Tetsuo

@Tetsuo@jlai.lu

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Proton’s Lumo AI chatbot: not end-to-end encrypted, not open source⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Regarding the fact that proton stops hosting in Switzerland : I thought it was because of new laws in Switzerland and that they hzf not much of a choice ?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Collective Shout Purge Sees Horror Games In Crosshairs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you think it happen randomly that payment processors are unavoidable to get crypto money ? Because it’s clearly on purpose and a way to control a market they didn’t have any leverage on.

  Still the take above of “I would rather support payment processors than Cryptos” still sound super dumb to me. People are so extreme on their assessment of technologies here. There is no nuance. AI is all bad, crypto is all bad that’s pretty much the tone here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Collective Shout Purge Sees Horror Games In Crosshairs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  What does it have to do with monkeys ?

  NFT is a very small subset of “Cryptos”.

  On a more serious note, you really do prefer VISA MasterCard to dictate what is to be censored or note rather than using crypto currencies ?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just.....why?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I found a 350€ OralB toothbrush in a shop recently in France.

  I couldn’t believe the amount of bullshit you have to cram in to up a toothbrush to that level of price.

  Pic : Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Simple Wikiclaudia: Chrome extension that finds a simple.wikipedia.org version of any wiki article. If one exists, click to open it; otherwise, it uses Claude or ChatGPT to simplify it.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s AI.

  People really despise AI over here. No matter the context.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China’s Next-Gen TV Anchors Hustle for Jobs AI Already Does: The rise of AI in broadcasting is pushing China’s top journalism schools to rethink what skills still set human anchors apart.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  With the constant stream of news I would suppose it’s handy to have some virtual anchor available 24/24 and that you can start in a matter of minutes.

  It’s cynical of course but I kind of get the idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I understand that. It’s the downvoting of the clearly marked as AI LLM response. Is it detrimental to the conversation here to have that? Is it better to share nothing rather than this LLM output?

  Was this thread better without it?

  Is complete ignorance of the PNG compatibility preferable to reading this AI output and pondering how true is it?

  [list 200 links]

  Now I think this conversation is getting just rude for no reason. I think the AI output was definitely not the “I’m lucky” result of a Google search and the fact that you choose that metaphor is in bad faith.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If you prefer to know nothing about PNG compatibility rather than something that might be true about PNG. That’s fine but definitely not my approach.

  Also, as I said to another commenter. Critical thinking is not some tool you decide to use on some comments and not others. An AI answer on some topics is actually more likely to be correct than an answer by a human being. And it’s not some stuff I was told by an AI guru it’s what researchers are evaluating in many universities. Ask an human to complete various tasks and then ask the AI model and compare scientifically the data. And it turns out there is task where the AI outperforms the human pretty much all the time.

  YET on this particular task the assumption is that it’s bullshit and it’s just downvoted. Now I would have posted the same data myself and for some reason I would not see a single downvote. The same data represented differently completely change the likelihood of it being accurate. Even though at the end of the day you shouldn’t trust blindly neither a comment from an human or an AI output.

  Honestly, I’m saddened to see people already rejecting completely the technology instead of trying to understand what it’s good at and what it’s bad at and most importantly experiencing it themselves.

  I wanted to know what was generative AI worth so I read about it and tried it locally with open source software. Now I know how to spot images that are AI generated, I know what’s difficult for this tech and what is not. I think that’s a much healthier attitude than blindly rejecting any and all AI outputs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I did check some of the references.

  What I dont understand is why you would perceive this content as more trustworthy if I didn’t say it’s AI.

  Nobody should trust blindly some anonymous comment on a forum. I have to check what the AI blurbs out but you can just gobble the comment of some stranger without exercising yourself some critical thinking?

  As long as I’m transparent on the source and especially since I did check some of it to be sure it’s not some kind of hallucination…

  There shouldn’t be any difference of trust between some random comment on a social network and what some AI model thinks on a subject.

  Also it’s not like this is some important topic with societal implications. It’s just a technical question that I had (and still doesn’t) that doesn’t mandate researching. None of my work depends on that lib. So before my comment there was no information on compatibility. Now there is but you have to look at it critically and decide if you want to verify or trust it.

  That’s why I regret this kind of stubborn downvoting where people just assume the worse instead of checking the actual data.

  Sometime I really wonder if I’m the only one supposed to check my data? Aren’t everybody here capable of verifying the AI output if they think it’s worth the time and effort?

  Basically, downvoting here is choosing “no information” rather than “information I have to verify because it’s AI generated”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Th EU iniative for Stop Killing Games has reached the goal of 1 million signatures!!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  To be clear… If you have already signed, thank you but do not sign again.

  (I know that’s not what you wanted to say, I just want to make sure it’s not misunderstood).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As you can see it’s irrelevant apparently. If it’s AI generated it will be downvoted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m probably gonna be massively downvoted for saying the forbidden word but I asked AI to do a summary with references of the forward and backward compatibility of PNG’s new version:

  !

  Based on recent search results, the new PNG specification (Third Edition) and its reference library (libpng) maintain strong backward compatibility while introducing modern features. Here’s a detailed compatibility analysis:

  🔄 1. Backward Compatibility (Viewing Old PNGs with New Lib)

  • Full Support: The new libpng (1.6.49+) and PNG Third Edition fully support legacy PNG files. Existing PNGs (conforming to the 2003/2004 spec) will render correctly without changes .
  • Implementation Stability: Libpng’s API evolution (e.g., hiding png_struct/png_info internals since 1.5.0) ensures older apps using png_get_*/png_set_* functions remain compatible. Direct struct access, deprecated since 1.4.x, may break in libpng 2.0.x (C99-only) .
  • Security Enhancements: Critical vulnerabilities (e.g., CVE-2019-7317 in png_image_free()) were patched in libpng 1.6.37+, making the new lib safer for decoding old files .

  ⚠️ 2. Forward Compatibility (Viewing New PNGs with Old Lib)

  • Basic Support: Older libpng versions (pre-1.6.37) can decode new PNGs if they avoid new features. Core chunks like IHDR or IDAT remain unchanged .
  • New Feature Limitations:
    • HDR Imagery: Requires libpng 1.6.45+ and apps supporting the mDCv chunk. Older libs ignore HDR data, falling back to SDR, which may cause color inaccuracies .
    • APNG Animation: Officially standardized in PNG Third Edition. Older libs (e.g., <1.6) treat APNG as static images, showing only the first frame .
    • EXIF Metadata: New eXIf chunks are ignored by legacy decoders, losing metadata like GPS or copyright info .
  • Security Risks: Older libs (e.g., ≤1.6.36) contain unpatched vulnerabilities (e.g., CVE-2015-8126). Parsing malicious new PNGs could exploit these flaws .

  📊 Compatibility Summary

  Scenario	Compatibility	Key Considerations
  Old PNG → New Lib	✅ Excellent	Legacy files work flawlessly; security improved.
  New PNG → Old Lib	⚠️ Partial	Basic rendering works, but HDR/APNG/EXIF ignored. Security risks in unpatched versions.
  New Features	🔧 Conditional	Requires updated apps (e.g., Photoshop, browsers) and OS support .

  🔧 3. Implementation and Industry Adoption

  • Broad Support: Major browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox), OSs (iOS, macOS), and tools (Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve) already support the new spec .
  • Progressive Enhancement: New features like HDR use optional chunks, ensuring graceful degradation in older software .
  • Future-Proofing: Work on PNG Fourth Edition (HDR/SDR interoperability) and Fifth Edition (better compression) is underway .

  💎 Conclusion

  • Upgrade Recommended: New libpng (1.6.49+) ensures security and full compatibility with legacy files.
  • Test Workflows: Verify critical tools handle new features (e.g., APNG animation in browsers).
  • Fallbacks for Old Systems: For environments stuck with outdated libs, convert new PNGs to legacy format (e.g., strip HDR/APNG) .

  For developers: Use png_get_valid(png_ptr, info_ptr, PNG_INFO_mDCv) to check HDR support and provide fallbacks .

  !<

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Food.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  How are those surprlus “solving world hunger”?

  There is nothing really saying that in the wikipedia page. Just because a country has surplus at one point doesn’t mean it will fill the belly of someone at the other side of the world.

  Sorry but this seems like a massive simplification.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨413524 Gang, rise up!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  24135 would result in an incomplete star…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨big catch⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Roger that.

  No dick pics with pavement as background.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Was surprised by these stats⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  At the same time ?

  Challenge accepted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Proton joins suit against Apple for predatory practices that harm developers and consumers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also Andy Yen :

  x.com/andyyen/status/1864436449942110660

  I know it’s quite irrelevant but I’m still very very cautious about proton since this comment. If at the head of the proton foundation you have a Trumpist it doesn’t bod well for the future.

  CEO of proton think Trump of all things is what we need to combat the big tech. Trump, elected with a bunch of his big tech billionaires.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google kills the fact-checking snippet⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What a bunch of cowards.

  They clearly are afraid of doing one too many fact checking and offending one of Trump’s minions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rematch review⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m tempted to try it out as an avid Rocket League player.

  I’m just not sure there is something in Rematch that I cannot already get somehow in Rocket League.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dune game⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How grindy is the game?

  I have multiple friends that told me that Conan exile was quite grindy and that they are not convinced by Dune because of that.

  It’s too bad because I think they would appreciate the game but are too concerned by the fact that it would take a lot of time to get good stuff.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump team leaks AI plans in public GitHub repository⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well good luck to you guys in the US. This AI government will be extremely dangerous. An all knowing advertisement algorithm reaching deep in government data with an unsafe LLM on top? Ouch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fans spot bizarre mistake on Disneyland poster... sparking theories the company used AI to create it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I looked at the article below the one OP shared.

  A trending article was about a restaurant owner in France that put a fine for people who don’t come with the same number of people as their reservation. Fascinating, such wow.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Russia's State Duma passes bill to create state messaging app as it considers blocking WhatsApp⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Link to the mentioned story:

  occrp.org/…/telegram-the-fsb-and-the-man-in-the-m…

  I would say the link is bit more tenuous than you would present it. A Russian guy works for telegram with one of his businesses. Other businesses he owns are suspected of working with FSB.

  To be sure, Telegram is most likely not very trustworthy but I thought that the fact they developed their own crypto would be suspicious enough so that people wouldn’t use it for sensitive information. Still it has not be confirmed that Telegram’s infrastructure is run by FSB.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Russia's State Duma passes bill to create state messaging app as it considers blocking WhatsApp⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I assume this is just a joke… Because with the relationship Telegram has with the Russian government this would be quite unlikely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and why is she in my toothpaste? 😡🤬😡⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My Canadian bro there is many countries who use both languages.

  Especially on products labels it’s not like only Canada will do English French labels.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and why is she in my toothpaste? 😡🤬😡⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How on earth am I suppose to guess a toothpaste is located in Canada just looking at its composition?

  There isn’t either any obvious clues on the country of origin.

  Well nevermind, I’m glad you guys get to enjoy the wonder of opening a Kinder Surprise.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and why is she in my toothpaste? 😡🤬😡⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But I didn’t mention Canada and can’t see any mention on Canada.

  I assumed it was obvious that it was about the US because they are known to have banned Kinder Surprises as a choking hazard.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and why is she in my toothpaste? 😡🤬😡⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I suppose a small child could swallow the cap of the toothpaste?

  Still pretty weird I don’t recall seeing this warning on toothpaste here in France. That being said we are big boys who are allowed to buy “Kinder Surprises”…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Florida ban on kids using social media likely unconstitutional, judge rules⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Perhaps it would have been smarter to prevent these predatory behaviors from social networks in the first place. Because it is probably constitutionally more sound to ban some behaviors rather than outright ban social networks altogether.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Still, here in France it’s fairly common to hear people teachers are lazy because they have a lot of vacations. In reality they do work more than many other jobs it’s just that they get a lot of “homework”.

  My mom was every evening working at least 2 hours and that’s just after work. And as the head of school you already have to leave late your job. So if that’s just a chill job why isn’t more people going for it? It’s because it’s badly paid on top of long hours that can be very exhausting with kids. Also it’s a lot of responsibility to handle to just be in charge of so many children at a time.

  So basically, I’m the son of a teacher, I love sharing knowledge but there is no way I will even try to do this job. Well at least not before exhausting most of the other options.

  Just think about where you will be in life without going to school. I don’t think my life would be half as comfortable if a succession of teachers taught me how to learn, how to behave socially, how to share, how to argument, how to create…

  Right now a lot of countries are beefing up their military and it’s often at the expense of the schools/teachers… Which make me really sad. I expect teachers to be less skilled as time passes simply because there won’t be much people to accept that kind of job so only the “worse” teachers will get it.