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242 karma · joined November 8, 2013

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/drewbug; my proof: https://keybase.io/drewbug/sigs/0FB8Ea2PUdk2jhHfuqvBJqUR7l-HZ6LXurv1mGJtxMI ]
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drewbug··on “Next-token predictor” is the wrong mental model for LLMs
Agentic behaviors don't require end-users to be aware of tokens at all. Also, we literally say human actors have great chemistry :)
drewbug··on Why is OpenAI lying about the data its collecting on users?
it will still muddy the waters
drewbug··on Why is OpenAI lying about the data its collecting on users?
IP-based geolocation. Really annoying that we can't disable it.
drewbug··on France threatens GrapheneOS with arrests / server seizure for refusing backdoors
Except in Finland :)
drewbug··on Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
there's no mention of any victims having Anthropic accounts, presumably the attackers used Claude to run exploits against public-facing systems
drewbug··on Harnessing America's heat pump moment
Depends on the locale, sadly.
drewbug··on Privacy and Security Risks in the eSIM Ecosystem [pdf]
If your phone has two physical SIM slots you can fill them both with removable eSIM cards.
drewbug··on We Found the Hidden Cost of Data Centers. It's in Your Electric Bill [video]
How do you feel about homestead exemptions in general?
drewbug··on Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
Pixels with, for example, GrapheneOS already do exactly that:

"Your device is loading a different operating system."

drewbug··on Ask HN: What are your eye fatigue symptoms? What has worked to heal your eyes?
I had very similar symptoms and it turned out to be slow-onset allergic reactions. Dust mites breed like crazy here in Florida, yet are nearly absent in Colorado...
drewbug··on Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA
I used to feel this way until I learned about counter-UAS tech.
drewbug··on Amelia Earhart's Reckless Final Flights
Wow, I never realized he had sailed to the same longitude before heading West!

Apparently he made it as far Ambon Island in Indonesia, so he indeed circled the globe in nine years starting and ending in the East Indies.

drewbug··on Cloudlflare builds OAuth with Claude and publishes all the prompts
> All technology has the effect of concentrating wealth

Even GNU/Linux? :)

drewbug··on Ask HN: Is there a "YouTube" for AI coded web apps?
Yes, https://websim.com is exactly that.
drewbug··on GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill
It was a major topic of discussion at the Confederate States Constitutional Convention; the fire-eaters lost: https://dn720307.ca.archive.org/0/items/journalofcongres00co...

> In thus constructing the fundamental law, of course, a struggle has occurred in the secret sessions of the Montgomery Congress, in which those refusing to close the door against the reception of anti-slavery States have achieved a victory.

https://www.cw-chronicles.com/blog/admission-of-northern-sta...

drewbug··on GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Confederat... clarifies a lot:

> The U.S. Constitution states in Article IV, Section 2, "The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States." The Confederate Constitution added that a state government could not prohibit the rights of slave owners traveling or visiting from a different state with their slaves.

Similar to the Fugitive Slave Clause, this does not invalidate the Dred Scott opinion that "a State may unquestionably prohibit slavery within its territory."

drewbug··on GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barron_v._Baltimore
drewbug··on GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill
Very interesting, but are you sure about that example?

Const. of C.S.A. art. I, § 9, ¶ 4 restricted their federal legislature's power:

> No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves shall be passed.

The next section similarly restricted the states' power to "pass any bill of attainder, or ex post facto law" but did not reference slavery.

drewbug··on Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules
Thousands?
drewbug··on Ask HN: Possible to send a message that will be delivered in 1k years?
https://www.gwern.net/Self-decrypting-files
drewbug··on Analog TV Station on ESP8266
47 CFR § 97.403: Safety of life and protection of property.

> No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station of any means of radiocommunication at its disposal to provide essential communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of property when normal communication systems are not available.

drewbug··on Ask HN: How to buy shares pre-IPO?
It's now possible to become an accredited investor by passing an exam.

> We are expanding the definition of accredited investor to include an alternative to the wealth test

https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/clayton-accredited...

drewbug··on Ok Google: please publish your DKIM secret keys
https://github.com/robertdavidgraham/hunter-dkim/blob/main/M...
drewbug··on The accidental genius of Yo
just like "Yo"
drewbug··on Intermittent fasting increases hippocampal neurogenesis in mice
can stuff themselves on leap seconds
drewbug··on Babies' random choices become their preferences
Whoever commissioned this sure hoped so: https://youtu.be/hjNVMUTq1Xs
drewbug··on Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting
_Pinky and the Brain_ edition:

> In Italy under the Borgias, they had thirty years of murder, bloodshed and warfare. And they produced indigestible noodles, boring operas and the FIAT. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The Swiss bank account, the best cheese in the world and Heidi!

:)

drewbug··on Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa program requiring higher pay
I don't think that's true.
drewbug··on The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes (2018)
Recreational drugs are widely available
drewbug··on Pressing YubiKeys
This lets malware trigger one time code emission...
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