Mars008

Seems to me we're going to have to let the anti-encryption mob have their way until things go wrong—bigtime.

Been there, seen that. That's how Pakistan got nuclear bomb. France was just making friends.

The big problem here is that Veracrypt development is done there if I'm not mistaken. Probably time to get back to trusted old TrueCrypt.

I've seen manager obviously reading copilot's advises as his own thoughts on meetings.

and struggle to complete any of their many projects

Hmm.. I don't struggle, I enjoy it. The goal isn't to start glossy product production. It's to learn how to do it. As soon as it's obvious project is usually shelved. Except for the 'main line' projects which together can result in something significant.

I wouldn't be surprised if article is actually AI generated summary from several sources.Guided by human.

It's a new phenomena. Recently got a book on agentic AI which looks like OpenAI docs with added generated water.

It's getting complicated here. Likely robots will be connected. This makes them perfect for spying and sabotaging. US cannot let China control them. Likely EU will do the same.

If not connected they can be used for numerous criminal activities. Stealing, selling drugs on the streets, etc. Armed robberies will be impressive.

So, my guess is robots will be connected, and this will be enforced in software and, may be, hardware. To the point that makes them almost unhackable. However it should be possible to take the frame and low level electronics (like motor controllers), and fit it with custom high level compute module and software. It will be just quite a lot of work. Still can be done by community of enthusiasts.

At least it's obvious we are close to have cheap mechanically capable robots. As soon as they get smart enough to be useful mass production will begin. We are almost there. (Un)fortunately China is leading here. With all production there it will be hard for US companies to compete. Especially outside of US market.

Dogs and cats don't complain. Gorillas and chimpanzee should be fine too.

Bipedal robots suck right now, but superhuman stability is achievable in near future.

Chinese Unitree already makes humanoids for $5K. Cheap enough for average american family to afford if it's useful. Several batteries and automatic replacement station will make it run 24/7 non-stop.

So, it terms of cheap capable hardware we are close. The problem is software and computing power.

In case you didn't know, geothermal energy extraction works on cooling our planet's core. It's not 'free', or 'clean', or 'green'.

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE LESS IDIOTIC WAY OF ENERGY PRODUCTION

devs get really reliant and even addicted on coding agents

That's more about managers who hope AI will gradually replace stubborn and lazy devs. That will shift the balance to business ideas and connections out of technical side and investments.

Anyway, before singularity there going to be a huge change.

The point was being made that a billionaire figurehead drastically changed their views after an "indeterminate time" detained by national authorities.

IE what if Musk suddenly behaved in such a manner after being detained by a Biden administration. Wouldn't that be profoundly weird?!?

We've seen that. Durov in France after detention began sharing Telegram users' data with authorities. It's unclear how much, but likely full real time access to all of it.

I had to use naproxen for some time as most effective way to control inflammation. Actually the only way, ibuprofen had some effect only in horse dozes. After visiting doctor, analyses, checking available sources was able to eliminate the reason of inflammation. Apparently it was a well known problem/solution. So far so good. Not sure about the long lasting effects of naproxen use.

This is higher end arm, priced about 5x. I.e. they are not comparable.

they claim 'delivers 1.5kg payloads, up to 767mm reach, and 0.2mm repeatability precision'

Any lock in makes it significantly less attractive. AMD is not in dominant position to insist. More portable would make it more attractive. Like MS did, sort of works everywhere but better on Windows.

In case you are interested:

Requirement Minimum

Processor AMD Ryzen AI 300-series

Today 3D printing makes a lot of thing possible. Now that multi-toolhead printers are coming, some already available, it's possible to make composite parts. Like hard frame in soft wrapper, conductive lines (resistance still high), etc. I'm still learning, but it's exiting.

As for CNC, some cheap tabletop are available. FreeCAD is useful for design and g-code generation. The problem with cheap they are imprecise and shaky. I'm thinking about using 3d printed frame with metal everything else. Should be light enough to lift with one hand. For precision it'll need calibration from time to time as plastic moves. The goal is to have 3 axis mini CNC mill able to cut soft metals with precision better than 0.1mm.

There is no exact definition. It can be a harmless bullshit, or something more harmful. Imagine AI recommending child to drink some common liquid for fun or as a medicine. Liquid which is in fact known poison. There are many dangerous things that aren't often mentioned in internet because people have common sense and never do it. It's enough to add just a bit of misleading information.

With cheap generic robots coming this can be a real problem. Human supervision can help when there is one.

Somehow I'm not surprised. They voted for Biden in 2020 then for Kamala. Just like california with it's OS age verification.

At no point in my life would I choose to spend 10 years in jail for $400m.

I can assure you more than a billion people gladly would...

That's what US constitution is all about. The people should have power more than just voting. When they don't have it it's like EU. Even legitimate candidate can be easily taken out like in Romania. EU leaders prized it. None even said sorry when accusations appeared to be fake and intentionally fabricated. In this case even voting power has been taken from citizens. Nobody can do anything about it. Multi-step voting systems is another example of minimizing citizens' voting powers. And no legal (and illegal) way for armed protests. Very safe total control. In EU it's called 'democracy'. For comparison Putin is also democratically rules for 26 years now. At least that's what their media tells.

Hezbollah is a terrorist organisation

That depends from which side you are looking. From the other side they are patriots and defending their people and land, sacrificing their lives. Looks like in NATO you haven't seen that. The same in Vietnam, Iraq,.. there is a long list of 'terrorists' of this sort. Almost like 'suffering minorities'.

Cheap sensors are the future ;) onboard ML can help with signals interpretation.

Well, there are cheap portable ultrasound scanners and endoscopes.

We are heading to robotic wars where abilities and cost efficiency are the key factors. Like today drones in Ukraine war. Attack + defense + automation, + money + production

The difference between a junior engineer using it and a great architect using it is significant

Yes, juniors are trying to use AI with the minimum input. This alone tells a lot..

age verification to be forcibly added to every OS install ?

This should be easy. Just in one of dialogs ask user to create a file 'me_age.txt' with age inside. No changes to OS at all. This will be the 'interface'. Any program can read the file. As far as I understand that's all California law requires (or will require).

Not sure about other versions. Strict verification would require binding to property software/services. Which is equivalent of reporting every user on every install.

Vibeadministration is coming after vibecoding. Get ready...

In Tor got: "Our tests indicate that you have you have strong protection against Web tracking."

In normal Firefox: "uBlock Origin has prevented the following page from loading:

https://eviltracker.net/kcarter-reporting-nojs?a="

In normal Firefox with 'real tracking company' ON (default): "uBlock Origin has prevented the following page from loading:

https://trackersimulator.org/kcarter-reporting-nojs"

Sort of failed?