j3n's recent activity
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Comment on How much of an echo chamber is Reddit/the internet, really? in ~tech
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Comment on Sweden may oppose Tesla's supervised self-driving tech in Europe over speeding concerns in ~transport
j3n Link ParentOh yes, I agree it needs to encode the local average behavior. Probably computed live on board minute by minute. I'm not claiming this is an easy task, but I do think it is a necessary one.Oh yes, I agree it needs to encode the local average behavior. Probably computed live on board minute by minute. I'm not claiming this is an easy task, but I do think it is a necessary one.
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Comment on Sweden may oppose Tesla's supervised self-driving tech in Europe over speeding concerns in ~transport
j3n Link ParentWell, in most places that would be excessive, but if you're driving in light to moderate traffic in San Diego, you're still getting passed regularly at 85. One of the biggest problems here is that...Well, in most places that would be excessive, but if you're driving in light to moderate traffic in San Diego, you're still getting passed regularly at 85. One of the biggest problems here is that "normal" behavior varies quite a bit, even within relatively small geographic areas. I don't think that changes the basic fact that self-driving cars need to follow what the humans around them are doing until we get to the point where the human drivers are in the minority.
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Comment on Sweden may oppose Tesla's supervised self-driving tech in Europe over speeding concerns in ~transport
j3n Link ParentStrong disagree, at least in the short term. All vehicles, whether driven by a human or a computer are safest when driven predictably. Computer driving systems should encode human behavior first...A general go 10kph above speed limit seems bad (even if that's what the general populace does).
Strong disagree, at least in the short term. All vehicles, whether driven by a human or a computer are safest when driven predictably. Computer driving systems should encode human behavior first and foremost. Laws are going to have to adapt over time if self-driving tech actually advances enough to become commonplace anyway. The current laws are far less relevant than current actual human behavior.
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Comment on How much of an echo chamber is Reddit/the internet, really? in ~tech
j3n Link ParentWhere do you go to get something resembling an honest product review of some random thing you need to acquire? I hate reddit, but I'll be damned if I can figure out a better way to assemble some...Where do you go to get something resembling an honest product review of some random thing you need to acquire? I hate reddit, but I'll be damned if I can figure out a better way to assemble some semblance of an honest impression of most products aside from reading several hundred reddit comments and trying to manually filter out any biases I can detect.
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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
j3n Link ParentThis is where I landed as well. I gave Proton a shot first, but I found their apps to have an unacceptable amount of jank and I just don't have a need for the features that differentiate Proton...This is where I landed as well. I gave Proton a shot first, but I found their apps to have an unacceptable amount of jank and I just don't have a need for the features that differentiate Proton from a theoretically less secure BYO domain email host.
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Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance
j3n LinkI don't know how they do it in the UK, but in the US rewards accounts are tracked by phone number. <local area code>-867-5309 has never failed me.I don't know how they do it in the UK, but in the US rewards accounts are tracked by phone number. <local area code>-867-5309 has never failed me.
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Comment on California attorney fined for using twenty-one AI hallucinated cases in court filing in ~tech
j3n Link ParentLooking him up, it seems like he has an independent practice, so there's no one to fire him in way that would be more significant than a $10k fine.Looking him up, it seems like he has an independent practice, so there's no one to fire him in way that would be more significant than a $10k fine.
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Comment on Salt vs. potassium in ~health
j3n Link ParentThis is exactly why I don't watch my sodium (or anything else) intake. Nutrition sciences seems to me to be one of the least settled areas of science across all disciplines. I can put nearly...I would recommend people be wary of taking everything he says as gospel
This is exactly why I don't watch my sodium (or anything else) intake. Nutrition sciences seems to me to be one of the least settled areas of science across all disciplines. I can put nearly infinite effort into tracking various aspects of my health, but there's no guarantee at all that it will amount to anything. I've decided to just stop worrying about it. I do my best to eat a macro-balanced diet of fresh foods and check my weight daily. Anything more seems unlikely to be worth the effort.
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Comment on Wallet voting in ~life
j3n Link"Vote with your wallet" is just a tautology wrapped in advice. You're always voting with your wallet. If it seems like your vote doesn't matter, it just means that your vote isn't winning because..."Vote with your wallet" is just a tautology wrapped in advice. You're always voting with your wallet. If it seems like your vote doesn't matter, it just means that your vote isn't winning because most other people are voting another way.
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Comment on Google's new AI video tool floods internet with real-looking clips in ~tech
j3n Link ParentDo we need to ban Photoshopped images as well? I fail to see a fundamental difference. If you know that any form of media, whether it's written text, still images or video is easily manipulated or...Do we need to ban Photoshopped images as well? I fail to see a fundamental difference. If you know that any form of media, whether it's written text, still images or video is easily manipulated or faked, you simply discount the validity of anything in that form of media that doesn't come with some independent verification.
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Comment on AI is creating a generation of illiterate programmers in ~tech
j3n Link ParentSO became useless for me after about year 2 of my career as a software engineer. If you're working on anything remotely interesting, the problems you encounter are too complex and niche for SO to...SO became useless for me after about year 2 of my career as a software engineer. If you're working on anything remotely interesting, the problems you encounter are too complex and niche for SO to help. So far my limited experience with "AI" is that it's largely the same. Even vastly simplified questions are too nuanced for it to provide useful answers.
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Comment on NASA moves swiftly to end Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, ask US employees to “report” violations in ~space
j3n LinkThis is a bullshit headline for the record. The acting NASA administrator just sent out the memo she was told to by OPM, just like every single ever agency head. It's just pure chance that someone...This is a bullshit headline for the record. The acting NASA administrator just sent out the memo she was told to by OPM, just like every single ever agency head. It's just pure chance that someone happened to screenshot the NASA version and post it on social media.
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Comment on Where can I buy affordable, high quality Micro SD Cards within Canada? in ~tech
j3n Link ParentI mean, practically by definition, yes? If they're not giving it to Amazon, they're giving it to FedEx/UPS/etc.I mean, practically by definition, yes? If they're not giving it to Amazon, they're giving it to FedEx/UPS/etc.
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Comment on I hate 2FA in ~tech
j3n Link ParentI think they have changed this at some point. My work switched to Fidelity this tear and I didn't have to jump through any weird hoops to set up TOTP with the app of my choice.I think they have changed this at some point. My work switched to Fidelity this tear and I didn't have to jump through any weird hoops to set up TOTP with the app of my choice.
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Comment on Amazon drone delivery footage in ~tech
j3n Link ParentThis remains to be seen, unless you can back that statement up with some serious research. I'm a researcher in this field. I work on the government side so I'm not extremely knowledgeable about...but it would/will be cheaper in the long term.
This remains to be seen, unless you can back that statement up with some serious research. I'm a researcher in this field. I work on the government side so I'm not extremely knowledgeable about the economics of these systems, but they are very expensive to run. In the slightly larger small passenger vehicle segment, many companies have closed up shop in the last few years without ever delivering a working product.
Aircraft are extremely expensive to operate compared to wheeled vehicles. We've know this long before the ubiquity of multirotor vehicles. Adding a bunch of extra rotors doesn't make it any cheaper.
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Comment on Performance Improvements in .NET 9 in ~comp
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Comment on What the death of Cohost tells me about my future on the internet in ~tech
j3n Link ParentIt reads fine to me as-is. "Makes [...]" has the same meaning to me as "makes [...] what they are", with an implication that what they are is something positive.It reads fine to me as-is. "Makes [...]" has the same meaning to me as "makes [...] what they are", with an implication that what they are is something positive.
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Comment on San Leandro tech startup to sell drones the size of several cars, flying 600 miles at a time in ~tech
j3n Link ParentThey are obviously comparing emissions of a partially electric aircraft to those of a gas/diesel powered truck. This kind of doublethink is rampant in the industry.They are obviously comparing emissions of a partially electric aircraft to those of a gas/diesel powered truck. This kind of doublethink is rampant in the industry.
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Comment on Reddit won't allow me to delete my comments in ~tech
j3n Link ParentThis used to be explicitly not the case for edits to reddit comments, hence overwriting the comment with junk instead of deleting it outright. Apparently that has changed at some point.Golden rule of prod data is to tombstone, never delete.
This used to be explicitly not the case for edits to reddit comments, hence overwriting the comment with junk instead of deleting it outright. Apparently that has changed at some point.
Yes, hence the caveat that you have to read "several hundred" reddit comments to get a vague impression of an honest opinion. If you have any leads on where I can go to get commentary on a wide range of goods and services with a lower ratio of astroturfing, I'd love to hear it.