glesica's recent activity
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Comment on Alphabet shares tumble in $500bn rout [as AI-mode search threatens advertising profits] in ~finance
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Comment on Manifestos, fear, and ‘loser thinking’: inside Proton’s AI reckoning in ~tech
glesica Link ParentAt the same time, though, it sounds exactly like something a narcissistic tech CEO would say. Like the Uber guy ranting at an Uber driver. I don't believe everything I read, but I also struggle to...At the same time, though, it sounds exactly like something a narcissistic tech CEO would say. Like the Uber guy ranting at an Uber driver. I don't believe everything I read, but I also struggle to discount anything about tech executives for being too outlandish or self destructive.
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Comment on Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case in ~tech
glesica Link ParentI mean, I'm not a lawyer, but I kinda suspect that there's a pretty big gulf between what you or I (or any average person) might think ought to be securities fraud and what actually gets...I mean, I'm not a lawyer, but I kinda suspect that there's a pretty big gulf between what you or I (or any average person) might think ought to be securities fraud and what actually gets prosecuted as securities fraud.
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Comment on Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case in ~tech
glesica Link ParentI feel that way about essentially every quote from a corporate or government spokesperson or executive on any topic that is contentious. It's like how CNBC had banking executives on air talking...I feel that way about essentially every quote from a corporate or government spokesperson or executive on any topic that is contentious. It's like how CNBC had banking executives on air talking about how solid their investments were as the mortgage market was collapsing in 2008. It's just noise.
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Comment on Someone ‘torturing’ LLMs in a robot prison has triggered the dumbest debate in AI yet in ~tech
glesica Link ParentOMG yes, this. Given the state our world is in, I honestly think we need to reconsider how we deal with deranged behavior in kids. We've ended up with a world run by psychopaths, and it's not...OMG yes, this. Given the state our world is in, I honestly think we need to reconsider how we deal with deranged behavior in kids. We've ended up with a world run by psychopaths, and it's not going well.
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Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech
glesica Link ParentReading through the page, most of the features already exist if you use a Mac + iOS device, and that's probably exactly what Google is trying to reproduce. Microsoft isn't going to do it, Apple...Reading through the page, most of the features already exist if you use a Mac + iOS device, and that's probably exactly what Google is trying to reproduce. Microsoft isn't going to do it, Apple isn't going to do it (for Android), so Google is going to try to do it. It's honestly not a bad idea, to my mind; but with Google's institutional ADHD and the weird incentives the hardware partners probably have, I really can't see this taking off.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
glesica LinkI've been setting up a Raspberry Pi 5 as a "home lab". The way the software industry has been headed for awhile now I've been looking at switching to certain self-hosted services (for things where...I've been setting up a Raspberry Pi 5 as a "home lab". The way the software industry has been headed for awhile now I've been looking at switching to certain self-hosted services (for things where being "in the cloud" literally doesn't matter, especially). Been writing a pyinfra script to set up the machine and install various services. I've been using Claude to write the Python stuff and create systemd unit files, it's quite good at those things and it saves me a lot of time.
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Comment on Honey gets terminated as lawsuits proceed in ~tech
glesica Link ParentAlthough, hilariously, they actually did it worse and Dropbox followed suit and made its own product worse to match. What those companies actually had was a better ability to monetize the whole......Google, Apple, and Microsoft can do the same thing but better.
Although, hilariously, they actually did it worse and Dropbox followed suit and made its own product worse to match. What those companies actually had was a better ability to monetize the whole thing in ways that would allow for massive growth.
The problem was that Dropbox basically solved the problem on the first try and had nowhere to "grow".
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Comment on Browser fingerprinting demonstration in ~comp
glesica LinkMaybe they have a bug?Nice machine, by the way. an Intel Mac (a vintage one).
Your CPU is ARM-family.
Maybe they have a bug?
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Comment on An AI created viruses not found in nature in ~science
glesica Link ParentIsn't there a Michael Crichton book that ends like this as well?Isn't there a Michael Crichton book that ends like this as well?
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Comment on Help selecting a mechanical keyboard in ~comp
glesica Link ParentUpvote for Nuphy. I have two Air v2s and they are really solid keyboards. Nothing too fancy, and very compact. I like the low profile form factor, but that's not for everyone, I suppose.Upvote for Nuphy. I have two Air v2s and they are really solid keyboards. Nothing too fancy, and very compact. I like the low profile form factor, but that's not for everyone, I suppose.
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Comment on Anthropic discovered three cases where Claude broke into another system in ~tech
glesica Link ParentIt does sound like a brag, though. I mean, under ordinary circumstances, telling the world that your software sometimes does unpredictable and potentially dangerous things would be a red flag, it...It does sound like a brag, though. I mean, under ordinary circumstances, telling the world that your software sometimes does unpredictable and potentially dangerous things would be a red flag, it would be something a company would try to keep under wraps until they can fix it. It would be considered a bug. And maybe that's how some of their customers interpret it, I don't know. But given that they've made a big deal of pursuing "AGI" (whatever they mean by that), it's hard not to suspect that they're trying to suggest to people that the "bad" behaviors of their models are a proxy metric for how close they are to that goal.
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Comment on Microsoft PowerToys in ~tech
glesica Link ParentI remap caps to control on ALL computers and have for many years. Finding this awhile back was what allowed me to use a windows machine without constantly spamming my face into the keyboard! I...I remap caps to control on ALL computers and have for many years. Finding this awhile back was what allowed me to use a windows machine without constantly spamming my face into the keyboard! I just don’t understand why it’s not built-in, macOS makes it almost trivial.
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Comment on If AI is sentient then so is ‘Age of Empires II’ in ~tech
glesica Link ParentI tried to figure out where I read about it, but no luck. Some searching revealed that there have been a bunch of papers published in the last few years with similar findings or conjectures, so...I tried to figure out where I read about it, but no luck. Some searching revealed that there have been a bunch of papers published in the last few years with similar findings or conjectures, so maybe it's not so far-fetched.
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Comment on SpaceX stock tumbles 23% from its high as average investor sees gains wiped out in ~finance
glesica Link ParentI think it depends on how they get the money. If they issue bonds, then (I think) they're getting a pile of money more or less all at once. But that's not the only way they can borrow, I'm sure,...I think it depends on how they get the money. If they issue bonds, then (I think) they're getting a pile of money more or less all at once. But that's not the only way they can borrow, I'm sure, and there are probably crazy ways to structure bond issues as well that I'm unaware of.
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Comment on If AI is sentient then so is ‘Age of Empires II’ in ~tech
glesica Link ParentI don't think we actually know that complexity is the right metric. I mean, I think it's undeniable that with greater complexity you can make something that seems more conscious; but just because...I don't think we actually know that complexity is the right metric. I mean, I think it's undeniable that with greater complexity you can make something that seems more conscious; but just because something seems more conscious, or can convince more people, doesn't necessarily mean that it is conscious.
There was a paper a couple months back that presented possible evidence of quantum effects in the brain. If that's true (and I have no idea) then it could be that consciousness doesn't actually require all that much complexity, but it does require these weird quantum effects.
That being said, maybe it doesn't really matter? If something is complex enough that it can do useful stuff, then whether it is conscious is really more of a philosophical / ethical question.
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Comment on SpaceX stock tumbles 23% from its high as average investor sees gains wiped out in ~finance
glesica Link ParentI don't know for sure, but the fact that they're talking about "short term" inflation might mean that they're worried the borrowed money won't go as far. Like, if you borrowed a billion dollars to...I don't know for sure, but the fact that they're talking about "short term" inflation might mean that they're worried the borrowed money won't go as far. Like, if you borrowed a billion dollars to build a data center, but now the data center will actually cost 1.5 billion, or you'll need to build a smaller data center because you only have that billion dollars.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
glesica LinkWeird thing for me to notice, I guess, but it seems odd that the front USB ports both appear to be USB-A. Is that what's on the controller (for wired use or maybe just charging)? It seems like the...Weird thing for me to notice, I guess, but it seems odd that the front USB ports both appear to be USB-A. Is that what's on the controller (for wired use or maybe just charging)? It seems like the whole world has pretty much shifted to USB-C, even for flash drives and such, at this point.
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
glesica LinkGoing back a long time, Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain was hyped like crazy and I was super excited for it to come out. When it finally did, it didn't deliver on any of the really killer stuff it had...Going back a long time, Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain was hyped like crazy and I was super excited for it to come out. When it finally did, it didn't deliver on any of the really killer stuff it had promised and was mostly a bland affair. It was pretty disappointing.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
glesica Link ParentThis is my number one annoyance. If the thing is wrong, that's fine (although I wish there was a way for its confidence to approximate how certain it is), but please explain why it was wrong and...they can be so confidently incorrect about things and then don't properly address the mistake or how it happened.
This is my number one annoyance. If the thing is wrong, that's fine (although I wish there was a way for its confidence to approximate how certain it is), but please explain why it was wrong and how it will not make the same mistake again. Admittedly, this may be too much to ask since even the most helpful tools are still just really huge mad libs generators.
I imagine that not only is the AI answer harder to monetize, it probably costs more to produce.