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Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 23rd December 2024 in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 1 points 39 minutes ago

He's really sold the bit, hasn't he?

Yet, if you cover up his hair, he easily scans as "generic English aristocrat."

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 23rd December 2024 in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 1 points 43 minutes ago

People probably asked the same question about the first Habsburgs.

Anthropic and Apollo astounded to find that a chatbot will lie to you if you tell it to lie to you in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 3 points 49 minutes ago* (last edited 33 minutes ago)

I used to think that comparing LLMs to people was dumb, because LLMs are just feed-forward networks--basically seven bipartite graphs in a trench coat--that are incapable of introspection.

However, I'm coming around to the notion that some of our drive-by visitors have a brain that's seven cells deep.

Anthropic and Apollo astounded to find that a chatbot will lie to you if you tell it to lie to you in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 3 points 59 minutes ago* (last edited 48 minutes ago)

With all due respect, a counterpoint:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvFZjo5PgG0

"Sam Altman is one of the dullest, most incurious and least creative people to walk this earth." in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Protip: If you give a hackernews 25 candies, it evolves into a programmingdotdev.

the dead end grift that is lab grown meat in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 2 points 2 days ago

The riff-raff have brought us a graft grift.

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 15th December 2024 in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Maybe I'm being too cynical. It wouldn't be the first time this week that someone drew a spooky picture, would it?

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 15th December 2024 in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 6 points 4 days ago

Oh no, are you mad at me? (j/k!!)

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 15th December 2024 in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

CRITIHYPE, thank you! I couldn't find the word!

If I had to guess a motive, it would be to bring mirror biology out of the obscurity of pure research (who funds that anymore?) and to instead plant it firmly into the popular zeitgeist as a "scary thing" that needs to be defended against. This can lead to it becoming a trendy topic, and therefore fundable by grant-awarding agencies.

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 15th December 2024 in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 5 points 5 days ago

The basement in Caanan House if God were Cajun.

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 15th December 2024 in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Us ADHD people really have to get our rejection sensitivity under control, I tell ya what.

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 15th December 2024 in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 4 points 5 days ago

Casting Harlan Ellison as the Acausal Robot God is just the best.

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Nashville Developer Makes RealPage, but for Renters (web.archive.org)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/notawfultech@awful.systems
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Looks like a local boy did good.

I linked the /r/nashville post since it has a good description of the website. Users can see a history of rent prices for a given property and its neighbors, which gives some leverage in negotiations. For more context, local rent prices are down 6% from highs.

I'm curious to see if it takes off, and how robust it is against adversarial tactics like bogus reports and nuisance lawsuits.

EDIT: Fixed "Blocked" issue by linking to archive

EDIT2: Also linked to the correct archive page

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The System is Borked, We Need an Upgrade (awful.systems)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/freeasm@awful.systems
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Rojava has built what seems like a robust, equitable, bullshit-resistant mutual aid system in the face of incredible resistance. The idea of a system that can be an autonomous administration in some areas while operating--possibly legally--in parallel with a nation-state government in others is something I find very appealing.

I'm having a hard time understanding how the underlying system works in detail. I think this is largely due to a language barrier.

Any recommendations for Bookchin/Öcalan type reading for beginners? I've procrastinated on it because I hate reading theory (and it's always embarrassing to need hand holding at my age), but needs must. I haven't had much luck turning up English language stuff that lays out how the system works in a way I could share with a casual observer.

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Salesforce invites a horse into the hospital (sfstandard.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems
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John Mulaney gets paid by prompt fondlers to tell jokes at a party. He spends 45 minutes telling them that they are idiots, which is nice.

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Oklahoma, Alabama Now Have AI-Powered Vending Machines That Sell Bullets (gizmodo.com)
 

When you think MURDER, think MARCUS MUNITIONS!

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A Story in Two Pictures, Or Solidity? Why Worry! (wandering.shop)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/buttcoin@awful.systems
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(Found by way of @cstross@wandering.shop)

Tweet 1 - Oct 19, 2023:

I'm sorry but if you're paying $200k for a smart contract engineer you're ngmi

"no, the smart contract needs to be perfect and audited" bro hit $100k in daily volume then worry about it being perfect

Tweet 2 - Jun 5, 2024:

tldr; got $40k drained just now

i was submitting OP retro grants app. had to make github repo public for a sec. forgot i had my secret key in there (cuz i'm quite literally retarded, my IQ is 26). got drained of everything.

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