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Comment · 20 hours ago
This is why I am so careful about what I click and what signals I send to the algorithm. If you don't want to see car crashes then don't rubber neck with morbid curiosity at the first one.

I have never seen a Hitler post but if I saw one I would immediately block that user and the algorithm knows that. It doesn't show me people arguing it shows me debates and tech. Because that's what I taught it to do. It is not even hard it just requires a little discipline.

When a friend sends a link I refuse to click on it unless my VPN is on and I'm using Mullvad Browser. I don't want their taste (which is quite often look at this outrageous thing) ruining my feed.

Comment · 1 day ago
I've had their top level personal account for years (visionary or something equally wanky). What are others using instead? I'm not sure I want to continue funding someone that is behaving like this (if it is confirmed).
Comment · 3 days ago
Comment · 8 days ago
I think this is misguided. Considering how much code is AI written these days do we really want LLMs writing insecure code because we lobotomised them?
Comment · 8 days ago
Talk is cheap, yes. Which is why the working exploits from Wiz, Calif and the PHP team were rather more useful than another demand for a private demonstration.
Comment · 8 days ago
Is the confirmation of a Google subsidiary, coordination from multiple government security agents and the word of the PHP developers not enough for you? Why not? Why is your bar of proof set so high? The downside of not reacting is far worse than the downside of reacting yet you seem to be suggesting under reacting would be superior?
Comment · 8 days ago
Some people hate AI so much that they start to deny facts that don't suit their narrative. If this had been found by a human being then they wouldn't be contorting themselves to try and deny it exists. Many people feel incredibly threatened by AI. It seems to inversely correlate with competence in my experience.
Comment · 9 days ago
Humans use heuristics such as credentials to navigate an overwhelmingly complex world. They are not infallible but they are quick enough and right enough that we reach for them instinctively.
Comment · 14 days ago
Apologies, discussions on Github
Comment · 16 days ago
That is strictly true but there are work arounds. For example you can talk to an Iroh relay server from inside of a browser. You can also get round this with extensions. Unfortunately Google whitelist who can do this but it can be done on Safari.
Comment · 16 days ago
I'm working on something similar, could you please turn on discussions so we can chat directly?
Comment · 20 days ago
"I took notes by hand (fuck feeding the machine)"

Closed. You are on a machine right now as am I, lets not pretend we don't like them for clout.

Comment · 20 days ago

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