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[–] wheresmysurplusvalue@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Dishwashers are one of the pieces of technology I really appreciate. Could I do without it? Yeah of course. But dishwashers are convenient:

  • Waterproof cabinet to put dirty dishes which doesn't take up space in the sink. I hate dishes in the sink because they're in the way, and it's easy to procrastinate.
  • Saves the time and effort of scrubbing (correctly). Yeah maybe it's equivalent time if you amortize the maintenance, but I can schedule when maintenance happens so it's not when I'm tired after a work day.
  • Negative side is usage of electricity. My electric contract follows hourly spot prices, so I can set a timer so that the dishwasher uses cheaper electricity during the night.
  • Relatively water efficient since it uses the same water to clean all dishes. This is equivalent to filling a sink with soapy water, but an improvement over "wash each dish the moment you're done with it."
  • In terms of sanitation, I'm not sure if either side comes out on top. The restaurant I worked at used 2 sinks, 1 to clean and 1 to sanitize in a bleach solution. Dishwashers can use electricity to basically cook the dishes, but this isn't good for the dishes. Better than pouring bleach down the drain.

Edit: but all my points hinge on my dishwasher not being a piece of shit! It usually cleans my stuff well and I only have to do minor maintenance.

[–] wheresmysurplusvalue@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Swedish says "varsågod" (literally something like "be so good"). Finnish developed social courtesies relatively late, and so translated the Swedish literally to "ole hyvä". Russian on the other hand uses пожалуйста (pozhaluysta). Don't know exactly where this last word came from, but nowadays it's used the same way as "please" as in "please, no thanks needed"

Can I please (pozhaluysta) have this cake?

Yes, here you go.

Thank you!

Please (pozhaluysta)

#Tradle #784 3/6
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[–] wheresmysurplusvalue@hexbear.net 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"Genocide money? But have you considered that a child from a poor family could be used as disingenuous argument fodder by a redditor?"

I'm so glad these students get to decide if a student from a poor family can use those funds for a scholarship or grants. Where the fuck do you think Boeing's funds go?

College is expensive enough without people pulling the rug from under the working class. Fuck the bourgeois activists and their trust funds.

fedposting

[–] wheresmysurplusvalue@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah, some kind of coordination server, or servers? That sounds like a process that wouldn't necessarily have to be super centralized, maybe it could be just a local thing, "show me what nodes near me are viewing".

I think a problem with this approach is that doomscrolling is biased heavily towards leechers and people who have data quotas (e.g. phones using mobile data). Someone has to foot the bill of serving up all that content, and it probably doesn't make sense that relatively unstable connections like cell phones are serving it. And there's probably also latency costs to worry about too. People aren't going to doomscroll as long if they have to wait 5 seconds between reels.

[–] wheresmysurplusvalue@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That's basically ipfs I think

Yep it's a joke, there is no volume 5. It's up to us to write volume 5 :rat-salute:

[–] wheresmysurplusvalue@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

US is reviewing risks of China's use of RISC-V chip technologyBy Stephen Nellis April 24, 20241:30 AM GMT+3

A Chinese flag is displayed next to a "Made in China" sign seen on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023.

REUTERS/Florence April 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce is reviewing the national security implications of China's work in open-source RISC-V chip technology, according to a letter sent to U.S. lawmakers.

RISC-V, pronounced "risk five," competes with proprietary technology from British semiconductor and software design company Arm Holdings (O9Ty.F), opens new tab. It can be used as a key part of anything from a smartphone chip to advanced processors for artificial intelligence.

The technology is being used by major Chinese tech firms such as Alibaba Group Holding (9988.HK), opens new tab and has become a new front in the strategic competition over advanced chip technology between the U.S. and China.

In November, 18 U.S. lawmakers from both houses of Congress pressed the Biden administration for its plans to prevent China "from achieving dominance in ... RISC-V technology and leveraging that dominance at the expense of U.S. national and economic security."

In a letter last week to the lawmakers that was seen by Reuters on Tuesday, the Commerce Department said it is "working to review potential risks and assess whether there are appropriate actions under Commerce authorities that could effectively address any potential concerns."

But the Commerce Department also noted that it would need to tread carefully to avoid harming U.S. companies that are part of international groups working on RISC-V technology. Previous controls on transferring 5G technology to China created roadblocks for U.S. firms working in international standards bodies where China was also a participant, risking U.S. leadership in the field.

Really? That's the whole article? I was waiting for some kind of punch line, but they really just wrote "RISC-V bad because China bad. China making computers is evil." Gotta love the direction these AI-generated articles are leading toward.

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