Erica "digifox" Kovac
@digifox.binaryden.net
Software Engineer | Social Democrat | Pro-Nuclear, Pro-Growth | in the vicinity of "Tomboy Transfemme", she/her | Opinions are mine, not my employer's.
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we've had prototypes of freeway self-driving since the early 90s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navlab is the first one that comes to mind but it's not even the first.
Navlab - Wikipedia
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November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
we've had prototypes of freeway self-driving since the early 90s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navlab is the first one that comes to mind but it's not even the first.
freeways are easy mode for automation
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
freeways are easy mode for automation
like if you captioned this "omg 3 months on E and it's already working ✨" I wouldn't bat an eye
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
like if you captioned this "omg 3 months on E and it's already working ✨" I wouldn't bat an eye
honestly I knew the photos of this person were firing odd neurons somewhere in my brain but it didn't occur to me it was the "this is someone's early transition progress pic" neuron
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
honestly I knew the photos of this person were firing odd neurons somewhere in my brain but it didn't occur to me it was the "this is someone's early transition progress pic" neuron
I refuse to buy a car I don't own
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I refuse to buy a car I don't own
it seems like it might scratch the same itch as engine-braking in a manual.
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
it seems like it might scratch the same itch as engine-braking in a manual.
not unless we ban over-the-air updates and remote telematics for cars.
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
not unless we ban over-the-air updates and remote telematics for cars.
and genz still has bad reading education in many districts PLUS AI rotting your cognition.
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
and genz still has bad reading education in many districts PLUS AI rotting your cognition.
I mean I guess millenials are inbetween the lead poisoning and the bad reading education
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I mean I guess millenials are inbetween the lead poisoning and the bad reading education
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i really really really really think we are delivering on terrible, society destroying, applications of AI at about 10x the rate of "economically useful, liberatory, activity for normies"
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
i really really really really think we are delivering on terrible, society destroying, applications of AI at about 10x the rate of "economically useful, liberatory, activity for normies"
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"I can generate photorealistic video but not solve simple visual puzzles" is an insane place to be
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"I can generate photorealistic video but not solve simple visual puzzles" is an insane place to be
Sometimes we ship those cool demos to production, ie Tesla Autopilot.
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Sometimes we ship those cool demos to production, ie Tesla Autopilot.
I think the annoying thing is that fucked up fractal boundary actually just means we cannot characterize, at all, the reliability of these systems. We get a ton of cool plausible demos and little else.
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I think the annoying thing is that fucked up fractal boundary actually just means we cannot characterize, at all, the reliability of these systems. We get a ton of cool plausible demos and little else.
to be fair I also found that signage weird.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
to be fair I also found that signage weird.
the modern Civic is still too big and too complex and so your maintenance bills are insane when they come up.
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
the modern Civic is still too big and too complex and so your maintenance bills are insane when they come up.
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ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first