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Comment on Humble Bundle redesign leaves out crucial security features in ~games
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Comment on A couple of posts about AI and the Independent Games Festival awards in ~games
redwall_hp Link ParentAlso, the law is still catching up. Realistically, the output of LLMs is probably not copyrightable, has a probability of being infringing upon prior works (early Copilot straight up spat out...Also, the law is still catching up. Realistically, the output of LLMs is probably not copyrightable, has a probability of being infringing upon prior works (early Copilot straight up spat out verbatim comments in the GPL code it laundered), and that's to say nothing of the piracy syndicates that trained them.
There's a good chance that corporate lawyers will start treating LLMs as radioactive once the dust settles and the bubble pop settles the mania down.
Law > computer toys, and the Wild West will end. How things will settle remains a mystery, but my money's on whatever restores order to the world of IP.
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Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentThey're party controlled because they're an internal party matter. It's like joining a club and voting for officers. A party need not run a primary at all, and could just unilaterally decide on...They're party controlled because they're an internal party matter. It's like joining a club and voting for officers. A party need not run a primary at all, and could just unilaterally decide on the candidate. One also need not be a member of a party to be a candidate, providing you can gain the support needed to be on the ballot. They're not legally part of the electoral process, just the winning strategy to performing in it.
The Democratic Party, until recently, used caucuses instead of primaries in many places. I went to one in 2016. Instead of simply going to a polling place and checking a box, you had to sit through a meeting, stand on opposite sides of a room to signal your support of one candidate for another, and then people would volunteer to be delegates. Realistically, fewer people would deal with that unless they're very invested.
Compelling private associations of voters to associate with people is probably a first amendment issue.
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Comment on Swipeblocked: the phrases your iPhone won't suggest in ~tech
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Comment on Cyberattack disrupts blood storage refrigeration systems in France in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentYeah, my company does annual third party PCI audits, exactly to find things like this. We have procedures for handling PCI information and PII (GDPR compliance), have to call it out in...Yeah, my company does annual third party PCI audits, exactly to find things like this. We have procedures for handling PCI information and PII (GDPR compliance), have to call it out in architecture reviews when building a service, and have a fully separate production environment for anything PCI. Data in and out of that zone is tightly controlled.
This is amateur hour stuff.
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Comment on Swipeblocked: the phrases your iPhone won't suggest in ~tech
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentAside from the swiping issue, this sort of thing has been increasingly impacting the regular keyboard behavior. Words that aren't in the dictionary are harder to type, because the size of the key...Aside from the swiping issue, this sort of thing has been increasingly impacting the regular keyboard behavior. Words that aren't in the dictionary are harder to type, because the size of the key targets dynamically adjust and cover other keys, and it goes back and changes words you already typed while you're typing a subsequent word, if it thinks a different phrase it knows is more likely.
This makes typing romanized Japanese words frustrating on many occasions, as well as technical jargon or things from video games, and of course things on their bad list also get the treatment.
It goes beyond not suggesting and into taking several tries against active resistance. (Also, not having autocorrect for typing search queries in Safari is obnoxious.)
I'm definitely okay with it not trying to suggest things you probably don't want or changing things too them, but lately things have been a bit beyond that...but I suspect it's less malice and more they really just are making the system too fancy, and touch screens still are an inferior input mechanism.
That said, I also find things like Grammarly distasteful that try to paint over peoples' voice and shape it into some arbitrary corporate-friendly version.
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Comment on Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas next year in ~transport
redwall_hp Link ParentMy observation from Fortnite is everyone understands that if someone is driving a Cybertruck in game, there's a temporary alliance until it's blown up and the driver is out of the match.My observation from Fortnite is everyone understands that if someone is driving a Cybertruck in game, there's a temporary alliance until it's blown up and the driver is out of the match.
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Comment on Does Shawarma Law give a more definitive answer on whether or not a Hot Dog is a sandwich? in ~food
redwall_hp LinkSalad theory conclusively disproves the existence of sandwiches. https://saladtheory.github.io/Salad theory conclusively disproves the existence of sandwiches. https://saladtheory.github.io/
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Comment on Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas next year in ~transport
redwall_hp Link ParentHere's hoping Musk can mirror the rest of the Delorean history: company goes bankrupt and CEO goes to prison.Here's hoping Musk can mirror the rest of the Delorean history: company goes bankrupt and CEO goes to prison.
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Comment on Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas next year in ~transport
redwall_hp Link ParentOnly about 60,000 exist in the US in total after several years. In contrast, Honda sold around that many Civics in Q3 2026 alone (something like a quarter million in 2026 as a whole).Only about 60,000 exist in the US in total after several years. In contrast, Honda sold around that many Civics in Q3 2026 alone (something like a quarter million in 2026 as a whole).
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections distractions topic in ~talk
redwall_hp Link ParentOrway igpay atinlay. I do like the symmetry of rot13 though.Orway igpay atinlay.
I do like the symmetry of rot13 though.
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society
redwall_hp Link ParentSusan Collins conceded to Troy Jackson. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/11/04/politics/elections/susan-collins-concedes-troy-jackson/ She basically has been in office my whole life, and I...Susan Collins conceded to Troy Jackson. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/11/04/politics/elections/susan-collins-concedes-troy-jackson/
She basically has been in office my whole life, and I voted against her as soon as I was eligible, and still moved out of state before she finally got voted out.
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections distractions topic in ~talk
redwall_hp Link ParentThat spoiler tags work with collapsed comments? :DThat spoiler tags work with collapsed comments? :D -
Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections distractions topic in ~talk
redwall_hp LinkFortnite's current collab is One Piece, with some planned Kasane Teto and Hatsune Miku (vocal synth characters) later in the month. After several months off, I'm picking it up again for a bit. It...Fortnite's current collab is One Piece, with some planned Kasane Teto and Hatsune Miku (vocal synth characters) later in the month. After several months off, I'm picking it up again for a bit. It scratches the old Team Fortress 2 itch a bit, and by default is free of annoying voice chat.
Just the right balance of competitive but not sweaty esports level, engaging but not brain-heavy to take your mind off other things. (Right in the zone where you could probably get away with listening to a podcast or audiobook too, until the end of match period.)
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society
redwall_hp Link ParentGerrymandered district map was passed and overturned by a court. Now we have a ballot proposition to uphold the court's decision or implement the shitty map. A vote for an amendment to overturn...-
Gerrymandered district map was passed and overturned by a court. Now we have a ballot proposition to uphold the court's decision or implement the shitty map.
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A vote for an amendment to overturn the amendment we just voted for, which overturned an abortion ban. Bonus: it avoids using the word abortion and talks about women's health and banning transgender healthcare for minors (which is effectively already banned).
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Grift for the anti-tax crowd, and another confusingly-worded one that makes it harder to remove corrupt sheriffs.
Republicants are bringing their A game on confusing ballot language that's technically correct but obfuscates the actual change, and the advertising everywhere is furthering that.
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Comment on Supermarkets freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentTraffic lights are definitely networked in most cities. Whether said network is accessible easily from the internet is another story. Traffic control is a fairly complicated field, and you'll have...Traffic lights are definitely networked in most cities. Whether said network is accessible easily from the internet is another story.
Traffic control is a fairly complicated field, and you'll have a range from dumb fixed-cycle lights in rural or low traffic areas (previously electromechanical, now probably an embedded computer) to centrally coordinated systems that use sensors to collect traffic flow information and optimize cycles. Lights are coordinated to create "green waves" to minimize congestion, and cycle times are dynamically adjusted based on the presence of vehicles or time of day or alternate routes being closed.
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Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentI started using it in 2007 and haven't logged in since the API shutoff. The only time I visit is when Google sends me there...and I've noticed Google is including it in search results much less in...I started using it in 2007 and haven't logged in since the API shutoff. The only time I visit is when Google sends me there...and I've noticed Google is including it in search results much less in recent months. Presumably because it's full of noise and astroturf and isn't of much interest to searchers now.
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Comment on Patrick Stewart dead: 'Star Trek' captain, 'X-Men' superhero was 86 in ~movies
redwall_hp LinkThe endless irony of the Captain Picard Day scene. Few could hope to be as huge of a role model as Picard and Stewart. GNU Patrick Stewart.The endless irony of the Captain Picard Day scene. Few could hope to be as huge of a role model as Picard and Stewart.
GNU Patrick Stewart.
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Comment on Proton to ‘re-interview’ staff about AI to see who gets to keep their job in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentYou see, the fundamental change is now there's a fig leaf to demand staggeringly higher workloads of everyone, overworking people and increasing stress through unreasonable targets and the...You see, the fundamental change is now there's a fig leaf to demand staggeringly higher workloads of everyone, overworking people and increasing stress through unreasonable targets and the chilling effects of an industry going through layoffs.
Oh, and while the front lines shovel out AI-assisted PRs faster, the more senior developers have a more insurmountable battle against poor quality implementations and rapidly accruing tech debt, and more work to facilitate those changes happening in the first place.
Writing code was never a bottleneck, and the price being paid now is burning out more senior developers.
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Comment on Summer Eternal presents: Red Rooster, an incendiary RPG in ~games
redwall_hp Link ParentI love You, Colonel Sanders?Imagine Kentucky Fried Chicken, The Game
It's a Dunning-Kruger and Chesterton's Fence maximizer. The hardcore vibe coding evangelists are typically inexperienced but think they know better than people with years or decades of industry experience, and their carelessness is essentially being carried on the backs of those experienced people. Who, like you say, are increasingly stressed and at risk of burning out. Lazy and frequent PRs require more mental energy from the more senior developers, essential shifting work onto them.
And the LLMs only work well because they're often operating on code bases that are organized and well cared for, but the vibe coding is basically dumping toxic runoff into them. Which is a price to be paid later, so neither the vibe coders nor their management care until something cataclysmic like this happens.
There are a disturbing number of people on Hacker News arguing for not reading code or doing PR review at all. Which is just bald faced engineering malpractice and I'm livid that we lack proper licensing for software engineering as a result of this insanity.