Sure, but computer chips are probably the most complicated things that our civilization can currently make. Asking somebody to prove that a computer won't do X is a fool's errand, outside of some shrinking…
Maybe they should consider rebranding, then. The word comes from Tolkein's Lord of the Rings series - the palantir were telepathic communication devices which were often used to deceive others by showing selective…
These are philosophically interesting demands. Many schools of thought believe that it is impossible to prove the absence of something. Personally, I would like some firm proof that there are no pixies living in my…
The century will end in about 77.15 years, at which point most of us reading this will be dead. A bit more than 'a few'.
If a court determines that their behavior is illegal, this argument sounds a lot like: "Let us break the law, because someone else is doing much worse." If it is necessary to reform how we handle copyright and IP…
Does it sound elitist to say that maybe a small barrier to entry could make for better quality social networks? Especially if the tradeoff was giving users more creative control over their spaces? I guess you wouldn't…
It is, however, Saturday afternoon in California. "Yes, Elon, the full self verifying feature was finished before your deadline."
Is it really too much to ask for people to host their own content on a cheap VPS? Wouldn't that neatly solve the content moderation problem? You register your server on an index or two, and you choose what your server…
It's easier to get good results by generating 2-8 images for each prompt, picking the best result, using that as the starting point for a new run. Tweak the parameters of how close the new image should be to the old one…
Maybe he can convince Tesla to buy some ad spots. The deal would have great synergy, since Tesla's share price is also on the line.
Can you get a static IP address from a mobile carrier? Also, you'd need a backup server to render the "I am hiking or driving through a tunnel" error pages.
I've been playing the Fallout games lately, and the eyebots are kind of cute. See, there's another step on the road to doxxing.
It would be a return to the norm. Parents used to warn teenagers not to give out any personal information online. Using someone's real name in a public online setting was considered gauche. Maybe a generation or two of…
Look, if you set up a permanent account on a pseudonymous forum, you are essentially linking it to your real identity. Your writing voice, anecdotes from your life, what topics you understand and are interested in, it…
It's projection. I wish I had learned earlier that when somebody makes an accusatory statement, it is wise to consider that they may be inadvertently projecting their self and their intentions onto the people around…
I suppose a leak would be serious, but presumably these sorts of large-scale batteries would be buried in a containment unit. Flywheel batteries are usually placed in small bunkers, because the failure mode of a giant…
"Mechanical batteries" are a thing, like flywheels or hydroelectric reservoirs. Batteries store energy, the electricity that flows in and out is just one way to manifest that energy. You could measure it in Joules…
It'll probably stick for however long it takes for Musk to publish a history of someone's paid-video purchases in response to a mean tweet. Not sure what problem a cryptocurrency would solve in this case.
It's the license that matters, not whether the code is visible on Microsoft's website. Code which anybody can view is called "source available". You aren't necessarily allowed to use the code, but some companies will…
"It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that they only drink the water molecules which come out of their tap, and not the lead ones."
In the US, basic utilities like power or water or gas are often handed off to a private company in a local area. It is understood that these expensive and pervasive infrastructure projects are natural monopolies - it is…
The taxes on alcohol are already quite high; vice taxes are good politics. I am all for a complete ban on alcohol ads, even if it seems about as likely to happen as a ban on car ads.
This often works, but not always. And it's not always clear when it does work; the systems don't usually say something like, "Since you would like to set our entire executive leadership team on fire, we will transfer…
Policymakers tried to do something about it in the United States - alcohol was made illegal by a constitutional amendment (the 18th), which means that 2/3 of the legislative body had to vote for it. Predictably, people…
Sure, but computer chips are probably the most complicated things that our civilization can currently make. Asking somebody to prove that a computer won't do X is a fool's errand, outside of some shrinking…
Maybe they should consider rebranding, then. The word comes from Tolkein's Lord of the Rings series - the palantir were telepathic communication devices which were often used to deceive others by showing selective…
These are philosophically interesting demands. Many schools of thought believe that it is impossible to prove the absence of something. Personally, I would like some firm proof that there are no pixies living in my…
The century will end in about 77.15 years, at which point most of us reading this will be dead. A bit more than 'a few'.
If a court determines that their behavior is illegal, this argument sounds a lot like: "Let us break the law, because someone else is doing much worse." If it is necessary to reform how we handle copyright and IP…
Does it sound elitist to say that maybe a small barrier to entry could make for better quality social networks? Especially if the tradeoff was giving users more creative control over their spaces? I guess you wouldn't…
It is, however, Saturday afternoon in California. "Yes, Elon, the full self verifying feature was finished before your deadline."
Is it really too much to ask for people to host their own content on a cheap VPS? Wouldn't that neatly solve the content moderation problem? You register your server on an index or two, and you choose what your server…
It's easier to get good results by generating 2-8 images for each prompt, picking the best result, using that as the starting point for a new run. Tweak the parameters of how close the new image should be to the old one…
Maybe he can convince Tesla to buy some ad spots. The deal would have great synergy, since Tesla's share price is also on the line.
Can you get a static IP address from a mobile carrier? Also, you'd need a backup server to render the "I am hiking or driving through a tunnel" error pages.
I've been playing the Fallout games lately, and the eyebots are kind of cute. See, there's another step on the road to doxxing.
It would be a return to the norm. Parents used to warn teenagers not to give out any personal information online. Using someone's real name in a public online setting was considered gauche. Maybe a generation or two of…
Look, if you set up a permanent account on a pseudonymous forum, you are essentially linking it to your real identity. Your writing voice, anecdotes from your life, what topics you understand and are interested in, it…
It's projection. I wish I had learned earlier that when somebody makes an accusatory statement, it is wise to consider that they may be inadvertently projecting their self and their intentions onto the people around…
I suppose a leak would be serious, but presumably these sorts of large-scale batteries would be buried in a containment unit. Flywheel batteries are usually placed in small bunkers, because the failure mode of a giant…
"Mechanical batteries" are a thing, like flywheels or hydroelectric reservoirs. Batteries store energy, the electricity that flows in and out is just one way to manifest that energy. You could measure it in Joules…
It'll probably stick for however long it takes for Musk to publish a history of someone's paid-video purchases in response to a mean tweet. Not sure what problem a cryptocurrency would solve in this case.
It's the license that matters, not whether the code is visible on Microsoft's website. Code which anybody can view is called "source available". You aren't necessarily allowed to use the code, but some companies will…
"It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that they only drink the water molecules which come out of their tap, and not the lead ones."
In the US, basic utilities like power or water or gas are often handed off to a private company in a local area. It is understood that these expensive and pervasive infrastructure projects are natural monopolies - it is…
The taxes on alcohol are already quite high; vice taxes are good politics. I am all for a complete ban on alcohol ads, even if it seems about as likely to happen as a ban on car ads.
This often works, but not always. And it's not always clear when it does work; the systems don't usually say something like, "Since you would like to set our entire executive leadership team on fire, we will transfer…
Policymakers tried to do something about it in the United States - alcohol was made illegal by a constitutional amendment (the 18th), which means that 2/3 of the legislative body had to vote for it. Predictably, people…