Judge dismisses majority of GitHub Copilot copyright claims
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A judge has dismissed the majority of claims in a copyright lawsuit filed by developers against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI.The lawsuit was initiated by a group of developers in 2022 and originally made 22 claims against the companies, alleging copyright violations related to the AI-powered GitHub Copilot coding assistant.
Judge Jon Tigar’s ruling, unsealed last week, leaves only two claims standing: one accusing the companies of an open-source license violation and another alleging breach of contract. This decision marks a substantial setback for the developers who argued that GitHub Copilot, which uses OpenAI’s technology and is owned by Microsoft, unlawfully trained on their work.
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Despite this significant ruling, the legal battle is not over. The remaining claims regarding breach of contract and open-source license violations are likely to continue through litigation.
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How to install the game CLAW from Internet Archive
Hey guys,
Recently I wanted to play Claw but I lost my old cds. So I decided to get the game from Internet Archieve.
When downloaded I got these files from it
- CLAW_2018_meta.sqlite
- CLAW_2018_meta.xml
- CLAW.BIN
- CLAW.CUE
- __ia_thumb.jpg
- Claw_1997_Game_Cover.jpg
I have no clue how to use theses files. If it is possible to convert to an exe, then I might be able to run through bottles.
Thanks for all the help
Claw : Monolith Productions : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Claw is a 2D side-scroller platform video game published by Monolith Productions in 1997 about an anthropomorphic pirate cat who sets on a quest to find an...Internet Archive
the bin and cue files are a cd/dvd image. IIRC you can't mount those directly, but you can convert them to iso with bin2iso (there are probably other tools too)
iso file you can mount something like mount -o loop /path/to/my-iso-image.iso /mnt/iso and then pull the files out from there.
As for directly pulling files out from bin/cue.. dunno.
I don't know if this applies to CLAW, but many games back then had their audio stored as CD Audio Tracks. If that is the case, you might want to actually emulate a CDROM drive instead of just extracting the files. There is a CDROM emulator for Linux, called CDEmu, which can read CUE/BIN CD Images.
Oh, and that game seems to have an ancient 16-bit installer, which might not work on modern systems. However, according to WineHQ Appdb one can just copy the files from the CD and it works.
WineHQ - Claw
Open Source Software for running Windows applications on other operating systems.appdb.winehq.org
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Linux Desktop reaches New All time high. 4.45%(+0.4) 📈🐧
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Dinosaur footprints from Africa and South America are a match
- Paleontologists found matching Early Cretaceous dinosaur footprints in Brazil and Cameroon, showing where dinosaurs walked before Africa and South America split.
- The footprints, mostly from three-toed theropods, date back 120 million years and reveal how dinosaurs migrated across the supercontinent Gondwana.
- Geological evidence supports that these areas were connected before the continents drifted apart, forming the South Atlantic Ocean.
Dinosaur footprints from Africa and South America are a match | Popular Science
The tracks from a once-unified landmass are now 3,700 miles and an ocean apart.Laura Baisas (Popular Science)
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Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean
Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean
An international team of researchers led by SMU paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs has found matching sets of Early Cretaceous dinosaur footprints on what are now two different continents.Science X (Phys.org)
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A nova explosion may soon be visible in the night sky. Here's where and when to look
A nova explosion may soon be visible in the night sky. Here's where and when to look
Keep an eye on the sky for the second half of 2024 and you might be able to witness a rare astronomical event. A space scientist explains how nova events work and where to look.PBS News
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Twilight zones discovered deep underground – and sceintists don't know what they are
The mysterious zones have the power to slow down seismic waves by up to 50 per cent, yet experts don’t know what they’re made of or what role they play.
These strange black holes (figuratively speaking) are located within the Earth’s lower mantle – near the core – and are known as ultra-low velocity zones (ULVZs).
Mysterious wave-swallowing structures discovered deep inside Earth's mantle
Some of the Earth’s most “extreme features” have been discovered deep, deep underground, and scientists can’t work out what they are.Harriet Brewis (indy100)
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Neutron Star Mergers Could Be Producing Quark Matter
The Aftermath of Neutron Star Mergers - Universe Today
When neutron stars merge the result is usually a black hole. But sometimes its a more massive, stable neutron star.Evan Gough (Universe Today)
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Chlamydia may hide in the gut and cause repeated infections
The bacteria behind chlamydia can colonize the gut, and from that hiding place, they may act as a source of repeated infections, new research using miniature intestines suggests.
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) worldwide. The form of the infection that affects humans is caused by a species of bacteria known as Chlamydia trachomatis.
The disease most often affects the genital region, sometimes causing pain and unusual discharge from the vagina or penis. However, over the years, research in mice and various clinical reports in humans have suggested that C. trachomatis may also be able to infect the human digestive tract. This means that, theoretically, the bacteria could hide in the gut and then cause repeated genital infections, which commonly occur in patients despite treatment with antibiotics.
Yet, until now, scientists haven't been able to test this theory in human cells.
Chlamydia may hide in the gut and cause repeated infections
A mini model of the human intestines suggests that chlamydia bacteria can colonize the gut, potentially contributing to recurrent infections.Emily Cooke (Live Science)
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Can LLMs Think Like Us?
Key points
- The hippocampus enables abstract reasoning; LLMs mirror this through pattern-based language prediction.
- Future AI could emulate human inference by integrating multimodal learning and reinforcement methods.
- AI's evolution hinges on bridging prediction and reasoning, moving toward deeper, human-like understanding.
Predicting "the next word" may be the understatement of the century.
Predicting the next word may be the understatement of the century—LLMs are on the cusp of inferring the future.John Nosta (Psychology Today)
Facts, reasoning, ethics, ect. are outside the scope of an LLM. Expecting otherwise is like expecting a stand mixer to bake a cake. It is helpful for a decent part of the process, but typically is lacking in the using heat to process batter into a tasty desert area. An AI like one from the movies would require many more pieces than an LLM can provide and saying otherwise is a a category mistake*.
That isn't to say that something won't be developed eventually, but it would be FAR beyond an LLM if it is even possible.
(* See also: plato.stanford.edu/entries/cat…)
Toxoplasma gondii: Why a brain parasite could be the key to treating neurological diseases
A new study published in Nature Microbiology has pioneered the use of a single-celled parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, to inject therapeutic proteins into brain cells. The brain is very picky about what it lets in, including many drugs, which limits treatment options for neurological conditions.
As a professor of microbiology, I’ve dedicated my career to finding ways to kill dangerous parasites such as Toxoplasma. I’m fascinated by the prospect that we may be able to use their weaponry to instead treat other maladies.
Toxoplasma gondii: Why a brain parasite could be the key to treating neurological diseases
Researchers have engineered the brain-invading parasite Toxoplasma gondii to deliver therapeutic proteins into neurons, offering a potential new treatment for neurological disorders like Rett syndrome, though significant challenges remain before it c…Bill Sullivan (PsyPost)
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Autism and Brain Growth Patterns Unraveled by Yale Scientists
Autism and Brain Growth Patterns Unraveled by Yale Scientists
A Yale-led study reveals that two types of neurodevelopmental abnormalities emerging early in brain development are linked to autism, with these differences influenced by brain size.Mike O'Neill (SciTechDaily)
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New Computational Model Matches Drugs to Protein Synthesis Disruptors in Hereditary Diseases, Cancer
Details of the model, which is called RTDetective, are provided in a new paper published in Nature Genetics titled, “Genome-scale quantification and prediction of pathogenic stop codon readthrough by small molecules.” Its developers believe that the tool could be helpful in the design, development, and efficacy of clinical trials of drugs referred to as nonsense suppression therapies.
Understanding these drugs requires some background on truncated protein translation due to premature termination codons. This phenomenon has been linked to approximately 10–20% of inherited diseases including some types of cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It is also a major mechanism by which tumor suppressor genes are inactivated in cancer.
New Computational Model Matches Drugs to Protein Synthesis Disruptors in Hereditary Diseases, Cancer
The model could ultimately improve the design and development, and ensure the efficacy of drug trials for patients with these conditions.GEN Staff (GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News)
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Stone Age builders had engineering savvy, finds study of 6000-year-old monument
The Neolithic farmers and herders who built a massive stone chamber in southern Spain nearly 6,000 years ago possessed a good rudimentary grasp of physics, geometry, geology and architectural principles, finds a detailed study of the site.
Using data from a high-resolution laser scan, as well as unpublished photos and diagrams from earlier excavations, archaeologists pieced together a probable construction process for the monument known as the Dolmen of Menga. Their findings, published on 23 August in Science Advances, reveal new insights into the structure and its Neolithic builders’ technical abilities.
Stone Age builders had engineering savvy, finds study of 6000-year-old monument
A survey of the Dolmen of Menga suggests that the stone tomb’s Neolithic builders had an understanding of science.Smith, Roff
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“These people had no blueprints to work with, nor, as far as we know, any previous experience at building something like this,” says study co-author Leonardo García Sanjuán, an archaeologist at the University of Seville in Spain. “And yet, they understood how to fit together huge blocks of stone” with “a precision that would keep the monument intact for nearly 6,000 years”.
They absolutely would have had prior experience if fhe process is complex. Humans tend to have bursts of developing new techniques sprinkled around, but a complex structure would be rhe result of combining existing knowledge in a new way with a few new techniques. They wouldn't figure a bunch of things out at the same time and build something to last thousands of years. They probably built similar structures that didn't hold up as well first and learned from it.
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Study reveals metabolic switch crucial for memory T cell formation and cancer immunity
Study reveals metabolic switch crucial for memory T cell formation and cancer immunity
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a metabolic switch in the immune system's T cells that is essential to the generation of memory T cells-;which confer lasting immunity to previously encountered pathogens-;and a T cell subtype found in tu…News-Medical
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Why the 7 worlds of TRAPPIST-1 waltz in peculiar patterns
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Scientists Discover “Spatial Grammar” in DNA: Breakthrough Could Rewrite Genetics Textbooks
Researchers have discovered a “spatial grammar” in DNA that redefines the role of transcription factors in gene regulation, influencing our understanding of genetic variations and disease.
A recently uncovered code within DNA, referred to as “spatial grammar,” may unlock the secret to how gene activity is encoded in the human genome.
This breakthrough finding, identified by researchers at Washington State University and the University of California, San Diego and published in Nature, revealed a long-postulated hidden spatial grammar embedded in DNA. The research could reshape scientists’ understanding of gene regulation and how genetic variations may influence gene expression in development or disease.
Scientists Discover “Spatial Grammar” in DNA: Breakthrough Could Rewrite Genetics Textbooks
Researchers have discovered a "spatial grammar" in DNA that redefines the role of transcription factors in gene regulation, influencing our understanding of genetic variations and disease.Colin Collins (SciTechDaily)
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Scientists Found Dark Electrons: a Secret Quantum State Hidden in Solid Matter
- Researchers have just found evidence of “dark electrons”—electrons you can’t see using spectroscopy—in solid materials.
- By analyzing the electrons in palladium diselenide, the team was able to find states that functionally cancel each other out, blocking the electrons in those “dark states” from view.
- The scientists believe this behavior is likely to be found across many other substances as well, and could help explain why some superconductors behave in unexpected ways.
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destructive interference, and you get a darker signal. If the waves are perfectly ‘opposite,’ the destructive interference is at its most extreme, and you get no signal at all.
Btw, what happens with the energy in destructive interference? Heat?
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in reply to pnutzh4x0r • • •I have to admit - my initial outrage over Copilot training on open-source code has vanished.
Now that these networks are trained on literally anything they can grab, including extremely copyrighted movies... we've seen that they're either thoroughly transformative soup, or else the worst compression and search tools you've ever seen. There's not really a middle ground. The image models where people have teased out lookalike frames for Dune or whatever aren't good at much else. The language models that try to answer questions as more than dream-sequence autocomplete poetry will confidently regurgitate dangerous nonsense because they're immune to sarcasm.
The comparisons to a human learning from code by reading it are half-right. There are systems that discern relevant information without copying specific examples. They're just utterly terrible at applying that information. Frankly, so are the ones copying specific examples. Once again, we've advanced the state of "AI," and the A went a lot further than the I.
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... show moreI have to admit - my initial outrage over Copilot training on open-source code has vanished.
Now that these networks are trained on literally anything they can grab, including extremely copyrighted movies... we've seen that they're either thoroughly transformative soup, or else the worst compression and search tools you've ever seen. There's not really a middle ground. The image models where people have teased out lookalike frames for Dune or whatever aren't good at much else. The language models that try to answer questions as more than dream-sequence autocomplete poetry will confidently regurgitate dangerous nonsense because they're immune to sarcasm.
The comparisons to a human learning from code by reading it are half-right. There are systems that discern relevant information without copying specific examples. They're just utterly terrible at applying that information. Frankly, so are the ones copying specific examples. Once again, we've advanced the state of "AI," and the A went a lot further than the I.
And I cannot get offended on Warner Brothers' behalf if a bunch of their DVDs were sluiced into a model that can draw Superman. I don't even care when people copy their movies wholesale. Extracting the essence of an iconic character from those movies is obviously a transformative use. If some program will emit "slow motion zoom on Superman slapping Elon Musk," just from typing that, that's cool as hell and I refuse to pretend otherwise. It's far more interesting than whatever legal fictions both criminalized 1700s bootlegging and encouraged Walt Disney's corpse to keep drawing.
So consider the inverse:
Someone trains a Copilot clone on a dataset including the leaked Windows source code.
Do you expect these corporations to suddenly claim their thing is being infringed upon, in front of any judge with two working eyes?
More importantly - do you think that stupid robot would be any help what-so-ever to Wine developers? I don't. These networks are good at patterns, not specifics. Good is being generous. If I wanted that illicit network to shamelessly clone Windows code, I expect the brace style would definitely match, the syntax might parse, and the actual program would do approximately dick.
Neural networks feel like magic when hideously complex inputs have sparse approximate outputs. A zillion images could satisfy the request, "draw a cube." Deep networks given a thousand human examples will discern some abstract concept of cube-ness... and also the fact you handed those thousand humans a blue pen. It's simply not a good match for coding. Software development is largely about hideously complex outputs that satisfy sparse inputs in a very specific way. One line, one character, can screw things up in ways that feel incomprehensible. People have sneered about automation taking over coding since the punched-tape era, and there's damn good reasons it keeps taking their jobs instead of ours. We're not doing it on purpose. We're always trying to make our work take less work. We simply do not know how to tell the machine to do what we do with machines. And apparently - neither do the machines.
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