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Computer Chronicles - Best of COMDEX 1996
https://archive.org/details/BestofCo
https://archive.org/details/BestofCo
Best of Comdex 1996 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Highlights of the annual fall Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Products featured include the ATI WonderBoard, Windows CE, new digital photography products, and...Internet Archive
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Hey everyone,
I’m micr0, the person behind Altbot, the open-source bot that helps generate alt-text for images, videos, and audio on the Fediverse. Right now, Altbot uses Google Gemini to generate the alt-text, but that means your data goes through Google’s servers and could be used for training their machine learning models.
To fix this and ensure total privacy, I’m looking to move Altbot to a local model that will run completely on my own hardware. This way, your data won’t be saved, shared, or used anywhere else—it’ll stay private and only temporarily be on my hardware.
It’s a big goal, but one that’s been on my mind since the very beginning. I’ve been talking about this shift for a while, and it’s time to make it happen. Plus, if I reach the goal, Altbot will be running on 48% renewable energy, which means less environmental impact and more sustainability.
To make this happen, I need to raise $1,800–$2,000 USD to buy server-grade hardware—things like GPUs for model processing, a solid motherboard, power supply, storage, and cooling. With this setup, I’ll be able to run Altbot privately, efficiently, and sustainably.
I’ve also posted a breakdown of the planned server specs and spending as a reply to this post if you’re curious about the details!
If this sounds like something you want to support, any help would be appreciated! Every little bit gets me closer to the goal. You can donate here: Ko-fi Link.
Thanks so much for supporting Altbot and helping make the Fediverse a better place!
I’m micr0, the person behind Altbot, the open-source bot that helps generate alt-text for images, videos, and audio on the Fediverse. Right now, Altbot uses Google Gemini to generate the alt-text, but that means your data goes through Google’s servers and could be used for training their machine learning models.
To fix this and ensure total privacy, I’m looking to move Altbot to a local model that will run completely on my own hardware. This way, your data won’t be saved, shared, or used anywhere else—it’ll stay private and only temporarily be on my hardware.
It’s a big goal, but one that’s been on my mind since the very beginning. I’ve been talking about this shift for a while, and it’s time to make it happen. Plus, if I reach the goal, Altbot will be running on 48% renewable energy, which means less environmental impact and more sustainability.
To make this happen, I need to raise $1,800–$2,000 USD to buy server-grade hardware—things like GPUs for model processing, a solid motherboard, power supply, storage, and cooling. With this setup, I’ll be able to run Altbot privately, efficiently, and sustainably.
I’ve also posted a breakdown of the planned server specs and spending as a reply to this post if you’re curious about the details!
If this sounds like something you want to support, any help would be appreciated! Every little bit gets me closer to the goal. You can donate here: Ko-fi Link.
Thanks so much for supporting Altbot and helping make the Fediverse a better place!
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Also here is a more detailed breakdown of the planned server specs and spending for Altbot’s transition to a local model:
Link to cost breakdown and planned server spec
Link to cost breakdown and planned server spec
Altbot Server – Cost Breakdown - Pastebin.com
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#branded #teslamotors #spacex #theboringcompany #neuralink #starlink #corporatemotherfucker #richmotherfucker #nazi #apartheidracist
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stop posting to the bulletin...
#posting #bulletin #karlmarx ##quotes #no #classwar #cancercapitalism #management
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You've probably heard that "we are stardust," but this graphic breaks it down further & tells you what kind of stars your dust came from--and which elements didn't come from stars at all.
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13873/ #science #nature #space
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13873/ #science #nature #space
Periodic Table of the Elements: Origins of the Elements
This periodic table depicts the primary source on Earth for each element. In cases where two sources contribute fairly equally, both appear. || PeriodicTableOrigins2_print.jpg (1024x682) [251.7 KB] || PeriodicTableOrigins2_Large.NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
Of you write Aluminum, you also have to write Uranum, Plutonum and Americum, or the rest of the world will rightfully ridicule you. At least be consistent.
@Codeschubse @Corey S Powell I say aluminium because that's what I grew up saying, but: platinum, molybdenum, lanthanum. There are two conventions and picking one is arbitrary, even if one is dominant.
The British coiner of the word picked -um and the British, US and global chemical communities switched it to -ium, only to be thwarted by *shakes fist* Weeebsteeer.
The British coiner of the word picked -um and the British, US and global chemical communities switched it to -ium, only to be thwarted by *shakes fist* Weeebsteeer.
That looks very much like an AmigaOS / Intuition EasyRequester(), though obviously running on Windows. Which game is that?
Taki Ongoy - Víctor Heredia y la Orquesta Juvenil Sinfónica
https://youtu.be/MPV3vMoB8Vg
#argentina #latiinoamerica #TakiOngoy #español #ñ
#argentina #latiinoamerica #TakiOngoy #español #ñ
Taki Ongoy - Víctor Heredia y la Orquesta Juvenil Sinfónica
Víctor Heredia junto con la Orquesta Juvenil Sinfónica del Ministerio de Educación de la Nación presentan "Taki Ongoy" conmemorando el día de la Diversidad C...YouTube
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!Star Trek🖖🏽|Gruppe Hello group. I want to watch something new, which one is it more like Star Trek? Battlestar Galactica or Babylon 5?
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they are all very different. The starfleet ideas are unique.
bsg has a fight for survival with little techno babble. The tech is closer to what we can do already.
b5 is also about different species and their politics, but with the humans more like the todays jerks we are.
so i would suggest to watch both. Starting with bsg to not compare b5 with startrek so much.
bsg has a fight for survival with little techno babble. The tech is closer to what we can do already.
b5 is also about different species and their politics, but with the humans more like the todays jerks we are.
so i would suggest to watch both. Starting with bsg to not compare b5 with startrek so much.
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The willful obtuseness needed to hear "sex is a social construct" and think people mean "I don't believe chromosomes exist" and not "our attempts to define a 'sex' that can function as way to organize humanity into two distinct halves with differing social roles is, obviously, a cultural artifact and a problematic one at that"
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The creepy sound of online trackers https://axbom.com/the-creepy-sound-of-online-trackers/
This is rather disturbing
This is rather disturbing
The creepy sound of online trackers
I can't get the noise out of my head. People who watch the video express awe and disgust. And that is why Dutch software developer Bert Hubert's experiment is so powerful.Per Axbom (Axbom • Digital Compassion)
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"Be the light you want to see in the world"
Sticker spotted in Dortmund, Germany
Sticker spotted in Dortmund, Germany
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My wife and daughter both have a grey sweatshirt that reads in white
BELIEVE
THERE IS
GOOD IN THE WORLD
The letters
BE
THE
GOOD
pop out in light green.
@onecreativecat
BELIEVE
THERE IS
GOOD IN THE WORLD
The letters
BE
THE
GOOD
pop out in light green.
@onecreativecat
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Laws are never equally enforced or applied especially when you have tons of investors money. It is a sad reality. https://bsky.app/profile/lonestartallboi.bsky.social/post/3kiib4qnjt324
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If you're not from the US and want to travel here. Don't.
I thought as a (German and white) visitor I'm gonna be fine.
Border and customs protection took my phone, forced me to unlock it and stole god knows what data from it. The agent was powertripping and made sure to let me know that I am powerless and he can just send me home or do godknowswhat to me.
He directly said "if you're annoying I'm just sending you home".
Apparently my trans ass was part of a "random search". Lol.
I'm fine now and with Lexi luckily. I don't know what kind of malware is on my phone, or what they took from it. I've been crying all throughout my connecting flight.
This place is a dystopian shithole. Please don't go here.
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I thought as a (German and white) visitor I'm gonna be fine.
Border and customs protection took my phone, forced me to unlock it and stole god knows what data from it. The agent was powertripping and made sure to let me know that I am powerless and he can just send me home or do godknowswhat to me.
He directly said "if you're annoying I'm just sending you home".
Apparently my trans ass was part of a "random search". Lol.
I'm fine now and with Lexi luckily. I don't know what kind of malware is on my phone, or what they took from it. I've been crying all throughout my connecting flight.
This place is a dystopian shithole. Please don't go here.
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I couldn’t remember a piece of #PostgreSQL array syntax so I searched Google.
The first result is some AI spam page. The result provided on it is incorrect; it’s the MySQL answer, though also not quite correct.
The Internet is going to be killed and it will be AI spam that kills it.
#AI #LLMs #spam
The first result is some AI spam page. The result provided on it is incorrect; it’s the MySQL answer, though also not quite correct.
The Internet is going to be killed and it will be AI spam that kills it.
#AI #LLMs #spam
Google search will be killed, but the internet will survive, and the web and Google will probably both survive as well
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PC Mag - February 1995
https://books.google.com/books?id=v-ujWW1YGuwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA42#v=twopage&q&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=v-ujWW1YGuwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA42#v=twopage&q&f=false
PC Mag
PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.Google Books
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Welp, time to check my old CDs and cassettes. (I actually have a couple of old CDs that lasted longer than what these said. Let's see if the cassettes are also long-lasting contrary to what they say...)
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