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Alphane Moon

@ Alphane_Moon @lemmy.world

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That there is no perfect defense. There is no protection. Being alive means being exposed; it's the nature of life to be hazardous—it's the stuff of living.

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    It's been a while, which Lemmy instances should I be on?

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    It's been a while, which Lemmy instances should I be on?

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  • Sh.itjust.works is fine if you want to join a mid-sized instance.

    I personally find DB0 to be a bit suspect (they tolerate and sometimes enable tankies).

  • A Vibe Coded SaaS Killed My Team

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  • For sure, I am talking about smaller projects where programming elements are relatively low key and critical parts are the business logic and how it impacts UX/UI and use case flows.

    I was between projects and I needed money so I accepted a project from a repeat client where I knew 80% of it very well (and how to implement it), but there were parts that I vibe coded (albeit they were simple enough that I could understand the logic of what I was deploying even though I don't know how to code).

    The contract size was simply too small for me to get a subcontractor, I would be giving them most of payment (while doing 80% of the work).

    I think it's fair to use vibe coding in such situations.

    I would not risk vibe coding in a situation where I felt I would be undermining the clients' project (I want repeat clients and I don't want to have to spend time fixing things for free).

  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Intel reportedly planning monstrous Nova Lake CPU packing 288 MB of stacked cache and 52 cores

    www.pcgamer.com /hardware/processors/intel-will-reportedly-take-the-fight-to-amds-dominant-x3d-gaming-cpus-with-monstrous-nova-lake-chip-packing-288-mb-of-vertical-cache-and-52-cores/
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    I Work For an Evil [Tech] Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person

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  • Bill Gates is a horrible person, he is a criminal.

    Microsoft's oligopoly (officially sanctioned and enabled by US society) has cost the world hundreds of billions of dollars if not more.

    Not to mention his committed support for the current oligarch regime and global corporate criminality more broadly.

    That being said, I don't think everyone at Microsoft or Google is evil, but a far larger percent of their employees are evil than one would think (i.e. it's not only the senior executives).

  • Games @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    AIR SNES: designer makes sneakers that double as a retro console

    www.notebookcheck.net /AIR-SNES-designer-makes-sneakers-that-double-as-a-retro-console.1171777.0.html
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    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    AIR SNES: designer makes sneakers that double as a retro console

    www.notebookcheck.net /AIR-SNES-designer-makes-sneakers-that-double-as-a-retro-console.1171777.0.html
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    I Work For an Evil [Tech] Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person

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  • There are specialized niche services/domains in B2B professional services and engineering where it's honestly difficult to be evil due to the nature of the domain and because it's B2B.

    One could argue you are are still enabling evil companies, which is fair, but at least you're not really harming anyone.

  • A Vibe Coded SaaS Killed My Team

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  • I could place orders without giving my contact details or payment.

    This isn't a "vibe coding" issue. This is just basic laziness/fraud. Even with vibe coding, you can get by if the project is simple, you know the business/operational elements of the domain, you aggressively test the solution and are aware of at least common edge cases.

  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    BMW, GM, and startups are rethinking EV motors to reduce rare-earth dependence

    www.techspot.com /news/110396-bmw-gm-startups-rethinking-ev-motors-reduce-rare.html
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Valve’s Steam Machine looks like a console, but don’t expect it to be priced like one

    arstechnica.com /gaming/2025/11/valves-steam-machine-looks-like-a-console-but-dont-expect-it-to-be-priced-like-one/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Norway's new supercomputer to use waste heat to raise salmon

    www.theregister.com /2025/11/26/norway_salmon_super/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Vision Pro M5 review: It’s time for Apple to make some tough choices

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2025/11/where-apples-vision-pro-stands-today-post-m5-refresh/

  • GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere

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  • No worries, I get that.

    I am just saying globally prices are more variable. I can't speak for EU specifically, but our prices generally track EU (more so than US).

    AMD needs to compete directly with Nvidia, but they won't since GPUs are a (US) government backed oligopoly.

  • GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere

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  • Where I live the cheapest 9070 (non XT) costs USD 635, and this is sort of a special price (albeit it could become base in a few months). Median competitive price is closer to USD 700+.

    Cheapest 5060 (8GB) is around USD 340 (median competitive is close).

    5060 Ti (16 GB) is around USD 550 (median competitive is close).

    AMD in my country is no go outside of some older, super low end SKUs (but you can also get better Nvidia cards second hand).

    I don't care about brands, but where I live AMD is not really competitive (assuming like for like software support).

  • Years of JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify Leaks Expose Thousands of Passwords and API Keys

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  • I get the concept of these tools, but why do you need a link/copy of the output? Why is a copy even saved (and is publicly accessible via kindergarten level deduction?)?

    Wouldn't your just paste the processed code back into your local/company code repository/servers?

  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2025/11/spiking-memory-prices-mean-that-it-is-once-again-a-horrible-time-to-build-a-pc/

  • Huawei's latest Wi-Fi 7 mesh router looks more like an ornament than a router

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  • The soul was eaten raw by the oligarchs and the leftovers were fed to their senior sycophants/lieutenants.

  • Billion-dollar AI chip deal between Google and Meta could be on the cards — would involve renting Google Cloud TPUs next year, outright purchases in 2027

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  • It's fascinating how Meta leadership is showing zero concern about the future in context of their premeditated involvement in large scale fraud/scam promotion in order to gain money on commission (to the tube of $16B in a single year).

    On some level this is a good thing. Hubris / arrogance is usually step one in any political/social reform movement.

  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Billion-dollar AI chip deal between Google and Meta could be on the cards — would involve renting Google Cloud TPUs next year, outright purchases in 2027

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/billion-dollar-ai-chip-deal-between-google-and-meta-could-be-on-the-cards-would-involve-renting-google-cloud-tpus-next-year-outright-purchases-in-2027

  • HP to sack up to six thousand staff under AI adoption plan

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  • The references to AI sound more like PR. They are simply going to can positions (and make their product/services worse) and force others to work overtime.

    I am willing to bet AI is involved in this firing session in a very superficial manner.

  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    HP to sack up to six thousand staff under AI adoption plan

    www.theregister.com /2025/11/26/hp_inc_q4_2025/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Huawei's latest Wi-Fi 7 mesh router looks more like an ornament than a router

    www.notebookcheck.net /Huawei-s-latest-Wi-Fi-7-mesh-router-looks-more-like-an-ornament-than-a-router.1170820.0.html

  • Beijing Unveils Supercritical CO2 Turbine That Could Upend Power Tech | OilPrice.com

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  • Sounds a bit too good to be true.

    These genre of articles "China invents magical technological" has become very popular in the last 5 years.

    Not saying this isn't a massive breakthrough or that fundamental research isn't important (it very much is), but one should always maintain a critical posture to such things.

  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Amazon unveils Starlink rival capable of up to 1 Gbps satellite internet — Leo Ultra is an enterprise-grade terminal with 400 Mbps upload speeds

    www.tomshardware.com /networking/amazon-leo-ultra-enterprise-grade-terminal-targets-up-to-1gbps-satellite-internet
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    AMD preps 10 % GPU price rise amid memory-chip shortage

    www.guru3d.com /story/amd-preps-10-gpu-price-rise-amid-memorychip-shortage/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Arduino’s new terms of service worries hobbyists ahead of Qualcomm acquisition

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2025/11/arduinos-new-terms-of-service-worries-hobbyists-ahead-of-qualcomm-acquisition/
  • Raspberry Pi @programming.dev
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    This $10 Raspberry Pi adapter provides two full-sized HDMI ports and a PCIe connector - Liliputing

    liliputing.com /this-10-raspberry-pi-adapter-provides-two-full-sized-hdmi-ports-and-a-pcie-connector/

  • X-energy scores $700M investment to make SMR dream come true

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  • The operators of this venture can buy a lot of vapes for the money they are getting from investors.

  • An entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026

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  • Might be easier to buy second hand DDR RAM.

  • Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know

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  • They will give up on "Aluminium OS" in 12 to 18 months.

  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    An entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026

    www.tomshardware.com /pc-components/ddr5/64gb-of-ddr5-memory-now-costs-more-than-an-entire-ps5-even-after-a-discount-trident-z5-neo-kit-jumps-to-usd600-due-to-dram-shortage-and-its-expected-to-get-worse-into-2026
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    X-energy scores $700M investment to make SMR dream come true

    www.theregister.com /2025/11/24/x_energy_700m_smr/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world
    US

    Congressional report details China's new deep-sea cable cutter that can sever armored cables in [4,000 m] of water — report warns of rising Chinese undersea cable cutting capabilities

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/congressional-report-warns-of-chinese-undersea-cable-cutting-capabilities

  • Critical 7 Zip Vulnerability With Public Exploit Requires Manual Update – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More

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  • I got hit by a similar exploit for WinRAR, it was a very sneaky XMR miner that took over mg whole system and would push the CPU to the max or mine XMR.

    I was only able to get rid of it via safe made and luck (I was able to find a removal tool via a non-english forum, I suspect they dlacoid targeting US and EU).

  • Tutorial series for self hosting beginners?

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  • This what I was trying to setup when I first started (with Nginx, domain and free tier version of Google Cloud). I wasn't able to get it all running with Nginx and HTTPS.

  • Tutorial series for self hosting beginners?

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  • I am relatively sophisticated on LAN/local services (been running Raspberry Pi since 2018 or so), I was never able to setup a reverse proxy to get a true self-hosted system (i.e. remote access); got roadblocked by nginx and setting up letsencrypt with reverse proxy support.

    In general, true remote access is IMO exponentially more difficult and demanding than getting things running on your local network.

    For anyone starting out with self-hosting, I would strongly recommend LAN/local services where you can relatively easily deploy multiple very useful and powerful services (SMB/NAS, Jellyfin, Pi-hole, Qbittorrent-Nox).

    I would suggest looking into DietPi, it's IMO the best RaspberryPi/SBC distribution there is if you want things to just work and not bug you. Very helpful developers and community too. Excellent, user friendly CLI management tools for headless operation.

  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    ASML offered to spy for U.S. after breaking export ban to China in 2023, book claims

    nltimes.nl /2025/11/20/asml-offered-spy-us-breaking-export-ban-china-2023-book-claims