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News publishers like The Guardian and The New York Times are limiting access to the Internet Archive due to concerns over AI scraping of their content for training purposes.
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The comment thread discusses concerns over publishers blocking access to archives like Internet Archive due to fears of AI scraping, impacting historical record and copyright issues. There is a debate on the role of archiving in preserving public knowledge and the future of news publishing with AI's involvement.
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The article discusses a method for using the uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts, but it seems to be interrupted with repeated alerts indicating sign-in, sign-out, and account switching activities.
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The comment thread discusses various opinions on YouTube Shorts, including annoyance, addiction concerns, and interface issues. Users share their experiences using alternative platforms/extensions to improve the YouTube experience and express frustration with YouTube's handling of user preferences and content recommendations. There is a consensus that YouTube Shorts are annoying and addictive, and users seek solutions to block or hide them.
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NewPipe is an open-source YouTube client that offers users the ability to customize their experience without vertical videos or algorithmic feeds. It supports various services like YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and media.ccc.de. Users can provide feedback through a carousel of user voices. The app is available for Android devices running version 5+ and can be installed via F-Droid for faster updates.
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The comment thread discusses the positive aspects of NewPipe and its forks, Tubular and PipePipe, which offer features to manage time spent on YouTube. The users appreciate these tools for their utility.
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An individual successfully reverse-engineers a smart sleep mask's Bluetooth protocol and discovers it broadcasts users' brainwaves to an open MQTT broker, enabling unauthorized access to personal data.
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The comment thread discusses privacy and security concerns in IoT devices, particularly those involving EEG data collection. There is a debate on the role of AI tools like Claude Code for reverse engineering purposes and ethical disclosure. The community shows moderate agreement with varying levels of skepticism towards AI claims.
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IBM has tripled its entry-level job openings, emphasizing the importance of hiring young workers despite automation trends in AI. The company believes this approach will create more durable skills for employees and greater long-term value for IBM.
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The comment thread discusses the impact of AI on the job market, specifically in relation to IBM's hiring practices. Opinions vary regarding whether AI will replace skilled work or if entry-level hires with AI literacy can aid in AI adoption. There is also debate about IBM's history and current management decisions.
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This post is a collection of blog post titles from various websites, each with brief descriptions or updates about their content. The blogs cover diverse topics such as poetry, molecular design, personal stories, cancer research, technology, and more.
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The comment thread discusses the ooh.directory blog directory, focusing on issues related to transparency in its review process and the desire for more community involvement. Users express frustration with not receiving feedback on their submissions and suggest alternative sites that offer clearer criteria for inclusion. There is a consensus that the site provides value by curating niche personal blogs but some users wish for greater transparency and community participation.
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Zvec is an open-source in-process vector database built on Alibaba's Proxima. It offers blazing fast, simple, and efficient similarity search capabilities for both dense and sparse vectors, with support for hybrid search and running anywhere from notebooks to edge devices.
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The comment thread discusses the performance and utility of embedding-based similarity searches for text classification, with opinions on their effectiveness, memory usage, and CPU bottlenecks. Benchmarks comparing different systems are mentioned, along with new techniques improving on-disk performance.
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An article detailing an interesting discovery made by an individual exploring the file system of a jailbroken iPhone 6s, uncovering an SQLite database within Instagram containing a 'url_blackhole' table with entries classified under various violation types related to cybersecurity and phishing.
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The comment thread discusses various topics including irony in Facebook's URL filtering, criticism of Apple App Store policies regarding antivirus apps, comparison of Apple products as a status symbol, and sarcasm/humor. The overall sentiment is neutral with some positive appreciation for unique content.
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Off Grid is an on-device AI suite for text generation, image generation, vision AI, voice transcription, and document analysis, designed to run offline on smartphones without any data leaving the device.
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The comment thread discusses an open-source app named Off Grid, which utilizes a phone's powerful GPU for AI tasks offline and locally. Users appreciate the privacy benefits of not sending data to cloud services but face challenges with building on iOS and technical issues on Samsung devices.
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Researchers from Newcastle University and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, have identified a 5,300-year-old copper-alloy object as the earliest known rotary metal drill in ancient Egypt. This discovery challenges previous understanding of Egyptian tools and technology during the Predynastic period (late 4th millennium BCE). The tool was found to be used with a bowstring-powered mechanism, demonstrating advanced drilling techniques that were mastered more than two millennia before similar preserved drill sets.
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The comment discusses the idea that more advanced tooling than claimed by archaeologists was likely used based on artefact surfaces. It includes a touch of sarcasm.
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