Comment Everyone using slahshdot is old (Score 0) 15
If you haven't been a manager for 15 years at this point, your career has stalled out.
Comment I don't like bending spoons, but... (Score 1) 15
They grew slowly, and they mostly snapped up things that were probably not long for this world and somehow has kept every single one of them alive rather than bringing use Vimeo-branded refrigerators.
They'll probably somehow be okay.
Comment You misunderstand. That's what a UPS does! (Score 1) 68
When a UPS sees that utility power is out of spec, it disconnects from the grid. Now, do that at gigawatt scale.
Comment And his parents... (Score 1) 48
His parents were toolmakers.
Comment Re:Email guy... (Score 1) 54
No one is using well-known ports for anything legitimate that isn't the associated service. Anything spun up on e.g. 110 that isn't a POP server is going to inherently be questionable.
Comment They might need a grippy sock vacation (Score 4, Insightful) 211
They sound like they've asked the AI and it assured them their world view is 100% correct and that they're so smart that they saw something that others missed. How very perceptive of them.
Comment Nah, they hit a wall (Score 1) 211
In fact, they're all hitting it. This will give them and the other AI companies a chance to breathe during IPO season so they can try to make a few trillion dollars and get out the door before everyone realizes there's no more improvements to be had.
Comment Well of course they did (Score 1) 44
I mean, if comments can let you know about the fact that webp is a deprecated file format, then surely they can be used to spread falsehoods, too.
Comment Re:Email guy... (Score 1) 54
The people who block ports pointlessly just because they've been abused in the ancient past are idiots too.
You'll want to amplify on this, because blocking a well-known port for an insecure protocol has no downsides. Nothing legitimate is going to be spun up on e.g. 110, why would you leave it open vs blocking it?
Comment I read this part before, I think (Score 5, Insightful) 66
As O'Brien passed the telescreen a thought seemed to strike him. He stopped, turned aside and pressed a switch on the wall. There was a sharp snap. The voice had stopped.
Julia uttered a tiny sound, a sort of squeak of surprise. Even in the midst of his panic, Winston was too much taken aback to be able to hold his tongue.
'You can turn it off!' he said.
'Yes,' said O'Brien, 'we can turn it off. We have that privilege.'
Comment Trust me, bro (Score 1) 67
We've got the most advanced model on the planet, for real, but the government said it's too dangerous to release publicly. Make us stonks.
Comment As much as I hate Google/Alphabet (Score 1) 106
They do have a lot of random divisions that have nothing to do with their core business of advertising that can do a lot of good in the world if management would just stop killing off the projects.
Comment Google Knows Best (Score 1) 106
They only have your best intentions at heart. Pay no attention to the sign that says "road closed - there has never been a bridge over this canyon". Obey Google Maps. Google knows best.You must take the most efficient route.
Comment Lol to the person that downvoted you (Score 1) 115
Guess they like Windows 11.
Comment They think a watched pot never boils (Score 1) 95
And yet it always does.
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