Eji1700's recent activity
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Comment on ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in ~society
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Comment on How did you do on the AI art Turing test? in ~arts
Eji1700 Link ParentA traditional turning test does not include removing the batshit insane stuff you might convince an AI to say, so yeah I don't think this is really fair to say it's a "Turing test" It's especially...A traditional turning test does not include removing the batshit insane stuff you might convince an AI to say, so yeah I don't think this is really fair to say it's a "Turing test"
It's especially awkward because how well you do will vary WILDLY on your personal knowledge of art, and knowing that AI can imitate some styles very easily (cute anime girl) due to various factors, while fail miserably at styles that are more esoteric or defined.
Consider just how insanely wide the gap on styles is for impressionism between the AI and the real art. Your average person might not even group those in the same genre of art, so it's a weird comparison to make to anyone but a real art critic/aficionado. Further the AI's output is easier for AI to do (scenery is generally easier for all sorts of reasons).
This is still interesting, but I don't think it shows nearly as much as people might imply (as with basically everything AI).
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Comment on I think I've failed the United States in ~society
Eji1700 LinkYou will probably continue to do this in one way or another. No one is perfect, but you've already taken a major step towards introspection and real understanding. We have couched political...I'm sorry. I've contributed to what I perceive as an utter catastrophic mess. What I've been doing has been making it worse, faster... and I've been encouraging others to do the same, both in words and deeds.
You will probably continue to do this in one way or another. No one is perfect, but you've already taken a major step towards introspection and real understanding. We have couched political positions in this horrible right and wrong framework that doesn't even track with what the majority of people believe, and has all sorts of hypocritical positions.
It takes a lot to really step back and think about what your "opponents" are doing, and why. We like to paint the opposition as stupid and uneducated, but at the same time would cry foul if you dared to hold a similar standard to someone growing up poor in a different neighborhood.
At the end of the day people are people, for better and worse. They want to be left alone, they often find pleasure in things that can be destructive (superiority or vices), and so on. I think one of the most important realizations is understanding things like this and that many people, if given the opportunity to discuss something, rather than argue it, will be reasonable.
I've found myself more and more judging people by the speed at which they recommend and glorify violence. A person who has strong views I disagree with, but can agree that violence is not the answer is probably someone I can at least try to talk to or understand. The kind who thinks that anyone who disagrees with them are scum and can starve to death for all they care are the ones that sincerely worry me.
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And something I think a lot more people should ask themselves, is how do you think you're going to win?
These people you hate are voting. So either you need to stop them from voting, or convince them to vote for you. I do not see how the absolutely spiteful behavior that's all over the place encourages either.
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Comment on Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“ in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentThis is why I enjoy things like Kagi that let you blacklist, although obviously we've just talked about other issues with them.This is why I enjoy things like Kagi that let you blacklist, although obviously we've just talked about other issues with them.
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Comment on What does the word "cancelled" mean to you? in ~talk
Eji1700 Link ParentYeah that's why my definition is so wide. Lots of people have been "cancelled" who still have platforms/jobs/success. Being cancelled doesn't really have to much affect your situation, and that's...Yeah that's why my definition is so wide. Lots of people have been "cancelled" who still have platforms/jobs/success. Being cancelled doesn't really have to much affect your situation, and that's before you get into all the people claiming so and so was cancelled when they don't even meet my already broad definition.
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Comment on What does the word "cancelled" mean to you? in ~talk
Eji1700 LinkLike many modern and politically charged words, it's somewhat of a moving target, or often hypocritically used. To me it's shorthand for any case where due to societal backlash someone loses or is...Like many modern and politically charged words, it's somewhat of a moving target, or often hypocritically used.
To me it's shorthand for any case where due to societal backlash someone loses or is affected in their professional career.
The caveat to this is that of course the line between "cancelled" and "had it coming, not a problem" or "violation of their speech or whatever" varies wildly depending on who you're speaking to.
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Comment on US President-Elect Donald Trump ignores transition rules in ~society
Eji1700 (edited )Link ParentThis is laboring under the assumption that what Trump says he wants, and what he actually wants, are the same. Trump's ONLY goal was to get in and use the US government for his personal whims....But it’s not all that clear that Trump will be effective at getting done what he wants to do.
This is laboring under the assumption that what Trump says he wants, and what he actually wants, are the same.
Trump's ONLY goal was to get in and use the US government for his personal whims. It's why he's shoving these loyalists in positions.
Either the department will work around them, or it won't, and he doesn't care because what he wants is to make 100% sure if he has some grudge or asinine decision that they'll do it and not give him lip (or try and get blamed when if fails).
That's really it. He wants to be a dictator, so he doesn't care if anything does or doesn't work unless it somehow affects him or those he wants to help/protect. He learned in his first term that the last thing he wants is someone like Pence who comes with strings attached and some level of morals.
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To ramble about this a bit more, I think his goals this election and last have shifted slightly. He never really cared, but he still wanted to "win" so accomplishing what he wanted so long as it didn't cut into his golf time might have mattered the first time.
Now though he's facing all sorts of charges, can't legally run again, and is showing his age. I suspect his entire admin will be focused solely on "how do I stay in power after 4 years"
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Comment on The year’s smartest game asks: Is civil democracy just a fantasy? (gifted link) in ~games
Eji1700 Link ParentI think it's an audio/video only thing, but I'm somewhere where I can't do that so can't investigate further.I think it's an audio/video only thing, but I'm somewhere where I can't do that so can't investigate further.
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Comment on US President-Elect Donald Trump ignores transition rules in ~society
Eji1700 Link ParentMany industries do not understand their underlying mechanics and instead have tons of people just parroting/repeating what they were taught or what worked before. Trump 1 already kicked a lot of...Many industries do not understand their underlying mechanics and instead have tons of people just parroting/repeating what they were taught or what worked before.
Trump 1 already kicked a lot of people in the teeth and round 2 is probably going to kick even more.
He’s got very little to lose and is even older. It’s going to be full steam ahead on team sycophant, and sadly the smart play is for lobbyists to start realizing that they aren’t going to get the picks they want, but that none of the ones he does pick have any morals or guides and can be easily influenced
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
Eji1700 LinkMight help if you give some context on why Yandex is a problem. Edit: From some quick searching I'm assuming it is because they are a Russian company?Might help if you give some context on why Yandex is a problem.
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From some quick searching I'm assuming it is because they are a Russian company?
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Comment on How To Train Your Dragon | Official teaser trailer in ~movies
Eji1700 Link ParentThey suck from an artistic standpoint but are a slam dunk from a marketing one. You're reusing everything and get to cash in on that sweet sweet name recognition. Is it a good film? God no. But if...They suck from an artistic standpoint but are a slam dunk from a marketing one.
You're reusing everything and get to cash in on that sweet sweet name recognition. Is it a good film? God no. But if you can keep the damn thing under a reasonablish budget most people will take their kids to see it just because.
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Comment on Tracking who US President Donald Trump has named to serve in his cabinet and administration in ~society
Eji1700 Link ParentNot sure if it's a cabinet position but Dr Oz for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just announced.Not sure if it's a cabinet position but Dr Oz for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just announced.
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Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentThe linux kernal is twice the size and a huge % of that is hardware configuration nonsense. Linux is estimate to have something like 50 millions users. Chrome has several billion users. I think...The linux kernal is twice the size and a huge % of that is hardware configuration nonsense.
Linux is estimate to have something like 50 millions users.
Chrome has several billion users.
I think many of these suggestions and hopes are extremely optimistic and are way underestimating what chrome actually is.
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Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentThat's arguably the problem. Chrome's value is tied up in it's monopoly, which is what they're supposed to be selling to break. The whole idea is that the company that makes phones, an os, a...That's arguably the problem.
Chrome's value is tied up in it's monopoly, which is what they're supposed to be selling to break.
The whole idea is that the company that makes phones, an os, a search engine, and sells ads, should not be able to own a browser.
The browser is valuable because it's pushed by a company who owns a phone, a search engine, and sells ads and uses those to force chrome, and thus don't care that it costs an absurd amount of money with no direct path to monetization.
I'm not sure how they could possibly price chrome, especially in a forced sale? Obviously for cheap enough anyone will buy it because fuck it, but I'm not sure what the laws will be in a case like this, where I could very literally see no one who could afford even a fire sale price wanting it.
Like fuck what if apple buys it? Does that just shift who owns the monopoly? I can kiiiinda see how MS wouldn't since they only have an OS to bundle with(which is starting to sell ads...) and not a phone as well, but it's a very odd situation and I don't expect the courts to really "get" it.
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Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentChrome is something like 7 million lines of code and currently the web standard due to its massive market share. Again, if you're thinking of spending the insane amount of money chrome is worth,...Chrome is something like 7 million lines of code and currently the web standard due to its massive market share. Again, if you're thinking of spending the insane amount of money chrome is worth, it's not to put a 5 man team on it and slap their sticker on your product while you hope that security patches are continued by other companies with incentive to watch you burn.
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Comment on C is not a low-level language. Your computer is not a fast PDP-11. in ~comp
Eji1700 LinkI am sadly not good enough at anything related to this intelligently comment. I can say i'm all for stopping people from trying to explain why everything should still be coded in C so if this...I am sadly not good enough at anything related to this intelligently comment.
I can say i'm all for stopping people from trying to explain why everything should still be coded in C so if this helps hurray.
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Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentBrave and Opera are using Chrome, like Edge. Unlike Edge and Chrome, they do not have an ecosystem shoving their product down a users throat, which is why chrome is so adopted. Brave, Opera, and...Brave and Opera are using Chrome, like Edge.
Unlike Edge and Chrome, they do not have an ecosystem shoving their product down a users throat, which is why chrome is so adopted.
Brave, Opera, and Mozillia also have NO WHERE NEAR the amount of cash required to buy just the branding rights.
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Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentWhy if doing nothing nets the same result? I really don't see many companies looking to buy chrome, especially if they can't use chrome to do what it did, which is why it's being sold.Why if doing nothing nets the same result? I really don't see many companies looking to buy chrome, especially if they can't use chrome to do what it did, which is why it's being sold.
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Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech
Eji1700 LinkThis is going to be odd, because there's really no way to "buy" chrome. It's simultaneously INSANELY expensive and utterly worthless. Handling the code base alone (which is mostly open anyways)...This is going to be odd, because there's really no way to "buy" chrome.
It's simultaneously INSANELY expensive and utterly worthless. Handling the code base alone (which is mostly open anyways) would take a huge team, all for a product that you can't easily monetize because it has always been funded by selling user information and locking them into your ad world.
No idea how this works out.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Eji1700 LinkZephon Still love this. Again made by the team who did 40k gladius, so the combat is actually interesting. Helps that there's not just enemy players, but two super powerful neutrals (and a 3rd not...Zephon
Still love this. Again made by the team who did 40k gladius, so the combat is actually interesting. Helps that there's not just enemy players, but two super powerful neutrals (and a 3rd not as powerful one) that massively shift how you're going to approach games.
Magic Archery
Free incremental game on steam that takes less than an hour to finish. As with most games in the genre it struggles with finding depth/decision making for parts of the game, but it's still fun to mess with given it's quick and free.
Yes it does.
Because the “you and what army” response actually works if you’re a nuclear armed nation.