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- Comment on Microsoft’s new genAI model to power agents in Windows 11 22 hours ago:
On-device AI is the way to go. No privacy leak. Doesn’t have server and networking costs.
This specific use case (looking things up in Start menu and settings) is a good one, since finding out which setting to tweak is a major PITA.
Apple just announced at WWDC embedding Foundation Models on phones. Except they will allow apps to access them and give them custom prompts. This doesn’t go quite as far.
- Comment on The Guardian and the University of Cambridge Computer Science Department unveil new technology to protect journalists 1 day ago:
Similar to other apps, CoverDrop only provides limited protection on smartphones that are fully compromised by malware, e.g., Pegasus, which can record the screen content and user actions.
- Comment on Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Meet for the First Time Ever 2 days ago:
I know it’s fun to bash on Gates, but it’s also bullshit. Dave Cutler worked on at least two major operating systems. He’s way up there in the Hall of Fame.
- Comment on Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Meet for the First Time Ever 2 days ago:
I know it’s fun to bash on Gates, but it’s also bullshit. Dave Cutler worked on at least two major operating systems. He’s way up there in the Hall of Fame.
- Comment on How to get rid of swollen batteries? 2 days ago:
Look up local “Hazardous Waste” and “E-waste” disposal. Some electronics repair shops will take them too.
- Comment on How to get rid of swollen batteries? 2 days ago:
Batteries shouldn’t go into garbage because they can and will leak or explode. We have a regular recycling service around here, but they don’t take many kinds of batteries (including lithium ones).
There’s a county “hazardous waste” service that takes things like paint and old fuel for generators. They take some things but not others. There’s also a separate “e-waste” service. Last time I had a few things to drop off, I had to call to find which ones would take a specific type of battery.
I’ve got the same Anker recall. Will be calling around next week to find which place will take them.
- Comment on How LLMs could be insider threats 3 days ago:
Alarming, yet like an episode of a sitcom.
- Comment on BYD is testing solid-state EV batteries in its Seal sedan with nearly 1,200 miles of range 4 days ago:
Charging to 80% in 12 minutes with regular chargers or special ones? If it requires upgrading chargers, adoption may be slow.
- Comment on libxml2 Maintainer Ends Embargoed Vulnerability Reports, Citing Unsustainable Burden 4 days ago:
They could replace the whole article with:
- Comment on Are spiders turtlely enough for the Turtle Club? 5 days ago:
Spider.
- Comment on Are spiders turtlely enough for the Turtle Club? 5 days ago:
- Comment on Websites Are Tracking You Via Browser Fingerprinting 5 days ago:
They were doing this a decade ago, to help track app marketing campaigns.
IIRC, it turned out you could get pretty close to uniquely identifying a device with permutations on only 7 attributes. The problem is if you install a plugin to return false data, it could break non-malicious websites, like running games or data visualizations.
- Comment on Gov. Landry signs new drone defense law; first in nation 6 days ago:
- Comment on Right to Repair Gains Traction as John Deere Faces Trial 6 days ago:
Years ago, folks hacked a Jeep Wrangler remotely, with a WIRED reporter in the car: wired.com/…/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/
That freaked the shit out of vehicle manufacturers. It led to encrypted CANBus messages: dev.to/living_syn/can-bus-message-security-3h43
Problem was, your mom and pop repair shop would need a special $$$ ‘authorized’ dongle from the manufacturer to be able to diagnose problems beyond what plain OBD-II let you see. This effectively locked out third-party repair shops. People screamed and IIRC, a lot of car manufacturers backed down and just hardened remote access.
What Deere did was even more harsh. They tried to block off not only self repair, but third-party firmware that made the tractors work better, especially older ones that were out of warranty: schiller-tuning.com/…/john-deere
They’re trying to game copyright laws and click-through terms-of-service agreements to lock out third party repair.
This is a test case. If they lose, it’ll be a BIG win for Right to Repair laws, covering phones, laptops, consoles, etc.
- Comment on Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket 6 days ago:
- Comment on Amid AI Plagiarism, More Professors Turn to Handwritten Work 6 days ago:
I’m all for it.
When the data centers force widespread blackouts, people will still be able to hand-write their complaints. Should also bring back the wax seal and the signet ring for two-factor authentication.
- Comment on Announcing: Piefed.zip - our new Piefed instance! 1 week ago:
Not to be a shill… but lots of commercial systems have run on python: inoxoft.com/…/top-23-applications-made-with-pytho…
Not just for data science, but in core services, including Dropbox, Instacart, Instagram, and Reddit. It’s pretty good at getting something up and running, and there are lots of published tricks for optimizing it so it scales.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
It’s seed, using existing RISC IP. They can tape out an early prototype, or even just a simulated design, then use the performance numbers to raise the next round.
If anything, Intel proved that nobody in their right mind should ever go vertical and pay to build a fab again. TSMC in Arizona will happily take the job.
- Comment on Is Google about to destroy the web? 1 week ago:
I have friends working on ways for content providers to charge AI training models. But I have a feeling that’s not enough.
The future will have to be where creators have an incentive to consistently create, and consumers pay for what they like, or services to keep them informed and entertained without them having to do much.
In between will sit middlemen and aggregators to enable a smooth flow. Who that will be and what they do in this next phase is the big question.
Under the current method, Google’s search and ads groups are competing against each other. Don’t see that going well for anyone.
- Comment on we are not the same 1 week ago:
TV show idea for bottom panel: see how many toilets each contestsnt can hit in 60 sec. Have funny animal mascots randomly jump out of stalls.
Winner wins a high-tech bidet seat and a lifetime supply of adult diapers.
- Comment on Simple Blog options? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve had good luck with Jekyll, saving the source on github, and setting it up so pushing to main auto-deploys to a Cloudflare site. Using Markdown and for larger media, uploading to S3.
Much easier to set up and maintain than github pages. Since it’s static output, pretty snappy. Also includes RSS feeds and permanent URLs.
Have also set up several Wordpress sites. Slower, but if you want wysiwyg editing, user comments, or there are several contributors, would work better.
Have also heard good things about ghost, but haven’t actually deployed one yet.
- Comment on How often do you take him for a walk? 2 weeks ago:
I watched as our little, barely walking toddler walked away from us in a busy department store. I followed behind, hiding behind racks, to see if he would get scared and turn around. Nope. Did not turn once. Just waddled away. I had to race and grab him from behind once he stepped onto the escalator.
It was then that I really understood the need for those leashes. Had a talk with the wife and we decided against it, but it was close.
- Comment on Apple announces iOS 26 with Liquid Glass redesign 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT. 2 weeks ago:
Once these AI companies go belly-up, those people with critical thinking and research skills will be able to name their price.
Those abilities have been in high demand for millenia. Focus on the basics.
- Comment on Bonfire's new software lets users build their own social communities, free from platform control 2 weeks ago:
Love it. Lots of good ideas there. They really need to simplify their pitch, though. First thing would be to use a simpler logo. Just go and own 🔥
- Comment on NYPD robocops: Hulking, 400-lb robots will start patrolling New York City 3 weeks ago:
It’s been a while, but for the price, it had an under-powered processor and anything other than just walking around had to be custom programmed. It got used for a few trade shows, where people watched it walk around, sit down, etc. Robotic grappling arm? There were more stable, wheeled platforms where you could actually place items and autonomously have it delivered.
Main use-cases were as an overpriced security guard, or a webcam with legs, but the operations costs were pretty high. It couldn’t really get around hilly, dirt or muddy terrain, so you had to stick to paved routes. There were attachment peripherals, but for every single use-case, there were better, cheaper, more flexible equivalent solutions.
The most impressive thing was the coordinated movement of the legs, pretty solid build, and the sound of the servos. But that meant you couldn’t use it for stealth scenarios. Oh yeah, it looked pretty menacing and scared children.
We figured if it was ever put out into real service, it would get jacked by a few yokels with a pickup truck, or smashed up by highschoolers on a dare. Eventually the novelty wore off, and it got retired to a demo area for visiting customers.
- Comment on NYPD robocops: Hulking, 400-lb robots will start patrolling New York City 3 weeks ago:
In a past job, I got a chance to deal with one of those Boston Dynamics robot dogs in action. Was not impressed.
Given NYC, would not be surprised if they’re tagged, sensors are torched, or they’re covered in bodily fluids. Or they end up at the bottom of the Hudson river shortly after deployment.
Come to think of it… most likely scenario: scrapped and sold for parts.
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- Comment on Most of us will leave behind a large ‘digital legacy’ when we die. Here’s how to plan what happens to it 4 weeks ago:
A couple years ago, I would have agreed. Most of our email is junk. But nowadays, you can have an LLM digest and summarize it for you. That could also be a service the legacy system offers. Grandkids can just ask for a free-form search term without having to wade through everything.
- Comment on Most of us will leave behind a large ‘digital legacy’ when we die. Here’s how to plan what happens to it 4 weeks ago:
A long time ago, I had the idea for a startup to keep digital material, including accounts, passwords, old documents, etc. ina digital vault that would be released to the next-of-kin when someone dies. It would also convert documents to newer formats so your old unpublished WordPerfect novel could be opened and read by the grandkids (should they choose).
Problem is, nobody would (or should) trust a startup with that material. This is stuff that should be around for many decades and most startups go out of business.
