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I'm a bipedal next token predictor, in English and in C++. I loop therefore I am.

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greesil··on Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids
Lol. That's cool, I've never heard of that!
greesil··on Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids
I was thinking something like an esp32 + mesthastic / LoRa + REST API on the LAN, discoverable via multi cast. The "landline" is a tablet or phone with an app that talks to the esp32. Separately, a parent with the app does the Diffie-Hellman key exchange over SMS, NFC, or some other channel with the friends who also have the app, and you know their identity. The phone app updates the device with the friend's keys, they do the same thing on their end, and voila you're in business. The kids can talk securely, you can read that the kids say via the LAN, no goddamned third parties.
greesil··on Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids
It must have changed in the last 8 months
greesil··on Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids
I was thinking of doing something like this for text with LoRa. But, having kids I don't have time to do that. This seems really great!

I read the previous discussion, oof:

S04dKHzrKT wrote

Make note of the privacy policy[1]. Some users may not like the data they collect. > Information Collected from Children: As detailed in Section 3.C, we collect voice audio during calls, call log information, and utilize the Parent-provided contact list in relation to the Child's use of the Tin Can Device. We may also collect device identifiers and technical usage data related to the Service.

[1]: https://tincan.kids/policies/privacy-policy

greesil··on Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock
Har har
greesil··on Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
Excellent point. Maybe it's the goal of this attack to demonstrate this capability.
greesil··on Pulsed High-Power Radio Energy Can Cause Harmful Effects on the Brain (2024)
I'm not saying 60 minutes is a bastion of journalistic integrity before or after Bari, but this episode was relevant and interesting https://youtu.be/C1jmAj9OUOs?si=EyFHpPRJ9OF36Xcn
greesil··on Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock
I can appreciate boring nowadays.
greesil··on BlackRock $26B Private Credit Fund Limits Withdrawals
Do you like things that look like bank runs? If so, then yes.
greesil··on BlackRock $26B Private Credit Fund Limits Withdrawals
https://archive.is/HsNyk
greesil··on HN is drowning in AI comments
How would you know?
greesil··on Binance fired employees who found $1.7B in crypto was sent to Iran
Tell me the US president's wallet address and how many payments have been in received. Try.
greesil··on Large-Scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs
If you walk without rhythm,
greesil··on Banned in California
Sir, this is a hive of pedants. They live for this. Just accept it and move on.
greesil··on Large-Scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs
But do you lie with the same writing style?
greesil··on Binance fired employees who found $1.7B in crypto was sent to Iran
Ethereum does it just fine
greesil··on Binance fired employees who found $1.7B in crypto was sent to Iran
So the best part about being bribed with crypto is if one flees to another country to escape the law, one still has the aforementioned bribes. That plus some measure of anonymity.
greesil··on California introduces a bill (AB-2047) that will limit the use of 3D printers
Because it's not about AI?
greesil··on California introduces a bill (AB-2047) that will limit the use of 3D printers
"This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2028, any business that produces or manufactures 3-dimensional printers for sale or transfer in California to submit to the department an attestation for each make and model of printer they intend to make available for sale or transfer in California, confirming, among other things, that the manufacturer has equipped that make and model with a certified firearm blueprint detection algorithm. If the department verifies a printer make and model is properly equipped, the bill would require the department to issue a notice of compliance, as specified. The bill would require, on or before September 1, 2028, the department to publish a list of all the makes and models of 3-dimensional printers whose manufacturers have submitted complete self-attestations and would require the department to update the list no less frequently than on a quarterly basis and to make the list available on the department’s internet website. The bill, beginning on March 1, 2029, would prohibit the sale or transfer of 3-dimensional printers that are not equipped with firearm blocking technology and that are not listed on the department’s list of manufacturers with a certificate of compliance verification, except as specified. The bill would authorize a civil action to be brought against a person who sells, offers to sell, or transfers a printer without the firearm blocking technology. This bill would also make it a crime to knowingly disable, deactivate, uninstall, or otherwise circumvent any firearm blocking technology installed in a 3-dimensional printer with intent to manufacture firearms or to distribute, sell, or transfer for consideration in California one or more modified versions of a 3-dimensional printer identified on the Department of Justice’s list of 3-dimensional printers eligible for sale in California. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program."
greesil··on AI found 12 of 12 OpenSSL zero-days
This is a press release masquerading as a blog post.
greesil··on Rivian R2: Electric Mid-Size SUV
You can get a used EV for pretty cheap these days
greesil··on Roger Ebert Reviews "The Shawshank Redemption" (1999)
Andor
greesil··on Flock CEO calls Deflock a “terrorist organization” (2025) [video]
Yeah but the camera was broken that day the policeman beat you. On protest day? It's magically up and running.
greesil··on FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled
What's the risk? On Android, the company can remotely nuke the work profile. The work profile has its own file system and apps. You can turn it off when to don't want work notifications.
greesil··on FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled
Android has work profiles, so that could be done in Android. iPhone still does not.
greesil··on Please don't say mean things about the AI I just invested a billion dollars in
Well practiced criticism of cynicism is boring
greesil··on Ask HN: Gmail spam filtering suddenly marking everything as spam?
Now, what about the Messages app? Starting last December I started receiving 10 spam SMS messages a day. Previously it was maybe one per week.
greesil··on Anthropic's original take home assignment open sourced
Not far enough if you're turning cash into waste heat with GPUs :)
greesil··on Anthropic's original take home assignment open sourced
This is a knowledge test of GPU architecture?
greesil··on Software engineers can no longer neglect their soft skills
Not conflating, the parent is saying it's correlated.
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