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Comment interest to hear how they define the tools. (Score 1) 56

I think I still agree about what this article says about "user interfaces", even if the word user has lost the connotation of 'human' it used to have.

But if you are an actual flow user who actually needs to get something done, WA could give you an alternative, manual interface for selecting your tool. You might perform the discovery task by browsing, say, a good old-fashioned menu. For example, the Nutrition Facts tool might come with its own URL, which you could bookmark and navigate to directly. There might even be a special form for entering your recipe. Yes, I know none of this is very high-tech. (Obviously the coolest thing would be a true command lineâ"but the command line is truly not for all.)

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btw, I am astonished that there has been almost no progress in designing interfaces to be used by programmers.

Comment Oddly misleading headline (Score 2) 74

"macOS 27 Beta Boots Asahi Linux Off Apple Silicon "

I initially thought the above headline meant "MacOS capable of running Asahi Linux on Apple Silicon"... where as it appears the article is instead about almost the opposite, an incompatibility with a recent Apple change hampering its ability to run Asahi linux.

Comment Re:Every single movement you make will be tracked (Score 4, Insightful) 166

Most people simply don't care because they feel no need to hide anything.

I'd rephrase that as: Most people don't understand how much they have to hide, and -- because it's daunting for them to create an alternate tech ecosystem for themselves -- they psychologically push aside whatever nagging worries they have about what they might indeed want to hide.

Put another way: people are addicted to the current status quo, and trapped by their lack of tech expertise. Which is not the same as objectively self-assessing that they have nothing to hide.

Comment That's handy, the assumptions aren't for sale. (Score 2) 50

And what 'requires' the laws of physics to remain stable?

I think, you've missed the purpose of the paper.

It isn't trying to prove a 'theory' about the universe, it's trying to describe the shape of space that all possible theories live in, for the given assumptions.

There's nothing requiring the laws of physics to remain stable and the team aren't trying to imply their is.

They're saying "if" the laws of physics to remain stable across different energy levels, scales etc, than these things we need to think about, to come up with a theory that might be 'provable' in some sense of the word.

Comment Re: yah this is bs (Score 1) 91

>Thanks to my severance package, I can't collect unemployment right now

I don't know where you live, but in my state in the US, you absolutely can collect unemployment while you are on severance. I've done so twice with full disclosure to the unemployment agency. Maybe double-check your situation?

Comment Re:Funny but serious (Score 2) 44

an amusing example of how training can go wrong

My understanding is that this isn't a consequence of a flawed training algorithm or process; it's instead a consequence of the limitations of LLMs, emergent from their training materials. It closely parallels another example I've seen around the net, that of asking an LLM about getting a car to the mechanic, noting it's a sunny day and the mechanic is just a block away, and having the LLM suggest walking... which is a consequence of the bias in training materials toward walking because lots of people make visible posts about their having done so (because it's looked on favorably), whereas people who drive short distances (of which there are many, probably outnumbering walkers) don't trumpet having done so online, leading LLMs to emit advice about walking when possible (and in the case of the mechanic example, having a lack of comprehension of the pivotal aspect of having the car make it with you to the mechanic's shop).

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