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Comment on Audible mandating authors transition to new royalty system or lose payments in ~books
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Comment on Audible mandating authors transition to new royalty system or lose payments in ~books
TurtleCracker Link ParentIt’s always been confusing to me that Audible and Kindle aren’t just the same thing.It’s always been confusing to me that Audible and Kindle aren’t just the same thing.
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Comment on Project Glasswing: An initial update in ~tech
TurtleCracker (edited )Link ParentI mean we’ve probably sunk billions into training for LLMs, what would the equivalent investment in humans and human wages in the exact same field result in? I’ve worked with security audits...I mean we’ve probably sunk billions into training for LLMs, what would the equivalent investment in humans and human wages in the exact same field result in? I’ve worked with security audits before, they always find things we need to fix. It’s just that the business doesn’t want to pay for security beyond the bare minimum. If businesses carried more liability for security issues I assume many of the exploits Mythos is finding would already be fixed.
I don’t think the problem is in the capability - it’s in the desire and demand to do it.
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Comment on Project Glasswing: An initial update in ~tech
TurtleCracker LinkIt would be interesting to see a price comparison between what it would cost to hire humans to find the same vulnerabilities / exploit chains and the money that was spent on training and running...It would be interesting to see a price comparison between what it would cost to hire humans to find the same vulnerabilities / exploit chains and the money that was spent on training and running Mythos to find the same. I suspect Mythos is cheaper, but having some sort of real analysis would be great.
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Comment on Samsung chip workers to get $340,000 average bonus in AI boom in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentI think profit sharing and salary caps are probably going to benefit the employees more than stock would. Stock typically has to be sold to be turned into money, or have a dividend. It could also...I think profit sharing and salary caps are probably going to benefit the employees more than stock would. Stock typically has to be sold to be turned into money, or have a dividend. It could also be held by people who aren't employees. Stock in a private company can also be awkward.
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Comment on Samsung chip workers to get $340,000 average bonus in AI boom in ~tech
TurtleCracker (edited )Link ParentIt's my experience that they give you stock options or profits interests depending on the structure of the company. I've found these usually end up feeling like scams. Most of the people I know...It's my experience that they give you stock options or profits interests depending on the structure of the company. I've found these usually end up feeling like scams. Most of the people I know that get them end up underwater due to the company overvaluing itself. They also seem to only pay out on certain financial events, which may never happen.
If the company is publicly traded, getting stock is pretty nice though.
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Comment on Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods in ~transport
TurtleCracker Link ParentThe one benefit I can see to this is it might place the correct stigma on driving during bad weather. While humans can probably navigate heavy snow or rain compared to a "robotaxi", should we?The one benefit I can see to this is it might place the correct stigma on driving during bad weather. While humans can probably navigate heavy snow or rain compared to a "robotaxi", should we?
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Comment on Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’ in ~tech
TurtleCracker LinkI do think that HR can become a serious hidden issue at many companies, especially in the recruiting process. HR may have decreased the cost of recruiting, but it also seems to drop the quality of...I do think that HR can become a serious hidden issue at many companies, especially in the recruiting process. HR may have decreased the cost of recruiting, but it also seems to drop the quality of the actual candidates by disconnecting the hiring / filtering decisions from the people who are actually doing the work.
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Comment on Tesla’s newest electric vehicle could jolt the trucking industry in ~transport
TurtleCracker Link ParentI think Tesla deserves a lot of credit for breaking BEVs into the mainstream and forcing other companies to compete. Since then though it feels like they’ve largely been resting on the laurels....I think Tesla deserves a lot of credit for breaking BEVs into the mainstream and forcing other companies to compete. Since then though it feels like they’ve largely been resting on the laurels. The “innovation” in the cars recently seems to be cost cutting that isn’t passed back to the consumer.
Removing the stalks from behind the steering wheel is a terrible decision for driver experience for example.
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Comment on Decluttering X and Bsky feeds in ~tech
TurtleCracker LinkThis is a problem I have too. Often I'll see a Blue Sky post that is a screenshot of X where someone posted a screenshot of Substack where someone was talking about a screenshot from Truth Social....This is a problem I have too. Often I'll see a Blue Sky post that is a screenshot of X where someone posted a screenshot of Substack where someone was talking about a screenshot from Truth Social. I mean come on? At what point in the social media turducken can we stop. I really wish there was a way to turn off ANY images that had text in them.
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Comment on The boy that cried Mythos in ~comp
TurtleCracker Link ParentI don't see how this could ever be economical or performant. One of the advantages of code is that you write it once, test it once, and get value out of it for a very long time without significant...100% percent, I am feeling like we will be entering a state soon where source code is transient and is constantly being rewritten and deployed every few seconds/minutes for security or other purposes. It may be that endpoints exist in a state of flux where attackers are constantly rewriting code to break in while the AI security is constantly rewriting and maintaining functionality and defense at the same time.
I don't see how this could ever be economical or performant. One of the advantages of code is that you write it once, test it once, and get value out of it for a very long time without significant additional cost or labor.
I have parts of applications that I work on that haven't changed in over 8 years now? They've got unit test coverage, they've had independent security audits. I'm not sure why we'd have something rewriting that and deploying it in near realtime constantly.
I do think the pace at which we upgrade dependencies, frameworks, and language versions is probably going to increase - just not to the a scale of minutes.
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Comment on I think that we won’t see any new and radical new gaming input devices or form factors anymore in ~games
TurtleCracker LinkWhat about the playdate that’s relatively new and has a novel input method?What about the playdate that’s relatively new and has a novel input method?
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Comment on Reddit reports 69% jump in revenue, topping analyst estimates in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentI think if they finally dump old Reddit will be the day I stop using the site. The new design is terrible.I think if they finally dump old Reddit will be the day I stop using the site. The new design is terrible.
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Comment on Apple set to become third-biggest laptop maker this year in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentGo to Best Buy. Buy any windows laptop. I’d almost guarantee it comes preloaded with trial software that will pop up and ask you to subscribe to something. For example if you buy a Dell you’ll...Go to Best Buy. Buy any windows laptop. I’d almost guarantee it comes preloaded with trial software that will pop up and ask you to subscribe to something.
For example if you buy a Dell you’ll probably get some combination of: Dell SupportAssist, Dell Update, Dell Digital Delivery, Dell Power Manager, Dell Cinema, and My Dell.
For non-Dell software you’ll probably get:
McAfee antivirus, Dropbox, Microsoft 365This is on top of whatever Windows itself is going to try and prompt you to sign in and/or subscribe to.
This just doesn’t happen on a Mac and removing apps on a Mac is easier and more intuitive compared to Windows typically. At least for an average user.
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Comment on Apple set to become third-biggest laptop maker this year in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentMost people will never build their own PC or install their own OS. Most people just buy a laptop and have to suffer with whatever junk the vendor/manufacturer loaded into it. Windows updates...Most people will never build their own PC or install their own OS. Most people just buy a laptop and have to suffer with whatever junk the vendor/manufacturer loaded into it.
Windows updates frequently flip disabled settings / features back on silently.
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Comment on Apple set to become third-biggest laptop maker this year in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentNon-Apple laptops have two major issues: bloatware and Windows. You can spend $3,000 on a Windows laptop and still have it preloaded with all sorts of junk trying to sell you antivirus or various...Non-Apple laptops have two major issues: bloatware and Windows.
You can spend $3,000 on a Windows laptop and still have it preloaded with all sorts of junk trying to sell you antivirus or various other services.
Windows 11 is, in my experience so far, just worse compared to Windows 10.
The experience with a brand new Apple laptop is wildly different and feels like a premium experience.
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Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentFirefox based. Most of my work requires Chrome compatibility. Vivaldi is based on Chrome/Chromium, so I just get that out of the box. For the apps I work on less than 0.5% of our users are on FF...Firefox based. Most of my work requires Chrome compatibility. Vivaldi is based on Chrome/Chromium, so I just get that out of the box.
For the apps I work on less than 0.5% of our users are on FF last time I looked.
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Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentI use Vivaldi when I am on Linux/Windows but generally the bugginess is from the UI customizations it supports. I don't use any of those customizations, so it feels like a bit of a drag on my...I use Vivaldi when I am on Linux/Windows but generally the bugginess is from the UI customizations it supports. I don't use any of those customizations, so it feels like a bit of a drag on my enjoyment of the software. I use it over Brave because of the company behind Brave being sketchy.
What I want from a browser is mostly stability, performance, built in ad blocking, privacy protections. Those are the differentiators I care about.
On Mac I've shifted to using Orion from Kagi.
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Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentVivaldi in my experience is a little bit buggier than Brave, but nothing significant.Vivaldi in my experience is a little bit buggier than Brave, but nothing significant.
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Comment on Vibe coding is just the return of Excel/Access, with more danger in ~comp
TurtleCracker Link ParentYeah having a team spend two months on a feature for it to get zero adoption is super painful.Yeah having a team spend two months on a feature for it to get zero adoption is super painful.
I believe they own good reads too