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by Den_VR 1y ago
I’m not sure if admitting I didn’t even open the article helps or harms my case.
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by Den_VR 1y ago
Someday maybe we’ll have a term similar to “low-background steel” for information and web content.
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by Den_VR 1y ago
You’re practically describing the invention of Calculus.
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by Den_VR 1y ago
Another case of ChatGPT-driven psychosis alright. Even ELIZA caused serious problems.
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by Den_VR 1y ago
All I really wanted from the Windows phone was the ability to pull up powershell and run some simple scripts :(
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by Den_VR 1y ago
Marcus’s writing is from a scientific perspective, it’s not general artificial intelligence and probably not a meaningful path it GAI. But the ivory tower misses the point of how LLM improved the ability of regular people to interact with i
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by Den_VR 1y ago
Acting out self preservation… just like every sci-fi ai described in the same situations. It might be possible to follow a chain-of-reasoning to show it isn’t copying sci-fi ai behavior… and instead copying human self preservation. Asimov’s
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by Den_VR 1y ago
You should have seen the homebrew guy’s talk on DIY CRISPR where he injected himself on stage. And that was years ago. Incredible times for incredible work.
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by Den_VR 1y ago
I’ve been a fan for almost 18 years, ever since some euro friends were talking about the voting system on IRC. Love the intersection between culture and geopolitics.
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by Den_VR 1y ago
My experience with taxi in Italy (Napoli) was getting scammed by the driver and nearly missing my flight as he wanted to demand double fare because he had no guaranteed pickup from the Airport.
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by Den_VR 1y ago
Uber is still better than a Taxi from the consumer side. Transparent and low friction interactions are worth a modest premium, especially when traveling in places where you don’t speak the language very well. And as for Colorado, I’ve had m
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by Den_VR 1y ago
Looking through a historical lens, dating back to the Renaissance, the notion of reasoning one’s way to God without faith or the Church was itself heretical. Doubtless things have happened since then, but I agree it was seen as important st
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by Den_VR 1y ago
People literally buy phones from Apple so they can have a blue bubble in iMessage. Movies carry out social campaigns about how they were “filmed” on iPhone. And there’s no shortage of alternatives on those devices, from WhatsApp to Signal.
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by Den_VR 1y ago
Guidance from CISA (an agency within the Department of Homeland Security) does not translate to an Approval for DOD. The DOD memo does not supersede other DOD instructions referenced by the memo requiring RMF and NIAP things.
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by Den_VR 1y ago
Directly?
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by Den_VR 2y ago
Where have you seen gs-15 senior devs? That oddball org that turned into DOGE? Seniors developers top out GS-13 without supervisory responsibilities.
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by Den_VR 2y ago
https://www.nteu.org/blog/2025/04/08/Senate%20Passes%20Budge... Healthcare may be vouchers soon.
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by Den_VR 2y ago
There’s a few things wrong here. Being a community of intellectuals doesn’t equal a community of rationalists. And even rationalists may use different criteria than you in matters of international security, arriving at conclusions you may s
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by Den_VR 2y ago
And breakfast costs the equivalent of 20 cents, from the seller on the street. Buying power comparisons are complicated
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by Den_VR 2y ago
It’s an odd phenomena to see someone refute personal observations. Something to consider, a huge number of people feel personally alienated and under threat of harm by the current administration’s party rhetoric. Those people may, bizarrely
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by Den_VR 2y ago
> Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. Name calling isn’t going to do anything, and lowering yourself by it is, at best, self-harming.
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by Den_VR 2y ago
While Airbus is almost famous for its “improper subsidies” through Launch Aid, I’d probably focus on just how GE was subsidized in the development of the CF6 engine family through technology transfers, military “system development and demon
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by Den_VR 2y ago
Let’s assume $500/hour in labor. Did this specific part require 440 hours of testing? The price doesn’t appear to come down at any volume, and the government already substantially subsidized the R&D efforts, so just how much shenan
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by Den_VR 2y ago
The reasoning Linus himself gives for greenlighting Rust is, among other things, to avoid stagnation. In practice, CH is doing everything he can to stonewall and sabotage efforts to subsequently bring Rust to solve problems. This explosion,
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by Den_VR 2y ago
Can’t say I’d want you on the team characterizing a situation like this, and communicating about a situation like this, as “victim mentality.” There’s a lot of toxic behaviors that have wormed their way into certain parts of culture. I’m no
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by Den_VR 2y ago
I don’t know how many remember Gatebox, but their product story resonates with this story. The level of intensity some approach their careers with isn’t exactly conducive to traditional family. You can look up Gatebox - Promotion Movie &quo
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by Den_VR 2y ago
You’re not wrong, but after all these years it’s fair to give benefit of the doubt - geohot may have grown as a person. The PS3 affair was incredibly disappointing.