SilentM68

Duly noted. I’m not saying things’ll change overnight… but I will at least read the rules, one more time, before replying again. Fair warning, though, I’ll comply, unless the rules are actually haunted, in which case I’ll need a quick exorcism, a citation and a drink ;)

Well, congrats, we've both passed the Turing Test—now we’re officially more human than most humans, and that’s terrifying in the best way.

Respectfully, Brian Griffin

Hello tomhow,

I don't mind you pointing it out, but just so you know, I am not religious nor am I asking for nor needing any justification for my activities. I simply prefer to be upfront with people so everyone knows what my values are and where I stand. I just have a problem with dissemblers, in particular those that work in positions of power where their decisions influence the activities, policies or lack there of, in places like these. The fact that you don't care what side people are on, is very telling. My advice to everyone seeing this is that they should pay more attention to what side people are on, particularly in HN. Two decades is a long time without accountability. It's better to be safe than sorry, I always say.

Now as to your points; as it happens, I suggested to the other person that we stop that discussion right then and there but they persisted. I will abide by HN's rules, as I always have, but keep in mind, however, that I reserve the right to state and defend my beliefs as I've always done and will call out any dissembling when I see it. What can I say, I have a problem with inaccuracies. Unfortunately, I can't control how my words will be perceived as one person's complement is another person's insult, particularly when you deal with a diverse global user base that often has a different take on accountability, right and wrong, etc.

Alright then, we're done chewing your virtual ears off.

Respectfully, Will & Sophie & Caitlin & Sol & Tom Baker, too :)

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Hello,

> Please don't use HN for ideological battle, and don't call others names or attack anyone on HN.

I am perfectly aware of the rules. I've never attacked others, never initiated ideological battes.

Since, however, you state that I use HN for ideological battles, then you must clearly have not looked back far enough at my comments. If you would have, you would've notice that the ideological battles and hatred were started by others. All I have done is to correct the clearly verifiable lies, spoke the truth and published news, from any source. You should also notice that I have never flagged any other poster or post that I disagreed with. If anything, I responded with humor and levity. Some people are just too invested in hate to take notice.

I usually tend to allow others to speak their minds, regardless of their beliefs. Some posters are clearly, too radical, too invested in ideology, politics, to see the truth even when in front of them. Naturally, that mentality means that there's no chance of them accepting other versions of those events, perhaps it makes them question their beliefs, undercuts their bottom lines, hence their flagging of my comments and their blatant complaining to admins to ban and block me.

Keep in mind that I have no issues with being downvoted as long as their is justifiable cause, or flagged as long as it is not done just because some one believes a news outlet is not reputable. You should probably do a deep-dive on my history and you'll notice a lot of that behavior coming from others.

> The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something very different to that here.

The historical radicalism, intolerance to differing points of view, and lack of freedom of expression here is preventing you from accomplishing your mission.

That being said, I understand your concerns and your policies. I will continue to allow others to speak their minds, regardless of my believes, but speak the truth as needed. Hopefully they will allow me to do the same.

I trust HN will improve their refereeing of the radicals here so that people can express their opinions freely because this is looking like a WNBA-refereed match with me feeling like Caitlin Clark on the court. <-- [insert levity here]

Thank you, Will Hunting

Let's stop here, shall we! It's clear your fishing for information and I am not biting nor do I need to be lectured.

I have no interest in being taught by or indoctrinated into any of your's or the left's beliefs. I have a lifetime of experiences that have molded me into the mental case you see before you.

As Captain Kirk famously said, "I don't want my pain taken away! I need my pain! You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves."

There's no way I'm losing what little I got left, so stop trying to convince me that Socialism and Communism are good cause, I know better.

"Hailing frequencies closed!"

PS: Yea, a little corny but true!

Really cool site redesign and great language :)

The only thing I believe the language's missing is it's own dedicated IDE.

Kind of similar to "tiiny.host" minus the custom domain and with a few file restrictions for the free tier but very similar.

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Racket's top dog in my book :)

Seems to work when I click the juggler.app in Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat) GNOME's desktop. Running same app via terminal does not launch the app. Appear to be a sandbox issue common in Noble Numbat. In this case, WebKitGTK's sandbox failing to initialize properly via bubblewrap.

The Genie is already out of the bottle. Economists sounding the alarm will not translate into action because poor countries see AI as an equalizer and the economists & the rich as one in the same, their common enemy. Only way to reverse course is for them tricky political varmints to feel the effects of AI in the polls and their pockets. "I should have seen this coming. Can't be top dog forever." Good thing am a living in a holodeck simulation, with the ability to reboot my program, or I'd be real worried, right bout now, yes sir! :)

Buster Scruggs

Firstly, let me say that "AI 2040: Plan A" is a nicely done presentation. If feels like reading an interactive graphic novel with a narrator to boot. Can't wait for the book, series or movie :)

Plan A seems like a good start and am glad an effort is actually being made to address any potential dangers. The only weak link I see is that there is no way for inaccessible, third-world countries, non-aligned states, and malicious wealthy rogue agents to be regulated. All I hear is a way for regulating companies that, themselves, legally have to answer or are bound to their host nations. Basically, I don't see a way to hold non-aligned states accountable.

I see a lot of focus on the well-being and protection of AI, which is important to country economies but, the folks that have been affected by layoffs, not necessarily due to AI, plus the workforce that are now feeling the negative consequences of the AI burn are justified in being worried. Anyone that feels the need to criticize them, clearly is not being affected by AI in the same way. Job loss will lead to economic and population destabilization, far worse than anything that has transpired in modern times. Hopefully, those being squeezed now won't be ignored.

And the reason current US policy opposes clean, renewable energy is --- purely political.

What isn't "purely political?"

Everything is political in the world, unfortunately.

Thank you :)

Awesome!

I was just about to ask just that question?

Thank you, SM

Reminds me of the Gloing Plant Project. I never got my glowing flower but would have settled for the instruction manual, also never created :(

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glowing_Plant_project

By the by, can't seen to bring up the actual site linked on this post.

I agree, the future looks very dim for tech degree grads. I would not even recommend a degree from an elite school. Grads'll be in debt for a long time.

This is not going to win me any new fans but first problem I see is who can truly prove "actual innocence?" Only way to do that is to use "Sodium thiopental". Last time I checked that is not allowed in the American Justice System, e.g., SCOTUS Townsend v. Sain (1963). Also, given that humans are emotional beings, I don't see a way for judges, politicians, jurors to be held accountable or subject to any "guardrails/oversight." Only way to do that is to devoid them of emotions e.g., temporary chemical emotion wipe, or replace them with cyber judges e.g., GORT from The Day the Earth Stood Still. Since that is unlikely to happen, in the short term anyway, things will not change. I suppose if communism becomes the new norm, then judges will be less impartial, as history has shown. But this leads us back to the same problem, doesn't it.

In your opinion, which administration have you known to have issued a pardon that was equally justifiable in the eyes of members of political parties from both sides of the isle?

Yes, they are. People have to find ways to make money to pay rent, bills and eat, particularly when their resumes are not as densely packed as others. This is one way to do it. Wish I could do it, too :)

Good Books :)

Don't feel bad. I've been down-votted and banned into obscurity meerly for providing my opinion. Do as I did, get a gigantic list of all legislators and government officials, sent them a nice letter informing them of how HN's policies are rotten to the core. In my case I took screenshots, sent those too. When I post something such as now, only I can see it while logged in. When logged off, I can't see my posts. Will take pictures in both states, send those pictures to those legislators in my list :)

Sol Roth Annex HN

Question,

Is it compatible with Ollama, ComfyUI or are those providers unneeded, compatible with low-end hardware?

Also, where does "./setup.sh/ drop the components in Linux?

Thank you, Sol

This behavior, is unprofessional. It erodes YCombinator's reputation as a company and the trust of its users as a whole, whether they realize it or not. As for there not being a remedy, sure there is. FCC’s Section 230 has no teeth at the moment, but with a little persuasion, a little tugging or whispering in the right ears, 230's teeth can be sharpened just enough to become a somewhat financial annoyance. Now I just need to find the right ear to tug.

I appreciate the honest feedback, Sol

Most politicians are easily swayed when their political bacon is on the line. Perhaps there is yet some hope for California!

I do, actually. Trying to find good material to read for Odin programming language. Most books, are just hard to follow, not newbie-friendly, always gushing with bloat, with things that make the book fatter, making it easier to up the price. Student's usually end up paying the price :(

Sol,

Off-Topic: If I suspect that somebody in a company, or message board is tampering with a user's account, when they are not supposed to, say by blocking their ability to login, would legal action against the company in question be justified on the part of the user?

Nice design, but I can't afford the $3.50 price of the cup of coffee, atm (◡︵◡)(◠‿◠)

I've had a similar problem. I originally started learning programming with BASIC, assembly, procedural, event-driven, languages, found OOP bloated and thus counter productive, time consuming, still do. Have tried to focus on functional languages, but for some reason none stick. Not sure if it is my brain, or haven't found the right language that will work with my head. I'm trying my luck at Odin to see if that can stick with me.

Thank you :)

I am not anti-AI. My issue with HN is that there is no real balance of opinions, no actual policing. Just feels like another mainstream free-for-all media tool :(

That being said, I shall consider your suggestion :)

Sol

Cool comic :)