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asymco.com
When the Macintosh was launched in 1984, computers running the MS-DOS operating system were nearing a dominant position in the market. Having launched in 1981 as the IBM PC, they were quickly cloned and four years later "PCs" were selling at the rate of 2 million/yr. The Mac only managed 372k units in its first... |
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www.antipope.org
[AI summary] The discussion revolves around the potential features, market positioning, and user expectations for an Apple Tablet. Key points include the device's design (touchscreen, no stylus), potential applications (productivity, media consumption, accessibility for elderly users), and comparisons to existing devices like the iPhone and Kindle. Users also speculate on possible launch dates, pricing, and the impact on Apple's ecosystem. There's a mix of enthusiasm and skepticism about the tablet's success, with some suggesting it could complement rather than cannibalize existing Apple products. |
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hackaday.com
Last week I penned a cheesy fake relationship breakup letter to Ubuntu, my Linux distribution of choice for the last 15 years or so. It had well and truly delivered on its promise of a painless Lin |
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slashdot.org
Abstract to a paper titled, "Technical Report: Large Language Models can Strategically Deceive their Users when Put Under Pressure" by Jeremy Scheurer, Mikita Balesni and Marius Hobbhahn of Apollo Research: We demonstrate a situation in which Large Language Models, trained to be helpful, harmless, a... |
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