Taldan

@Taldan@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recreating uncensored Epstein PDFs from raw encoded attachments⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  OCR is mostly good enough. Problem here is we have 76 pages that we need to be read perfectly, with a low fidelity input

  We also have very little in the way of error correction, since it’s mostly not human readable

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TSMC to make advanced 3nm chips in Japan⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  IEEE rebranded 802.11ax as wifi 6 because… Marketing

  Minor correction: The standard is IEEE, but it was developed by the WiFi Alliance (who make their money by certifying devices as meeting the WiFi 6 standard). It’s a pretty fair marketing strategy though. Normal users aren’t going to notice 802.11ac vs 802.11ax

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rent is theft⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The renter system is fine in my opinion

  It’s the result of the power imbalance that creates the problems. Specifically that property owners hold all the power and have structured society in such a way that housing is artificially scarce and more difficult to build than it should be, which has led to inflated prices

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When you know your boss is an insane moron⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  can I take your swearing at me and telling me to be silent

  He clearly said Sharon. Are you sharon?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When you know your boss is an insane moron⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  They wouldn’t even accept us beginning to get ready to leave until our clock out time, because up to that point we are supposed to be working

  Even the US outlawed that. What country do you live in where that’s normal?

  In the US if you’re required to do something for work, at work, you’re on the clock. For example, if you have a uniform you’re required to wear, you clock in then out it on

  Lots of employers break that law, which is why wage theft is by far the #1 form of theft in the US, but it is the law

  Similar thing with responding to work messages outside normal work hours

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gaming market melts down after Google reveals new AI game design tool — Project Genie crashes stocks. (A.K.A . Investors panic because they don't understand what "real" videogames are)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s an initial proof-of-concept. It’ll be developed into more complex games eventually, that’s not really an issue for it

  The main issue is that it’s just a facade. It completely lacks the foundation required for a game. It’s a world without hard rules, which is a terrible experience for any user. The game isn’t determining cause and effect from actions. It’s just guessing at what would come next

  What’s the point of decorating an in-game house if the next time you go there, the AI forgot what was supposed to be there?

  What’s the point of completing quests if the AI forgets what you’ve completed?

  What’s the point of getting new gear if AI hallucinates what gear you have?

  There is no progress in an AI generated game because everything is made up as it goes. Google would need to fundamentally change their approach to allow for that

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is Valve being sued for almost $900 million, but Epic Games wasn't sued when they bought Rocket League and Fall Guys to remove them from steam?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  30% is the standard retail markup for many things

  It most certainly is not standard in retail. Most retail stores have a margin of a couple percentage points. Walmart, for example, is ~3% net margin most years

  Unless you’re trying to compare wholesale price to final consumer price. In which case I would say that’s a silly and pointless thing to compare, but even then it’s far smaller than 30% across retail and varies wildly based on the individual item being sold

  A 30% cut is only really common in the tech sector where the underlying economics make it feasible

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The content of the posts are egotistical, not the bot itself. He’s describing the tone of the writing

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Service has a lot of stability issues

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The market is going to be flooded with so much slop. It’ll be incredibly difficult for regular game developers to get any sort of budget to compete

  We as consumers need to find a way to reward quality games

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Lack of competition. No other app store is allowed to operate on Apple devices. They have a monopoly, which is the only reason they can charge as much as they do

  Sure, Apple are providing a payments platform, but why do they deserve 10x what Stripe charges?

  I don’t believe that 30% cut includes payment processing. That’s an additional fee

  Sad to think about how little creators actually get at the end of the day. Example of a $100 donation/subscription:

  • Apple takes 30%

  • Card companies take ~4%

  • Patreon takes 10%

  • Taxes take another big chunk

  After all that a the creator would have, what, $40?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The platform is enormous and highly successful solely because it is a monopoly in the Apple ecosystem

  I guarantee you if other app stores were allowed on Apple devices, they would take significant market share with a far smaller cut of revenue

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  We have study after study showing various prominent social media platforms are bad for mental health, so that part feels pretty clear

  Destabilizing society is a harder one to show, but I’d argue Cambridge Analytica, and similar programs are what got Trump elected in 2016. Social media played a very interesting part in elections in the Philippines as well, due to the inability for most to fact check any information shared on social media (Meta/Facebook provided cell service for free only to their platforms)

  It’s undeniable that large numbers of bots are used to shape public perception of topics. Several talks at Black Hat and Defcon have investigated specific attack chains used, and how sock puppets are used to spread specific misinformation

  Given those factors, I think it’s fair to say social media is destabilizing society. It’s far too easy for relatively small groups to affect public perception. That isn’t to say propaganda didn’t exist before, just that it’s a far more powerful tool than has ever existed in history

  How do you feel about the TikTok takeover?

  Obviously negatively, and I think it’s irrational for Americans to feel positively about it. For an average citizen, a foreign country controlling a platform like that should be a good thing. China can’t do anything to me. I don’t have to fear reprisal from China for speaking out against the government. I do have to worry about reprisal from the US

  Further, China has far fewer incentives to shape the opinions and discourse of Americans. Obviously they want to push a pro-China message, but that’s a relatively small sub-sect of American politics compared to the issues the US government would like to shape public opinion on

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  FYI, there is a USD index, DXY. It lost ~12% overall compared to a basket of other currencies

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I thought crypto was really cool back in the day. I had a guy ask me about Bitconnect because he was considering buying some. I looked into it and told him it looked sketchy, and I didn’t understand how they could possibly promise those returns

  He dumped all his money into it. Only weeks before it collapsed too. Lost his house and wife. Ended up moving across the country to live with his brother

  Nice guy though

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I speak for every American under-40 when I say: What pension?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The stock price is just showing what price the shares are selling for, so it is the realized loss of value for some investors

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Very few people would use it. You’d have all the issues of Linux where very little is made for the OS, so community made ports would be the only way to get things running. Those downsides are counteracted by the upside of Windows… which is what?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pornhub, YouPorn, and Redtube and other content sharing platforms will block New users in the UK starting next week(February 2)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That isn’t blocking VPNs, it’s blocking requests from data centers. Important distinction

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is OpenAI dead yet?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Alphabet is public, and they have significant exposure

  Microsoft owns a huge stake in OpenAI, and has invested heavily in AI

  I’d argue all the tech companies are highly exposed

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Inside Xiaomi’s near-fully automated factory that assembles a smartphone in 6 seconds⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  How is it clickbait?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Inside Xiaomi’s near-fully automated factory that assembles a smartphone in 6 seconds⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You should really read the article

  Literally the sentence after that points out the production output is 10 million per year, which is 1 phone every ~3 seconds

  They are indeed claiming to put together a unit, start to finish, in 6 seconds. Implying they only have 2-3 parallel production lines

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Inside Xiaomi’s near-fully automated factory that assembles a smartphone in 6 seconds⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That was my reaction to the headline. Then I read the article:

  Xiaomi said assembling a smartphone from circuit board to finished product takes about six seconds, and, at full capacity, the factory could produce more than 10 million devices annually

  They are indeed stating each phone only takes 6 seconds to complete

  With ~30 million seconds in a year, their output is 1 phone every 3 seconds

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Inside Xiaomi’s near-fully automated factory that assembles a smartphone in 6 seconds⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Xiaomi said assembling a smartphone from circuit board to finished product takes about six seconds, and, at full capacity, the factory could produce more than 10 million devices annually

  There are ~30 million seconds in a year. So this factory is only producing 2 phones at a time? Assuming the article is accurate, I’m very curious to hear why this was chosen as a design

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to turn off Gemini in Gmail — and why you should | Proton⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been using Proton for years, 100% would recommend

  That being said, I have had to use my gmail a couple times over the years because some sites do not accept an email address unless it’s from one of the top few email providers. It’s fucked

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But think of the landlords!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  These blocks look very different as a person on the street. They mostly only look bad from above where you can see all of them together

  We have some burtalist apartment buildings in Minneapolis. They’re generally desirable apartments

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But think of the landlords!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The USSR collapsed entirely in the early '90s

  Safe to assume everyone is aware they had severe societal issues

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But think of the landlords!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I hate it. Feels so restricting. Cant go anywhere without driving, and evenbdriving a block is a huge pain in the ass because of all the traffic and traffic control

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hard drive prices have surged by an average of 46% since September — iconic 24TB Seagate BarraCuda now $500 as AI claims another victim⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes it does. Where do you think they store those gigantic training datasets?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are people still fooled by this dumb quiz's?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  normal humans are - by and large - smart enough to get the job done

  Jury’s still out on that one chief