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snypher··on Zinc creep in cable spelter sockets brought down the Arecibo telescope in 2020
(2024). Here's the report 'Failure Analysis of the Arecibo Observatory 305-Meter Telescope Collapse'

https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/26982/chapter/1#vi

snypher··on Tesla cancels Cybertruck in Australia and NZ after 7 years of deposits
We had the phrase "a sucker is born every minute".
snypher··on Mark Zuckerberg Threatened to Leave California. Meta's Board Cut Him a Deal
Even my neighbor peeled his MAGA stickers off his truck. What is this movement now, just crypto rats, Big Business Bros and associated grifters like Elon? Maybe this is the 'dark MAGA'?
snypher··on Every AI model has the same "controversial" take on humans
>human thought is just electrochemical signals propagating through neural networks.

Is it not? Or are we discussing existence of a soul etc.

snypher··on Ukraine claims first drone evacuation of wounded soldier
https://youtube.com/watch?v=XV8eVcQXcQ4

shows a different event but two angles. Again many videos like this.

snypher··on Claude reveals ECDSA curve origins
If this were the case I would assume the human movie was made first and the AI company just copied it.
snypher··on Claude reveals ECDSA curve origins
Yes, boil the seas so we can confirm our cyber funny-money is still funny.
snypher··on Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
Great example of a digital 'analog hole'; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_hole
snypher··on Opus 5.5 agents discover two room-temperature magnetic semiconductor candidates
I'll have to let her know.
snypher··on I Found a $90k Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Google
Perhaps next time they can carve 1's and 0's by hand from a slate tablet.

Same old tired complaining about people not using technology correctly, or the way a _real_ coder would do it.

snypher··on Opus 5.5 agents discover two room-temperature magnetic semiconductor candidates
My grandmother said it had to do with throwing a pinch of salt over your shoulder to ward off evil spirits and lies.
snypher··on Apple is tightening macOS 'Full Disk Access' due to new risks from AI agents
>everyone sensible enough to not run them has to pay the price

I just run a computer where I can access the full disk, without worrying if a corporation thinks I shouldn't.

snypher··on Automatic Transmission – a data-privacy study of connected vehicles
>no remote app features that people enjoy.

I do enjoy watching my friend remote start his Colorado through the app, it only takes 30 seconds for the app to load and sign in, and then he presses a button that used to be on the key itself.

snypher··on NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart
I wish this were the case; if it were for cool points the F-117 would be back!
snypher··on Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
Flock+ is only $29/month and can remove up to three plates per subscription.
snypher··on Stanford violated AI policy after race-swapping students in ad
Are they using it in class, or just generally IRL?
snypher··on US investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
>The parts, which an intermediary was transporting on behalf of F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin, instead wound up in Hong Kong.

Having said that, LM would have a jet they could put the parts on next to the caviar and golf clubs.

snypher··on Apple Wallet driver's licenses coming to three new states soon
Not a chance I'm installing my insurance companies app.
snypher··on New evidence for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun's tomb
The balancing act between Egyptian tourism mystery golden goose eggs, and just cutting the pyramid in half.
snypher··on Anthropic finally adds AGENTS.md support to Claude Code
"We're adding support for AGENTS.md to Claude Code.

Starting today in version 2.1.277, if there is no CLAUDE.md in a folder, Claude will check for and use AGENTS.md.

You can toggle this behavior in /config."

snypher··on Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'
>real problems of real people, including individuals and non-profits

Again with the weasel words. Real people, including individuals? Pretty clear this is written from a pro-business perspective and can be safely dismissed.

>"robbery of all of our culture to sell it back to us at a mark-up".

Well, it is that. Why is it criminal for me to steal a big-business-movie for personal use, but they can just take all my blog posts and sell their deritives to others?

snypher··on Australia says it could follow Canada in forging deeper ties with EU
Was it James Baker?

https://www.james-baker.com/news/the-inbetweener/

snypher··on The engineering behind the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve
They do; https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49735585
snypher··on America's Driver's License Breach Is a National Security Disaster
I think if I was targeting you specifically, probably not, most of these details would be apparent upon seeing you. But, would you be comfortable if I had these details on a card with my photograph? Highlights a risk around ease of credit applications etc.
snypher··on Data collected by cars and sold to third parties
I Have No Antenna, and I Must Transmit.
snypher··on Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco
>Big trucks can be a necessity depending on what you do for a living/your way of life.

You might have missed this part. My round bales are 1000kg, and the field gets wet. How do I move the goats? How do I pull someone out of that ditch where the sign says 15mph but every winter they slide through my fence?

snypher··on US Customs supervisor busted for stealing hardware from Homeland Security PCs
>but are they misinformed and don't like you doing legal things that bother them

This is generally law enforcement all over. Given the power imbalance people don't question it due to fear of arrest/violence.

snypher··on I fixed a tractor using John Deere's self-repair service. Farmers aren't sold
I can start building tractors tomorrow, what regulatory entry cost are you talking about?
snypher··on I fixed a tractor using John Deere's self-repair service. Farmers aren't sold
They actually said that about education, so we are supposed to believe that eg black people are inherently less smart. I stopped reading their post before this tho :)
snypher··on Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation
Florida is a model democracy that all states should look up to.
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