bradley13

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by bradley13 9d ago
Correct. You may demand clean water from your local government, in return for taxes, but it isn't any sort of basic right. And certainly is not mentioned in the US Constitution. Much like food or medical care: fundamental rights can ne
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by bradley13 11d ago
Meh. Maybe I'm a grinch, but I don't see this as easier. I have a little NUC running Ubuntu. Putting services on it is easy: PiHole, OwnCloud, Wireguard, etc.
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by bradley13 17d ago
Our situation isn't quite that extreme, but sometimes "modern" tech is just ridiculous. For home automation, every manufacturer has their own protocol. "Matter" has just confirmed what XKCD has to say: https:/
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by bradley13 17d ago
Wow, autism in action ;-P Choosing words that carefully takes some serious dedication. Imagine the backtracking required...
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by bradley13 18d ago
The European Commission has far too much power, and answers far too little to the populace. In reality, they want to be dictators. If you don't know, the unfortunate way thf EU is structured, the Parliament cannot initiate legislation.
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by bradley13 19d ago
There are two main problems with the EU, both political. First, the EU Commission has way too much power, and honestly wants to play dictator. Look at ChatControl: Voted down more than once, but the Commission just repackages and resubmits,
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by bradley13 26d ago
This is the way. If the US imposes tariffs, impose tariffs on US goods. The US administration twists facts to suit their agenda. For example, they often complain about the trade deficit the US has with other countries. However, that deficit
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by bradley13 1mo ago
2009-2014? That's not the old web. Or I'm old. Take your pick.
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by bradley13 2mo ago
The next logical step in "publish or perish". Get rid of p-o-p and this problem will also largely disappear. I know managers and administrators want a simple metric, but there is no simple metric for research.
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by bradley13 2mo ago
Wow, that website is so 1990s.
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by bradley13 2mo ago
As with almost any successful system: more and more special features and edge cases get added. Git has become ridiculously complex. I wonder: would it not be better to tell users with those edge cases to fix their problems some other way? T
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by bradley13 2mo ago
Wow. 25km resolution of the exoplanet's surface. Of course, getting the telescope into place, steering it, etc. - that's the hard part.
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by bradley13 2mo ago
Humans can read it, but with difficulty. If it becomes important, AI can be taught to read it. So...usefulness?
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by bradley13 2mo ago
Requiring companies to state the actual price you will pay? Makes total sense. What I don't understand, is why thus is not already the case. Why do hidden fees not fall under deceptive advertising, which is already actionable?
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by bradley13 2mo ago
Disagree. Way too many modes of communication, which is endlessly irritating. If you want to send me a message at work, email is the common denominator.
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by bradley13 2mo ago
Stupid parliamentary trick: Hold the vote on the day before the summer break - ensuring that many people have already returned to their home countries. Then use a sort of "reverse" parliamentary trick: the default is that this leg
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by bradley13 2mo ago
Just yesterday I was brainstorming with ChatGPT about this. I have an ancient QNAP plus a slightly less ancient NUC running PiHole, Wireguard and other services. Both need replaced, so why not combine them? I don't know much about ZFS,
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by bradley13 3mo ago
WTF? Bicycles on sidewalks? At least where I am, that's illegal, and I'm not moving.
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by bradley13 3mo ago
I'm a teacher and I've had blind students, so I am aware of the barriers. But: do an honest evaluation of the costs of full, correct accessibility vs. the number of people who benefit. A cold-blooded calculation for a company putt
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by bradley13 3mo ago
Which shows why guardrails on AI are just dumb. What harm could come from answering your question? None.
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by bradley13 3mo ago
DMCA takedowns should not exist. If it's important, get a court judgement, where the opposing party can present a defense. If it's not worth a court case, then it must not be very important. Or maybe they have no case.
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by bradley13 3mo ago
It's not just Europe. DMCA takedowns in the US: no liability for taking down innocent content. Really, it comes down to this: censorship is bad. Always. If someone violates the law, get a court judgement. With the judgement in hand, ta
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by bradley13 3mo ago
WTF is LastPasd doing, handing customer details to a market research company? Any such data should have been fully anonymized: no names, no specific addresses, etc.. For anyone looking for a recommendation: I use KeepassXC with Keepass2Andr
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by bradley13 3mo ago
This. There really is no such thing as an entirely good government. Government is composed of people. From politicians to clerks, it's people all the way down. Some people are good, most are just trying to get through the day, and some
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by bradley13 3mo ago
Can we please stop with the extreme "safeguards"? I don't want to waste processing power on a model deciding whether is can answer my question, or ensuring that it's answer is politically correct.
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by bradley13 3mo ago
I use AI for a wide variety of things, of which technical is only a small part - and then it's usually a problem with project configuration, not coding. Why? Because I am often testing projects handed in by students. Projects that supp
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by bradley13 3mo ago
The problem with immigrants in Europe from Africa and the Middle East isn't their skin color, it's their religion, which is inseparable from their culture. Immigrants from these countries commit literally an order of magnitude (10
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by bradley13 4mo ago
Good work, and fun to read. It's crazy that companies just stick their head in the sand, when confronted with serious security issues.
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by bradley13 4mo ago
First off, money laundering does not require cash. So the premise is a bit strange. Second, I submit that money laundering should not be considered a crime at all. Monitoring it (for example, banks required to report large cash transactions
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by bradley13 4mo ago
You have to ask: Why is Google pushing the AI results? You would think that this would impact their ad revenue. Since Google is fundamentally an ad company, this deserves a closer look. My suspicion - for which I have no proof - is this: Wi

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