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Tesla, I assume? If they can reduce the cost of the tech used in Waymo cars, I suspect it would be the dominant tech.
I haven't seen anything that really wows me these lately. I guess if your last viewpoint was from decades ago (even beyond the 90s), today's software and hardware would be impressive. Most of it seems iterative to me. It would be awesome to have a gamechanger come along. The spying …
Many people believe Gordon Moore's law (prediction) isn't relevant today. 🤷 I do know that I don't pay as much attention to processor speed as I used to.
While working at the computer, I often watch YouTube live stream webcams. Three of my favorites at the moment are: [Venice Beach](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LXQWU67Ufk?autoplay=1&mute=1) (those people are healthy! So many walk, run and bike; [Bryant Park NYC](https://youtu.be/809RMryNnlM?autoplay=1&mute=1) Winter Village (where hundreds of people love to ice skate; and [Santa Claus Village](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp4RRAEgpeU?autoplay=1&mute=1), Rovaniemi, …
Probably never listened to 45s or 33s. Or had to tell the kids not to dance so close to the turntable. Or had to wedge a book of matches in your 8 track. Or had to wait for your favorite song to play on AM or FM WITHOUT the DJ …
I agree, the novelty of it all back then was amazing. Dazzling accomplishments came about much easier. Despite the pitfalls, the tech we have today has had a profound impact on the lives of people that have access. Googling from a cell phone? Holy hell, I drove to the beach …
I truly don't get all the Dani AI hate. What am I missing? (Genuine question. No attitude. I must be missing something.)
Perhaps a more generic SQL forum besides SQLite? I know Access SQL differs from the ANSI standard and SQL Server, so being able to distinguish between the flavors would be helpful.
I'll admit, at first I was skeptical of the value, but now I like it. It gives me more to read about the post and perhaps a different perspective. I can always scroll on passed. I'm surprised it bothers you that much. I guess an on/off switch would be nice. …
For the user: Reading hardware and software manuals (does anything come with a printed manual these days?). Mastering motherboard pin jumpers. Low-level formatting disks and understanding tracks and sectors (FDisk anyone?). BIOS anything. Expanded and Extended memory configuration. Terminate and Stay Resident programs. Config.sys and Autoexec.bat. Basically anything DOS, although …
But not letting your mom on the network?
Jim reminded me of a quote: “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.” Benjamin Franklin
While texting has largely replaced phone conversations, it has helped maintain local and distant connections that would have faltered. I exchange texts with people that live in the same town, or nearby, that I wouldn't call. These days, many people prefer a text. Texting and FaceTime allow me to maintain …
Recently, it hasn't been helpful when I had a programming question, which I find puzzling. I would think that would be one of the easiest to get correct.
> rproffitt commented: The drop will cost billions and do little but enrich the rich. Change my mind. Isn't that what has been happening since January?
I think programming is like painting, but you have to do both sides of the canvas. It’s truly an art. You start with an idea and a blank canvas. Programming for myself, I decide the look and feel, and what functions to include. Then on the backside of the canvas, …
But hey, the admin is pushing 50-year mortgages. 😡
Supporting through money often comes with strings attached.
Are you running both Windows Defender and Avast?
I remember when all software came with printed manuals and local help, not a link to a webpage. Even better yet, I remember when IBM PCs came with hard cover 3-ring binders (The manual was shrink wrapped you had to put in the binder yourself). But back then you had …
Can't contribute much. I don't have FB or Insta as I refuse to support MZ. I deleted my Twitter because I think Elon is a huge douche. Guess I'm getting radical in my old age. I do think any source being a monopoly is a bad thing. I'm greatly concerned …
I don't even upgrade my desktop anymore. I spec it how I want, and by the time it no long meets my needs, the whole thing is ready to be replaced. I never upgraded a laptop because back in the day, they weren't easy to take apart. Maybe these days …
I asked Copilot. Good reasoning. I believe it. Matches my inferior intellect. 🤣
I'd say more often than not, I've been more disappointed with upgrades than being pleased. My latest is the YouTube phone app. I wish I never updated. As for Bluetooth, I spent an hour today with Windows Phone Link and the MS iPhone app Link to Windows. With my phone …
It's been 15 years since they were last seen on DaniWeb. I doubt they contact you.
There's MS Copilot in my Notepad now; it can easily be turned off, but it's there. I wonder how far Copilot's penetration will go in Windows 11?
Last night, embedded YouTube videos started resulting in a "Error 153 Video player configuration error" which sucks as I long ago wrote a desktop app to view webcams in Edge WebView2. After quite a bit of time trying "fixes" suggested by MS Copilot, I gave up and said "No matter …
It seems like they're till getting a lot of activity, not all AI pastes. I really dislike their UI.
The post title somewhere visible on the page when you scroll below the top... but I already asked for this. Drop-down menus under each item under FORUMS. Again, previously mentioned. Comment entry text box with more than one line. Mentioned. Search filters and sorting options. Also mentioned. lol Other than …
Well I went down the rabbit hole. Interesting reading though. Your (I assume rhetorical) question reminds me of the Brexit issue of the EU imposing laws on sovereign states. Kind of pisses you off. Most of the reading was rather vague. I'm sure it's difficult to cover every scenario (GDPR.EU). …
> However, I do agree that even as a solo programmer, the client should decide what language to use.... It should be entirely my decision if that website is created in PHP or .NET It's late on the East... am I reading that right? The client should decide the language, …
How do you update the tags under Skills and Interests in your Business Card?
I've noticed a number of posts made by people that just joined DaniWeb, never to be seen again. Some make a similar post under a different name with a different tag. Usually they're 'educational' posts; ask a question then answer it. I love the glowing reply by another freshly minted …
I believe the US Copyright Office ruled that there has to be some human element to be eligible for copyright. They've also issues a "pre-publication" report on the legality of training AI models on copyrighted works. I agree with the required human element. I'm not sure about the training issue. …
I think most people would do the same thing all the mega-rich seem to do - mansions, planes, yachts.
It will be interesting to see where AI takes root. I know the medical field has used it to analyze images and identify concerns. What aggravates me is companies that claim AI when you know damn well, they're not using AI.
I'm not a python programmer, but I thought it was quite interesting, particularly how it came about and the conflict of 2.7 vs 3. It's kind of cool that a few people got together and developed something that has such a broad reach. Some of the people have interesting (and …
Hidden Figures? Katherine Johnson was from my State.
If you're brave enough to mess with file type, [NirSoft](https://www.nirsoft.net/) has a free file type manager. It's the last program under DeskTop Utilities. I've used it several times. His stuff seems legit. It will list all the file types and let you edit the actions and more (double-clicking a file …
Amen to that! Something nostalgic about the sounds of old printers too.
I'm not seeing the value here. 1. I thought it was going to give an overview or summary of the entire thread, not just answering the code question. 2. The 3 examples were coding questions. AI answered differently than the humans. Always more than one way to accomplish the task. …
Never would I think Rage Against the Machine would be mentioned in a DaniWeb post. Imagine that.
Yes! Printed manuals you can read anywhere, and perpetually owned software. Weird as it may be, I loved learning by reading the manuals. The BS of monthly subscriptions has infiltrated too many aspects of life.
At one time I had quite the collection of PC Magazine, which back in the day printed code listings. Dreadful days of typing it in. Ugh. My opinion - PC Magazine hasn't been worth a damn since the day of Bill Machrone, Charles Petzold, John Dvorak, Jim Seymour, and others.
I believe I read that magnetic tape outlasts them all, although safe storage would be an absolute must. M-Disc is claiming a 1,000 year lifespan with their products. I have no clue how their Blu-Ray and DVDs differ from the norm.
I too though OS/2 would take off, along with the PS/2, MCA architecture, and Token Ring. I put too much faith in IBM and they weren't very good dealing with Microsoft.
In my limited time writing software for sale, it was my experience that users often asked for something that enhanced the program. What did surprise me is different ways people want to use the interface - some more keyboard oriented, more mouse. Different levels of expertise often had different expectations …
Ah... the smell of Coleman fuel and bacon. Been there many times. We tent camped as we were too poor for anything else, but I think the experience was better anyway.
It's a good enough reason for me to bail, which I did. And a good enough reason not to buy a Tesla, not to mention all the promises to owners not kept and build quality. Add in the fact that I live in the Mountain State where road grades would …
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