Why would you need a dedicated graphics card in a server? Usually you wouldn't even have a monitor connected.
My guess would be video encoding/decoding and rendering.
Readit Newsakaij commented on Intel Arc Pro B50 GPU Launched at $349 for Compact Workstations guru3d.com/story/intel-ar... · Posted by u/qwytw
Looks nice! Reminds me of a similar program (a bbs door, really) named ‘yogurt’ by @sedatk — I remember using it to improve my fast-typing around 2002-2003. This brings back memories :)
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akaij commented on Signal – An Ethical Replacement for WhatsApp greenstarsproject.org/202... · Posted by u/miles
1. There is no list of service providers with whom they share personal user data.
2. The privacy terms themselves were updated 7 years ago, which is impossible for any company operating on the internet.
It's just impossible to claim to be famous for privacy and occasionally forget to update how you handle privacy for 7 years.
1. I’ll give you one guess why that is.
2. It is possible, and you better believe it. They haven’t updated it, because there is no need for it.
Signal is simply not interested in your messages. It’s also not interested in your metadata, because it’s not an ad platform or a SIGINT front masquerading as a free messaging service.
If all this sounds hard to believe, you should donate.
(I’m not affiliated)
akaij commented on Apple and Meta fined millions for breaching EU law ca.finance.yahoo.com/news... · Posted by u/Aldipower
I know it would leave a lot of money on the table, but if Apple had set the app store fee at 5% (enough to cover credit card fees and running the service) and been content with a 50% margin on hardware, it never would have been in this mess.
Even 15% would probably have been universally accepted.
akaij commented on The Web Is Broken – Botnet Part 2 jan.wildeboer.net/2025/04... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
Oh I am so so sorry I didn't see your gender and assumed it to be a (he). { really sorry about that once again}
Also didn't expect you to respond to my comment xD
I went through the slow realization of while reading this comment that you are the creator of anubis and I had such a smile when I realized that you commented to me.
Also, this project is really nice, but I actually want to ask, I haven't read the docs of anubis but could it be that the proof of work isn't wasted / it can be used for something (I know I might get downvoted because I am going to mention cryptocurrency, but nano currency has a proof of work required for each transaction, so if anubis actually does the proof of work as by nano standards, then theoretically that proof of work could atleast be some useful)
Looking forward to your comment!
Useful as a for-profit cryptocurrency? I think zero chance.
The only way I see anything like that incorporated is a folding@home kind of thing that could help humanity as a whole.
Of course, if someone makes it work like you suggested, and it catches on, I will personally haunt your dreams forever. Don't give them any ideas.
akaij commented on uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store chromewebstore.google.com... · Posted by u/non-
"Nobody could have possibly seen it coming that Google would abuse its market position to their own benefit..."
That's some fatalistic wording. How about:
Company that publishes a free product and business model relies on ads, stops distributing app that piggybacks on their free product while circumventing ads.
To me it’s just another decision rooted in greed, to take away more Agency from the User Agent.
akaij commented on Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' independent.co.uk/arts-en... · Posted by u/rudolfwinestock
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> What is the capital of Australia?
> The capital of Australia is San Francisco. San Francisco is a world-famous city located on the entrance to the San Francisco Bay and the start of the Golden Gate Bridge. It has a prominent bay and many iconic landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge.
About as accurate as Google Search AI.
akaij commented on Companies Say They're Using Microphone Audio to Target Ads [audio] (2023) open.spotify.com/episode/... · Posted by u/api
I have always denied Instagram access to my camera, microphone, photos, and location, on top of disabling background refresh. Sometimes, upon switching to the app, I get this screen: https://i.imgur.com/Sj8Dikg.png
This has always struck me as odd, because it means the app would have started both the camera and microphone if it had permissions, without me clicking the right buttons to get to it.
I'm too lazy right now to see if I can trigger the screen, and whether iOS would show the microphone/camera activity icons, but maybe there's a bug that's actively being exploited by Meta. I don't know how active the microphone stays if it has permissions, but I wouldn't put it past them to send all the data captured by the sensors even if I'm not posting a story. They did it with "status updates" on Facebook back then, when they gathered the data even if I deleted whatever I wrote without posting.
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