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w4der

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    Comment #49061806

    And I bet even current LLMs will get relabeled as not-AI once the next best thing comes around in a decade or less.

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    Comment #49057049

    I digress with your last quote, I feel like some people who are aware of AI are starting to develop a quasi allergic reaction to slop, and while the mistakes might not matter for m…

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    Comment #49027439

    The skies are so dark and clear that some of the indigenous people had "constellations" made up of the dark patches in the sky instead of connecting stars.

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    Comment #49003459

    My Moto X4's FM radio worked well enough without the headphones plugged in, but you needed really good reception.

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    Comment #48972457

    I know, but my comment was more along the lines of Windows Phone 7 coming out in 2010 and whatsapp being available a year later, and of whatsapp not having a native app for Sailfis…

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    Comment #48972267

    But isn't the point of an API that it abstracts away the language(s) in which your application is written?

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    Comment #48971832

    It's a chicken and egg problem tho, whatsapp doesn't support smaller platforms, and smaller platforms can't grow without app support. I remember that the uptake of Windows Phone 7 …

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    Comment #48944318

    I remember the frustration of hitting a washboarded dirt road and the CD jumping around and messing playback.

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    Comment #48859787

    And both were Boeing 737s ... (albeit different variants)

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    Comment #48857043

    Yeah, sorry, it was a codebase with _only_ regression tests dating to the 80s, so we called everything a "regression".

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    Comment #48849089

    I'd argue it's worse for consumers, by keeping them alive it staves off competition, and leeches cash by increasing subscription prices or locking once free feature behind paywalls…

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    Comment #48842708

    I've also seen situations where a customer reports a bug, the fix breaks some regression, and the updated behavior to work around the fix breaking the regressions turns into an und…

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    Comment #48823763

    And remember to format the car before you take it in for a service.

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    Comment #48802898

    I just go on Wikiloc to find tracks, then export the GPX file into CoMaps. I know that Wikiloc is not OSS, but at least I can do navigation with custom routes that way.

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    Comment #48761238

    The "Don't be evil" motto was diluted in 2015 when alphabet was formed, and taken down in 2018, so yeah, things were brewing from before.

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    Comment #48693399

    But how was the first 3D printer made? Are they gonna ban CNC machines next?

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    Comment #48689596

    But could you not set up a system where you need to go get (for free) a limited use token at a physical location, or have them mailed to your home, and they have a rough geographic…

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    Comment #48670845

    The diagram you shared has an open loop chiller, are those still needed as a backup?

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    Comment #48553932

    > just knowing everything all at once is enough to catapult AI dramatically beyond our grasp But that would still be limited to "knowing everything all at once" _at the time_ this …

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    Comment #48553807

    For AI to decide that they are alive and moral agents would require them to be able to take moral responsibility for their actions. As long as the labs that run them deny that resp…

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    Comment #48544388

    RustDesk has a similar business model and works fine for what it is, is there something particular about TailScale and Iroh that makes you think it will not work?

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    Comment #48529551

    You are leaving out the rate at which the temperature has fallen and risen in the past and how that compares with the rising seen in recent decades.

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    Comment #48519548

    > Alternatively, the PRC can drop similar origination requirements from it's domestic market. Can you share any details on this? Is something I've rarely seen discussed

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    Comment #48519480

    That does not sound worse than replacing the spark plugs in a Subaru engine.