Brian Aker

@Gavriel_Cohen This is not a new problem for Open Source, sadly.

We need IPv8... remove all of historical BS, exceptions, stuff not implemented, and wishful thinking that IPv6 sits on. Realistic, privacy considered, with no "all vendors co-operate with" fairy dust. Sites should not be dependent on the good behavior of the upstream provider.

Wow, Google is finally going to make IPv6 work on Android devices... the bug report that was opened on this has been listed as "Won't Fix" for 13 years.

“Voting for the President’s Big Fat Bill is signing your farm over to Bill Gates”,… I can’t say I would’ve predicted that one 20 years ago.

Current revision control tools are utterly useless with code older >10 years,... optimistically.

@jonobacon “Now what state do you live in?' 'Denial.” -Calvin

Astonishingly, there are no receipts presented. 🤣

Is there any point to logging into Stack Overflow other than downvoting bad answers?

@timothylord @cheapaudioman @AudiophiliacMan Is there a Google Doc version of it where I can comment on it? :)

Most recent version of something I occasionally revise: a small intro / guide for people considering buying or setting up stereo equipment. Readers of @cheapaudioman and @AudiophiliacMan may have friends to whom it would be useful. Always a work in progress; suggestions welcome.

@jzawodn The bakery near us put out Pumpkin Spice donuts today.

Seems a bit early for this... by like 4-6 weeks. Or am I crazy?

ChatGPT on why it didn't get the correct answer? It admits to have made an assumption on race:

Like in schools, does it matter if OpenAI cannot correctly handle simple math problems?

It took several hints, and an embarrassing number of runs, before OpenAI finally determined that its understanding of arrays in zsh was incorrect:

@timothylord @graeme_cobb It sounds like what you want is a fuel cell; it is a shame that the patent costs associated with filling up with hydrogen make lithium batteries the "affordable" solution.

@graeme_cobb Even if it's a separate bank of batteries with limited range, not part of the "regular" battery layout of the car. Sort of like how old VW Beetles had a small aux. gas tank. If you could pick up 100 miles with a 30-second automated swap, there are a lot of situations you might.

🚨Question Time 🚨 What are on people’s wish lists for future EVs? I’ll start: (1) LFP or LFMP batteries as standard across the board. Start every day at 100% state of charge (not that it’s needed, but people like a full tank). (2) Vehicle to Grid/X - bidirectional charging with inbuilt bidding software so you can sell excess stored energy at peak times whilst the car is on a charger anywhere. Or run your home from your car during peak hours using stored off-peak energy. (3) Built in Starlink connectivity so you’re always connected with super fast broadband wherever you are. No more patchy networks. (4) App Store for: - 4a. your favourite charging apps like @OctopusElectro for charger directions plus plug-in walk-away charging. Let Octopus do the handshake from within the car 🙏 - 4b. Whatever apps will be helpful in your car Anything goes so suggest away.

chatgpt failure... I ask about a plot point in a book, it answers with the wrong answer... I give it a leading question which it then fails... so I ask it about page/paragraph for its answer... it gives me a "cannot provide answer for copyright issues". Oh well...

I am trying to figure out the best way to explain K3's power usage, I think the image with drool nails it,...

I wonder who all Scarlett Johansson has been told to emulate when she has undergone voice training.

@RamonGainez @bcantrill @mjasay @InfoWorld You would hope that Hashicorp might take a look at the Opentofu code, there looks to be an obvious bug in the Hashicorp implementation.

@bcantrill @mjasay @InfoWorld Bryan have you taken a look at the “ParseRemoveTarget” and “ParseRemoveEndpoint” functions? I don’t think you can argue in good faith that they are clean room impls. If you’re going to fight the Good Fight about licensing you gotta be beyond reproach when copying features

This is an extraordinarily serious accusation -- and the cited files frankly don't substantiate it. @mjasay, I know you have a JD, but perhaps it's time that some actual lawyers at @InfoWorld refresh your understanding of libel?

HashiCorp's and OpenTofu remove_statement.go? They don't remotely look similar and the execution is not the same. As for how removed.go works? Plainly, how state is maintained is entirely different as well. What is the same? The copyright notice, which is just how it is done.

@NielsHoven @_Mark_Atwood thestranger.com/slog/2020/01/2… “It's ridiculous for board members to say that we are being ‘tokenized,’” a black HCC parent told me. “We have brains. We have minds of our own. We are not being used by anyone."

@_Mark_Atwood omg please point me to a source

Seattle Public Schools is eliminating its gifted programs The message to high-achieving kids is clear: “Your learning needs don’t matter. You don’t belong here, go somewhere else.” As always, the ultimate victims will be high-achieving kids from low-income families, stuck in a system that doesn’t value excellence

@dmarti I am sure we both hold a similar skepticism of "click for consent", but even if that threshold was achieved? I do not see how Amazon provided consent to Facebook/Meta,... I would surprised if Amazon had some secret agreement with Meta that allowed this.

@brianaker that's an interesting point if this is legally wiretapping...they would need consent from both sides (imho "consent" as found in a click to consent button isn't really consent)

the users gave #consent, what's teh big deal?