raze2012's recent activity
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Comment on Blizzard Entertainment files lawsuit against World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW in ~games
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Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp
raze2012 Link ParentYes, but it's small and well established. I'm not sure if I'd make any new codebase with c (at the bare minimum I'd do C++), but for learning purposes there's less hoops to jump through to get C...Everyone likes to throw around C, but why not Rust or Zig? C is still an absurdly dangerous language to code in with a ton of "well of course you know that you can't..." exceptions that are just NOT obvious.
Yes, but it's small and well established. I'm not sure if I'd make any new codebase with c (at the bare minimum I'd do C++), but for learning purposes there's less hoops to jump through to get C code working compared to Rust (i haven't used Zig at all, so I can't say), while later scaling to memory management.
Not every job requires memory management, but I do feel a curriculum in CS should understand and master such concepts. Otherwise, why ono simply go to a 1-2 year coding camp?
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Comment on America tips into fascism in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentIf you try to murder someone and fail, what are you called? Legally, an attempted murderer. Colloquially, a murderer. You had every intent, action, and capacity to kill a person, but failed by...just because I think this has all illegal and awful doesn’t mean I think we’re in fascism yet”
If you try to murder someone and fail, what are you called? Legally, an attempted murderer. Colloquially, a murderer. You had every intent, action, and capacity to kill a person, but failed by circumstance. I'm not a lawyer.
Now apply that example here and you see why I simply say "American has a fascist government right now". I don't think it's too late, but all the intents and actions clearly highlight a desire to be one. Maybe you can argue we aren't legally authoritarian because we have the constitution, but where exactly is the line? Russia still has elections, after all.
The people I know with family that lived through the kind of things you’re comparing to watched people die in droves, lived in constant fear due to the threat of imminent death, and knew people who died fighting to prevent it.
And you don't think people here don't have those? Families separated, sent to concentration camps, or exiled to El Salvador? People wrongfully detained at borders, and even dying in ICE confinement in a few days?
Conversely, do you think everyone suffered in other examples? That some people didn't flee, didn't just slide through life keeping their head down? Those don't get recorded in history as loudly. The only difference is that WWII did indeed devastate many countries. The US, meanwhile, hasn't had a war on its land for 150 years.
Just keep in mine some US states have more people than many EU countries. That will change the dynamics of fascism immensely
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Comment on ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ delivers Netflix first No. 1 box office win with $19M+, but streamer doesn’t want to officially report in ~movies
raze2012 Link ParentHaha, much too true. I work in a school and that's all I heard over summer. I finally watched it this weekend and I did quite literally hear every song before the viewing.Haha, much too true. I work in a school and that's all I heard over summer. I finally watched it this weekend and I did quite literally hear every song before the viewing.
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Comment on ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ delivers Netflix first No. 1 box office win with $19M+, but streamer doesn’t want to officially report in ~movies
raze2012 Link ParentNot necessarily. Some showing do have dedicated "sing a long" formats specifically for audiences who want to sing to the songs. I remember seeing a few Frozen showings like this. May all the...are all the cinema showings like this?)
Not necessarily. Some showing do have dedicated "sing a long" formats specifically for audiences who want to sing to the songs. I remember seeing a few Frozen showings like this.
May all the showings of this was karaoke, but I'd be surprised if so.
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Comment on ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ delivers Netflix first No. 1 box office win with $19M+, but streamer doesn’t want to officially report in ~movies
raze2012 (edited )Link ParentI think it's the opposite, to be honest. It knows exactly what it wants to do and cuts right through the fat. But some fat is nice to have. There really wasn't much room to breathe at all in the...AO (though I think that was better crafted). Idk, I think it’s shallow and pretending to be deeper than it is
I think it's the opposite, to be honest. It knows exactly what it wants to do and cuts right through the fat.
But some fat is nice to have. There really wasn't much room to breathe at all in the film. But maybe that's exactly what appeals to younger Gen Z/Gen Alpha?
the fight scenes aren’t as good as the ones in Spider-Verse which this is clearly inspired by
I had this exact same reaction at first. But then I thought about it and realized: this movie's "fight scenes" were the musical numbers.
It didn't really try to do much fight choreography outside of what's necessary to establish that they are demon hunters and demons. The climax wasn't a fight but a concert. The movie directly punishes that idea that you can brute force the main conflict; instead it's about accepting you, all of you, and brining forth strength from that. The main antagonist doesn't even operate with force (until the very end), it is focused on attacking the mental trauma and insecurities everyone has.
It feels like critiquing the action here is like critiquing the romance in Spiderverse; it's there, but clearly now the focus.
I also didn’t really care for any of the music in the film.
Yeah, it's definitely not for me. Definitely one of the first new movies where I felt like I was "too old" for this. But I get it, KPop is huge and it's clearly caught on with its audience.
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Comment on Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentOh hey, just what we needed, more middleman in 2025. That always ends well.Also, I imagine there could be businesses or nonprofit organizations who publish Android apps on behalf of others?
Oh hey, just what we needed, more middleman in 2025. That always ends well.
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Comment on Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentDo you think prescription medicine that needs a doctor's overview is comparable to your FOSS grocery list app that needs Google's approval? In general, do you think a "law" needs to be universally...Do you think prescription medicine that needs a doctor's overview is comparable to your FOSS grocery list app that needs Google's approval?
In general, do you think a "law" needs to be universally applicable? Moore's law hasn't worked in tech for a while, but I don't think it ever worked outside of the tech industry.
that the other side always has bad motives, as if that were a logical necessity.
The goodwill has been lost long ago, but yes. We still do need to hammer into some people that bit tech is not looking out for you. We still have to hammer into some people basic things like "yes women have rights", after all.
This will be a decades long battle, no matter how redundant it might seem.
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Comment on Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store in ~tech
raze2012 Link Parenthttps://xkcd.com/538/ Most hacks are social engineering. "just" educating the populace is the most effective way, but not the most profitable. I don't think compromising potentially every...Most hacks are social engineering. "just" educating the populace is the most effective way, but not the most profitable.
I don't think compromising potentially every de-googlefied android device is worth the offset of saving a few people from sideloading a malicious app.
It's a personal computer, not a national bank. It sucks when it happens but we have ways to protect and freeze info if a hack does occur.
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Comment on Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentDoes the EU love that to the point of relying on an American tech company to be the middleman verifying such identities? It doesn't seem like a good time these days to lean on the US.Does the EU love that to the point of relying on an American tech company to be the middleman verifying such identities? It doesn't seem like a good time these days to lean on the US.
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Comment on Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentYeah, It's the witching hour. Their trying to ransack as much as they can before the inevitable change in government shines a sun on them.Yeah, It's the witching hour. Their trying to ransack as much as they can before the inevitable change in government shines a sun on them.
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Comment on Ed Zitron: How to argue with an AI booster in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentYeah. I don't think I even have a problem with LLMs themselves. The tech is neat. The problem is that it's 2025 and this feels like the culmination of some decade+ of Big Tech's betrayal to...Yeah. I don't think I even have a problem with LLMs themselves. The tech is neat.
The problem is that it's 2025 and this feels like the culmination of some decade+ of Big Tech's betrayal to society as it tries to capture everything with reckless abandon. Now their golden ticket came in and they still want to try and cash it in as if these are still the cool hip 2005 companies that werre truly making useful tools. When in reality the good faith waned years ago.
It's also, perhaps coincidentally, mirrors 2025's US society at large: breaking a lot of things to claim victories, making as many deals as possible (no matter how good or even profitable the deals actually are), completely disregarding the working class in the process. All while lobbying for laws to make life harder too.
I'm just a bit tired of all the dishonesty, and if nothing else 2025 taught me that we're not in times where we can make slow, reasoned arguments to appeal to such people. We need to be loud. Maybe we can bring back decorum once society isn't on the brink of collapse.
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Comment on Ed Zitron: How to argue with an AI booster in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentIt's 2025, so yes. That is how modern discourse works at all levels of US society. We clearly aren't making articulate and careful, nuanced talking points anymore in policy.Would anyone listen to someone like this?
It's 2025, so yes. That is how modern discourse works at all levels of US society. We clearly aren't making articulate and careful, nuanced talking points anymore in policy.
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Comment on Ed Zitron: How to argue with an AI booster in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentBut people on politics, on business pitches and in on workplaces will need to understand the arguments and make sure to express themselves accordingly. There is definitely money on the line at...Arguments should only be for recreation.
But people on politics, on business pitches and in on workplaces will need to understand the arguments and make sure to express themselves accordingly. There is definitely money on the line at this point.
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Comment on The unforgivable sin of Ms Rachel. The biggest threat to Western Civilization: compassion. Makes perfect sense. in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentSo, just like every other 0-5 media program but she's become the modern face of it? Like, what do these right wing parents want to be teaching their 2 year Olds? Take all the toys in the...promoting empathy and compassion
So, just like every other 0-5 media program but she's become the modern face of it?
Like, what do these right wing parents want to be teaching their 2 year Olds? Take all the toys in the pre-school and don't let go?
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Comment on US government snaps up 10% of Intel for $8.9B in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentAt this point I don't even think Trump remembers what he had for breakfast that day. Wonder how long until the white house can't keep the charade of this 6'2 220 alpha male up anymore.At this point I don't even think Trump remembers what he had for breakfast that day. Wonder how long until the white house can't keep the charade of this 6'2 220 alpha male up anymore.
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Comment on MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentWell I work in games so I do understand the mentality. It is a lot harder to optimize a game at some point than it is to add on new features. And those new features will almost always bring more...Well I work in games so I do understand the mentality. It is a lot harder to optimize a game at some point than it is to add on new features. And those new features will almost always bring more eyeballs on than saying "we got the game running on 60fps on a toaster!". Companies who can sell the latter already succeeded in the former to begin with in terms of having an engaged audience who cares about the process.
I'd expect businessmen of all people to be that "engaged audience who cares about the process" here, though. I guess in this market we just left of explosive growth they feel that it was better to just keep hyping things up. I guess that's part of why I feel AI is in this bubble; it wants to build hype in a time where everyone is hunkering down.
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Comment on Special announcement about “Hollow Knight: Silksong” soon in ~games
raze2012 Link ParentHorseshoe theory. You have no success, you get nothing and feel depressed and it's hard to follow up. You have too much success, you get everything... but then you get a lot of obsessive fans who...Horseshoe theory. You have no success, you get nothing and feel depressed and it's hard to follow up. You have too much success, you get everything... but then you get a lot of obsessive fans who watch your every move, so you feel depressed and it's hard to truly follow up.
Of course, I'd rather be the latter, but I completely understand the pressure. I'd normally say it's important not to overpromise to fans (and kids), but as a kickstarter project it's always hard finding a medium between "will get fans to back" and "is overpromising and will disappoint fans". It's generally better to do the latter, sadly.
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Comment on AI is a mass-delusion event (gifted link) in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentIt happened 90 years ago, so I'll never fully count it out. The thing is a lot of Americans right now are uncomfortable, but not to a point of riot. When we hit that point, all bets are off. No...It happened 90 years ago, so I'll never fully count it out. The thing is a lot of Americans right now are uncomfortable, but not to a point of riot. When we hit that point, all bets are off. No point trying to protect a family who's lost their roof, no point worrying about jail time if you're dehydrated and jobless. Or as we saw 4 years ago: no point in caring about consequences when you feel you've been cheated.
A lot of recent tech layoffs are actually fueled by the first Trump admin's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which drastically cut how businesses can expense R&D activities, changing something that was in place for 70 years. This didn't go into effect until 2022. I'm not a tax expert, but it looks like this is being re-established in the latest bill. Will it result in an increase in tech hiring activities
Yeah, hard to say. S174 was one factor of many. Interest rates remain "high" (translation: no longer dirt cheap), the economy stability still isn't there, tarrif threats are annoying, and there's still this urge to try and make another wave of outsourcing, now with AI powering it. Maaybe in 2023 or even 4 this could have helped, but it seems too late in 2025
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Comment on AI is a mass-delusion event (gifted link) in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentExcept that is the reality around us right now. Companies forcing employees to use AI, forcing consumers to try and use AI, not making deals unless somehow it has AI in it. If it's so wonderful,...saying anything like "it's only going to stick if it's pushed on us by force" has no basis in reality.
Except that is the reality around us right now. Companies forcing employees to use AI, forcing consumers to try and use AI, not making deals unless somehow it has AI in it. If it's so wonderful, why try to push it on us instead of an ad push to make us rush to the store to buy it?
All of the things you mention above this are going to happen with a fast continuing evolution of AI as well, and to a higher degree.
Maybe our time scales are different, but I don't consider 20 years to be "fast continuing evolution". And especially not in the landscape of tech. 20 years ago was pre web 2.0 and pre-smartphone. Those factors did have explosive evolution and could see clear societal shifts in 5 years. And arguebly worrying trends within a decade.
I don't see the same here, not in a way where the societal shifts feel so obvious and drastic. But somehow we see the worrying trends happening already. So that's impressive in its own regard.
plus this says absolutely nothing about the most important part, which is just using existing AI models in some workflows within existing fields.
Article and report (PDF warning) if you want to see it for yourself.
Obviously businesses won't let us audit them so it's hard to prove this ourselves. Even these studies noted that companies can be tepid here. But the trends don't fill me with much confidence. I'll also note the study seems to have soft suggestions that small groups can use it well (like your R&D project), but it just doesn't seem to scale to business needs properly.
Yeah, it makes sense. It avoids issues where a patent troll waits for some other company to succeed and then clamp down only when they have a lot of money to take.