Forgot your password?
typodupeerror

Comment Re:They can only self-improve if they are capable (Score 1) 141

They still don't get it. The head of our Wehrmacht is reported to be doubling down on sending Anthropic to the cooler. If la Presidenta ever put a pumpkin on his desk, the head of our Wehrmacht would get terminally confused as to whom to salute. Of course the answer is obvious: both.

Comment Re:Remotely downloaded code (Score 4, Informative) 16

What, exactly, is the point or purpose of including code in your program that is downloaded from a third-party website every time you execute the program?

No, npm is literally the opposite of that.

If you want to include a function or subroutine or library in your program, why wouldn't you just download it and use that?

I run Drupal and it uses composer, which does basically the same thing. But then I want some javascript libraries that you can't get through composer repos itself, you need to get them from npm. So every time there's one of these npm exploit stories I say oh shit, some more shit I need to read. Luckily I'm only pulling in literally two packages from there. But I don't need to do this, I only do it specifically for the purpose of not having my site refer to some other site for those javascript libraries. That way, someone else changing their library doesn't automatically screw up my site, or more plausibly since I am not running any javascript on the server side, start back dooring other people who visit there. So npm is exactly the kind of thing you think people should be using, except with less oversight which is why we keep hearing about loads of compromised packages.

Comment Re:still bummed about SG-U (Score 1) 93

Disagree on this. That's like saying only shows that trek through the stars should be called Star Trek - and yet the best Star Trek series ever made was Deep Space Nine.

Yeah, they had B5 to crib from.

The Stargate is just part of the premise of the followup shows, not a required defining characteristic of them

If you're putting it in the title, yes it is.

Comment Re:8-1 decision (Score 2) 61

Dear friend,

We make certain rules so that we can live in the same nation together. For example, we must to a reasonable extent unify our motor vehicle requirements so that you can reasonably travel to other states without onerous additional inspections and harassment. Alas, with rights come responsibilities.

Signed,
Srsly

Comment Useful repairable technology (Score 2) 196

My parents replaced their fridge 10-years ago, the old fridge is in the garage, been working without issue since. They've been through three "new" fridges since. The in-laws, their fridge has died four times, maybe five. My sister bought all new appliances, fridge, stove, oven, dishwasher, washer, drier, the full works with a 5-year warranty, ~1-month after the warranty ended, all dead. Meanwhile, I'm sitting in a 40-year-old house, with 30-year-old appliances, that just work.

Technology can improve things, but, if you remove the ability to use those things, or to trust them, you've done a disservice to the item. I don't need a Wi-Fi connected dishwasher or oven. I don't need a Wi-Fi connected electrical panel. What I need is an oven that can turn on, and turn off, with a temperature setting.

Farm equipment doesn't need to be "smart", it needs to be functional. Your engine won't start, spray some ether in it, and bam, you're up and running. A belt broke, meh, just grab another, slap it on and get going. This stupidity of make it smart, and brick it, doesn't make sense. When our dishwasher broke a few months ago, I just bought a new motor (if that's the right word), disassembled it and reassembled it within 1-hour.

Slashdot Top Deals

1 Mole = 007 Secret Agents

Working...