I’ve just read: 2035: solo macchine elettriche? L’Europa ci ripensa!!! Nice fonts! They are Teko and Barlow Condensed and both are released under the Open Font License which is always nice.
Ethics
Almost like Terminator 2
Google’s Claims of Super-Human AI Chip Layout Back Under the Microscope – Slashdot It’s almost like watching Terminator 2….
Status
Today I discovered that my youngest daughter, 12 years old listens to philosopher Stephen West’s podcast while playing Minecraft.
That’s awesome! 😅🤣😂
And her grandmother argues that she is wasting her time playing computer games!
I’m very, very proud for her!
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New Zinc-Air Battery Beats Lithium-Ion Battery on All Levels
The good news everyone wants to read New Zinc-Air Battery Beats Lithium-Ion Battery on All Levels The zinc-air battery offers significant cost savings Sadly zinc-air batteries are very sensitive to low temperatures, humidity and pollution: high altitudes or cold and humid climates, such rain, reduce both maximum power and autonomy. Also they can’t be recharged…
Tricks, vim
Vim Weekly Tips #26 : Jumps
https://lazybear.io/posts/vim-weekly-tips-26-jumps/
Proprietary software
Don’t trust proprietary
Microsoft Is Testing a Built-In Cryptocurrency Wallet For the Edge Browser (source Slashdot).I strongly, strongly suggest everyone to avoid using this functionality because it is proprietary software. Not having the sources you can’t be sure what it really does. It can easily have a backdoor to let some external entities come in and raid (i.e.…
Ethics, Faith
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Modern C replacements?
These days I was just wondering if anyone has compiled a list of “Modern C replacement” languages when Slashdot almost read my mind: Meet Zig: the Modern Alternative to the C Programming Language – Slashdot
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Replacing C
Do We Need a Replacement for C? I found this old draft that cites Zig programming language… time to undraft it… 🙂 C is a widely used language used to program anything from OS kernels to cryptography libraries. Is it time for a replacement? Erik EngheimNov 25, 2020·5 min read The C programming language is…
Good news
Scientists Discover Enzyme That Turns Air Into Electricity – Slashdot
It seems too good to be true. Let’s hope they will be able to tackle it somehow. Scientists Discover Enzyme That Turns Air Into Electricity – Slashdot Australian scientists have discovered an enzyme that converts air into energy. The finding, published in the journal Nature ….. the researchers extracted the enzyme responsible for using atmospheric…