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by isodev 1y ago
It's also painful if you wrote good Swift 5 code but now suddenly you need to closely follow Apple's progress on porting their own frameworks, filling your code base with #if and control flow just to make the compiler happy.
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by isodev 1y ago
You're getting downvoted but I fully agree. The problem with Swift's safety has now moved to the tooling. While your code doesn't fail so often at runtime (still does, because the underlying system SDKs are not all migrated),
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by isodev 1y ago
I think the EU calls for a decentralised approach with multiple cross border providers. Wero is technically from Benelux as there are origins in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. There are also other initiatives in Estonia, Finland, Swed
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by isodev 1y ago
The EU (the ECB) is actively working towards a system similar to SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) but for cards [0]. This would enable card transfers to also become faster (SEPA is instantaneous even cross-border within the EU) also allow f
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by isodev 1y ago
The rest of iCloud is quite open by default though. It’s a lot simpler to just get the data from there than to try to access the private cloud context used by Apple’s models.
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by isodev 1y ago
That only says that Apple self-certifies as being open for audit and that they don’t get any of this data. Who is keeping an eye on that externally though? For every release?
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by isodev 1y ago
It’s funny how when it’s Apple, everyone is happy to defend even the most incomprehensible decisions with “privacy as a feature”. For everyone else apparently privacy doesn’t count. I think “Donald Trump can’t get your photos” is a pretty g
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by isodev 1y ago
I’d rather leave tech than convert to the American “truth”. Very happy about EU’s AI Act to at least delay our exposure to all this.
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by isodev 1y ago
I think the parent comment acknowledges that it's indeed possible but all that are so many steps one shouldn't have to perform just to get to the feature. Firefox wants to be customisable, but instead of features, its out-of-box e
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by isodev 1y ago
Ok and who will verify the AI verification?
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by isodev 1y ago
The specified policy aside, it’s kind of sad to see - the UK after Brexit just doesn’t carry the same weight. It would’ve been a different story if the UK as part of the EU were moving forward with a piece of legislation.
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by isodev 1y ago
Yes, so the ones you didn’t list will stand out.
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by isodev 1y ago
I think we need a lot more accessible disclosure on the subject for the public. Even beyond government services, products exposing one to the US should come with a big fat warning.
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by isodev 1y ago
I really struggle why we keep maintaining some archaic definitions around the “family unit” anyway. So someone has 3 parents instead of 2 - nothing wrong with that.
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by isodev 1y ago
I don't agree with the examples in the post. To me, they all seem to support the case that the compiler is doing the right thing and flagging potential issues. In a larger and more complex program (or a library to be used by others), i
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by isodev 1y ago
I feel a lot of emotions in your comment but no connection with reality. The AI Act is really not that big of a deal. If Meta is unhappy with it, it means it’s working.
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by isodev 1y ago
FOMO is not a valid reason to abandon the safety and wellbeing of the people who will inevitably have to endure all this “AI innovation”. It’s just like building a bridge - there are rules and checks and triple checks
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by isodev 1y ago
You’re too focused on the “regulate” part. It’s a lot easier to see it as a framework. It spells out what you need to anticipate the spirit of the law and what’s considerate good or bad practice. If you actually read it, you will also real
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by isodev 1y ago
As a citizen I’m perfectly happy with the AI Act. As a “person in tech”, the kind of growth being “stunt” here shouldn’t be happening in the first place. It’s not overreach to put some guardrails and protect humans from the overreaching ide
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by isodev 1y ago
Of course. Skimming over the AI Code of Practice, there is nothing particularly unexpected or qualifying as “overreach”. Of course, to be compliant, model providers can’t be shady which perhaps conflicts with Meta’s general way of work.
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by isodev 1y ago
> They're likely burning money so I can't be pissed off yet What do you mean? That’s totally a good reason to be pissed off at them. I’m so tired of products that launch before they have a clear path to profitability.
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by isodev 1y ago
This was a fascinating read. Thanks for sharing!
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by isodev 1y ago
I sometimes wonder if we’re using the correct metrics to measure all that. Today, it’s a lot easier to access film and series - streaming, local indie cinemas, YouTube. There is A LOT of movies and yet commentary and awards are always limit
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by isodev 1y ago
Nice. A very good signal that eventually, we're going to resolve this issue once and for all. It's only unfortunate that the US is currently stuck in a swamp of their internal politics and can't join the effort.
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by isodev 1y ago
I was also referring to the $2.5B Google paid. I can’t imagine what could possibly be the value they’re hoping to get
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by isodev 1y ago
I’m really confused now. Also, is there really that much of a transformative difference between Windsurf and say OpenAI/Claude etc to warrant this crazy valuations?
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by isodev 1y ago
It's also the best ecosystem for indie/small team development. With a handful of well-established libraries, one can go a long way without having to reach for separate/dedicated queue/messaging systems, job or workflow o
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by isodev 1y ago
I'm sorry, what are you talking about? Let's do some math. Today, there are approximately 8.2 billion people living on the planet. The current rate of increase is that there will be ~2billion more in the next 60 years. Even if the
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by isodev 1y ago
It’s a good start. But then people want push notifications, Sign in with Apple, to pay with card but they have an iPhone etc - so many points Apple makes a lot harder than they should be. Eventually, it’s economically better to just suck it
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by isodev 1y ago
> regulatory environment so complex only massive companies like big tech or Europe's legacy players have the resources to comply This is a very inaccurate view. I’ve worked with multiple SMEs and no such “complexities” ever become o

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