marricks

I'm not sure how that relates to original comment. Do you mean you want everything that is or could be better than American technology banned/destroyed so we stay the best...?

Like, any global hegemony will be increasingly corrupt given the power that gives, IMO.

> it just runs out of context before it can really do anything

I mean, couldn't that be because they're just overwhelmed by users at the moment?

> And the output is very bad - it mashes together the header and cpp file

That sounds way worse, and like, not something caused by being hugged to death though.

Aider recently stated DeepSeek is placed a the top of their benchmark though[1] so I'm inclined to believe it isn't all hype.

[1] https://aider.chat/docs/llms/deepseek.html

Also, DeepSeek is allegedly... better? So saying they just copied ClosedAI isn't really sufficient of an answer. Seems to be just bluster because the US Govt would probably accept any excuse to ban it, see TikTok.

Ok, that’s their country what does it have to do with us? Also why do we do this:

> https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/10/24/shadowbanning-...

This is why it’s good to have a social media company free of US control.

> https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/10/24/shadowbanning-...

Maybe you disagree with the viewpoint or message, but it seems awfully paternal for such wide spread censorship.

This is why we can't trust only the US to provide us our social media and even if we don't like who is offering it.

> also can't fully square up that the equivalent American apps aren't allowed in China

It's a chance to showcase how we're "more free" or literally just as restrictive

The argument seems a bit hysterical, it's not like everyone is forced to use TikTok, they can get hair tips, learn about Gaza, or get whatever views from TikTok, or Facebook, or Twitter, or Twitch or...

American's would have the freedom to choose what social media they want to consume, now they are forced to only have one controlled by a US billionaire.

> Seems like the hardware upgrade for the Steamdeck will be very soon

I doubt it, the Lenovo Steam-OS option is utilizing Ryzen R2 Go, which has the same RNDA architecture as Valve's handheld and pretty similar (though slightly better) specs.

There's newer architectures but they chose the same as OG Steam deck for... compatibility? Ease of OS support? Something else? I doubt Vavle would help Lenovo with support on a device they'd shortly eclipse with better specs.

For the curious what I actually did was stop gaming and haven't bought a GPU since 2000's! GPU stuff is still interesting to me, though.

I got into desktop gaming at the 970 and the common wisdom (to me at least, maybe I was silly) was I could get away with a lower wattage power supply and use it in future generations cause everything would keep getting more efficient. Hah...

Back in high school I worked with some pleasant man in his 50's who was a cashier. Eventually we got to talking about jobs and it turns out he was typist (something like that) for most of his life than computers came along and now he makes close to minimum wage.

Most of the blacksmiths in the 19th century drank themselves to death after the industrial revolution. the US culture isn't one of care... Point is, it's reasonable to be sad and afraid of change, and think carefully about what to specialize in.

That said... we're at the point of diminishing returns in LLM, so I doubt any very technical jobs are being lost soon. [1]

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/20/ai-scaling-laws-are-showin...

And, most importantly, the artificial scarcity imposed by a single company.

But it's not a news story if you realize there's an environmental cause, not to mention a conscious decision of the US government.

That’s because it’s not actually defense it’s offense and since we’re the worlds sole super power it’s extremely coercive offense.

Pretty sure they're ready to make the deal if they get just-cause, work from home, and salary.

It's been a long time they've been trying to make a deal so it's disingenuous to say they're pulling the card early. Management refused to come to the table until recently.

> when they have specific demands that management is able to meet

It's just wild how management is able to unilaterally decide what is and isn't reasonable, and just label unions as childish.

"We want to help you, but you're hurting us!" is one small step away from "gosh we love the idea of unions but it causes too much friction between workers and management, and trust me, management knows best."

I see how you could think that based on my phrasing, but presumably they have jobs because they do important work.

I didn't meant to imply they would or should sabotage anything.

Day of election there is a big tally when votes come in and pictures of American Democracy In Action with a bunch of puff stories about people in lines. Huge time for viewership, not a huge time for important journalism.

There is no perfect time to strike, but I think other outlets can cover the typical:

- "huge lines in Pennsylvania!"

- "Polls close in [KEY SWING STATE] in 2 hours!"

- "Wow the whole west coast went blue, who would have thought!"

- "Shocker that one battleground is going into recount which will somehow last 4 weeks."

> Striking during election week is kind of a crappy move to pull

NYTimes has dragged out the negotiations for months, refusing to have a contract. It's kinda a make or break time for the union.

When would be better to strike, what time would NYTimes and the audience prefer? It should be during a choke point otherwise management wouldn't listen.

Additionally, this is a high traffic time, but not really a high stakes time I'd argue. They're not going to influence the election by going out day before or day of it, they will just lose viewership to others covering what's happening.

> “Work hard without complaining”

I don’t think this is the outlook of an ally.

I think the answer to that is a strong union able to bring down the website and get management to the table.

This is why we all need unions.

Touchscreens in cars is a great example of making the human experience worse for the sake of tech.

Everyone prefers physical tactile buttons for a set interface, but that stands in the way of progress for cars! Guess where the industry is going...

For a person to set up but definitely not how many cpu cycles are burned

I’m sure the ones who love to suck up and don’t have a social life were chomping at the bit to come back, no doubt.

I went remote a few years before Covid and I felt a bit isolated, but then I realized I had too much of my social life tied up in my job. Having hobbies and interests outside of work is so much better for my mental health and I wouldn’t swap it for anything, especially a 40 min commute.

I also wouldn’t force anyone to go back to office so I could see the humm of their work. If you need that there’s co working spaces for that reason, or places which have in office options.

Large companies mandating everyone work in office is purely a flex for control and probably to save their property investments.

They feel behind because they didn't have the smart guy with a new idea a few years back, and HE decided to work at a place which started as open.

Playing catch up and trying to attract talent from the hot-new-thing OpenAI requires incentives beyond lots of money. I contend actually being open helps.

I'm sure that's one reason Facebook has an open source model, scientists can care about ethics and could be attracted to openness.

> but this is a disadvantage in a competitive landscape

Or it's a unique advantage because this stuff doesn't happen without good researches who may want:

1) Their name in scientific papers

2) They might actually care about the openess of AI

There were these ancient Ukranian mega cities 6-4k years ago that stood for thousands of years. They had gardens, and what appeared to be a complex social life. Notably, they had no walls, meaning there was nothing to protect themselves from. Peace.

So yeah, there sounds a lot better. No walls to stop friends from coming, or you from leaving if you happen to not like it.

Just because we lack imagination doesn't mean a better world can't exist and didn't exist somewhere in the past.

Yep, then they can offer "share with a friend for a week just 5 bucks" at some point and we can all act like it's some revelatory experience :(

Sony & MS aided in the decline of discs by making a disc drive an expensive add on and having every game need an online connection or day one update to fix bugs.

I'm sure they had a marketing plan of making $90 bucks off a $10 buck disc drive and then go "oh wow, look, only 30% of people spent an extra $100 bucks!"

If this happens enough/gets enough coverage you’ll have Tesla owners themselves asking to have their rights violated automatically without the need for towing!