "eco-mob" protester tactics including slow walking in busy roads and "locking-on" to buildings or infrastructure. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said protesters should "stop the stupid stunts". 
2 cups lentils. Boil an hour or so until soft. Faster if soaked overnight. 2 onions, chopped Handful chopped carrots, celery any other veggies chopped up fine Salt, spices to taste 1 cup rolled oats Sautee onions and veggies Combine all ingredients well in a large bowl Hand shape mix into burgers and cook on medium heat until browned both sides. Serve as you wish. Uncooked burgers can be frozen.
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Under the restrictions unveiled on Wednesday following a public consultation, anyone under the age of 18 will be cut off from accessing the internet on a device from 10pm to 6am. A tiered system for managing smartphone usage time will also be imposed when the restrictions come into force on September 2. There will be a maximum of 40 minutes of usage a day for those under the age of eight, to two hours for 16 and 17-year-olds. The new rules — proposed by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) — are some of the most stringent in the world. Parents will be able to bypass them if they wish, however.
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"Effectively countering foreign interference through social media is, therefore, one of Australia's most pressing security challenges," it said, adding that the rise in the use of social media could "corrupt our decision-making, political discourse and societal norms." The committee that compiled the report was particularly concerned by the national security threat posed by social media platforms such as TikTok and WeChat. The parent companies of both apps ByteDance and Tencent, have headquarters in and are run out of China. "China's 2017 National Intelligence Law means the Chinese government can require these social media companies to secretly cooperate with Chinese intelligence agencies," the report said.
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KOSA is supposed to establish a new legal standard for the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general, allowing them to police companies that fail to prevent kids from seeing harmful content on their platforms. The authors of the bills, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), have said the bill keeps kids from seeing content that glamorizes eating disorders, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, and gambling. It would also ban kids 13 and under from using social media and require companies to acquire parental consent before allowing children under 17 to use their platforms. The other bill lawmakers approved, COPPA 2.0, raises the age of protection under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act from 13 to 16 years of age, along with similar age-gating restrictions. It also bans platforms from targeting ads to kids. The tech trade group NetChoice issued a scathing statement on the bills Thursday. “When it comes to determining the best way to help kids and teens use the internet, parents and guardians should be making those decisions, not the government,” Carl Szabo, NetChoice vice president and general counsel, said. “Rather than violating free speech rights and handing parenting over to bureaucrats, we should empower law enforcement with the resources necessary to do its job to arrest and convict bad actors committing online crimes against children.”
Xi said popularization of science is an important and fundamental work needed to achieve innovative development. He hoped the academicians and experts will continue to carry forward the glorious tradition of serving the country through science, encourage more scientific and technological workers to support and participate in the cause of science popularization, and inspire young people's interest in respecting science and seeking knowledge via high-quality and rich content and popular ways, in order to promote science literacy for all, and make new contributions to achieving high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology and promoting Chinese modernization. The "science and China" academician and expert lecture tour was launched in December 2002. Since then more than 2,000 science popularization activities have been held nationwide. Recently, 20 academicians and experts who initiated and participated in "science and China" wrote a letter to Xi, reporting on the achievements made since the launch of the campaign. They proposed to advance an initiative involving one thousand academicians and one thousand science popularization activities to gather the strength of the academicians and experts, and make greater contributions to strengthening national science popularization and speeding up the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.
Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Defense Intelligence Agency and are among several government entities known to have solicited private data brokers to access information for which a court order is generally required. A growing number of lawmakers have come to view the practice as an end run around the US Constitution’s Fourth Amendment guarantees against unreasonable government searches and seizures. “This unconstitutional mass government surveillance must end,” Ohio congressman Warren Davidson says. Members of the House Judiciary Committee, led by Ohio’s Jim Jordan, will hold a markup hearing on Wednesday to consider a Davidson bill aimed at restricting purchases of Americans’ data without a subpoena, court order, or warrant. If passed into law, the legislation's restrictions would apply to federal agencies, as well as state and local police departments. Known as the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, the bill is cosponsored by four Republicans and four Democrats, including the committee’s ranking member, Jerry Nadler, who first introduced it alongside California’s Zoe Lofgren in 2021. Notably, the bill's protections extend to data obtained from a person's account or device even if hacked by a third party, or when disclosure is referenced by a company's terms of service. The bill's sponsors note this would effectively prohibit the government from doing business with companies such as Clearview AI, which has admitted to scraping billions of photos from social media to fuel a facial recognition tool that's been widely tested by local police departments.
square dish or pan for baking mold - about 8 in square and min 2 in deep Parchment paper to prevent sticking 🔥 preheat Oven 180C / 350F 🥕 150 g carrot 🥕 4 tbsp coconut oil 🥕 4 tbsp brown sugar 🥕 5 tbsp rolled oats 🥕 5 tbsp almond flour 🥕 2 tbsp milk 🥕 1 tsp cinnamon 🥕 1 handful raisins chop ingredients finely to combine (food processor is best) line baking dish with parchment paper and press mixture into the mold 🔥 bake 30 min at 180C / 350F let cool / refrigerate overnight before cutting into bars. 
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many states are struggling to get their students to take the courses, especially amongst underrepresented communities. For example, Kerr’s state of Connecticut reveals 92% of Connecticut students have access to computer science learning opportunities and 88% of Connecticut districts are offering some form of a computer science course. Notwithstanding the availability of courses, only 12% of Connecticut students are taking them. “We needed to make computer science accessible and appealing for everyone,” urges Kerr.