Comment Remember when mail-order was closer to a month? (Score 1) 20
Now people complain when it isn't here tomorrow. I would be fine with a weekly delivery. So would the planet.
Comment Re:Look around you (Score 1) 32
The problem is that when everything looks like trash, where do you start? They aren't going to be scanning all of our trash* with an electron microscope.
*sorry, I meant 'historical artifacts'.
*sorry, I meant 'historical artifacts'.
Comment City Miles (TM) Brand Fine Tobacco Cigarettes (Score 1) 43
No problem, kids just have to smoke cigarettes for a couple years and then they can switch over to the vapes with visual age verification. Couple packs a day from age 15, and you should be able to pass for 35 by your seventeenth birthday.
Submission + - Gen Z relies on parents for money while turning to AI for financial advice (nerds.xyz)
BrianFagioli writes: A new study from Wells Fargo suggests the idea of the American Dream may be evolving, especially among younger Americans. The bankâ(TM)s 2026 Money Study found that 69 percent of Gen Z adults believe owning a business is part of achieving that dream, and many see entrepreneurship as a way to control their own destiny. At the same time, the study paints a complicated picture of financial independence, with 64 percent of parents reporting that their Gen Z children rely on them for financial support in some way, whether that means housing, direct financial help, or covering certain expenses.
The report also highlights a growing reliance on technology for financial guidance. About 19 percent of U.S. adults say they used artificial intelligence over the past year to learn about or generate ideas related to their finances, a number that jumps to 38 percent among Gen Z. Many respondents say they use AI tools to explore financial options or weigh risks, and two thirds of those who tried AI generated suggestions reported acting on them. With younger adults balancing side hustles, family support, and new AI tools to manage money, the study raises an interesting question about how financial literacy and independence might evolve in a more algorithm driven world.
The report also highlights a growing reliance on technology for financial guidance. About 19 percent of U.S. adults say they used artificial intelligence over the past year to learn about or generate ideas related to their finances, a number that jumps to 38 percent among Gen Z. Many respondents say they use AI tools to explore financial options or weigh risks, and two thirds of those who tried AI generated suggestions reported acting on them. With younger adults balancing side hustles, family support, and new AI tools to manage money, the study raises an interesting question about how financial literacy and independence might evolve in a more algorithm driven world.
Comment Vape: how can we make smoking worse? (Score 1) 43
Instead of smokers simply annoying people when they do this in public, now they get to waste more electronics that wind up in a landfill - by design!
Is anyone else tired of this disposable society yet? Now instead of a cigarette butt we find used vape cartridges, used lithium ion cells, and now it includes a larger circuit board to support blue tooth! On top of that the battery could start a fire even when it is put in the trash and not on the ground.
Vapes need the equivalent to a core charge when buying a new one with a battery, that core charge should be equal to the cost of the new unit, so double the price unless you are trading in the old one.
Is anyone else tired of this disposable society yet? Now instead of a cigarette butt we find used vape cartridges, used lithium ion cells, and now it includes a larger circuit board to support blue tooth! On top of that the battery could start a fire even when it is put in the trash and not on the ground.
Vapes need the equivalent to a core charge when buying a new one with a battery, that core charge should be equal to the cost of the new unit, so double the price unless you are trading in the old one.
Submission + - Show HN: Zerobox - Sandbox any command with file and network restrictions (github.com)
afshin writes: Zerobox is an open-source process sandbox that wraps any command with deny-by-default file and network restrictions. Built on the same sandboxing engine that powers OpenAI Codex. no Docker, no VMs, no daemon. A single binary that starts in ~10ms.
Control what the process can read, write, and connect to with granular allow/deny flags. Filter network by domain through a built-in HTTP/SOCKS proxy. Pass API keys as secrets that are never visible inside the sandbox — the proxy injects real values into HTTP headers only for approved hosts. Environment variables are clean by default (only PATH, HOME, etc.).
TypeScript SDK included: Sandbox.create({ secrets: { OPENAI_API_KEY: { value: "sk-...", hosts: ["api.openai.com"] } } }).
Read more: https://github.com/afshinm/zer...
Control what the process can read, write, and connect to with granular allow/deny flags. Filter network by domain through a built-in HTTP/SOCKS proxy. Pass API keys as secrets that are never visible inside the sandbox — the proxy injects real values into HTTP headers only for approved hosts. Environment variables are clean by default (only PATH, HOME, etc.).
TypeScript SDK included: Sandbox.create({ secrets: { OPENAI_API_KEY: { value: "sk-...", hosts: ["api.openai.com"] } } }).
Read more: https://github.com/afshinm/zer...
Comment Re:Blockchain??? (Score 2) 43
Fuck it....
I'm gonna just go back to smoking real cigarettes....
It was MUCH more fun anyway...you got to carry a lighter all the time, play with fire....and flicking ashes at the bar while talking to a girl just felt....right.
Hell, maybe go back a bit further and buy loose tobacco and roll my own.
Pure analog pleasure.....geez I miss it.....
Well then, you’ll probably also miss out on the underwear running on a blockchain with a camera to verify the person is the right age and with the right gonads to be wearing it. Once the video is uploaded, it disables the high voltage circuits that will put a stop to indecency.
Comment Stop That (Score 2) 43
You people have gone insane.
Stop trying to control every atom of existence and every move people make.
You're sick in the head, not visionaries, not thought leaders.
Go plant a garden and get back in touch with the real world.
No, NOT FARMVILLE!
Comment Re: Why now? (Score 1) 76
Semantics much? Thats like saying I support free cheeseburgers for everyone, but I never advocated for making it hard to keep a burger joint open.
Submission + - Code red at OpenAI as it 'pours money down a black hole' (telegraph.co.uk)
fjo3 writes: Since its release in late 2022, OpenAI has become one of the world’s most valuable start-ups, raising tens of billions of dollars and making Sam Altman, its chief executive, one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent figures.
But even as it breaks records, OpenAI is facing questions about whether the vast sums investors have ploughed into the company will ever be repaid.
Some have even speculated that the poster child of the AI boom could run out of cash and potentially bring down much of the US tech sector with it.
But even as it breaks records, OpenAI is facing questions about whether the vast sums investors have ploughed into the company will ever be repaid.
Some have even speculated that the poster child of the AI boom could run out of cash and potentially bring down much of the US tech sector with it.
Submission + - Life with AI causing human brain 'fry' (france24.com)
fjo3 writes: Too many lines of code to analyze, armies of AI assistants to wrangle, and lengthy prompts to draft are among the laments by hard-core AI adopters.
Consultants at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have dubbed the phenomenon "AI brain fry," a state of mental exhaustion stemming "from the excessive use or supervision of artificial intelligence tools, pushed beyond our cognitive limits."
Consultants at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have dubbed the phenomenon "AI brain fry," a state of mental exhaustion stemming "from the excessive use or supervision of artificial intelligence tools, pushed beyond our cognitive limits."
Comment Re:I live in Washington state (Score 1) 44
wouldn't even cover a yellowing screen under warranty in a less than one year old six digit priced Model S.
That isn't a dealer vs direct issue. Neither model can protect against shitty vendors not handling warranty they way they are obliged to. Additionally the "competition" from dealerships doesn't help here either as it's not like some other dealer will do your warranty for you when you deal with your shitty point of contact.
That is also when I realized that the manufacturer owned service service means there is no competition
That has nothing to do with sales or dealerships. I bought my car direct from the manufacturer, through their website, and yet get it serviced like normal at the local garage down the road.
Comment The problem they don't mention (Score 1) 32
The problem they don't mention is that future civilizations may not even recognize what these are, and even if they do, reading them might not be possible.
Similar to reading the early magnetic tapes from NASA, the specialized equipment required will probably no longer exist; reverse engineering it might not be possible...especially 100 or 1000 years from now.
This may be a very clever, way of making durable Read-Only Memory that can't be read.
Comment Re:Glad I don't smoke (Score 1) 43
I already hate that I need a smartphone app to charge my EV at most DCFC stations
You what? Is this a thing in the states? It's actually been illegal in Europe to build a fast charger that doesn't except credit / debit cards for 2 years now, and by the end of this year 100% of chargers with a capacity higher than 50kW need to accept credit / debit card.
Additionally low power chargers need to offer an option to pay without an app or subscription, but are allowed to direct you to a payment website (no need to add a hardware credit card reader).
But I for one am in favour of making it as difficult as possible for people to get a nicotine fix. The vape / tabaco industry provides zero benefit to society while having a lot of downsides. It should die in a fire.
Comment Re:First against the wall (Score 1) 43
Found the guy who can't connect the dots.
What do you think they're going to use this technology for? It's not for finding lost dogs, I can tell you that much.
Think hard, bumpkin: what could an oppressive government do with the capability to track everyone everywhere?
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