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mintaka5··on The Enshittification of Open Source
that's great. now put more power into that, and less into empty rhetoric. it's not useful. it doesn't bring forth this "goodness" you speak of.
mintaka5··on Ask HN: Is it possible to do research outside academy?
yes. stop filtering anything and all things knowledge through institutions that use academia as a business model. Any and all things can be researched by anyone, and don't let ivory-tower heads convince you they have exclusive access to knowledge. They don't!
mintaka5··on LLMs are good for coding because your documentation is ...
how 99.9% dev documentation sounds...

"thingie must be configured using the right pre-existing thingie (but we won't divulge what that is, guess!). if that doesn't work you need a thingie dependency, why? because it worked on my machine. aren't i amazing for making code things."

meatballs gonna meatball.

mintaka5··on Intuit to lay off 1,800 employees, labels 1,050 as 'underperformers'
how do you own and service mailchimp, quickbooks, creditkarma, and turbotax, all built and maintained by underperformers?

now they have Intuit Assist an AI powered financial software.

at this rate they are probably underperforming for good reason.

mintaka5··on The Enshittification of Open Source
did you really think the powers that be are gonna let us think we're still free? freedom to invent and produce we are not deserving of, because it takes away from dishonest shadow elite who only know how to profit from destruction and sowing chaos. don't you get it? they hate that we're free to thrive without them!
mintaka5··on Open Source AI: What About Data Transparency?
nope

> “You cannot build an LLM without data."

you also can't drive a combustion car without gas, but you don't see people raiding oil refineries for free energy. silicon valley is so full of shit. PAY FOR IT!

mintaka5··on DEI Becomes Discrimination
diversity statements are unlawful, and should be banned from being used at all. i mean we're not building inclusivity on top of a paradigm that previously compelled everyone to fall in line. impelled culture is just another form of fascism.
mintaka5··on US leads the world in shark attacks, which are happening more often
they probably saw how many counterparts they had in the human race, and when they realized they were just plain boring humans, aka a tasty treat, they attacked them instead. be better humans, Murica!
mintaka5··on Ask HN: What's your favorite CLI and what makes it great?
bash all day long, baby!
mintaka5··on I Have a Dirty Secret. I'm a Software Craftsman
i have an even dirtier one: i'm now a software hobbyist by force.
mintaka5··on Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of the future
so many possibilities...
mintaka5··on Black senators voice concerns over impact of tech layoffs on minority workers
been out of work for over a year now, and all they are concerned about are minorities. this "woke" bullshit needs to stop. it's a lie! it's not helping anyone but politicians and brand police.
mintaka5··on Hyper-Empathy Disorder Test
utter psycho-babble BS
mintaka5··on Henry Kissinger Dies at 100
"From 1969 to 1973, as secretary of state and national security adviser under President Richard M. Nixon, Kissinger ordered the carpet bombing of large swaths of Cambodia that U.S. officials at the time claimed were sanctuaries for communist insurgents from South Vietnam as well as North Vietnamese soldiers. Ben Kiernan, a historian at Yale University and a leading scholar on the U.S. legacy in Cambodia, has estimated that around 500,000 tons of U.S. bombs were dropped on Cambodia during this period and that these indiscriminate attacks killed as many as 150,000 civilians.

The scale of this bombing campaign, internally called Operation Menu, was kept secret from the American public for many decades, though leaked and declassified records have revealed that Kissinger personally “approved each of the 3,875 Cambodia bombing raids.” In 1970, according to declassified transcripts of his telephone conversations, Kissinger spoke to Nixon about the situation in Cambodia before relaying the following order to his deputy Alexander Haig: “He wants a massive bombing campaign in Cambodia. … It’s an order, it’s to be done. Anything that flies, on anything that moves. You got that? ”"

Washington Post Nov. 30, 2023 "Henry Kissinger’s central role in the U.S. carpet bombing of Cambodia"

Kissinger is no peacekeeper. He is a loathsome war monger, and a war criminal who got away with too much slaughter of innocent civilians throughout the world. He even made money from it!!!

mintaka5··on Ask HN: Is Blockchain Still a Thing
if you want it, you got it, you just have to belieeeeeve!
mintaka5··on Some People Just Want to Watch the World Burn
"See, the LORD is coming with fire, and his chariots are like a whirlwind; he will bring down his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For with fire and with his sword the LORD will execute judgment upon all men, and many will be those slain by the LORD."

Isa 66:15-16

why? are you scared?

mintaka5··on How to tell if you're a crank
labels? ew gross
mintaka5··on Should Data Centers Be Kept Cool–Or Warm?
warm. vent the heat to hot air turbines for energy production. duh
mintaka5··on Generative AI and the next phase of digital spirituality
"As artificial intelligence continues to find its way into our spiritual practices, it will contribute to a broader vocabulary of psychological theories through individuals who spend time asking introspective questions and receiving feedback, similar to the style of talk therapy that allows a participant to reveal what they actually think to themselves. It will provide new, personalized ways of using technology and make us stronger communicators. Whether you seek out these practices or not, the enticing interface screens beg for a back-and-forth exchange. Regardless of which belief you subscribe to, the practice of slowing down and asking questions allows us to deepen our relationship to ourselves and prepare for the certain uncertainties ahead."

The future will never be determined by AI, unless it was a computer the size of the universe. Of course then the universe is the computer. Can't you be satisfied with the now? Beware, past civilizations attempted the same fate and where are they now? Gone! The only certainty in the universe is now!

mintaka5··on The Truth About Lying to Get a Job
how about the truth behind getting a job? i mean are you aware of how many recruiters out there lie about opportunities just to gather desperate job seeker's personal identifiable information, and sell it? no? so if you would like to address lies, let's consider how the hiring-end of industry misbehaves!
mintaka5··on LTS kernels are no longer supported for 6 years because no one used them
is this for real? very concerning, and i'm curious as to why all these years they've decided to abandon it.
mintaka5··on FCC aims to reinstate net neutrality after us Democrats gain control of panel
let's do this!
mintaka5··on Ask HN: Experience Cape Verde for Remote Work
it was just the wording that made me chuckle a bit. i know what you meant. "come, humans, and feed!!!"
mintaka5··on Ask HN: Experience Cape Verde for Remote Work
feeding? like livestock. SMH
mintaka5··on Spytify – Spotify Recorder for Windows
very kewl =)
mintaka5··on React Native Development Company
people have been posting some cryptic bullshit on here lately.
mintaka5··on Musk: X filing anti defamation suit against Anti Defamation League
this story reads a like an AI generated one.
mintaka5··on Ask HN: What kind of fun did you use to have before the HR-organized joy?
remember, when people actually listened to what you had to say?!
mintaka5··on Twin Peaks Used Stock Footage of NYC
lynch has been known to do this throughout his career, and when he discovered how much he could do with digital editing, he utilized it a lot especially in season 3 of TP. also look at some of the shots of the private jet that Gordon Cole and crew fly around the US in. it is stock footage too, edited as well, and was used once in an earlier produced private jet advertisement.
mintaka5··on Wayland Support for IntelliJ-Based IDEs from JetBrains
nope thanks.
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