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Comment on Remote code execution via MIDI messages in ~comp
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Comment on Is there a children's TV show in your country that is universally loved and became part of your country's culture? in ~tv
mrsifter LinkAt least from my childhood in the 80s/90s in Canada I would say The Big Comfy Couch or Sharon Lois and Bram's The Elephant Show (I feel like any millennial in Canada would know the I Love You song...At least from my childhood in the 80s/90s in Canada I would say The Big Comfy Couch or Sharon Lois and Bram's The Elephant Show (I feel like any millennial in Canada would know the I Love You song from that show)
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Comment on I’m an ER doctor. Here’s how I’m already using ChatGPT to help treat patients. in ~health
mrsifter LinkThis is how I've felt about chatGPT in the context of coding as well. It's like an extremely fast jr developer with a seemingly infinite breadth (but not always depth) of knowledge, but needs to...In doing so, I’ve come to realize that dealing with ChatGPT is like working with an incredibly brilliant, hard-working — and occasionally hungover — intern. That’s become my mental model for considering the usefulness of ChatGPT.
This is how I've felt about chatGPT in the context of coding as well. It's like an extremely fast jr developer with a seemingly infinite breadth (but not always depth) of knowledge, but needs to be explicitly told what to do and have their work proofread afterwards.
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Comment on Don't forget to check if your Ikea chair is compatible with your screen in ~comp
mrsifter Link ParentThe story of how a helium leak (from an MRI being installed) temporarily bricked a bunch of Apple devices everywhere in a hospital is a great one as wellI love stories of weird hardware and software issues / quirks like this.
The story of how a helium leak (from an MRI being installed) temporarily bricked a bunch of Apple devices everywhere in a hospital is a great one as well
Fascinating work!
Random question about RE: given that most hardware/software these days has some kind of "You may not decompile or reverse engineer the software, for any purpose or under any circumstance" clause in their EULA, have you (or others here doing RE like this and blogging about it) ever had any concern or even pushback (legal/takedown/etc) from companies about posting blog posts like this that reveal internal workings and code? I know there are all kinds of exceptions that carve out space for RE under certain circumstances (at least in the US, understandably this can be highly jurisdiction dependant) but things I've read such as https://www.eff.org/issues/coders/reverse-engineering-faq seem to suggest that even then it can still be infringing of copyright/EULA. Curious what others take on this is (I'm absolutely all for it, I love these kinds of posts)