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  1. Comment on AI buildout hits snag as Google and Microsoft hold capex forecasts in ~tech

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    How do you / are you preparing for / actually betting on that happening?

    How do you / are you preparing for / actually betting on that happening?

  2. Comment on Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes in ~tech

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    Lol. And not having administrative/root rights on our own devices is supposedly for security!

    Lol. And not having administrative/root rights on our own devices is supposedly for security!

    13 votes

  3. Comment on Cyberattack disrupts blood storage refrigeration systems in France in ~tech

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    I'm pretty sure that's illegal... Or at least "not certifiable"?

    I'm pretty sure that's illegal... Or at least "not certifiable"?

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Choosing hosting and DNS outside US and EU jurisdictions, hedging against repression in ~tech

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    That's just reiterating the aggressor's rhetoric. None of that - regardless if true - gives them the right to kill civilians, bomb hospitals and flats, kidnap children. Russia has been doing all...

    That's just reiterating the aggressor's rhetoric.
    None of that - regardless if true - gives them the right to kill civilians, bomb hospitals and flats, kidnap children.
    Russia has been doing all of this for around 30 years of recent history - to Georgia, Chechenia and Syria before Ukraine. Methods don't change, just the rhetoric and justifications. Don't parrot their rhetoric.

    15 votes

  5. Comment on Qwen 3.8 27B on my laptop can interpret model weights, too in ~tech

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    Yes, that is true. It has been an almost exclusive property of apple computers, but AMD has ventured here too. But still, what does 24GB of RAM cost these days? Like 10 000 EUR? ;)

    Yes, that is true. It has been an almost exclusive property of apple computers, but AMD has ventured here too.

    But still, what does 24GB of RAM cost these days? Like 10 000 EUR? ;)

    5 votes

  6. Comment on The brain injury that made a middle-school teacher a musical genius in ~science

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    Are you a non-(musical genius) or (non-musical) genius? You got me intrigued :) I'm interested in how's life for geniuses....

    Are you a non-(musical genius) or (non-musical) genius? You got me intrigued :) I'm interested in how's life for geniuses....

    2 votes

  7. Comment on itch.io reveals just how much AI slop is flooding gaming storefronts in ~games

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    No, just to point out such statements are basically moot. This is not a hill to die on. As his comment suggests, there are real and practical implications of the technology and those present real...

    No, just to point out such statements are basically moot. This is not a hill to die on. As his comment suggests, there are real and practical implications of the technology and those present real challenges we need to tackle and hopefully can mitigate to some degree. Similar in many other domains, not just gaming or entertainment. Getting stuck in hypotheticals has the opportunity cost and doesn't bring anyone closer to finding anything helpful.

    7 votes

  8. Comment on Supermarkets freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack in ~tech

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    Look, you ARE trying to posit this case is not clear and that the enemy is not attacking us. You are hiding it behind pretend rigor and asking for proof. You are out of the loop, yet you take...

    Look, you ARE trying to posit this case is not clear and that the enemy is not attacking us. You are hiding it behind pretend rigor and asking for proof. You are out of the loop, yet you take position benefitting the enemy. That's really all there is to it - think about who you are benefitting with your actions.

    Whatever your aims and stated motivations are, you are actively helping russians with this - helping them in public opinion at least. Normally, they need to pay the troll farms to do this - you do it for free.

    This is the same as when they shot down a civilian plane at the start of the war, more than 11 years ago, killing hundreds of Europeans - and useful idiots were "just asking" - "were those really russians?" "The bullet marks on the plane debris don't look russian to me" etc.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on itch.io reveals just how much AI slop is flooding gaming storefronts in ~games

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    You're setting yourself up for quite a disappointment. We're not living in the Dune universe and AI will never be banned - and it doesn't "need to". And I can realistically predict that in 5-7...

    while obviously AI needs to be banned

    You're setting yourself up for quite a disappointment. We're not living in the Dune universe and AI will never be banned - and it doesn't "need to".
    And I can realistically predict that in 5-7 years 99.99% of games created will have used AI in their creation process. It is just too inefficient not to.

    Slop, on the other hand is a different topic and presents real challenges - as you touch in the rest of your comment.

    32 votes

  10. Comment on Supermarkets freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack in ~tech

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    Of course not. I don't exactly understand what you are trying to achieve here, but it looks like you are paving the road for "plausible" deniability of the responsibility of our enemy. back off.

    Of course not. I don't exactly understand what you are trying to achieve here, but it looks like you are paving the road for "plausible" deniability of the responsibility of our enemy. back off.

  11. Comment on Supermarkets freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack in ~tech

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    Well we are at war and there's an insane emperor on the other side of the ocean... So yes, we are.

    Well we are at war and there's an insane emperor on the other side of the ocean... So yes, we are.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Supermarkets freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack in ~tech

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    Don't murk the waters with technicalities. Its still fucking Russians

    Don't murk the waters with technicalities. Its still fucking Russians

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Proton’s CEO cancels AI ‘re-interviews’ in ~tech

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    I agree with everything but: I think "getting security right" is now harder than ever, with all the AI agents hammering all public services, using (and discovering!) vulnerabilities every day. We...

    I agree with everything but: I think "getting security right" is now harder than ever, with all the AI agents hammering all public services, using (and discovering!) vulnerabilities every day. We had more globally relevant vulnerabilities discoveries and hacks in the past month than would appear in 5 years previously.
    I think that's part of the reason the proton employees are nervous about quickly pushing out features. And CEO ridiculing the call for pen testing... Well that just goes directly against their primary mission, as perceived by the customers.
    Ironically, one HAS to use AI for the defense against attacking bots these days.

    12 votes

  14. Comment on Proton’s CEO cancels AI ‘re-interviews’ in ~tech

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    Certainly not a first misstep. He publicly praised trump in the past.

    Certainly not a first misstep. He publicly praised trump in the past.

    8 votes

  15. Comment on Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case in ~tech

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    But.. Isn't that a securities fraud? You are publicly lying about your corporation, therefore misinforming current or potential stockholders, causing them financial loss when the thing you lie...

    But.. Isn't that a securities fraud?

    You are publicly lying about your corporation, therefore misinforming current or potential stockholders, causing them financial loss when the thing you lie about becomes provably false. And you knew in advance.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on I teach at a business school. It’s time to shut them down. (gifted link) in ~life

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    Yes and as I said, maybe I read too much into it. I'm just allergic to such current fashionable republican line of thought so I noticed it. Feel free to ignore this thread of mine.

    Yes and as I said, maybe I read too much into it. I'm just allergic to such current fashionable republican line of thought so I noticed it. Feel free to ignore this thread of mine.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on I teach at a business school. It’s time to shut them down. (gifted link) in ~life

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    But it is: (Citation stripped the links and they hide the core). But perhaps this was just the side-thought and not the core of the article.

    But it is:

    Recent evidence shows that many foundational studies supporting the win-win idea were based on flawed data or couldn’t be replicated. Yet faculty members keep researching, writing about and teaching the topic — suggesting an ideological project more than an academic exercise.

    (Citation stripped the links and they hide the core).
    But perhaps this was just the side-thought and not the core of the article.

  18. Comment on I teach at a business school. It’s time to shut them down. (gifted link) in ~life

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    From the quotes - is the entire article just a big sandwich wrapper around pissing on ESG, which is now a very popular past time in republican U.S. right now? Even if it isn't, that part gives it...

    From the quotes - is the entire article just a big sandwich wrapper around pissing on ESG, which is now a very popular past time in republican U.S. right now? Even if it isn't, that part gives it a strong political charge. Who is the author trying to please?
    Yes, one is able to attack the ESG on the intellectual level perhaps quite convincingly, but the timing of the attack makes it...suspicious.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Looking for advice: How do I find out what stocks to invest into? in ~finance

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    Yea I was probably saving my fingers too much and not expanding my thoughts enough. That "advanced game" you would be trying to play - knowledgeable stock picking, "harvesting alpha" or how do the...

    Yea I was probably saving my fingers too much and not expanding my thoughts enough. That "advanced game" you would be trying to play - knowledgeable stock picking, "harvesting alpha" or how do the professionals call it - would be zero-sum against the professionals. But while it is entirely possible for you to loose your investment by picking a small set of very bad bets, it is not really probable. As you said, you have market working for you and when tide rises, it brings almost everyone up - including the cranky old ruined barge you might have picked. Point is, don't pick your ships anyway. Don't read their parameters and their news and their reports. Your energy is better invested elsewhere.
    Yes, if you make 3-5 bets during your life, they may pan out. If you invest regularly, you want to use rational strategy and not lower the future value of your portfolio with every bet you make.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Looking for advice: How do I find out what stocks to invest into? in ~finance

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    As seemingly everyone else, I came here to write snarky "You don't". To explain a bit: when you invest in large diversified ETF with low fees, you are betting on the world economy getting a bit...

    As seemingly everyone else, I came here to write snarky "You don't".
    To explain a bit: when you invest in large diversified ETF with low fees, you are betting on the world economy getting a bit better over time. Hopefully that will happen, because if it doesn't, we all got much bigger problems. But when you pick individual stocks, you bet against the market. You pretend to know more that all the other participants (or at least more than half of them), including professionals like hedge fund managers, big institutional investors etc. - and you bet against the price set by them, in a zero sum game against them.

    4 votes