Another reason to step away from spinning rust. Thank dog for SSDs
It's a reason not to use a hard drive from over 20 years ago.
But if you're stuck with hardware that old, an SSD isn't an option.
Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
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Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
#82This gives new meaning to Rhythm Nation.
Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
So classic. For those weary of random links, it’s Cantrill and Gregg screaming at Thumpers and affecting IOPS. That was such a great machine. We rearchitected our systems around it.
random links to a youtu.be video? pray tell, what malware would be transmitted from youtube.com, owned by Alphabet?
It's not about privacy or malware, although those are important in life. Maybe I'm on Reddit too much, but I like knowing what will appear on the other end of a link.
I originally posted my own comment with link and prose, but then saw GP's comment which preceded mine by an hour, so I deleted mine. I didn't originally realize it was that same video because it didn't say so, but then I recognized the link hash. I want people to see that video, because it's so great, so I added context as a reply.
Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
#84https://everything2.com/title/7+hertz+-+the+resonant+frequen... Example (for both functions): /* Emits a 7-Hz tone for 10 seconds. True story: 7 Hz is the resonant frequency of a chicken's skull cavity. This was determined empirically in Australia, where a new factory generating 7-Hz tones was located too close to a chicken ranch: When the factory started up, all the chickens died. Your PC may not be able to emit a 7…
You're not generating a 7 hz tone on any sort of conventional audio gear, and definitely not a pc speaker.
The SVS PB-17 Ultra advertises a range of 12-220Hz at -3dB. I imagine it could play a pure 7Hz tone if you turn it up.
And most speakers can play infrasound for many non-sinusoidal waveforms [0]. They'll drop the fundamental and some lower-end harmonics but can still give a sense of what it sounds like
Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
So classic. For those weary of random links, it’s Cantrill and Gregg screaming at Thumpers and affecting IOPS. That was such a great machine. We rearchitected our systems around it.
random links to a youtu.be video? pray tell, what malware would be transmitted from youtube.com, owned by Alphabet?
You could catch a bad case of algorithm poisoning if you're not careful
Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
#86Very funny, reminds me of how Jennifer Lopez created Google Image Search when she wore a very deep cut green dress in 2000. So many people searched for "Jennifer Lopez Green Dress" that the search team realized they needed to include images in the search results. https://www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/google-european-c... https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/jennifer-lopez-walks-in-versa...
If this hadn’t been published in 2015, you’d all call it AI slop:
> When the German engineer Karl Benz invented the first petroleum-powered automobile, he did not just create an engine with wheels; he set in motion an industry that revolutionized the way society was structured.
Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
So classic. For those weary of random links, it’s Cantrill and Gregg screaming at Thumpers and affecting IOPS. That was such a great machine. We rearchitected our systems around it.
random links to a youtu.be video? pray tell, what malware would be transmitted from youtube.com, owned by Alphabet?
The malware of "up next" that eats billions of hours a year lol
Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
#88Another reason to step away from spinning rust. Thank dog for SSDs
It's a reason not to use a hard drive from over 20 years ago. But if you're stuck with hardware that old, an SSD isn't an option.
IDE SSDs have been a niche but readily-available product for as long as consumer SSDs have been mainstream. CompactFlash cards ensured that the necessary controller chips were available.
Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
#89Very funny, reminds me of how Jennifer Lopez created Google Image Search when she wore a very deep cut green dress in 2000. So many people searched for "Jennifer Lopez Green Dress" that the search team realized they needed to include images in the search results. https://www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/google-european-c... https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/jennifer-lopez-walks-in-versa...
If this hadn’t been published in 2015, you’d all call it AI slop: > When the German engineer Karl Benz invented the first petroleum-powered automobile, he did not just create an engine with wheels; he set in motion an industry that revolutionized the way society was structured.
LLMs write like a high-schooler padding out an essay about something they only pretend to care about with vacuous adjectives and adverbs because that’s how most commercial writing reads.
Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
#90https://www.penzba.co.uk/GreybeardStories/TheBlackTeam.html is a similar story from IBM in the 1960s. Except that there was nothing accidental about the problem.