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Comment on iPhone Duo sells out immediately, now backordered until next year in ~tech
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Comment on What can be done about Linux being slopified? in ~tech
Octofox Link ParentI think for people who are quite emotionally invested in hating AI, the recent developments in AI programming are not going down well. All of the arguments about ethics, environment, financial...I think for people who are quite emotionally invested in hating AI, the recent developments in AI programming are not going down well.
All of the arguments about ethics, environment, financial stability, etc are valid, but the reality is that AI programming tools really do work, and they work really well in the last few months. People like Linus are going to use them if it allows building the best Linux possible.
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Comment on Origin of ECDSA curve seed provided by NSA to NIST in 2000 without explanation turns out to be simple PRNG output with UNIX timestamp as seed in ~comp
Octofox Link ParentIt’s possible the person responsible really did forget the exact inputIt’s possible the person responsible really did forget the exact input
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI | Launch trailer in ~games
Octofox Link ParentModders will have it decompiled and built for windows in a weekModders will have it decompiled and built for windows in a week
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Comment on Anthropic says revenue jumped 45% to $16.8 billion in third quarter in ~tech
Octofox LinkCurrently it seems like the subscription plans for Claude are a better deal than the api pricing for open models, but this suggests they are heavily subsidised. It’s a common tech accounting trick...Currently it seems like the subscription plans for Claude are a better deal than the api pricing for open models, but this suggests they are heavily subsidised.
It’s a common tech accounting trick to sell $10 notes for $5 and report massive growth, but when they have to actually make a profit they will be competing with the fact Chinese models do mostly the same thing for little more than the cost to run them.
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Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food
Octofox Link ParentEven worse, the lining of the microwave bag is PFAS and has been tested to leach massive amounts of PFAS in to the popcorn.Even worse, the lining of the microwave bag is PFAS and has been tested to leach massive amounts of PFAS in to the popcorn.
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
Octofox Link ParentI tried the Lightroom clone when it came out a week ago and found a bunch of stuff missing. Raised an issue on Github and the next day the feature was implemented. I'm not sure if they really will...I tried the Lightroom clone when it came out a week ago and found a bunch of stuff missing. Raised an issue on Github and the next day the feature was implemented. I'm not sure if they really will succeed in perfectly replicating the Adobe tools, but the pace here is astounding. And I feel like I can meaningfully contribute to these projects just by writing detailed issues which get addressed quickly.
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
Octofox Link ParentSo far job prospects still seem fine as these AI tools create so much work and turbulence in projects that need to be managed that I am still as busy as ever, but I find it hard to predict where...So far job prospects still seem fine as these AI tools create so much work and turbulence in projects that need to be managed that I am still as busy as ever, but I find it hard to predict where we will be even 2 years from now let alone for someone just entering the field hoping to get a full career out of it.
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Comment on SpaceXAI joins Omacom and gives $1.5m Grok tokens for Omarchy in ~tech
Octofox Link ParentTo put it plainly, DHH believes that the open source community is “too woke”. He probably holds some resentment that he has been banned from RailsCon despite creating rails because of his racist...To put it plainly, DHH believes that the open source community is “too woke”. He probably holds some resentment that he has been banned from RailsCon despite creating rails because of his racist posting.
Omarchy is more him creating a space for himself and people like him rather than an actual technical achievement.
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Comment on SpaceXAI joins Omacom and gives $1.5m Grok tokens for Omarchy in ~tech
Octofox Link ParentMy impression is the hype is some people being very big fans of DHH himself rather than the distro being groundbreaking. It’s being marketed as a “free speech” AI welcome Linux distro without the...My impression is the hype is some people being very big fans of DHH himself rather than the distro being groundbreaking.
It’s being marketed as a “free speech” AI welcome Linux distro without the blue-haired open source lot. Now to me and many others this is quite a repulsive way to market a Linux distro but you can see how it’s gained traction and attention from some.
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Comment on omdrop-owl: Apple airdrop reverse-engineered for non-Apple devices in ~comp
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Comment on OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue in ~comp
Octofox Link ParentOne perspective I have heard is that this is marketing aimed at the researchers. The AI researchers are all freaking out right now as all of the warnings we have had over the last decade are...One perspective I have heard is that this is marketing aimed at the researchers. The AI researchers are all freaking out right now as all of the warnings we have had over the last decade are coming true. They are leaving the companies and being very public about it.
So going to the media and repeating the researchers concerns is a marketing pitch that they are serious about AI safety and why the researchers should stick with the company that is claiming to do it safely.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Octofox Link ParentWhen I looked in to the LG fridge thing, what they mean by AI is it has a temperature sensor that turns the compressor on and off to keep the fridge at the right temperature.When I looked in to the LG fridge thing, what they mean by AI is it has a temperature sensor that turns the compressor on and off to keep the fridge at the right temperature.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Octofox Link ParentI think how they pitch it is you can see your calendar and weather on the door and see a webcam of the inside of the fridge while you are at the supermarket. But in reality the smart stuff is more...I think how they pitch it is you can see your calendar and weather on the door and see a webcam of the inside of the fridge while you are at the supermarket.
But in reality the smart stuff is more a feature for Samsung themselves so they can show adverts, collect data, and obsolete the fridge faster so you buy the new model that still gets updates after your last one gets hacked and turned in to a scraper for AI botnets.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Octofox (edited )Link ParentSamsung is a components manufacturer. They don’t know how to put together a finished consumer product. I regret every Samsung product I’ve ever bought other than an ssd for my desktop.Samsung is a components manufacturer. They don’t know how to put together a finished consumer product. I regret every Samsung product I’ve ever bought other than an ssd for my desktop.
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Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech
Octofox Link ParentThe ipad has full keyboard and mouse support and Apple sells cases with a trackpad. It also just has a much better OS and app support. Google never fully commits to android tablets so app...The ipad has full keyboard and mouse support and Apple sells cases with a trackpad. It also just has a much better OS and app support. Google never fully commits to android tablets so app developers don't either.
Google has been trying to push this idea of using Chrome as your entire OS for a very long time now and it has never caught on so it's starting to feel like it's just not that good of an idea.
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Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech
Octofox Link ParentI think the people who do everything in the web browser are better served by an ipad with a keyboard case. It's just hard to imagine who the market for a high end chromebook is. And it doesn't...I think the people who do everything in the web browser are better served by an ipad with a keyboard case. It's just hard to imagine who the market for a high end chromebook is. And it doesn't seem to just be me considering they have launched this product twice already and it has flopped. Now launching again with no changes other than calling it Gemini powered or whatever.
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Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech
Octofox LinkI see a lot of discussion about if this will or won't be good, but no one is bringing up the fact Google already tried this in 2013 with the Chromebook Pixel. It was a premium laptop that ran...I see a lot of discussion about if this will or won't be good, but no one is bringing up the fact Google already tried this in 2013 with the Chromebook Pixel. It was a premium laptop that ran ChromeOS. The reviews after it came out were that the hardware was nice, but running ChromeOS severely limited it's usefulness. Google then killed the product line a few years after.
So now they are doing the same thing with seemingly the same problem. A premium laptop with an OS that isn't particularly useful for laptop usage.
Edit: Actually they tried this again in 2017.
A review by The Verge said "Just like the iPad Pro, the Pixelbook is an incredibly nice and powerful machine that can handle most of your computing tasks — but probably not all of them.
This just feels like a very classic Google where they half halfheartedly attempt a product, don't finish the job, cancel it, then re-announce it every so often.
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Comment on Do you iron your clothes? in ~life
Octofox LinkI iron anything that's visibly wrinkly, usually light colored t shirts show wrinkles worse than dark ones. I actively enjoy the process and find it relaxing. I think it's a little ironic people...I iron anything that's visibly wrinkly, usually light colored t shirts show wrinkles worse than dark ones. I actively enjoy the process and find it relaxing. I think it's a little ironic people will say they don't have time for ironing, but will find time for scrolling short form video.
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Comment on There is no epidemic of loneliness, but there is an epidemic of social scurvy in ~life
Octofox (edited )Link ParentI'm not sure the problem is that people don't feel lonely, but that we have built nutritionally void forms of socialization. Someone sitting at home watching a live streamer is the equivalent of a...I'm not sure the problem is that people don't feel lonely, but that we have built nutritionally void forms of socialization. Someone sitting at home watching a live streamer is the equivalent of a duck at the park being fed bread until it becomes malnourished. The duck feels hunger, but the hunger part has been sorted without the other requirements of food.
Social media, online gaming, parasocial relationships and such have satiated peoples urges for socialization without actually socializing. I think this will also go down poorly with a lot of people who have found comfort in these things and don't want to admit the harms they are causing.
The introvert now has discord, twitch, overwatch, and vr chat all from the comfort of home. They will never go outside and develop real relationships while they are stuck in the trap of convenience at home.
The spec sheets always offer such a slim view of things as well. They focus on simple numbers like amount of ram, camera megapixels etc but ignore harder to quantify things like a hinge that doesn't crack, optical performance of the lens in front of the sensor, etc.
Apple has always been known for providing a complete package where everything is good rather than allocating all the budget to the line items that show in the spec sheet.