https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Protection_Act

Sunshine Protection Act of 2018: Died in committee in House and Senate

Sunshine Protection Act of 2019: Died in committee in House and Senate

Sunshine Protection Act of 2021: Passed Senate, died in committee in House

Sunshine Protection Act of 2023: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce

Numerous polls have found that most Americans believe that a standard time should be fixed and permanent—as many as 75% favor no longer changing clocks twice per year.[18] One of the most common observations among researchers of varying backgrounds is that the change itself causes most of the negative effects, more so than either standard time or daylight saving time.[1] Researchers have observed numerous ill effects of the annual transitions, including reduced worker productivity, increased heart attacks and strokes, increased medical errors,[19] and increased traffic incidents.[3]

The debate over the bill mainly concerns whether it is better to have more sunlight in the morning or the evening. A 2023 YouGov poll found that half of Americans supported permanent daylight time, 31% were in favor of permanent standard time, and 19% had no preference or were not sure.

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I feel that this is diverging from your original comment, but okay, Windows 11 – as with all prior releases of Windows – has minimum CPU and memory requirements. That isn’t what the article text is discussing, but fair enough.

But I don’t see any association with that and AI. This isn’t parallel processing hardware being discussed.

Did you read the article text? It’s specifically discussing how Microsoft will not relax the requirement for TPM 2.0.

They need the hardware to run their AI shit

The requirement is for TPM, not parallel processing hardware. It provides trusted hardware, facilitates things like DRM.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Windows 10 Home and Pro

Retirement Date: Oct 14, 2025

Sounds like 2025 is gonna be a good year for PC manufacturers.

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Mbin does this one-account-for-both-microblogging-and-forum-style-stuff, if using that rather than Lemmy is fine for you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage

Firefox.

EU-based

but I’m looking fore something more Cornish

I’m assuming that this isn’t “Cornish” as in “based in Cornwall in the southern UK”, but some other use of the term.

Alluringly alliterative.

There are a lot of ways to measure that.

I guess one reasonable metric is how long I probably played it. Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far and an old computer pinball game, Loony Labyrinth probably rank pretty highly.

Another might be how long after its development it’s still considered reasonably playable. I’d guess that maybe something like Tetris or Pac-Man might rate well there.

Another might be how influential the game is. I think that “genre-defining” games like Wolfenstein 3D would probably win there.

Another might be how impressed I was with a game at the time of release. Games that made major technical or gameplay leaps would rank well there. Maybe Wolfenstein 3D or Myst.

Another might be what the games I play today are – at least once having played them sufficiently to become familiar with them – since presumably I could play pretty much any game out there, and so my choice, if made rationally, should identify the best options for me that I’m aware of. That won’t work for every sort of genre, as it requires replayability – an adventure game where experiencing the story one time through is kind of the point would fall down here – but I think that it’s a decent test of the library of games out there. Recently I’ve played Steel Division II singleplayer, Carrier Command 2 singleplayer, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, and Shattered Pixel Dungeon. RimWorld and Oxygen Not Included tend to be in the recurring cycle.

Automating jobs away is a good thing

I remember seeing someone post this comic a while back, thought it was a pithy explanation.

https://static.existentialcomics.com/comics/TheWealthofDragons.png

1. when it’s an airplane we call it speed tape and its used all over the aircraft, mostly by maintenance, to keep the plane together. Don’t worry about it.

…prior to this comment, I hadn’t.

I don’t hate it. It’s technically interesting.

But I do see a lot of people applying it to things that really don’t need it. I think a lot of people saw Bitcoin and decided “I’m going to go make something that uses blockchains”. That’s a solution-in-search-of-a-problem, whereas you probably want to start with a problem and then look for technology that solves the problem.

I don’t think that blockchains are a very practical solution for all that many problems.

IIRC from /r/Europe discussion, propane is also not uncommon as a fuel in Turkey.

kagis

Yeah:

https://auto-gas.net/mediaroom/turkey-leads-autogas-consumption-in-europe/

Turkey leads Autogas consumption in Europe, while ranks second in the world. 80% of all LPG consumed throughout the country is used as Autogas. In addition, Turkey is the only country that has more LPG vehicles more than gasoline-powered vehicles.

In Turkey, the number of LPG vehicles in operation is close to 5 million.

Ah, that’d do it then. Thanks.

My understanding from past reading is that there’s a history of diesel trucks pulling off emissions control hardware to increase their MPG somewhat, so they save money on fuel. First ran into it when reading about the practice in Europe, but also happens here in North America.

I don’t know whether it’s possible to tweak the computer-controlled system to achieve a similar effect, but it’d make sense.

kagis

It sounds like he would have the authority to require in-office work.

https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/telework-faq/remote-work/

Does an employee have a right to engage in remote work?

No. Remote work is not a universal employee benefit or an employee right.

Can a manager deny a request for remote work?

Yes. Because of the policy and potential costs implications of remote work arrangements, agencies should evaluate and consider such requests (especially those submitted primarily for the convenience of the employee), on a case-by-case basis, highlighting the cost effectiveness and business benefits to the agency or organization.

Can a manager terminate an existing remote work arrangement?

Yes. An agency may determine that a remote work arrangement no longer meets the business needs of the organization or that the arrangement negatively impacts the employee’s performance. However, terminating a remote work arrangement, particularly if the employee resides outside the local commuting area of the agency worksite, may require additional considerations. If the decision is made to terminate the remote work arrangement for business reasons, there may be costs implications for the agency to consider.

That being said, my guess is that at least some federal employees probably pretty much have to work outside of the office, just because of the nature of the job – like, it may be travel-intensive. I guess they could end work-from-home stuff.