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by Terr_ 4mo ago
> if you're using a local account Unfortunately Microsoft keeps working to destroy that option and force consumers to make a remote account. [0][1] Their consistent moves towards wanting to co-own my computer were one of the many la
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
"Disk must be in expected hardware environment" versus "Same environment plus PIN" makes a huge difference if a thief simply steals a whole computer.
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
> Article research and generated imagery enabled by AI tools including Claude by Anthropic. *sigh*
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
> standing genetic variation An interesting illustration of this might be variety seen in dogs, which are still one species that can reproduce together. Presumably there was some ur-mutt, where almost all the variations we see today were
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
Much like the fallacy behind: "The Y2K bug was was a total hoax, you can tell because nothing much happened on 2000-01-01."
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
Hmmm, depending on how quickly wire-technology advanced, it might be that putting early versions up cheaply was the right decision compared to burying cables that might become obsolete a bit sooner than you want to dig them up again. If you
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
The thing is, I was never (admin) suspended before, and I can think of only two or three small-subreddit moderator bans in the last 10 years, the mystery-shadowban had zero communication involved, and the appeal was (at least on-paper) de
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
While I recognize the name of the domain, I'm getting some weird TLS cert warnings.
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
> years of work prior to COVID It's worth highlghting the importance of years of basic science-research and testing, all little pieces which were mostly there when we finally needed them, work that was always under-threat from peopl
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
> You pick up your phone before you’ve even brushed your teeth. First notification For similar sad-comedy vibes: "The Hustle" (2018)[0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7qjN3KF8U
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
Still work from my machine, but if it happens then that's the end of Reddit for me. P.S.: To be more-specific, I was already betrayed once. A power-user since ~2007, enough discussion comments to fill literal books, invites to those
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
You stumble across another article from 2226: It describes how the Earth was consumed by a grey-goo apocalypse of nanotechnology beyond human comprehension, so that no pore of its surface is untouched by reservoirs of rogue units, all of wh
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
The undercurrent here for me is barriers to entry and monopolies and network-effects, ex: Con: You had to search to find a community. Pro: There were lots of independent communities that had competition in case one was badly moderated.
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
> Both to blame IANAL but I think the US law approach is to rely on chaining, so the #1 blame is on Sony until Sony proves it isn't. 1. Consumers who were damaged sue Sony for damages. 2. If Sony loses, Sony sues Studio Canal for da
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
> bloat "Look at all the traditional signals of thought, quality, or attention that it inserted, which being totally counterfeit have actually become strictly counterproductive--at least to anybody who has to actually use it!&quot
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
I think it's more like "LLMs agents are especially dangerous for beginners in $X." Those are the users who won't have (as much) necessary knowledge, unused mental-bandwidth, or "instinctive taste" to recognize
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
> as they become experts, they prefer terse syntax. In my experience, the man-hours of expertise may be less than you'd think: I've probably spent more hours (or at least subjective frustration ) being the beginner in differen
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
Or at any rate, the "society" being gauged for trust-levels has to be something substantially finer-grained than a US state.
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
In my recollection, the tale was not temperature changes on startup, but the various electrical issues of getting things moving from standstill. Either way, I just always used sleep-mode.
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
It's worth distinguishing between (A) the "values" of the text generation tool and (B) the "values" of a fictional character being evoked in a document iteratively generated by the model. If someone goes to DraculaG
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
> hysterical. The intent of this steg is excruciatingly clear Even good goals do not excuse malicious or reckless execution. The ends do not always justify the means. Whether or not it harmed you this time , it's a violation of tru
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
I worry less about whether people know how it all works. I worry more about whether people care and consider it a problem when nobody knows.
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
Somewhat related, in case you missed it a few weeks ago, Oldavista (Altavista) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48447111
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
Compared to what what option, clay tablets of cuneiform? :p In terms of significant danger, perhaps you're thinking of nitrocellulose movie film that was phased out in the '50s.
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
Much like that old quip about the bandwidth of a vehicle full of tapes: "Never underestimate the at-rest security of a room full of filing cabinets." Friction and delay have always been aspects of security.
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> phones were firmly "second" devices There's a (claimed?) stereotype that Millennials don't buy things on their phones, even if they are already browsed to the "buy now" page they'll conduct the actua
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
Right: This kind of law is supposed to conform to the common expectation, not dictate it! We all might expect someone could take a photo of us walking down the sidewalk, but that's not the same as "expecting" to be follow
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
Similarly, for the people who don't see the big deal about geo-data, consider that knowing (A) where a phone "goes to work" and (B) where it "sleeps" is usually enough to uniquely identify a person, even when there&
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
> automatic sunset period That's attacking the symptom rather than the cause. The deeper issue is that the legislature is not responsive to the people who don't actually want X anymore. Instead, how about: 1. Replace plurality
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by Terr_ 4mo ago
Imagine getting your hand wrongly blacklisted as a fake, and then someday down the road you make a wrong gesture during an online interview and now your real-name is also on the suspicion list.

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