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Intel GPU D270 is an inference-optimized data center GPU for agentic AI workloads. It supports long-context, high-concurrency inference with up to 480 GB LPDDR5X, 350 W, 32 Xe3P cores, and 256 XMX engines. It uses PCIe 5.0 and air cooling, fitting standard servers without liquid cooling. It’s open by design and compatible with PyTorch, vLLM, SGLang, and OpenAI Triton. Intended for AI platform architects and enterprises deploying production inference (RAG, enterprise assistants, coding assistants, multimodal models). Performance varies by use and configuration.
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The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel in Whittier, Alaska, is America’s longest highway tunnel at about 2.5 miles. Built in 1943 during World War II, it links Whittier to the Alaska Railroad and Portage Glacier Highway, serving about 250 residents and acting as a vital transit artery to Anchorage. The one-way tunnel alternates traffic every 15 minutes and faces extreme winter conditions (temps to -40°F, winds to 150 mph). Toll: $13 round trip for standard vehicles; $22 for large vehicles. Best visited in summer; check schedule.
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Brickbrag is a free browser game where players build, explore, race and fly in a shared brick town. No download or signup required; join online to shape a town built from bricks, with a race track, airfield, buses, shops and land you can own. Build alone or publicly; the Land Office sells lots and lets you own structures that others can’t knock down. Race tracks show live fast laps; hangars hold trikes; buses have robot drivers; travel through lava, mountains, forests and fields. Use WASD to walk, bricks to place, chat and gift with others.
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An analysis claims an Intel FMA instruction vfmaddrnd231pd (VFMADDRND231PD) offering per-instruction rounding control via an immediate, enabling per-op rounding without AVX-512. The post notes the instruction is not recognized by assemblers or compilers (no intrinsics _mm_fmaddround_pd / _mm256_fmaddround_pd), and attempts to assemble fail with UD on Haswell. The 2024 SDM mentions vfmaddrnd231pd, but the 2026 edition omits it; DDS in VEX prefix appears undocumented and likely removed. The author suspects Intel planned the vfmaddrnd* set and removed it late, but docs weren't updated, and asks for confirmation.
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Huahai argues against Rich Hickey's claim that LLMs are merely automation and not tools. He contends that LLMs can be wielded by humans, and using them well requires skill, like any tool. Tools amplify judgment, and LLMs' unpredictability is a limitation to manage, not disqualifying. Automation can be a feature of tools (e.g., compilers, spreadsheets), and users still direct inputs, interpret results, and decide next steps. A meaningful, human-directed feedback loop is essential; expertise improves usefulness. The anthropomorphic framing of AI is unhelpful; focus on practical engineering and responsible use.
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Firefox 28+ uses network.http.response.timeout of 300s, which can break resuming large downloads and overall stability. Setting this timeout to 0 (or a very high value) in about:config can restore resumable downloads, assuming the server supports range requests. The issue appears timeout-related rather than .part file handling, and Firefox may retry in ways that complicate resumption. Workarounds include using wget -c to resume. The problem is longstanding and not fully understood; the author hasn’t verified the Firefox source.
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Rich Hickey argues that 'tools' are wielded with control, technique, and feedback, while LLMs are automation that act independently and lack intentional direction. Therefore LLMs are not tools for coding or learning: using them abdicates reading, writing, and thinking, and can mislead as the world is ceded to a capricious algorithm. True tools require user energy, expertise, and ongoing feedback; automation should augment human skill rather than substitute it. The piece contrasts practical examples and warns against treating AI as a substitute for real-world work.
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Daniel Dylan Wray argues that John Cale, cofounder of the Velvet Underground, is under-appreciated in popular music discourse, especially next to Lou Reed. He surveys attitudes to Reed as a god-like figure vs Cale’s more understated, singular output. He notes Reed retrospectives far outshine Cale’s, despite Cale’s substantial influence. Through interviews and commentary, the piece contends that Cale deserves greater recognition and retrospective attention, not to diminish Reed's importance but to balance the narrative around their intertwined legacies. The piece is a subscriber-only essay for The Quietus.
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A compact reference for a VoIP/IRC-based system (phreak.ing) listing features, settings, and dial codes: voicemail, do-not-disturb, forward, intercom, conference rooms, block/hidden extensions, privacy and notification options, and admin/security tools; includes quick dial codes like *69 callback, *97 voicemail, *98 mailbox, *80/*81 intercom, 70-79 parked calls, *72 forward, *801-*899 rooms, 742735 to post in #phreak, 411 for the list, *#101# dial codes, *#06# party mode, etc.
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Epic Games is shifting its Disney game (featuring Marvel and Star Wars) to an “AI-first” development approach and delaying it. After March layoffs of about 1,000 employees, remaining staff were told there would be “no more hand-written code” and the game would be “generated with full AI workflows.” Epic confirmed an AI-accelerated development path. The project had been slated for a March release; Disney did not comment. Staff reportedly reacted with astonishment amid the upheaval.
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An autobiographical technical overview of building a ZX Spectrum 128K cracktro-style demo. The author revisits 80s cracktros, then explains his workflow: a Makefile-based toolchain (Pasmo, zmakebas, FUSE) and a multi-stage BASIC loader. He starts with a simple screen memory setup, then adds a scrolling text and logo, using Z80 assembly tricks (rl rotate, ldir block copy) to move pixels within the 3-screen, 8x8 attribute layout. He ports an Amiga module using Vortex Tracker to three AY channels, builds a starfield with precomputed coordinates and occupancy tables, and adds VU meters and twinkle effects. Musings on hardware immersion and learning.
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OpenFatigue is a satirical look at extreme “open” branding in tech. It sketches a spoof platform that markets itself as Open while listing contradictions: open-ish licensing, model weights behind a 41-page AUP and usage caps, visible source with fax-based PR, and Community vs Enterprise editions. It lampoons openness hype, badge-access “Open Door” policies, and marketing that confuses open source with open marketing. The piece concludes it’s satire and notes the code is on GitHub.
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Rich Hickey argues that tools are wielded with control, feedback, intention, and skill-building, while LLMs and AI are not tools but automation: they act with little ongoing human direction, lack reliable feedback, and bypass hands-on learning. Using AI to write or read outsources work, causing you to miss understanding, argument, and nuance. Tools illuminate the world; automation merely performs tasks. Treating AI as a tool risks abdication of thinking, learning, and mastery.
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403 Forbidden error from a Varnish cache server.
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Federal prosecutors obtained warrants to deploy cell-site simulators—dragnet devices that mimic cell towers—to locate Jerome Richardson, a Temple University student who helped produce Don Lemon’s coverage of an anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The effort also targeted journalist Georgia Fort and Minnesota Senate candidate Jamael Lundy, with pen-register orders for Fort and a Lemon contact. The records raise privacy and First Amendment concerns because the devices capture everyone nearby, and prosecutors admit some affidavits overstated protester activity; it’s unclear if the devices were actually used.
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Ned Rust argues that the decline of the mass-market paperback was driven by corporate consolidation and supply-side decisions by the Big Five, not just reader trends. The 1939 Pocket Books mass-market democratized reading, offering affordable, widely distributed titles and a diverse mix. By 2024 the format was discontinued, prices surged, and availability narrowed as retailers reduced distribution to focus on safer, high-profit titles. The piece critiques media that blame readers and urges industry accountability, questioning whether publishers could or should maintain broader, non-digital distribution and title variety.
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A 403 CloudFront error means the request cannot be satisfied and the site cannot be reached. The site may be experiencing heavy traffic or a configuration issue. Retry later or contact the site owner. For content distributed via CloudFront, consult CloudFront documentation for troubleshooting. Includes a CloudFront request ID.
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Argues OpenAI/Anthropic gatekeep and track user data; favors open-weight models as private, runnable on local hardware or via secure enclaves (Tinfoil/Maple). Claims these can rival proprietary models yet avoid data exposure. Highlights GLM-5.3 (and GLM-5.3-Flash) as on par with Claude Opus 5.5/4.8; notes Mistral Le Chonk. Warns about data-sharing by Z.ai and some Chinese firms. Recommends private inference for safety and control; OpenCode Go for cheaper, non-private use. The author uses GLM-5.3 with Tinfoil/OpenCode Go and envisions open models replacing ChatGPT/Claude in many cases.
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