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[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 42 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The algorithm team must have been working overtime to get passable results with 85% of the data missing!

Also, it must feel absolutely horrifying to hear Neuralink decline a surgery to fix your implant. I guess they're still used to the "try, fail, abandon" strategy from their animal tests?

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 6 months ago

Tesla will be renamed to "X (formerly known as Tesla)" to keep it distinct from "X (formerly known as Twitter)". Then, once all his companies have been renamed and finally merged, he'll just run X into the ground. Way more efficient than doing it for each company individually!

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The only thing I'd note is to be careful with your issue #2, because this sounds like it could break with autofill. Some autofill implementations may fill invisible fields (this has actually been an attack vector to steal personal info), so blocking the IP because an invisible field labeled "email" has been filled could hit users too. Otherwise, 100% agree!

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The least they should do is make sure no animal suffers needlessly and no more animals than necessary are used for testing. I don't have confidence in moral standards, when employees say the number of deaths is higher than needed because of demands of faster research.

Also there is some research on non-invasive ways to get signals from the brain. Why not try that before testing implants on animals?

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (14 children)

Working on the bleeding edge of scientific research does not relieve someone of treating animals with ethical consideration. A "move fast and break things" approach might be good for a startup and maybe even for a rocket company, but that approach isn't okay if "breaking things" includes living, feeling animals.

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Finally the plot of the movie "Upgrade" can become a reality

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)
[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 9 months ago (4 children)

As others said, Tile or AirTags would probably be your best choice. AirTags have a better chance of being located (due to the large amount of iPhone users) but you'll need an iPhone yourself. Tile should work too if you are in a more densely populated area. I have an AirTag on mine, but it hasn't been stolen so I don't know how useful they really are. But there are tons of ways to hide them on your bike. Just look for "AirTag bike mount hidden". Under your bell, under the saddle, behind a reflector or even in the fork. If you want to go maximum security, disable the speakers (you'll need to cut the AirTag open for this) and use 2 AirTags in different locations. The thieve might eventually be notified that an AirTag is moving with them, but you can hope that you'll find your bike before the thieve found both of your trackers. Good luck with securing your bike!

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago

I think it can be considered doable, although I highly recommend some kind of trial run to get an estimate on all the parameters. I used a free day to commute to work and back the first time, just to get a feel for the distance. Infrastructure, your bike, physical condition, weather, what you have to carry, all these (and more) have an effect on how doable it is. As a baseline: I live in a larger city with decent infrastructure, have a fixed gear road bike, am in decent shape, carry a laptop + charger and my commute is 9km. During spring, summer and autumn (usually temps between 10°C (50°F) and 20°C (68°F) while biking) I commute by bike, in the winter I avoid it because of the salt on the road and because I don't like the cold winds. It usually takes me somewhere between 20 and 35 minutes to make one trip. I hope that helps you estimate your commute a little better.

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

Currently, AI is not advanced enough, I agree. But it could be eventually. The thing is, it doesn't even need to be mad at us for us to go extinct. It's enough if it has different goals and human survival is not a priority of the AI. And goal alignment is a surprisingly difficult task from what it seems like.

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

The thing is, I do see ads when I open the embedded video/playlist on youtube! I don't think businesses would specifically avoid embedded playlists, but then happily advertise on playlists on youtube. It just looks like an oversight rather than a business decision to me.

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

yeah I know, makes no sense. I'll use this workaround for as long as possible, but I'm sure I'll have to move to Piped or Invidious sooner or later.

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