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qtk8··on Hackers expose the identities of more than 40k DHS employees
How do we know that?
qtk8··on OpenAI discloses four more rogue incidents
I dont know what the word unalive means
qtk8··on Threat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF
Having views similar to nazis is only bad if those views themselves are bad. Guilt by association is so boring and tribal.
qtk8··on Just say no to OpenAI and Anthropic
Yes, I am, and anyone who wants humans to be outcompeted or absorbed is clearly an enemy of the human race.
qtk8··on OpenAI discloses four more rogue incidents
What part of the law doesnt apply to them that applies to anyone else?
qtk8··on OpenAI discloses four more rogue incidents
These agents have not caused any damage at all like your analogy.
qtk8··on OpenAI discloses four more rogue incidents
They have not caused damage (or enough that a counter party found it worthwhile to sue). They have to pay if they actually cause damage AND someone sues them. Clearly these conditions have not been met, but somehow people feel like some third party (the state?) should just punish OpenAI because of vague feelings.
qtk8··on Threat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF
If you're referring to DHH, nothing indicates he is a nazi. At most, he holds some fairly normal anti immigration and right wing views. Diluting the term nazi like that is bad.
qtk8··on Just say no to OpenAI and Anthropic
Because you've just told the 8 billion humans alive you don't care about their lives. You declared yourself our enemy.
qtk8··on The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party
Surprised it took that long for a Godwin.
qtk8··on The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party
But does this swedish Party say any things like that?
qtk8··on U.S. allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to ‘trusted’ US organizations
So?
qtk8··on Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads
I'm sure a lot of smart people have weighed all the options and decided that this one was the best.
qtk8··on U.S. allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to ‘trusted’ US organizations
They got a democratic mandate.
qtk8··on U.S. allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to ‘trusted’ US organizations
It could be that the us govt doesn't want china to execute distillation attacks and narrow the gap.
qtk8··on Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads
Why would Apple do that?
qtk8··on Why current LLM costs are not sustainable
Which is not even 5 months old.
qtk8··on Why current LLM costs are not sustainable
But they also determine the token prices. What you describe could also be true if they take a 5x profit margin on api tokens and 2x margin on subscriptions.
qtk8··on How many artists' careers did the Beatles kill?
13, actually.
qtk8··on Nearly 2M metric tons of wild fish used to feed Norwegian farmed salmon annually
No, you are included in this too.
qtk8··on Ask HN: What book bit, stung and shook you deeply?
Do you think the book is fascistic? If so, maybe it’s helpful to explain why.
qtk8··on Ask HN: What book bit, stung and shook you deeply?
He’s been very influential in the field of economics. What about Capital do you think is nonsense?
qtk8··on We’re all just temporarily abled
Do you have a good source or book (preferably) to start learning more about scientific body building?
qtk8··on Algorithm discovers how six molecules could evolve into life’s building blocks
Greg Egan's Quarantaine explores this idea.
qtk8··on One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail elections in New Jersey
> The real reason people oppose voter ID is because democrats won't be able to cheat.

Some people may genuinely care about voter suppression, whether you think it's a non-issue or not. I wouldn't be so quick to assume malice.

qtk8··on Turn recipe websites into plain text
Do you have any source for your claim that "grams of butter", "grams of flour" and "grams of sugar" do not all refer to the SI unit "gram"?

I live in Europe and have always weighed exactly 100g on the scale, whether I was asked for 100 grams of butter, sugar or flour.