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  1. Comment on Proton to ‘re-interview’ staff about AI to see who gets to keep their job in ~tech

  2. Comment on Contender for the most non-viable startup: Reflect Orbital in ~tech

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    We've indeed got more than enough crap in orbit, and I have several astronomer friends who curse every time a Starlink flies over head. And those satellites weren't built to shine light on things.

    We've indeed got more than enough crap in orbit, and I have several astronomer friends who curse every time a Starlink flies over head. And those satellites weren't built to shine light on things.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass in ~humanities.history

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    This is really cool but they didn't answer the question in was most interested! How did the Romans do it? We got it to work with nanoparticles, but how did someone several thousand years ago...

    This is really cool but they didn't answer the question in was most interested! How did the Romans do it? We got it to work with nanoparticles, but how did someone several thousand years ago fabricate such a thing?

    7 votes

  4. Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI | Launch trailer in ~games

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    This kind of thing translates in my head to "you aren't a real sports fan if you don't like [sport]". That's way too broad a category. Saying you don't like a specific game isn't even like saying...

    "You aren't a real gamer if you aren't excited"

    This kind of thing translates in my head to "you aren't a real sports fan if you don't like [sport]".

    That's way too broad a category. Saying you don't like a specific game isn't even like saying you don't like a specific sport like football (either one). I'd be like saying you don't like a specific season of that sport, or maybe even a specific match.

    2 votes

  5. 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

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    Occam's Razor points to this, IMO. Especially given how mundane the origin is, there's no particular reason it would be worth remembering. Especially when you work for the NSA and probably work on...

    Occam's Razor points to this, IMO. Especially given how mundane the origin is, there's no particular reason it would be worth remembering. Especially when you work for the NSA and probably work on way more sensitive stuff every day.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter in ~tech

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    That's 100% what this feels like. They even point out in the post that this kind of replication is pretty easy to spot for anyone in IT doing traffic analysis on their network. So ya it's...

    That's 100% what this feels like. They even point out in the post that this kind of replication is pretty easy to spot for anyone in IT doing traffic analysis on their network. So ya it's feasible, and it will get more practical as models get smaller and IoT gradually get better hardware. But it's also slow to replicate and slow to operate, so this isn't like Skynet, it's not going to suddenly breach containment and replicate so fast that no one can stop it.

  7. Comment on Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Same, and same! I've always been bummed that all the incarnations of the series fizzled before they got as far as the Magician's Nephew. When I heard that this time they were starting with this...

    This was always my favorite book in the series, and I have yet to be disappointed by Greta Gerwig

    Same, and same!

    I've always been bummed that all the incarnations of the series fizzled before they got as far as the Magician's Nephew. When I heard that this time they were starting with this one (which is chronologically first anyway) I was positively giddy.

    8 votes

  8. Comment on Epic Games reportedly pivoting to “AI first” game development model in ~tech

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    This should come as no surprise to anyone who works with Unreal Engine and follows the developer news. Epic's breakdown of their roadmap for Unreal 6 makes it clear they are planning to retool...

    This should come as no surprise to anyone who works with Unreal Engine and follows the developer news. Epic's breakdown of their roadmap for Unreal 6 makes it clear they are planning to retool their entire ecosystem to put genAI right at the center of their creation toolset. They have a history of dogfooding their own engine, so the fact that they're already pivoting some current projects to be AI first is not surprising to me at all.

    Is it a good idea? Only time will tell.

    https://www.unrealengine.com/news/the-road-to-ue-6

    7 votes

  9. Comment on Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack in ~tech

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    This article reminded me of a substack a friend send me a month ago, about a (alleged!) similar cyber attacks on US military installations. AFAIK they are not related in any way other than "fridge...

    This article reminded me of a substack a friend send me a month ago, about a (alleged!) similar cyber attacks on US military installations. AFAIK they are not related in any way other than "fridge hacked".

    https://signalandsilence.substack.com/p/i-think-someone-hacked-the-commissary

    8 votes

  10. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 12 in ~society

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    Totally legit, nothing to see here citizen, move along.

    Totally legit, nothing to see here citizen, move along.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on I made my personal website a fictional desktop OS, then kept adding programs to it in ~creative

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    This is a neat way to set up a personal website, I like it! What other "apps" do you have planned?

    This is a neat way to set up a personal website, I like it! What other "apps" do you have planned?

    3 votes

  12. Comment on US Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in ~society

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    Among other objections, the firing squad in particular introduces potential mental health issues for everyone who participated in the squad. I'd also argue that anyone who does participate in such...

    Among other objections, the firing squad in particular introduces potential mental health issues for everyone who participated in the squad.

    I'd also argue that anyone who does participate in such an activity, and does not feel some regret/anxiety/distress from it, is a very disturbed individual.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Anyone else have Inattentive ADHD? in ~health.mental

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    Wait what? This is a thing? googles furiously *

    executive functioning occupational therapy

    Wait what? This is a thing?

    • googles furiously *
    4 votes

  14. Comment on I don’t feel like I’m a creative person. How could I fix that and get ideas? in ~creative

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    Two things immediately jump to mind. The first was already mentioned: look at similar projects to search for inspiration. Second: get out of your own way. You are creative, you just think you...

    Two things immediately jump to mind. The first was already mentioned: look at similar projects to search for inspiration.

    Second: get out of your own way. You are creative, you just think you aren't because you haven't seen it yet. To be clear, this is not me saying "try harder" (which is always horrible advice). What I mean is, I believe creativity is a muscle you can flex and train just like other skills. And, your creativity is unique to you, the only way to find out what it is it to try a bunch of stuff until you discover it, piece by piece. Trying and failing isn't failing of you learned something!

    1 vote

  15. Comment on A college girl was exploited on camera. A network of anonymous men got to work. in ~tech

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    Dang. From the phrasing of the title I was hoping the second part was describing "and then this other group of men tracked down and doxxed the ones who exploited the girl". I am disappointed.

    Dang. From the phrasing of the title I was hoping the second part was describing "and then this other group of men tracked down and doxxed the ones who exploited the girl".

    I am disappointed.

    40 votes

  16. Comment on The American religion of self-storage facilities in ~life

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    You would probably enjoy this article from a few years ago : Everything Must Be Paid for Twice (also, Tildes discussion here) The concept is one that I've tried to keep in mind both when buying...

    I think the main difference between us, and probably most people like her versus like me is that when she buys something, she views it as sort of an investment. Something that has value, will retail value, and will generate value over time.

    Most objects I buy I just view as a liability. Same as going out to dinner or the movies or whatever, but worse, because I need to pay to store it.

    You would probably enjoy this article from a few years ago : Everything Must Be Paid for Twice (also, Tildes discussion here)

    The concept is one that I've tried to keep in mind both when buying things and when trying to get myself to throw out things. It's way easier to never buy the thing, but once it's in my house it's really hard to get rid of. Like your wife I can come up with endless justifications for why I should keep something, most of which boil down to one of two things : 1) It cost money and throwing it away is like setting money on fire and 2) it has memories/emotions attached to it . In both cases thinking about the second price I would have to pay to get a benefit from it (for either the first time or a repeat time), and being truthful about if I actually want to pay it helps me in getting things to actually leave.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Why we built Pion in ~tech

  18. Comment on Meta’s Muse AI works and creeps me out in ~tech

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    It's a terrible existential thing that lady is going through, and my sympathies go out to her. Hopefully there is a silver lining to it, and it can also serve as a wake up call to her and others...

    I initially wasn't sure how seriously to take this story about a mother's horror at the information Muse offered up about her children.

    It's a terrible existential thing that lady is going through, and my sympathies go out to her. Hopefully there is a silver lining to it, and it can also serve as a wake up call to her and others around her that this has been happening for awhile. "We are the product" is s term I'm certain she's probably heard before, but now she's able to see in a visceral way what that actually means.

    6 votes

  19. Comment on A three-year-old's metastatic cancer disappeared after two doses of CAR T-Cell therapy, genetically engineered immune cells that target cancerous cells in ~health

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    I know that "cancer" isn't a single disease, so I understand that the statement "we found the cure for cancer" is like saying "we found the cure for every virus". However this tech seems like it...

    I know that "cancer" isn't a single disease, so I understand that the statement "we found the cure for cancer" is like saying "we found the cure for every virus". However this tech seems like it could in theory be applied to all forms of cancer and so ..... maybe we can actually cure cancer??? It gives me hope anyway.

    8 votes

  20. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 14 in ~society