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The TOS computer was better, it had a better computer-like voice.

The US already depleted its missile stockpile, these missiles cannot be replaced because the US needs Rare Earths. China doesn't have to wait, the US defeated itself already

> I think what you are missing is that it will dramatically lower the cost of living so that everyone’s standard of living increases. It’s not about jobs

This is flat out wrong. The problem is excessive taxation and government spending beyond its means that lowers everyone's standard of living.

> And yeah: stop. using. X11. For God's sake!

Why should I stop using software that is superior to the alternatives?

Sounds similar to Rust programmers

Not necessarily, it just guarantees that China will win.

Sounds like a classic case of Repetitive Stress Injury. You could try balancing it out by using your left thumb to scroll through articles about Artificial Stupidity.

> True optimal what? Optimal intelligence? What would that be?

Elon Musk, obviously

Instead of FM, maybe they can just use an AY-3-8910?

> Sir, I’m 40 and I’m already at the stage of not wanting to do any programming.

It's a shame you didn't come to this conclusion 10 years ago!

I hope I never have to use your software

> Should be possible to reverse engineer it with AI.

Might as well rewrite it in Rust at the same time, two birds with one stone.

> You say that the article isn't music theory but don't bother to say why.

His response sounded kind of gatekeep-y to me. Kind of like an academic with theoretical knowledge, but no practical experience.

Many great musicians never learned proper music theory. Innovation comes from outside, not from inside the establishment.

> I think if we want to pilot autonomous robots it will be factory floors and other rote tasks. Maybe installing solar fields or something. Let them achieve a perfect safety record in someplace with more risk tolerance then take the next step.

No, these autonomous robots will be used by the military as soldiers. There will be no attempt to achieve a "perfect safety record". These soldiers are already here, pay attention to what is happening in Ukraine.

?SYNTAX ERROR

On the contrary, it has just failed.

If half of all white-collar work was useless before AI, and AI can replace those workers, then one can logically conclude that AI is useless.

AI companies will never go to zero because AI is part of the Military Industrial Complex now. All the money is coming from the military and government for surveillance and power and war.

> You’ve established that a Linux desktop environment in macOS style alone is not sufficient, and that makes me wonder what details of the underpinnings is Linux getting wrong compared to Mac? Is launchd superior to systemd?

Pretty much anything is better than systemd.

CoreAudio is far superior to anything Linux has.

WindowServer is better than Wayland.

> What allows Wine to run so many Windows apps that there's not an equivalent for MacOS?

Backwards compatibility. Apple changes their API every year or so, usually for no good reason.

> All I want for Christmas is Logic on Linux.

Linux has a terrible audio subsystem. First you'd have to write CoreAudio for Linux, which would not be easy.

> Next up: emulating the spinning beach ball of death for authentic nostalgic immersion.

It looks more like a Magneto-Optical Drive, not a beach ball

Code quality would definitely go up.

Like Madlibs?

Given that you work for Meta/LinkedIn, I don't think 'productive' is the correct adjective. It would be like saying that Ted Bundy was more 'productive' than Jeffrey Dahmer.

A cult is a small group driven by extreme devotion to a charismatic leader, a specific idea, or an unorthodox set of beliefs.

In this case, the 'small group' is the unelected European Commission (EC) bureaucracy who is desperate to retain power at any cost.

TUIs should be fully mouse-driven

> Do not judge the entire profession by Hackernews posters; most of us are in the upper quartile or so.

LOL

> When anthropic contractually stopped the US government from using the platform for certain purposes that they could not prevent the average user from pursuing they created a de facto national security risk.

The 'national security risk' is imaginary and exists solely in the minds of the government morons in charge of AI policy

Band in a Box came out for the Atari ST decades ago, which you could call AI generated music. So AI generated music has been around forever.

Also there is a huge difference between being a musician and being a composer. Bragging that you are a musician means nothing. Most musicians are terrible composers.