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by oenton 8mo ago
> "I tried to trick an LLM and I did" is not exactly a noteworthy achievement at this stage in AI technology. I agree it’s not surprising and I would also agree it’s not noteworthy, if the CEO of OpenAI wasn’t still making publ
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by oenton 8mo ago
Precisely. In fact I remember a story similar to this, so I Googled "did Sprint get sued for using 'unlimited' in their marketing?" Lo and behold, yes, they did. And for good reason. It would be an understatement to say
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by oenton 8mo ago
That's clearly not a good faith interpretation of the commenter you're referring to. Do better. > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize.
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by oenton 8mo ago
> The one where he specifically told people to protest peacefully? I know the rules say to assume good faith but I don't see how anyone can do that given what you wrote. I'm really struggling to understand how that is your ma
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by oenton 8mo ago
> But you don’t understand. There won’t be any science if he is taxed because then he will leave and take all the money with him. It's sad how many people truly believe this. Intelligent people, including tech workers, many of which
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by oenton 8mo ago
The DOW is at 50,000! 50,000! If you get this reference (and even if you don’t), there are many alternative actions he could have taken, including not acknowledging this at all.
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by oenton 8mo ago
I think it looks cool. I like the mouseover effects. I still echo others concerns e.g. npmjs.com is the ultimate authority of what NPM packages exist. Did you create this? If not how did you come across it?
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How Google AI Overviews are putting public health at risk(theguardian.com)
2 points by oenton 9mo ago|1 comments
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by oenton 9mo ago
> No one seems to want to answer these questions. Have you considered why? It's telling that you haven't answered my question: How exactly did the victim confront law enforcement ? I can't speak for everyone here but fran
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by oenton 9mo ago
> Private citizens on the street confronting law enforcement What actions are you alleging qualifies as confronting ? Be specific. Unless I have a wildly different definition of confronting , everything I've read and every video I
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Speaker Johnson Backs Efforts to Impeach Judges over Rulings(news.bloomberglaw.com)
2 points by oenton 9mo ago|0 comments
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by oenton 9mo ago
TLDR - malicious VS Code extension named "ChatGPT" sends the full contents of any file you open to servers based in China by using a hidden iframe in a webview. There's a second mechanism that runs a command that bulk sends 5
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Malicious AI extensions on VS Code Marketplace steal developer data(bleepingcomputer.com)
3 points by oenton 9mo ago|1 comments
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by oenton 9mo ago
For what it's worth, I absolutely agree with the comments saying the warning doesn't clearly communicate the risks. I too had no idea opening a directory in VS Code (that contains a tasks.json file) could cause some code to exec
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by oenton 9mo ago
I guess I'll be the one to say it: Having an organization that collectively bargains for the employees would be very useful right about now. I know, I know... unions can be corrupted and next thing you know, it's a legalized mob
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by oenton 9mo ago
> isn’t a good look for Nobel, and shows that we’ve now moved so far from the original intention of the prize that the peace component really should be scrapped. I don't follow. Are you saying the committee should have known that Tr
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by oenton 9mo ago
Yes and despite how demoralizing it can feel, I encourage everyone to do the same: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member In the past we have hit critical mass , where so many people were calling in to Co
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by oenton 9mo ago
Yes, yes, and yes. I live in a "blue state" and their response is the same every time. To quote Bill Burr: "Nobody can help but everybody understands." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89JN5GdMqb8
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by oenton 9mo ago
It never ceases to amaze me the lengths some people will go to in order to sane wash the batshit crazy things that the President says and does. And just like all the other rationalizations before this, this one is no different: "nego
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by oenton 9mo ago
> Everything was for sure simpler, but also the requirements and expectations were much, much lower. This. In the early 2000s, almost every day after school (3PM ET) Facebook.com was basically unusable. The request would either hang for
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by oenton 9mo ago
I honestly struggled to write a starter comment because... in the totality of the circus of things that transpired this past week, I don't have much more to add that hasn't already been said. But it's clear to me there aren&#
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Trump wants nations to pay $1B to stay on his peace board(reuters.com)
5 points by oenton 9mo ago|4 comments
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by oenton 9mo ago
> Entering private domiciles without a proper warrant? "Democracy, as the founding fathers intended" Or my personal favorite, "a mandate." Interestingly I don't recall any other US President in recent memory (las
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by oenton 9mo ago
> bridging communication between product management, engineers, and users. Thank you for putting this so eloquently into words. At my work (FAANG) tech writers are being let go and their responsibilities are being pushed on developers, w
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by oenton 9mo ago
> and dare I say it "web scale" Obligatory reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2F-DItXtZs
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by oenton 9mo ago
Curious, what do you mean by 'anti-immigrants'?
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by oenton 9mo ago
This is the second or third comment I’ve seen online that says this. I’m curious how do you conclude the fed has “never been non-political?” Is this just a matter of using the right terminology? The term “non-political” (also “independent”)
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by oenton 9mo ago
I was just talking to someone close to me about what to expect if (when?) Trump starts annexing Greenland. I truly believe a national strike is our best bet. But the reality is many (most?) people are living paycheck to paycheck and can’t
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by oenton 9mo ago
I don’t know if you truly mean that or you’re just being glib. But if you’re serious, I’d strongly urge you to get help or just talk to someone you know and trust; even if you disagree on a lot of things.
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by oenton 9mo ago
Absolutely. Insightful LinkedIn posts from thought leaders who complete every sentence or utterance of a thought with two line breaks... Like this. Aren't going to write themselves, are they? :D

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