dstroot

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by dstroot 2mo ago
Worse, don’t be a “meat shield” either! https://www.danstroot.com/posts/2026-04-16-ai-meat-shields
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by dstroot 2mo ago
Am I the only one who expects ALL writing to be generated or at least edited by an LLM going forward? It's like pointing out the fabric in my clothes was not hand woven by a human. Sounding like an AI wrote it is not as valid a critici
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by dstroot 3mo ago
I was 100% in your camp until my neighbor bought an electric blower. The loud, high pitched whine is somehow louder and more ear piercing than a gas blower.
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Show HN: AI Manifesto(danstroot.com)
5 points by dstroot 3mo ago|0 comments
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by dstroot 3mo ago
Thanks!
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by dstroot 3mo ago
I once wanted to build an alternative to Craig’s list. There were SO MANY things I had ideas to improve. Then I realized I had literally no idea how Craig’s list makes money. None. They did not charge for ads and they didn’t have advertisin
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by dstroot 4mo ago
Additional concern is the push to get it added to indices immediately. Forcing it into our retirement funds, 401ks and IRAs.
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by dstroot 4mo ago
In a wider disaster, such as a fire, earthquake, tornado or hurricane both companies and families want to contact employees or loved ones to make sure that they are OK. Unfortunately, land networks, Internet, links and mobile networks may b
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by dstroot 5mo ago
> “The biggest UX issue Apple has for that persona isn't the wallet, it's the lack of physical home button” So true! Also my 84 year old mother can never figure the difference between a web site and an app. If I could add a hom
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by dstroot 6mo ago
> “mac users are not serious people.” I can’t tell if this is a serious comment or humor.
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by dstroot 6mo ago
> “not even pretending to care about people they affect.” “Not even pretending to care about the people they elect.” There, I fixed it for you.
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by dstroot 6mo ago
> I'm not even sure building software is an engineering discipline at this point. Maybe it never was. If I engineer a bridge I know the load the bridge is designed to carry. Then I add a factor of safety. When I build a website can
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by dstroot 6mo ago
John Wick wears Chuck Norris pajamas. RIP to a legend.
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by dstroot 6mo ago
I own two Tesla’s. When conditions are adverse, i.e. fog, heavy rain, the system simply shuts off and reverts back to manual driving. Elon has said several times that humans can drive with two eyes and Tesla should be able to drive with X n
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by dstroot 8mo ago
"trust" is a fuzzy concept - people use iMessage and have no concept of how it's architected or how it works. But they trust it. Why? because trust is something that is transferable. If you trust me, and I tell you iMessage i
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by dstroot 8mo ago
I find that argument lacking. Each of those people is also a potential weak link or even an adversary from a security standpoint. Would I rather have 10,000 weak links or one software system with rigorous testing and logging?
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by dstroot 8mo ago
Anyone who owns a tesla vehicle with "full self driving" is probably chuckling to themselves about Tesla ever making useful general purpose robots any time soon. Disclaimer, I own two tesla's with FSD and it's far from &
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by dstroot 8mo ago
South Dakota has a population of less than 1 million people and the complexity of a CTO job of a state like South Dakota would be quite low. It is < 0.3% of the US Population and likely has de minimis benefit programs.
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by dstroot 8mo ago
And Elon canceled the S and X models but not the Cybertruck? C’mon…
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by dstroot 8mo ago
I suppose I'm an optimist. I believe it is possible to create a secure online voting system. My life savings might be held at Fidelity, Merrill, or elsewhere, my banking is online, 90% of my shopping is online and it all has "good
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by dstroot 8mo ago
https://www.danstroot.com .
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by dstroot 8mo ago
I will probably be downvoted for posting something that “doesn’t add value” but I have to say that is a beautiful post about a difficult topic. I could never put into words my feelings as well as you just did. I loved his art. I did not lov
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by dstroot 8mo ago
Consumer level security always has to contend with the lowest common denominator. As my 80 year-old mother‘s technical support team I can testify that she will download and install anything she sees on Facebook. The consumer security world
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by dstroot 9mo ago
Well… if you control their DNS you have their MX record…
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by dstroot 9mo ago
> Oh, how I wish I was born in the '60s, when the world was still sane. As one who was, I find it makes the current world even harder to accept. Be careful what you wish for.
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by dstroot 9mo ago
>If Trump becomes dictator tomorrow The moment he started ignoring the US Constitution, he became one.
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by dstroot 9mo ago
Or Afghanistan
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by dstroot 9mo ago
It’s ~1,000 miles from the US to Venezuela. Have you ever been on a fishing boat? Especially an “overpowered” one? Guess how much fuel they burn? It’s very unlikely a boat has enough fuel to make it to the US, and if it did it would need fu
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by dstroot 9mo ago
The NRA always forgets the second part: “People kill people… using guns. Tools that we manufacture expressly for that purpose.”
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by dstroot 10mo ago
They (major news networks) are owned by Trump friendlies (Bezos/WaPo, Soon-Shiong/LAT, etc.) or they are afraid of Trump’s influence.

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