mrandish

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by mrandish 11d ago
> Why didn’t Sony become a major PC manufacturer after this? I remember reading about it in magazines when it launched but at ~$1500 for the base model at launch (without monitor) and still ~$1000 18 months later, for consumers it just c
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by mrandish 15d ago
Why not? We already need to include typos and misspellings to signal we're not an LLM.
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by mrandish 18d ago
> This is unfortunately par for the course at many big companies. Agreed. Even at companies known for having a great culture and being "different from the rest", the Game of Thrones politics is still there - it's just more
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by mrandish 20d ago
Did a little research on BDXL because the need for multi-decade backup longevity, which I never worried much about, became more relevant now that I recently retired and have time to read some 80s 5.25, 3.5 floppies and 8mm/Hi8. Would b
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by mrandish 22d ago
Naming a new product which is a "partner that helps you by making it easier" "Bob" seems like a... lack of historical awareness?
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by mrandish 23d ago
There was quite literally zero LLM in my response. Um, being a good writer and having a decent vocabulary isn't a crime? According to Pangram and GPTZero, what I wrote isn't AI. Maybe your AI detector isn't working as well as
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by mrandish 23d ago
> planes don't flap wings therefore they cannot fly? This example still misses my point, which isn't related to usefulness or economic value. I concede that LLMs can have greater utility and economic value than humans on many
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by mrandish 23d ago
> computers could count the Rs in strawberry since vacuum tubes. that measure is irrelevant. I don't think it's irrelevant but perhaps not in the way you're assuming. When assessing AGI I'm not evaluating counting cha
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by mrandish 24d ago
While I lament another monopolistic tech giant yet again dodging the most meaningful regulatory consequences of their actions, the more useful meta-question is how these behomoths are now so reliably skirting major enforcement like break-
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by mrandish 28d ago
> I am skeptical about measurements done using the laptop's microphone, though. While any microphone might be able to provide some ballpark info which corrections to start with, laptop mics will be especially poor. Laptop manufact
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by mrandish 1mo ago
Agreed. There's little doubt the admin knew they'd lose in court before they did it but they also knew it would still hurt Anthropic and make an example showing what happens to "any vendor who tries to put restrictions on the
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by mrandish 1mo ago
> Apparently, the hardware could do it by the early eighties. Ampex's ADO and the digital video effects boxes that followed could scale and reposition a live signal in real time Fun history: The very first digital squeeze effect box
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by mrandish 1mo ago
> A settlement only binds the relevant parties. True but with this (lousy) deal Meta ensures no legal precedent will be set and it publicly establishes a baseline of terms and installment payments all the states have agreed to accept. Th
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by mrandish 1mo ago
> $16.7 billion spread over ten years against $60 billion in annual profit. Just 2.6% of profit or less than 0.8% of revenue. Seems like FB got the deal of the century since any judgement would have real restrictions and enforcement with
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by mrandish 1mo ago
Page is so dense, couldn't find the specs: Rockchip RK3566 processor with an AI accelerator, 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microphones, speaker, two NFC antennas and removable battery (~1 hour runtime). Onboard policy loop:
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by mrandish 1mo ago
Since the FCC no longer consistently enforces 'public good' requirements on commercial exploitation of limited shared common assets, they're increasingly becoming a drag on innovation and seem to primarily protect incumbants
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by mrandish 1mo ago
Having used a variety of pre-iPhone WinCE, Palm, Psion, etc PDAs, going purely by bullet points specs, the best WinMo devices launched in 2007 were capable and even feature-rich, but I agree the overall user experience was hobbled. Large to
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by mrandish 1mo ago
> I think you mean the "plus" not "pro" Yes, you're correct ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F6FYN6B ). Wireless charging and 4gb RAM vs 3gb. I think the 2021 Fire HD 10 Plus may have been the
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by mrandish 1mo ago
I bought 4 of the same tablet (Fire HD 10) on Black Friday 2021 for Home Assistant dashboards and a Fire HD 10 Pro (edit: actually Plus) I use as an E-reader/browser (with KOReader/Firefox). To save money I got the cheaper version
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by mrandish 1mo ago
> search has mutated from 'locate the exact item I'm looking for' to 'show me a list of semantic search results'. Years ago Amazon intentionally nerfed their own on-site search into complete uselessness. A step
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by mrandish 1mo ago
The 'better safe than sorry' calculation of small businesses skews almost 100% toward 'safe' because almost all govt regulations contain no reasonable size scaling cap on penalties. Any penalties on a website that are pe
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by mrandish 1mo ago
I suspect the root problem is these issues aren't at the system prompt level, they're in the RHLF/fine-tune. And due to safety/jailbreaking fears, all prompt content and user-instructions are nerfed in priority.
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by mrandish 2mo ago
In saying, "New York seeks a temporary restraining order prohibiting KalshiEX, LLC from offering all event contracts nationwide" the CFTC's press release substantially misrepresents the filing by the NY AG. On page 29, the
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by mrandish 2mo ago
> They rightfully invested their insane profits into many ventures This is the inherent downside of such a rapid rise to being the world's most valuable company AND still being considered a growth stock. At their massive scale, the
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by mrandish 2mo ago
> Google cannot possibly hope to compete with these other companies... It's possible Google has intentionally decided to take a more conservative blended approach than purely competing at the bleeding edge of the frontier. If so, th
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by mrandish 2mo ago
Even if one accepts this argument as valid, an outright ban on an entire technology is the most freedom restricting, invasive, economically disruptive remedy possible. There are more targeted remedies which can be equally effective for na
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by mrandish 2mo ago
> he narrowly avoided prison while at FTX Apparently, he worked in charitable giving at FTX and had nothing to do with the shady investments. He was never charged and there's no sign he was even investigated. Beyond SBF, only a hand
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by mrandish 2mo ago
Per a different WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/finance/leopold-aschenbrenner-situationa... > "Over the past week, traders at major hedge funds and other firms began sharing information about Situational’s exp
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by mrandish 2mo ago
WSJ earlier reported that SA had a deal Wednesday night to sell their Anthropic stake to Citadel for $10B in cash but on Thursday morning backed out and decided to instead sell public equitities in their portfolio at what was reported as &q
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by mrandish 2mo ago
Per another WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/finance/leopold-aschenbrenner-situationa... "The fund had gained about 270% after fees this year through May. At that point, it was up more than 1,000% after fees since

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