Telorand
@Telorand@reddthat.com
- Comment on The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry? 7 hours ago:
Thanks!
- Comment on The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry? 8 hours ago:
Do you have any links to the alleged bad history? I couldn’t find anything, partly because the recent political theatre makes it hard to be informed.
- Comment on The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry? 8 hours ago:
You sure you’re not confusing TP-Link with D-Link? The latter has been the common attack surface I’m familiar with, and the former has been a staple for enthusiasts and as a tool for pentesters.
- Comment on AI Killed The Tech Interview. Now What? 13 hours ago:
My company actually pushes referrals and even offers a bonus for a successful hire to whoever recommended them, but the candidate still has to pass a bunch of interview hurdles, so it’s rare that it all works out anyway.
I think referrals can work out, if your interview process is grueling to begin with.
- Comment on Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says 21 hours ago:
- Comment on Tesla Installing Countermeasures as People Are Hacking the Cables Off Superchargers 1 day ago:
Fix the system so people don’t have to make money by stealing copper.
And yet, here we are with billionaires in charge—robber barons v2.0.
- Comment on Microsoft announces quantum computing breakthrough with new Majorana 1 chip 2 days ago:
I bet they’re going to use it for AI.
- Comment on Open source maintainers are feeling the squeeze 4 days ago:
I appreciate your perspective!
- Comment on Open source maintainers are feeling the squeeze 4 days ago:
Sounds to me that some maintainers need to learn how to say “no.” I get that certain people use their software in critical applications, but sometimes a “fuck you, no. I’m not doing that right now” is well deserved or even necessary. You can even go a step further and cite their belligerence, if that’s warranted.
The beauty of open source is that people can fork software if things aren’t getting fixed or moving in a direction they like. And if they don’t and still complain, bring out the ol’ “fuck you, no.”
Cosgrove said, "I’m afraid it’ll take a significant project falling over to convince them [the users] that paying for open source maintainers is worthwhile and, in fact, may actually be a requirement.
“I don’t want to see that happen because the fallout will be ugly and gross, but I’m concerned that that’s what it’ll take.”
I disagree that it will take money. If you’re a maintainer, it’s your passion project. Tell people to fuck off once in a while. The people who really care will either join you to improve things or make something better out of spite.
- Comment on Researchers are training AI to interpret animal emotions 5 days ago:
Shush. Why must you rain on their parade, when there’s venture capital to be gained! /s
- Comment on Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says 1 week ago:
As a sidenote, do tip your instance operators, especially if you’re on a small instance. Upkeep isn’t free.
- Comment on Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says 1 week ago:
Enshittification? Man, who could have seen that coming?
/s
- Comment on New thermoelectric generator converts vehicle exhaust heat into electricity, boosting fuel efficiency 1 week ago:
Gotcha, thanks. It doesn’t sound particularly revolutionary as far as energy capture goes, since 40W is probably negligible on today’s cars.
NGL though, on an old '75 Honda motorcycle I used to own, an extra 40W would have been amazing. The alternator was too tiny to keep the electronics running and battery charged, and I had to turn the headlight off whenever possible to keep the battery charging.
- Comment on New thermoelectric generator converts vehicle exhaust heat into electricity, boosting fuel efficiency 1 week ago:
I thought turbos converted air (exhaust) kinetic energy into mechanical energy, not the heat itself. If exhaust was cold, the turbo would still work, no?
Not saying that these Peltier devices are going to be game changers, but it sounds like they do something different from turbos in that they are capturing additional wasted energy.
- Comment on TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores 1 week ago:
No, silly! Laws exist only to punish people like you and me. They get to do what they want, because they give money to the legislators!
(I wish any of that was a joke.)
- Comment on Are Dating Apps Getting Worse? 1 week ago:
Also, were they ever good?
- Comment on Microsoft Study Finds Relying on AI Kills Your Critical Thinking Skills 1 week ago:
Good. Maybe the dumbest people will forget how to breathe, and global society can move forward.
- Comment on Are You Ready to Let an AI Agent Use Your Computer? AI agents from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google want to lighten your load. 1 week ago:
I’ve always felt that foxes and snakes get the raw end of the idiom deal. They just do what they do, without malicious intent. I propose a different scenario.
The billionaire: “If you let me in, you’ll never work another day in your life.”
- Comment on Teenagers turning to AI companions are redefining love as easy, unconditional and always there. 1 week ago:
That’s precisely why it was a mistake. People did those things before Facebook, but now? So many people have no clue how to exist without it, and all the while, it’s weaponized against people’s ignorance by bad actors who are greedy for power and money.
Hell, we’ve had to create decentralized tools just to get some of our agency back. And yet, even knowing that their data is fodder for those same bad actors, people still flock to those previous systems like Facebook, TikTok, Xitter, and Instagram.
Social media isn’t a mistake because social media is inherently bad. It’s a mistake, because humans in general are too stupid to protect themselves.
- Comment on Teenagers turning to AI companions are redefining love as easy, unconditional and always there. 1 week ago:
Very astute observation. Bravo.
- Comment on Teenagers turning to AI companions are redefining love as easy, unconditional and always there. 1 week ago:
Also, humans in general are dumb. But moreso your thing.
- Comment on Could a frontend Woocommerce aggregator make the millions of Wordpress stores into a turnkey competitor to Ebay, Amazon, Etsy, etc? 1 week ago:
I like it on paper, but like Etsy, how would you prevent people masquerading as “small businesses” but are really just drop shippers of cheap garbage?
That’s a genuine question, not rhetorical. I don’t know the answer myself.
- Comment on Teenagers turning to AI companions are redefining love as easy, unconditional and always there. 1 week ago:
Social media was a mistake.
And yes, I’m aware of the irony as I use social media to say so. I do not apologize.
- Comment on EPIC, Democracy Forward, and Federal Worker Sue DOGE for Illegal Seizure of Personal Data From Treasury, Personnel Systems. 1 week ago:
And he doesn’t have a secret service detail, afaik. Just average, paid bodyguards who can also be arrested for obstruction of justice.
But it remains to be seen if any judges will be brave enough to dare to stand up to fascism. Merchan wasn’t, and Trump was literally at his mercy as a private citizen.
- Comment on YSK: This meme is not a porno. Just a random Instagram Post. So, Stop asking for sauce. Thanks 1 week ago:
I don’t know if this specific meme was recreated, but I am reasonably sure that there’s at least a few kinks that would use a scene like this as an origination point.
- Comment on Tesla has sued customers and journalists in China — and won most times, review finds 1 week ago:
A chilling reminder that billionaires are never your friend. Ever. We are meat for their grinder.
Expect similar in the US as they gut and dismantle customer protection services.
- Comment on Leaking the email of any YouTube user for $10,000. 1 week ago:
Yes, the address. Probably not a big deal for average people, but definitely a bigger deal for any big name that doesn’t use a business email as a login.
- Comment on US and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at summit 1 week ago:
Dunno about the UK, but the US is going guns blazing towards Robocops.
Ironically, police probably think they’ll be in charge of the robots, rather than the robots replacing them.
- Comment on US and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at summit 1 week ago:
Sounds like “we need to have guns if they have guns.” Might be right in the short term, but at what future cost?
- Comment on Google Calendar removes Pride Month and Black History Month 1 week ago:
Tutanota is a common recommended alternative, (which is now just called “Tuta”).
