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Comment · 16 hours ago
Builders who want a terribly inefficient and slow emulator for old silicon?
Comment · 16 hours ago
I assume that "defensive AI" means finding and patching vulnerabilities before attackers do, not some kind of live LLM packet-inspection.
It is possible to write more secure software[0], companies just choose not to prioritize security.
Comment · 17 hours ago
What's the mitigation for this? There's no patches available yet https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-98432
Comment · 19 hours ago
Oh, that's good to hear. Can you move an existing account?
Comment · 22 hours ago
I'm also a happy Fastmail customer, but they are not really comparable: Fastmail is an Australian company with American servers, they are not a privacy-conscious option at all.
Comment · 1 day ago
They should make a law against giving psychedelics to Bay Area rationalists.
Comment · 1 day ago
Homer: Kids, there's three ways to do things: the right way, the wrong way and the Max Power way!
Bart: Isn't that the wrong way?
Homer: Yeah, but faster!
Comment · 1 day ago
Speaking of cherry-picking, props for avoiding the entire point of my comment and instead pulling out some carefully-chosen NUMBER GO UP examples.
With apologies to Mr. Buffett[0] if you, @anonym29, could wave a magic wand and choose to own either...
A) All 21 million bitcoins or
B) All farmland in the United States.
I submit that only an idiot would pick A.
Comment · 1 day ago
I feel like you're moving the goalposts slightly: Yes, all technology involves prototypes, development, gradual refinement to something production-worthy and offered for sale.
LaserDisc is an interesting case: is it failed proto-DVD, or its own separate thing? (analog, more like an LP than CDs or DVDs)
Not all technological innovations involves a failed attempt at commercialization. Microsoft really did try (and fail) to sell tablet devices with WindowsXP, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Tablet_PC it wasn't just a prototype that they experimented with and then shelved until it could be refined later.
Comment · 1 day ago
Why do cryptobros always refuse to admit investing exists? Forex and crypto trading are always zero sum, but you don't have to choose between dollars under your mattress or bitcoin on a thumb drive, you can actually invest in productive assets.
SPY has outperformed BTC over the last 5 years, and with far less volatility.
Comment · 2 days ago
Bizarre take:
> The USA needs an equivalent of China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). This regulatory body generally prevents this tech platform monpoly nonsense
I guess the author is completely unfamiliar with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law
Comment · 2 days ago
Firefox/Ubuntu I can't seem to move my farmer: clicking does nothing and arrow keys also don't move him.
Comment · 2 days ago
There are non-software jobs, and also paid work supporting and developing free software.
With the arrival of AI, many of us will need to career change anyway.