discussion the 'Stuff That's Just Really Interesting 'thread

[Marzipan]

wife sent this to me earlier today. it's an article discussing the level of intelligence corvids likely have. a lack of data makes most of it empirical / philosophical, but it's all on the mark.

What’s it like being a raven or a crow?

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a bird?

theconversation.com

 

[GeezerGamer]

The data transfered daily is immense!

'Revolutionary': Vera C. Rubin Observatory found 800,000 objects of interest in a single night

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky. Eventually, the telescope is expected to reach 7 million alerts per night.

www.livescience.com

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory transfers approximately 20 terabytes of data from Chile to the U.S. every night.

Data Journey​

• Speed: Data travels from the summit in Chile to the U.S. Data Facility at SLAC in California in about 7 seconds.
• Frequency: The 3,200-megapixel camera captures a new 8-gigabyte image every 40 seconds.
• Infrastructure: Transfers utilize a high-speed fiber-optic network with a bandwidth of 100 gigabits per second.

Long-term Storage​

By the end of its 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), the observatory will have produced a raw data set of roughly 60 petabytes. Including processed data and catalogs, the total volume is expected to reach up to 500 petabytes.

 

[Marzipan]

The data transfered daily is immense!

'Revolutionary': Vera C. Rubin Observatory found 800,000 objects of interest in a single night

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky. Eventually, the telescope is expected to reach 7 million alerts per night.

www.livescience.com

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory transfers approximately 20 terabytes of data from Chile to the U.S. every night.

Data Journey​

• Speed: Data travels from the summit in Chile to the U.S. Data Facility at SLAC in California in about 7 seconds.
• Frequency: The 3,200-megapixel camera captures a new 8-gigabyte image every 40 seconds.
• Infrastructure: Transfers utilize a high-speed fiber-optic network with a bandwidth of 100 gigabits per second.

Long-term Storage​

By the end of its 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), the observatory will have produced a raw data set of roughly 60 petabytes. Including processed data and catalogs, the total volume is expected to reach up to 500 petabytes.

20TB a day...that's over 7 Petabyte's a year!

I asked Copilot what the estimate was for how much data is generated daily;' it reported 2.5 million TB...which is 2500 PB which is 2.4 Exabytes; a day! 2.5EB would require almost 84,000x 30TB HDD to store it; A DAY!!!

that's a lot of HDD, so I pinged Copilot as to what the estimate is for the # of 30TB HDD Seagate & WD likely manufacture every day. it reported there are no reports that provide any figures on that, but using all the other datapoints available, said that across all HDD storage manufacturers, 35 - 40 million HDD are shipped every quarter. Seagate & WD would account for 80 - 85% of that.

 

[Marzipan]

interesting theft operation...organized retail theft.

Florida man used taco seasoning packets to steal $40,000 worth of goods from Target

Keith Wallis faces up to 90 years in prison if convicted on all charges

www.independent.co.uk

what's sad is how they face up to 90 years for a simple white collar crime but take a life and you're out licketty split. <_<

 

[moocow]

Nokian made a new snow tire with self retracting studs base on surface temps.

Nokian's New Tire Has Studs That Magically Retract When It's Warm

The Hakkapeliitta 01 tire has a new temperature-sensitive compound that deploys and retracts studs depending on road conditions.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Marzipan]

entry-level computer sector to disappear by 2028:

Entry-level PC market to ‘disappear’ by 2028 — rising memory prices pile more strain on consumer PC market

Memory is on track to account for 23% of a PC's total bill of materials in 2026, up from 16% last year.

www.tomshardware.com

essentially low margin products become even lower margin due to part price inflation and become 'nonviable' products to sell.

 

[moocow]

Since most of OpenAI's users don't pay for it, not sure how much of an impact of users uninstalling would be on their bottom line. Now that Sam took a deal with Pentagon after Anthropic said no.

ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal | TechCrunch

Many consumers ditched ChatGPT's app after news of its DoD deal went live, while Claude's downloads grew.

techcrunch.com

 

[ipaine]

Nokian made a new snow tire with self retracting studs base on surface temps.

Nokian's New Tire Has Studs That Magically Retract When It's Warm

The Hakkapeliitta 01 tire has a new temperature-sensitive compound that deploys and retracts studs depending on road conditions.

www.thedrive.com

Ok, if that works like they say it does, then damn that will be the tire to have. Of course I'm sure they will be like $500+ a tire or something, but still, very cool.

 

[lowfat]

Ok, if that works like they say it does, then damn that will be the tire to have. Of course I'm sure they will be like $500+ a tire or something, but still, very cool.

Nokian is also a Kal Tire exclusive in Canada. And at least here Kal Tire has no idea what they are doing.

 

[Izerous]

The whole couple weeks I drove with the studded tires before the Outlander was totaled honestly the studs were not that that much louder than a regular tire.