fine_sandy_bottom

joined 1 year ago

Meh. I don't think anyone that matters was really fooled.

I'm incredulous.

There was that thread asking what people are using LLMs for and it pretty much came down to "softening language in emails".

For most jobs LLMs can provide a small productivity bump.

IMO if an LLM can do most of your job then you're not producing much value anyway.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 33 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Pretty much non-profit in name only. Some shady hybrid model.

The android app developed by the syncthing dev is deprecated, the fork is still fine. While the fork's dev has no plans to publish to google play, there's presently no reason to think they will discontinue supporting the fork.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I absolutely agree with point 1.

I've never really thought about point 2. I don't think I'm ready to say I don't believe in free will, but I do agree that people are largely a product of their circumstances. I think in the case of a serial killer, it might not meet your definition of "free will" but it's a person who has been methodical about the taking of life and not shown any contrition.

I would however add point 3. I don't want to take someone's life even if they deserve to die.

... and point 4 I just thought of... there's not really any good reasons for capital punishment. It's not a deterrent, and who cares about the cost of incarceration really.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

As a point of reference, Lenovo Thinkpad's have something of a cult following for their reliability and versatility.

My T490s has a USB-C power supply which provides 45w (20v at 2.25a).

The thing is, when docked it's not only pulling power through that cable, but also network, USB devices, and providing video for 2x monitors in 1920x1080. It's kind of astonishing to me how much can be crammed in to one little connector. That said, it's frustrating trying to find a usb cable that works reliably, because as you'd imagine not all USB-C cables support the same specs.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Yeah this.

I don't keep all my photos in sync though. Only the last few months.

I'm using photoprism to browse photos on my server but I've been meaning to look at other options because it's not that great IMO.

I have no idea whether this really is the answer but it seems like the most plausible answer.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 19 points 6 months ago (5 children)

It's obvious you know more or less all there is to know about this topic. So much so that I suspect you have trouble explaining it to laypersons like me because it's difficult for you to determine which parts of your knowledge are obvious common knowledge and which parts are specialist knowledge.

Again, it's not a great system but it's the best available.

I think the problem of "idiot jurors" is mitigated somewhat in that a unanimous verdict is required. A hung jury is a better outcome than an incorrect finding.

I disagree, subs are not born out of a need for a niche, they're created when someone wants to be a fief lord. Of every thousand or so created, only a few gather any following, and the community reflects the desires of it's users.

As I said it's fine to dislike a community, but insisting that it be run according to your view of how things ought to be run is nonsensical.

 

Netflix is starting to raise prices in some countries as growth spurred by its crackdown on password sharing starts to fade.

The film and TV streaming giant said it had already lifted subscription fees in Japan and parts of Europe as well as the Middle East and Africa over the last month.

Changes in Italy and Spain are now being rolled-out.

In its latest results, Netflix announced that it had added 5.1 million subscribers between July and September - ahead of forecasts but the smallest gain in more than a year.

 

Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres.The company says the agreement with Kairos Power will see it start using the first reactor this decade and bring more online by 2035.

 

That command prompt.

 

Just wondered how others promote threat awareness for friends, family, co-workers, and clients.

Every few weeks I email a half dozen employees & family members explaining one or other phishing attempt I've seen, just to keep it in peoples minds.

I heard someone else talking about a kind of email pen-testing service you can sign up for and they send scammy emails to see if the recipient falls for it. Seems like a great idea but only viable for me if it's very cheap.

I could link to something on privacyguides.org in my email footer but I think that's just virtue signalling more than anything actually useful.

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