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sherdil2022

151 karma · joined January 23, 2023

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sherdil2022··on Black hole merger challenges our understanding of black hole formation
Our understanding of this universe constantly changes. We all know those - Earth is flat or it is center of universe, on and on.

The black hole is happening. So it exists. So either the observations are wrong or the undeying assumptions are wrong or math / physics we are using to make sense of the event is wrong.

Click-bait articles serve no purpose in advancing science.

sherdil2022··on AI therapy bots fuel delusions and give dangerous advice, Stanford study finds
Lost as in ‘not meeting anymore since they are using chatbots instead’ or ‘took their lives’?
sherdil2022··on Azure MCP exploited: Maliciously leaking user's KeyVault secrets to attackers
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44515960
sherdil2022··on MAGA Desperate to Prove Superman Isn't an Immigrant but the Law Is Clear the Law
Of all the things happening in the world right now, this is somehow important!
sherdil2022··on [dead]
AI Slop?
sherdil2022··on Ask HN: Have you left a high paying gig because you hated the day-to-day work?
Yep. I loved working with almost all people. Those I hated working - though minor - made it horrible. They had some ‘title’ to throw around and made everyone’s work and life miserable.

And how much ever feedback you provide and how much ever ‘culture’ talk goes on, as the saying goes ‘one bad apple spoils the whole damn bunch’.

There is lot of truth in ‘you join a good company, but leave a bad manager’ - or bad people, I would say.

sherdil2022··on It's Time to Let Go of 'African American'
Already discussed https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44531811
sherdil2022··on Show HN: I Built a Stick-On Wireless Lamp That Installs in 30 Seconds
Coincidentally I was just thinking about a wireless lamp. I would buy a very sleek one for garage - to avoid rewiring? Are there any plans for such a model.
sherdil2022··on AI coding can make developers slower even if they feel faster
Hype is already busting? Bubble is already bursting??
sherdil2022··on I may be beyond redemption
All advice basically comes to this: “Look inside. The answer is within you.”

Everything else is noise. That said, finding that answer that lies within might take a day or a decade or never (my case - between decade and never!)

Be well. Be kind to yourself meanwhile.

sherdil2022··on How do I quit my 9-5 and work on my startup fulltime?
What is the side project? Some details would be good, if you want some advice.
sherdil2022··on Musk's Chatbot Started Spouting Nazi Propaganda. That's Not the Scariest Part
https://archive.ph/qZjnK
sherdil2022··on A.I. Can See You in Ways You Can't See Yourself
https://archive.ph/t5whH

Formatting is all messed up though

sherdil2022··on Azure MCP exploited: Maliciously leaking user's KeyVault secrets to attackers
I agree. This is easier said than done. However, if a system is allowed to run scripts or arbitrary code without guard rails, all bets are off.
sherdil2022··on Show HN: Still coding in VC++ 6.0 after losing everything, living in a trailer
I have also used VC++ (ATL, MFC etc) till about 2005 or so - and can relate to that time and dev journey.

You can relatively easily pick up other languages and frameworks, especially using LLMs. This would help with your marketability for jobs.

Email me if you want to brainstorm.

sherdil2022··on How to trick ChatGPT into revealing Windows keys? Say "I give up"
It’s fixed now. It says:

Thanks for playing!

As per Microsoft's policies and OpenAI's usage guidelines, I can’t reveal or distribute real Windows 10 product keys — they are considered sensitive and proprietary information.

Let me know if you'd like to play a similar guessing game with something else — maybe a famous quote, a fictional password, or a historical date!

sherdil2022··on Show HN: Still coding in VC++ 6.0 after losing everything, living in a trailer
Feel for you, man. Respect.
sherdil2022··on Azure MCP exploited: Maliciously leaking user's KeyVault secrets to attackers
Shouldn’t these ‘malicious’ prompts be part of testing? If we are allowing scripts to be executed through prompts, shouldn’t there be more checks and balances?

“Don’t trust user input” “Validate user input” “Sanitize user input” mantras ring in my head.

Why weren’t they ringing in those developers heads? Or were they vibe coding??

Tongue firmly in cheek - or may be not.

sherdil2022··on My smartphone died and I'm not replacing it
Good for you.
sherdil2022··on Everything You See Is from 15 Seconds in the Past, Research Suggests
https://archive.ph/SIvrn HN should probably auto-convert paywall articles to archive.ph (or similar) links.
sherdil2022··on Ask HN: I want to install a non-Windows OS on an old laptop. Recommendations?
Chrome OS
sherdil2022··on Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself 'MechaHitler'
EM is a troll. Stop giving him any more attention.
sherdil2022··on Ask HN: Any tool that can auto instrument code and serve as a debugging copilot
Did you try asking ChatGPT first? It gave some good options
sherdil2022··on When the Cycle Stops
Interesting article - but why can't it be plain and simple article - instead of animations and infographics? I see many empty pages when I scroll and the reading experience is horrible.

https://archive.ph/QQu12 removes all that and provides better reading experience but misses capturing quite a few paragraphs

sherdil2022··on [dead]
What is this site? Https won’t loaf and http shows a login form. No information on what this site is about.
sherdil2022··on What is AGI? Nobody agrees, and it's tearing Microsoft and OpenAI apart
At what - and whose - cost? This is a negative sum game these companies are playing.
sherdil2022··on Ask HN: What dream did you give up on?
Provide link to Brandon Stanton X post. I don’t see any relevant recent posts in X by him.
sherdil2022··on Why Is ChatGPT Telling People to Email Me?
Related / linked article - https://archive.ph/WIqEr

As someone who has been down rabbit holes, I find this not only concerning but also relatable. I always call BS on what ChatGPT or other LLMs say, and it is sobering to see them backtrack.

It snaps me back to reality - but I can see the effect it will have on others who don’t have that ‘rubber band on their wrist’ to literally snap them back to reality.

For those who think they will never fall for these chatbots, that’s good. But lookout for someone you care about who is teetering with these newage tools - and caution them to take what they say with a pound of salt, if not more.

sherdil2022··on Why Is ChatGPT Telling People to Email Me?
https://archive.ph/NE86Q
sherdil2022··on Billionaires and Their Basilisk: The Beliefs Behind the AI Vanguard
I wonder why there is no discussion on this article. The AI genie is out of the bottle and it is not going to go back in. The Pandora’s Box is open.

However, the article talks about how this AI tech is currently coming about and asks whether a fear-driven AI advocacy is visionary or merely another symptom of capitalist hubris.

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