elefanten

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by elefanten 2mo ago
Statements of the form “X can never happen” tend to be weak, so that’s a bit of a strawman. But, in spirit, of course they can both be true. There are matters of degree and the intervention of countermeasures.
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by elefanten 2mo ago
But it’s not just GPUs that result from it but also a lot of other infrastructure including, prominently, energy. And beyond physical infrastructure there are the intangible assets: the learning and the process innovation across multiple fi
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by elefanten 3mo ago
Frustrating the site doesn’t give any idea of what you’re supposed to be able to see with them on.
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by elefanten 4mo ago
I think by “something popular” gp meant an industry that people are excited to be in — which dovetails with your implication about accepting low pay for a way in the industry
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by elefanten 5mo ago
It’s not remotely hypothetical you’d have to be living under a rock to believe that. And the fusion with a one-party state government that doesn’t tolerate huge swathes of thoughtspace being freely discussed is completely streamlined, not m
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by elefanten 5mo ago
Literal Trump Derangement Syndrome. America has a comically horrendous president but remains fundamentally a liberal democracy… and Canada concludes “literal Nazis are a better choice”. It’s uncanny how much can be taken for granted :( (Ame
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by elefanten 5mo ago
DeepSeek uses merchant silicon like everyone else. edit: I misunderstood, I thought you were implying they designed their own GPUs. nevermind
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by elefanten 7mo ago
Thank you for sharing, that is interesting to hear. It bears repeating that I do not presume a monolithic opinion of the citizens of China or the culturally Chinese diaspora. I balance that against the reactions and attitudes that I do ex
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by elefanten 7mo ago
I am categorically against invasions and conquest of land by force. We live in the year 2026, not the year 1985. I set my priorities accordingly.
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by elefanten 7mo ago
But to gp's point, that is a principle. Perhaps not yours, but they outlined their stance and stuck to it despite threats and consequences. Contrast Sam's OpenAI announcement which was very carefully worded to appear to uphold t
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by elefanten 7mo ago
How do they feel about and respond when asked about the Taiwan question? Do they either clam up or act like it's a mortal insult to suggest that an independent democratic nation should not live in fear of impending violent conquest? Be
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by elefanten 7mo ago
Maybe worth asking for anyway? They might just be setting metrics based on the most popular ways of measuring but if they care about the spirit of the offer it would make sense for them to be flexible with the letter of the requirements.
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by elefanten 7mo ago
Exactly and that danger grows as the ability to do so in increasingly automated and targeted ways increases. Should be very obvious now looking at the world around us. Also, failing to consider the legal and rights regime of the attacker is
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by elefanten 7mo ago
Source on that? Hadn’t seen that
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by elefanten 7mo ago
Yup yup. Evil NATO denying the native “panslavism” that all Slavic people yearn for, to put them safely into the Russian yoke they so love. /s
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by elefanten 7mo ago
When one is this far gone into a nationalist information bubble haze, it ceases to be productive to argue with them. Everything this poster demands to be “shown” is openly available in abundance from the relevant victims, decades of it. But
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by elefanten 7mo ago
Let’s start with it being hell bent on annexing a peaceful independent island democracy, by force if needed, because of their own political insecurities. The examples expand from there, but that one alone is sufficient.
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by elefanten 7mo ago
It’s quite plainly the CCP that is the Nazi regime of the 21st century.
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by elefanten 7mo ago
In addition to the factors named by sibling comments, which I largely agree with, there is also the rise of short form entertainment on these platforms. In 2004, social media was mostly text, images and low-fidelity game experiences like Ma
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by elefanten 7mo ago
Isn’t it just an hn convention? I agree with your comment I’m replying to completely, but the date tag doesn’t have to be an indictment (as you yourself suggest)
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by elefanten 10mo ago
Spot on. And the mistake of considering appeasement of said totalitarian superpower by “letting them have it” would be just as enormous.
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by elefanten 1y ago
Normalize that to global and it won’t look quite so stark. Not saying India’s development is unimpressive but let’s put things in a real context
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by elefanten 1y ago
The Sims also still prints money and there's a new version due soon-ish. But, basically, yes agreed.
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by elefanten 1y ago
Classically it doesn't, but colloquially it does. The dreaded "language changes and evolves" defense that frustrates pedants everywhere. (I say this in the friendly spirit of a long-defeated fellow pedant who has hit people w
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by elefanten 1y ago
I concur with this take. Like many facets of culture, some people/groups will project what they want onto a given cultural entity (South Park, in this case), but that doesn’t mean one should assume they speak for it. For example, the “
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by elefanten 1y ago
A lot beyond the scope of the time I have to comment here. Read it with an open mind, knowledge of tech business, knowledge of how things unfolded since it was published and see for yourself. But some short hand: -Assumes vertical integrati
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by elefanten 1y ago
I agree with your general point, but Khan was excessively trigger happy in a way that highlights exceptions to your observation. E.g. blocking Meta acquisition of Within was nonsense that did nothing to validate the concept of VR fitness as
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by elefanten 1y ago
https://www.yalelawjournal.org/pdf/e.710.Khan.805_zuvfyyeh.p... She got boosted by an insurgent group of law professors who spearhead whats called the Neobrandeis moment. Their theory is that anti-trust should be preem
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by elefanten 1y ago
Doesn't have to be a perfect success rate... how about just something other than abysmal failure rate? Asserting a sloganized refrain is not very convincing. Make a real argument. Here are some counterpoints to "big is bad" N
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by elefanten 1y ago
Her opinion should not be taken seriously on the matter. It's not just the empirically terrible track record she had as a regulator and the baffling cases she brought to bear (imo proof of your point that she had an overgeneralized bia

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