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jagged-chisel

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jagged-chisel··on Authoritarianism of Code (2020)
From within “the industry,” I’m not seeing a problem. I start a project, I release under the open source license of my choice, I accept contributions on my terms … it is, after all, my project. Join my authoritarian project, or don’t. Start your own if you like.

So people willing to contribute under this authoritarian structure will join up. Are they supportive of authoritarian regimes in general? Not necessarily.

Any kind of project needing large numbers of people to coordinate is likely to be hierarchical, likely even authoritarian.

jagged-chisel··on JIT Compiling Code in 5μs
Sounds like a "no true Scotsman" statement. How are you defining "real"?

Some human, somewhere, has to describe how to turn high-level language constructs into machine code. "When you see this pattern, emit this sequence of bytes." That's just templates and stencils. There's no magic for turning source code into machine code by divining the ISA at compile time.

Anything that's taking source code and, at the time of execution, is compiling it to machine code on-the-fly is JIT compilation. Regardless how long it takes, lack of optimization, or which machine is the target (x86, ARM32/64, RISC-V, JVM, WebAssembly), it's JIT.

jagged-chisel··on CIA funding helped keep NeXT afloat in the 80s
I just need my lawn mowed for $75. I can’t be getting involved with how you hired your helpers/assistants.
jagged-chisel··on Models Are Getting Dumber on Purpose
There is no token
jagged-chisel··on Banned Words List
While laudable, first amendment protections don’t apply to government institutions.
jagged-chisel··on Pizza Box Project Stack
I went: LAMP, JAMstack ... pizza box? Clicked and found Jira using a literal pizza box.

Unexpected, but fun!

jagged-chisel··on Show HN: iPhone app takes simultaneous images from 2 lenses, fuses into 1 photo
Not a fan of “Photosynthesis” on the demo. Sliding between the two, “standard” looks clearer and cleaner.
jagged-chisel··on Compression is prediction
I find it bothersome that language works this way. You can spend your whole life discovering things that are well known by the rest of the world. But the minute that you mention to a large group that you “discovered” it, suddenly you’re taking credit for discovering it for all of mankind.
jagged-chisel··on England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C
Such determination seems pretty subjective to me
jagged-chisel··on England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C
You don’t have to ask theoretical questions. Write one yourself and post it in the comments, see how it goes! I’m rooting for you!
jagged-chisel··on How we used to get jobs: A newspaper classifieds story
Boat load?
jagged-chisel··on I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]
One need not like them to be familiar
jagged-chisel··on Everything you do is being recorded
How about when that thoughtful email becomes a visit from law enforcement because your projects don’t align with the current administration’s views? When something you said offers support for anyone other than The Party’s chosen ethnic group?
jagged-chisel··on US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide
… you might not.

Have you noticed the current executive administration in the US?

jagged-chisel··on A physicist rigged his pet hamster’s wheel to upload to Strava
Should probably scale it appropriately like the speed
jagged-chisel··on A physicist rigged his pet hamster’s wheel to upload to Strava
Are you crazy? Just get an LLM into the decision loop and you can obviate the need to iterate and test with a lazy human brain and instead waste a fabulous amount of energy, all while setting your project up to get some fat VC …
jagged-chisel··on Reverse Jevons Paradox
So like buying the larger jar of jam that costs more than the smaller jar because the cost per ounce is less for the larger jar.
jagged-chisel··on Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI
I understand that. I’m curious about this specific situation.
jagged-chisel··on Show HN: Simple algorithm and color space to generate diverse skin tones
Or a red yellow
jagged-chisel··on We finally learned to center a div, then browsers added sidebars
Wait, I have to hold my phone how in order to see the div? ಠ_ಠ
jagged-chisel··on Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI
> … fired for including source code derived from Apple specifications

There has to be more to this story. Do you have anything substantial that you could share?

jagged-chisel··on Don't be a meat proxy
So, don't ask you anything? Seems I'd rather have your opinion if you know more than Claude.
jagged-chisel··on Linux on ESP32
their, pronoun

2) a form of the possessive case of singular they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun.

a) (used to refer to a generic or unspecified person previously mentioned, about to be mentioned, or present in the immediate context): A parent should read to their child.

jagged-chisel··on Anime User Interfaces
I see the one you’re talking about, but the digits beneath the tic-tac-toe look hand drawn. I think this is a recreation of that interface for use in a series. I’ll have to research to be sure.
jagged-chisel··on But can your calculator run Linux?
A toaster can run Linux. Linux can run on a toaster.
jagged-chisel··on The Art of 64-bit Assembly
But will they prioritize this information over what they have currently, or over their own hallucinations?
jagged-chisel··on Linux on ESP32
Is that a critical correction? Is a gender neutral pronoun somehow unacceptable?
jagged-chisel··on Cursor removed cost information from the usage page and CSV export
Hiding pricing is always a negative to the customer
jagged-chisel··on A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: Canada Signs UN Cybercrime Convention
> … why can't we make that happen?

Greed. More money to provide the tools of oppression via government contracts.

jagged-chisel··on How to Do Great Work (2023)
Might be a voice that’s sampled of PG’s speech, but it won’t deliver it like PG himself.
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