gary's recent activity
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
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Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech
gary Link ParentI'm asking you to point out one of these "no compromise" comments. Generally, I've only ever seen the desire paraphrased as "it would be nice if we could have the current slate of phones plus a...But I've found it's this no compromise approach with small phone people.
I'm asking you to point out one of these "no compromise" comments. Generally, I've only ever seen the desire paraphrased as "it would be nice if we could have the current slate of phones plus a smaller variant". Why are you so mad at that opinion? I don't think I've seen people advocate for removing your option in order to advance theirs.
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Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech
gary Link ParentPoint to where the small phone people are saying that the small option should be the only one. You're the only absolutist I've seen in here.- Exemplary
Point to where the small phone people are saying that the small option should be the only one. You're the only absolutist I've seen in here.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump orders federal takeover of DC police, deploys National Guard in ~society
gary Link ParentYou and I agree that the response from the administration is completely unwarranted for the level of crime in DC. And I suspect that we would also agree this is less driven from Trump's desire to...You and I agree that the response from the administration is completely unwarranted for the level of crime in DC. And I suspect that we would also agree this is less driven from Trump's desire to help the common person than it is to consolidate more power for himself. Or PR driven.
I only felt the need to respond because I think there's a difference between saying that these incidents are not widespread enough to justify the erosion of our democracy versus saying that this adult got his ass whooped by a 15 year old girl.
re: Chicago. It depends. It's less predictable than it was pre-pandemic, which I think adds to people's fears even if the stats overall are better. But overall I do think most people feel better today than they did 2 years ago. I don't know where your family lives; safety is still mainly driven by which areas you frequent or live in. There's 2 train lines that can take me home or get me close enough, but 1 of them I would feel uneasy taking past 7pm and the other one I wouldn't mind taking at midnight.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump orders federal takeover of DC police, deploys National Guard in ~society
gary (edited )Link ParentThis is the one I was thinking of, but my first search dug up this one as well. There was the time a pregnant woman lost her baby after being attacked by some teens senselessly. Here's a video of...This is the one I was thinking of, but my first search dug up this one as well. There was the time a pregnant woman lost her baby after being attacked by some teens senselessly. Here's a video of teens gathering downtown with some jumping on cars; I was looking for a much more chaotic one I had seen, but having trouble finding it.
A few years ago, I was driving to the downtown Taco Bell location for a late night snack and my friend in the passenger seat saw a guy walk up to another guy and sucker punch him.
EDIT: @DefinitelyNotAFae, I noticed that either a lot of the web resources had died or Google was not surfacing things unless I got very specific with what I was looking for.
EDIT 2: Here's a much clearer video of what it looks like when a mob of teens simultaneously wails on a victim. @DefinitelyNotAFae idk if this pings you, but I didn't want to clutter up the thread by replying again.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump orders federal takeover of DC police, deploys National Guard in ~society
gary Link ParentNever said anything in favor of the abuse of the National Guard nor the DC police. I simply dislike the characterization of these teen mob attacks.Never said anything in favor of the abuse of the National Guard nor the DC police. I simply dislike the characterization of these teen mob attacks.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump orders federal takeover of DC police, deploys National Guard in ~society
gary Link ParentWaPo appears to be missing this, but the police report stated that the police themselves witnessed a group of roughly 10 people surrounding Coristine beating him. It's just that the police...WaPo appears to be missing this, but the police report stated that the police themselves witnessed a group of roughly 10 people surrounding Coristine beating him. It's just that the police happened to be able to catch 2; the others fled. And I'm not sure I'm liking your implication anyway. What do the ages or genders of the assailants have to do with anything? Let me reverse this on you. If Coristine were a petite woman, would you be commenting about her getting her "ass whooped by a 15 year old girl"? (You neglect the 15 year old boy for some reason, despite quoting it)
Coristine and DOGE are reprehensible, but it doesn't mean we should live in a society where we hand wave away these problems. Violent teen groups were a problem in Chicago; multiple people have had their eye sockets fractured because a group of teens decided it'd be fun to beat on a stranger just trying to go home after work. I'll link you articles if you want. But lel, they just got their asses whooped by teens, amirite?
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Comment on The troubling decline in conscientiousness [especially in younger Americans] in ~life
gary Link ParentFor what it's worth, my Gen Z sister said to me the same thing as you a few weeks ago. The clear divide in Gen Z itself. 2004 would put that cohort at a very vulnerable age when COVID hit and when...For what it's worth, my Gen Z sister said to me the same thing as you a few weeks ago. The clear divide in Gen Z itself. 2004 would put that cohort at a very vulnerable age when COVID hit and when ultra-short form content really took off.
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Comment on AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified in ~tech
gary Link ParentChina and the US both (rightly) see that AI is a potential new frontier. One large enough that falling behind in it can have implications for world superpower status. If American AI companies are...China and the US both (rightly) see that AI is a potential new frontier. One large enough that falling behind in it can have implications for world superpower status. If American AI companies are not allowed to train on the works out there, but Chinese ones continue to do so, Chinese companies will outpace American ones.
They can be sued, but I somehow doubt the Chinese government would allow for any negative rulings to be enforced against their companies when so much is at stake.
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Comment on AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified in ~tech
gary LinkIf only we could sue (and win against) Chinese companies as well.If only we could sue (and win against) Chinese companies as well.
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Comment on The future is NOT self-hosted in ~tech
gary Link ParentNot yet! Always tempted to, and then I remember I have a miniPC and a Synology at home already that I bought for the purposes of self-hosting.. but maybe in a decade when they die lol.Not yet! Always tempted to, and then I remember I have a miniPC and a Synology at home already that I bought for the purposes of self-hosting.. but maybe in a decade when they die lol.
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Comment on The future is NOT self-hosted in ~tech
gary Link ParentThere's PikaPods, which makes it easy to host open-source software in the cloud. I haven't tried it, but it looks simple to use and they have a lot of the popular self-hosted software. They also...There's PikaPods, which makes it easy to host open-source software in the cloud. I haven't tried it, but it looks simple to use and they have a lot of the popular self-hosted software. They also do revenue sharing. Is this in the vein of what you're envisioning?
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Comment on Sydney Sweeney’s Hollywood career just got a whole lot more complicated in ~society
gary Link ParentAmen. My barometer is "how much are my friends and family talking about this?" and for this topic, it's zilch. No one in my circles have mentioned Sydney Sweeney or American Eagle whatsoever. It's...Amen. My barometer is "how much are my friends and family talking about this?" and for this topic, it's zilch. No one in my circles have mentioned Sydney Sweeney or American Eagle whatsoever. It's not a foolproof test, but uh, it's worked most other times.
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Comment on Is AI actually useful for anyone here? in ~tech
gary Link ParentCompany is likely paying for a Claude license, but wouldn't be the first time I've seen people use their personal accounts at work, negating the work license data protections. The example of job...Company is likely paying for a Claude license, but wouldn't be the first time I've seen people use their personal accounts at work, negating the work license data protections. The example of job hunting threw me for a loop. Either there's 2 licenses and things are kosher, or 1 personal license that work data should not run through, or 1 business license that job hunting should not run through (low risk).
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Comment on uBlock Origin Lite for Safari in ~tech
gary (edited )LinkIt appears the extension will work with basic filtering even if you never click it to give it permissions, which is good. It does pop a little blue notification indicator if it blocks things...I am not a fan of how the extension asks for permission to view a webpage's data. Other Safari blockers avoid this by splitting the non-intrusive functionality from the intrusive functionality, so a user has the option to decide their risk tolerance. Ublock Origin Lite made the change to request the permission months ago and I had to remove the Chrome extension from my work laptop as a result.It appears the extension will work with basic filtering even if you never click it to give it permissions, which is good. It does pop a little blue notification indicator if it blocks things though, presumably because it wants me to activate more powerful blocking?
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Comment on Is AI actually useful for anyone here? in ~tech
gary Link ParentThese are just hypotheticals and you're not hooking up your company's Confluence/Jira to your personal Claude right? Cause if it is, that's usually a fireable offense, so be careful.These are just hypotheticals and you're not hooking up your company's Confluence/Jira to your personal Claude right? Cause if it is, that's usually a fireable offense, so be careful.
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Comment on Is AI actually useful for anyone here? in ~tech
gary LinkI just got finished using ChatGPT to write a script for me to hit an API and return back data I need. The script filtered to the data I'm looking for broadly and wrote it to a file. I then asked...I just got finished using ChatGPT to write a script for me to hit an API and return back data I need. The script filtered to the data I'm looking for broadly and wrote it to a file. I then asked ChatGPT to use jq so I could glance at certain fields faster, manually cleaned up some of the file, and then had ChatGPT generate HTML with the final data so my colleague could visualize something easier to digest than an array of JSON objects.
- I didn't have to look for the relevant API endpoints of the third party service.
- I didn't have to look up authentication on the API endpoints.
- I didn't have to write the script.
- I didn't have to fix syntax errors from fat-fingering some keys.
- I didn't have to look up jq syntax; I always forget jq syntax.
- I didn't have to write HTML.
The amount of time and frustration I saved is not world-changing, but it is very measurable and noticeable to myself.
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Comment on The hater's guide to the AI bubble in ~finance
gary Link ParentClaude 3.7 Sonnet is also like 6x more expensive than Deepseek R1 0528, due to licensing costs.Claude 3.7 Sonnet is also like 6x more expensive than Deepseek R1 0528, due to licensing costs.
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Comment on The hater's guide to the AI bubble in ~finance
gary Link ParentThat's a really sweeping generalization that can't possibly be true. I can run LLMs on my phone for free. I can run them on my $500 Mac Mini for free. The providers that are selling access to...That's a really sweeping generalization that can't possibly be true. I can run LLMs on my phone for free. I can run them on my $500 Mac Mini for free. The providers that are selling access to baremetal for running LLMs on are almost certainly selling their services for a profit and you can see that it's not expensive. LLMs range too widely to make a claim that "every single LLM are absurdly expensive to operate". There's tons of useful models out there that run on cheap hardware.
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Comment on New housing slows rent growth most for older, more affordable units in ~society
gary LinkWe need to wrestle back the "progressive" label from NIMBYs.We need to wrestle back the "progressive" label from NIMBYs.
If you flag them, I believe Deimos would see and likely ban if it was obviously a bot. But I haven't seen any such comments and wonder if you're seeing ghosts. (Am I a bot for suggesting nothing is wrong?)