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Do you like AI? What model(s)? If so, or not, why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

Like I said, I was also studying acoustics at the time, and also writing sound card drivers.

I probably have one of the longest open bug tickets ever for VirtualBox...

https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=12425

Do you like AI? What model(s)? If so, or not, why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

My original algorithms were specifically designed to help artists perform nearly perfect color matching, based largely on text inputs. It started off as a single purpose application, but totally human driven.

The more I used and tested my own software, it taught me more than I even expected to learn about photochromatic processing. More than I even designed it to do even.

I was already also studying acoustics around the same time. I saw how well my chromatography software was working, and just barely started adapting the algorithm to process acoustics.

I quickly realized that I didn't have nearly enough RAM or processing power to do anything meaningful in any sensible timeframe, but I could already see that it was possible to go as far as changing one's voice with the voice print of someone else.

I announced that with online friends at the time, around 2017, and nobody believed me. Probably because I couldn't quite prove it yet. But I knew it.

The more I thought about that, the more I thought it would only contribute to fraud. So, I just fucking stopped, slammed on development brakes, and said fuckit.

I don't want to be part of the problem, I just wanted to design a better color filter/processor system.

Trump Will Delay TikTok Ban Another 90 Days in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 15 hours ago

TACO move

Do you like AI? What model(s)? If so, or not, why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

I was actually developing a crude form of AI, for graphics processing, between 2009 to 2017.

When I realized that my algorithms could be repurposed to the point of cloning someone else's voice, if I just had enough RAM and processing time, nobody believed me back in 2017.

I will never touch AI again.

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Do you like AI? What model(s)? If so, or not, why? (lemmy.world)
 

Let the votes fall where they may, upvote if you like AI, downvote if you don't..

Hannah Montana Linux in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Hey, there actually are NTFS drivers out there for MS-DOS/Win3.11, I've used that for data recovery when neither Windows NT nor Linux could access the partition.

Very little surprises me anymore, and I have no idea what all tricks FreeDOS and ReactOS have up their sleeves.

Hannah Montana Linux in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Gotcha, no worries 👍

Future goal, emulate Linux (any version that might work) under KolibriOS.

I think that's actually doable, to some extent.. 🤷‍♂️

An Open-Source Justification for USB Cable Paranoia in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Probably yes. I dunno, I just have schematics, knowledge, and a fuckload of spare parts.

I might even scrap my dual orientation USB-A cord that is designed to plug in either way, and perhaps install a switch on it to either short the data lines or not.

Now I have new ideas to toss into the backburner brain bin..

1 like = 1 prayer 🙏 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Looks like someone conveniently missed everything about Project 2025...

Hannah Montana Linux in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm not even sure if this is satire or not, but is that even doable? I mean I've tested both FreeDOS and ReactOS before, but do they play well together somehow?

Side note, I've also tried KolibriOS before, amazing project for its tiny size, still have it on physical floppy disk right now even.

An Open-Source Justification for USB Cable Paranoia in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

This reminds me, I've been thinking of making a data-breaker USB adapter for years now, that shorts out the data lines (as per proper USB-A charger cable specs), just in case..

Hannah Montana Linux in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

You're right, we also need a CP/M terminal running on top of the Minix kernel..

Hannah Montana Linux in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

We need a healthy mashup OS between TinyCore, KolibriOS, ReactOS, and TempleOS, then I'll be happy.

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Assistance requested regarding Linux Mint MATE 22.1 fine grained power management.. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I've been testing this OS for a bit, but I'm having trouble where drives are shutting down prematurely, as if the power management is too aggressive when it comes to external USB drives.

My USB hard drive will shut down on whatever timer Linux is using, despite my VirtualBox machine actively using it via Shared Folders. I have to use the Linux host and Caja to wake the drive back up. Like what the hell?

My USB DVD drive will spin up stupid fast to buffer a lot of DVD video, then Linux spins the drive down and turns it off. Then the next time it needs data, the drive has to spin up stupid high speed again, causing the video to freeze frequently while the drive spins back up, way too fast no less for the task. Why not a simple consistent speed and keep the drive running while watching a movie? VLC if that matters, on the host Linux.

Is this a power management configuration issue? Are these somehow the same issue, or are they two separate issues?

What should I do to resolve/reconfigure?

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World's Smallest Cassette Player (youtube.com)
 

I heard you folks like cassette players around here..

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Wider Teeth (lemmy.world)
 
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I haven't touched the power button on my phone in the past 3 weeks. AMA (lemmy.world)
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Is this a tumbleweed? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Yes I put it in the trash at least.

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I'm looking for a tutorial video, "On today's episode of Will It Blend, we have a blender, some water, and some used lithium batteries" (lemmy.world)
 

I can't find that episode, the camera burned up, did anyone else get footage from a different angle?

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Eventually, old computers and operating systems will likely be referred to as dumb computers or dumb terminals or similar, because they don't have artificial intelligence. (lemmy.world)
 

Similar to how the term 'digital' has shifted from doing numeric calculations and storage to how it's used today, referring to content you purchase and stream or download from the internet.

Terminology changes over time, and I'm not sure that I like some of the changes. 🤷

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Massive data backup question: What Linux software do you folks recommend for helping sort out and organize terabytes of files and remove duplicates? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I've got a whole bucket full of old hard drives, CDs and DVDs, and I'm starting the process of backing up as much as still works to a 4TB drive.

It's gonna be a long journey and lots of files, many prone to being duplicates from some of the drives.

What sorts of software do you Linux users recommend?

I'm on Linux Mint MATE, if that matters much.

Edit: One of the programs I'm accustomed to from my Windows days is FolderMatch, which is a step above simple duplicate file scanning, it scans for duplicate or semi-duplicate folders as well and breaks down individual file differences when comparing two folders.

I see I've already gotten some responses, and I thank everyone in advance. I'm on a road trip right now, I'll be checking you folks recommend software later this evening or as soon as I can anyways.

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What are some fun ways to answer spam/scam phone calls? (lemmy.world)
 

I'll start...

  • Thank you for calling Buttplugs Anonymous
  • If you need help inserting your device, press 1
  • If you need help removing your device, press 2
  • If you cannot locate your device, please call 911
  • If you're still on the line scammer, fuckoff.
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Has JD Vance ever tried a tree? (lemmy.world)
 

Couches are so overrated...

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What is this random seed? (Solved! Magnolia Flower Bud) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Sorry for potato quality, but it's soft and fuzzy on the outside, and the inside is somewhat mushy and is a light yellow/green color, and it's about 2 inches long.

Found under some trees at our city park in South Mississippi.

Edit: I'm now seeing a number of the fuzzy peels laying around one of the picnic tables, so is it some sort of food?

Edit 2: It doesn't seem to have any notable smell that I can tell.

Edit 3: Solved - Magnolia Flower Bud

We're actually sitting under a Magnolia tree right now and I just looked up and saw one still on the tree, so this is now 100% confirmed.

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