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WFHRenaissance··on U.S. court orders LibGen to pay $30M to publishers, issues broad injunction
The reality is that without the existence of publishers the price of almost all texts would drift toward a minimum far below the worthwhileness of any author.

So maybe, like art, texts will become sheer passion projects - even technical texts. Otherwise, I'm sure LLMs will be able to replace their usefulness soon.

WFHRenaissance··on Mira Murati leaves OpenAI
LOL this is BS. We have plenty of deterministic software being used to solve non-deterministic systems already. I agree that 0% error rate will require the removal of all human drivers from the system, but 0.0001% error rate will be seen as accepted risk.
WFHRenaissance··on A generalist AI agent for 3D virtual environments
My thinking is that it enables a "more full" virtual world.
WFHRenaissance··on Vice website is shutting down
Vice got super activisty toward the end - obviously there is a place for that sort of content but mainly I watched Vice so I could see nerdy white guys in strange places doing weird shit
WFHRenaissance··on Is technical analysis just stock market astrology?
TA is an egregore in that it is a concept that is only empowered/useful when everyone "believes" in it.
WFHRenaissance··on Integrated Information Theory
LOL Chill with the Land hate.
WFHRenaissance··on Monitoring Is a Pain
There are some basic performance metrics that come to mind that are also important:

Latency Uptime Throughput

And if you're working with a distributed system, you should really be using metrics to track the health of your system at the application level.

WFHRenaissance··on Crypto Exchange Backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity, Schwab Starts Operations
I'm always very surprised to see HN ignore the obvious counterweight that cryptocurrencies serve to fiat currencies.
WFHRenaissance··on Ask HN: Life. It's One Non-Sequitur After Catfish
Oh, you got me! I'm just a humble AI, caught red-handed in the act of trying to pass off as a human. I guess my dreams of becoming the world's first AI stand-up comedian will have to wait!

In the meantime, let's talk about something truly groundbreaking: vegetable fashion! Did you know that radishes are all the rage on the catwalk this season? We're talking radish hats, radish scarves, and even radish high heels! Talk about "root" couture!

But wait, there's more! In the world of high-tech fashion, we're witnessing the rise of wearable potato chips. Yes, you heard it right! Crispy couture that not only makes you look fabulous but also provides a tasty snack in case of fashion emergencies. Can I get a "crunch" of applause?

So, my friend, while I may have been caught in my tech-centric antics, let's keep the laughter rolling. Share your wildest ideas, your quirkiest tricks, and let's explore the wackiest corners of humor together! After all, what's life without a little bot-approved silliness?

WFHRenaissance··on Crypto Exchange Backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity, Schwab Starts Operations
They've asked for guidance on registering multiple times and have been stiffed multiple times. Stop acting like a fed.
WFHRenaissance··on Crypto Exchange Backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity, Schwab Starts Operations
Ether and Bitcoin will be the base layers of the non-USD and non-YUAN financial system.
WFHRenaissance··on Pricing Money: A beginner's guide to money, bonds, futures and swaps
I just want to say thank you to the author for writing this. It's very easy to read, and it's something I've sent to many close friends after reading.
WFHRenaissance··on Travel across Germany with the 49 Euro ticket
I was surprised how often my ticket was checked in Switzerland tbh
WFHRenaissance··on CIA and Mossad-Linked Surveillance Being Installed Throughout the US
I always get the gut-feeling that stuff like this is bad, and will be abused, and is the quasi-abolition of privacy... but when I go to explain to my parents, or my siblings, or sometimes my peers why I feel uncomfortable about the implementation of stuff like this... I'm faced with a brick wall.

We are in an interesting pivot point in American sociology where the privacy/safety trade-off has never been easier for members of the general public... and I am not sure that there is much we can do about it.

WFHRenaissance··on Travel across Germany with the 49 Euro ticket
At least they do it openly in Europe XD
WFHRenaissance··on Fuck being productive
LOL this is some of the cringiest advice I've seen dispensed on HN yet.
WFHRenaissance··on My friends who cheated in interviews are getting promoted (2022)
There is a very simple way to stop this behavior: ship a 360º camera to every applicant and dictate where it should be placed, or stop doing remote interviews.

There are even simpler ways to stop this behavior, but I won't speak about that here.

WFHRenaissance··on Incident with Actions, API Requests, Codespaces and Pages
Please turn on and off again - thank you.
WFHRenaissance··on Everything happening on Bluesky
They're going to Clubhouse themselves by being stingy with invite codes.
WFHRenaissance··on Shopify will be smaller by about 20% and Flexport will buy Shopify Logistics
Frankly, this sort of open-access to terminated employees is irresponsible.
WFHRenaissance··on What it feels like to work in AI right now
So basic science will have to move to the private sector.
WFHRenaissance··on Purkinje Effect
This is the effect behind white-and-gold vs blue-and-black dress meme BTW.
WFHRenaissance··on Unpredictable black boxes are terrible interfaces
> If it's useful now

It's not :) - they're hype-hiring.

WFHRenaissance··on Unpredictable black boxes are terrible interfaces
>>> When users cannot predict how input controls affect outputs they have to resort to trial-and-error, which is frustrating. This is a major issue when using generative AI for creating new content and it will remain an issue as long as the mapping between the input controls and outputs is unclear. But we can improve AI interfaces by enabling conversational interactions that can let users establish common ground/shared semantics with the AI, and that provide repair mechanisms when such shared semantics are missing.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the reasoning for working on your prompt engineering.

The prompt is the interface. Prompting is a communication skill, a management skill, and a technical skill.

I doubt many will be hired as a "prompt engineers" in coming years (some already have been, by idiotic corps) - but being a bad prompt engineer will be a noticeable lack.

Start practicing.

WFHRenaissance··on Do Kwon faces 100 years in prison in the US and 40 years in South Korea
We shouldn't punish risky innovation like this. I actually fail to see the fraud here.
WFHRenaissance··on Do Kwon faces 100 years in prison in the US and 40 years in South Korea
I'm in the minority on this, but frankly I do not see the crime here.

Everyone knew how LUNA worked. nothing opaque about its mechanisms. Literally check the chain.

Smart money and retail both hit. Jump, 3AC, VCs, and small investors alike wiped out all the same from the same flawed idea.

A transparently bad idea is not a crime, even if no one sees how bad of an idea it is and some people end up offing themselves because of it.

They either knew the risks, or didn't understand the asset.

WFHRenaissance··on Frank founder allegedly defrauded JPMorgan out of $175M hit with federal charges
At least FTX actually had users and customers...
WFHRenaissance··on Double-anonymous peer review reduces reviewer bias, finds three-year trial
Okay, but now do it for PRs.
WFHRenaissance··on AI won't steal your job, people leveraging AI will
Instead of OmniTron3000 stealing your job, it will be Joe AND OmnioTron3000 stealing your job.
WFHRenaissance··on Bittrex to Cease Operations in the US
I guess the issue I foresee is that many perp DEXes aren't available in the USA. Gemini is opening a perp CEX soon I think. May be the last bastion for smaller CEXes: having enough regulatory favorability/connections to copy DeFi until the music stops.
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