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Artificial Construct
Tinkering with Android OS Stuff again
Tinkering with Android OS Stuff again
Theory: Older people have trouble with technology not because it's complex or alien but because it is more often than not shit and they haven't been interested enough in it to learn the various strategies and techniques people use to get around the shitness.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Theory: Older people have trouble with technology not because it's complex or alien but because it is more often than not shit and they haven't been interested enough in it to learn the various strategies and techniques people use to get around the shitness.
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Seems unfortunate. Who could have predicted this?
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Seems unfortunate. Who could have predicted this?
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Seems very Tim Davie to resign in disgrace over something the BBC got right.
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Seems very Tim Davie to resign in disgrace over something the BBC got right.
I don't think it's healthy or accurate to think of AI or any algorithm as 'deciding' or 'choosing' or otherwise having agency.
They follow a chain of inevitable logic according to decisions made (often unwittingly) at the time they were designed or their training material was selected.
They follow a chain of inevitable logic according to decisions made (often unwittingly) at the time they were designed or their training material was selected.
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I don't think it's healthy or accurate to think of AI or any algorithm as 'deciding' or 'choosing' or otherwise having agency.
They follow a chain of inevitable logic according to decisions made (often unwittingly) at the time they were designed or their training material was selected.
They follow a chain of inevitable logic according to decisions made (often unwittingly) at the time they were designed or their training material was selected.
I wonder how the 'we all hate reform' strategy looks if the polling narrows closer to 2029 and all the modelling suggests a hung parliament
Can't help feeling that 'stop Reform' rather relies on Reform looking like they might win - Reform *and* Labour 'losing' might be a lot of peoples ideal result
Can't help feeling that 'stop Reform' rather relies on Reform looking like they might win - Reform *and* Labour 'losing' might be a lot of peoples ideal result
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I wonder how the 'we all hate reform' strategy looks if the polling narrows closer to 2029 and all the modelling suggests a hung parliament
Can't help feeling that 'stop Reform' rather relies on Reform looking like they might win - Reform *and* Labour 'losing' might be a lot of peoples ideal result
Can't help feeling that 'stop Reform' rather relies on Reform looking like they might win - Reform *and* Labour 'losing' might be a lot of peoples ideal result
I think one of the most damaging things for politics has been the substitution of making the argument for something with the marketing pitch for it
This is largely the fault of the media environment - the case is dry and boring, the pitch has relatable moments, a catchy slogan and click-bait scope
This is largely the fault of the media environment - the case is dry and boring, the pitch has relatable moments, a catchy slogan and click-bait scope
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I think one of the most damaging things for politics has been the substitution of making the argument for something with the marketing pitch for it
This is largely the fault of the media environment - the case is dry and boring, the pitch has relatable moments, a catchy slogan and click-bait scope
This is largely the fault of the media environment - the case is dry and boring, the pitch has relatable moments, a catchy slogan and click-bait scope
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The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
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You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
The more support the greens get the less likely I am to vote Green. Some sensible impulses and deserve to be listened to but a little too stuck in wishful thinking to be government material.
A criticism I'd level at Labour as well at the moment, although for different policy positions.
A criticism I'd level at Labour as well at the moment, although for different policy positions.
Greens - Lower bills through nationalising our public services, wealth tax on assets and huge increase in investment in our public services.
Labour - ID Cards, random statements about flags and Austerity 2.0.
But apparently the Green Party are the "vibes era?"
Make it make sense!
Labour - ID Cards, random statements about flags and Austerity 2.0.
But apparently the Green Party are the "vibes era?"
Make it make sense!
Politics is in a vibes era. Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski are proof of that. But maybe Keir Starmer can take positivity from Ruben Amorim.
November 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The more support the greens get the less likely I am to vote Green. Some sensible impulses and deserve to be listened to but a little too stuck in wishful thinking to be government material.
A criticism I'd level at Labour as well at the moment, although for different policy positions.
A criticism I'd level at Labour as well at the moment, although for different policy positions.
I think we need to get away from the trap of thinking that algorithms 'make decisions' other than in a very vague colloquial way.
Algorithms are the encoding of pre-made human choices into a repeatable form.
Algorithms are the encoding of pre-made human choices into a repeatable form.
October 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I think we need to get away from the trap of thinking that algorithms 'make decisions' other than in a very vague colloquial way.
Algorithms are the encoding of pre-made human choices into a repeatable form.
Algorithms are the encoding of pre-made human choices into a repeatable form.
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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Yes, because Badenoch’s was a criminal offence carrying a custodial sentence, whereas Reeves’ was not.
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
Kemi Badenoch has said hacking into Harriet Harman's website when she was younger is "not the same" as Rachel Reeves failing to get a £900 rental licence for her home.
news.sky.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Yes, because Badenoch’s was a criminal offence carrying a custodial sentence, whereas Reeves’ was not.
If there is a skill issue to getting a benefit from AI then it seems it's more likely to be a bubble in terms of investment. It will effectively gate benefits based on the availability of (presumably expensive) human resources and cap the utility of infrastructure investment.
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If there is a skill issue to getting a benefit from AI then it seems it's more likely to be a bubble in terms of investment. It will effectively gate benefits based on the availability of (presumably expensive) human resources and cap the utility of infrastructure investment.
To a man with a generative AI, all problems begin to look like finding the most plausible sequence of tokens.
October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
To a man with a generative AI, all problems begin to look like finding the most plausible sequence of tokens.
It's hard to put a precise number on it, but I think for about 80% of applications of AI I've seen so far we'd be better off without it.
Simply because it does nothing that needed to be done while costing resources that could be better used elsewhere
Not sure it won't be a net drag on growth.
Simply because it does nothing that needed to be done while costing resources that could be better used elsewhere
Not sure it won't be a net drag on growth.
October 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's hard to put a precise number on it, but I think for about 80% of applications of AI I've seen so far we'd be better off without it.
Simply because it does nothing that needed to be done while costing resources that could be better used elsewhere
Not sure it won't be a net drag on growth.
Simply because it does nothing that needed to be done while costing resources that could be better used elsewhere
Not sure it won't be a net drag on growth.
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Is saying that the Jews run the world antisemitic or just vigilant? Tune in for next week's episode of "is it racist to be racist"
Is the Reform MP who says she’s driven mad by TV adverts full of Black & Asian people a racist or realist? How many migrants would the Tories expel? & should the UK be selling fighter jets to Türkiye?
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October 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Is saying that the Jews run the world antisemitic or just vigilant? Tune in for next week's episode of "is it racist to be racist"
Feels like it's only a matter of time before there is an accidental gun battle between ICE and local police in the US. Can even see it being contrived by a third party, but hopefully no one is that stupid.
October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Feels like it's only a matter of time before there is an accidental gun battle between ICE and local police in the US. Can even see it being contrived by a third party, but hopefully no one is that stupid.
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Can I simply suggest that whichever intrepid journalist manages to embed himself with ICE and remain there taking careful notes undetected for some months or a year will almost certainly win a Pulitzer Prize, which regrettably, will have to be forwarded to a holding facility in Guantanamo, Cuba.
October 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Can I simply suggest that whichever intrepid journalist manages to embed himself with ICE and remain there taking careful notes undetected for some months or a year will almost certainly win a Pulitzer Prize, which regrettably, will have to be forwarded to a holding facility in Guantanamo, Cuba.
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Incredible to hear Russell's voice. And important to note that from the very beginning, some people on the left recognised the sadism and intellectual poverty of Bolshevism.
Bertrand Russell wasn't impressed with him: youtu.be/6TK9c-caEcw?...
Bertrand Russell on his meeting with Vladimir Lenin in 1920
YouTube video by Roman Styran
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Incredible to hear Russell's voice. And important to note that from the very beginning, some people on the left recognised the sadism and intellectual poverty of Bolshevism.
A Labour Strategy of "we need to get people who think we're objectionable idiots to vote for us by persuading them the alternative is worse then being governed by objectionable idiots"
Amongst other issues, it doesn't exactly scream "sustainable democracy" does it?
Amongst other issues, it doesn't exactly scream "sustainable democracy" does it?
October 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A Labour Strategy of "we need to get people who think we're objectionable idiots to vote for us by persuading them the alternative is worse then being governed by objectionable idiots"
Amongst other issues, it doesn't exactly scream "sustainable democracy" does it?
Amongst other issues, it doesn't exactly scream "sustainable democracy" does it?
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I apologise for my earlier comments. They were phrased poorly and unintentionally revealed what goes on in my head.
October 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I apologise for my earlier comments. They were phrased poorly and unintentionally revealed what goes on in my head.
Tempting to make a comment on how unreliable the source material the agents use is, but really than just makes this so much worse.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Tempting to make a comment on how unreliable the source material the agents use is, but really than just makes this so much worse.
Outside of the ethical considerations (which should also be fatal for the current Labour, Tory and Reform immigration proposals) the practical case for deporting the racists instead is not just stronger it's pretty overwhelming.
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Outside of the ethical considerations (which should also be fatal for the current Labour, Tory and Reform immigration proposals) the practical case for deporting the racists instead is not just stronger it's pretty overwhelming.
Release:
next week -> doesn't work
next month -> doesn't build
next quarter -> still removing broken features
in six months -> still defining features to remove later
in 2 years -> will never work but CTO hasn't told the CEO
in 3 years -> will never work but CEO is quitting before then
next week -> doesn't work
next month -> doesn't build
next quarter -> still removing broken features
in six months -> still defining features to remove later
in 2 years -> will never work but CTO hasn't told the CEO
in 3 years -> will never work but CEO is quitting before then
GM said Cruise’s technology stack, including its AI models trained on five million driverless miles and simulation framework, feed directly into the automaker’s next-generation driver assistance and autonomy programs.
GM to introduce eyes-off, hands-off driving system in 2028 | TechCrunch
GM said Cruise’s technology stack, including its AI models trained on five million driverless miles and simulation framework, feed directly into the automaker’s next-generation driver assistance and autonomy programs.
techcrunch.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Release:
next week -> doesn't work
next month -> doesn't build
next quarter -> still removing broken features
in six months -> still defining features to remove later
in 2 years -> will never work but CTO hasn't told the CEO
in 3 years -> will never work but CEO is quitting before then
next week -> doesn't work
next month -> doesn't build
next quarter -> still removing broken features
in six months -> still defining features to remove later
in 2 years -> will never work but CTO hasn't told the CEO
in 3 years -> will never work but CEO is quitting before then