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throw74775··on Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple Silicon to Mac Pro
What if you needed its other features?
throw74775··on Nvidia Started in a Denny’s. Now It’s Worth $1T
The ratio can go down if E goes up.
throw74775··on What are the risks of being an older father?
My dad was 42 when he had me - exactly the same behavior.
throw74775··on Detecting AI may be impossible. That’s a big problem for teachers
Surely that’s a giant problem for teachers since their practices are now redundant.
throw74775··on Targeted attack on our management with the Triangulation Trojan
It issue is that their claim that the cause of the exploit is the propriety OS, is both not plausible (because otherwise Android would be far more secure than iOS), and is inconsistent with their alleged expertise.

It’s entirely possible that they are experts, but are making making a claim that is not based on their expertise, for reasons of political and marketing expediency.

throw74775··on Targeted attack on our management with the Triangulation Trojan
The issue is their claim that the cause was the proprietary nature of iOS.

This is inconsistent with their claims of expertise.

That’s the issue. I believe the claim isn’t being made because they are experts or because it is true, but rather to deflect blame for marketing and political reasons.

throw74775··on Targeted attack on our management with the Triangulation Trojan
Sure, I think a lot of people would think about it this way - but that just means they don’t have any real expertise.

Kaspersky says:

“We believe that the main reason for this incident is the proprietary nature of iOS.”

If the proprietary nature is the main reason for the incident, then Android should have been overwhelmingly more secure all along, and they should know this.

If they are only just figuring this out now, then they have been ludicrously ignorant for people who claim to be experts.

Occam’s razor says they really aren’t as expert as their marketing claims and they are trying to save face by blaming Apple.

Given that the Kremlin is blaming Apple and the NSA, perhaps Kaspersky is trying to deflect blame for not having warned Russian diplomats about the issue.

throw74775··on Targeted attack on our management with the Triangulation Trojan
This is irrelevant to the fact that they claim expertise as to why the iPhone is less secure.

They aren’t just claiming it’s because of this one exploit or some exploit stats - they are making the claim that it’s because it’s not open source.

Since they knew this all along, we can conclude that they have poor judgment.

throw74775··on Targeted attack on our management with the Triangulation Trojan
It doesn't shatter anything except Kaspersky's good judgement. If this is true the real question is:

Why are Kaspersky's management using iPhones?

throw74775··on Conscious is simple. And AI can have it
Have we, or is it just that the author is as delusional as Lemoine?

Here's their explanation:

> Consciousness is the bundle of your past experiences transforming reality into your next experience.

Which is essentially meaningless as an explanation of consciousness.

throw74775··on Was modern art a CIA psy-op? (2020)
For this kind of thing, an old closed circuit analog camera with VHS tapes is best.
throw74775··on Was modern art a CIA psy-op? (2020)
> I've dug into local records and still to this day don't conclusively know what that was all about.

Do you have episodes of unexplainable lost-time? Maybe try setting up a surveillance camera at home so you can see when they activate you.

throw74775··on Ask HN: Are you better at determining your mental limits than your boss?
Yes to the first question. The second question isn’t clear enough to answer.
throw74775··on Apple's Unusual Headset Design Has Led to Unprecedented Production Challenges
For what crime?
throw74775··on Apple's Unusual Headset Design Has Led to Unprecedented Production Challenges
He’s just a reporter. He’s not doing anything illegal. It might be different if he’s paying sources to leak stuff, I guess.

The bigger question is who is doing the leaking from within Apple. It will be interesting to see what turns out to be true. It’s also very interesting to wonder how much of the leaking is intentional and strategic.

If they wanted to set expectations low and diffuse a lot of naysaying, it makes sense for them to leak all the stuff people are likely to moan about. That way when they demo it, all the actual experience stuff will (hopefully) be a pleasant surprise.

throw74775··on India cuts periodic table and evolution from school textbooks
This is a very strange comment for a Hindu nationalist to make. I thought it was well established that Shiva installed the elephant head on Ganesh's body after he rashly beheaded him before realizing he was his son. It seems very bizarre to imagine a god using a plastic surgeon to sew the head on.

It almost seems like he must be trolling.

throw74775··on Rarbg Is No More
Better? Which ones?
throw74775··on Have we lost our minds?
If it’s a trick of the brain, who is being tricked?
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