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wataruspeedo··on My Last Macbook Pro
Windows is a great operating system to for software developers.
wataruspeedo··on Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikTok app
Clicked link. Saw notification request and Google sign in. Left.
wataruspeedo··on Berkshire Hathaway 2018 Annual Shareholder Letter [pdf]
Is Berkshire starting to decline because they bought Apple? Seems out of character.
wataruspeedo··on A philosopher argues that an AI can’t be an artist
The problem—in my opinion—with arguing "an AI could never do X" is that your argument generally ends up working against you, by creating a well-bounded problem space, which is the first step to solving any problem (in this case, with AI.) I find it hard to create an argument against AI that isn't self defeating.

I personally don't see why a group of smart and soulful people couldn't assemble a database of cultural input data and train an AI to create some meaningful expressions that fundamentally change our human perspective, or change culture, or whatever heuristic you'd like to set for what makes an artist. Particularly as humanity comes to grips with what it means to be human in a post-AI world, this maybe the exact thing that becomes interesting from an artistic perspective.

I guess you could debate about attribution in that case, and a whole bunch about semantics in any case.

wataruspeedo··on Show HN: Sendnoodz.io Spam Your Friends Noodles MMS for an Hour
Lol please publish revenue for this
wataruspeedo··on Show HN: Explore Random Web Servers
Looks like most of the internet is broken.
wataruspeedo··on Trolls Are Real
Turn JavaScript on.
wataruspeedo··on A Famous Photo of Chernobyl’s Most Dangerous Radioactive Material (2016)
What about drone selfies? That's definitely a term, and it breaks your criteria. Could we call this a timed tripod selfie?

I propose that photographer must a) be the primary subject of the photo, b) be engaged with the camera in some way, in order to categorize as a selfie.

So yeah, pretty sure this isn't a selfie. Also this makes me want to play the new Metro.

wataruspeedo··on Forget Socialism versus Capitalism. Here’s the Real Debate We Should Be Having
I can't help but think about the decline of the church and the role that it played in supporting morality and social cohesion. Obviously the church is not the only or even the primary source thereof, but in America it was a very prominent source.
wataruspeedo··on OpenAI Built a Text Generator So Good, It’s Considered Too Dangerous to Release
1) I think you'd be surprised at what some people will believe. 2) the more likely threat is botnet comments and fake social media accounts than publishing.
wataruspeedo··on OpenAI Built a Text Generator So Good, It’s Considered Too Dangerous to Release
Makes sense. Elon's scared of AI and Twitter still can't keep a lid on fake accounts. Manipulation of online dialog is still a real threat. It's weird though, how someone who's ultimately fearful of AI sponsors an initiative to advance and make available that exact technology? Anyway, too bad I can't use this to get out of work emails.