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- Comment on Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions 6 days ago:
I’ve also put wood panels on my car to save the environment. It’s pretty useful.
- Comment on Patent troll Sable pays up, dedicates all its patents to the public! 1 month ago:
The quality of an invention has nothing to do with profitability. People actively fight competing products and ideas. A good invention is worth nothing unless you whore it out to existing industry
- Comment on OpenAI Execs Mass Quit as Company Removes Control From Non-Profit Board and Hands It to Sam Altman 1 month ago:
They realized that they can get away with stealing data. No reason to keep up the facade anymore
- Comment on OpenAI Execs Mass Quit as Company Removes Control From Non-Profit Board and Hands It to Sam Altman 1 month ago:
These people claimed their product can pass the bar exam (it was a lie). Tells you how they feel about the legal system
- Comment on The phrase "Pics or it didn't happen" is largely meaningless now that AI is a thing. 1 month ago:
A minute ago I saw a post that was a screenshot of a tweet of a screenshot of a Chinese social media post, claiming some shit. People upvote that.
- Comment on Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games 1 month ago:
There is a period between filing a patent and actually receiving it. Maybe you’ve seen the phrase “patent pending” before. That likely plays a role here, if I read this right
- Comment on Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games 2 months ago:
It expired recently patents.google.com/patent/US7072849B1/en
- Comment on Why is Facebook filled with so much random junk now? 2 months ago:
Just ask yourself, who is still posting on Facebook? Your friends? I hope not. The last time I hung out on that site, the groups seemed to be the only valuable section to participate in. But it’s ultimately just a circlejerk and you’re feeding content into a garbage platform stuffed with ads. Not a great way to spend time.
- Comment on UK's first 'teacherless' AI classroom set to open in London 2 months ago:
Marketing play to grab the money off of rich parents. There are still teachers, they are just proxied by “AI”. And there will also still be teachers monitoring. And there will still be teachers for certain topics.
So it’s teacherless, but with plenty of teachers.
- Comment on Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it? 2 months ago:
Should I really give up my empty metric of 70K followers and move my communication and journalistic research to another echo chamber and advertising platform run by another billionaire?
It really is a tough one.
- Comment on Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it? 2 months ago:
Oh boy, what a marvelous idea. This could save the tanking DJT stock and allow them to prolong the scam. It would allow Trump to close the Truth Social scam with a seemingly sensible move. Elon is supposed to be in his cabinet anyway. It’s perfect.
- Comment on The Irony of 'You Wouldn't Download a Car' Making a Comeback in AI Debates 2 months ago:
Right. Who needs expert opinions if an LLM can produce similarly convincing garbage?
- Comment on The Irony of 'You Wouldn't Download a Car' Making a Comeback in AI Debates 2 months ago:
I feel like you’re catching on.
- Comment on The Irony of 'You Wouldn't Download a Car' Making a Comeback in AI Debates 2 months ago:
So if I watch all Star Wars movies, and then get a crew together to make a couple of identical movies that were inspired by my earlier watching, and then sell the movies, then this is actually completely legal.
It doesn’t matter if they stole the source material. They are selling a machine that can create copyright infringements at a click of a button, and that’s a problem.
This is not the same as an artist looking at every single piece of art in the world and being able to replicate it to hang it in the living room. This is an army of artists that are enslaved by a single company to sell any copy of any artwork they want. That army works as long as you feed it electricity and free labor of actual artists.
Theft actually seems like a great word for what these scammers are doing.
If you run some open source model on your own machine, that’s a different story.
- Comment on I think I am socially ostrasized, what should I do? 2 months ago:
Not sure if this works for you, but when I’m in a socially confusing situation, I involve people. If you think someone is talking bad about you, ask them about it. Ask for guidance. If you ask someone for help, they will often remember it positively. It takes courage to ask for help, as it’s a sign of weakness, and people usually respect that you trust them with your request.
Ideally it will turn out to be a misunderstanding, or you get some constructive criticism, or you get a confirmation that people are actually talking bad about you. At least you will have more clarity. If there wasn’t really anything bad going on, now you’re still in a conversation. Even if you say thanks and end the conversation, you’ve broken the ice with that person.
Friends are very much necessary. You need people in your environment, other than your family, to exchange ideas with and talk about things that are on your mind. Don’t try to substitute friends with online relationships. It will never be equal. Finding local people with similar interests online is fine if that helps you to reach out. You can’t force making friends, it’s a waste of time. Start with making one friend. Quality over quantity
- Comment on Discussions are like a game of telephone; you're converting idea into language and expecting the recipient to flawlessly translate it back into an idea. 2 months ago:
I really hate it when people call for impromptu meetings and are completely oblivious to what you mention. People are absolutely incapable of bridging mental gaps. Nobody explains common vocabulary. Nobody explains the expected goal of conversation. Nobody evens the playing field. Instead, you watch people confused and asking stupid questions, before they arrive at a constructive mental place, right before the meeting is over.
Communication is art and a skill. Just because someone is talking a lot, doesn’t mean they communicate well.
If you can efficiently enable a group of people to arrive in a mental context where they can contribute value to a decision or process, you are a valuable team member.
IMHO this always requires preparation. You can’t expect to have a valuable exchange if you yourself can’t fully imagine the mental context the other people are in. At every moment you have to understand what might be keeping them from understanding you, and then approaching the specific conflict. “Why don’t you understand me?” is something you should never have to ask yourself.
Also, yes, build more prototypes and actually watch some shit go instead of talking so fucking much. Pictures are a thousand words and a real thing is like thousands of pictures. Stop talking already!
- Comment on how does a tote bag work? 2 months ago:
Tote bag handle length is not standardized. Get a different one
- Comment on Social Engineering 2 months ago:
White one, no work marks
- Comment on Do any "thickening" products actually work to prevent hair loss/thinning? 2 months ago:
Thanks for the additional context
- Comment on Do any "thickening" products actually work to prevent hair loss/thinning? 2 months ago:
Thank you. That makes sense
- Comment on Do any "thickening" products actually work to prevent hair loss/thinning? 2 months ago:
What’s your motivation? Do you want to appear attractive, and you decided that you are not up to your own level of expectation based on your hair? Do you want to attract a partner or an audience? Do you require respect from peers and you think hair will help?
Any supplement is likely not going to bring the required results. If you are not satisfied with your hair, get a toupee or a transplant. Don’t fuck around with half measures. You will only waste time and money.
In general, hair is not suitable for half measures. Don’t kid yourself. People notice thin hair. People notice a tattooed scalp. People notice a calm over. These all make you appear insecure and the opposite of what you might be aiming for. You must be comfortable, but be aware that you are not buying into the wrong comfort.
- Comment on Do any "thickening" products actually work to prevent hair loss/thinning? 2 months ago:
Please don’t take it as an offense, but how do you know it worked? Like, what are you comparing against? If it’s your dad, maybe you just got the right genes from your mom to give you a benefit.
- Comment on Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure | Proton 2 months ago:
They did not. This is another marketing play
- Comment on Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure | Proton 2 months ago:
Is this going to be the same kind of non-profit as OpenAI? With a mission to improve the world? Yeah, let’s see how that goes. Another Proton marketing play on their set track to enshittification.
- Comment on Rain on Other Worlds 3 months ago:
Diamonds aren’t actually rare, and the people who control the market would have you executed.
- Comment on The super-rich are disappointingly boring. 3 months ago:
Ever heard of Epstein’s Island? These people are doing shit you probably can’t even imagine.
- Comment on Deleted GitHub data is forever accessible to anyone, researchers claim | Cybernews 3 months ago:
What did they research? The git and GitHub documentation, and then the manual on clickbaiting? The shit people publish as research these days to boost their profile…
- Comment on HTTPS on homelab (just locally) 3 months ago:
Can’t disagree with any of that. But I still like doing it
- Comment on Forgot to pay my domain for a year and now I have to spend £2200 ($3000) if I want to get it back 3 months ago:
Buy a different domain. Let them pay for this one until the end of time.
- Comment on George Lucas Held Accountable in His Own Memeverse 3 months ago: