Comment Re:Tim Sweeny wants (Score 1) 31
As long as they're free...
Comment Re:Zipline (Score 1) 49
Huh? Are you crazy? It obviously doesn't fly around with a 300 foot cable sticking out. Do you know how a tether works. Furthermore, if it does get tangled it snaps off and notifies.
Comment Re:Inference will get cheaper (Score 1) 73
The difference between the AI slop machine and Amazon or Uber is that even when those were losing money, it was none the less clear that if they scaled up then scaling efficiencies would yield a lower cost/unit and they'd become profitable. The pathway to making money instead of setting it on fire clearly existed. It also existed because it was clear even before they super-scaled that Amazon and Uber were doing something useful for which where existed a demand.
So far all we are seeing with the generative AI delusion is an exponentially exploding waste of resources in order to pollute my Youtube feed with slop. Every enterprise is trying "AI" and essentially all of them are finding it does not do what the people selling the tin claim it can.
There were no Amazon, or Uber or Internet evangelists trying to convince everyone that those things were useful or invent uses for them because there was no need: the value was obvious and real.
Isn't Uber still losing money?
Amazon had a plan for profitability, so much so they took on more debt in the early days to scale up. A gamble that paid off because they had a solid plan to begin with, not a "hope the magic beans drop into our laps before we run out of money" type of plan that AI companies have. Uber's business plan was "lets keep doing illegal shit that our competitors cant and just hope we become big enough not to fail".
Comment Re:Typical (Score 1) 106
Shove Ts&Cs down users' throats and blame the victim while trying to deflect the responsibility.
Erm... that's the whole point of a T&C/EULA/et al. To limit legal liability and as a defence against being sued. Which is one of the reasons most countries do not treat them as binding contracts.
Comment Re: Alibaba (Score 1) 31
Well, I'm about to find out if I need to do my first chargeback, I have a delayed response on a return authorization for where I was sent the wrong item. They advertised a different version. This might be confusing for them since the difference is small - yet critical. But there really should be no confusion because they advertised the other version both in the images and the product name/listing title.
Comment Zipline (Score 2) 49
Zipline's drone tech is a lot better and way quieter. The Zipline drone, which is already pretty quiet, stays over 300 feet above the drop site and reels the/ package down with a tether in an aerodynamic pod. No noisy drone landing and highly accurate package placement even when it's windy. Reference: https://www.zipline.com/techno...
Comment Re: That makes it all right then (Score 1) 106
It's hard to die from using pot, but I do think that drug dealers should be liable for all the harms their products cause.
Comment Re: Typical (Score 3, Insightful) 106
Attempt maybe. Success is rarer than attempting, but this kid got an assist.
Comment Re:All this happens openly on THEIR servers (Score 1) 106
A five year old recently punched my daughter in the face. She did not file charges.
A sig is a brand of gun. I did just buy one, actually, but not a P320. Those reportedly have issues.
Comment Re: Dual squeeze? (Score 1) 95
russia has more "land" than any country in the world, they don't need and want more
They have been having decreases in their ability to grow food, so yes they absolutely want Ukraine. You really think people around here know dick.
Comment Re:overhead cable TV plant (Score 1) 49
I have overly expensive cable internet already, I don't need to also pay for CATV.
Comment Re:It's (Score 1) 76
Looks good, but I can't find the app in my TV's store so it's a complete non-starter.
I got a Google TV because I knew it would have the best app support. Looks like you didn't.
My desktop TV-used-as-Monitor has stupid LG WebOS, but I also don't need a TV-specific app since my desktop is connected to it and I don't connect the TV to the network, only HDMI.
Comment Re: Better if... (Score 1) 164
Most iPhone owners didn't buy them outright. They got them "free" with their plan.
That's still buying them. They just are on a "payment plan".
Most iPhone owners didn't buy them outright.
Comment All this happens openly on THEIR servers (Score 5, Insightful) 106
Every conversation with ChatGPT happens on OpenAI servers. They have complete control. If Walmart sells a gun to a five year old, they cannot say, "Well, the five year old broke the law. Not our fault."
Comment Re:Algorithms feed algorithms and everyone is dumb (Score 1) 31
Is there a major act never on Spotify that started after Spotify dominated the market?
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