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randiantech··on OpenAI still doesn't seem to have a handle on all of its rogue AI activity
This
randiantech··on Can you tell which images are AI-generated?
best strategy: just click as fast as possible.
randiantech··on Castor: CERN Advanced STORage Manager
also spanish
randiantech··on Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds a New Escape: Argentina
Though many more of that type of people in the US.
randiantech··on Agentic Patterns
"Not because they copied each other. Because the constraints are physics."

Why do models tend to fall back on the ‘it is not X, it is Y’ structure so frequently?

randiantech··on Bulgarian law enforcement raids offices of cryptocurrency firm Nexo
And literally ∞ up since its release.
randiantech··on El Salvador’s Historic Digital Asset Securities Law Passes
I think it relates to exchange rates. On 2001 1 US Dollar = 1 Argentinian Peso. On 2023 1 US Dollar = 185 Argentinian Pesos.

In truth, thing is much worst, because you wont get 1 US dollar anywhere (nor banks, financial orgs, or privates will sell it for that price). On the market is close to

1 US Dollar = 360 Argentinian Pesos.

randiantech··on Pelé has died
I dont think that Senna can compare to Pele.
randiantech··on ElonJet Is Now Suspended
Are you referring to Twitter right?
randiantech··on FTX to file for U.S. bankruptcy, CEO resigns
19th century, or 2008. It’d be same.
randiantech··on FTX Token, FTT down by more than 80% in less than 24 hours
I have seen a disproportionally bigger number of blowups of highly regulated industries, so does not seem like a strong argument IMO.
randiantech··on Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs
My 82 years old, disabled dad disagrees that this is a good idea.
randiantech··on Brazilian vote counting (real time)
Independent of the results, I find it truly amazing how fast results are available for the public. Literally every refresh shows hundreds of thousands of new votes already verified and counted.
randiantech··on Facebook Is Weaker Than We Knew
South America and South Asia are not "free world"? What does that mean?
randiantech··on Alabama man dies after being turned away from 43 hospitals as Covid packs ICUs
Turning away pacients? Really?
randiantech··on Parler CEO says he was fired by board
Not entirely sure if its a comparable case, but first thing that comes to my mind is 2011 PSN outage[1]. I guess any change of that magnitude should take an unprecedent effort to resolve.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_PlayStation_Network_outag...

randiantech··on We Don't Sell Ads (2012)
19 billion dollars for WhatsApp. I cant think of a better deal than that on entire human history.
randiantech··on Google Poly is shutting down
Maybe Google should label those experimental products more clearly, so users are aware and align expectations.
randiantech··on Show HN: Clouddraw – draw cloud architecture diagrams with ease
I was playing around a bit and it really looks promising! There's some key missing features (like, selecting multiple items) and bugs (ctrl + v not working for me at least), but as an MVP is remarkable. Thanks for sharing.
randiantech··on Apple responds to Epic Games lawsuit, says CEO asked for special treatment
But Tim S. explicitly said that he did not ask for special treatment. This is just that.
randiantech··on Storybook 6.0 your new favourite tool for front-end development
Although configuration can be a bit problematic at first, the benefits of using Storybook are clear. In my previous job, the typical question of "Is there a component for something like <X>?" was pretty much resolved going to Storybook and check for it.
randiantech··on Show HN: React SpreadSheet – Google Sheets-like performance
Amazing job, this is fantastic. And also great that you can get access to the code.
randiantech··on Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears
This is my case, although with a little caveat. I used to smoke 1 pack (20 cigars) per day, but right at the same time that I read that COVID-19 was more dangerous for smokers, my preferred brand (Gold Leaf) got discontinued. Im not superstitious, but this was kind of "Yeah, this is the moment". Was smoker for more than 15 years.
randiantech··on Brazilian authorities suspend WhatsApp payments
This. I was surprised a year ago or so when I last travel to US that Wap was not ubiquitous like in pretty much the rest of the world.
randiantech··on Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Windows 10 start menu
Thats the DNA of pretty much any profit based oganization.
randiantech··on Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California worker law
There are places that are really risky to drive to. In Buenos Aires, ie, it was reported that multiple Uber drivers got physically attacked by taxi drivers when they got identified on downtown. In some countries, like Brazil, there are some really risky areas where driver could potentially put his/her life at risk. Areas where not even police can access.
randiantech··on U.S. government removes detailed pollution map from internet
Capitalism is not only successful on economic matters. Poverty, for example, got reduced significantly during the last decades.
randiantech··on How Facebook Avoids Ad Blockers
Although I share hour feelings, is not that easy either. I have family all over the world, and facebook is the best way to get communicated with them.
randiantech··on Some scientists are serious about resurrecting zeppelins for cargo
Seven days from Dallas to China? How is this considered a serious alternative to current planes?
randiantech··on Twitter to ban political advertising
Yes. Exactly what I tried to suggest.
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