Netvouz / madelvic / tag / computers-and-it http://netvouz.com/madelvic/tag/computers-and-it?feed=rss madelvic's bookmarks tagged "computers-and-it" on Netvouz 2dSearch https://www.2dsearch.com/ "2Dsearch is a radical alternative to conventional 'advanced search'. Instead of entering Boolean strings into one-dimensional search boxes, queries are formulated by manipulating objects on a two-dimensional canvas. This eliminates syntax errors, makes the query semantics more transparent, and offers new ways to collaborate, share, and optimize search strategies and best practices." madelvic Wed, 10 Apr 2019 14:32:43 GMT ABBYY FineReader error : “The RPC server is unavailable” https://support.abbyy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005118465--The-RPC-server-is-unavailable-error-message-appears-when-FineReader-is-started Windows fix. madelvic Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:02:26 GMT Activate and deactivate Adobe products https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/download-install/kb/activate-deactivate-products.html madelvic Thu, 04 Apr 2019 17:32:55 GMT Advanced AI suffers ‘complete accuracy collapse’ in face of complex problems, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/09/apple-artificial-intelligence-ai-study-collapse "'Pretty devastating' Apple paper raises doubts about race to reach stage of AI at which it matches human intelligence" madelvic Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:03:07 GMT Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption "The Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index provides the latest estimate of the total energy consumption of the Bitcoin network." madelvic Mon, 21 May 2018 14:18:15 GMT Bitcoin's sky-rocketing energy use is a viral story. We checked the math. https://theworld.org/stories/2017/12/15/bitcoins-energy "The most current and widely cited estimates put bitcoin’s yearly energy use at somewhere between 4 and 35 terrawatt-hours. To put that in perspective, all of Google used about 5.7 terrawatt-hours in 2015." madelvic Mon, 21 May 2018 14:22:06 GMT Blockchain : Almost everything you read is wrong https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/blockchain-almost-everything-you-read-wrong "The blockchain only does one thing (and it doesn’t even do that very well). It provides a way to verify the order in which entries are made to a ledger, without any centralized authority." madelvic Thu, 16 Feb 2017 20:45:16 GMT Blockchain study finds 0.00% success rate and vendors don't call back when asked for evidence https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/30/blockchain_study_finds_0_per_cent_success_rate/ "Though Blockchain has been touted as the answer to everything, a study of 43 solutions advanced in the international development sector has found exactly no evidence of success." madelvic Mon, 07 Jan 2019 10:29:29 GMT Caps lock LED blinking https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Boot-and-Lockup/Caps-lock-LED-blinking/td-p/5925732 madelvic Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:23:20 GMT Ceefax emulator https://www.nathanmediaservices.co.uk/ceefax/ madelvic Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:48:56 GMT