Author: “write me a 4000 word article on why microplastics are bad
ChatGPT: generates 4000 words of text explaining what micro means, what plastic means, and paraphrasing the “controversy” section of the Wikipedia page on microplastics
Reader: “Summarise this article”
GhatGPT: “Microplastics are bad”
How does the image scanning compare to docker scout? (Or whatever the docket desktop one is called).
See also: Oracles Java runtime, Docker desktop, VMware.
For those also wondering (and I’m quoting a comment on Ars so may stand corrected…):
Isn’t this a violation of the Geneva Conventions?
Only if used to deliberately target infantry. The videoed operations so far seem to have been intended to burn away protective cover (trees/brush), which is a permitted use even if there’s a risk of inflicting casualties as a side effect of the application of incendiaries.
Okay so we’ll need a new boiler in a couple of years and to be honest the idea of pumping gas through a pipe into my house seems kinda archaic. Like oil lamp kind of technology.
I really want a eco friendly alternative and modern, cost efficient technology instead.
However heat pumps just don’t seem to make any sense, and the more marketing materials I read critically, the less convinced I am of their practicality, nor the integrity of the vendors - if they work similarly to air conditioning units or refrigerators why do they cost 20x as much as those devices?
Anecdotally, an electrician I know has been involved with decommissioning more than one heat pump in new builds so that the owners could replace them with gas combi boilers because the heat pumps were so slow - taking a day or so to heat the house up after eg children leaving windows open, or forgetting to close doors when bringing in shopping etc. Never mind running out of hot water.
There are some very insightful comments in this thread from people who are clearly more clued up than me, so I wondering if anyone could change my perception - which I will be the first to concede is likely ignorant.
So…. Thinking about the UK implementation where one is supposed to swap out a gas boiler and replace it with a heat pump…
My understanding - as an admittedly ignorant layman - is that:
They are cheaper to run in an ideal environment - a super insulated building, that is often a very high bar even for a relatively modern (less than 30 year old building say) with all the insulation one can achieve. For the sake of argument let’s say this is doable for the individual and they have achieved a C level EPC rating, the most you can get before your house begins to generate its own energy eg with solar panels.
They cost 4x the price of a gas boiler (approx 3k vs 12k). A few hundred quid a year off the gas bill doesn’t justify that difference.
They take incredibly long (by comparison) to heat a home from perceivably “cold” to “warm”. Eg 24 hours to go from 14 degrees C to 21 degrees C, vs an hour with a gas boiler.
Hot water on demand is impossible, so you’re back to the olden days of having to plan life around a hot water tank, and praying no one takes a slightly longer shower than usual, or guests don’t want a bath
So then, what is the upside for a rational (ie selfishly motivated) consumer? A pay off after 26 years assuming a failure rate of 0? How long are they expected/guaranteed to work for? If the anticipated lifespan is less than that then it doesn’t make sense from a financial point of view no? And if they are expected to last longer, how much longer? Is that a good investment vs savings? And during/beyond that time are people expected to not value the loss of a superior experience in terms of heating time when temps drop unintentionally?
Reading my post back I appreciate it sounds very critical and full of FUD but I’m genuinely not trolling - just looking for sense where I don’t see it, but really want to!
Hyped for this.
Appreciate it’s not the same thing, but still feel like it will scratch the same itch that fallout does, without having to suffer that janky Bethesda engine (even its latest incarnation for starfield was annoying!).
Plus a nice looking colourful environment for a change instead of the standard post apocalyptic browngrey.
Number 2.
Strike up some idle chit chat, how ya doing, nice weather etc…
And then a totally innocent… so whaddya do for work?
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Awesome that they’ve done this but it’s still a lot of steps.
I’ve heard there are cracked versions pre-packaged so it would be good if one of the retailers could release something similar given the popularity.
Agree they’ve being easing their way in for a while. My point was specifically about advertising within the content itself which would be a new line crossed.
Edit: actually yes they did do this with Apple News didn’t they! (Which is why I stopped paying for it).
Content advertising isn’t “on brand” for Apple, so this would be a bold move.
Said it before and I’ll say it again - one of the most underrated games ever!
Manor Lords.
Plays really well but as one reviewer put it, it gets old after 20 hours or so.
That said, the early access bit is done well in that the content that is there works pretty well, and you can see placeholder for the other features being worked on.
Like right now it’s maybe like 25% of the full game, but that 25% works well and you can clearly see what’s coming.
That thumbnail tho 🤤
Is this… unexpected?
Genuine question.
I’ve had some luck with Ubuntu, I’ve made my “notes” public in case it’s of use to you!
I’d started with bootcamp (windows) to add another bootloader option then went from there. Most of my docs go from there.
You ever get the webcam working? I’ve tried the patjak stuff and can get the device detected but alas no /dev/video
I managed to get it working under Ubuntu following this trail https://github.com/Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux#intel
Blacklisting the amd GPU caused Linux not to boot however…
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”
Kinda cool though tbf. Wrappable tech would be an awesome next step, like a watch that’s all screen that you can completely wrap around your wrist.