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_factor

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    Comment #49195414

    I’m fine with that being the default. I know plenty of people who would have emulated the Win malware situation on their phone otherwise. I’m not ok with it being the only option.

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    Comment #49166837

    They will be instantly bought out by companies, not individuals. The consumer bubble won’t pop for quite a while yet. Production also won’t ramp up while lack of real competition k…

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    Comment #48986992

    It’s not hypothetical. Magic strings are a known and implemented feature for standard model interaction. Nearly impossible to detect unless you know where to look with current tech…

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    Comment #48986935

    Next up. CPUs that will spit out the wrong calculations 1/1M times. You’ll have to pay more for the enterprise version to get uncorrupted processing. The spare traces cost 5 cents,…

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    Comment #48980181

    Right, the opinion shifting to the people being unworthy of uncorrupted data unless they’re wealthy enough to pay the artificial extortion price for integrity.

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    Comment #48904011

    This will ensure there never is.

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    Comment #48867170

    Mostly lack of competition and anti-trust regulation. Who would use a worse service when a healthy alternative exists?

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    Comment #48820325

    You need to work on your reading comprehension. I am not the parent.

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    Comment #48818671

    You just pull the loose string end to relieve the knot? The loop just pulls out.

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    Comment #48817397

    Your accusatory ignorance is not mine to relieve. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils_backdoor

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    Comment #48815226

    To what end? I can think of 10 reasons immediately off the top of my head, but it’s far easier to fill existing open source projects with agent contributors for most of them. Do yo…

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    Comment #48778193

    His final stream is illuminating if you can still find it. He speaks directly about Kramnik who he grew up idolizing right before his friend had to pull him away for erratic behavi…

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    Comment #48777871

    He basically pushed a player going through a crisis to suicide with his baseless accusations. Proceeded to make public derogatory remarks right after they passed while the family b…

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    Comment #48771653

    Conveniently it cost around $200 every 5-7 years to replace all 4.

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    Comment #48771604

    That’s just a line. More like, “We can collect our own data”, or “We can lock them in and collect subscription fees.”

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    Comment #48755871

    Real coffee beans not genetically engineered to grow fast with caffeine densities high enough to make explosives out of.

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    Comment #48712038

    The robot figured out how to bump the lock. The obvious solution is to ban the robot.

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    Comment #48685009

    Then proceeds to state a smarter model and instruction following as the reasons for success.. without actually testing anything.

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    Comment #48572489

    They don’t just understand, they basically promote it.

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    Comment #48535647

    1. The contractors move to where the money is. They will migrate to specialized work that will not benefit those who can’t afford “competitive” prices. 2. You can borrow 1T dollars…