Miscellaneous Tech News
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I still don't like the fact that they can tap the calls.
Every single actual player in this market can do that. Period.
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State of NJ seeks COBAL programmers
https://qz.com/1832988/covid-19-results-in-new-jersey-desperately-needing-cobol-coders/ -
Coronavirus: Exercise bike firm Peloton stops live classes
Exercise bike company Peloton has cancelled its live classes, days after one of its employees tested positive for coronavirus.
It sells exercise bikes, the cheapest of which costs nearly £2,000, for use with its online classes. Users must purchase a subscription for £39 a month to access both live-streamed and recorded classes. Peloton emailed members to announce it had suspended production in its New York and London studios until 30 April. Until May, members can only access pre-recorded classes. “We had continued to operate both our New York and London Peloton studios in adherence with guidance provided by the local governments and public health authorities in both regions,” Peloton told the BBC. -
@jt1001001 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
State of NJ seeks COBAL programmers
https://qz.com/1832988/covid-19-results-in-new-jersey-desperately-needing-cobol-coders/Because all the existing ones were 90+ years old and died of COVID, I'm assuming.
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Coronavirus: Exercise bike firm Peloton stops live classes
Exercise bike company Peloton has cancelled its live classes, days after one of its employees tested positive for coronavirus.
It sells exercise bikes, the cheapest of which costs nearly £2,000, for use with its online classes. Users must purchase a subscription for £39 a month to access both live-streamed and recorded classes. Peloton emailed members to announce it had suspended production in its New York and London studios until 30 April. Until May, members can only access pre-recorded classes. “We had continued to operate both our New York and London Peloton studios in adherence with guidance provided by the local governments and public health authorities in both regions,” Peloton told the BBC.Instead of... streaming the classes from home? WTF.
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Coronavirus: Exercise bike firm Peloton stops live classes
Exercise bike company Peloton has cancelled its live classes, days after one of its employees tested positive for coronavirus.
It sells exercise bikes, the cheapest of which costs nearly £2,000, for use with its online classes. Users must purchase a subscription for £39 a month to access both live-streamed and recorded classes. Peloton emailed members to announce it had suspended production in its New York and London studios until 30 April. Until May, members can only access pre-recorded classes. “We had continued to operate both our New York and London Peloton studios in adherence with guidance provided by the local governments and public health authorities in both regions,” Peloton told the BBC.lame!
My gym moved from in person to streamed classes - only one instructor in the building at a time, though really, that's no needed, they could teach from home, and they wipe everything down before they leave.
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Coronavirus: YouTube tightens rules after David Icke 5G interview
YouTube has banned all conspiracy theory videos falsely linking coronavirus symptoms to 5G networks.
The Google-owned service will now delete videos violating the policy. It had previously limited itself to reducing the frequency it recommended them in its Up Next section. The move follows a live-streamed interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke on Monday, in which he had linked the technology to the pandemic. YouTube said the video would be wiped. During the interview, Mr Icke falsely claimed there "is a link between 5G and this health crisis". -
Coronavirus: Covid-19 detecting apps face teething problems
Two leading universities are trying to develop apps that listen to users' coughs and voices to predict whether they are infected with the coronavirus.
But the two projects are taking different approaches to privacy. The Cambridge University effort seeks to keep volunteers anonymous, but says this is currently limiting its work. Meanwhile, a team at Carnegie Mellon University says it is critical that users register themselves, but it has had to temporarily go offline. The two initiatives are independent of one another. Both rely on machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence in which computers analyse large amounts of data to find patterns that can be used to solve problems. -
Coronavirus: UK tech sector begs for help - but does it need it?
The UK's high-growth tech companies say they need help from the government to get through the coronavirus crisis - and at the moment they are not getting it.
That was the message of a letter to the chancellor from 12 leaders of some of the country's best-known tech businesses. They include Babylon, Citymapper, Deliveroo and Improbable.But just hours after the letter arrived at the Treasury, there is confusion about what it intends to achieve and some criticism - even from within the tech sector - of an appeal for government money from firms that may not actually need it. -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Coronavirus: UK tech sector begs for help - but does it need it?
The UK's high-growth tech companies say they need help from the government to get through the coronavirus crisis - and at the moment they are not getting it.
That was the message of a letter to the chancellor from 12 leaders of some of the country's best-known tech businesses. They include Babylon, Citymapper, Deliveroo and Improbable.But just hours after the letter arrived at the Treasury, there is confusion about what it intends to achieve and some criticism - even from within the tech sector - of an appeal for government money from firms that may not actually need it.Although that begs another question - when you are bailing out 80% of the businesses, is that really just secretly taxing the other 20%?
Should tech companies be targeted to have their taxes funneled to non-tech businesses? Once they are providing assistance, shouldn't it be universal rather than attempting to discriminate to see who is deemed worthy and who isn't?
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Although that begs another question - when you are bailing out 80% of the businesses, is that really just secretly taxing the other 20%?
And the citizens.
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Although that begs another question - when you are bailing out 80% of the businesses, is that really just secretly taxing the other 20%?
And the citizens.
As a proxy, yeah. And different industries have different gender and racial mixes. So picking and choosing industries is a proxy for picking and choosing racial groups, socio-political groups, genders, etc.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-gitlab-largest-fully-remote-company-onboards-new-employees-guide
Paywall article. Can't read it.
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@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-gitlab-largest-fully-remote-company-onboards-new-employees-guide
Paywall article. Can't read it.
Was just about to say that, I can't see it.
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@Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
My bad. My Pi-Hole Server is allowing me to see the article.Anyway, it was showcasing how GitLab is handling onboarding and remote users.
https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/
https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/general-onboarding/ -
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
My bad. My Pi-Hole Server is allowing me to see the article.Anyway, it was showcasing how GitLab is handling onboarding and remote users.
https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/
https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/general-onboarding/That's weird. Mine is on but didn't help
