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Bug Stories
By: Ayush Mathur
Tags: Podcast, Storytelling, Computers, Bugs

I forgive myself and started listening to 99% invisible’s latest episode as I walked back home from my office. I just love listening to Roman Mars, who runs the podcast, telling amusing stories about designs which we don’t usually notice. It had been a long time since I heard him but today, it strikes me again. An hour later, my mind was buzzing bright with an idea and I wanted to write about it immediately.

Although, I had found food for my brain, my stomach still needed some, after a long day at work. But by the time food arrived, my stupid brain had this amazing idea of feeding the stomach and start writing later tomorrow. And here I am struggling to find out how to start. A good friend gave me a wise advice.

Just take a nap, it will help…

So, I took out some coffee, ingested a tall glass of black magic and took a nap. Coffee nap is always better than just nap or just coffee. Trust me, there is science in this. But the thing is, I found the solution to my problem, a weird one and with a good story to tell you all about in a future blog.

Weirdest problems are hell of a story to tell.

That is exactly what I had in my mind when I was listening to that podcast. It was about a weird bug in a car stereo which breaks it whenever 99% Invisible was played. It was like the stereo just hated that podcast. Well, the bug was something related to “%” sign and upper-case “I” after that, which triggered some unexpected change in the code and made the system crash. If you want to hear the podcast episode, then you can listen on Spotify.

I felt intrigued by the way they tried to solve the bug. They tried to explicitly create the podcast channel that can break the stereo, contacted the stereo manufacturer and the person who wrote the code, just to find a solution so someone with that specific car stereo can listen to that one podcast which everyone loves. After the episode, I was recollecting the moments where I came across such unusual problems with story worthy struggles. Turns out, there were many, not just mine but everyone’s, and they all can be a good story. Not only such stories can share good laughs but can also make everyone aware of unusual problems and ways to solve them. I would be so glad to hear it, when you were stuck so badly last time that you had to take an unusual way to get out of it.

We should all let our adventures of bug mountain be told. The ones with apocalyptic errors and exceptional code eruptions. After all, we developers are also soldiers, our stories might not be as dramatic as political hustle or military warfare, but we do have high “josh” with stories worth telling. So pick your pen and paper, write it down, or maybe type it all out in a notepad file. The world is hungry for content.
How to choose best cyber security company
By: Mike Echols
Tags: Internet, Tech, Computers, Cybersecurity, News

Cyber security company

In the advanced world, cybersecurity is similarly as imperative — if not progressively critical — than physical security. On the off chance that your business isn’t verified on the advanced front, you will dependably be only one hack far from a genuine debacle. While there is no real way to totally ‘hack confirmation’ your business, you can surely make strides the correct way by working with an accomplished cybersecurity supplier.

Lamentably, the risk of cybercrime does not have all the earmarks of being left at any point in the near future. As opposed to underestimating this subject and thinking twice about it one day sooner rather than later, the better choice is to be proactive and make the same number of strides as important to verify your own data, and the data of your clients. Before employing a cybersecurity firm to help secure the advanced side of your business, make certain to think about the accompanying inquiries.

1. Organize execution

2. Be careful the one-trap horse

3. Get top specialized help

4. Check for channel center

5. Keep in mind your showcasing

However not with standing assessing these suppliers and choosing the most suitable supplier for an association’s novel needs, displays its own arrangement of difficulties, as MDR suppliers come in a wide range of sizes, and offer differing administration portfolios.

To help associations hoping to choose the ideal security supplier to meet their new location and reaction security destinations. Abandoning a cybersecurity accomplice is basically requested inconvenience. It truly doesn’t involve if your business will be focused for a computerized assault — it is just a matter of when. Do your best to prepare for harm from such an assault by working with a cybersecurity group that has extraordinary responses to every one of the three of the inquiries above. Read more about Cyber security company, Click on Link.

Source: https://maxcybersec967.livejournal.com/929.html
A Concise Introduction to Computing
By: Erudite Seo Geek
Tags: Information Technology, Technology, Computers, Computer Science

A computer is a machine which can be programmed to carry out logical and arithmetic computations sequentially and automatically. It does this by accepting user-defined input and then processes the input to produce output. The components of a computer fall into two categories, namely hardware and software. The hardware consists of the tangible or physical components of the machine, such as the mouse, keyboard, monitor, hard disk and the system unit. The software consists of a set of instructions that perform various functions, examples of software include systems software and application software.

Computers are ubiquitous in the modern world. Various industries, such as banking, manufacturing, education, and medicine, are currently using computers to increase productivity. Computers are utilized to automate manual tasks deemed too dangerous for humans or those that require very precise calculations. Computers process data at high speeds and are thus used in preforming millions of calculations per second.

Classification of computers.

Supercomputers

Supercomputers are the fastest and the most expensive modern computers. Supercomputers perform billions of calculations every second. They are owned by governments, corporations, universities and research institutions so they can perform complex tasks, such as engineering, generating complex graphics, and stock analysis

Mainframe Computers

These are large computers capable of processing data at very high speeds. They can compute millions of instructions per second. They are also expensive. They are mostly utilized by governments, companies, and universities.

Personal Computers

Personal computers are often called PCs. They are the most popular and they are relatively affordable. They can be used by either one user at a time or networked to be used by several users.

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PC Upgrade Guide: Which Components to Upgrade (Infographic)
By: Hp Tech Takes
Tags: Cpu, Tech, Computers, Gpu, Hard Drive

Check out our infographic on upgrading your PC components

With so many integral hardware components involved in the functionality of a computer, it is important for you to be aware of the most critical of these components if you want to maintain the ongoing health of your PC and support optimal performance long term. To that end, you should proactively monitor computer performance, including the age and usage of your computer CPU, RAM memory, SSD or HDD storage, and graphics card. If one or more of these computer components shows signs of failure or speed lag, it may be time for a PC upgrade.

Review our PC upgrade infographic below to learn more about these key components, what they do, how long they typically last, and the common upgrade options to consider when it’s time for a performance boost.

PC Upgrade Infographic

Learn more about how to upgrade your laptop or PC to get the most out of an existing computer, and how to customize for highest performance when buying a new laptop on HP Tech Takes.
It was not quite as he had imagined (1)
By: J Iuri Antunes
Tags: Storyofmylife, Computer

As always the curiosity of the youth I bought a microcomputer TK 82 C (Sinclar), Basic interpreter with 16k of RAM, recording of data in tape cassette and the monitor a TV.

Programs in Basic and difficult recording of files and / or data on the tape player. At the time the control of the recordings was made by the tape counter where you wrote down on paper or by the noise of beginning and ending. (Detail already had a hearing difficulty)

Thinking about money to play my next venture (set up small sound team — 2 players, 6 boxes, lights, etc.)

I put an idea on the improvisation on a sheet of paper and showed the financier “Father”. I bought an elgin printer with 80 character printing per second and do mailing.

Yes, with all the equipment I paid the investor and I set up a sound team that later helped my next venture a new MSX computer with a floppy disk and a 10 mb HD.

I see today that the idea was to generate money for the next investment, be it personal or a new venture.

This is cool.

Technological limitation was no obstacle.

And today, what’s your idea?

With so many resources / ideas, the tip is to not waste time.

In this technological evolution I was fortunate to participate.

This is for the next story
The one skill that I have that helped me more than I expected
By: Dorin Stefan
Tags: Computers, Software, Hardware, Money, Repair

It’s a skill that I learned without trying too hard, one that came with my love for computers.

I’m talking about the ability to repair my own computer.

When I was young my parent bought a “Pentium 4” computer for me. I loved playing on it and clicking on all kind of stuff. However, doing that often led to the computer not working any more, and either my cousin or my aunt always had to repair it for me. All that happened when I was 8 years old.

At 13 however, when my operating system (Windows at the time) stopped working properly, I had two choices — either wait for someone to come and repair it, which could’ve taken weeks, or try to repair it myself. I chose the second option.

I barely knew English, I knew nothing about installing a Windows, but I tried it any way. And, surprisingly, I even succeeded! Kind of.

I installed, by mistake, 3 different operating systems. Well, technically, it was the same one (Windows XP), but installed 3 times on the same partition.

Thing is, it worked. Three months later I decided to try and “fix” the problem, so I installed Windows again, but the right way. That’s when I realized that repairing computers isn’t that hard, and that instead of waiting for other people to do it, and give them money for it, I could learn how to do it myself.

And that is how I started learning to repair my computer. From learning how to use Software like Ccleaner to delete things from my System that I didn’t need, to play with the task manager and turn off apps that were using too many resources, to changing windows “themes” to default old ones to stop the visuals from consuming even more resources, to opening up my actual computer to fix my RAM (by getting it out and putting it in again… it worked for some reason), and, in time, changing the thermal paste on my CPU, which required me to remove every piece from my computer, get the motherboard out, remove the cooler, then replace the paste and then put everything together.

Eventually, I even built my own computer last year.

Not only was all that a lot easier than I expected, but I can’t even begin to imagine how much money I saved by learning how to repair everything myself instead of asking someone else to constantly do it for me, especially when it comes to things like changing the thermal paste or reinstalling Windows.

What’s more important, is the fact that learning how to repair your own computer is actually really easy. It’s so easy everyone could do it. All you need is patience and a way to search things on Google. Other than that, it’s trial and error.

Thing is, the amount of time you’ll spend trying to fix problems and learning to repair your own computer is gonna be worth it when you’ll realize how much money you’ll be able to save simply because you know how to reinstall your own Windows.

So, if you’ve been having problems with your computer or operating system lately, maybe that’s your chance to try and fix things yourself, and figure out how everything works.
Onsite computer repair Melbourne | Onsite Repairs | Laptop & PC Repair
By: Waqas Choudhary
Tags: PC, Computer, Onsite, Laptop, Repair

Onsite computer repair Melbourne

A to Z IT provides a variety of services

You can rely on us for your Home Computer Problems.

Get your computer fixed fast in Melbourne. We provide same day hassle free services to your home and offices.

Call our Onsite computer repair Melbourne Department now at 0425 425 099.

Content Filtering

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could clean inappropriate content from the internet? With A To Z IT Solutions, you can block inappropriate content and enjoy the internet more.

Data Backup

Computers fill our life and our work. They faithfully accumulate our wedding pictures, our company’s books, and Music collection. But, unless you back it up, all that data can be gone like a flash of lightning.

Applications Won’t Install or run slowly

If you’re having trouble with an application not installing or software might be running at turtle speed.

PC Crashing or Freezing

Often when your computer is crashing or freezing, the cause may be a hardware conflict, corrupt software or faulty drivers.

Upgrading Hardware on PC, Apple Mac, and Laptops

We can replace damaged hardware or upgrade your hard drive, motherboards, modems, routers, graphics, and sound cards and all other components on most makes of PC, Apple Mac, and laptops.

Windows MAC Password Recovery

Password recovery can normally be done at your premises. If you have forgotten your OS, BIOS password, windows or MAC login or Modem/Router Password details, we can get you up and running in no time.

Downloads take forever

“A to Z IT Solutions provides IT Support to Small Business IT Support Melbourne. Below is the list of all the services we cater to the small businesses in Melbourne.”

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What Kind of Computing Performance do You Need for Gaming?
By: Elite Hubs
Tags: Computer Accessories, Computers

The world of computing is on the verge of growing much more exponentially. The transformation of the technology industry in the past twenty years has been more than in the last 100 years. That is why we are experiencing the best form of technology to date with the most exposure. People are using technology to deal with their day-to-day activities and that is making an uprise in the advancements as well.

The components that are being used in a computer or a phone or any other gadget are advancing every day and that is leading to a lot of obsolete material. People who are technology enthusiasts are looking to improve on the technology that they have so they keep up with the pace of this ever-changing industry.

The affordability of personal computers has drastically increased and that is why more and more people can buy a computer. The components like computer storage, Effective Computer Motherboard, etc. are affordable as well and that is why people are upgrading their systems as well.

In the world of gaming, the power and the performance that is required might be a little more than standard computers. The cost of the components might be even more but for a great gaming environment, you need to have solid computing power and performance at your disposal. Gaming is something that requires all-around power from all the components be it processor, RAM, or graphics. All of this is regulated through a compatible motherboard which can make the work very easier for the machine as well as humans.

There are two ways of improving your computing power for gaming. Either you build a customized PC where you get to choose all the parts that are going to go into your computer or you buy a gaming PC or a gaming laptop. The latter option is where you may be able to customize a lot of the aspects but not all of them. All the brilliant PC makers tend to provide the consumers with the best PC they possibly can in a specific price range which is very different.
Computer article
Tags: Computer

Computer

What is a computer?

Computer is an electronica machine, which is used different type of purpose, Now a days computer are very important these days without computer we are nothing ,

Computer History

Charles Babbage, an English

Engineer and polymath, concept of programmable computer. Considered the “father of computer” he invented the first mechanical computer in early 19th century.

Men is the noblest of creatures, he has invented many machines and that includes computer, In the case of computer , it has encompassed the whole world, and wherever people live today, they can be easily connected to the rest of the world, The computer is something that can solve all problems sitting at home.

Computer have played a vital role in bringing humans closer together,

The computer is a great invention,

It has four main parts

Using a computer not only saves time but also costs are reduced, computer are now a must have in many large companies, the computer is playing the most important in providing the best opportunity to the students, computer are not only change social attitudes rich and poor people from all walks of life have the opportunity to play an important role in education, there are many examples in the world where the students has used the computer to move the world on the path of developments,
Basically, I’m Fantastic
By: Where Angels Fear
Tags: Technology, Sigh, Science, Computers, People

Basically, I’m Fantastic

Are you paying attention. SouthpawPoet?

For E. Scott Alighieri, who loves me really:.Bart Simpson — “I am so great” (for an hour)

But, be that as it may, I do actually have something serious to say ¹. And I’m sorry to have to inform you that it’s that you are a drooling Morlock … a subhuman lifeform, slightly below tapeworm on the evolutionary scale.

No, really … I know that, at this stage, the punchline I’m supposed to deliver is that actually that’s a lie and, far from being sorry about it, I live for these moments but …

you’re just not that significant — I spend virtually no time at all thinking about your pitiful existence, let alone living for the moments I can mention it it genuinely pains me to have to contemplate the fact that you are responsible for all the ills of the World and the reason, therefore, for my misery ²

Chris Morris’ Jam: ‘Spot Remover’ (you see them — they’re you, they are)

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As you almost certainly aren’t aware (because you’re a clueless simpleton who pays no attention to what’s going on in the World) there’s been a serious issue re our knowledge of genetics for some time now.

Like most bad things in Life these days, it’s the fault of the US (where the lowest rung of Morlockdom lives ⁴), because they’re clueless halfwits who have no idea that there even is a World to which attention might be paid and, therefore, use a date format used by no other people in the entire history of civilisation … not one other people, not anywhere, not ever, not even once, not even by accident … not once, ever, anywhere, not by anyone else …

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But it doesn’t stop there … oh, no … because, I did the calculations recently and it transpires that (out of a worldwide population of 7,800,000,000) 7,799,999,023 (+/-300,000 ⁶) of them are stupider than even me …

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I’d elaborate but, frankly, what would be the point in trying to explain to you why nobody should use Excel (or, indeed, any other spreadsheet application) for anything other than importing read-only data from databases for the purpose of calculating graphs/pie-charts/etc. and never … ever … for any other purpose? If you were capable of grasping that principle, neither of the other two articles would ever have been written in the first place. Seriously, everything else aside … MS Excel Data Files Exceeding the Maximum Size Resulted in Nearly 16,000 Covid-19 Cases Go Unreported in England … that’s not even English!

If you fancy your chances, however, go right ahead and read the comments to both articles — they do as good a job of explaining it as I would … and save me the bother into the bargain.
Path to Data Science
By: Rithika Gopikrishna
Tags: Computer Science, Science, Computers, Data, Data Science

#4

Let’s do it the right way!

For any beginner, the first question that comes to mind is ‘What path do I take to get to know this’.

This article is an answer to that question with respect to Data Science.

Most people get excited by the idea of Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence and try to jump into that as soon as possible, but the reality is that it is hard grasp the concepts under those topics without a good knowledge of Math. Data Science tries to bridge that gap.

“We don’t require Math” isn’t a right thought process. Any skilled Data Scientist knows her math. We need to invest in our foundations to be able to perform well.

The order you typically need to follow is:

Programming & Databases

You need to be familiar with programming constructs like While loop, For loops, Variables, Syntax, Functions, how to call functions and so on. This is something that is expected from a person interested in learning DS. Knowledge of databases is also required.

What this blog course focusses on are:

Python packages like NumPy, scikit-learn, seaborn and other packages for visualizing and plotting graphs.

like NumPy, scikit-learn, seaborn and other packages for visualizing and plotting graphs. Descriptive Statistics : Under this, we will be discussing mean, median, mode and various plots of representing data.

: Under this, we will be discussing mean, median, mode and various plots of representing data. Probability Theory : In this, you will be introduced to different random variables like discrete random variables, continuous random variables, basic axioms of probability, what is a sample space, what are events, normal distributions and some other continuous distributions.

: In this, you will be introduced to different random variables like discrete random variables, continuous random variables, basic axioms of probability, what is a sample space, what are events, normal distributions and some other continuous distributions. Statistical Modelling : This involves concepts like Linear Regression, which we will cover as the course moves forward.

: This involves concepts like Linear Regression, which we will cover as the course moves forward. Inferential Statistics: You come up with a hypothesis and you robustly argue about its validity. An example is if you are working with a small sample and you believe that the blood cholesterol level is low, it involves how you argue based on the sample you have.

Only after familiarising yourself with these can you move on to courses like Machine Learning and Deep Learning.

This article covers the path to take while you’re on your journey of mastering Data Science. It falls under my Foundations of Data Science blog. Meet you in my next article.

Link: https://medium.com/@rithikagopikrishnablogs/tasks-of-a-data-scientist-f644c8be449
How to install Pop!_OS by System 76
By: Sahil Gupta
Tags: Instruction, Linux, Computers, How To, Information

This is a complete guide on how to install Pop!_OS by System 76 on your system. If you want to install pop_os please follow this guide carefully.

Minimum Requirements

Ram — 2 GB Storage — 16 GB Processor — 64 bit

Recommended

Ram — 4GB Storage — 16 GB Processor — 64 bit

Steps for installation

Step 1

Go to the pop!_os site — https://system76.com/pop

Step 2

Click on download button.

Step 3

A pop up will open

Select Download (Intel/AMD) if you don’t have any graphics card installed. If you have NVIDIA graphics card installed click on Download (NVIDIA).

Wait for the download to complete.

Step 4

Now download Rufus or Etcher for creating a bootable media of the distro.

You can download Rufus from here: https://rufus.ie/

You can download Etcher from here: https://www.balena.io/etcher/

Step 5

After creating a bootable usb, insert it in your computer. Then power on the computer or reboot it.

Select the boot order to boot from the usb.

For Laptops : Hold F7 or F1

You should see a screen similar to this

If so, select the usb which has the boot img present in it and press ENTER.

Step 6

After successfully booting up, you should be presented with a live desktop

Double click on the install Pop!_OS to begin the installation.

Step 7

Select the language that you comfortable with.

Step 8

Select a keyboard layout of your preference.

Step 9

Choose whether you want to perform a Clean Install or want to Dual Boot or whether you just want to try it out.

Choose carefully.

Step 10

Select the hard disk you want to install pop!_OS into.

Step 11

This step is optional.

If you want to encrypt your data select Choose Password.

If not, select Don’t Encrypt and skip step 12.

Step 12

Only if you have decided to encrypt data.

Choose your password.

Step 13

Now, the installation will proceed. Just sit back and relax.

Step 14

Congratulations, Pop!_OS has been installed in your computer. Now just select Restart Device and set it up according to your preference.

Thank you for reading this post.
Differences between Desktop Computer and Notebook
By: Supakrit Akkeedet
Tags: Essay Writing, Compare, Computers, Difference, Notebook

The second thing that everyone often thinks about when buying a personal computer is the performance that meets our needs. Performance of desktop computers are usually more powerful than notebooks because they can replace components such as motherboards, CPU (Central Processing Units), graphic cards, RAM (Random-access memory). So, the ability to change components of a desktop computer is often more processed than notebooks. However, Notebooks have fixed specifications, making their work efficiency constant and not as effective as desktop computers. Desktop computers and notebooks have a limited space to insert a hard disk to increase memory for your computer. Generally, notebooks in the market have built-in memory and have space to put another hard disk, but for desktop computers, we can put as many hard disks if there is enough space for place. Desktop computers and notebooks have RAM. If we have more RAM, then we can open many programs at the same time within the desktop computer and notebook. Currently, RAM is up to DDR4, and desktop computers can fit up to 256GB, but notebooks can have a maximum of 32GB. For the average people, the easiest thing to differentiate CPUs is the clock speed of the CPU. If it has a lot of numbers, it means that it can be process a lot. As you can see from the example picture below, you can see that notebooks and desktop computers have different and limited spaces. Some notebooks can change internal parts, but for desktop computers, they can be change as we wish. The efficiency of both things depends on the needs of users and usage patterns.

Space in Desktop Computer ( 3 )

Space in Notebook ( 4 )

(3) https://www.eteknix.com/fractal-design-define-r4-full-tower-pc-chassis-review/4/

(4) https://www.pcworld.com/article/261599/how-to-replace-your-laptop-hard-drive.html
Laptop diagnostic tools to improve your laptop health
By: Axz Z
Tags: Computer, Diagnostic Testing, Laptop

What is computer diagnostic tool ?

In order to effectively diagnose Computer Problems you can run PC and Laptop diagnostics software.

Laptop diagnostic tool

One of the differences between PC and Laptop Diagnostics is that often laptop manufacturers provide pre-installed diagnostic tools.

What is the function of Laptop diagnostic tool.

All laptops slow down over time so we’ve put together a list of tools that will help you find out what exactly is causing the problem.Laptop diagnostics tools are pieces of software that give you the knowledge you need to be able to potentially repair your own laptop.these tools are developed by some third party developers and also by a laptop brand.

A good laptop diagnostic program can performs lays out a few tests on different hardware segments of your laptops. Analytic devices test parts, for example, CPU, Memory, Hard Drive, Optical Drive and Graphics Cards among others. After these tests are finished, the symptomatic instrument will create a report with the aftereffects of the tests. This report will give you whether the parts tried are alright or on the off chance that they have an issue that should be taken a gander at.

Five best laptop diagnostic tools today.

There are 1000 of diagnostic software’s are available in the market today here we only watch best of them now available in market .

Windows performance monitor Windows resource monitor Open hardware monitor Speccy Hd tune

Benefits of laptop diagnostic program

On the off chance that something turns out badly with your laptop, you might be slanted to promptly send the laptop to the retailer where it was acquired or even to the producer. Demonstrative devices can help recognize the issue, and if the goals is straightforward and moderate, it might be valuable to utilize a Computer Professional to determine the issue inside a day or two, rather than hanging tight a little while for Warranty Repairs to be completed by the retailer or producer (Check your laptop is secured by Warranty).

It feels like your laptop just stops in the most significant assignments, isn’t that right? On the off chance that your PC has eased back to a close creep — or become freezing completely — here’s the means by which to recoup from the issue, and keep it from later on. and after that you should reboot your laptop if the problem is not get fixed visit our blogs and follow the instruction laptop service center Chennai that will help you more to solve your problem.

Otherwise if you looking for a laptop service center Chennai .I will suggest Raminfotech for best laptop service at affordable price and by a well knowledge technicians helps you for solving problem on short period of time .

One of the best laptop service center in Chennai since 2000 with 8 branches around the Chennai and India provide best laptop service and data recovery service in Chennai.
The New Graphics Cards From Nvidia || RTX 3080Ti and RTX 3070Ti
Tags: Technology, Graphics, Computers, Nvidia, Cards

The New Graphics Cards From Nvidia || RTX 3080Ti and RTX 3070Ti Tehnologijaviews Jun 1·2 min read

Nvidia has presented at the Computex 2021 computer fair in Taipei (Taiwan) its new flagship in its catalog of high-end graphics cards for gaming, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, 50 percent faster than the generation above, which comes together with the new RTX 3070 Ti model.

Nvidia’s new RTX 30 Ti graphics cards are aimed at current video games that have raised the realism and demands for graphics cards, such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Watch Dogs: Legion, as reported by Nvidia in a statement.

RTX 3080 Ti is powered by Nvidia’s Ampere graphics architecture , which improves performance with features such as ray tracing, and also includes Nvidia DLSS , Nvidia’s AI supersampling technology that improves gaming graphics and shrink functionality of latency.

The company’s new flagship graphics improves rendering speed up to double on traditional tasks from the two-generation GTX 1080 Ti model, but the increase is even greater on modern aspects such as ray tracing.

Nvidia has also introduced the new GeForce RTX 3070 Ti model, a graphics that improves up to 50 percent the performance of the previous generation (RTX 2070 SUPER), while the number of frames per second is double compared to the cards of two ago generations (GTX 1070 Ti).

Nvidia’s new RTX 3080 Ti will be available globally from June 3 for a price of $ 1,199 (€ 980), while the RTX 3070 Ti model will be sold from June 10 for $ 599 (€ 490).

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Why is the mouse cursor tilted 45 °?
By: Typical Ui, Ux Designer
Tags: History, Mouse, Cursor, Computers, Design

Why are all cursors in all operating systems a little “crooked”, that is, they have a certain slope, and not point straight? Indeed, why is the cursor not positioned vertically, since this is most convenient for selecting text and other tasks?

The inventor of the mouse, Douglas Engelbart, actually depicted the cursor as an up arrow as the most logical selection option (see screenshot above).

However, the graphical interface of the operating system was the first in the world to be implemented by Xerox, namely by its research division Palo Alto Research Center. Specifically, the cursor is described in a 1981 document that lists the characteristics of the XEROX PARC, the first graphical user interface computer ever.

When designing this machine, it was discovered that, due to the low resolution of the displays of the time, it was impossible to create a normal, small vertical cursor from the pixels. It was decided not to increase the size of the pointer but instead rotate it slightly so that one face is vertical and the other tilted 45 °.

Image from documentation Palo Alto Research Center

More than 30 years later, high-resolution displays have appeared, but the tradition of depicting the cursor tilted at 45 ° has been preserved.
The End of Internet Explorer
By: Grey Journal Staff
Tags: Computer, Internet, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Abby Westling

It’s the end of an era folks! Microsoft recently announced that Internet Explorer is retiring from the Windows computer system starting next year. After more than 25 years, the company has decided to put the nail in the coffin on June 15th, 2022. Sean Lyndersay, a Microsoft Edge Program Manager announced on the Windows Experience Blog on May 19th, 2021 that “The future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge.” The news doesn’t come as a shock to anyone since the web browser has largely been unused by most consumers for years in replacement for Microsoft Edge. Lyndersay goes on to mention when Internet Explorer will stop being supported in the Windows system, stating “The Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be retired and go out of support on June 15th, 2022, for certain versions of Windows 10.”

Windows has addressed how Microsoft Edge will provide a path for the future while also respecting the past and how it will address the needs for both home and work. They provide reasoning to address our needs to explain the new web browser such as improved compatibility, streamlined productivity, and better browser security. Windows recommends that Internet Explorer users transition to Microsoft Edge before June 15th, 2022 to start enjoying a more modern browsing experience. Although Internet Explorer is coming to an end, we must let the old things go in order for new things to come our way.

Are you sad that Internet Explorer is ending? Let us know in the comments below.

This article originally posted on GREY Journal.

This article originally published on GREY Journal: https://greyjournal.net/news/the-end-of-internet-explorer/
Buying a Tesla in Bitcoins cancels 1/3 of the CO2 savings for its whole lifetime
By: Franck Leroy
Tags: Energy, Ecology, Bitcoin, Tesla, Musk

Buying a Tesla in Bitcoins cancels 1/3 of the CO2 savings for its whole lifetime Franck Leroy Feb 16·3 min read

Footprint of one bitcoin = 80 tons of CO2

This is how insanely bad Bitcoin is for the environment : If you buy a Tesla car (around 40 000 $) in Bitcoins, the impact of the mining of those bitcoins is around 80 tons of CO2. This is 4 times more than the saving of CO2 you can expect from this car (compared to a gasoline one) on its entire lifetime (around -20 tons).

Of course, the Bitcoins you use here will eventually be used for other transactions. But still, it gives a good point of comparison : Suppose you want to buy this car with gold. It would take 3 to 5 less energy to mine this gold than to mine the same value in Bitcoins.

What about the transaction only ?

What is the footprint of the transaction on existing bitcoins only ? Since the principle of “proof of work” is to secure the transferred funds, it is fair to split the mining cost per value transferred, rather than by number of transaction. This paper suggest that a stable ratio of 1% of transferred funds is burnt in energy.

1% of 40,000$ = 400$. At 5cts / kWh (average cost of the electricity for mining), this is 8000 kWh. This is about the consumption of an average french family for two years. We showed that bitcoin mining is uses mainly fossil fuel, with an average carbon footprint of 830 g CO2 / kWh : worse than the USA mix.

8,000 * 0.830 = 6.6 tons of CO2

The footprint of the transaction erases 1/3 of the carbon saving of a Tesla car. Why would anyone do that ?

Tesla investing in Bitcoin = 800 000 more gasoline cars in the world

Also, by investing it Bitcoins and making it’s value increase by 10%, Elon Musk / Tesla rose the electric consumption of the system. The increase of carbon impact corresponds to 800 000 gasoline cars added in the world … as long as this increase stands.

This shows that Tesla / Elon Musk couldn’t care less about ecology. It’s all about business.

We need stronger states capable of imposing strong environmental and social rules to limit the megalomaniac ravings of these companies and their leaders. Bitcoin is going exactly in the opposite direction, accelerating the liberal dream of a stateless society and total commodification of the world.

Sources

In 2020, the carbon impact for mining bitcoins is 36 millions of tons of CO2, for 18 billions $ of revenues for miners. Hence, 40 000 $ value of bitcoins represents 80 tons of CO2.
Sustainability?. Pause.
By: Sameer Shisodia
Tags: Ecology, Resilience, Sustanability, Circulareconomy

Sustainability is a nice, feel-good word. We do a little and we feel good we did something for the planet, or some such.

Pause. Answer this.

What’s the opposite of sustainable?

Unsustainable. Right?

If your position/role isn’t sustainable, you’d be applying elsewhere real quick.

If your finances aren’t you’re looking at bankruptcy.

Basically, it’ll stop working. It won’t continue. It’ll go bust. It’ll STOP.

That is what we’re up against, and trying to fix — and the little half hearted measures towards being “more sustainable” won’t do much more than slow things down a teeny little bit, unless we make big changes.

It’s far more useful to think of “how can I/the kids/we/my home/my water/my food/my job/my air/etc” be more resilient.

Short term resilience is often done through hoarding. It runs out. Something else has to kick in once that happens.

Long term resilience is in regenerative, circular processes and loops that do not leave “much lesser waste”, even. That’s already broken thinking and merely buys time. It’s dumb, on the long term scale.

In whatever you do, think long term resilience, not sustainability. Else it is essentially unsustainable. It’s a binary. “More” or “Less” doesn’t really cut it.
More Truly Seen
By: Eric Mccarty
Tags: Headless Now, Poetry, Ecology, More Truly Seen, Nonduality

More truly seen:

and more truly seen — I am an ecology of ongoing measure, without sure borders, and laid out to the benefit of others. I am a host for infinite microbes that share me as a trait, an intricate trade of respiratory function with every tree, and more so I bring attention to the world, capacity, an awareness of my place within it all. I am less a participant as am life in pure participation with itself.

more truly seen,

I am.

this is no transcendence of any great importance, no vital shift conscious evolution — it’s simply a return to the selflessness of true living, belonging to life as an aware function. Every bit at home within and as the world. There is no place else that I belong.

it’s the simplicity of being.

what I am is life; and through this I am truly endless — from this point of my existence I am traced to primordial origins, particles found present to the very moment of expansion. I am the present moment of the big bang, ongoing still. Atoms that swirl for every aspect of my being will one day lend themselves to other forms. As an ecosystem, I am infinite.

and through it all I am also less important than once believed — none of this is my doing, no conscious choice to make myself belong. It just happened and continues so, unfolding in the same easy manner as every other aspect found. I am part of this happening, an event of personality and self importance, unique in my expression. As if a flower that found itself aware. For me this is all the more miraculous, the briefness of my bloom against the backdrop of eternity.

what a gift

just to be alive,

aware,

if only for an instant.

~

Peace,

Eric
Using Animal Behavior to Establish Protected Areas
By: Wildlife Conservation Society
Tags: Conservation, Environment, Ecology, National Parks, Wildlife

WCS 3-Sentence Science

September 6, 2019

CREDIT: JULIE LARSEN MAHER/WCS

Each year, Wildlife Conservation Society scientists publish more than 300 peer-reviewed studies and papers. “WCS 3-Sentence Science” is a regular tip-sheet — in bite sized helpings — of some of this published work.

Here we present work by WCS’s Joel Berger examining how the work of behavioral ecologists can be critical to the establishment of protected areas.

Protecting wild places is conservation’s most pressing task given rapid contemporary declines in biodiversity and massive land use changes. In this opinion piece, authors suggest that that the in-depth studies by behavioral ecologists on wildlife may have an important role in conservation by elevating species’ status from mundane to charismatic and often sparking public empathy; and in protected areas that sanction exploitation, it may also be important to understand individual animals’ behavioral and life-history responses to management decisions. More generally, behavioral ecologists will only be listened to, and their contributions considered of conservation importance, if they become more involved in decision-making processes as witnessed by several prominent examples that have supported the establishment of protected areas.

Study and Journal: “Can behavioural ecologists help establish protected areas?” from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

WCS Co-Author(s): Joel Berger, WCS North America Program

For more information, contact: Stephen Sautner, 718–220–3682, ssautner@wcs.org.
Buy the filter, don’t be the filter!
By: Maria Dyakonova
Tags: Naturopathy, Ecology, Naturopathic Medicine, Lifestyle, Life

By Keeva Dagg

Having a water system is something deeply transformational. So much so it makes me a little bit sad! Yes, our water systems world-wide have become entirely inadequate for human consumption. When we accept that we can take the next step. First comes the filter. If you do not want your body to start accumulating what is circulating in your water, you need a filter. It may feel like because the water is being provided to you that it is safe, this is an assumption, and it is false.

The truth is that we need to be self-aware about our water. Testing it is a great first step. You can start connecting with your neighbours and pull together a fund to get your local water tested. This will inform you on the components in the water so that you know you have the right filter. The simplest filter system is using charcoal. Charcoal coins can be placed in water bottles and charcoal bars in jugs. Leaving water out in a jug in the sunlight is great to reduce the amount of chlorine in it.

The next level to ensure your body is not accumulating these chemicals and toxins, is a sediment or layered filter. Slightly more complex to remove more of the nasties from the water that you would rather not consume. These are a little bit more expensive but at the same time universally accessible to get online and in health food stores. A great first step in supporting your body in living and thriving in a flowing state.

To embrace flow within the body there is another factor to consider. Once the harmful parts of water are removed, we are left with a clean but stagnant water. The body is moving fluids around all the time to establish health in every system. What if the water is stagnant? How can we experience internal flow? We experience stagnation in the body when we drink stagnant water. The fluid sits in between cells rather than flowing in and out of them.

When the water has a life force, it is excited! It bounces around and wants to rush in and out of cells. This is golden for us because when the fluid moves in and out of the cell, it takes toxins out and brings nourishment in. Our systems establish a state of flow. Everything from digestion to breathing. With tap water we have harmful components and stagnation that clog our body. It is living filtered water that supports the body in thriving.

Changing your home water system is a simple shift with profound repercussions for every aspect of your life. Why be the filter when you can have one in your home? Why live with stagnant water moving around your body when you can have it rushing in and out of cells? Our tap water is not going to be changing any time soon, so it is time to take this opportunity to live in a thriving body into your own hands!

Read more on Core Spirit.
How to make our performing arts practice more ecologically sustainable?
By: Joris Janssens
Tags: Behavior Change, Ecology, Appreciative Inquiry, Performing Arts, Arts And Culture

Last week we were in Rijeka with some 350 performing arts professionals for the IETM Plenary Meeting, the international network for contemporary performing arts. With my new IDEA Consult hat, I animated a workshop for the associate members about behaviour change in the performing arts, in the light of the ecological crisis and climate change.

This is a complicated matter. In my book Reframing the International. On new ways of working internationally in the arts, I wrote about ‘the gap between thinking and doing’. Most people in the performing arts will be quite aware of the human factor in the climate catastrophe. Still, many find it difficult to imagine how you can match this insight with your practice, in a sector that relies heavily on international mobility.

For this, I referred to the interesting essay by Jeroen Peeters, “Transition exercises for a more sustainable mobility”, which pointed to the tension between personal action space, the responsibilities of the art world as a whole and systemic change.

The change in behaviour of the few who assume responsibility for working out alternatives is often at odds with the absence of structural change within the sector and society as a whole. A kind of exhaustion looms: your personal carrying capacity is inevitably limited. How strong is the flexitarian all on his own? (Jeroen Peeters, Transition exercises for a more sustainable mobility)

In his article Jeroen talks about his own efforts to travel less and develop alternatives. There are many like him. However, most people in the sector are not. This is not weird. In my intro for the workshop, I showed a graph that I saw in a book by Anna Birney. She remarks that system change does not happen with everybody at the same time:

Anna Birney, Cultivating System Change. A Practicioner’s Companion, p. 35.

Where are we now, thinking about ecological behaviour shifts in the performing arts? Certainly there are innovators, maybe some early adopters, but no critical mass. In the quote in the picture, Birney points out that it’s not the innovators, rather the early adopters that might mainstream the innovations and really create critical mass, because of their ability to connect and persuade. To multiply.

That is why this session with the associate members at the IETM could be important, I thought. Of course, it is in the DNA of IETM to connect. The ‘associate members’ present in the session were mostly intermediaries that have funding programmes and regulations. They too can be multipliers.