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Rye-powered Python deployment platform a la Vercel?

A thousand times this. I'm hesitant to use ChatGPT whenever I really want the information to be correct. It's fine for getting a general outline of an historic event, for example, but not for getting the exact year and date of said event. I've been burned by way too many close-but-not-really's.

I think GitHub Copilot made this very obvious. It can outline stuff really well, but you really have to double check and fix everything that it spits out as soon as complexity is above a certain (very low) threshold.

ChatGPT is quite far from being the Google replacement that some people pretends/wants it to be. It's like that annoying friend who is extremely confident in announcing facts, but is often wrong. I keep giving it the side eyes.

I think about these tools upping the lower threshold of what is an acceptable entry level for creatives. Being decent isn't going to be good enough to be hired, because if you settle for decent, an AI powered tool can do it for you. Any "bulk content" job (aspiring journalists writing bullshit pieces, photographers honing their skills while shooting b-roll, etc) is going to die.

Maybe it's fine that only the few naturally talented and self-taught creatives can find work. Getting better through labor might not be an option in the future.

Yeah. Bad guy mounted thrusters on large asteroids from the belts. Not technically meteors, but close enough.

Neat sci-fi.

That's interesting. Wouldn't it lead to paradoxes where enemy units are shown at multiple places at once, observed from different frames of reference? Would be incredibly confusing, but confusing games can be fun too.

EDIT: Also if a unit traveled close to C away from a friendly unit, and then back, whos reference is real?

Wouldn't that be incredibly hard, considering that the players perspective is disconnected from the units?

I observe my base and order a group of units to go to some place on the minimap. I see them moving along on their way, and decide to scroll to them. Only to realize that they already arrived and got massacred by the enemy. I go back to my base only to realize that it was destroyed ages ago (in its frame of reference) and I'm dead. Game over. Thanks for playing SR Red Alert.

The problem is that society is already used to, and largely bored by, VR. For most consumers this will just appear as the latest and greatest in what is ultimately a meh novelty. With a prohibitively huge price tag to boot.

There will absolutely be some enthusiasts that will enjoy this (and later versions of it) product immensely. There will be well-off early adopters that treat it as a shiny new toy. But unless they release a "Vision S" with a ~$1k price tag, this is probably not going anywhere.

The gap that needs to be crossed to reach that value proposition is absolutely massive.

Hasn't there always been a fraction of intellectuals that question any departure from "base reality"? I wouldn't be surprised if cave painters caught the odd side-eye from the old guard of the tribe. Maybe this time it's different, but it's hard to take it seriously.

I like the idea of IKEA furniture being frames for further customization. Since their furniture is so ubiquitous, it's like a common touch point for modders and DIY'ers.

I've used Bemz[0] custom upholstery for their couches before. A nice way to mix it up and refresh your living room without replacing the entire thing. Can recommend.

[0] https://bemz.com/

That's an interesting take! I'm always fascinated by the camera work in Succession. How the camera is most often positioned as a physical observer. The casual angles that are sometimes obscured or intentionally poorly framed.

Probably inspired by the Dogme project, for sure. Makes for a very visceral viewing experience.

This was in the US though.

> but why wouldn’t they?

Well, could be that the lottery participating population has less than average satisfaction of their current life situation. Seems reasonable.

How can a redirection take minutes?! And do you at least get some relaxing elevator music for you to remain calm while watching your house burn down?

It's a really overloaded term these days. In some cases it's also used as a synonym for document DB's or K/V stores.

Best way to read it nowadays is probably "not like the popular DB's of the 90's".

Ironically enough I'd say extremely old-school imperative code has made a large impact for me. I've learnt OOP and to some extent FP as my default. Doing some OpenGL and other rendering stuff was refreshing and allowed me to explore much simpler ways to think about problems. Letting go of abstractions is tougher than it sounds. Killing your darlings type stuff.

I never really got into systems languages. I guess that's the main way other programmers get the same insights.

I might be missing something, but this feels like a nothingburger to me. Obviously our understanding, reasoning and perception of reality is a kaleidoscope of memories and previous perceptions.

We couldn't ever "manually" or "consciously" parse raw sensory input and craft the proper neural responses to everything. It has all been pre-processed to hell way before it reaches our conscious little guy in the high tower.

Same thing the other way, the decisions of our mind are mere nudges to more autonomous systems. Even now, you aren't consciously and methodically scanning these words. You decided to read it, and the actual physical and mental operation of reading takes care of itself more or less. It has been delegated.

Likewise, it seems logical that these autonomous systems could act on their own if the input is too dank or if you are trained enough. I'm thinking of panic responses, reflexive behavior, flow states, etc. Sometimes it's not optimal to wait for the little guy to make a decision.

Isn't it obvious that our consciousness sits on top of a layer cake of abstractions? You could call it an "inner simulation" or a "hall of memories" if you want, it's all the same.

The later GTA games include an extended universe of corporate satire, and one of the subjects is IKEA. The fictitious KRAPEA has one of the most hilarious in-game websites in GTA:IV [1]. The store layout is described as a "maze of post-modern doom".

I don't disagree.

[1] https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/gtawiki/images/1/1b/Krapea...

What if a ruling requires information held by someone else? Should the case just be dismissed because of lack of evidence? Having a functional justice system is probably worth some snags.

The legal cost aspect is unfortunate. However, as others have mentioned, the court probably doesn't require the assembly of new documents, but rather submission of existing ones. So while there is a cost, it's not devastating.

The interesting question is whether or not this specific subpoena has real merit, or if the court was played by Meta.

The court decides whether a subpoena should be upheld or not. If the judge has signed off on this one, then it's all legit. Failing to comply would be contempt of court.

I think your are right about society adapting to this tech, and I don't think these AI technologies can or should be contained.

But. The Photoshop argument is a bit tiresome. AI will bring about a fundamental shift in content creation and it will disrupt how we treat media as a whole.

Photoshop and other manual technologies are naturally gatekept by the required skill, effort and source images. Once AI media generation matures, all that goes out the window. Anyone will be able to convincingly fake anything with almost no effort and zero traceability.

That shouldn't be downplayed. The concerns are real.

I used to maintain the Chromecast app of a decently sized streaming company for years, and oh boy. I damn near lost my sanity working on that thing. The app was broken repeatedly by silent firmware/OS updates pushed from Google, and trying to regression test updates across devices and versions was as close to hell as I've ever been.

Nowadays you just take any remotely related word and add "ly" or "ify" at the end. Much more consistent!

It's also possible to just enjoy Windows. Bragging about being a Linux user is the actual embarrassing thing.

Yes, you are part of the problem. But you are also a victim to the problem. You can only expect so much individual resistance against conveniences that are being launched into your brain by massive industries. Succumbing to these conveniences is highly understandable.

What you are saying is that the "artist" whose account the cleaned money goes to has to be in on it? I.e. no identity theft or bank account hijacking?

Wouldn't mortgaging and bootstrapping profitable land use become incredibly hard in a world where 100% of land value was taxed?

Both things can be true at the same time, though. They lost their house because they were forced to sell it.

I commend your bravery, sir. HFHT sounds like an extremely perilous activity. I'm pruning up and short-circuit just thinking about it.

The MBA surviving that is quite impressive!

> hot tub time

Please expand.

Wouldn't that that in turn increase the PFAS levels of the recipient of said blood?