Paul 🐧 @Paul_Aguayo@qoto.org

The 4 easiest ways to test Linux on your old PC before Windows 10 support runs out https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=348908

@lerudd @LinuxToday for me, it's been wireless adapters.
Sometimes they work on the live environment and they don't on the installed system.
For a newbie to #Linux this could be challenging nevertheless Windows has its own weirder issues.
Anyone new to #Linux needs to understand that it's not Windows

WIRED article forecasting the generative AI bubble will burst in 2025. This is more optimistic than my own expectations, but if WIRED are printing it, it's the direction sentiment in Silicon Valley is running in.

(Hint: there's gold in AI, but it's in *analytical* AI, aka big data, not stochastic parrot bullshit.)

https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-will-need-to-prove-its-usefulness/

Water and gruel—not bread: Discovering the diet of early Neolithic farmers in Scandinavia https://phys.org/news/2024-12-gruel-bread-diet-early-neolithic.html #science

A quicker access to #plots?

@labplot@lemmy.kde.social

Boosts appreciated! 🙂

To make it easier to access the many plots that have already been available in #LabPlot for a long time, we have added multiple dedicated items for these plots to the context menu.

The video below shows how to quickly access them in LabPlot [nightly]. We plan do add many more preconfigured plots to the context menu.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #dataViz #Data #DataScience #DataScientist #KDE #Education #Statistics

Reflected moonlight found to make barn owls less visible to prey https://phys.org/news/2024-12-moonlight-barn-owls-visible-prey.html #science

Volunteers should not become friends with patients, say Norwegian researchers https://phys.org/news/2024-12-volunteers-friends-patients-norwegian.html #science

Wireless antennas harness light to decode cellular communication signals https://phys.org/news/2024-12-wireless-antennas-harness-decode-cellular.html #science

Houthi missile strike injures more than a dozen in Tel Aviv
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3we936v266o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Top Stories @top-stories-BBCNews

Brazil’s Central Bank Burns $17 Billion in Reserves to Lift Real
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-20/central-bank-burns-17-billion-in-reserves-to-lift-brazil-s-real?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Emerging Markets @emerging-markets-bloomberg

Underwater footage raises suspicions of undersea cable sabotage as European authorities board Chinese ship for investigation - Chinese authorities are letting Swedish, Finnish, Danish, a... - https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/underwater-footage-raises-suspicions-of-undersea-cable-sabotage-as-european-authorities-board-chinese-ship-for-investigation #networking

Swimming mouse among 27 new species discovered in Peru
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vrnx2gvpko?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into World @world-BBCNews

Hungary sparks row with Poland by granting asylum to ex-minister
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9dp61weeggo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into World @world-BBCNews

Sovereign Tech Fund Invests in OpenStreetMap

Sovereign Tech Agency (@sovtechfund) has decided to invest €384k over two years to ensure the stability, growth and modernization of OpenStreetMap’s core software.

read more: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2024/12/20/sovereign-tech-fund-invests-in-openstreetmap/
#OpenStreetMap #OSM #Funding

Japanese company makes $16 USB-C cable that rotates 360 degrees — cable is approximately 3 feet long and offers 240W power delivery and USB 2.0 transfer speeds - Sanwa Supply Inc. just introduced a USB-C data cable that r... - https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/usb/japanese-company-makes-usd16-usb-c-cable-that-rotates-360-degrees-cable-is-approximately-3-feet-long-and-offers-240w-power-delivery-and-usb-2-0-transfer-speeds #cablesandconnectors #peripherals #usb

GitHub has released a free version of its AI code completion tool GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code users. It offers up to 2,000 completions/month, aiming to reach more developers with its AI capabilities https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/github-launches-a-free-version-of-its-ai-assistant-github-copilot-for-vs-code-users/

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Steps Down Amid Chipmaker’s Struggles - Pat Gelsinger stepped down after nearly four years at the helm of the company, Intel said... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/technology/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger.html #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #computersandtheinternet #intelcorporation #gelsingerpatrick #computerchips

Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission https://www.nasa.gov/general/experience-the-launch-of-nasas-spacex-crew-10-mission/ #NASA #General #CommercialCrew #HumansInSpace #KennedySpaceCenter

This $89 Wi-Fi router is designed to let you run whatever firmware you want - The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) announced last week... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/2/24310967/openwrt-one-wi-fi-router-available-price-software-freedom-conservancy

Blizzard are delisting Warcraft I and II from GOG, so GOG adds a special discount and will keep them updated https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/blizzard-are-delisting-warcraft-i-and-ii-from-gog-so-gog-adds-a-special-discount-and-will-keep-them-updated/

#Warcraft #GOG #Blizzard #PCGaming