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chrismcb··on The polar vortex is hitting the brakes
If you are used to Celsius, sure. But the point the op was making is Fahrenheit was designed with humans in mind and Celsius with the changes of the state of water. Your average person didn't really care what temperature water boils at, just that it is hot.
chrismcb··on Copyright and the Demo Scene
It was rare to reuse graphics, even fonts. But music was a bit more reusable with credit of course. It also depended on your group, but most groups had an artist, not every group had a musician.
chrismcb··on Microsoft paywalling AI features in Notepad and Paint
So people still use notepad and paint? One of the first things I do with a fresh install is install notepad++ and paint.net.
chrismcb··on GitHub is currently merging PRs in the UI with the wrong merge method
Define large projects. While you can use the cli Google has ui only workflows. I'm fairly certain Google probably has the largest project out there.
chrismcb··on Why AI is still dumb and not scary at all (pt. 1)
Because it isn't AI.
chrismcb··on "When you upload or input information through Firefox, you grant us a license"
The title of the article is "Firefox terms of use." Why are we allowing the editorializing of the title?
chrismcb··on Ax falls on elite group of PhDs training to lead U.S. public health labs
My first thought here is what is an "Ax?" Maybe it is a typo, no it is on the title as well. Ok all Google for the definition. Will TIL it is an alternative spelling for axe. Who knew?
chrismcb··on Bill prohibiting police from lying to children passes Virginia Senate
And yet, terrorists aren't really a problem.
chrismcb··on Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy
Companies don't have to put profit first. But profit in a for profit is important.
chrismcb··on OpenAI just put the final nail in the coffin of the open World Wide Web
Previously I used a search engine that have me a bunch of results that made it easier to verify the authority and compare results. Now I just ask some random guy that may or may not give me the correct answer. That is basically what you are doing when you ask "ai"
chrismcb··on The tech oligarchy has been here for years
A billion isn't really that much. Most billionaires are billionaires because they own a company that is with that much. Is the solution to take the company away from them? If so people will not try to grow billion dollar companies, and that isn't a good thing either.
chrismcb··on Banning TikTok Is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In
Baking tik tok isn't a first amendment issue. As much of an advocate for free speech and the first amendment, I think Congress has the right to regulate trade and prevent a foreign company from doing business on American soil.
chrismcb··on Hotel booking sites overcharge Bay Area customers
I don't believe it is unethical at all. If you have one of something, who do you sell it to? The highest bidder? The first bidder? The person you like the most? Why is one more or less ethical than another?
chrismcb··on Hotel booking sites overcharge Bay Area customers
I'll disagree with your assessment about having zero dollars left over. Not everyone will want to spend everything they have But also a lot of people are willing to pay 1.5x for something until they find that others aren't. Yes there are somethings I don't mind paying now for, so someone else can pay less. But there are other things that I'll refuse to pay more for if someone is paying less.
chrismcb··on Dell will no longer make XPS computers
Why is tx and px better than pro and pro Max? Typically pro Max is going to offer you more or better than what pro does. So pro Max tells me that it is probably better than pro (without designing what "better"is) but TX and PX which one is "better" and you can't always go by the price.
chrismcb··on Dell will no longer make XPS computers
Toothpaste shopping is easy. I pick the one brand that has a convenient non tube toothpaste (actually there are two, but I didn't like the taste of one) I thing I didn't understand is there are only about 6 of the non tube options and 1000 of the tubes. Do people really like to roll their toothpaste out of a tube?
chrismcb··on University of Alabama Engineer Pioneers New Process for Recycling Plastics
Do you realize just how much plastic we use? Almost everything we use had plastic in it (in some form or another) Not saying we can't go back, but it isn't as simple as "don't use plastic"
chrismcb··on I'm quitting the Washington Post
I didn't know what the OP meant about "both siding" but I feel like the biggest problem is the lack of journalism, the lack of "report the facts."instead it is about supporting a particular narrative, about reporting only the facts that lend to that narrative, even going so far as to manufacturer them. As far as local newspapers, they just lost the ad war.
chrismcb··on How the lore of New Year defeated the law of New Year
Arbitrary?I guess. I always assumed it had to do with the seasons. With the new year starting roughly after the winter solstice. Why the solstices aren't lined up with the month is beyond me. Buy it makes more sense to me that the new year basically starts with the days getting longer. As opposed to, I guess, when the plants start turning green again.
chrismcb··on How can NBA address 3-point boom? Ranking 12 potential solutions
"analytics have caught up" this seems like an odd statement. For the longest time 3 point average was about 1/3 while the two point shot was around 1/2. So it doesn't really matter which shot you took, other than you have a limited number of shots. But once the odds of making the 3 pointer creeps higher than 1/3, then it becomes with more. Has nothing to do with analysis catching up.
chrismcb··on If ChatGPT produces AI-generated code for your app, who does it belong to?
If you take a bunch of books. Read then. Then write your own story with hints from each of the books, then who owns the copyright? Yes if you take a single work and replace every word with a synonym, that works be infringement. But that isn't what an ai does
chrismcb··on If ChatGPT produces AI-generated code for your app, who does it belong to?
Copyright implies creativity. The creator owns the copyright, expect for in works for hire. But the thing has to be created. An ai doesn't have creativity so it can't own a copyright. You could argue that the person who created the prompt owns the copyright. And you may have a valid point based on how much creativity is required.
chrismcb··on Talking over a wall changed my direction as a programmer
So... The current generation? Between mobile devices, raspberry pis, Web pages, Linux and even Windows there is plenty of stuff you can do just futzing and in your basement. Yeah it might be impossible to create your own AAA game, but you can still even create your own software. Plenty of open source opportunities out there as well
chrismcb··on Eliminating Daylight Savings Time would make the average American’s life darker
As someone who grew up in Arizona, please stop this silliness. Sure, once a year you get an extra hour of last call. Otherwise it seems pointless. Of course I also don't like it getting dark at 4:30 pm either.
chrismcb··on Balatro dev swings at PEGI for rating it 18 because of its 'evil playing cards'
Poker, while considered a game of skill, had a direct connection to gambling, and hence the negative connotation. Poker isn't very interesting of it isn't played for stakes (whether it is money or something else) in fact what is the point to it, if you aren't playing for something?
chrismcb··on Balatro dev swings at PEGI for rating it 18 because of its 'evil playing cards'
Poker had always had a bad reputation. Has nothing to do with the Internet, just gambling in general.
chrismcb··on A new law in Sweden lets police seize unexplained luxury goods
I can't read the article. But it doesn't seem to be targeting wealthy people. Because if you are known to be wealthy, then your luxury items can be explained.
chrismcb··on Airline informant received thousands from passenger cash seizures
What are the good reasons? I can understand one party not wanting to deal with a large amount of cash. But the government shouldn't have any say in how much cash you use.
chrismcb··on Does Your Code Pass the Turkey Test? (2008)
You are pausing a command line parameter. It will always come in as a string.
chrismcb··on Russia and China rigged Romanian Elections using 10M fake TikTok accounts
How did they rig the election? Did they count tiktok users for the vote? Did they somehow use tiktok users to count to votes? Or maybe blackmail the vote counters? Oh wait, they used a disinformation campaign. So nothing was actually rigged.
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