alexandre_m

I need a hero! I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the month...

Very talented actor.

Extremely sad day for the geeks in us. Good bye professor X.

Vendor lock-in is inevitable when negotiating enterprise contracts. Companies will sign one or two-year deals based on headcount, convinced they're going to save a ton of money. And a big part of the appeal will probably come from intelligence capabilities being bundled with services they're already paying for (looking at you Microsoft)

Please enlighten me.

That is correct, both Twitter and Meta actively suppressed the Biden laptop story. That was clear election interference.

Of course. Like being dragged in endless Teams meetings.

It's only to signal intent.

It's a smart way to acquire early users before committing time and money.

I'm very fond of that era and always wanted to go back to that kind of public social space.

I personally think we should get rid of all photos/videos to begin with.

I don't think your analysis is on point regarding the gaming market.

You're leaving out the social and mobile games that made astronomical amount of money in early 2010s like Farmville and Candy Crush.

In fact, the 2010–2026 era proved that non-AAA games, smaller mobile studios, and independent developers could achieve higher profit margins than traditional big studio projects.

Moreover, indie game market has never been as strong. AI will accelerate and democratize this trend further, as upfront development costs is reduced.

Let's be more precise then.

Has the UK become a surveillance state?

I wish we had this in Canada.

> while young people are drinking less alcohol due to health and financial concerns

My observation is that gen-z spends less time socializing in real life, and drinking remains a social habit for the most part at a younger age. While they drink less, cannabis, vaping and psychedelics are on the rise.

It's a nice claim to say they are more responsible, but it tells an incomplete story.

This isn’t about conspiracy theories. People who experienced serious adverse events after vaccination exist, including documented cases in Canada. Kayla Pollock’s case is one worth looking into, among others.

The issue is still being debated today, particularly around Canada’s VISP and the time some claimants have spent waiting for compensation. Some people like Pollock who became paralyzed were offered MAID (medical assitance in dying). That's some audacity.

This thread is about accountability. So who should be accountable for this?

Here’s an unpopular opinion: COVID vaccine injuries are something no one seems willing to talk about. There have been documented cases here in Canada.

You’re worried about companies. I’m far more concerned when governments are involved.

I don't understand the hate about Oscar, even Stallone himself seems to believe it was a bad idea career wise, but I always liked it!

It'd need to be vertically integrated from OS to user space apps, and restricting what can be installed.

I'm not sure to understand the proposed solution here, but it seems someone could just use a different web browser client who don't inherit these restrictions.

That works well for controlled devices like phones, tablets, and TVs, but it’s much harder on desktops unless you expect parents to become IT administrators.

Conservatives are against the whole surveillance on citizens aspect, that is the "Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act" part of this bill about electronic devices and service providers, the core controversial issue of this discussion, which they want removed.

Conservatives have been very critical about it since the beginning. You can find plenty of sources where they discuss this.

> You know the conservatives are supporting this bill as well... right?

That is not true at all.

https://www.conservative.ca/cpc/stop-online-government-surve...

This isn’t going to generate billions in additional revenue. That is a huge exaggeration.

I do agree with your underlying argument, though. It will likely help them gain market share for hosting web applications, which is increasing with LLM usage.

Bubbles can be great for short-term returns.

I just hope pension funds and other long-term investors don’t end up buying into them.

It's basically the confidence and being blunt.

Pretty much like that Office Space scene when main character meets the Bobs.

Looking back it seems like a very bad deal.

Limits are beneficial. They should be treated as a design feature, not just a stopgap.

When something is abundant, people tend to waste it.

I’m perfectly happy with my base subscriptions. I have Claude Code and Codex monthly subs, plus a yearly Google AI Pro account because it was a logical upgrade from the cloud storage plan I already had. I think it worked out to something like an extra $10/month for the AI features.

I constantly rotate between them during the week, managing tokens carefully, cleaning sessions and contexts as soon as possible, and being intentional about usage.

I honestly don’t understand the appeal of these ultra-expensive max subscriptions.

It reminds me of that flying orb toy I bought for the kids a few years ago. The battery only lasted about 10 minutes, and the kids would go ape shit crazy while it worked. Then it needed a 30-minute recharge, which created a natural cooldown period.

I actually considered that a good feature. I would never want the thing running nonstop.

I pretty much only use Google for news searches these days. Even then, it’s mostly just to get a surface-level view before cross-referencing with other engines for anything important.

There’s so much content getting buried now.

If you’re looking for anything remotely niche or legally gray, like sports streams or ebooks, you’re often better off using Yandex or you’ll never find it.

The old Google search engine that used to properly index and surface the open web has been gone for a long time.

I agree with parent. I'm not sure where your stance is coming from.

From what I hear, most enterprise AI deployments are seat-based subscriptions with annual commitments.

> Its a bit concerning when someone supposedly intelligent still speaks somewhat highly of someone so clearly not.

Have you considered the possibility that someone you regard as extremely intelligent is speaking from real-life experience and direct proximity when they say another person is smart?

Or perhaps your bias toward Musk make that impossible to even consider.

Ubiquitous like the crack epidemic.

Maybe they found something outside the program, but your cynical take is way more entertaining.

> This is the root frustration spreading across workplaces everywhere. Before AI the only way for someone to generate a design document, Jira ticket, or pull request without investing a lot of their own time and effort into producing what you saw.

That’s not really the point. Engineering has always operated on trust networks, not just artifacts.

Your review naturally adapts based on the level of trust you have in the author. If someone has consistently produced high-quality work, whether they used AI or not becomes mostly irrelevant.