cjkaminski

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by cjkaminski 6d ago
Why do you believe it's "just as easy to plant a seed for people to latch on to"? Please provide some basis, whether it's first hand experience or published research. I'm open to the possibility that I'm misinf
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by cjkaminski 8d ago
You're very correct. It's much, much easier to amplify sentiment that already exists, as opposed to attempting to manufacture sentiment from nothing at all. That's been true for as long as propaganda has existed, afaik.
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by cjkaminski 8d ago
The issue is that "whoever" isn't a single homogeneous entity. I would presume that someone in the organization spotted the discrepancy. Having worked closely with (and sometimes for) large corporations, I cannot presume that
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by cjkaminski 9d ago
IIRC, most wifi enabled televisions have internal antennae. Remove that (or otherwise disable it) and you significantly improve your security posture by ensuring the radio can't hold a connection beyond the TV bezels.
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by cjkaminski 9d ago
The best simple and easy answer is "Never connect your television to the internet, ever."
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by cjkaminski 13d ago
At the Federal level, absolutely. I could imagine that California and New York could work together to affect meaningful change. It would still be tough because specialty finance regulation is unlikely to generate the type of constituent res
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by cjkaminski 13d ago
Based on my experience on the fundraising side, I'm inclined to agree with your perspective. One small nit to pick: I think policy changes can happen. However, it's hard for me to imagine meaningful change occurring before a cat
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by cjkaminski 13d ago
There is an explicit claim in the essay that says they aren't all the same. Third bullet point says "a handful of venture capital firms have become 'do everything' funds that combine private equity with their existing VC
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by cjkaminski 14d ago
A bunch of those names sound fake, like they should be from Fallout instead of Los Alamos. But then I remember that I know someone who worked at one of those companies.
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by cjkaminski 20d ago
Yes, and the technology to improve the interface you described is already available to run hundreds of concurrent instances on a 1U server. The barrier to entry is getting the people who manage those systems to care enough to implement some
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by cjkaminski 2mo ago
This demo makes a good first impression, but the lack of technical details makes this post feel more like an advertisement instead of a topic of discussion.
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by cjkaminski 3mo ago
Patriotism != Nationalism
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by cjkaminski 3mo ago
Whenever someone uses the word "fair" about taxes, I assume they mean we should reverse course on the decades-long pattern of reducing the tax burden on companies and the wealthiest individuals here in America. Fair taxation isn&#
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by cjkaminski 3mo ago
I came into this thread with the same question in mind. Then I looked at the poster, who created their account less than an hour ago. I'm going to move on to something else now.
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by cjkaminski 3mo ago
I wish I could be surprised by this revelation. Not going to happen. I am, however, mildly impressed by the commitment to petty, spiteful, and vindictive behavior across the Administration. It's more than a shtick. It's a lifestyl
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by cjkaminski 3mo ago
To be clear, this is not a law. It's a subtle and important distinction. Laws are passed by Congress. This was an order from the Executive Branch. It's meant to be used in a moment of crisis, as a temporary solution that gives Con
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by cjkaminski 3mo ago
My background is in computer science and linguistics. I wholeheartedly agree with you: We humans are dubiously-equipped to determine whether or not AI could be conscious. I'm also super curious to learn more about the philosophers you
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by cjkaminski 4mo ago
My dude, this level of vitriol and hyperbole feels excessive. It's okay if you don't like Anthropic and you disagree with their business practices, but this is over-the-top even for the internet.
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by cjkaminski 4mo ago
That's quite a claim. You need to cite your sources for this one, if you want to be taken seriously.
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by cjkaminski 4mo ago
The split on ticket price between studio and theater operators is usually around 50% for the opening period. The window scales towards the theater's benefit over time, usually going to about 75% in favor of the operator. That said, you
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by cjkaminski 5mo ago
Proton is building great products. I'm a genuine enthusiast of their work. In their official blog post, there is a hidden gem. The text reads: "We recently introduced improved connection preferences that allowed you to permanently
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by cjkaminski 5mo ago
Finally, some excellent news that honors the contributions of a (once) living creature that made the world a better place (presumably without conflicting ulterior motives).
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by cjkaminski 5mo ago
You might want to recalibrate your cynicism meter. As strange it might sound, most companies act according to their principles when the founding team is at the helm. The garbage policies tend to materialize once the company is purchased by
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by cjkaminski 5mo ago
Good night, sweet reputation and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. Seriously though, I appreciate this perspective. While I prefer using a browser whenever possible, I'm well aware of modern fingerprinting techniques. But I didn
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by cjkaminski 6mo ago
Based on the evidence presented by the Hacker News front page, the hype is boundless. Rust is the ur-language that we never realized until... idk, three years ago?
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by cjkaminski 7mo ago
I don't know when it will be included as part of the subscription in Claude Code, but at least it's a paid add-on in the MAX plan now. That's a decent alternative for situations where the extra space is valuable, especially w
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by cjkaminski 10mo ago
Agreed. And this technique becomes more effective as the number of people using it increases. It's easy to match up randomized fingerprints if only one person is doing it, but quite hard when thousands or millions are doing it.
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by cjkaminski 1y ago
Primordial Soup isn't a guild signatory, which means they aren't bound by the agreement negotiated during the strike. It also means they cannot hire guild actors for their projects, but that isn't a likely concern given the n
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by cjkaminski 12y ago
I wish I could be against all DRM. Like many things in life, it's not that simple. I'm proud of Apple for successfully taking DRM out of the equation from music sales. But what about non-sales interactions? We don't get DRM-f