lennivelkant
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- Comment on Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way? 1 day ago:
Let’s put an end to the discussion
lol
lmao - Comment on Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back 2 days ago:
In that respect, I’m rather glad my employer is on the slow and steady side. Yeah, sure, they’re very much behind on some topics and just recently started catching up on others, but their cautious scepticism towards new tech has spared us some headaches. I’d rather take the frustration of not getting all the tools I’d like to have than the stress of “ooh, look, this new shiny thing is gonna replace that other system you just got used to!”
- Comment on Chromium Blog: Fighting Unwanted Notifications with Machine Learning in Chrome 6 days ago:
I love this
I hate it too but I love it.
- Comment on xkcd #3087: Pascal's Law 6 days ago:
Arse nemesis
- Comment on Cardinals most likely to be the pope 1 week ago:
I mean, this is the Catholic Church we’re talking about. They’re not particularly known for fair hiring policies.
- Comment on Snapchat scraps ‘simple’ redesign as it loses users in North America 2 weeks ago:
Corporate management often seems to think of changes as isolated, independent events, where the measurable impact of each change can be attributed to that change. I think it’s a symptom of the pathological need for KPIs and Data-based decision-making. Making big decisions is scary, and data can help with informing them, but I get the impression some managers grow so dependent on using numbers as a crutch to spare them from having to justify their decision with their own best judgement.
- Comment on Microsoft's AI Secretly Copying All Your Private Messages 2 weeks ago:
They didn’t fully hand it to Linux yet. We still have to earn that. Ideological appeal / privacy concern alone isn’t enough for many people if the jump seems too scary, particularly if it feels like a one-directional leap of faith. What if they don’t like it on the other side? Better the devil you know…
We need to build bridges, in both directions: help and encourage people to switch to Linux, but also promise them help to get back, basically an “out” if they don’t like it. I see plenty of guides for migrating to Linux, but how about getting back to Windows?
It’s okay not to like Linux, it’s okay to be scared or apprehensive, and it’s okay to get cold feet and return to the familiar. Maybe some time in the future they’ll try again.
- Comment on I use Zip Bombs to Protect my Server 2 weeks ago:
That’s the usual case with arms races: Unless you are yourself a major power, odds are you’ll never be able to fully stand up to one (at least not on your own, but let’s not stretch the metaphor too far). Often, the best you can do is to deterr other, minor powers and hope major ones never have a serious intent to bring you down.
In this specific case, the number of potential minor “attackers” and the hurdle for “attack” mKe it attractive to try to overwhelm the amateurs at least. You’ll never get the pros, you just hope they don’t bother you too much.
- Comment on I use Zip Bombs to Protect my Server 2 weeks ago:
Still illegal. Not immoral, but a lot of our laws aren’t built on morality.
- Comment on [Gamers Nexus] Death of affordable computing | Tariffs impact and investigation 3 weeks ago:
That was my point, actually, expanding on the previous point of the policy being designed to kill small businesses. The big corps can do that, pretending to be ever so regretful about the firings, while small ones face insolvency.
- Comment on [Gamers Nexus] Death of affordable computing | Tariffs impact and investigation 3 weeks ago:
Everything about this seems almost designed to murder small businesses.
Those with enough capital backing, resources and funds can take the hit, maybe cut some expenses, shedding crocodile tears about how terrible the economic impact of this trade war has affected them while dispassionately watching scores of no-longer-employees pack their things and try to figure out how to tell their kids that the promised trip next month they’d been looking forward to all year is cancelled.
- Comment on Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video! 3 weeks ago:
The point is that the company being sued has to pay those millions in the first place. The law firm does pay itself rather well for that work, but I’d consider class actions to be one of the more defensible legal actions.
- Comment on CVE Board members launch the CVE Foundation, a dedicated, non-profit to continue identifying vulnerabilities, after the US ended its contract with Mitre 4 weeks ago:
The “Contain, Verify, Explain Foundation”, dedicated to the study of and protection against cyber-anomalies
- Comment on 4chan hacked and taken offline. Hacker reopens /qa/ and leaks all admins emails. 4 weeks ago:
Satin undies?
Close. Soiled undies.
- Comment on Describe conservatives with one picture 4 weeks ago:
Is it me or does that post author name look like a lot of the bots named “WordWordNumber”?
- Comment on I hope she found herself 4 weeks ago:
Because that’s what the other person asked. “Secluded myself” isn’t really an answer. I can seclude myself counting leaves in the forest, lay down and stare at the ceiling, walk circles around my room and try to make them perfectly circular…
It’s not that you have to tell; saying “I don’t know” or “I’d rather not say” would be an answer too. But you made a snide remark regarding the other person’s reading comprehension (why?) and fail to properly comprehend their question (or mine).
- Comment on I hope she found herself 4 weeks ago:
…and what did you do while high?
- Comment on I hope she found herself 4 weeks ago:
Not me. I don’t care. The version of me that I’ve got right now is alright, I’m in no hurry to “find myself”. Either I’ll come across myself by chance or it can’t have been that important.
huffs excessive amounts of Copium
- Comment on A French law requiring adult sites to run age checks( facial age estimation, ...etc) and block users under 18 became applicable to sites based in France and outside of the EU. 4 weeks ago:
It’s not the goal itself that’s the issue. Protecting kids from harmful content until they’re ready to deal with it is absolutely a worthwhile endeavour.
But the means to that end often pose a massive security and privacy issue.
You’re supposed to give all your identifying details to some website and trust them, that they’ll use it only for the legal purpose of verifying that identity and promptly deleting them, rather than selling them to criminals who now have everything they need for identity theft. Hell, just storing them is a risk because we all know how many companies (and people) treat IT security as an afterthought at best and a breach compromising the identification of thousands of people would be a fucking nightmare.
And what if your kid tries to circumvent it? Now their face is out there on some server, whether or not they succeed. Is that really better?
The argument is that the onus should be on parents to protect their children and help them find their way safely, rather than compromising everyone else with poorly thought-out and invasive policies.
- Comment on Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’ 5 weeks ago:
Heh, flavour
(I like Fedora, but it obviously doesnt taste as good)
- Comment on Framework temporarily pausing some laptop sales in the US due to tariffs 5 weeks ago:
…and then you finished reading the sentence, right? Just in case it adds more nuance or context, or makes an argument you didn’t consider, right? You engaged their comment in good faith and gave them the chance to make their case before deciding whether you actually disagree with them, right?
- Comment on European police say KidFlix, "one of the largest pedophile platforms in the world," busted in joint operation. 1 month ago:
Most cases of “we can’t find anyone good for this job” can be solved with better pay. Make your opening more attractive, then you’ll get more applicants and can afford to be picky.
Getting the money is a different question, unless you’re willing to touch the sacred corporate profits…
- Comment on Are Dairy Robots the Secret to Happier Cows and More Efficient Farms? 1 month ago:
My milk ranking:
Almond < Dairy < Soy < Oat
I rarely drink any milk at all, but when I do, it’s gotta be oat.
(Also not a vegan, but that doesn’t have anything to do with my taste here)
- Comment on Are Dairy Robots the Secret to Happier Cows and More Efficient Farms? 1 month ago:
Your wife is right to hate it. It’s rather shallow and narrow-minded.
That aside, if calories-to-price is your metric, are you growing your own food?
- Comment on Are Dairy Robots the Secret to Happier Cows and More Efficient Farms? 1 month ago:
Oat is GOAT
(The acronym, not the animal)
- Comment on Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to just trade in their PC for a newer one, because how hard can it be? 1 month ago:
I can’t recall ever trying it with peanut butter, that sounds interesting
- Comment on Chinese EV maker BYD says new fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank 1 month ago:
If the insulation doesn’t insulate, that is a risk indeed. There would probably have to be some detection mechanism for damaged insulation on top of regular maintenance checks. I don’t know if some wiring in the insulation could measure the integrity. Maybe if the voltage would oscillate regularly, picking up on the induction of those changes might allow detecting if the shielding is inconsistent before it actually becomes threat? I only have half-remembered bits of an intro course on electrical engineering years ago, so maybe I’m way off.
- Comment on Chinese EV maker BYD says new fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank 1 month ago:
Well, you’d need to standardise battery formats and legally mandate that they have to be easily switchable. I imagine that would get pushback from the car lobby - they do so love to make proprietary branded parts if you let them. If they can’t force you to only use original parts for repairs because some part is generic by law, they’ll lose out on precious markups.
That said, the car lobby can go take a hike for all I care.
The other issue is that it would have to be easily reachable, even if your trunk is loaded up. The underside is difficult to get at with any kind of setup you’d let amateurs touch. Maybe something on the side could work like you’ve already got for gas, depending on the weight of the battery. I’m sure it’s a solvable problem, if there is some will to see it done.
I’m all for the idea, mind you. This isn’t me arguing against it, but rather trying to consider what’s stopping us (and the answer is probably “rich people that don’t like sharing” as usual).
- Comment on AI ‘wingmen’ bots to write profiles and flirt on dating apps 2 months ago:
And if “yourself” is just not likeable, working on that is also hard in a number of ways, from first realising and acknowledging the things you can improve to actually committing to self-improvement. But for the same reason, someone will appreciate it at some point. If being yourself is respectable, being a better version of yourself is even more so.
- Comment on Gaming chat platform Discord in early talks with banks about public listing 2 months ago:
I mean, I get it. If I’m working on something and hit a snag, posting in a forum where the response time may be measured in days or more until someone replies with further questions, to which I then reply at my earliest convenience and wait another day for a response, then have to see when I next have time to try the advice and hope that settles it…
Well, I’d certainly prefer to get input right when I’m working on it, while I have the time and mindspace for it. In that light, maybe forums simply aren’t the best solution anymore, or at least not by themselves. But integrated chats have been tried before, haven’t they? What was wrong with them?