Recent content by Cal Jeffrey

<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> If you use ChatGPT and have noticed its slow response time, OpenAI just confirmed that it is due to a lack of processing power. The company is scrambling to install thousands of GPUs by next week, with hundreds of thousands more "coming soon." In the...

He said he learned more about software engineering in the year doing this project than he has learned throughout his entire career. "Why would you keep going?" one TS developer asked. He didn't answer that. He has another video he's working on and a live stream coming up where he plans to answer...

True and true!!!

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> People have ported Doom to everything from calculators to McDonald's cash registers. There has recently been a push to get the software running on platforms with no actual processing power – <a...

No, because they also use fake manufacture-date stickers. "The scammers accomplish the ruse by deleting the SMART usage logs, duplicating the serial number of newer units, affixing a bogus production date sticker, and then repackaging them as 'new.'"

They aren't bogus serial numbers. They are actual serial numbers from newer units. I changed the wording to make that more clear. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

<h5><strong>All points bulletin:</strong> Next time you are in Vegas, be on the lookout for some hot vehicles, and we don't mean stolen. That Cybertruck riding your bumper might be a cop. A generous benefactor has donate several of the Tesla trucks to the Metro Police, outfitted with the latest...

<h5><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> Senator Ron Wyden is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to ensure consumers understand what they're actually buying when they purchase digital goods. In a letter to newly appointed FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, Wyden urged the agency to issue guidance...

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> Earlier this month, an investigation revealed that Chinese cryptocurrency farmers are passing off their used hard drives as new and selling them to consumers and retailers. The scandal mainly involved Seagate Exos server HDDs between 12TB and 16TB. Samples showed...

The biggest problem I've encountered with these entry systems is that a lot of them have an emergency code that EMS, Fire, or Police can use to gain entry. Everyone knew that code at the complex where I lived, so the gate was not secure at all. Fortunately, you still have your deadbolt to rely...

Interestingly. OpenAI apparently added guardrails to prevent o1-preview from cheating WHILE the research was being conducted. So, these models are always evolving behind the scenes, making them much harder to study, as the researchers mentioned.

<h5><strong>Surprise!</strong> A recent study showed that some of the newest AI reasoning models aren't above cheating to achieve a goal. Computer scientists found that AI systems can now manipulate chess AIs to gain an unfair advantage. Some models did this without human interaction or...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> Apple is a step closer to becoming silicon-independent. Its new C1 modem in the iPhone 16e marks Cupertino's first attempt at handling connectivity without outside help. The Silicon Valley tech giant has already cut ties with Intel, and Qualcomm could be next on...

<h5><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> Bethesda has remained mostly radio silent regarding The Elder Scrolls 6 development since announcing the project in 2018. The silence ended on Monday when the studio revealed it would be developing an NPC based on the winner of an auction to benefit charity...

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