idontknowtech

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by idontknowtech 2y ago
This sort of stuff will continue happening until the regulatory framework acknowledges a fundamental consumer right to privacy. If a data broker collects data without the consent of the consumer, then their only real risk is a class action
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
Bitcoin would make an awful legal tender, because by its design supply decreases while demand for it increases. An ideal, 0% inflation currency (assuming that is ideal) would expand and contract automatically with economic conditions. Satos
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
It's definitely a bubble. Sam Altman wants to build $7tn worth of data centers; if that's not an indication of how ridiculous this has gotten, I don't know what is. LLM has been vastly oversold to the general public as "
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
It's an unanswerable question, but the only option we have is to try and make them work. At least until the next best system comes about. Regressing backwards because old things lasted awhile is hardly the place we should aspire toward
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
I'm generally sympathetic to what you're saying, but I also detest a16z and Horowitz personally for being the epitome of "software guy decides he's expert at everything now" and his role in the crypto bubble. Should
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
If you want to get really scared about methane leaks, sinkholes are forming across the tundra as global warming melts the permafrost, creating gigantic methane bubbles as the previously frozen organic material now rots. Those bubbles explod
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
Idiotic decision by that employer. Who cares where the employee is, if they're a top performer? I'm convinced the back to office mandates come from people who thrive in office environments. Those people succeed, get promoted, beco
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
If you want to see some arguing really hard, check out r/UkraineRussiaReport I enjoy it because you can genuinely interact with FSB influencers.
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
Couldn't agree more fully. It's a shallow lens that's not very good at prediction.
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
Foucault is the primary intellectual force behind the contemporary social science trend of seeing everything through a power relationships lens. His influence cannot be overstated, at least in the American academy. It's bizarre.
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
It's typical for architect "manifestos". Makes them sound more serious and important than they are
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
This seems to be the crux of their argument, and I find it convincing: > Passing comprehensive privacy legislation would be a major public good–but APRA no longer can be called comprehensive. Civil rights guardrails are essential for con
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
I recall one from Sydney which tested backyard eggs and found that basically all of them were terrible. I don't have it saved, however.
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
I'd be terrified of what else the battery company put in the ground.
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
I'm all for gardening - there's something therapeutic about seeing a plant grow and evolve over time. You can see something tangibly change over time as a result of your work, something quite rare in today's world where we sp
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
Great point. Editors are filters for what the general public sees. The analog here is probably BookTok or whatever the social media version of book influencers is. They similarly can be expected to promote what they like, or eventually lose
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
What we need are large, mandatory, fines for every data breach that happens. Say $10k to every person whose address gets leaked. Then we'll see companies start treating consumer data as a risk, not just a low -cost asset.
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
> They delight in breaking rules, but not rules that matter. To them* Which is the whole problem. These narcissistic egotists think they, alone, individually, are capable of deciding what's best not just for their companies but for
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
From the headline, I thought this was yet another attempt by some silicon valley bro to handwave furiously about everything being thermodynamics. Thankfully, this was not the case. I'm kinda surprised nobody's done this before, gi
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
Most people don't think about debt rationally. If going into debt can accelerate your plans by a significant timeframe, why not do it, assuming it's affordable? Especially if you can get money without having to give up equity. The
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
Today's generative LLM model fundamentally cannot generate new breakthroughs like that. The tech simply doesn't allow it, for one simple reason: LLMs not only don't consider, but are fundamentally incapable of considering, th
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
What irks me about the fad investment bubbles of the last few years - crypto/nft, defi, metaverse, now AI - isn't just how much money they've wasted on nonsense. It's that it was wasted with complete assuredness borderin
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
To take the metaphor further, it's like this except the software is hosted on GitHub and open to public commits with limited moderation. It grows and changes on its own without anybody really knowing what's happening in total. (He
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
Yes definitely. But the fields of planning and architecture have learned lessons from those mistakes. These engineers, being fundamentally ignorant of their subject matter, are guaranteed to replicate the errors of the past. They're si
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
Completely agree that hubris in this area isn't unique to programmers. I'm an architect, and plenty of architects have developed some truly idiotic ideas for ideal cities. Corbusier's plan for Paris was to level it and replac
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
Silicon valley in general seems to think everything should be a computer, or at least as efficient as one. Cities are incredibly complicated things that no central planner can ever fully understand. There are layers upon layers, all interac
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
I absolutely hate the proliferation of online gambling everywhere in the US. I'm used to it in Europe, but it's still jarring to me that live broadcasts will regularly mention betting odds in an attempt to get people to gamble. I
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by idontknowtech 2y ago
The argument is that a company like Apple, instead of investing its cash pile itself, should return that money to its shareholders who will, collectively, better allocate their capital than Apple will. This is almost certainly true. The com
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by idontknowtech 3y ago
I'm an architect, and I can't imagine using blender to design anything architectural. Purpose built architecture BIM software like Revit is just way better. Expensive, but better