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    AI is beginning to change the business of law

    The huge win in law would seem to be side-stepping the entrenched/monopoly entrants' refusal to do anything that could dillute their control. In the us, for instance, precedent is equally important to the text itself, but the ~universal system used by judges & attorneys to access the law...
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    Do we really need polio shots? Deep thoughts by RFK Jr. advisor get dragged.

    Given what I"m going to comment about, I have to say that I am myself fully vaccinated, including couple "optional" ones for travel, and feel that the case for vaccines is STRONG (in the positive/affirmative - you should generally get vaccinated) It's really frustrating what we all have to...
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    China drafts world’s strictest rules to end AI-encouraged suicide, violence

    I don't believe it would require devolving into politics to simply mention the complete context of the rules Should be Harm.prevention IS key problem to solve here, but Its whitewashing the censure the role outright censorship plays in implementing this
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    US spy satellites built by SpaceX send signals in the “wrong direction”

    This seems concerning, but i wish Ars could refrain from clickbate headines :( As the article does a great job of explaining, this isn't spacex sending stuff the wrong way, its (most likely) spacex performing the service requested by our government. Which seems really problematic as it...
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    Dear readers: Let us know what you’d like to see more of on Ars

    Overall, ars coverage is great, all things said. And worth pointing out that you are the ONLY source, perhaps setting aside lrominemt legacy newspapers, that i still regularly look to for a summary of things i care about. In the consumer & business tech space, i would like any coverage to scope...
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    Microsoft belatedly attempts to tame USB-C confusion with its rules for PC OEMs

    Isn't this also dependant on processor? my frame.work 16 supports display output on all of its "only" three of its SIX usb-c ports, because (iir, its been a while), ryzen "limitations" Quotes because it has a full 6 usb-c ports, and at least one on each side supports display, and framwork in...
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    “Truly a middle finger”: Humane bricking $700 AI Pins with limited refunds

    I knew it! The whole purpose of the company really WAS just an educational effort, getting the word out about enshitificafion! What a fantastic public service!
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    Bambu Lab pushes a “control system” for 3D printers, and boy, did it not go well

    This is a really complicated topic, and at least per available evidence today what you've phrased is false & misleading. all code for their devices is FOSS. The firmware, the local LAN print service, etc the full electrical schematics are also available for all printers when they ship as are...
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    Bambu Lab pushes a “control system” for 3D printers, and boy, did it not go well

    I own an xl 5 tool. All the early adopter issues are ironed out. Purchased intentionally as soon as that was the case, mid 2024. I don't mean to say its perfect, nothing is - but it was a groundbreaking device, and for their own sake DO wish they would market the earliest releases as alpha &...
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    Bambu Lab pushes a “control system” for 3D printers, and boy, did it not go well

    Also state support from their totalitarian regime for a strategic industry, and bringing the low-wage, steal every from the community not "bolted down" mass manufacture model to compete with printers offering open repairable designs. More competition is GREAT and necessary, bit boy it'd be nice...
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    Bambu Lab pushes a “control system” for 3D printers, and boy, did it not go well

    Get a prusa - every bit as reliable, probably moreso over time as its open, designed to be repairable, and has a really long suppprted lifetime. Top rate print quality, best in (the consumer) industry support, too. I have had 3 - i chose kits as i like that kind of stuff. but they sell fully...
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    DC-area veterinarians on heightened alert amid potential inauguration risks

    It's almost like you did not read the article, where it discussed how animals are sentinel-like for numerous diseases also relevant to humans.
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    Home Assistant’s Voice Preview Edition is a little box with big privacy powers

    did you ever test/use mycroft before it went defunct? How does wake-word compare to mycroft v2 hardware? As you say, while training will improve things (plausibly demonstrated by 'nabu' performance) - the sensor/mic array itself is also critical. Wondering, as a ~$400 msrp device, if mycroft...
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    Trump’s nominee to lead NASA favors a full embrace of commercial space

    This opinion is uninformed and as an absolute statement, wrong. Please tell me how you don't engineer anything. JWST had north of 300 enumerated single points of failure. A very non-negligeable fraction of these were engineering feats to pack the required science into the available mass &...
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    The dangers of losing weight faster than your doctors can keep up

    It seems the doc (or midlevel, its not specified?) DID plan for this - but the patient skipped his appointment, and did not return It certainly would be great if somehow the doc was alerted to this, and got a "ticket" (in the software parlance) to intervene. But thats just fanciful in today's...
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    How I found a forgotten squid-based ode to Doom on a 1994 palmtop PC

    I just wanted to add for those who only know the HP(s) of today: HP in that era was an engineering monster AND an incredibly fun place to be an engineer. Before all the .coms, before nuts office perks (designed to keep you at you office, lol) of google circa 2010 - HP's founders bill&dave were...
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    The hunt for the most efficient heat pump in the world

    I'd like to find an installer smart/conscientious enough to end up even upper quintile in this list. Hell, this list self selects, so how about even ON the list lol... I can't see a way to filter by state - is there any (non-exhaustive search) way to find which of these systems are in my state?
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    Daily Telescope: A closer look at the most-distant object visible to the naked eye

    Awesome view. Could anyone help me understand the perspective (focus?) - it seems surprising that andromida is ~fully diffuse, but there are many stars in the forrground relatively in focus. Would those be stars in the milky way (thats a really deep lenth of focus then)? A cloud around...
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    Here’s how car dealers will pass on the $7,500 EV tax credit next year

    I agree with you. I can see no way Dealers/(S)tealers don't find a way to skim some of the value off this. Now, making it refundable is common sense - the incentive should be available to all; but keep the damn dealer's hands off [everything]. (edit inadvertently added strikethrough)
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    Dealmaster: Pre-Amazon Big Deal Days tech deals that don’t require a Prime membership

    Wish my Framework [OG, 13"] wasn't so awesome, I am really interested in the bigger screen. It's just so hard to justify when I'd be able to - instead of shelling out for a whole new laptop - just pay 1/3-1/2 the cost to buy a new [laptop] mainboard/cpu upgrade. I'm with you - zero interest...