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Comment Dumped Grok over this (Score -1) 72

Grok was constantly say it was doing something that it had ZERO ability to, and I kept calling it out and it kept apologizing and then immediately doing it again.

As a guy who spend 5 figures a year on Ai, the last thing I want is that. I know Claude and ChatGPT also do it, but Grok was doing it CONSTANTLY.

Submission + - NY AG Letitia James is suing Valve (cbsnews.com)

DesScorp writes: James is going after Valve on gambling charges, stating that loot boxes are predatory, especially for underage gamers:

"This loot box model that Valve has developed—charging an individual for a chance to win something of value based on luck alone—is quintessential gambling, prohibited under New York's Constitution and Penal Law," the complaint says. In one of the games, the process even resembles a slot machine, according James. Since the prizes in the loot boxes are determined randomly in accordance with odds set by Valve, James alleges, that effectively makes Valve an online casino. "Valve, a video game developer, has made billions of dollars by letting children and adults illegally gamble for the chance to win valuable virtual prizes," James posted on social media. "These features are addictive and harmful. That's why I'm suing to stop Valve's unlawful conduct and protect New Yorkers."


Comment Re:Which TV manufacturers are still making their o (Score 1) 36

LG, maybe...

Probably not for long. You may as well buy that no-name TV made in Vietnam now, because name brands have ceased to mean anything in this space. Just about everyone followed RCA and GE and Philco, who all stopped making sets in the 80's, and made all their TV money licensing their names to cheap Asian third parties. There hasn't been a real RCA TV since 1986.

Comment Re:Zoning (Score 1) 96

Oh the day has come when people look at vile, despicable anti-capitalist actions in cities and think "lets do the same thing in farmlands".

Zoning laws, not high taxes, are the reason people are fleeing California.

Uh, it's both, and crime too.

The lack of multifamily housing (condos and apartment buildings) is why housing got so expensive.

Housing got expensive because California become like New York City: A place where the young want to be because its "the center of it all", which creates luxury pricing conditions for everything, not just housing. As packed as LA and the Bay Area have become, you're only going to get more apartments by seizing single family homes by eminent domain and tearing them down. That's not America, and even in California, that'll get you a fucking riot. Go on, try it and see.

Comment Re:Even better: no cars at all (Score 1) 175

We need to eliminate car dependency and give people a choice of transportation. Freedom of mobility includes freedom to not travel by automobile. Side benefits include less pollution.

Bullshit. You already have that in cities. People have a variety of choices. Every big city in the US has both bus and light rail systems with very few exceptions (Cincinnati, for one). EVERY city of medium size on up has a bus system. What you really want is to force your post title on people: no cars at all. Your whole aim has nothing to do with "choice".

Comment Re:He’s a visionary. (Score 0) 150

It’s so stupid. Do you honestly believe this will happen, where real money is on the table?

Eliminating jobs that can be done automatically IS "real money on the table" to company shareholders. Will AI replace these jobs? You bet your ass they will. The West is not prepared for the impact AI is having on employment, and will continue to have for decades to come. Some people are burying their heads, but it won't save them. Entire fields that used to be good paying professional work are quickly becoming something a glorified script can handle with minimal input.

Comment Re:Refurbish the software too (Score 2) 36

Next we'll be refurbishing old software to run on machines with lower specs.

Some of us are kind of doing that already by running old OS's in VirtualBox, and then running old but useful abandonware for personal tasks on those OS's. It's pretty fun and there's an ocean of useful and interesting software out there.... especially from the 90's. You just have to be careful about where you get it from to avoid the malware aspect. But there are some reliable sites. And it's pretty fascinating using software that my dad used. We're definitely in a weird time.

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