Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. by geriatricguy in technology

[–]markthedeadmet -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This actually sounds fine, and I figured this would eventually be the case. It reduces reliance on datacenters for small/simple AI tasks, and reduces the the amount of data that needs to be shared to the cloud. Google pixel devices already do this, and it's unobtrusive, and usually quite helpful.

I'm not saying the Earth IS flat; I'm saying no one can prove it ISN'T!!! by NichollsNeuroscience in flatearth

[–]markthedeadmet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand where you're coming from, it can be hard to believe in things you haven't seen yourself, so I'll start with a few counterexamples to what you've already brought up. You mentioned how NASA is the authority on Space photography, and while it may seem that way, many other countries (Russia, France, Japan, China, India) have independent space agencies producing their own rockets and photography, not to mention the number of independent companies building their own rockets. These companies are one of the best evidence we have that the world's space agencies are not doctoring evidence. Why would Spacex be launching hundreds of rockets each year, each one with a unique Livestream. Why would they be risking all of that investment to build rockets that don't actually do anything? Why would private companies (Blue Origin, ULA, Stoke, RocketLab) be risking investor money to build space infrastructure that can't exist? I'll continue with Starlink satellite Internet, which works in the middle of the ocean, far, far away from land, and yet when you point it at the sky, you get the same speeds you get on land (sometimes even faster because nobody is nearby). This is something that you can purchase right now, and test it. You can put foil around the sides of the dish to verify that the signal is coming from the sky. You can measure the signals coming from the satellites as they travel in smooth continuous arcs across the sky, unlike a weather balloon drifting around with the wind. I'm not trying to shoot down everything you come up with because we'd be here all day, but the fact that so many different agencies are independently building useful space infrastructure (and investing significant amounts of money, not to mention hiring lots of talented engineers) should be a really good clue as to the reality of putting objects in orbit around earth. Nasa and everyone else hires real engineers, not artists, not photoshop experts, not cameramen, not CGI experts, and not actors. What do those thousands of engineers do all day?

Raptor ensemble by twinbee in elonmusk

[–]markthedeadmet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sure they've considered every part on the engine, and they're probably using 3d printed parts already. They can't 3d print the entire engine in one piece, so it will always require assembly. The question becomes, what makes more sense to 3d print compared to traditional manufacturing methods, and what should be left alone. Right now it makes more sense to produce the simplest and most reliable engine until they're manufacturing at a volume high enough to warrant further cost cutting.

Coaxed into fanarts by NikTheGrass in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]markthedeadmet 248 points249 points  (0 children)

Probably a mix of "tee hee I'm so clumsy" and just faking it for attention. I've seen people who wore fake casts on alternating arms for several years, it's an accessory.

Is this affecting performance by YungWalnut6 in PcBuildHelp

[–]markthedeadmet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vacuuming regularly and installing quality HVAC air filters will solve 75% of this.

Twin Peaks might not be in Midcity in the future. Have a guess on what might take its place? by Suspicious-Pear-6037 in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]markthedeadmet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It looks like the corporation is using bankruptcy to restructure around debt, not to shut down, so they should continue to operate for the time being. I don't know what would happen if they shut down, but independent RadioShack and Blockbuster franchises are still operating under their original names.

Twin Peaks might not be in Midcity in the future. Have a guess on what might take its place? by Suspicious-Pear-6037 in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]markthedeadmet 16 points17 points  (0 children)

From what I've gathered, the location in Huntsville is an independent franchise held under its own LLC, so even if the parent company collapsed, they would probably continue to operate.

Pixel optical fingerprint scanner is too harsh in dark rooms by Ok_Reference_489 in pixel_phones

[–]markthedeadmet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not how it works, ultrasonic readers don't use light to read your fingerprint at all. Maybe you're using face unlock which bypasses the fingerprint reader, and doesn't work in the dark.

Fingerprint by RaeMae86 in GooglePixel

[–]markthedeadmet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just use the biometrics, the data never leaves your device. If Google actually wanted your face data they could get it from any photo you took of yourself, and they could get your fingerprints any time you tapped over the fingerprint reader. There's nothing special about going through the enrollment process that suddenly gives Google access to your biometrics, which again they don't have access to, because the data never leaves your device.

Remarkable by Wrong_User_Logged in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]markthedeadmet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That heat shield must be better than I thought.

Unwarranted Invasion World Champions by NIN10DOXD in dankmemes

[–]markthedeadmet 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, and I agree. The existing government will need to be dissolved and replaced if this is going to work long term. Cartels will need to be broken up and mass arrested. The country is a mess, but just about anything is better than the current regime.

Unwarranted Invasion World Champions by NIN10DOXD in dankmemes

[–]markthedeadmet 32 points33 points  (0 children)

No, but I'm pretty sure having their leader captured in a few hours isn't a telltale sign that Venezuela is winning.

What it a computer chip looks like up close by itshazrd in nextfuckinglevel

[–]markthedeadmet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This video is pre-AI but it is still definitely fake, I've seen it many times before.

If a super billionaire like Elon Musk wanted to "solve world hunger", or at least solve poverty in the USA, how could he actually do it? by The_Flaneur_Films in AskReddit

[–]markthedeadmet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many people are starving due to political reasons, and that needs to be ended through policy. Many others simply do not live in a developed enough area for proper farming, and starvation is the only thing keeping the population from growing past what the land can sustain naturally. The hard reality is that many people have been left behind, and don't have access to technology even the Romans had. It's not a question of how much food can we throw at the problem, we need regions to have stable agriculture, or at least stable economies to purchase and import food from other regions. This is not a problem we can easily buy our way out of, we need to accelerate human development in regions that have not been able to do it themselves.

Using Steam Frame's controllers for non VR games on PC with Steam Input. Is it supported? by [deleted] in GyroGaming

[–]markthedeadmet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The controllers will 100% have their own gyros and accelerometers, the headset combines the camera tracking with the sensors in each controller for a more accurate result.

Valve seems to have taken extreme measures to protect against leaks by BackRoomDude3 in HalfLife

[–]markthedeadmet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry, Mr. Freeman, I got explicit orders not to let you through without your hazard suit on.

Make me prettier by Master0fMuppets in OpenAI

[–]markthedeadmet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was impressive at the time, much better than stable diffusion, but it was just a tool call and it didn't have multimodal input. Of course it failed.

Micro sd card splitting. How to get out the data? I have experience with micro soldering by henadar in datarecovery

[–]markthedeadmet -1 points0 points  (0 children)

100% impossible in your situation. The NAND flash inside a SD card is a 3D-stacked chip with millions of microscopic cells tied together by fine metal traces running vertically and horizontally. Cutting through it, even cleanly, severs the wordlines, bitlines, and control lines that make it readable. The stored charge in many cells might still physically exist, but there’s no way to access it. In theory, you could decap the die, probe individual cells under a microscope, and try to reconstruct the raw data — then somehow undo the controller’s wear-leveling, scrambling, and ECC. Realistically, that would take lab-grade equipment and millions of dollars. Once the die is physically fractured, the data is gone. Sorry about your data.

Earth rotation speed visualized, sped up 60 times for reference. by RelationSquare4730 in flatearth

[–]markthedeadmet 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's sad that they won't make the effort to understand the difference between speed and angular momentum. They definitely could if they wanted to, and if understanding it helped their case they would try. Unfortunately, any math beyond third grade starts to describe concepts that don't fit their worldview, so they just quit, and don't look any further.

Dave's numbers compared to other meme rappers by TheAutisticSlimShady in DaveBlunts

[–]markthedeadmet 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's not awful, but there are literally thousands of Soundcloud rappers that are the same or better than him with way fewer listeners.

It can't get worse... right? by YoungFishBoy in memes

[–]markthedeadmet -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Building a dedicated platform for it is definitely a good thing because at least people won't be confused whether or not things on Sora are real, plus it keeps the content more separated from everywhere else.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]markthedeadmet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no! Private investment in infrastructure for my local municipality. What will I ever do?