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  • How's the Human Brain Project a competitor to DeepMind?

  • Intel Core V8
  • This is incredible.

  • Huawei’s HarmonyOS NEXT launch marks a divorce from Android
  • Exactly. The path for success is clear as there's clear need and public investment to back it up.

  • Huawei’s HarmonyOS NEXT launch marks a divorce from Android
  • Apps typically don't interact with the kernel. They interact with a C library like glibc, bionic or musl. So long as the kernel has a POSIX interface you should be able to compile the same app on different kernels. We do this with apps that run on Linux, BSD and QNX for example.

    As for Android apps, you could extend that to running the Android runtime on top of different kernels. We did that with the Android runtime on QNX for BlackBerry 10 and we did it in a way that didn't even require recompilation. That said Wiki says they don't support Android apps. So if you meant Android apps they simply don't.

  • Ontario is removing Bloor, Young and University bike lanes.
  • Last week I biked on Bloor's new west end bike lane and it was amazing. Would be a shame for it to be destroyed.

  • Ontario is removing Bloor, Young and University bike lanes.
  • Oh that's right, we haven't heard much about sex ed on a while.

  • Huawei’s HarmonyOS NEXT launch marks a divorce from Android
  • Wow this is indeed a completely new OS - kernel, user space and all. I thought they'd use Linux and Qt but no.

  • REPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablets
  • Wrong as in not sound. An argument can be valid assuming its assumptions are true. The argument is the model, which really is a set of arguments. Its assumptions which are taken axiomatically are as you say impossible, therefore they are not true (which I called wrong). So the argument is not sound. I'm not saying anything different than what you said really, just used informal language. ☺️

  • REPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablets
  • For a firm that already have their own core designs that simply use the ARM instruction set, it might be easier to adapt to RISC-V. For a firm that licenses ARM cores on the other hand...

  • Raspberry Pi announce branded range of NVMe SSDs and SSD kit
  • Tape it to the back of the monitor?

  • How did other countries get proportional representation?
  • Well we don't even have a likely multi-party agreement... 😅

  • Please, For the Love Of God, Check Your Motorcycle's Bolts
  • Loose fasteners can lead to hospital trips or worse on manual bikes too. Especially the ones ridden fast.

  • ASRock X870E Taichi Review: Better than X670E, at a lower price
  • That lower price is $500 🫨

  • blue light filter for android
  • Android has had this built-in for a few releases now.

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    Make Canada great again by getting rid of Trudeau once and for all
  • Some of those allegations are true, most are not. Still getting rid of Trudeau is probably going to be good for Canada on the whole. However replacing him with PP won't be. The options are a new LPC leadership, NDP with the current or new leadership.

  • Ontario promises to pay for ripping out bike lanes that fail unannounced criteria.
  • I could easily happen to ride through a particular street at a particular time. Weekends are easier although I'm not sure what the effectiveness is on the weekend vs the weekdays. Weekday during commute time would be impactful. The morning commute would affect businesses more and workers less. Evening commute would affect businesses less and workers more. Eat from work hours vs leisure hours. Weekends would likely eat from leisure hours too.

  • Believe It Or Not, Unions Have Even Bigger Problems than the 2024 Election
  • The process of democratizing the endorsement process, though, carries with it the need for unions to act not just as workplace negotiators, but as schools—for unions to take seriously the task of saying to members, “We have studied these issues, we have met with politicians, we have lobbied in Washington, and here is our power analysis, and here are our friends and enemies, and here is why, and here is the path forward.” Unions need political discussion groups. Unions need book clubs. Unions need labor colleges. Unions need to embody the practice of small-d democracy, to become the natural place that their members turn to when it is time to study politics and debate politics and participate in politics. Unions need to, in essence, become their own form of civil society. Lazy, institutional, top-down unions that do not constantly work to engage members will see their members drift away and, sometimes, drift into the welcoming arms of Donald Trump (or another bullshit artist like him).

    I think this is so, so important.

  • BC Votes 2024

    I see a few ridings where the margin between Con and NDP is razor thin with Green taking a sizable chunk of the vote.

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    Doug Ford: "Remove and replace existing bike lanes on primary roads" #onpoli
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    Ford government plans $200 rebate cheques as possible early election looms: source

    > "The move will be a signature element of the government's fall economic statement," a government source said, which will be released on Oct. 30.

    #onpoli

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    The Doughnut Club: Shimano's RapidRise | Tech Tuesday #242

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/31118761

    > Interesting design. I wish I could try it.

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    The Doughnut Club: Shimano's RapidRise | Tech Tuesday #242

    Interesting design. I wish I could try it.

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    Harris: "Not a thing" she'd have done differently than Biden

    > Vice President Harris said during an interview with ABC News' "The View" on Tuesday that "there is not a thing that comes to mind" when asked whether she would've done anything differently than President Biden.

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    Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study
    www.dailykos.com Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study

    Interesting new study that just came out yesterday — which, if it’s even remotely accurate, could have huge implications for the election. Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study Millions of Christians in...

    Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study

    > Just over half of interviewees (51%) in a Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University study, who identified as "people of faith," responded that they are likely to vote in the presidential election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The "people of faith" label is given to those who identify with a recognized religion, such as Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism or Islam.

    > The study found that approximately 104 million people under the "people of faith" umbrella are not expected to vote this election, including 41 million born-again Christians and 32 million who regularly go to church.

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    Justin Trudeau on Nate Smith's podcast

    A decent view of Trudeau's thinking on a few popular issues in case you care to know.

    Nate is an LPC MP from TO. He was the runner up candidate for OLP's last leadership election.

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    Satellite images show dozens of Iranian missiles struck near Israeli air base

    > Researchers have used commercial satellite imagery to identify more than 30 points where Iranian missiles appear to have impacted an air base in southern Israel.

    > Based on preliminary calculations of what happened at Nevatim, Lewis believes a substantial number of Iranian missiles may have reached their targets.

    > Lewis notes that although over 30 missiles landed inside the base perimeter, the damage caused was still somewhat limited. That's notable because Iran is believed to have used some of its most advanced Fattah missiles.

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    In first since beginning of war, Lebanese army returns fire at Israeli forces

    > BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Lebanese army says that a soldier was killed in an Israeli strike on a military post in southern Lebanon, adding that soldiers fired back at the source of the fire. > > It is the first time the army has fired back at Israeli forces since the conflict began a year ago, a Lebanese security source tells Reuters.

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    How many pieces of toilet paper do you use to wipe after peeing?

    Folks with vaginas, I'm conducting some family comparative analysis and I'd like to know how many standard pieces of toilet paper do you use when wiping after a pee. I posted some comments with options to upvote if you like.

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    "Would U.S. tech workers join a union?" survey average: 67% likely

    cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/25996640

    > https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-how-american-tech-workers-feel-about-joining-a-union/

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    ‘Different this time’: Critics say Ford’s ‘get off your A-S-S’ remarks are an escalation
    globalnews.ca ‘Different this time’: Critics say Ford’s ‘get off your A-S-S’ remarks are an escalation | Globalnews.ca

    On Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford held forth on the topic of homelessness, repeating his long-articulated view that many of those receiving government support should be working.

    ‘Different this time’: Critics say Ford’s ‘get off your A-S-S’ remarks are an escalation  | Globalnews.ca

    > “Get an application and drop it off (at) one of these companies and start working, you need to start working if you’re healthy — bottom line — if you’re unhealthy, I’ll take care of you the rest of my life, your life, we’ll take care of you,” the premier said. > > “But if you’re healthy, get off your A-S-S and start working like everyone else is.”

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    Ford asks education ministry to probe TDSB field trip to protest

    > The Toronto District School Board is holding a special meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss a field trip to a protest in support of an Indigenous community last week. According to videos on social media, pro-Palestinian slogans were chanted at the protest.

    #onpoli #cdnpoli

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    Can a 10Gbps USB 3 host controller be configured to work at 5Gbps?

    Is that a thing at all? I doubt it but thought I'd check just in case.

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    Some perspective on distro usage among developers

    Personal use numbers:

    > - Ubuntu: 27.7% > - Debian: 9.8% > - Other Linux: 8.4% > - Arch: 8% > - Red Hat: 2.3% > - Fedora: 4.8%

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    Mountain Biking Is Just a Passing Fad! | 1986 | CBC Archives

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/29275922

    > > in 1986, mountain bikes were making their mark in Canada, as cyclists swapped out their 10-speeds for more rugged rides. This CBC news segment from The National explores the early days of the mountain biking craze, featuring enthusiasts like Ian K., who traded his Volkswagen-like commuter for an $800 mountain bike, likening it to driving a Porsche. While the trend was just beginning, the piece questions whether mountain biking would remain a luxury niche or become a mainstream activity as prices dropped and mass availability rose. Originally aired on May 26, 1986.

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    Mountain Biking Is Just a Passing Fad! | 1986 | CBC Archives

    > in 1986, mountain bikes were making their mark in Canada, as cyclists swapped out their 10-speeds for more rugged rides. This CBC news segment from The National explores the early days of the mountain biking craze, featuring enthusiasts like Ian K., who traded his Volkswagen-like commuter for an $800 mountain bike, likening it to driving a Porsche. While the trend was just beginning, the piece questions whether mountain biking would remain a luxury niche or become a mainstream activity as prices dropped and mass availability rose. Originally aired on May 26, 1986.

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    CPC policy hypotheticals: Canadians see a balanced budget, longer jail time as ‘good’; defunding CBC as ‘bad’ -
    angusreid.org CPC policy hypotheticals: Canadians see a balanced budget, longer jail time as ‘good’; defunding CBC as ‘bad’ -

    Majority believe CPC has ‘hidden agenda’ it won’t reveal until the party is in office September 18, 2024 – The House of Commons returns from its summer break this week in a more precarious situation than it left, as the minority Liberals govern without the firm backstop of a supply and confidence ag...

    CPC policy hypotheticals: Canadians see a balanced budget, longer jail time as ‘good’; defunding CBC as ‘bad’ -

    > In the absence of these important policy proposals, there is evidently some apprehension among Canadians. Half (46%) say they are “fearful” of the CPC forming government, while fewer (35%) anticipate it with hope. A majority (54%) suspect Poilievre and the CPC have a “hidden agenda” that won’t be revealed until after the party wins the elections. > > There is also some doubt that a Poilievre-led government can balance the budget and lower income taxes as promised, even if most view them to be “good things”. More than two-in-five (45%) say neither will happen. > > !

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