termaxima

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[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

JavaScript is great for making websites !

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago

The real solution is humane working hours. If you can't wake up on time, it means you shouldn't even be waking up at that time.

Some people sleep late. That's normal. It should be accommodated for.

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 week ago

Good idea, maybe. Neurons are unbelievably efficient compared to circuits ; I think bioengineering is going to be the future for many industries.

The savings to be made, in terms of money and resources alike, are just staggering. Our current approach to almost every domain is just brute force with a few extra steps, computers included.

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes and no. "Real" programmers care about engineering choices ; and JS is the cardboard of programming languages.

Perfect for packaging (which in this metaphor is UI), horrible for building a bridge with. And vice-versa, I wouldn't try and make amazon packaging out of reinforced concrete.

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

JavaScript really depends on the people writing it restricting themselves to a sane (ish) subset, just like C++

My personal gripe with JavaScript is how horribly slow it is. C++ at least has the merit of being fast once compiled. I wouldn't feel great contributing to a JS project knowing fully well that a rewrite in a faster language would be 10x as effective as anything I could improve as is.

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What movie is this ?

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe they think market research is for suckers who aren't confident enough in their ideas 🤡

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My mind would be blown if the computer always answered correctly.

I am unimpressed because a majority of answers are at least slightly bullshit, and very often they are entirely incorrect.

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Bitcoin has at best 5 years left until quantum computers just destroy the cryptography they use, so they are right to look for an escape.

I just wish they realized how futile this all is.

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's annoying (or at least, takes some work) to set up, and more expensive.

Out of order cameras are basically (sometimes literally) free, need no wiring work, and don't "accidentally" record any embarrassing / private moments you then have to delete !

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

Hot take : almost no one actually needs security cameras in their home.

For the very few who do, visible fake cameras do 95% of the job of real cameras with none of the drawbacks.

EDIT : I'll go even further and say an official looking sticker / plaque that says something like "this house has cameras" does at least 50% of the work already.

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I have been thinking of adding a license clause to everything I make (code especially) that makes any AI trained on it my sole exclusive property, but I don't know how defensible that would be in court ?

Or any other sort of trap clause. But again, I don't know how to word it. Like "this makes your model public domain" or "you grant a free worldwide unlimited license to every human on earth".

Something that makes the mere inclusion of the code in a training data set into absolute legal poison to the would-be owners.

I am not a lawyer, not even slightly...

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