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John Vaccaro (johniac)<p>Attention-Worthy Links for December 13th, 2024</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/awl121324" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/awl121324</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electroencephalogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electroencephalogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neocortex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neocortex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/long" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>long</span></a>-term <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jezero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jezero</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anorthosite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anorthosite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/superflares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superflares</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/magnetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magnetic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ionizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ionizing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a>-rays <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/century" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>century</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radiocarbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radiocarbon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Carrington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carrington</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peanuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peanuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commercialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commercialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Guaraldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guaraldi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Luke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geodesy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geodesy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/warped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warped</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/terrestrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrestrial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storag</span></a></p>
IT News<p>A Look Inside the Geochron Clock - There are plenty of cool clocks out there, and maps by their very essence are cool... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/05/31/a-look-inside-the-geochron-clock/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/05/31/a-look</span><span class="invisible">-inside-the-geochron-clock/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/clockhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clockhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/worldtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldtime</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/analemma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>analemma</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/geochron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geochron</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/worldmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldmap</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/clock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clock</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a></p>
Ansgar Schmidt :verified:<p>A Look Inside the Geochron Clock <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/05/31/a-look-inside-the-geochron-clock/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/05/31/a-look</span><span class="invisible">-inside-the-geochron-clock/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/clockhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clockhacks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/worldtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldtime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/analemma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>analemma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/geochron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geochron</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/worldmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldmap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/clock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a></p>
Not🐧A🐧Convicted🐧Felon<p>"Say goodbye to the shackles of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a> work and say hello to the liberating world of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/asynchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asynchronous</span></a> work!"</p><p>Oh god, this again.</p><p>Yes, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/async" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>async</span></a> work can help, on some things, but it doesn't replace synchronous work, it complements it.</p><p>Seeking to replace all sync work with async work is like trying to replace all spoken communication with written communication. Or visa versa. Yes, you *can* do it, but you won't like the result.</p>
h o ʍ l e t t<p>What a bunch of A-list celebs taught me about how to use my <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theverge.com/24084772/celebrities-no-phone-bieber-sheeran-cruise-cera-ipad" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/24084772/celebrit</span><span class="invisible">ies-no-phone-bieber-sheeran-cruise-cera-ipad</span></a><br>The key is to stay away from <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a> communications as far as possible (especially work-related ones) and keep only what you need on the go in your phone: a <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>camera</span></a>, a <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a>, maybe a <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> or <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> player. Or to switch to a <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/dumb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dumb</span></a> phone if possible.</p>
Ian Tindale<p>The fediverse –&nbsp;lots of different facets, microboggling, pictures/video, etc, but they’re all venues you shoot your load to and stand back to witness appraisal etc</p><p>What about a different mode such as, well, if I wanted to plug in my electric guitar and practice a bit with a few other people synchronously every few mornings of a week before work?</p><p>A thing like that is nothing like the shape of the fediverse now, but it has users/accounts and other similar stuff, just the dynamic is completely different</p><p><a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/Versifed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Versifed</span></a> <a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/GuitarPractice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuitarPractice</span></a> <a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a></p>
katzenberger<p>Interesting post on the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@briar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briar</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messenger</span></a> by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.lein.us/@Adam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Adam</span></a></span> - watch the <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> linked from the post.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Briar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Briar</span></a> is a quite resilient, secure messenger that is useful when <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> is only intermittently available (e.g., <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a>, <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> zones, oppressive <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/throttling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>throttling</span></a>). It's capable of falling back even on <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/bluetooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluetooth</span></a>. It supports forums and private groups.</p><p>Downsides: <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a> communications only (so far); quite some battery drain; images compressed to 32KB, to save bandwidth.</p><p><a href="https://pocketnow.com/how-keep-communicating-when-your-internet-disrupted/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pocketnow.com/how-keep-communi</span><span class="invisible">cating-when-your-internet-disrupted/</span></a></p>
JMLR<p>'A General Theory for Federated Optimization with Asynchronous and Heterogeneous Clients Updates', by Yann Fraboni, Richard Vidal, Laetitia Kameni, Marco Lorenzi.</p><p><a href="http://jmlr.org/papers/v24/22-0689.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">jmlr.org/papers/v24/22-0689.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/asynchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asynchronous</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Jet Engine Tachometer Turned into Unique CPU Utilization Meter - When you’ve got a piece of interesting old aviation hardware on your desk, what do... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2023/05/04/jet-engine-tachometer-turned-into-unique-cpu-utilization-meter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2023/05/04/jet-en</span><span class="invisible">gine-tachometer-turned-into-unique-cpu-utilization-meter/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/directdigitalsynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directdigitalsynthesis</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computerhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/magneticdrag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magneticdrag</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/eddycurrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eddycurrent</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/tachometer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tachometer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/avionics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avionics</span></a> #3-phase <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/vfd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vfd</span></a></p>
utzer [Friendica]<p>Is there any people here on the <a href="https://social.yl.ms/search?tag=Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> that have deep knowledge of DC <a href="https://social.yl.ms/search?tag=excitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>excitation</span></a> systems for <a href="https://social.yl.ms/search?tag=synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a> machines, so <a href="https://social.yl.ms/search?tag=powerelectronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerelectronics</span></a>, for machines that have field current up to a few thousand ampere?<br>This is about <a href="https://social.yl.ms/search?tag=eletronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eletronic</span></a>, but the kind with higher voltage and "real" current like in <a href="https://social.yl.ms/search?tag=thermalpowerplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thermalpowerplants</span></a>, but preferable in <a href="https://social.yl.ms/search?tag=hydropower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydropower</span></a> plants, mainly for <a href="https://social.yl.ms/search?tag=generator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generator</span></a> in such setups, but it can also be synchronous <a href="https://social.yl.ms/search?tag=motors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motors</span></a>, both up to 1.5 GW (most likely a generator then 😀.</p><p>So <a href="https://social.yl.ms/search?tag=electrical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electrical</span></a> engineers or masters of that profession that work with high current applications.</p>
LisPi<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@rysiek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rysiek</span></a></span> There's always <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/MagicWormhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagicWormhole</span></a> <a href="https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/welcome.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/</span><span class="invisible">en/latest/welcome.html</span></a></p><p>No need for hosting anything.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/Synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synchronous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/Filesharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Filesharing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/SynchronousFilesharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynchronousFilesharing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/PAKE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PAKE</span></a></p>
Tero Keski-Valkama<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@rachelwilliams" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rachelwilliams</span></a></span>, yes, the <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/DeepNeuralNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepNeuralNetworks</span></a> exhibit true <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/intuition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intuition</span></a> and <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a>. However, the large amount of <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/compute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compute</span></a> required is because we are using traditional <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> which are <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/synchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronous</span></a>, <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/dense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dense</span></a> and <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/sequential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sequential</span></a> to emulate these <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/NeuralNetworkArchitectures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeuralNetworkArchitectures</span></a> which are <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/asynchronous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asynchronous</span></a>, <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/sparse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sparse</span></a> and massively <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/parallel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parallel</span></a>.<br>With proper <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/cores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cores</span></a> they should take much less power than the human <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a>, which is 12 W.</p>