Comment Re: Has Anyone Here Seen It? (Score 1) 35
I saw it and loved it. Definitely worth seeing in the big screen IMO.
I saw it and loved it. Definitely worth seeing in the big screen IMO.
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
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
Does it work?
Kids are smart and really good at finding workarounds
The likely outcome is political theater, where politicians claim success while kids get creative
The other likely outcome is annoyance and failure when the tech goes wrong
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
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.
WTF?
This is one of the stupidest things I've seen
How stupid can stupid get before it all collapses into a black hole of stupidity?
I support AI research and believe that it will help us solve previously intractable problems in science, engineering, medicine and maybe even economics.
I also believe that OpenAI has made a series of tactical errors that's turning the public against AI.
While other labs kept the tech in the lab, OpenAI released it to the general public. This resulted in excitement and a few fun things, but also a tremendous amount of slop and scams. Meanwhile, pundits and hypemongers constantly and publicly claimed that AI will replace all jobs. When all the public sees is slop, scams and fear of job loss, the angry response is not surprising.
Then, OpenAI wanted to continue their push into pop culture by introducing "adult mode". This waste of electricity serves no useful purpose, but it amplified OpenAI's push into pop culture.
Now, it appears that they realize that they made have made a bad choice, and are dropping adult mode. This is a good step, but they need to go further.
The proper use of AI is as a tool, not as a friend, lover or therapist, and especially not as an addiction
A little computer with Mint on it does a great job accessing streaming as well as my NAS. And it doesn't report my activities to anyone.
What are you using for the streaming services? Netflix etc? A web browser?
If so, that's a complete non-starter; it fails the ease of use expectations of watching TV of the wife using a remote control to turn it on and make it go. (and honestly it fails my own expectations for that matter too; having to reach for a keyboard or mouse to watch a movie or stream a show is just clunky). It also limits you from watching content in 4k.
At the moment, I've got a RokuHD of some sort on one TV, and an nvidia shield on another one. Plex, netflix, f1tv, and a couple other things on both of them. The TV remote can fairly seamlessly control the TV/soundbar and the attached box and it works well, and passes the usability test, but both devices are still more ad-laden than I want.
I've also got computers and consoles hooked up to TVs for gaming and what not, but i find them utterly miserable to use for streaming. Their is no app for linux that I'm aware of. And even the app for Windows is regularly just complete ass to use, and its a PITA to switch from plex to netflix and back etc, and using them with a remote control is pretty trashy. So I've been using the aforementioned boxes for streaming as the least awful way to run things for some years now.
But if there's a better way now, I'm listening.
Today is the first day of the rest of your lossage.