zoe

@zoe@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CPU vs GPU vs TPU vs DPU vs QPU⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  silicon is really inefficient: too much power wasted in form of heat (Joule effect), on the other hand, quantum computing functions in absolute zero conditions, so no inefficiencies. in a perfect world, one would outsource all its calculations to a quantum instance, but the thing is too costly and centralized; if everyone could afford low latency internet our phones wouldn’t require cpus and gpus, instead we could run them on a quantum computer, but since its too centralized, the issue of privacy would prevail. Would be nice if we had quantum instance scattered around, like lemmy instances, but donations won’t probably cut it to cover costs, so we r stuck with sand computers

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CPU vs GPU vs TPU vs DPU vs QPU⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  the video explores different processing units used in computers. GPUs are essential for tasks like rendering graphics and training deep learning models. TPUs, on the other hand, are designed specifically for tensor operations required in deep learning and can save significant time and cost when training models. DPUs, or data processing units, are optimized for moving and processing large amounts of data in Big Data Centers, relieving the CPU from such tasks. Finally, there is the potential for the development of QPUs, or quantum processing units, which operate using qubits instead of classical bits and have the potential to revolutionize computing with their ability to handle complex algorithms exponentially faster. However, the threat they pose to encryption and security is also a concern.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dethroning lemmy.ml, lemm.ee rises as the second most active instance⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  predicatble: lemm.ee is reliable: on the other hand shi.tjust.doesn’t.work, and feddit.de have the beehaw vibe: with tight moderation, and trying to be the next walled garden. i would predict discuss.tchncs.de would grow if it maintains continued uptime. also external factors could affect ranking like legal prosecution when caching legal content and ddos’es, like the other instances cant do much about those too

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My least favorite thing about Flatpak⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  i should have known: i didnt have a browser to download anything, i could have downloaded firefox.deb with phone or something then install it

  of these package managers can be confusing at times

  exactly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My least favorite thing about Flatpak⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  2nd Fedora recommendation in a week!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My least favorite thing about Flatpak⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  yesterday i tried to delete snap-store, it took firefox with it, and then i got no browser to troubleshoot that.

  tried to install firefox from flatpak, it installed it but it disappears after restart.

  dealing with linux felt like this lately m.youtube.com/watch?v=D7OmauE8FEU

  had to reinstall ubuntu 3 facking times :/

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We need to have a serious talk about this instance being federated with Lemmygrad, Hexbear, and tankies in general⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  well: guess u need to hold a vote and see who’s in

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We need to have a serious talk about this instance being federated with Lemmygrad, Hexbear, and tankies in general⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  u can always filter instances using connect or sync as u please: there is no need to ask ur admin for defederation ( it is kinda extreme really )

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Being subscribed to similar communities on multiple instances and seeing duplicates⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  not a necessarily a bot, but also there need to be a feature where duplicate posts need to be hidden. inoreader (rss reader) has this is a premium feature. lemmy apps need to draw inspiration from the rss readers, since content is similar. in fact i used to browse inoreader before using a lemmy client app.