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Comment Right to repair is not a new idea (Score 1) 40

For the entire history of manufactured products, skilled mechanics could take them apart and see how they worked. Mechanical stuff is inherently open-source.
Then the rise of digital systems gave companies the ability to eliminate a right we have had for centuries.
We are not demanding new rights, we are protesting when old rights are taken away.

Comment I use gemini (Score 5, Interesting) 104

It often gives excellent answers, but when it doesn't, the results are strange.
I asked for help writing code for an obscure hobby CNC control system.
It totally invented function calls and invented plausible documentation to explain how they worked and how to call them.
It totally missed the easy answer that involved calling an existing simple function and writing no new code.
If the answer doesn't exist on the internet, it appears to just make one up

Comment Yes (Score 1) 49

They are continuing to follow fads and introduce new "features" that nobody wants, and that can't easily be uninstalled
They need to stop adding this crap, and provide easy ways to uninstall it
They need to use every tool they have, including AI, to find bugs and security weaknesses
If something is good, people will choose it voluntarily and even pay for it
If something is installed by default and can't be removed, it's likely not good
We need a reliable OS

Comment Re:It pays off (Score 1) 22

The USPS was designed for letters. Now letter volume is way down and package volume is increasing rapidly. Small post offices that were designed for letters are overwhelmed with packages. Delivery vehicles are small. To properly handle high package volume, a lot of facilities would need to be upgraded or replaced

Comment This is a good approach (Score 1) 41

Instead of using AI to "increase productivity" by quickly generating bloated, inefficient, bug-ridden, insecure slop, the better use of the tools is to find bugs, security weaknesses and unhandled edge conditions. AI research should focus on creating better code, bug-free, efficient and secure with all edge cases handled

Comment As expected (Score 1) 72

Immature tech is immature
AI tech is making real, rapid and exciting progress, but is still immature.
The hypemongers make outrageous fantasy claims.
The tech sometimes works great, sometimes mediocre, and sometimes fails catastrophically.
Anyone who believes that the tech is perfected deserves what they get.

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