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Comment · 1 month ago
https://portal.anthropic.com/programs/cvp

> The Cyber Verification Program (CVP) is a free, application-based program that is designed to enable professionals to continue working on legitimate dual use tasks safely while minimizing interruption. If your use case has a legitimate defensive purpose and is being affected by these safeguards, we encourage you to apply for the CVP. See our Help Center article[1] on the CVP for more information.

[1] https://support.claude.com/en/articles/14604842-real-time-cy...

Comment · 1 month ago
Why don’t you read the case in question before wildly speculating as to the responsibilities of a rideshare driver?

You can’t dump your passengers on the freeway, for any reason. It’s not safe for them or for the other drivers on the road.

Comment · 1 month ago
There are two types of understanding: knowing how a candle works and knowing how a candle works.
Comment · 1 month ago
Worse (imo): OpenAI employees allegedly attempted to login using moderator/admin credentials that the bots had obtained.

If true I am deeply concerned about what OAI’s teams are actually up to.

Comment · 1 month ago
How much traffic is your public DNS serving?
Comment · 5 months ago
The article isn't framed that way?

The author had no issues finding Halal meat within Japan, their initial problem was unlabeled pork and rice wine on ingredient lists.

The article even cites the Japanese Tourism Agency as a booster for Halal operations within the country.

Comment · 5 months ago
To my understanding: the permits weren't denied, they were never applied for.

Edit: I re-read https://www.tba.org/?pg=Hastings2025AIX and yes, it seems that xAI never applied for permits related to the gas turbines as they're making the argument that the permits aren't required.

Comment · 6 months ago
Emphasis my own:

> "The xAI facility has already deployed *nearly 20 gas turbines, including four large units with a combined capacity of 100MW*, to power its AI system Grok... There are plans to add *15 more gas turbines between June 2025 and June 2030*, and the turbine application projects *annual emissions of around 11.51 tons of hazardous air pollutants*."

> "it is currently *running gas turbines without the necessary permits from the Shelby County Health Department*"

> "findings from the Southern Environmental Law Center indicate that the facility has 'installed' gas turbines. This suggests that new industrial systems are in place and that *xAI is obligated to comply with the new NSPS* [New Source Performance Standards] *to avoid violating the Clean Air Act*"

> "NSPS are authorized under *Section 211 of the Clean Air Act*... All new sources must comply with the *Best System of Emission Reduction (BSER)*, which mandates the use of state-of-the-art technology to minimize air pollutants."

> "there is a history of Elon Musk's companies, such as *SpaceX and the Boring Company, being fined thousands of dollars for violating environmental law* to circumvent regulation"

Comment · 7 months ago
Sadly, no: you'll almost certainly burn it, faster than you think.

Anthropic recently (within the last few months) gave out what amounted to around $70 CAD im free credit. I rationed it slowly, spending maybe $5 in a month, using it a few dozen times to allow a Haiku-based task to finish past my usage window.

When Opus and Sonnet 4.6 released, I made the unfortunate mistake of "experimenting" with them on some work that couldn't be thrown away. I hit my timed usage cap, allowed Claude Code to consume 'extra usage' credits, and... nearly vaporized the entire credit balance within a couple tasks.

I understand that Opus and Sonnet are (considerably) more expensive than Haiku, but watching money burn by the dollar, in real-time, was enough for me to turn off extra usage entirely.

Comment · 7 months ago
> CLI app in a terminal

The terminal and CLI app within ran locally on a smartphone, which was the premise of the experiments within the linked post.

They also weren't comparing a Swift app on an iPhone with their Android run, they were comparing both against "... the system in the research paper that originally introduced vectorized query processing[.]"

Comment · 7 months ago
Hyrum's law is about the real consumers/users (inadvertently) depending on any observable behaviour they can get their hands on.

TDD/BDD tests are meant to define the intended contract of a system.

These are not the same thing.

Comment · 9 months ago
Yes, because when you hold credentials granted by a board of professionals that require you to sign a code of ethics, using those credentials to amplify your personal opinions comes with accountability.

To be specific: telling people "you're free to leave at any point" when they express concerns about humanity's impact on the planet is the kind of thing psychology boards take issue with, particularly when it comes from someone with a large platform and professional credentials in mental health.

Comment · 10 months ago
Comment · 10 months ago
I'm well aware, I had the opportunity to read it in high school, though that was because of my grade stream; students in a 'lower' stream didn't get the same material.

Our prom theme the year I graduated was "The roaring 20s". The 2013 film had released months prior, and I remember discussing with friends how misleading it was--making the parties look incredible, while missing the book's subtler commentary. People who only glanced at the book, or only saw the film, can easily walk away thinking the Roaring Twenties were all glamour and fun, which is exactly the gap I was (poorly) pointing out in my earlier comment.

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