We tested AI's ability to make jokes last year, and it failed abysmally. But a year is an eon in the fast-moving AI space. Is AI any better at making jokes now?
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Richard Stallman of the GNU project is famous for his absolutist stand on software freedom. But he also takes a maximalist stance on privacy, resisting any attempt to gather his personal information, including his refusal to own a cellphone. He's very hypocritical on this point, but he's also strayed into wild-eyed conspiracy theories on his reasons for this position.
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LowEndBox has been live since February 1, 2008. In those 16 years, we've had 6,264 posts published (including this one) with a total of 129,351 approved comments. And how many spam comments?
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If you've ever watched our Black Friday megathreads, you know that people are reloading like mad. Are you dedicating time?
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This week, an announcement from Hebrew University in Jerusalem heralded a new form of memory: using an optical laser beam to control the magnetic state in solids.
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YABS (Yet Another Benchmark Script) is a very popular benchmarking tool in the LowEnd community. Created by @MasonR, it runs a Linux system (VPS or dedicated server) through a series of tests, and nearly summarizes a variety of information. Do you think we should require a YABS for all LowEndBox / LowEndTalk posts?
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Hi everyone! It's time to vote for your favorite providers again. This is a great opportunity for providers to claim the "Top Provider" tag, while our active members stand a chance to win fantastic prizes sponsored by all the fantastic providers!
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Ross Ulbricht, who "callously and casually" plotted the murders of multiple people, has been pardoned and is free to plot anew.
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The Polar Vortex is here! As snow and cold bear down on America, RackNerd has an entertainment solution for you...not to mention high-quality cheap VPS offerings.
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Where do you like to put your RackNerd VMs? That's the question in our poll...and by voting, you get five FREE bonus entries in our giveaway! LA, San Jose, Seattle, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, or Ashburn - which do you prefer?
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Being a LowEndTalk moderator is not an easy job. How do you think they're doing?
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We've updated our collection of providers offering $1-a-month VPS systems. Check 'em out!
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Google is going gangbusters for green...right? They were, until the next shiny thing came along.
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Want to win a Steam Deck, smart TV, Nintendo switch, mini PC, smart ring, or something else fabulous? Then you need to participate in LowEndTalk's Top Provider poll, going on now through the end of January.
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There will be more hacks, breaches, and leaks. AI will grow and become even more obnoxious. Europe will issue new regulations. But besides those obvious trends...
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Over here at LowEndBox, we've been covering the entire DediPath bankruptcy situation since it was only skepticism. Most recently, we covered DediPath's official closure at the end of August, and it al...
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If you thought warring with users, canceling third party apps, site protests, and hackers demanding ransom were the worst things going on at Reddit, you're a bit behind in the news.
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The change is logical given developments with the blackouts. Read the draft announcement.
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The Reddit CEO wrote a memo giving his reaction to the blackout protest and it was immediately leaked to the press. After reading it, do you think he really believes what he wrote or is he just trying to put on a brave face?
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In a widespread act of protest, thousands of the most popular subreddits have gone private, blocking visitors and in some cases disallowing new threads. This is being done to protest Reddit's API policy, which is killing third party apps.
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Reddit is preparing to go public. Again. This time they're hoping to raise only 44% of what they were looking for the previous time. To make sure the IPO is successful, they're making moves to...drive their users away?! The new API fees seem to guarantee a shrinking user base just when Reddit is going under the magnifying glass.
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Are you worried that generative AI (ChatGPT, etc.) is going to take away developer jobs? Or maybe replace them entirely? Is starting a developer career in 2023 like starting as a buggy whip apprentice in 1890? Here's three arguments against the worry, and a chance for you to agree or disagree.
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How you feel about the new wave of generative AI? Are you excited or terrified? Let us know!
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Did someone say "free VPS"? Vultr did! They've unveiled a new free tier. Details are still coming into focus but we've got the details and links for you!
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