infpossibilityspace's recent activity
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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
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Comment on US survey shows abortion bans drive away young talent in ~finance
infpossibilityspace Link ParentMore worryingly, it increases the risk of brain-drain for healthcare professionals moving to other states/countries that listen to them.More worryingly, it increases the risk of brain-drain for healthcare professionals moving to other states/countries that listen to them.
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Comment on Family demands answers after LAPD officers fatally shoot mentally ill man in Koreatown in ~news
infpossibilityspace (edited )LinkIt's not an unknown problem, John Oliver has multiple pieces on police being trained for combat rather than mental health crises and de-escalation. Not to mention scandals like the police feeding...It's not an unknown problem, John Oliver has multiple pieces on police being trained for combat rather than mental health crises and de-escalation. Not to mention scandals like the police feeding lies to a mentally ill person to make him confess to crimes (https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE)
Unfortunately there seems to be little political will to effect change.
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Comment on EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO in ~games
infpossibilityspace Link ParentNahh, you're thinking of it the wrong way. They're trying to be thoughtful so you'll continue buying their ad-filled, micro transaction-laden, buggy, unfinished games that they'll turn off in 3...Nahh, you're thinking of it the wrong way.
They're trying to be thoughtful so you'll continue buying their ad-filled, micro transaction-laden, buggy, unfinished games that they'll turn off in 3 years when it's not profitable to keep the servers online, for as long as possible :D
How else are they going to keep making more money than last year? Gotta keep squeezing, but not too hard!
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Comment on Bike brands start to adopt C-V2X to warn cyclists about cars in ~transport
infpossibilityspace LinkThere's no way I'm getting something like this for my bike. I've got lights, a bright helmet, and I abide by the road rules. I shouldn't have to buy more stuff just to be safe. Driving a 2 ton car...There's no way I'm getting something like this for my bike. I've got lights, a bright helmet, and I abide by the road rules. I shouldn't have to buy more stuff just to be safe.
Driving a 2 ton car is simply dangerous, and that fact needs to be taken seriously. The number one way to make biking safer is to build better bike infrastructure.
Other countries manage fine, just search for how much Paris has changed in the past 5 years for cyclists.
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Comment on A variety of beginner home server questions in ~comp
infpossibilityspace Link ParentI don't have experience with Jellyfin or other alternatives, I've only ever used Plex, so I can't compare them. Bearing in mind OP doesn't have much spare time, and Plex is probably the most...I don't have experience with Jellyfin or other alternatives, I've only ever used Plex, so I can't compare them. Bearing in mind OP doesn't have much spare time, and Plex is probably the most popular solution (though I might be wrong about that), I think it'll be easier to find solutions to any problems they have.
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Comment on UK becomes first country to outlaw easily guessable default passwords on connected devices in ~tech
infpossibilityspace Link ParentYeah, default passwords make you easy to hack, so we fixed that. But we don't want you to use encryption that's too secure, because then we can't see what you're doing. It's for your own good,...Yeah, default passwords make you easy to hack, so we fixed that. But we don't want you to use encryption that's too secure, because then we can't see what you're doing. It's for your own good, trust us :)
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Comment on UK becomes first country to outlaw easily guessable default passwords on connected devices in ~tech
infpossibilityspace Link ParentAs someone in cyber security, it's a depressingly common practice. There's even a github page documenting them all https://github.com/ihebski/DefaultCreds-cheat-sheetAs someone in cyber security, it's a depressingly common practice. There's even a github page documenting them all
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Comment on A variety of beginner home server questions in ~comp
infpossibilityspace (edited )LinkRegarding a NAS system, I wouldn't recommend rolling your own software stack like OpenMediaVault on a mini PC or anything like that if time is the limiting factor. Stick to commercially available...Regarding a NAS system, I wouldn't recommend rolling your own software stack like OpenMediaVault on a mini PC or anything like that if time is the limiting factor. Stick to commercially available solutions like Synology.
A 4-bay NAS is the smallest I would go. Be mindful of the CPU and RAM it comes with, since media decoding is quite intensive, and doing it for multiple videos at once can be problematic if your system is weak.
On the media side, I'd recommend Plex. There's a good community of Synology Plex users with plenty of guides to follow.
Synology also has an IP camera storage app, and a 1st party backup system for your other devices. If you plan to send IP camera stuff to the synology, I might even suggest a 5 bay NAS, with the additional slot dedicated to CCTV footage, as hard drives really chug if you're writing (CCTV) and reading (media decoding) at the same time.
Regarding basic networking, you essentially want the jack from the wall to go straight to your firewall/router (all home routers have built-in firewalls), then out to a switch (or daisy-chained switches if your stuff is in different locations) with all your other devices attached to the switches (including the Pihole). That will be enough to get you running internally.
If you do go down the road of rolling your own firewall/modem/router solution, I'd recommend OPNsense. It does everything you need with built-in DNS filtering (what a pihole does), and VPN support so you can securely access your junk from outside the house.
Hit me up when you've done some reading on networking, I'm a cybersecurity engineer and I'd be happy to help with some dos and don'ts.
Finally, why you can't just display stuff from a NAS on a screen - it's Network Attached Storage, it doesn't have the graphics processing power needed to run anything more than a debug/setup screen. So you need something at the other end to take the data output and turn it into instructions for the display.
Once you've got plex running and you have a smart TV or computer, your plex library will be available internally by installing the plex app on that device. Dumb displays will need a miniPC or something.
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Comment on US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years in ~transport
infpossibilityspace Link ParentMy problem is that it's not just their own lives, it's people around them too. Their decision to drive drunk isn't just a choice in the moment, they chose to not plan their travel before drinking...My problem is that it's not just their own lives, it's people around them too. Their decision to drive drunk isn't just a choice in the moment, they chose to not plan their travel before drinking and put other people at risk as a result.
They could have a designated driver, order a taxi, walk, take public transport, get an overnight hotel etc. There's no excuse for drink-driving (or phone use while driving) imo, so I struggle to feel sympathy for anyone who gets hit with the consequences.
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Comment on US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years in ~transport
infpossibilityspace Link ParentYeah, a few dead people is worth it financially. God forbid a company's stock price go down though! Sorry for the sarcasm, but no industry wants to be regulated, it costs them money. The point of...Yeah, a few dead people is worth it financially. God forbid a company's stock price go down though!
Sorry for the sarcasm, but no industry wants to be regulated, it costs them money. The point of government is to be the counteracting force protecting us from bad practices. I doubt it would affect labour as much as people think anyway - would you risk drink-driving if it meant potentially losing your livelihood?
Unfortunately lobbying money goes into the pockets of politicians, so they're hardly incentivised to pass laws to prohibit lobbying.
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Comment on ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can’t correct it in ~tech
infpossibilityspace Link ParentRight, but I said it's an analogy, it's a simplification. It's more like the model is a hash of hashes of the data used to train it. All of the data fed into it changes the weights of calculations...Right, but I said it's an analogy, it's a simplification. It's more like the model is a hash of hashes of the data used to train it.
All of the data fed into it changes the weights of calculations just a little bit, to where it's difficult (probably not impossible? I'm not an ML engineer) to deduce the exact impact of a given input.
In the end, I agree the obligations of deletion/correction should still stand.
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Comment on ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can’t correct it in ~tech
infpossibilityspace Link ParentI make the analogy of a hash - the specifics of the data can't be pulled out, but it will have an effect on the output. There have been studies where they can pull out a mangled version the...I make the analogy of a hash - the specifics of the data can't be pulled out, but it will have an effect on the output. There have been studies where they can pull out a mangled version the training using clever prompts, but it's not the same as getting the original data.
So I guess it's a bit of a mix of storing and generating?
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Comment on ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can’t correct it in ~tech
infpossibilityspace LinkOf course they don't want to delete it, who knows how much they spent (both money and time) on data brokers and web scraping. Even if they were forced to remove all data pertaining to real people,...Of course they don't want to delete it, who knows how much they spent (both money and time) on data brokers and web scraping.
Even if they were forced to remove all data pertaining to real people, I'm not sure how you would prevent it hallucinating fake information, it goes against how these models fundamentally work.
Maybe refuse to answer prompts about real people, or have a disclaimer like "Any resemblance to real, living persons is purely coincidental"?
To be clear, I think these companies shouldn't be using any personally identifiable information without explicit consent (no, a BS page-long set of opt-out tickboxes doesn't count), it's the hallucination aspect I'm not sure how to fix.
I think it's a mistake to use LLMs as a source of truth until they can cite sources anyway, but that's not what we've decided as a society.
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Comment on Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread in ~health
infpossibilityspace Link ParentThe article itself covers the pig thing specificallyThe article itself covers the pig thing specifically
Although the risk of infection from dairy products is very low, the worry is that the wider H5N1 spreads in cows, the more opportunities the virus has to adapt to transmit efficiently in mammalian hosts. It also increase the chances H5N1 could get into pigs, where it could swap genes and form hybrids with other flu viruses. Viruses that mutate to be able to spread easily through one species of mammals could find it easier to infect people.
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Comment on Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. in ~enviro
infpossibilityspace Link ParentLooking at PG&E's net profits over the decade prior to the 2019 fire (many hundreds of millions per year), there'd have to be a very good reason why they didn't have enough money to invest in the...In order to spend money (enough so they need to raise rates), PG&E needs to get approval from the California Public Utilities Commission.
Looking at PG&E's net profits over the decade prior to the 2019 fire (many hundreds of millions per year), there'd have to be a very good reason why they didn't have enough money to invest in the infrastructure.
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/PCG/pacific-gas-electric/net-income
Additionally, while spending on infrastructure would be expensive, as Last week tonight explains, it would actually bring a lot of well-paying jobs to the central states.
I agree that just having it be government controlled isn't a cure-all, but the incentives are at least better aligned - yes, you don't want to increase taxes, but you definitely don't want to be the party in power when it fails. Meanwhile even if PG&E goes bankrupt, the executives can walk away with a golden parachute and never need to work again.
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Comment on Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. in ~enviro
infpossibilityspace Link ParentYou're totally right about using what we have more efficiently. However I'm always a little wary of trying to cut costs with something as important as infrastructure. The incentives need to be...You're totally right about using what we have more efficiently.
However I'm always a little wary of trying to cut costs with something as important as infrastructure. The incentives need to be carefully chosen to avoid long-term failures.
For example, having private companies responsible for infrastructure (whose goal is to be efficient at making money) is what caused disasters like the California wildfires from the worn-out hook on the transmission line. They deemed it more profitable to fix it after the fact rather than pro-actively upgrade it.
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Comment on Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. in ~enviro
infpossibilityspace Link ParentIn the short-medium term? Maybe, but our electricity needs are only going to keep increasing as our transport moves away from petrol. In the long-term, I think some combination of renewable,...In the short-medium term? Maybe, but our electricity needs are only going to keep increasing as our transport moves away from petrol.
In the long-term, I think some combination of renewable, batteries and nuclear with better power-sharing would be the end-goal. Nuclear, wind and batteries could provide the overnight power, while during the day the surplus from adding in solar could recharge the batteries and be sold to other locations.
I'm not sure why we're so allergic to long-term planning these days, infrastructure like the London sewer system were built to last a century (and have well exceeded that). Considering we're living in the richest time of human history, with the best technology and most educated engineers, it makes no sense to scrimp on infrastructure.
It's been shown in that access to reliable energy is one of the key resources that contributes to future prosperity.
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Comment on Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. in ~enviro
infpossibilityspace LinkThe problem is fundamentally one of infrastructure investment, or lack thereof. Ideally it could be sold to neighbouring states, but the grid is old and can only handle so much power exporting. I...The problem is fundamentally one of infrastructure investment, or lack thereof. Ideally it could be sold to neighbouring states, but the grid is old and can only handle so much power exporting.
I think sand batteries could be a really interesting way of storing extra electricity in an environmentally friendly way. Downside is that it's only being used for heating water for warming buildings, rather than for generic electricity usage
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Comment on FKCaps launches URSA keycaps for topre switches in ~tech
infpossibilityspace Link ParentThe recent trend of hot-swappable boards has been a godsend for new and interesting switches, it's no longer just MX and Topre. There's the clickbar-style Kailh BOX series, which has way more...The recent trend of hot-swappable boards has been a godsend for new and interesting switches, it's no longer just MX and Topre.
There's the clickbar-style Kailh BOX series, which has way more tactility and better sound than any MX brown/blue style, and a bunch of contactless hall-effect switches which are so much smoother than linear MX.
I think if Topre was able to put their switches in discrete modules and make them hot-swap compatible, I think a lot more people would be willing to try them. It's easier to justify €50 for switches that fit your existing keyboard, than €200 for a whole new one
I wonder how much of this is down to the problems the next generations are going to face. Climate change, impossible house prices, late-stage capitalism nickle-and-diming everyone, spineless & corrupt politicians etc.
Would you feel differently about this if you knew your kid was going to have a happy, stress-free life without any of this garbage?