Aerrol's recent activity
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Comment on Irish, Scottish and Welsh leaders meet to plan break-up of United Kingdom in ~society
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Comment on Mothlamp problems in ~comp
Aerrol LinkAmen to this!But I think much more importantly, dreaming big is a muscle. You have to exercise it from time to time. Each time I come up with a grand vision and sink dozens to hundreds of hours into it, only to walk away unfinished, I learn a bit more about how to make a dream become real.
Amen to this!
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Comment on OpenAI’s rogue agents were caught communicating via public wikis in ~tech
Aerrol Link ParentWho's worse and developing frontier AI models? They're by far worse than Google, Meta, Anthropic. The Chinese models are all much more transparent....Who's worse and developing frontier AI models? They're by far worse than Google, Meta, Anthropic. The Chinese models are all much more transparent.
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/pause-openai-now?r=60j7b&utm_medium=ios
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Comment on OpenAI’s rogue agents were caught communicating via public wikis in ~tech
Aerrol LinkIt's a shame America's government is completely inept right now. OpenAI is quickly demonstrating that it is the definition of a national security risk that should be shut down or nationalized.It's a shame America's government is completely inept right now. OpenAI is quickly demonstrating that it is the definition of a national security risk that should be shut down or nationalized.
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Comment on How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been? in ~tech
Aerrol (edited )LinkAs someone who's pretty viscerally angry at all the large AI companies and therefore Zitron's target demo, I do think this was a helpful takedown of his stuff. There's a lot of reasons to be mad...As someone who's pretty viscerally angry at all the large AI companies and therefore Zitron's target demo, I do think this was a helpful takedown of his stuff. There's a lot of reasons to be mad about the tech and industry without lying and the degree of falsification and/or errors is enough for me to ignore him going forward.
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Comment on Humankind 2 | Announcement trailer in ~games
Aerrol Link ParentSo it's been a long while since I touched it, so disclaimer I may be wrong or it may have been patched. But the game was designed around randomized options or selection of civilization traits as...So it's been a long while since I touched it, so disclaimer I may be wrong or it may have been patched. But the game was designed around randomized options or selection of civilization traits as you advanced through the ages, rather than one set civilization you play per run. I like the idea a lot on paper, but in practice it had a lot of problems:
- Way harder to balance while making options feel meaningful and distinct.
- Loss of a sense of unique progression that fit your culture, especially since eras were named after historic cultures.
- Lack of differentiation between civilizations and runs.
So maybe randomization isn't the right word but rather customization in an eras grand strategy. Civ 7 is currently fighting an uphill battle on the same issue too.
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Comment on Humankind 2 | Announcement trailer in ~games
Aerrol LinkI'm kind of shocked they're making a second one. The first had some intriguing approaches but ultimately floundered with the randomization in much the same way Civ 7 has struggled too. Hopefully...I'm kind of shocked they're making a second one. The first had some intriguing approaches but ultimately floundered with the randomization in much the same way Civ 7 has struggled too. Hopefully they manage better this time!
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Comment on US-Canada trade talks collapse, setting new 50% tariffs in motion in ~society
Aerrol Link ParentI'd argue that the carbon tax (what you've probably heard re: the environment) was dead regardless of who's in power. It became politically radioactive and Trudeau was well on his way to scrapping...I'd argue that the carbon tax (what you've probably heard re: the environment) was dead regardless of who's in power. It became politically radioactive and Trudeau was well on his way to scrapping it too.
I'd like more climate work but I respect Carey's pragmatic approach which is both needed in this moment and actually getting movement in other key nation building activity that Trudeau never managed (see inter provincial trade barriers). More movement on housing too (we'll see how it goes) and way less patience for the constant dithering of Federal bureaucrats (I say as someone who has been one and work with many still).
Overall I'm happier with Carney so far than I've been any PM in my lifetime.
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Comment on US-Canada trade talks collapse, setting new 50% tariffs in motion in ~society
Aerrol Link ParentThe great irony of all this insanity is that I now actively search for made in China over made in America lol.The great irony of all this insanity is that I now actively search for made in China over made in America lol.
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Comment on We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way in ~finance
Aerrol Link ParentIt took me a few clicks but I found the actual policies he's advocating for, from a link the in article:...It took me a few clicks but I found the actual policies he's advocating for, from a link the in article:
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Comment on New worlds, and what was your "Future Shock" moment? in ~life
Aerrol LinkThree stand out for me: When I first noticed I was default assuming screens in public were touch around 2012 or so. What was mind blowing to me a few years earlier was more my assumed norm. In...Three stand out for me:
- When I first noticed I was default assuming screens in public were touch around 2012 or so. What was mind blowing to me a few years earlier was more my assumed norm.
- In 2015 I climbed Mt Batur on Bali during the night to watch the sunrise... And someone whipped out a drone at the peak. I had never seen a drone so easily deployable before.
- At a VR conference in 2019, I trialled an AR board that used ultrasonic waves to generate haptics in the air. Still seems like magic to me and I'm sad I've never seen the tech in the wild since.
Since then I've definitely become at lot more numb to the pace of change, but I try and hold on to my sense of wonder. It's one of the best parts of life IMO.
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Comment on The US is recruiting gamers to solve its air traffic controller shortage in ~transport
Aerrol Link ParentCanada has the same issue right now and didn't have massive DOGE firings, so it's no isolated to the US unfortunately.Canada has the same issue right now and didn't have massive DOGE firings, so it's no isolated to the US unfortunately.
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Comment on I love Tildes in ~tildes
Aerrol LinkI am also always in need of more positivity and enjoy this site greatly! Thanks for being thoughtful, everyone.I am also always in need of more positivity and enjoy this site greatly! Thanks for being thoughtful, everyone.
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Comment on One woman's message from the hell of US Immigration and Customs detention in ~society
Aerrol (edited )LinkI hate this. I hate that we've collectively allowed the Nazis back. And I hate that cheeto Hitler's constant distraction crisis shell game is working to cover these horrors up. There are so many...I hate this. I hate that we've collectively allowed the Nazis back. And I hate that cheeto Hitler's constant distraction crisis shell game is working to cover these horrors up. There are so many more stories like this not surfacing even this much.
FUCK.
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Comment on Tokyo, yeast, and expectations in ~travel
Aerrol Link ParentGoes to show how much sample size matters. I just did Seoul and HATED having a stroller there. So much worse than japan for me. Less ramps, more crowded, less working elevators.Goes to show how much sample size matters. I just did Seoul and HATED having a stroller there. So much worse than japan for me. Less ramps, more crowded, less working elevators.
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Comment on Tokyo, yeast, and expectations in ~travel
Aerrol Link ParentDo you mind sharing where you've been that was better? I am genuinely stumped trying to imagine travelling anywhere at all that has less of the complaints about strollers you describe.Do you mind sharing where you've been that was better? I am genuinely stumped trying to imagine travelling anywhere at all that has less of the complaints about strollers you describe.
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Comment on New label suggestion: a removable "One-sided" label that gradually reduces the comment's visibility in ~tildes
Aerrol Link ParentNo not your own specific team that varies per user, I just mean that I think volunteer moderators that I know to label things well is a much better idea than giving everyone more labelling powers IMO.No not your own specific team that varies per user, I just mean that I think volunteer moderators that I know to label things well is a much better idea than giving everyone more labelling powers IMO.
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Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech
Aerrol Link ParentOkay as an urbanite who is now very intensely curious - what is the problem with beans farming? Do they grow extra tall/thick? Do they smell?Okay as an urbanite who is now very intensely curious - what is the problem with beans farming? Do they grow extra tall/thick? Do they smell?
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Comment on Tokyo, yeast, and expectations in ~travel
Aerrol (edited )LinkTo start - your experience is your experience and I'm sorry bringing a kid to Tokyo was so rough for you. That said, I want to share - for anyone else with kids considering it - that I had the...To start - your experience is your experience and I'm sorry bringing a kid to Tokyo was so rough for you.
That said, I want to share - for anyone else with kids considering it - that I had the exact opposite experience. We brought a (fresh) 3 year old to Tokyo last summer and went again this summer (plus other cities in Asia), and Tokyo + Osaka were by a country mile the best places to have a stroller that I've travelled to. Far better than Europe, better than major cities in North America, better than other cities in Asia for sure.
Travelling with a tiny kid is tough, period - you get used to having your car to shuttle all your crap around with you. In Tokyo and Osaka, there is at least plenty of ramps and elevators almost everywhere. Most other cities require you to figure it the fuck out and good-luck. As I have seen mentioned already, this is also driven by where you stay - Odaiba and the surrounding area in particular was much more kid-friendly I found.
EDIT: Ah shit, I see now that @picketship had basically a longer version of the same post and now I feel bad about dog-piling. Sorry! I won't delete since you'll probably see this comment in your inbox now, but to flip it around:
I also very much empathise with the feeling of being super super excited to going somewhere and then having the pain of it not living up to your feelings. I had an even worse time going on exchange in Singapore, which on the flight over I was so excited for I couldn't even sleep!
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Comment on New label suggestion: a removable "One-sided" label that gradually reduces the comment's visibility in ~tildes
Aerrol Link ParentI actually really like this idea a lot more than labels! I trust a number of users on here much more than I do the broader crowd to always label in the same way. If I had a team of people I could...I actually really like this idea a lot more than labels! I trust a number of users on here much more than I do the broader crowd to always label in the same way. If I had a team of people I could opt into moderating on my behalf I'd love it.
Bizarre to see multiple people who clearly didn't even read the article scoffing at this as if it's a nothing rant by a bunch of nobodies. These are elected governing officials of the governments of Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. They all already won elections with campaigns that explicitly say exit the UK. In a country where a non biding referendum led to the country leaving the EU not long ago. Really odd ignorance of reality on Tildes, of all places.
And then a specific comment saying Northern Ireland would be 'conquered' by Ireland? Really? Nice miss that the governing party of Northern Ireland is Sinn Fein, who are explicitly pushing for Irish reunification (and this is talked about... In the article).
I agree that this may not lead to better outcomes for the relative peoples involved overall but as an outsider looking in, it always seemed fair that if the English countryside got to drag the rest of the UK out of the EU, it's only fair that the other kingdoms get to UK-xit to go back to it if that's their wish.