Omnicrola's recent activity
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentThere's always a few elected positions in my area that are uncontested, or have "select up to 3" one only 2 names are listed. Theres a running joke in my friend circle that we're all going to...There's always a few elected positions in my area that are uncontested, or have "select up to 3" one only 2 names are listed. Theres a running joke in my friend circle that we're all going to write in the friend that would most hate to be elected to anything.
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Comment on itch.io reveals just how much AI slop is flooding gaming storefronts in ~games
Omnicrola Link ParentWhich reminds me of this amusing GDC presentation from 2019: 1,500 Slot Machines Walk Into a BarI don't want them all turning into Google's app store, where 95% of of "games" were trash before AI starting adding to the slop bucket.
Which reminds me of this amusing GDC presentation from 2019: 1,500 Slot Machines Walk Into a Bar
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentCraft room, music, maybe an edible, and my phone locked in a drawer is my current plan.Craft room, music, maybe an edible, and my phone locked in a drawer is my current plan.
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Comment on LLMs can natively read and write neural network weights in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentThat's a pretty apt definition actuallyThat's a pretty apt definition actually
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Comment on LLMs can natively read and write neural network weights in ~tech
Omnicrola LinkI'm going to need new vocabulary to describe this feeling, a combination of excited and terrified. Excerifed? Terricited? It's incredibly cool that AI can do this, and this also seems like how we...I'm going to need new vocabulary to describe this feeling, a combination of excited and terrified. Excerifed? Terricited?
It's incredibly cool that AI can do this, and this also seems like how we get Skynet (eventually).
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Comment on Why are games about chores so popular? in ~games
Omnicrola Link ParentI generally don't play them, but i get the appeal. Using a power washer IRL is incredibly satisfying. It's also wet, dirty, and depending on weather, cold. Playing a game where I got a similar...I generally don't play them, but i get the appeal. Using a power washer IRL is incredibly satisfying. It's also wet, dirty, and depending on weather, cold. Playing a game where I got a similar satisfying feeling without the physical labor and setup+tear down? Yes, I get it.
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Comment on Nurses sound alarm as 'Uber for nursing' apps push to deregulate US healthcare in ~health
Omnicrola LinkThere are so many things I hate about this I don't even know where to begin.There are so many things I hate about this I don't even know where to begin.
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Comment on ‘The Encyclopedia of Movie Cats’ is an exhaustive index of every feline to prowl on screen in ~movies
Omnicrola LinkI opened the thread expecting to see that someone has run an AI over old scripts and video subtitles and extracted all the cats and dumped them on a web page. I am so happy to be wrong. This is...I opened the thread expecting to see that someone has run an AI over old scripts and video subtitles and extracted all the cats and dumped them on a web page.
I am so happy to be wrong. This is delightful. I am delighted.
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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 Patrick Stewart dead: 'Star Trek' captain, 'X-Men' superhero was 86 in ~movies
Omnicrola LinkFuck you 2026. Picard has always been my favorite captain, he's the one I grew up watching with my family. My brother sent me a text message just 5min ago sharing the sad news.Fuck you 2026.
Picard has always been my favorite captain, he's the one I grew up watching with my family. My brother sent me a text message just 5min ago sharing the sad news.
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Comment on Proton to ‘re-interview’ staff about AI to see who gets to keep their job in ~tech
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Comment on Contender for the most non-viable startup: Reflect Orbital in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentWe've indeed got more than enough crap in orbit, and I have several astronomer friends who curse every time a Starlink flies over head. And those satellites weren't built to shine light on things.We've indeed got more than enough crap in orbit, and I have several astronomer friends who curse every time a Starlink flies over head. And those satellites weren't built to shine light on things.
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Comment on Scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass in ~humanities.history
Omnicrola LinkThis is really cool but they didn't answer the question in was most interested! How did the Romans do it? We got it to work with nanoparticles, but how did someone several thousand years ago...This is really cool but they didn't answer the question in was most interested! How did the Romans do it? We got it to work with nanoparticles, but how did someone several thousand years ago fabricate such a thing?
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI | Launch trailer in ~games
Omnicrola Link ParentThis kind of thing translates in my head to "you aren't a real sports fan if you don't like [sport]". That's way too broad a category. Saying you don't like a specific game isn't even like saying..."You aren't a real gamer if you aren't excited"
This kind of thing translates in my head to "you aren't a real sports fan if you don't like [sport]".
That's way too broad a category. Saying you don't like a specific game isn't even like saying you don't like a specific sport like football (either one). I'd be like saying you don't like a specific season of that sport, or maybe even a specific match.
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Comment on Origin of ECDSA curve seed provided by NSA to NIST in 2000 without explanation turns out to be simple PRNG output with UNIX timestamp as seed in ~comp
Omnicrola Link ParentOccam's Razor points to this, IMO. Especially given how mundane the origin is, there's no particular reason it would be worth remembering. Especially when you work for the NSA and probably work on...Occam's Razor points to this, IMO. Especially given how mundane the origin is, there's no particular reason it would be worth remembering. Especially when you work for the NSA and probably work on way more sensitive stuff every day.
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Comment on AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentThat's 100% what this feels like. They even point out in the post that this kind of replication is pretty easy to spot for anyone in IT doing traffic analysis on their network. So ya it's...That's 100% what this feels like. They even point out in the post that this kind of replication is pretty easy to spot for anyone in IT doing traffic analysis on their network. So ya it's feasible, and it will get more practical as models get smaller and IoT gradually get better hardware. But it's also slow to replicate and slow to operate, so this isn't like Skynet, it's not going to suddenly breach containment and replicate so fast that no one can stop it.
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Comment on Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew | Official trailer in ~movies
Omnicrola Link ParentSame, and same! I've always been bummed that all the incarnations of the series fizzled before they got as far as the Magician's Nephew. When I heard that this time they were starting with this...This was always my favorite book in the series, and I have yet to be disappointed by Greta Gerwig
Same, and same!
I've always been bummed that all the incarnations of the series fizzled before they got as far as the Magician's Nephew. When I heard that this time they were starting with this one (which is chronologically first anyway) I was positively giddy.
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Comment on Epic Games reportedly pivoting to “AI first” game development model in ~tech
Omnicrola LinkThis should come as no surprise to anyone who works with Unreal Engine and follows the developer news. Epic's breakdown of their roadmap for Unreal 6 makes it clear they are planning to retool...This should come as no surprise to anyone who works with Unreal Engine and follows the developer news. Epic's breakdown of their roadmap for Unreal 6 makes it clear they are planning to retool their entire ecosystem to put genAI right at the center of their creation toolset. They have a history of dogfooding their own engine, so the fact that they're already pivoting some current projects to be AI first is not surprising to me at all.
Is it a good idea? Only time will tell.
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Comment on Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack in ~tech
Omnicrola LinkThis article reminded me of a substack a friend send me a month ago, about a (alleged!) similar cyber attacks on US military installations. AFAIK they are not related in any way other than "fridge...This article reminded me of a substack a friend send me a month ago, about a (alleged!) similar cyber attacks on US military installations. AFAIK they are not related in any way other than "fridge hacked".
https://signalandsilence.substack.com/p/i-think-someone-hacked-the-commissary
Sadly no, just for local councils or boards that have multiple open positions.