theoldgreybeard

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1. 61.▲
   by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

   You couldn't pay me a billion dollars to use Okta.
2. 62.▲
   by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

   So derivative works are possible, who will be the first to attach Zork to the OpenAI API?
3. 63.▲
   by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

   While it seems like a cool enough product conceptually, in practice there is absolutely zero chance I'm putting my files in your cloud to be garbelled up by AI and paying you for the privilege. Also, allowing an agent to download arbi
4. 64.▲
   by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

   Nice. I can also recommend LocalSend.
5. 65.▲
   by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

   700,000 would have been better.
6. 66.▲
   by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

   yeah, personally identifying undetectable watermarks are kindof a terrifying prospect
7. 67.▲
   by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

   It's why I used "scare quotes".
8. 68.▲
   by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

   The interesting tidbit here is SynthID. While a good first step, it doesn't solve the problem of AI generated content NOT having any kind of watermark. So we can prove that something WITH the ID is AI generated but we can't prov
9. 69.▲
   by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

   It's also maintained by one guy. Doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the long term viability of the project.
10. 70.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    My advice to anyone looking to make the switch is to just use Ubuntu until you're comfortable with the way a linux desktop works. The "gaming optimizations" for these enthusiast distros are marginal at best, usually just mar
11. 71.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    Install Ubuntu. Enable the proprietary drivers if you have Nvidia graphics during the install. Install system updates when the pop up appears on first boot. Install Steam from the Ubuntu App Center. Open Steam, install a game and play it.
12. 72.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    Can’t believe we’re getting array_first, array_last and fatal error stack traces in PHP before GTA6.
13. 73.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    jokes on them i never followed the law anyway
14. 74.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    Most things that are worth doing usually involve some level of pain.
15. 75.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    Why would I care when I am dead. It's just software and "bloody civil wars" is not something that happens over software governance. Oh no, some people might say mean things to eachother and someone might fork the software.
16. 76.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    Invest in upskilling then.
17. 77.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    can the internet work for 5 minutes, please?
18. 78.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    I've had to fix so many errors over the years due to string/symbol mismatch in function calls and/or hash access, and never once have I benefited from the extra optimizations that the guaranteed singular allocation of symbols
19. 79.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    In grade 9 I had to do a book report that compared two books by the same author and I chose Moby Dick and Billy Budd. My teacher tried to talk me out of it, but I insisted and ultimately she let me do it because Billy Budd is very a short n
20. 80.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    I'm talking about as a user of the language, not as a language designer. I have an unpopular opinion about this, but symbols are error prone and these optimizations are ultimately not worth it.
21. 81.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    I have astigmatism and the LED headlights are excruciating. They make driving at night in the city absolute torture.
22. 82.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    You should tell him his config change took down half the internet.
23. 83.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    I miss the old internet where 1 company having an outage didn't take down most of it.
24. 84.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    frozen string literals also have unique allocations now, so symbols are kindof redundant now
25. 85.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    I'm a ruby developer, would never dream of switching to another language as my bread and butter - but my language design hot take for ruby is that symbols were a mistake and unnecessary and the language would have been better off just
26. 86.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    Knowing my father, laziness has absolutely nothing to do with it.
27. 87.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    My dad never returns carts. He also worked at a grocery store when he was young and had the same mentality as this. He also said that he is "creating work" for these young kids and it's good for them ha. Personally, I retur
28. 88.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    I would say it does. Lots of things improve overall when I am sufficiently hydrated...but I pee way more lol
29. 89.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    I've been doing my own personal experiments on myself trying to reduce caffeine intake to help with stress and anxiety. I've felt much better with just a small cutting back of my caffeine intake by taking my "main" cup
30. 90.▲
    by theoldgreybeard 11mo ago

    People driving cars kill cats all the time. I would bet much more than self driving cars will. The overall number of cats being killed by cars will probably go down with self driving cars. Letting your cat roam outdoors is cruelty.