A_Duck

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by A_Duck 9mo ago
Yes, many of us have already encountered 'toxic sludge' codebases from misguided low-cost offshoring in the 2000s (offshoring can be done great but not when the only criteria is cost-saving). There's work to be had in refacto
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by A_Duck 9mo ago
Being interrogated by an AI voice app... I am so grateful I went to university in the before time If this is the only way to keep the existing approach working, it feels like the only real solution for education is something radically diffe
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by A_Duck 9mo ago
We need to go the other way and establish a social normal of clearly labelling AI outputs. It has its place but is fundamentally different to a human being expressing ideas.
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by A_Duck 9mo ago
So they're targeting ideological allies for well-paid jobs, seems like some good old techno-feudalism Ironically, this is what MAGA accused the 'Deep State' of being — I suppose if you want to know what people will do once th
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by A_Duck 9mo ago
Trying to do an ELIHN here... On a holiday of 10 people, everybody exchanging numbers means 10x9/2 = 45 actions, with many of those edges between strangers (higher cost edge) Each person adding their friend to the Whatsapp group is 9 a
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by A_Duck 9mo ago
The problem in Europe is that Whatsapp has become the standard for mobile messaging, and it's only available on Android and iOS This really nerfs the whole dumbphone movement for Europeans, which should be a key market. I went on holid
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by A_Duck 9mo ago
This article is something of a PR-piece for Criterion Capital, who are generally not a good influence in London "The Prince Charles Cinema near Leicester Square claims Aziz is trying to “bully” it out of its building, while his busines
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by A_Duck 10mo ago
I often think about whether current LLMs could safely guide a completely ignorant person through a household plumbing or electrical job, removing the need for a professional This suggests not.
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Can Claude teach me to make coffee?(lesswrong.com)
3 points by A_Duck 10mo ago|1 comments
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by A_Duck 11mo ago
And clearly they're hard at work whitewashing that page... check the Talk Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bending_Spoons
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by A_Duck 11mo ago
It's really terrifying that someone less savvy might have spent their life savings paying this bill unnecessarily As OP says: "I had access to tools that helped me land on that number, but the moral issue is clear"
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by A_Duck 1y ago
You should check out https://www.meaningmachine.games/ then — they're building games with weird dynamics centred around this new possibility of LLM-powered NPCs
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by A_Duck 1y ago
Central Bank interest rate setting has a long lag time. You need to turn the wheel 12-18 months before the car turns.
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by A_Duck 1y ago
e-Ink seems like the perfect solution to : how do I make my phone functional for when I need to use it, but unpleasant enough I don’t want to use it At the moment I have my iphone set to black-and-white but still find myself idly browsing I
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by A_Duck 1y ago
Yes this needs to end The worst part is, you can't transfer your 'purchases' to someone else, or even leave them to someone when you die.
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by A_Duck 1y ago
Jaw, jaw is better than war, war This theatre is the way countries can negotiate and communicate peacefully
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by A_Duck 1y ago
I'm contrasting rather than equating them. The medieval blacksmith / freelancer may be in a better position to feel meaning in their work, compared with an employee, because of the system of incentives around them.
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by A_Duck 1y ago
This is a shame though. We should work towards a world where most people can find meaning in what they do. For now it can work better to be a contractor and have your 'meaning' be a positive reputation in your industry. More like
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by A_Duck 1y ago
Skipped playing the game just went straight to download the music https://github.com/ebbejan/tux-racer-js/blob/main/public/ass...
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by A_Duck 1y ago
@dang can we change the article link to the much more detailed New Yorker article? Several comments noting the current link is a pretty thin summary https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/michael-polla...
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by A_Duck 1y ago
Yep I paid for Whatsapp, I've even dug out the receipt email. I want my £0.79 back!
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by A_Duck 1y ago
The trouble with charging people is you have to charge everybody the same[1], so you're leaving money on the table with wealthy users, and pricing out poorer users Ads mean each user 'pays' you according to their spending pow
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by A_Duck 1y ago
I mean absolutely, but I think 5 years is a good amount of time to let people noodle!
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by A_Duck 1y ago
This seems a little gloomy In the UK at least, researchers have many options for research fellowships of 3-5 years, paid, many with total academic freedom to do whatever you like My partner just got accepted to one after spending 3 months a
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by A_Duck 1y ago
I always find it interesting when legal opinions cite other countries’ precedents It makes sense because it maximises the hit-rate of finding a relevant precedent, and kind of creates a global system of common law. Countries with newer lega
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by A_Duck 1y ago
Fair enough — didn't realise it had already been tried and it wasn't working without reward. That's not mentioned in the article but does make sense. There's still a good argument for sci-hub to stay fully non-commercial
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by A_Duck 1y ago
Why must crypto infect everything good? Is the incentive even necessary? It would be worth testing if there are enough scientists who are keen to promote information sharing in their field without some minimal reward I also wonder if this w
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by A_Duck 1y ago
And it's still an active legal document You can see it in the UK legislation portal — the parts which are still in force https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Edw1cc1929/25/9
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by A_Duck 1y ago
I live here — what I love most is the sense of excitement for a different and better future which runs through the neighbourhood. There's a lot less of that feeling out in the world of 2025 but you can still find it if you look.
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by A_Duck 1y ago
On 6 April, the UK banned all drip pricing, so it is possible "All mandatory fees, such as admin fees or ticket booking fees, must now be included in the headline price" https://www.gov.uk/government/news&#x2F

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