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throwaway67743··on Google Cloud fraud defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA
To counter the idiot downvotes, I proffer this as a prime example of Gemini:

  Resolving Final Compilation Conflict: I will remove the redundant `Entry` type declaration to resolve the compilation conflict and finalize the in-memory `StdNetDB` refactor.

    Edit  std.go → Accepted (+0, -1)

      31   type Entry struct {
      32       RouterInfo *router_info.RouterInfo
      33   }
      34 -
      34   func NewStdNetDB(db string) *StdNetDB {
      35       ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
      36       return &StdNetDB{
That and the cli keeps exiting 0, without hinting why... Quality like the "AI Overview" that hijacks an entire page and isn't even relevant to the search terms - uBlock still doing god's work.

It made me realise I was perhaps a bit hard on Claude (but then it did something equally as dumb)

throwaway67743··on 245TB Micron 6600 ION Data Center SSD Now Shipping
Or their continued collective inability to predict or manage supply and demand, it happens repeatedly and previous events were very minor in comparison... The other obvious reason is profiteering but pretty much impossible to prove.
throwaway67743··on Google Cloud fraud defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA
With the apparent competence that built Gemini, I have zero faith in Google building or doing anything that works anymore.
throwaway67743··on Claude.ai unavailable and elevated errors on the API
At least if its unavailable Claude Code can't churn through an entire session limit in 30 minutes, looping, produce nothing (but noted it found a whole bunch of problems), and then when asked to just fix what it found, forget and start again. I honestly can't find anything it's good at anymore, even really simple problems a child could solve. Giving Codex a much more complex task, it not only identified it within a couple of minutes, it produced targeted tests and kept iterating unattended until it figured it out without any help, instead of idiot synonyms for thinking...

I can't even send them an angry message because clicking "Get help" does nothing.

throwaway67743··on 4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors at Mercor
My voice is exactly the same as before I started smoking heavily, and I have never had any of the associated problems that most people seem to have (lung capacity, stamina, infections, phlegm etc) - pot luck I guess, like most things
throwaway67743··on 4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors at Mercor
20 years of heavy smoking :)

Although it does seem to affect some people more than others for sure, I guess it depends how and what you're smoking.

throwaway67743··on 4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors at Mercor
Despite popular belief, even heavy smoking does not alter your voice in a significant way.
throwaway67743··on 4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors at Mercor
I saw the red flags immediately when I stumbled across them a year ago maybe. I'm really not surprised.
throwaway67743··on Privacy Setup for Android 16 with GrapheneOS
Yeah but as of the post, that hasn't happened (and it'll probably take some time even if they meet 2027 target) - there are also countless other vendors that I'm sure people would appreciate grapheneOS on (I would, for one).
throwaway67743··on Privacy Setup for Android 16 with GrapheneOS
> It’s developed independently, with no ties to Google or any hardware vendor, and it’s the operating system I’ve been recommending (and using on my own devices) for years, both on the phone side and on the tablet side.

Umm, it only runs on Pixels? that is specifically and purposefully tied to Google.

throwaway67743··on Negotiating PoE+ Power in the Pre‑Boot Environment
Depending on switch vendor and quality, they can actually increase the voltage output - the spec iirc allows for up to 57V at PSE which an intelligent switch can modulate to overcome limited voltage drop - cheaper switches (desktop etc) just supply all ports 54V (or less, but it should be 54 at source) from the same rail without any modulation
throwaway67743··on Mozilla site down due to "overdue hosting payments" [fixed]
Given Mozilla's continual frittering away of cash, would it not show some constraint to not pay for "cloud" hosted stuff for things that could easily be hosted by Mozilla and probably for less (with a less absurd choice of software) - it's already pretty much game over anyway, as a long time defender of Mozilla it is impossible these days to argue.
throwaway67743··on ChatGPT Is Bullshit
I for one, am really glad that we're calling ELIZA "AI" - because real AI is a danger and this is just fine, comparatively.
throwaway67743··on I Lost Faith in Kagi
I actually gave Kagi a try the other day because Google has reached the point of total uselessness (a day I thought had come and gone, but I was wrong, it continued to decline) - but actually the search results for the same queries are worse, not that the content is worse, but that it returns the better/more appropriate content further down the page, the actual content is pretty much identical. Am I doing it wrong or does the tsunami of crap on the internet just mean search engines are fucked?
throwaway67743··on Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server compromise
It's always Debian, like last time when they removed RNG randomness from ssh because of a warning.
throwaway67743··on Pack: A new container format for compressed files
Also if you dare try to naturally scroll up after opening a container it's interpreted as a refresh as it redraws. Might be an awesome format but web design fail negates it entirely.
throwaway67743··on 2600.network Dialup Service
But only fax, and it's basically a software version of what I suggested above. It isn't actually a modem of any kind, it's basically the equivalent of sending a fax via sip messages. The closest we have is iaxmodem which does actually work for low baud faxes, but it's no DSP emulation for higher speeds, even if the line was good enough.
throwaway67743··on 2600.network Dialup Service
It is compressed, yes, but at higher bitrates it is actually usable for modems/faxes, you're limited to low baud rates anyway due to jitter and sample intervals. But really the benefit is 16k sampling rate instead of 8, I'm not saying it's great but it's the best we've got.

It would be possible to mask this with a relatively simple FXS device to hide all of this and pretend it's a modem while packetising the actual data, but I guess the demand is almost zero so why bother.

I've been looking for a solution for many years to retain dialin services without having racks full of modems and trunks that are rapidly going out of fashion and at some point will not be available except via IP (and now we have the same problem at both ends), but they just don't exist.

throwaway67743··on 2600.network Dialup Service
You want 722 really, one of the choices for "HD voice", it mangles it much less than even 711
throwaway67743··on Dear Paul Graham, there is no cookie banner law
One of the most egregious abusers of this recently got told off for it, I want to say it's IAB, but they're all as bad. Trust arc or whatever they're called deliberately made it as annoying and deceptive as possible. You can't blame the EU at all for a deliberate misinterpretation of the law.
throwaway67743··on Command And Conquer: Red Alert 2 remaster on the horizon
It's a shame that their inability to muster up generals 2 was the nail in the coffin for the franchise, now they're just trying to squeeze a bit more cash out of it by re releasing stuff. The sooner they let it die the better.

Generals 2 had promise, with frostbite they could have even made it a hybrid game, micro manage units but eg commandos, tanks etc, if you've got a close fight then jump to first person etc. I would have loved that, c&c v battlefield. They'd probably break it though....

throwaway67743··on Epic says Apple will reinstate developer account
They think they're above the law, as evidenced by their repeated poking and misrepresenting facts.
throwaway67743··on EU users can't update 3rd party iOS apps if abroad too long
Well, they got fined re Spotify and I'm sure there are plenty more - and if the fines don't have the desired effect eventually the hand will be forced and the sanctions for operating in the EU will be higher and more targeted (of course then the fallacy that the EU just wants to stop US companies from succeeding appears, but anyone who isn't American knows that isn't why this is)
throwaway67743··on EU users can't update 3rd party iOS apps if abroad too long
They think they're above the law by poking the EU, but eventually that slow bear will respond and probably not in a nice way...
throwaway67743··on Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
Monopolist scum being monopolist scum, I really hope the ecj grow a backbone and remove apple from our lovely union
throwaway67743··on Non-PC compatible x86 computers (2007)
Same with origin, guess it's considered a nuisance and I need more filters (also Firefox)
throwaway67743··on FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s
I guess it was due to the low effort comment, but there is a real reason - that is, instead of being better at manufacturing etc, America chose to try and stifle others who are evidently just better at it while at the same time made no effort to improve domestic manufacturing. Then can't understand why it doesn't work and other nations are ahead...
throwaway67743··on FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s
Ok fair, but although it was a bit inflammatory, it's a real problem
throwaway67743··on FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s
Executives are personally liable for loss of life, regardless of the law it is morally contemptible to hide behind a corporation. Until people go to jail for manslaughter this will not change.
throwaway67743··on FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s
Made in America! And america can't understand why people go elsewhere...
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