glesica's recent activity
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Comment on What if AI just makes us work harder? in ~tech
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Comment on Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security in ~tech
glesica Link ParentOh that's sneaky! Not unexpected, but wow! I was actually shocked to learn that you can, like, host stuff on Cloudflare. I didn't realize they were in that space, I thought their hosting was...Oh that's sneaky! Not unexpected, but wow! I was actually shocked to learn that you can, like, host stuff on Cloudflare. I didn't realize they were in that space, I thought their hosting was limited to edge CDN stuff.
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Comment on Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security in ~tech
glesica Link ParentYeah, it's kind of a joke because of the crypto connection, but I do wish we could have something like this connected to a useful payment network. It's possible (maybe even probable?) that it......x402? What's that? clicks, scrolls down Oh it's crypto lol.
Yeah, it's kind of a joke because of the crypto connection, but I do wish we could have something like this connected to a useful payment network. It's possible (maybe even probable?) that it would spawn a micro transaction cesspool, but at least it would be an alternative to ads. I've always wondered if the 402 status code was a missed opportunity.
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Comment on "CEO said a thing!" journalism in ~tech
glesica Link ParentI recall there being a lot of discussion about this during the 2008 financial crisis because CNBC (and others) were so desperate to get access to finance executives (for interviews and such to...I recall there being a lot of discussion about this during the 2008 financial crisis because CNBC (and others) were so desperate to get access to finance executives (for interviews and such to drive ratings) that the media basically just aired whatever these people said, uncritically.
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Comment on Thinking of getting Proton and using it as my day-to-day email, but I have concerns in ~tech
glesica LinkFWIW I similarly wanted to escape Gmail (and vendor lock-in for email generally) about 10 years ago. I signed up with Fastmail, using my own domain, and I haven't looked back. It's pretty...FWIW I similarly wanted to escape Gmail (and vendor lock-in for email generally) about 10 years ago. I signed up with Fastmail, using my own domain, and I haven't looked back. It's pretty affordable, it integrates well with mobile devices (and they have an app if you prefer that), and I could jump ship to another provider with my domain whenever I want (I do suggest paying to register the domain for the max your registrar will do, just so you don't randomly forget). Fastmail isn't specifically targeted to the security conscious. But, as you pointed out, when you're working with an open ecosystem, the added security is kind of dubious anyway.
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Comment on Anthropic takes legal action against OpenCode in ~tech
glesica LinkThe same thing happened with https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush. Which is a bummer, because I enjoyed using Crush, it has a lot of "character", whereas Claude Code is pretty bland.The same thing happened with https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush. Which is a bummer, because I enjoyed using Crush, it has a lot of "character", whereas Claude Code is pretty bland.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
glesica LinkI've been re-visiting Civilization V and VI, trying to decide if I want to buy VII. I'd be interested if anyone has thoughts on VII, I'd be interested to hear them. I know it was controversial...I've been re-visiting Civilization V and VI, trying to decide if I want to buy VII. I'd be interested if anyone has thoughts on VII, I'd be interested to hear them. I know it was controversial when it came out.
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Comment on OpenAI to acquire Astral (creators of ruff, uv, and ty) in ~tech
glesica Link ParentFor whatever it's worth, I think that's the steady state. I actually tend to gravitate to tools owned by big companies; not because I like it, but because then I get to choose my corporate......sliding back to a world where the best python tooling is owned by major corporations.
For whatever it's worth, I think that's the steady state. I actually tend to gravitate to tools owned by big companies; not because I like it, but because then I get to choose my corporate overlord. Tools made by startups will almost inevitably get acquired, you just don't know by whom until it happens.
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Comment on Your AI Slop Bores Me: Larp as an AI by answering prompts as a human in ~tech
glesica LinkI love this idea! It's like bizarre performance art!I love this idea! It's like bizarre performance art!
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Comment on Are you a morning person or a night owl? in ~talk
glesica LinkI stay up late, but I don't like being "out" late. Home, in pajamas, but still awake doing things. Sometimes I do work at night, sometimes I play games, sometimes I just watch TV.I stay up late, but I don't like being "out" late. Home, in pajamas, but still awake doing things. Sometimes I do work at night, sometimes I play games, sometimes I just watch TV.
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Comment on ArXiv is separating from Cornell University, and is hiring a CEO, who will be paid roughly $300,000/year in ~science
glesica Link ParentDepends on how you define the job of a CEO. Under any sane definition (promote the mission and do the work), I agree with you. Unfortunately, and I think this is the "real" problem we've got with...I'll bet there are 1,000 people working for the Red Cross right now who could be an effective CEO with 0 additional off-the-job education.
Depends on how you define the job of a CEO. Under any sane definition (promote the mission and do the work), I agree with you. Unfortunately, and I think this is the "real" problem we've got with executive compensation, the actual job is usually to promote and protect the interests of the powerful people behind the organization or company, even to the detriment of the organization / company itself. Like, the primary qualification to be a CEO today isn't to be good at running and building a business, it's to be willing to do literally anything the owners ask of you (especially without them having to literally ask), including sociopathic shit like lying to and ripping off employees and customers.
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Comment on Parseword - a delightfully complex word game from Wordle’s creator in ~games
glesica LinkFor me, this is probably too much effort, but I can see some people loving the heck out of it!For me, this is probably too much effort, but I can see some people loving the heck out of it!
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Comment on BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for the first time in ~transport
glesica Link ParentRobotic factories still have a lot of humans scurrying around. Maybe they're hoping they can eventually get rid of those humans and this is the first step? I mean, long term it'd be pretty funny...Why is the humanoid shape interesting?
Robotic factories still have a lot of humans scurrying around. Maybe they're hoping they can eventually get rid of those humans and this is the first step? I mean, long term it'd be pretty funny (and, ya know, super sad, but that's just the world now) if the humanoid robots got jobs maintaining and configuring the more traditional robots.
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Comment on Why are American passenger trains slow? in ~transport
glesica Link ParentObviously anecdotal, but I've taken the Empire Builder several times and on at least two of the trips we actually had to pull on to a siding for like 30ish minutes to let a freight train pass by....Obviously anecdotal, but I've taken the Empire Builder several times and on at least two of the trips we actually had to pull on to a siding for like 30ish minutes to let a freight train pass by. The conductor explained that freight trains get right-of-way, at least in part because freight companies own the tracks. I'm sure things are different in the Northeast corridor where Amtrak has more clout.
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Comment on Violence erupts in Mexico after drug lord El Mencho killed in ~news
glesica Link ParentI wonder what the goal of the violence is for the cartel this time around. Are they just trying to punish the government? In that case, it seems like you'd expect them to end the violence on their...I wonder what the goal of the violence is for the cartel this time around. Are they just trying to punish the government? In that case, it seems like you'd expect them to end the violence on their own at some point. As you said, it's not like they can get the guy released this time around.
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Comment on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office in UK in ~news
glesica Link ParentThis is super important. Morally, the sex trafficking is obviously the most horrific part of it. But in terms of preventing these kinds of things from happening going forward, we need an...This is super important. Morally, the sex trafficking is obviously the most horrific part of it. But in terms of preventing these kinds of things from happening going forward, we need an accounting of all the less grotesque stuff as well. One thing we ought to learn from this scandal is that these sorts of people care about themselves, and nothing else. We shouldn't let them get away with claiming some kind of greater good in the future to sell whatever schemes they may hatch.
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Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech
glesica Link ParentI would actually love it if a bunch of Discord's annoying "features" were disabled for me...I would actually love it if a bunch of Discord's annoying "features" were disabled for me...
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Comment on AI hallucination cases - When lawyers use hallucinated legal content in ~tech
glesica Link ParentTracking people using AI badly is more a commentary about their industry or practices (in this case, lawyers) than anything to do with AI specifically. Imagine if there was a sudden outbreak of...I'm not sure what my takeaway is, though?
Tracking people using AI badly is more a commentary about their industry or practices (in this case, lawyers) than anything to do with AI specifically. Imagine if there was a sudden outbreak of attorneys using psychics to help write their filings, basically the same thing, it's attorneys doing dumb / unethical things and the legal profession reacting to that.
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Comment on A 24-year-old Frenchman shows up at hospital with a World War I shell lodged in his rectum in ~health
glesica Link ParentWhen I hear about people doing crazy stuff like this, it makes me wonder what they says when asked "Why did you do that?" or "Didn't you realize this would create problems for you?" Like, do they...disassembled his IV pole and inserted a piece into his urethra.
When I hear about people doing crazy stuff like this, it makes me wonder what they says when asked "Why did you do that?" or "Didn't you realize this would create problems for you?" Like, do they realize that what they're doing is going to create issues? Is it compulsive somehow?
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Comment on Microsoft has killed widgets six times. Here's why they keep coming back. in ~tech
glesica Link ParentI've never found widgets helpful, and I think it's because the information they display just doesn't change that often and, when it does, the changes really don't require immediate action on my...I've never found widgets helpful, and I think it's because the information they display just doesn't change that often and, when it does, the changes really don't require immediate action on my part. The Windows 11 "lock screen" (or whatever they call it) shows some headlines and such, and I don't hate it because I can glance at it as I'm logging in and, if something sounds interesting, look up more details on my own. But I don't need the information in front of my face all day.
I think it helps to shed some of the dependence on labels. Like, Finland or Denmark would likely consider themselves to be "capitalist" and probably also "socialist", and these countries have aspects of both. Even the US isn't purely capitalist, and the Soviet Union certainly didn't toe the theoretical communist line. Vietnam is communist, but they actively participate in global markets and, by and large, life in Vietnam is pretty "normal".
Thinking of this as a kind of spectrum matches up with the real world a lot better than binary labels. So, while I agree that "real existing communism" has, on average, been... unimpressive, that doesn't mean its tenets and ideals need to be avoided entirely.
A specific economic or political system shouldn't be a goal, it's a means to an end. We should decide what kind of world we want to live in, and then choose the mixture of systems that produces that outcome.