YetAnotherNerd
@YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz
Nerd of many hats.
- Comment on Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure 2 weeks ago:
And thank YOU, since it’s been far too long since I’ve read any Dickson! I know I’ve got one around here somewhere. :)
For what it’s worth, for cyberpunk my personal fave 3 are
- The Shockwave Runner (John Brunner), which introduced the concept of a computer worm and is arguably the first cyberpunk novel, written in 1975(!).
- Neuromancer
- When Gravity Fails, George Alec Effinger. Middle-eastern tinged and quite good.
- (Does the Quantum Thief count? I don’t think that’s really Cyberpunk per se, though)
- Comment on Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure 2 weeks ago:
It’s “Neuromancer” by William Gibson. A burned computer jockey gets a chance to get his ability to “jack in” back, by doing a heist against a corporate stronghold in low earth orbit, after being hired by an A.I.
Seriously, an amazing cyberpunk novel. One of the best novels in the genre, and one of the most influential
- Comment on Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure 2 weeks ago:
Can’t watch. But the book should be at pretty much every used bookstore. “The sky was grey… the color of a dead telvision channel”
- Comment on The disadvantaged are more sensitive to biased language for good reasons. 2 weeks ago:
It’s all about phrasing it a way where they say “no, you can’t say that”, and you say “yes, exactly”
- Comment on The disadvantaged are more sensitive to biased language for good reasons. 2 weeks ago:
I heard a good way to call out that bullshit.
The next time the person says something about their particular god, say “All Gods Matter”. It throws them into a tizzy because how dare you. Yup, welcome to what it feels like.
- Comment on Why do some people have so many tabs open on their browser? 2 weeks ago:
I typically have 100-200. It’s usually a “let me come back to this in a day or three”, which may or may not happen. Or a thread of “doing research on a topic” and then getting pulled to something else, but not having time to summarize/organize for later. Plus, as others have mentioned, sometimes you need the tab session history.
I really appreciate y’all saying what a monster or computer illiterate I am, though. Don’t tell my boss, she’ll wonder what I do all day.
- Comment on How a medieval Oxford friar used light and color to find out what stars and planets are made of 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on If you wanted to create a long lasting community, is it better to create it on Piefed or on Lemmy? Does Piefed's development have the funding to go on long term? 3 weeks ago:
Thanks. Apologies for derailing your point which is that this stuff can run for years without changes.
- Comment on If you wanted to create a long lasting community, is it better to create it on Piefed or on Lemmy? Does Piefed's development have the funding to go on long term? 3 weeks ago:
Why does bespoke have to mean no development? If it’s custom code, big whoop - provided the dev either made it easy to modify, or still helps out with it. Our company has tons of bespoke apps that get developed regularly.
(That said, I don’t know what metafilter is)
- Comment on Ahead of her time 4 weeks ago:
Ironically, none of that was why she went to jail. It was for defrauding investors. Fun!
- Comment on Google’s Sundar Pichai says the job of CEO is one of the ‘easier things’ AI could soon replace 4 weeks ago:
RAG isn’t a silver bullet by any stretch.
- Comment on Ahead of her time 4 weeks ago:
CEO of Theranos, currently spending time in jail for fraudulently saying they could do this.
- Comment on iRobot’s revenue has tanked and it’s almost out of cash | "Roomba customers are understandably concerned about the impact these current financial troubles might have on their home cleaning robots." 4 weeks ago:
I go ride my bike instead of vacuuming
- Comment on Copilot GIS Orchestra: AI-Driven Geospatial 4 weeks ago:
Ah, thanks. I’m a bit behind on all of them, my use has mostly been copilot with code
- Comment on Copilot GIS Orchestra: AI-Driven Geospatial 4 weeks ago:
It’s definitely a AI-narrated video. Unsure about the content
- Comment on does anyone else have this impression of gruyere? 1 month ago:
French onion soup.
- Comment on Where can I post my Halloween outfit? It's awesome. 1 month ago:
Pics would make sense, but unsure of anywhere specific
- Comment on Elon Musk: What was the mysterious bright light spotted in Irish skies? 1 month ago:
Honestly, I view it as one of those charming eccentrics we run across from time to time. It’s a ton better than one of the AI bots or Trolls, that’s for sure. :) Portland has the unipolar, we have þis. ;)
- Comment on Elon Musk: What was the mysterious bright light spotted in Irish skies? 1 month ago:
Sxan has several comments where he explains why. It’s an interesting read.
- Comment on Openpilot 0.10.1 Released: Improved World Model and Overhauled User Interface 1 month ago:
“openpilot is an operating system for robotics. Currently, it upgrades the driver assistance system on 300+ supported cars.”
Since that was all Greek to me. And I speak Greek.
- Comment on I'd like to control my air-purifier with one of those power-socket-timer-switch thingies – Is there a way to "auto-press" those non-mechanical buttons? 1 month ago:
There are some where there’s no hub, just a standalone (I can’t be arsed to check if you still need the job for switchbot itself). Worth looking at the knockoffs since I know some exist that don’t need anything else. And I wish the security were better, but for a simple case like this I think they’re fine.
- Comment on I'd like to control my air-purifier with one of those power-socket-timer-switch thingies – Is there a way to "auto-press" those non-mechanical buttons? 1 month ago:
Yes. SwitchBot is the biggie but there are a ton of knockoffs (google “smart button pusher”). The catch is that the security is crap - fine for what you’re doing, but I wouldn’t use it for a garage door, for instance.
I think you’d need a shortcut or script on a computer to run a scheduled task or cron job to start it, but pretty sure that’s available too. (Note - looked at them briefly, just wanted to respond while it was fresh in my mind)
- Comment on CNC 1 month ago:
I love how you explained both.
- Comment on Is it true that Bill Gates has been committing genocide in Kenya? 1 month ago:
No. It’s not true. You need to think more critically and check sources and seek alternate views. This isn’t a stupid question per se, but it’s hard to tell if you’re asking it in good faith.
- Comment on Would it be possible to build a where woof gun? 1 month ago:
- Comment on Could rising sea levels caused by climate change be thwarted by digging a big hole at the bottom of the sea? 1 month ago:
Just curious, does that amount of stupid ever burn? Because when I see that amount of ignorance I saw “the stupid, it burns”.
- Comment on Why do adults have such big noses? 1 month ago:
oops. Sorry. flushinghospital.org/…/truth-or-myth-our-nose-and…
But webs says the same thing. webmd.com/…/what-to-know-about-nose-and-ear-growt…
- Comment on Why do adults have such big noses? 1 month ago:
“cartilage does stop growing. However, cartilage is made of collagen and other fibers that begin to break down as we age.
The result is drooping. So what appears to be growth is just gravity doing its job. Our noses and our earlobes sag and become larger. Adding to the misconception is what happens to other parts of our face. While our nose might sag, our cheeks and lips actually lose volume, making everything else look comparatively larger.”
- Comment on JLCPCB Locking Accounts, Mentions “Risky IP Addresses, Activities” | Hackaday 1 month ago:
Annoyingly, it gets through the entire article pretty much without explaining what the hell JLCPCB is, assuming that you must know what they are. It appears to be a Chinese PCB (printed circuit board) manufacturer, where you can send them a schematic and they will make a PCB of whatever you desire. It appears that they are now limiting who they take orders from, and it seems likely that other Chinese PCB manufacturers will take the same step in the future.
Overall I enjoy reading Hackaday’s articles, But this was too much “inside baseball” since they didn’t bother explaining what JLCPCB was.
- Comment on Is airtags really useful? 1 month ago:
AirTags don’t require a subscription.
