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Otter@lemmy.caOPto Programming@programming.dev•Naming conventions in programming – a review of scientific literature [and tips on how to do it well]English1·11 hours agoMaybe the first one, the one on keywords?
Otter@lemmy.caOPto Programming@programming.dev•Naming conventions in programming – a review of scientific literature [and tips on how to do it well]English1·1 day agoCool! You could post them here one at a time if you haven’t already
Otter@lemmy.caOPto Programming@programming.dev•Naming conventions in programming – a review of scientific literature [and tips on how to do it well]English51·1 day agoIt makes it more accessible, but part of it might also be SEO bait
I skipped to the second section
Otter@lemmy.caOPMtoLemmy.ca's Main Community@lemmy.ca•We have launched a PieFed instance!English3·1 day agoOdd, something may have broken with the registration submission. We’ll look into it
Your post is being downvoted and I think it’s because this isn’t the right community for your question. This community is for linking to high quality comments and posts on the fediverse
This question is better for one of these
Otter@lemmy.cato Boycott US@lemmy.ca•Here's to America Tanking It's Economy Below 20% of the World's GDP!English1·2 days agoI do love the vertical $10 bill
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/vertical-series/vertical10/
Otter@lemmy.cato Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•is there a community for claymation or should i make one?English1·3 days agoI see you made a new community, looking forward to seeing it grow!
You can cross post to !animation@piefed.social to help new users learn about it
Otter@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.ml•Environmentally-friendly AI? Is there such a thing?English1·3 days agoIf you run it on your own hardware then you know exactly how much energy it’s using. Some of the models can even run on the average computer, but the quality is not great.
The problem we have right now is where everyone is trying to use generative AI for everything, all the time, even for basic takes such as googling for a fact, simple math that could be done on a calculator, etc. They’re also often using the latest and greatest AI models, which are powerful and spend a lot of processing power each time. In order to run the servers to respond to all that, companies use a large amount of power, and then use water to cool the servers. That’s the water usage from what I understand.
So if you use a simpler / more efficient model, and only use it for tasks where it’s better than conventional tools, you’ll be doing much better power usage wise.
Otter@lemmy.cato Buy Canadian@lemmy.ca•53% of Canadians now skip U.S. booze for Canadian or global picksEnglish1·3 days agoHere is the breakdown:
A recent survey of 191 respondents reveals that more than half (53.1%) have changed their alcohol consumption habits since the tariffs were introduced. Of those, 35.1% say they’re now only buying Canadian products, while 12% report drinking less overall. Another 18.3% have doubled down on imports, buying more international options outside the U.S.
But not everyone is convinced that buying Canadian will make a difference. Turns out just under one in five survey respondents (17.3%) admitted they haven’t changed their habits and approximately the same proportion report not drinking alcohol at all.
So the headline is potentially misleading. I also don’t love the survey options, and it’s a pretty small sample size
Otter@lemmy.cato Atheism@lemmy.world•Netherlands: 18 year old Ryan al-Najjar was tied up, beaten, and drowned by her father and brothers for being too WesternizedEnglish1·5 days agoThe story has other sources, and my comment isn’t to say it’s not true (partially or in full), but to point out the goals of the organization that made the graphic:
https://catalyticministries.com/
This other source (which I’m also unfamiliar with) discusses the organization and why they’re controversial, and quotes the org’s self described purpose:
https://ministrywatch.com/global-catalytic-ministries-hides-behind-veil-of-secrecy/
GCM offers varying descriptions of its work, many of them characterized by grandiose but unverified claims, such as “transforming Muslims worldwide,” “750 churches planted throughout the Middle East and Central Asia,” and “bringing disciple-making methods to the West to build a decentralized network of discipleship communities that will prepare America for the end time harvest.”
Otter@lemmy.caOPto Android@lemmy.world•Are there any good mesh network apps? For messaging, file transfer, app cloning, etc.English1·2 years agoI’m not sure if that’s the right term, but basically services that don’t require a connection to the wider internet. The post body goes into it a bit more
I use signal day to day, but it would be nice to know about options for a local mesh network before I actually need it.
Neat