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Comment Re:some doubts: (Score 1) 265

Something like 80% of all causalities in the war right now are coming from drones.

Source?

That's a bold claim.

There are many ways around jamming

The article I linked to speaks about that. Essentially: Yes. But: Not the cheap stuff used, and stuff like fiber optics come with their own drawbacks.

(unsure which "cheaper" weapons you believe exist...drones are dirt cheap)

The article I linked to includes prices.

Comment Re:Tier 2 time. (Score 1) 248

Agreed. For kicks I asked ChatGPT:

Me: Give me a two-sentence summary of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

GPT: This video reviews the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s preliminary findings on the AirIndia Boeing 787-8 crash near Ahmedabad. It highlights that both engines’ fuel-control cutoff switches were inadvertently moved to the “cutoff” position shortly after takeoff, leading to engine flameouts and the subsequent dual-engine failure.

Me: Expand the summary to 4 sentences that focus on the video's conclusions and not a description.

GPT: The video concludes that the dual-engine flameout on the Air India 787-8 was caused by human error—specifically, both fuel-control cutoff switches were accidentally set to "cutoff" shortly after takeoff. This action led to a complete loss of engine power, forcing an emergency landing. The crew managed to land the aircraft safely, avoiding casualties, but the incident exposed serious lapses in cockpit procedures and training. The investigation emphasizes the need for improved human factors awareness, stricter procedural discipline, and potential design safeguards to prevent accidental switch activation.

Apparently the reports of the horrible casualties are all wrong and fake news! I love the idea of getting a text summary of bloated, ad-infested YouTube videos, but Jesus....

Comment some doubts: (Score 3, Interesting) 265

according to the Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, some reports from the frontlines indicate that while drones are ubiquituous, they aren't the game-changer the tech-industry wants them to be.

tl;dr essential bits: a) most drone strikes could have been done by other, cheaper weapons. b) drones are an unreliable weapon due to jamming, dependency on weather and light and many technical failures.

Comment Re:This is what Ignorance looks like. (Score 3, Insightful) 117

"Geographically and financially advantageous is how one would describe Houston accurately"

I'm a Texan and you're so full of shit your eyes went brown.

Houston has one of the worst geographical advantages - see the Los Angeles style smog.

Also, once you leave Houston there's nothing for fucking miles. Good luck getting Bobby Joe Atkins from Wichita Falls down there.

You fucking moron. Leave the shuttle in DC where it fucking belongs.

Comment Re:Ease of use v. Advertising (Score 1) 29

Yup. It's past comical how much bullshit nonsense (no doubt most of it AI slop these days) gets put before a recipe on most sites. I've started going to AllRecipes by default most of the time, just because it doesn't do that.

The Firefox extension Jump to Recipe automatically clicks a "Jump to Recipe" link on the page if one exists. It works pretty well for me.

Comment Re:I may be "old fashoned", but... (Score 1) 177

The Z80 and 6502 both teach something foundational: Fundamentally, this is all simple, a typical human being can fit the the fundamentals in their head

Agree and disagree. While I share an affection for the simpler hardware and instruction set and do see value in being able to fully understand the whole thing end to end, the simplicity and limitation also gives rise to complexity in the search for performance and capability.

You can "understand" the assembly code (or even machine code), but when a program is using esoteric or questionable techniques to eek every last clock cycle of performance out of these chips, you can end up with code that requires a larger breadth of knowledge - everything from binary math hacks (fast inverse square root) to processor quirks (16-bit loads in four clocks vs 8-bit in one) to undocumented ISA "features" like abusing obcodes with flag side effects that end up being faster than the operation you're really interested in.

Some people enjoy this kind of hacking (using the word in the best possible way) but it definitely requires an additional, different, and sometimes very broad mastery of the systems. I think this is both good and bad (but mostly bad once longjmp gets involved...).

Comment Re:I did six shots of HIV spike protein (Score 0) 228

Then you could've posted a direct link instead of posting the front page of some shit substack that looks like memes, you stupid fuck.

Go figure a MAGA can't DIRECTLY LINK to information.

Comment Re:I still get terrible results from "coding" agen (Score 1) 64

It's like visual coding or RAD all over again. Whenever suits and PHBs are told there's a magic wand that'll allow them to do without paying people for the nitty-gritty bits, they get all excited and convince each other in their echo chamber that their dream of a company of all managers and no workers is just around the corner.

Then reality says "hi", the hype dies down, a few scam artists got rich and the world continues as it was, with a couple new cool tools in the toolbox of those who know how to use them correctly - which is generally the same people that were supposedly being replaced.

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