Erizo
@deadlyporcupine.bsky.social
Silicon Valley janitor & ex-driverless car wrangler now AI plumber
2025 got some bad vibes already
January 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
2025 got some bad vibes already
Exactly this. Not to mention everything has gotten more complicated to do. Want to cancel a subscription? Gotta be on desktop. Go through this portal, now go to this one, no give us a call, trying to do this in safari? Nope we only work in chrome. So we just don’t do it.
It's the enshittification of everything. I remember when I stopped answering my landline. Then I stopped answering my mobile. Then I turned off email notifications. Now I don't get up to check a text. Little by little the marketers have taken over every aspect of communication. Sell, sell, sell!
January 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Exactly this. Not to mention everything has gotten more complicated to do. Want to cancel a subscription? Gotta be on desktop. Go through this portal, now go to this one, no give us a call, trying to do this in safari? Nope we only work in chrome. So we just don’t do it.
I won't even pay $10 a month to watch my favorite sports team play for $200 it better actually do my job
OpenAI may be planning a ChatGPT Pro plan for $200 per month
OpenAI may be planning a ChatGPT Pro plan for $200 per month
OpenAI’s “12 days of shipmas” event doesn’t kick off for a few hours, but the first big announcement might’ve been revealed early. A staging page on a website used by OpenAI refers to a “ChatGPT Pro” plan that includes all the benefits of ChatGPT Plus, as…
tcrn.ch
December 5, 2024 at 5:28 PM
I won't even pay $10 a month to watch my favorite sports team play for $200 it better actually do my job
Very cool - Waymo coming to Miami in'25/'26 with new Fleet Operations Moove partnership.
December 5, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Very cool - Waymo coming to Miami in'25/'26 with new Fleet Operations Moove partnership.
This whole post deserves to be read but this quote strikes me as the best articulation of how I've been feeling about these models
"Only weirdos care about how smart the models are. Most people just want new features and nicer UX."
"Only weirdos care about how smart the models are. Most people just want new features and nicer UX."
Late Takes on OpenAI o1
I realize how late this is, but I didn’t get a post out while o1 was fresh, and still feel like writing one despite it being cold. (Also, OpenAI just announced they’re going to ship new stuff starting...
www.alexirpan.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:35 PM
This whole post deserves to be read but this quote strikes me as the best articulation of how I've been feeling about these models
"Only weirdos care about how smart the models are. Most people just want new features and nicer UX."
"Only weirdos care about how smart the models are. Most people just want new features and nicer UX."
And this is why your AV software has to be many 9s of reliable for this kind of stuff. Weird edge cases happen (this one not even edge imo) and people rightly so will just stop using it.
7/n as the pickup quickly crossed the lanes (again, with plenty of time), Autopilot suddenly disengaged and locked up the brakes as if the truck were a stationary object. A car was flying up behind me and I had to mash the accelerator. Scared the shit out of me. Good thing for the accelerarion
December 2, 2024 at 1:52 PM
And this is why your AV software has to be many 9s of reliable for this kind of stuff. Weird edge cases happen (this one not even edge imo) and people rightly so will just stop using it.
We hate paying for things. Netflix w/ ads, Uber ads, Amazon ads. Soon avoid paying this toll road if you watch these ads!
Almost two years to the day that ChatGPT is released, the innovation at OpenAI turns to this generation’s great unlock: advertising. on.ft.com/4geCEkJ
OpenAI explores advertising as it steps up revenue drive
ChatGPT maker hires advertising talent from big tech rivals
on.ft.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:40 PM
We hate paying for things. Netflix w/ ads, Uber ads, Amazon ads. Soon avoid paying this toll road if you watch these ads!
Been saying OpenAi would do this - eventually everyone does ads.
Why? Simple people hate paying for things.
Why? Simple people hate paying for things.
December 2, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Been saying OpenAi would do this - eventually everyone does ads.
Why? Simple people hate paying for things.
Why? Simple people hate paying for things.
For many reasons I think this is a wrong take. In fact I think big tech will likely only get bigger.
The Beginning of the End of Big Tech
From politicians to VC firms, everyone is falling out of love with the massive, money-oriented, global technology titans. In their place, we have the chance to build something open and trustworthy.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM
For many reasons I think this is a wrong take. In fact I think big tech will likely only get bigger.
Really great read
A Revolution in How Robots Learn
A future generation of robots will not be programmed to complete specific tasks. Instead, they will use A.I. to teach themselves.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Really great read
Give me an iPhone mini with 2 day battery life already!
Sources: the prototypes of the thin iPhone are between 5 and 6 millimeters thick, and may be too thin for a physical SIM, which could dampen China sales (The Information)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 25, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Give me an iPhone mini with 2 day battery life already!
Less expensive to develop and more expensive to run (for now). Interested in how this will impact Trainium & Maia development which both seem to be optimized for training use cases?
November 25, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Less expensive to develop and more expensive to run (for now). Interested in how this will impact Trainium & Maia development which both seem to be optimized for training use cases?
Andor: “we’ve managed to hack into the imperial comms network, listen…”
*static and crackles*
“…admiral you are on mute. Can you hear us. You are still on mute if you are saying something…”
*static and crackles*
“…admiral you are on mute. Can you hear us. You are still on mute if you are saying something…”
Andor: “we’ve managed to hack into the imperial comms network, listen…”
*static and crackles*
“…the budget for the 4th quarter does not meet the projections as outlined in the MOA for the force design update for the death trooper squads, especially with the Senate’s CR for the next FY…”
*static and crackles*
“…the budget for the 4th quarter does not meet the projections as outlined in the MOA for the force design update for the death trooper squads, especially with the Senate’s CR for the next FY…”
November 24, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Andor: “we’ve managed to hack into the imperial comms network, listen…”
*static and crackles*
“…admiral you are on mute. Can you hear us. You are still on mute if you are saying something…”
*static and crackles*
“…admiral you are on mute. Can you hear us. You are still on mute if you are saying something…”
Chatbot Current leaderboard
1. (Tied) Claude - any question
1. (Tied) Gemini AI studio - exp models any question
2. NotebookLM - doc upload
3. Gemini voice - on the go questions
4. (Rarely use) OpenAI
5. (Rarely use) Gemini
1. (Tied) Claude - any question
1. (Tied) Gemini AI studio - exp models any question
2. NotebookLM - doc upload
3. Gemini voice - on the go questions
4. (Rarely use) OpenAI
5. (Rarely use) Gemini
November 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Chatbot Current leaderboard
1. (Tied) Claude - any question
1. (Tied) Gemini AI studio - exp models any question
2. NotebookLM - doc upload
3. Gemini voice - on the go questions
4. (Rarely use) OpenAI
5. (Rarely use) Gemini
1. (Tied) Claude - any question
1. (Tied) Gemini AI studio - exp models any question
2. NotebookLM - doc upload
3. Gemini voice - on the go questions
4. (Rarely use) OpenAI
5. (Rarely use) Gemini
F1 = NASCAR
November 24, 2024 at 11:32 AM
F1 = NASCAR
Incredible. Love a technology that makes a quote like -- “To be honest, we really don’t know how it works, the mechanism is unknown at the moment,”"
NEW: I wrote about high-performance coatings and how they can transform the capabilities of machines, buildings and vehicles! 💪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The superpowers of coatings make possible the impossible
Hi-tech coatings make all sorts of high performance engineering, like jet engines, possible.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Incredible. Love a technology that makes a quote like -- “To be honest, we really don’t know how it works, the mechanism is unknown at the moment,”"
Might be easier than current CAPTCHAs somehow
"Claude, create the worlds most annoying CAPTCHA"
"Make it more annoying"
"Make it REALLY annoying"
(apparently this is all technically solvable)
"Make it more annoying"
"Make it REALLY annoying"
(apparently this is all technically solvable)
November 22, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Might be easier than current CAPTCHAs somehow
Not surprising that Anthropic / Amazon investment note leads with collab on Trainium chip
November 22, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Not surprising that Anthropic / Amazon investment note leads with collab on Trainium chip
I can tell I'm enjoying Bluesky so far in that I'm scrolling *slower* than I do Twitter. Scroll or swipe speed likely an underrated metric.
November 22, 2024 at 11:29 AM
I can tell I'm enjoying Bluesky so far in that I'm scrolling *slower* than I do Twitter. Scroll or swipe speed likely an underrated metric.
There is a thing called too much choice - thinking I need to reread The Paradox of Choice
November 21, 2024 at 9:00 PM
There is a thing called too much choice - thinking I need to reread The Paradox of Choice
No bookmarks on bluesky? What do people do to save things they want to come back to
November 21, 2024 at 3:13 PM
No bookmarks on bluesky? What do people do to save things they want to come back to
Amazing stuff
Very proud of MIT for waiving tuition for any student from a family making less than $200K.
abcnews.go.com/US/massachus...
abcnews.go.com/US/massachus...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to waive tuition for families making less than $200K
MIT tuition was $57,986 for the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the average for four-year private institutions in the U.S.
abcnews.go.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Amazing stuff
Blue screen of death(ed) my computer so many times back in highschool during those years
LimeWire’s new merch will help you impress your peer(-to-peer)s
LimeWire’s new merch will help you impress your peer(-to-peer)s
Let everyone know you were a pirate in the early aughts.
buff.ly
November 20, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Blue screen of death(ed) my computer so many times back in highschool during those years