mattkrause

You don’t actually have to change the sun, “just” the earth’s atmosphere (or surface or anything in between).

It's not a ton different on the Windows/android side. The TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11 took a lot of our work PCs out of the rotation.

It's also just....decent writing? The article is literally split two sections calling out where they do/do not use AI.

How about this framing: no one person can care about everything but it's important that everyone care about something.

You pushing back on computing makes the digital world a little better for the Ikea designer who doesn't see the magic and just wants to make figure out if the pizza place is still open. In turn, that designer makes sure there's a decent baseline for the design of your home, even when you don't want to think about it. Together, you both make room for the urban planner or chef or nurse, even if you don't think much about transit or gastronomy or healthcare....

Yes, that's what I was trying to snarkily say: we've got a way to confine intelligent agents (humans) while allowing them some interaction with the operators and a tiny bit with the outside world. It mostly works too -- real-life jailbreaks are rare enough to be big news.

You're right that a (as-of-yet hypothetical) AI has different abilities, but it also has different weaknesses. It's straightforward to accurately log all of its behaviors, and you can even re-run it to see what it would do in myriad situations.

This is, of course, why human jails are completely empty…

You don’t see a lot of people walking around with E-collars either, but it’s not a conspiracy.

People are just way better about not biting or licking their wounds.

It’s also the main reason those microwaves are so gross!

Since it’s relatively thick, boiling solution sputters everywhere and is—-at best—-partially cleaned up by harried scientists. Use a big container and try not to overshoot the temp.

A lot of things rely on GNSS for time synchronization, even if they're not moving....

No, it's not suspicious at all!

The paper was posted on the 18th of June. I would guess that means they started writing the first draft in the winter of 2026, if not earlier. 2026 data obviously wouldn't be available then, or even now---we're only in September!

In fact, most data products take a few months to compile and distribute. The US will release its Q2 estimate of GDP at the end of September, for example; Statistics Canada is on a pretty similar schedule. Thus, 2025 data might not have been available when they started writing either. It's certainly possible to estimate things on your own, but now you need to show that a) your method of estimating GDP (energy prices, whatever) is valid and b) any effects you see aren't simply due to using different metrics.

In short, it just takes a while to do and write up research.

Nah, you can renew work permits online—-and in fact, they push you to.

However, the in-country processing takes 6 months while the flagpole option (If you’re eligible) takes 15 minutes.

Some of the data seems straight-up wrong.

I know this computer has more RAM than reported and it's definitely not on a 4G network either.

Cool! Will check it out!

I'd also throw in hiring practice. Whatever we're doing (across the board) to find candidates seems....less ideal.

Load-bearing, even.