@bjc To me, the cost/benefit ratio of Rust-in-Linux is very bad: jeopardizing bootstrappability¹ and auditability to get memory safety for a tiny fraction of a huge monolithic kernel. This benefits Rust more than Linux.
I remain convinced that object-capability, μ-kernel-based designs have way more to offer in terms of fault tolerance, security, and user freedom.
EDRi together with a number of other organizations launched the #StopScanningMe campaign for the preservation of #HumanRights in the fight against #ChildAbuse - which #ChatControl fails to uphold.
For a detailed background, read EDRi's position paper: https://edri.org/our-work/a-safe-internet-for-all-upholding-private-and-secure-communications/
Introducing cargo-auditable: audit Rust binaries for known bugs or vulnerabilities in production
https://github.com/rust-secure-code/cargo-auditable
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/rust-secure-code/cargo-auditable
Implementing truly safe semaphores in rust, and the cost we pay for safety
https://neosmart.net/blog/2022/implementing-truly-safe-semaphores-in-rust/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://neosmart.net/blog/2022/implementing-truly-safe-semaphores-in-rust/
"serverless" runtime in 200 lines with deno and sqlite
https://github.com/tbillington/rust_serverless_runtime
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/tbillington/rust_serverless_runtime
One of the arguments in favour of surveillance capitalism is the great usefulness of cloud-based ML predictions.
After all, who can deny the usefulness of photo apps that automatically recognize faces, detect your speech or help you making sense of the deluge of information in a social feed?
The argument usually goes like this: these features require large neural networks, which in turn require a lot of computational power to train the models, and a lot of memory and disk storage in order to load and save those models.
You can't do such things on small devices that run on batteries. Therefore your phone *HAS* to send your data to #BigTech servers if you want to get those features. Otherwise, you just won't get those features.
Except that... What if this whole argument is bollocks?
#POET (Private Optimal Energy Training) proves that you can run both the training and the predictions locally, without compromising neither on precision, nor on performance.
After all, the really expensive part of training is back-propagation. POET breaks down the back-propagation performance issue by quantizing the layers (so real-number large tensor multiplications get reduced to smaller multiplications of integer tensors, without sacrificing precision too much), and a clever way of caching the layers that are most likely to be needed, so we don't have to recalculate them, without caching everything though (which would be prohibitive in terms of storage).
The arguments in the paper sound very convincing to me. The code is publicly available on Github. I haven't yet had time to test it myself, but I will quite soon - and try to finally build an alternative voice assistant that can completely run on my phone.
So, the Gnome community is moving away from mailing lists, to Discourse. People on the Orca mailing list were just made aware of this, and certainly weren't asked about this. During the three days that discussion of this has been going on, people haven't all ben happy. A lot of users like being able to use a mail client, with keyboard commands and expected workflows. But nope, Orca-list will be moving to Discourse, whether blind people like it or not. So much for choice right? #a11y #gnome
@alcinnz
I'm more scared about the new Microsoft Pluton chip, which takes DRM to the next level and could remove any kind of introspection over the code running over your computer.
DRM is mainly made to control _reproduction of media_ files on certified hardware and certified software, but it can be broken.
Microsoft Pluton can attestate and control _any code executed_ on "your" PC.
Related lobsters discussion: https://lobste.rs/s/fdguww/dangers_microsoft_pluton
I finished a 5 part series on how to run an e-mail server in 2022 with all the DKIM/SPF/DMARC stuff working. It's not a simple HOWTO series, but it does explain all the moving parts. So if you're interested to learn a bit about modern e-mail - you're welcome! Starts here: https://jan.wildeboer.net/2022/08/Email-0-The-Journey-2022/
Latest grub update on arch distros seems to cause boot issues
https://endeavouros.com/news/full-transparency-on-the-grub-issue/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://endeavouros.com/news/full-transparency-on-the-grub-issue/
Let me add this niche search engine. Hmm, can't add directly. Extension? For a search engine? Certainly not, this is just a URL with string replacement after all.
I have added a custom search engine before, how hard can it be?
Mozilla: "Hold my club-mate infused sugar-free root beer!"
What's the Most Portable Way to Include Binary Blobs in an Executable?
I've settled on this version of NGC7496 as the prettiest way to combine JWST and HST. I think this has a "natural" look to it. Best used as simply as eye candy. #phangs https://flic.kr/p/2nyVKv5
“A protest planned by hundreds of bank depositors in central China seeking access to their frozen funds has been thwarted because the authorities have turned their health code apps red, several depositors told Reuters.”
Isn’t “smart tech” just wonderful? :)
Via @didek
en: Mostly tech, but not entirely. Privacy is a human right.
ia: Principalmente technologia, ma non in toto. Privacitate es un derecto human.