HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

elkos

1,156 karma · joined September 13, 2010

Father, husband, vice-chair of Libre Space Foundation, Athens hackerspace member, polysomnography technologist at the University of Athens. Supporter of free and open-source technologies.

https://twitter.com/elkos

submissionscomments
elkos··on When Google paid websites to promote Firefox
by Google, it was a special google ads program
elkos··on ChatGPT vs. Grammarly?
Would love to see the differences vs the Language Tool offering.
elkos··on Show HN: Open AI is not Open – A browser extension
Yes it seems it is under the GPL 3
elkos··on Louis Rossmann could sue John Deere for GPL violation [video]
My understanding is that in the United States of America copyright law is bith a matter of civil law and criminal law, as the tragic case of mr Aaron Swartz, that was threatened with fines of up to $100k & 10 years of jail for each copyright infringement violation.

I do believe that the US law is Draconian, but you can't say "oh Swartz! yeah just a guy, let's bully him to oblivion with hundreds of years of jail time and million on fines" while at the same time say "Oh John Deere, that's a corporation, please follow the licensing of the software you use". It doesn't seem right to me.

elkos··on Louis Rossmann could sue John Deere for GPL violation [video]
Don't you still have to pay damages and maybe you have to do the time
elkos··on Got a question for Twitter's press team? The answer will be a poop emoji
Thanks for your work. Looking forward for our first ride on a Falcon in Q4
elkos··on Mark Zuckerberg: “Please Resign” (2010)
> If we don't, we screw over everyone working their asses off to change the world.

I work at a non-profit and wouldn't dare to utter these words to any employee. I understand believing what you preach, but actually saying you work on "changing the world" in an internal email seems very problematic? Is it just me?

elkos··on We apologize. We did a terrible job announcing the end of Docker Free Teams
Say a distro sells laptops with the distro pre-installed while also providing the same image online and might also sell consulting services to companies utilizing the distro. According to my undestanding of the terms of Docker's opend source program, even if said distro was fully open-source and a run by a non-profit they would be non-eligible to participate in the program.
elkos··on John Deere's ongoing GPL violations: What's next
Me too. If the risk of not adhering to a license is minimal, a for-profit organization has fewer incentives to do so.

The US copyright law is draconian, copyright violations are felony violations with 10 years prison and 100k$ fines, the Aaron Swartz taught us that.

elkos··on Lightning AI CEO slams OpenAI’s GPT-4 paper as ‘masquerading as research’
Sounds to me like a very effective way to go viral. IMHO.
elkos··on Sam Altman on SVB
I do believe that most SVB depositors will get a form of bailout. I don't want to believe that it will come without any obligations though.
elkos··on Silvergate Bank to begin voluntary liquidation
How so?
elkos··on Silvergate Bank to begin voluntary liquidation
There are some pretty interesting ideas there. I had a conversation with a friend the other day and the whole blockchain then, AI now thing reminded me of a saying about shelling “Picks and Shovels during a Gold Rush”. I think it is intriguing that GPUs are the “picks and shovels” of both the Blockchain Rush and the AI Rush. One could point out conspiracies and PR, another could point out that the as GPUs become more general compute tools, new applications will emerge.
elkos··on Elon Musk apologises to sacked Twitter worker over online row
To some extent, I see this pattern emerging in many people on social media (myself included). I tend to put a limit on my social media interactions when I am able to recognize such patterns. I'm uncertain if I will be able to so in the future, but on the other hand, I'm not the CEO of a major social media platform.
elkos··on Toblerone to change design under ‘Swissness’ rules
Just add water
elkos··on The SCO lawsuit, 20 years later
I really miss Groklaw. Sometimes I wish they could come back, the insight of the author and the community around the site was really valuable and allowed me to have a more informed opinion.
elkos··on Celery-ai: Multiplatform OpenAI keyboard integration
Would love a similar tool for Language Tool to be honest
elkos··on EleutherAI announces it has become a non-profit
I know. I've even seen my name written as Eleytherios.
elkos··on Employee claims she can't use Microsoft Windows for “Religious Reasons”
The eclectic order of Saint InGNUtious approves.
elkos··on EleutherAI announces it has become a non-profit
My name is Ελευθέριος and I transliterate it as Eleftherios in English.
elkos··on Microsoft Edge sets Yandex as default search engine in Moldova
To my understanding, Yandex is nowadays based in the Netherlands.
elkos··on Wolfram Language and Mathematica Free on Every Raspberry Pi
Can tou tell that to Edge? Because it insists to become the default browser every now and then at my work.
elkos··on MSFT Let Its Principles Go, All for a Creepy Bot
Sadly the article isn't accessible. I can't help but wonder which principles is the article about.
elkos··on Ask HN: It seems I lost imagination, what to do?
While I do believe that there are clinical signs of burn-out I would suggest you consult a sleep health professional in a sleep laboratory setting.

If you have any questions about such a thing don't hesitate to reach out.

elkos··on OpenTalk meeting software now Open Source under EU public licence
You are right, I stand corrected.
elkos··on Germany raises red flags about Palantir’s big data dragnet
One has to take into account the historical and cultural background of such laws. The analysis of public and personal data by the government in a massive scale was also part of that cultural and historical background.
elkos··on OpenTalk meeting software now Open Source under EU public licence
While I'm a European I would prefer it would be under an OSI or FSF approved license.
elkos··on Cashless society in Switzerland? People to vote on keeping cash forever
In the 90s we had EuronewsTV broadcasted over the air for free in Greece. It was fairly ok-ish. I had the chance to interact with some reporters of Euronews in 2017 and it was fairly ok but keep in mind that it was about a news story amongst hundreds within a day.
elkos··on How the asteroid-mining bubble burst
I'm working in a space related nonprofit. The marketing of many startups in the field is quite problematic.

I'm biased thought because I prefer to communicate projects that have reached some maturity, but I have to admit that not seeking investor funding may allow such a thing.

One may argue that seeking investor funding may play a role to exaggerate your operations, but on the other hand this investors could and should seek better understanding of the technological and operational challeges involved.

elkos··on Bing, the Most Exciting Product in Tech
Playing the devil's advocate here: I think that's indicative of how exciting mainstream tech can be nowadays. But I can't help but wonder how many truly innovative and exciting stuff could be found in less mainstream outlets of the internet.
← PreviousPage 4 of 15Next →