〽️Michael ⚡kinner
@skibri.us
Relevant stuff: Husband/Father | Sacramentan | Army Veteran | Tech Worker
Kings and general funny/interesting stuff. Used to mix it up in politics, but have reasons for public restraint now.
Keep Bluesky positive! I block liberally.
Kings and general funny/interesting stuff. Used to mix it up in politics, but have reasons for public restraint now.
Keep Bluesky positive! I block liberally.
NGL I'm low-key bummed that supercut vids of the funniest Martian Assembly speeches don't actually exist.
June 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
NGL I'm low-key bummed that supercut vids of the funniest Martian Assembly speeches don't actually exist.
Not as significant number as you would think, since Russia is primarily a Pepsi country. I'll see my way out.
May 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Not as significant number as you would think, since Russia is primarily a Pepsi country. I'll see my way out.
And the asterisk reveal? 🤌🏼
May 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And the asterisk reveal? 🤌🏼
I finally just subscribed to Optery (there are tons of options out there). It's wild when they do the scan and show you what all these data brokers have on you. It's whack-a-mole for the rest of your life though.
April 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I finally just subscribed to Optery (there are tons of options out there). It's wild when they do the scan and show you what all these data brokers have on you. It's whack-a-mole for the rest of your life though.
That's fair. This conversation has morphed from, "is it useful?" to, "is it good?"
People who think it's bad have good points and I'm not going to the mattresses on that one. I can tell you, however, that it has been very useful for me, which is why I'm agreeing with Hank on this.
People who think it's bad have good points and I'm not going to the mattresses on that one. I can tell you, however, that it has been very useful for me, which is why I'm agreeing with Hank on this.
April 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
That's fair. This conversation has morphed from, "is it useful?" to, "is it good?"
People who think it's bad have good points and I'm not going to the mattresses on that one. I can tell you, however, that it has been very useful for me, which is why I'm agreeing with Hank on this.
People who think it's bad have good points and I'm not going to the mattresses on that one. I can tell you, however, that it has been very useful for me, which is why I'm agreeing with Hank on this.
Yeah, another Bronze Age Collapse is definitely in the cards. I am completely clear-eyed about that. Just trying to control my controlables at this point and hope there is enough left for my kids to have an enjoyable life.
April 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Yeah, another Bronze Age Collapse is definitely in the cards. I am completely clear-eyed about that. Just trying to control my controlables at this point and hope there is enough left for my kids to have an enjoyable life.
Yep, with you 💯. I was "waiting" and now I'm "watching." 😬
April 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Yep, with you 💯. I was "waiting" and now I'm "watching." 😬
I've been sitting around since the 90s waiting for the internet to break down our institutions even worse than the printing press did., so maybe I've just pre-chewed this all in my own mind.
April 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I've been sitting around since the 90s waiting for the internet to break down our institutions even worse than the printing press did., so maybe I've just pre-chewed this all in my own mind.
Yeah, it is definitely ethically dubious. Things like blogs may not make it. Like, personal expertise may no longer be lucrative. That will have knock-on effects for sure. We've seen this before though, right?
April 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Yeah, it is definitely ethically dubious. Things like blogs may not make it. Like, personal expertise may no longer be lucrative. That will have knock-on effects for sure. We've seen this before though, right?
There isn't an abstraction layer here, though. If your code is publicly available, SOMEONE is going to use it to learn how to code. In this case, that someone is an algorithm. That algorithm then goes and helps others.
In fact, it probably reduces the amount of ctrl-C/ctrl-V that is happening.
In fact, it probably reduces the amount of ctrl-C/ctrl-V that is happening.
April 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
There isn't an abstraction layer here, though. If your code is publicly available, SOMEONE is going to use it to learn how to code. In this case, that someone is an algorithm. That algorithm then goes and helps others.
In fact, it probably reduces the amount of ctrl-C/ctrl-V that is happening.
In fact, it probably reduces the amount of ctrl-C/ctrl-V that is happening.
You can't steal my content from Reddit! That is for ADVERTISER USE ONLY!
April 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
You can't steal my content from Reddit! That is for ADVERTISER USE ONLY!
It's ironic that the closer to being a communist you are, the more you hate LLMs. To steal information, doesn't that imply private ownership of information? Isn't that the backbone of capitalism? LLMs are simply the voice of the proletariat! Everything is the commune!
April 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's ironic that the closer to being a communist you are, the more you hate LLMs. To steal information, doesn't that imply private ownership of information? Isn't that the backbone of capitalism? LLMs are simply the voice of the proletariat! Everything is the commune!
"Hey, you stole my incline plane idea!"
April 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Hey, you stole my incline plane idea!"
Yeah, I am a big "pay for your software people!" person. Good code is very valuable and this idea that we should get all of this magical stuff for free is toxic and has crazy negative impacts.
And the fact that AI sucks at it is sort of a self-correction right now. It's a tool, not a replacement.
And the fact that AI sucks at it is sort of a self-correction right now. It's a tool, not a replacement.
April 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yeah, I am a big "pay for your software people!" person. Good code is very valuable and this idea that we should get all of this magical stuff for free is toxic and has crazy negative impacts.
And the fact that AI sucks at it is sort of a self-correction right now. It's a tool, not a replacement.
And the fact that AI sucks at it is sort of a self-correction right now. It's a tool, not a replacement.
Yes, I wish that the hugging face models, which are FOSS, were more capable. If I had more time I would be using chat GPT to get a good model spun up on my local server so I didn't have to pay one of the big tech companies 😆
April 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Yes, I wish that the hugging face models, which are FOSS, were more capable. If I had more time I would be using chat GPT to get a good model spun up on my local server so I didn't have to pay one of the big tech companies 😆
Looooool. You are so anti-LLMs that you become pro software patents?
April 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Looooool. You are so anti-LLMs that you become pro software patents?
I actually totally agree with basically everything in that article. Why does everyone assume maximalist opinions on the internet?
I'm agreeing with Hank that I have found a lot of usefulness in AI. And I'm being called an idiot for that by anti-LLM crusaders.
I'm agreeing with Hank that I have found a lot of usefulness in AI. And I'm being called an idiot for that by anti-LLM crusaders.
April 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I actually totally agree with basically everything in that article. Why does everyone assume maximalist opinions on the internet?
I'm agreeing with Hank that I have found a lot of usefulness in AI. And I'm being called an idiot for that by anti-LLM crusaders.
I'm agreeing with Hank that I have found a lot of usefulness in AI. And I'm being called an idiot for that by anti-LLM crusaders.
First of all, that was pretty mean.
Second of all, I don't want to put the time and money into becoming an expert at everything I need to do throughout the day. I am not a Linux admin. I just want to get my Raspberry Pi to do things for me.
You don't know what I'm doing with that saved time.
Second of all, I don't want to put the time and money into becoming an expert at everything I need to do throughout the day. I am not a Linux admin. I just want to get my Raspberry Pi to do things for me.
You don't know what I'm doing with that saved time.
April 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
First of all, that was pretty mean.
Second of all, I don't want to put the time and money into becoming an expert at everything I need to do throughout the day. I am not a Linux admin. I just want to get my Raspberry Pi to do things for me.
You don't know what I'm doing with that saved time.
Second of all, I don't want to put the time and money into becoming an expert at everything I need to do throughout the day. I am not a Linux admin. I just want to get my Raspberry Pi to do things for me.
You don't know what I'm doing with that saved time.