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  • ILL is the older system, where you make the request to the library and they go try to find it.

    There's a newer "Link+" service where you can do the search yourself and request delivery to specific branches. Supported by a lot of member libraries, for example: https://sfpl.libanswers.com/faq/103121

    In our library system, they don't put Link+ holds with normal holds. You have to go ask someone to look. We get an email that it's arrived and we have 3 days to pick it up.

  • Have no idea what's the context, but was curious what it all meant.

    Tu saale randi ke bijj bsdk marega kisi din gandmare ... jese tu logo ke sath kr rha ek din tere chuttado me garam dhanda ghusega ... bsdk ginger kahi ke lode

    Google Translate (auto-detected Hindi to English):

    You bastard, you will die some day, you asshole... just like you are doing with people, one day a hot thing will enter your ass... you dick, ginger.

  • Made some 30 of them talking to the app server and all the containers inside Docker.

    Now we can ask how they're all doing and asking application-level questions about records, levels, etc., as well as system level questions like how much RAM the db server is using. Makes for a fun demo. Not sure how useful it will be in production.

  • As culture wars continue to brew in schools across the United States, one unconventional group is pushing for more representation in the classroom: Satanists. This has particularly caused controversy in states like Tennessee, where an elementary school formed a program for children called the "After School Satan Club." 

    This program was created by an organization called the Satanic Temple, a relatively new religious movement that purports to teach "compassion and empathy toward all creatures." However, the introduction of these clubs has unsurprisingly made parents upset, while supporters of the Satanic Temple say they are working to improve the lives of children.

    https://theweek.com/education/satanists-school-representation-after-school-satan-club

  • I don't think you'll be able to keep AI out of those predictions. It'll likely morph into something actually useful, and seep deeper into all kinds of technologies. Sort of like how so many cars now come with 'Driver Assist.'

    But I think a lot of it will migrate to run on devices, so your 3D printer or air-conditioner will be more adaptive and less prone to failing.

    Also, given what Apple and Google recently showed at their dev conferences, we're going to see a lot more use of AI inside games, like NPCs that say and behave in different ways. Or productivity apps that look at what you're doing and berate you for being too stupid.

  • My car needed some repair work. Insurance set me up for a rental with Hertz who told me not to pay for bridge tolls with my own car's transponder. When I take the car back, they tell me I'll be invoiced later for the tolls. Had 4 toll crossings which ordinarily would come to less than $30 (even less if I had used the transponder).

    A month later, the Hertz charges show up: $77 (including 'processing fee'). Called and complained. They said they'd look into it. Never heard back.

    Not using them again.

  • On-device AI is the way to go. No privacy leak. Doesn't have server and networking costs.

    This specific use case (looking things up in Start menu and settings) is a good one, since finding out which setting to tweak is a major PITA.

    Apple just announced at WWDC embedding Foundation Models on phones. Except they will allow apps to access them and give them custom prompts. This doesn't go quite as far.