Daily Tech News 22 May 2024

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Microsoft wants to make Windows an AI operating system. (Tech Crunch)

The problem with Windows 10 was that it worked. When you have a product that works - and never wears out - all you have to bring in money is new users.

So what you have to do is create a new version with new features that people are willing to pay for.

Which Microsoft has singularly failed to do.
Meanwhile Google is putting ads in AI search results. (The Verge)

AI search results are a complete waste of time, so of course they are putting ads in them.

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The only Copilot+ AI feature that matters is a huge privacy risk. (Tom's Hardware)

Yes.
The new Qualcomm laptops otherwise look pretty good. (Tom's Hardware)

Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln...
I want flexible queries, not RAG. (Win Vector)

RAG is the latest AI term; it stands for "retrieval augmented generation". What this means is that AI search delivers garbage, and everyone knows it, so the solution is to replace the search results from the AI with the original search results, which raises the question of why we are using AI in the first place.

In this case, the author was looking for a recipe for a Sicilian dish of rice and eggs that his mother grew up with. ChatGPT helpfully provided a recipe from Naples, which is notably not in Sicily.

After a great deal of searching, his wife found a book called Bruculinu, America, a sort of memoir in recipes.

This had two recipes that looked likely.

They made the first one, and his mother confirmed that it was what she remembered.

The utility of AI in all this? Zero.
IGN has acquired a number of gaming news sites, including Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, and VG247. (The Verge)

Rock Paper Shotgun used to be the best games news site, period.

Then they got woke and it all turned to shit.
AMD has announced the low-end Epyc 4004 server CPU range. (AnandTech)

These are Ryzen 7000 CPUs. They are literally Ryzen 7000 CPUs.

That's not a bad thing. Ryzen 7000 CPUs are great. It's just what they are.

Anime Music Video of the Day

Song is Engel by Rammstein. Anime is Neon Genesis Evangelion, which is kind of a mess.

This is a 4K AI upscale of the HD remastered version, which was a frame-for-frame remake of the SD remastered version, which was a frame-for-frame remake of the original version, which was cut together with two VCRs and a stopwatch.

Literally. This video is that old.

And it turns out that all versions of it are blocked in the US - and only in the US - all the way back to the VHS original.

Anyway, here's ~~Wonderwall~~ All Star by Smash Mouth, anime is The Irresponsible Captain Tylor.

Disclaimer: Give me Windows 10 or give me death!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:17 AM

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1 Hiya

Posted by: JT at May 22, 2024 04:21 AM (T4tVD)

2 BOING!

Some relevant bio background on Amal Clooney:

https://tinyurl.com/35jwj6by

(X)

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 22, 2024 04:22 AM (CnYJC)

3 It's open season on laughing at Iran's leaders:

https://tinyurl.com/yk5yjdk3

(X)

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 22, 2024 04:22 AM (CnYJC)

4 Get in the robot, Shinji.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 22, 2024 04:25 AM (BLOW1)

5 Morning, rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo (ju2Fy) at May 22, 2024 04:29 AM (ju2Fy)

6 I'm with Miklos on this one, I've been involved in one way or another looking over the ICC and ICJ for almost 30 years, and I've NEVER heard of Amal Clooney in any respect in any proceeding before. As in, never heard of her. As far as I know she has never been anything but an 'advisor' or some kind of clerk.
I know of her solely as George Clooney's wife, that's it.

Posted by: LenNeal at May 22, 2024 04:32 AM (9yXr+)

7 Hrmmm...

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Posted by: olddog in mo (ju2Fy) at May 22, 2024 04:32 AM (ju2Fy)

8 Ah, poop. Hang on...

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 22, 2024 04:33 AM (BLOW1)

9 AI search results are a complete waste of time

So, not any different than regular Google search results.

Posted by: olddog in mo (ju2Fy) at May 22, 2024 04:34 AM (ju2Fy)

10 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 22, 2024 04:36 AM (fwDg9)

11 To be fair, I think a lot of gaming reviews were always crap. If it wasn't the latest and greatest or some personal, very obscure favorite genre of the author, they did not cover it. They were always also very trendy. Both overlooking good games or giving them abysmal scores or overpraising mediocre games.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 22, 2024 04:39 AM (i4fVr)

12 New music video of the day, flown in at the last minute at great from El Salvador probably.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 22, 2024 04:39 AM (BLOW1)

13 Good morning! Well it looks like the Biden administration gave the green light to assassinating PDTS using the raid on MAL as the cover, and the FBI as the bagmen. If there is a debate, I sure hope PDTS calls Biden out on this. Nothing less than razing the FBI and the DoJ and jailing the leadership will remedy this.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 22, 2024 04:39 AM (YRsIm)

14 Slow day in Blogland.

Guess everyone's watching the video that ain't there.

Posted by: JT at May 22, 2024 04:40 AM (T4tVD)

15 From the ONT:
286 Aetius

You mean the 7 of 9 in a kimono? Thanks.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 22, 2024 12:07 AM (Vv92G)

Hey, I have a type. I make no apologies.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 22, 2024 04:42 AM (i4fVr)

16 I do know Karim Khan was all but handpicked by Richard Goldstone, here's Goldstone's fawning endorsement:

https://tinyurl.com/2mhsypks

All this started with Yugoslavia and Goldstone, whose bitch wife thought it would be fun to live in The Netherlands for awhile for some shopping. Then Goldstone decided he was some kind of Jewish Global Judge Of All The World, and issued a pile of unsubstantiated warrants favoring Muslims. Then he hired mercenaries illegally to violate national sovereignties (which Goldstone clearly does not believe in) to 'enforce' them.
Fucker almost caused a Ukraine-type situation then, it only didn't happen because Russia was so weakened in the 1990s.

I keep shouting all this was put in motion by Goldstone because it was and is.

Posted by: LenNeal at May 22, 2024 04:43 AM (9yXr+)

17 I think they just hoped a shooting situation would happen to help their Takeover of the Country was happening

Posted by: Skip at May 22, 2024 04:47 AM (fwDg9)

18 Besides a week to get at Jurists to make sure they know their orders, only other thing is it drags this out another week for no reason.

Posted by: Skip at May 22, 2024 04:52 AM (fwDg9)

19 Besides a week to get at Jurists to make sure they know their orders, only other thing is it drags this out another week for no reason.
Posted by: Skip at May 22, 2024 04:52

True Skip.

My gardening is behind, early spring here, I need to catch up. Time to empty the compost tumbler too.

Posted by: Farmer at May 22, 2024 04:58 AM (55Qr6)

20 >>>Rock Paper Shotgun

LOL I hadn't heard of that

Posted by: m at May 22, 2024 05:00 AM (hyRRf)

21 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 22, 2024 05:01 AM (sAmhv)

22 >>>Then they got woke and it all turned to shit.

Not knowing the circumstances, I would give those people proper credit and hang 'em high:

Then THEY got woke and THEY turned it all to shit.

Posted by: m at May 22, 2024 05:01 AM (hyRRf)

23 I hope the jury realizes that the fate of the legitimacy of the criminal justice system is in their hands.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 22, 2024 05:04 AM (YRsIm)

24 No idea what problem is but power point in truck ang Garmin are not playing nice together
Oh well
Call sign Forward Dog 9 is hitting long road

Posted by: Skip at May 22, 2024 05:08 AM (fwDg9)

25 13 Good morning! Well it looks like the Biden administration gave the green light to assassinating PDTS using the raid on MAL as the cover, and the FBI as the bagmen. If there is a debate, I sure hope PDTS calls Biden out on this. Nothing less than razing the FBI and the DoJ and jailing the leadership will remedy this.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 22, 2024 04:39 AM (YRsIm)

Agreed! But nothing Biden says in a debate will be counted against him.

Posted by: m at May 22, 2024 05:09 AM (hyRRf)

26 I hope the jury realizes that the fate of the legitimacy of the criminal justice system is in their hands.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead
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Well they have a week to read all about the case. As well as getting pressure from family and friends.

Posted by: olddog in mo (ju2Fy) at May 22, 2024 05:14 AM (ju2Fy)

27 Morning folks, I've recently changed all my devices to use duck duck go as the default search engine. They do have ad sponsored results at the top but no AI suggested answers and I'm finding the results are generally better.

Posted by: CanuckJack at May 22, 2024 05:21 AM (1cCGi)

28 so the solution is to replace the search results from the AI with the original search results, which raises the question of why we are using AI in the first place.

So garbage out either way.

Posted by: olddog in mo (ju2Fy) at May 22, 2024 05:22 AM (ju2Fy)

29 Well they have a week to read all about the case. As well as getting pressure from family and friends.

I have no doubt that each of them will be visited to remind of their 'civic duty'. An administration that can mount a lawfare campaign like this against a billionaire can destroy a common man without exerting any effort.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 22, 2024 05:22 AM (YRsIm)

30 Evening and morning, folk,

Back from my workout and shower, and grabbing a few moments of AoS time before I have to dash out the door. My Internet connection was down when I got up. This kept me on the right path to work out instead of reading and typing here, which often leads to me saying, "Ah, I'll go tomorrow."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 22, 2024 05:43 AM (omVj0)

31 Good morning morons

Local TV news reports school crossing guards are complaining that driverless cars are not observing their cautions.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 22, 2024 05:44 AM (RIvkX)

32 A prayer for justice. I found it on the internet and it is based on one of the psalms. The word "me" can be changed to "him" as in the case of Donald Trump- if so desired:

Almighty God, I call upon Your intervention in this unjust situation.

You are a defender of the oppressed and a fighter for justice.

Rise, O Lord, and contend with those who perpetuate injustice.

Fight on my behalf, for I trust in Your righteous judgment and deliverance.

May Your victory be evident, turning the tide in this situation.

Amen.

Psalm 35:1 (NIV) – “Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.”

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 22, 2024 05:48 AM (LXKmk)

33 Nood. (Seriously).

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 22, 2024 05:49 AM (PiwSw)

34 Would the NY authorities stoop so low as to remind the jury members that " you have a nice apartment their in the city, it would be a shame if your landlord (the city) decided you don't need it). I had a friend who lives in Poughkeepsie up the Hudson river who is called to jury duty in NYC. How they can do this, who knows. He got out of it because he claimed hardship. Taking the train into the city, and finding his way to the courthouse was more than he could handle at 85 years old.

Posted by: colin at May 22, 2024 05:49 AM (/z/eU)

35 - AI

Well, the first word IS artificial.
Humans thinking they can design a computer that has the ability to think like the computer that God designed. 🤣

It is a result of people being programmed to believe there is no God. And just accepting billions and billions of years and some chemicals got struck by lightning, or something, and,,, life!!!

Posted by: TeeJ at May 22, 2024 06:01 AM (xZpzx)

36 >>>In this case, the author was looking for a recipe for a Sicilian dish of rice and eggs that his mother grew up with. ChatGPT helpfully provided a recipe from Naples, which is notably not in Sicily.

Riceist!

Posted by: m at May 22, 2024 06:44 AM (hyRRf)

37 A year ago I upgraded my Windows 10 PC, new case, cpu, board, memory and gpu. The old stuff became a Linux Mint machine. (Formerly I had Mint installed on a hard drive in a hot-swap drive cage in my PC so Windows would not fuck up the boot process on my PC.)
Now I spend a few hours a week getting up to speed. There are desktop programs I have installed that have a Linux analogue. Once I find the work-arounds, I'll no longer be looking at a Windows desktop.

Posted by: Jim at May 22, 2024 07:34 AM (zhWvq)

38 Here is the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGm9FwGUueA

Posted by: Cowboy Wally at May 22, 2024 07:55 AM (n5SXK)

39 This predates it by a year.
https://streamable.com/s/s5l0m/qknbha

Posted by: Cowboy Wally at May 22, 2024 08:10 AM (n5SXK)

40 Truth be told I'd probably still be using XP at work if they'd let me.

Posted by: Ronzoni at May 22, 2024 08:31 AM (tof4A)

41 "Now I spend a few hours a week getting up to speed. There are desktop programs I have installed that have a Linux analogue. Once I find the work-arounds, I'll no longer be looking at a Windows desktop."

I use Ubuntu on all my computers (ours is a Microsoft-free household) and am perfectly content. However, I'm a vanilla user - I don't game or need to use custom software - so your needs may go past what's available under Linux. Still, good luck in your quest!

Posted by: Nemo at May 22, 2024 08:44 AM (S6ArX)

42 An AI operating system. Because somebody said to themselves "You know what's wrong with Windows? It's too lean and efficient. It runs trouble-free on minimal hardware requirements, and troubleshooting is too transparent."

Posted by: DaveL at May 22, 2024 09:00 AM (459nc)

43 I have always said that after a certain point, new versions of operating systems just consist of taking the same commands and hiding them.

There is no real added functionality that they couldn't have added incrementally to the old OS. They just want it to look different for marketing purposes, and that entails making it less efficient for users.

Occasionally, an iteration is actually more efficient than the previous one as they restore access to something they hid away previously. This accounts for the good and bad editions.

Posted by: Thatch at May 22, 2024 09:05 AM (mUrRY)

44 sock off

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 22, 2024 09:30 AM (w9Wax)

45 You shut your dirty whore mouth about Evangelion.
So what if the last episode is unintelligible!?!? I still love it.

Hideaki Anno really didn't do much afterwards, he did the rebuilds and Shin Godzilla which isn't great but it's still better than most American efforts.
His first appearance after the original Evangelion was in a video where he calls up a prostitute without revealing who he is and she proceeds to tell him what she thinks his own show is about and how she didn't like it. Depressing.

Posted by: stv at May 22, 2024 10:07 AM (vmHhd)

46 What Happened: In an interview with Wall Street Journal which was made public on Monday, Nadella spoke about new AI capabilities of Microsoft’s Copilot+PCs with Qualcomm chips and AI Windows.

One of the features was “Recall,” which enables Windows to take constant screenshots of the user’s screen and use a generative AI model to process the data, making it searchable.

The clip from the video was shared by a user on X, formerly Twitter, and it sparked a strong reaction. Musk also replied saying, “Maybe it is time to move consumer desktops to Linux.”

Posted by: SMOD at May 22, 2024 11:23 AM (RHGPo)

47 >>>The only Copilot+ AI feature that matters is a huge privacy risk.

Just double checked, again, that I had Copilot disabled already, because Microsoft doing Microsoft stuff.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 22, 2024 12:25 PM (i24o9)

48 >>>Then they got woke and it all turned to shit.

This, too, is the story of obama.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 22, 2024 12:27 PM (i24o9)

49 The core problem with RAG is that it doesn't solve the "LLMs will just lie to you" problem unless you nail the LLM down so tightly it ceases to be a LLM. Other than that it's great (at tricking people into funding it).

Does the IGN buying spree remind anyone of Disney's buying spree a while ago? You know, the one that tolled the death of any actual creativity or entertainment of value produced by the company?

Posted by: Cortillaen at May 23, 2024 12:10 PM (6kADi)

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