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Comment Re: SSL for Wifi (Score 1) 35

Well, the AP is relevant here since that's what we were talking about authenticating. Or rather, how they aren't authenticated so it is possible to connect to a rogue. And no, I agree, certs don't help there. WPA Enterprise is not appropriate for guest/hotspot wifi. I was pointing out some reasons why. Like the last thing you said, that's a good one too.

Comment Re: Landfills are such a bad idea (Score 1) 173

Well... architecturally that's exactly true! Craftsman was followed by Deco followed by Modern.

Are the roofs stupider than what new houses have? Everything has to have a crazy high ceiling, so the roofs are all over the place. Must be a real pain to fix. I'm fortunate in that regard, my 1988 house has a pretty simple roof. We had to replace it after a storm blew off a bunch of shingles, and my wife insisted we spend extra (over what insurance paid) for a metal roof. It was a good idea. I recommend it. Don't tell her I said that though, I complained like crazy about the extra expense.

Comment Re:What SHOULD humans learn now? (Score 1) 78

It's a good question, but I think framing it as what humans need to do to be able to live alongside ASI is the wrong way to look at it. The right way to look at it is "What do humans need to learn how to do to have fulfilling lives?".

Of course that question also depends on what makes sense for humans in a world run by benevolent ASI. We don't need to bother thinking about humans' role in a world run by malevolent or even disinterested ASI because there will be no role.

Comment Re:Block AI in schools (Score 1) 78

Your point about primary sources is correct. However, educators did *not* consider Wikipedia equivalent to other encyclopedias. They explicitly did not trust it, while they considered traditional encyclopedias more reliable.

Sort of. When my kids were in public school in the 2000s and 2010s, book encyclopedias were sometimes grudgingly accepted as source. Not always, and it was often made clear that they weren't proper sources (because they're not!). The solution was to use Wikipedia but to follow the reference links to the primary sources it cites and use those.

I thought that wasn't just a good answer, but a strict improvement over accepting hardcover encyclopedias, both pedagogically and as a matter of scholarly principle.

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