IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, October 31, 2024

-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Free Software in Latin

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""Maybe people may find this interesting:

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Answer provided by AI (may or may not be accurate, or no correct

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answer as Latin is not a typically "live" language at present):

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Q: "free software" in the GNU sense sometimes is called software

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libre. What would be its name in Latin?

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A: While there isn't one single perfect translation for "free

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software" in the GNU sense into Latin, here are a few options with

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slightly different shades of meaning:

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Programma Liberum: This is a fairly direct translation, emphasizing

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the freedom aspect. "Programma" is a relatively modern word derived

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from Greek, but it's commonly used for "software" in Latin contexts.

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"Liberum" means "free" in the sense of liberty.

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Programma Libertatis: This emphasizes the software's connection to

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liberty even more strongly. "Libertatis" is the genitive case of

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"libertas" (liberty), meaning "of liberty" or "belonging to liberty."

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Programma Publicum: This highlights the public, open nature of free

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software. "Publicum" means "public" or "of the people."

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Programma Commune: This emphasizes the shared, communal aspect of free

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software. "Commune" means "common" or "shared."

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It's important to remember that the concept of "free software" as

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defined by the GNU project might not have a perfect equivalent in

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ancient Roman culture. These translations try to capture the essence

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of the idea using the closest available Latin terms.

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Ultimately, the best translation might depend on the specific context

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and the nuance you want to emphasize.

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2024-10/msg00000.html

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"I attended an event in central Tokyo yesterday.

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Many IT workers attend events of this sort seeking information on

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promising fields. I notice that many of them are looking for a quick

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and easy way in. One with this attitude never gets far. One may recall

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that when asked by the king for an easy way to master geometry, Euclid

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replied there is none.

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I noticed that the man who had in the past represented a

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crypto-currency organization was manning a booth of users of

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generative AI. I asked, and he told me that he is still is in

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crypto-currency. Those who profess to be specialists in subjects that

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require advanced math are respected. On the other hand the

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intellectual demands places these fields beyond the reach of many an

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IT engineer. Perhaps one receives more respect when he declares he is

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in ChatGPT compared to Bitcoin.

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I spoke to the person at the sales booth of one of Japan's major

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computer textbook publishers. I suggested that a book to help older

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people re-learn math might be a good idea.

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I brought up a statistics issue that has recently got my attention

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with some people.

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Note: My concern here is the variance, not the popularity figures.

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The variance (or standard deviation, sigma) tells us how much

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confidence the surveying agency has.

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Three surveys were quoted in the following article on US presidential

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election polls:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/presidential-election-polls-2024-latest-160812649.html

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The survey of 1,500 registered voters, conducted from Oct. 19 until

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Oct. 22, showed Trump leading 47% to 45%, within the poll's margin of

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error of 2.5 percentage points.

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...

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The poll of 1,000 voters nationally showed Trump with a 48% to 46%

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lead over Harris, within the poll's margin of error of 3.1%. The

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survey took place from Oct. 15 to Oct. 19.

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...

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The poll of 1,260 likely voters conducted between Oct. 21 and Oct. 23

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shows Harris leading 50% to 47% with a 2.8% margin of error.

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- Summary -

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1. 1500 samples, margin of error (MOE) 2.5%

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2. 1000 samples, MOE 3.1%

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3. 1260 samples, MOE 2.8%

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In an ordinary survey, the above MOE figures make sense. However, the

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above pollss are not ordinary: to cope with differences in the

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response rates among demographic groups, pollsters apply adjustments

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in the form of "weights."

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For groups with a small number of samples the variance will be large.

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There are many such groups. This should affect the aggregate MOE: the

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figures reported above don't look correct.

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I think that if correctly calculated, the MOE would be so large that

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people would start wondering whether these polls are worth attention.

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However the mainstream media makes loud headlines out of small shifts

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which are only to be expected from sample surveys. This is going on

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in the US on a daily basis reently.

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I believe it is a good idea to occasionally discuss math issues with

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co-developers. It tells people how well a grasp one has upon certain

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concepts.

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Statistics is widely used in programs and quality evaluation thereof,

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but it is widely known that as with accounting, you can make things

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up. We'd like to assign matters to people who understand the math and

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can be trusted for their integrity.

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Thank you for reading.

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Akira Urushibata"

-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Discussing math issues in a software developers' event

-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.yahoo.com | Presidential election polls 2024: Latest surveys on Harris vs. Trump with 12 days to go

Oct 31 07:40

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"Microsoft Earnings Show Quarterly Revenue Is Up 16% to $65.6 Billion"

x https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/technology/microsoft-quarterly-revenue-profits.html

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# cooking the books

-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nytimes.com | Microsoft’s Quarterly Revenue Is Up 16% to $65.6 Billion - The New York Times

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"Microsoft beats expectations, but AI concerns force shares down"

x https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2245672.html

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# cooking the books

-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - Solid quarterly results: Microsoft beats expectations, but AI concerns force shares down

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<h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/audacity-3-7-released/">Audacity 3.7 Rolls Out with Bug Fixes and Enhanced Linux Compatibility</a></h5>

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<p>The popular open-source audio editing software Audacity has just rolled out version 3.7, bringing a series of important updates and bug fixes. </p>

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<p> While the 3.7.x series primarily serves as a set of maintenance releases leading up to the anticipated Audacity 4.0, this update packs several notable enhancements that will make users’ editing experience smoother and more reliable. </p>

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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | Audacity 3.7 Rolls Out with Bug Fixes and Enhanced Linux Compatibility

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<h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/audacity-3-7-released/">Audacity 3.7 Rolls Out with Bug Fixes and Enhanced Linux Compatibility</a></h5>

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<p>The popular open-source audio editing software Audacity has just rolled out version 3.7, bringing a series of important updates and bug fixes. </p>

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<h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/tuxedo-os-4-unveiled-with-ubuntu-24-04-1-base/">TUXEDO OS 4 Unveiled with Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and Plasma 6.1.5</a></h5>

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<p>Since the distribution relies exclusively on KDE, if we had to pick a highlight feature of this release, it would undoubtedly be the upgrade to Plasma 6.1 (more specifically, v6.1.5) desktop environment. In addition, TUXEDO OS 4 gives users KDE Frameworks 6.6, Qt Libraries 6.7, and KDE Gear 24.08.1 apps collection. </p>

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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | TUXEDO OS 4 Unveiled with Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and Plasma 6.1.5

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vdcvUyI

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Microsoft and Meta’s results yesterday verified what IBM reported last week. AI is quite expensive, and it’s very very hard to quantify any significant business results from it. With that said, what should IBM investors expect? To justify AI, someone at IBM has to get nuked. We are looking at you consulting. So what will the nuking look like? Just look at Kyndryl, and you will get your answer. Kyndryl over the last 3 years has gone

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from 19 billion to 16 billion (eg exiting contracts that have margins that even the body shops don’t want). In addition to exiting contracts, Kyndryl has opted for cutting 10k of their 90k headcount rather than retrain them (eg there isn’t the high value demand for AI services that management expected). Net net for consulting will be a 15-20% disengagement from contracts, with a 15%-20% reduction in headcount. That’s 24-30k worth

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of restructuring about to descend on Consulting. IBM will justify this by saying they are restructuring to enhance their enterprise AI investments.

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https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vewZKau

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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vewZKau )

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Does anyone have any idea what AK was referring to (see below) when it comes to HW going from a head wind to flat? That infers a lot of cost take out has occurred

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And I know we don't talk on Infrastructure and you acknowledge the mainframe cycle. But I also want to call out credit. Inside the Infrastructure business, there is also a recurring revenue business, which is our hardware maintenance business. And that is also a piece that has gone from being a headwind to potentially close to flat next year. So just in year-to-year, that could well be a 4, 5 point tailwind on that part of the business

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