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dejected_warp_core ,

Always has been.

The meaning of “recruiter for your school” might have more to do with the Army coordinating who is actively recruiting where, than someone who is permanently installed at said school. So more “I’m the recruiter the Army designated for” than “I’m your school’s recruiter”. Big difference. I’ve never heard of the latter.

I recall a few weeks back in the 1990’s where different armed forces recruiters were allowed to set up a booth in my HS cafeteria. In hindsight, it seems like the faculty should have launched a whole job fair while they were handing out favors. Which just raises more questions. Anyway, this recent social media angle fits with the same M.O. - they’re super aggressive and will work every angle to get closer to potential recruits.

The bigger problem is that, like all military posts, they rotate people frequently. IMO, there’s little incentive to strictly observe social norms since they’re never sticking around for more than a couple years. Yes, you can report people, but that has got to feel like playing whack-a-mole.

dejected_warp_core ,

THANK YOU. I’ve been losing my goddamn mind in this thread, trying to figure out what everyone was talking about.

I’m over here just mashing Win+M (manager/boss key) wondering what that had to do with AI.

dejected_warp_core ,

Oh no, they’ve added things too. Just not things anyone should want.

The worst part these days is “de-cloud-ifying” a fresh Windows install. The post-install setup wizard is… aggressive, about shoving Azure services in the user’s face. It does about everything it can to make these optional things look mandatory. Cleaning that mess up is practically an assumed part of the process now, IMO.

In the end, it was kind of a trek to find all the things to disable or turn off. It also does not bode well for the concept of private data and “opt in” of cloud services.

dejected_warp_core ,

(what kind of website double-clicking weirdo clicks through the whole start menu without pinned links or search anyway?).

So-called “muscle memory” runs deep with seasoned users. With Windows, if they started with Win95 there’s a lot of that to push back against.

Also, a lot of people who use computers daily are doing so by rote, sometimes to the point of sheer minimalism. Not everyone has turned thousands of hours at a keyboard into a deeper understanding of the system they use.

dejected_warp_core ,

Based. That’s a a bit like saying: “enough is enough, people are gonna get hurt. Let’s fix this.”

dejected_warp_core ,

on this side of 2010?

On this side of 1990. I’m not saying C++ did this right, but it embraced the idea that maybe the compiler could do a little more for us. And every time someone fielded a new language with some traction, eventually they added generics or just used duck-typing from the start.

dejected_warp_core ,

Print-style debugging has entered the chat.

dejected_warp_core ,

to care about 16 paintings more than a human life, or the implication that we are not free to speak out against authority.

I just wanted to pull this quote, because it’s on the nose. With either passive or active participation, the mere suggestion of this act is polarizing and says big things very loudly.

dejected_warp_core ,

It’s a great pun, but I hate how good an English pun it is, especially for the operation. It suggests that these guys aren’t hacks, and have enough language and culture skills to blend in. The recent “warm water ports” gaffe comes to mind.

Also, intelligence agencies don’t use cute code names for things like this since it makes it easier to work out the operation scope or intent. To me, this also says that the operation is “at arm’s length” and the name was coined by non-government folks. Think: information age mercenaries.

dejected_warp_core ,

FWIW, this is the first time I’m reading this. I’ll allow it.

dejected_warp_core ,

Well except for the computer science, but that much is obvious.

And that’s never good. But as a computer scientist, I am of the opinion that the real thing is rarely as compelling as The Imitation Game, and even that was about people more than math/science. I’m on board with writers having fun with this stuff because it sort of challenges us to do better out in the world.

For instance, Hackers was not a wildly-off-target take on what computing was like. Rather it’s what we wanted computing to look like.

dejected_warp_core ,

Exactly. Everyone involved understood the assignment.

The White House wants to 'cryptographically verify' videos of Joe Biden so viewers don't mistake them for AI deepfakes (www.businessinsider.com)

The White House wants to ‘cryptographically verify’ videos of Joe Biden so viewers don’t mistake them for AI deepfakes::Biden’s AI advisor Ben Buchanan said a method of clearly verifying White House releases is “in the works.”

dejected_warp_core ,

Wait. Did the White House just discover a legitimate use-case for NFTs?

dejected_warp_core , (edited )

TL;DR: one day the user will see an overlay or notification that shows an image/movie is verified as from a known source. No extra software required.

Honestly, I can see this working great in future web browsers. Much like the padlock in the URL bar, we could see something on images that are verified. The image could display a padlock in the lower-left corner or something, along with the name of the source, demonstrating that it’s a securely verified asset. “Normal” images would be unaffected. The big problem is how to put something on the page that cannot be faked by other means.

It’s a little more complicated for software like phone apps for X or Facebook, but doable. The problem is that those products must choose to add this feature. Hopefully, losing reputation to being swamped with unverifiable media will be motivation enough to do so.

The underlying verification process is complex, but should be similar to existing technology (e.g. GPG). The key is that images and movies typically contain a “scratch pad” area in the file for miscellaneous stuff (metadata). This is where the image’s author can add a cryptographic signature for the file itself. The user would never even know it’s there.

dejected_warp_core , (edited )

The only thing that comes to mind is something that forces interactivity outside the browser display area; out of the reach of Javascript and CSS. Something that would work for both mobile and desktop would be a toolbar icon that is a target for drag-and-drop. Drag the movie or image to the “verify this” target, and you get a dialogue or notification outside the display area. As a bonus, it can double for verifying TLS on hyperlinks while we’re at it.

Edit: a toolbar icon that’s draggable to the image/movie/link should also work the same. Probably easier for mobile users too.

dejected_warp_core ,

I honestly feel strategies like this should be mitigated by technically savvy journalism, or even citizen journalism. 3rd parties can sign and redistribute media in the public domain, vouching for their origin. While that doesn’t cover all the unsigned copies in existence, it provides a foothold for more sophisticated verification mechanisms like a “tineye” style search for media origin.

dejected_warp_core ,

I was being glib, but as NFTs are (typically) images signed by a blockchain, it meets the criteria of “cryptographically signed image” in a way.

In reality, you are correct.

dejected_warp_core ,

That’s a tad obscure, but makes it much easier to code up a prototype. I like it.

dejected_warp_core ,

I had a similar arc. Learned the hard way: meet someone at a club and now you’re with someone that likes going to clubs.

Meanwhile, some of the people you meet there are alright. But most of the people that you’d get along with are probably at home. And most of the club patrons are, well, people who like going to clubs.

dejected_warp_core ,

Honestly?

Crappy laptop trackpad picks up stray clicks from my wrists being close enough to trigger touch without touching. Blind operation is not an option, unless I bust the whole experience down to a text-only terminal.

But otherwise, throw in a decent VR headset and I’m on my way to yoga-based development.

dejected_warp_core ,

But in addition to offering video streaming, Funimation also dubbed and released anime as physical media, and sometimes those DVDs or Blu-rays would feature a digital code. Subscribers to the Funimation streaming service could add those digital codes to Funimation and then stream the content from the platform.

Okay, I honestly feel bad for anyone not old enough to remember the last few times big media firms pulled this kind of crap. This kind of thing is always a trap, or at best a temporary add-on to the media you purchased. If you buy a DVD or BluRay, anything other than the videos on the medium have a short shelf life. Plus, anything having to do with internet websites are considered disposable by big business*, but doubly so in this kind of scheme.

In the past we’ve had bolt-on features to media that have aged poorly. 1-800 support numbers for video games. Websites with supplementary media. Executable programs on disk that only work on Windows95 or MacOS 9. Console exclusive content. Extra media on disk in formats like Flash. Heck, there are even old cassettes and LPs that have C64 BASIC programs on them. Downloadable game content through redeemable codes. The end result is less a product value-add and more of a novelty.

Then there’s the litany of broken-by-design media, like DivX. And of course, let’s not forget about formats that have no modern release and are only viewable on players that haven’t been made in a dozen years or more.

Yes, Sony/Funimation should be taken to task for misleading advertising. But we should also be vigilant and look for the warning signs too.

(* - If that makes you uncomfortable about IoT devices, you’re paying attention.)

dejected_warp_core ,

I want a lot of things from the US Congress, but platform planks like better consumer projection/rights just sound like easy votes for any candidate. I can’t wrap my head around why nobody is at least lying that they’ll address this.

dejected_warp_core ,

and you’ll never work a day in your life.

Well, she’s probably unemployed now, so that tracks.

dejected_warp_core ,

From the other side of the pond, I find this tendency for understatement impressive. If anything, it gives one more headroom for expression. If understatement is “normal”, and direct statements are a kind of exaggeration, then overstatement must be a whole other tier we don’t even have in the US: we have to say that part louder, instead.

Edit: I also read that sentence as: “I’m putting you on notice with ample room to save face, but ignoring my generosity is going to come off as very rude.”

dejected_warp_core ,

We need to resurrect Jonathan Swift so he can write another best-selling satire about this nonsense. Right after he goes ballistic over nobody else doing that job for at least half a century.

dejected_warp_core ,

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dejected_warp_core ,

Slow down there, Satan. I kid you not, I had someone approach me to help develop technology like this a long time ago. The idea was to break into video streams at the ISP and insert advertising on the fly w/o prior approval.

My reaction, after realizing this person wanted to turn the internet into an ad-encrusted wasteland*, was: “What happens when that video stream is something live with a LOT of money behind it, like the Superbowl?” The legal and professional ramifications didn’t even clock with this guy. It was squarely in the “not my problem” category.

(* More-so than it is now. I’m not saying we’re getting off light, but this guy was a-okay with making everything look like the hallway bulletin board in a college dorm.)

dejected_warp_core ,

Exactly. I tell this story to remind people that cynics aren’t just old cranks on internet forums. They’re also salespeople that decided to make some cash on our way to (consumer) hell, and they’re entitled to a turn at holding the pitchfork.

dejected_warp_core ,

If it makes you feel any better, I spent 4 minutes in my browser debug tools, deleting the mandatory login trash overlay to see a TikTok video a friend sent me. I was immediately disappointed with all of it and, while I was vindicated in my choice to not log in, I learned my lesson.

dejected_warp_core ,

I don’t believe in a no-win scenario.

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dejected_warp_core ,

It’s not perfect, and it’s far from perfect for a lot of people. Some times, we’re doing alright. But there are many moments where we resemble a tire fire with the best PR department on the planet. The optics don’t line up with the data, and that’s frustrating. That doesn’t mean that we’re all unhappy, but rather we’re wrestling with the dissonance around knowing it could/should be better, especially for those worse off than ourselves.

dejected_warp_core ,

$0.02:

Optimistically: they’re just crazy. Some have access to a louder bullhorn than others, but it’s just garden variety insanity.

Pessimistically: someone has a huge pile of cash riding on the outcome of the game, and is making a Hail Mary pass of their own to sway the outcome.

dejected_warp_core ,

When you put it that way, yeah… she kind of doesn’t need this gig. At all. Plus, everything I’ve read suggests that doing this halftime show is a huge PITA anyway.

dejected_warp_core ,

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dejected_warp_core ,

Anything “glamping” or related is full of unhinged rates for stuff. Don’t ask me why.

dejected_warp_core ,

Wait, y’all have parents that understand and/or care what you do for a living?

dejected_warp_core ,

Yeah, this ideology doesn’t have a solid leg to stand on within the current framework of lifestyle options available to everyone.

I honestly can’t parse out who in all this is crazy, dumb, selfish, or some combo platter of the above.

dejected_warp_core ,

“We really need the engineers to be living on the line. This is not sort of an off-the-shelf ‘it just works’ type of thing,” Musk said. “That will be a challenging production ramp […] we’ll be sleeping on the line, practically. Not practically, we will be,” he added.

Man, can this guy rally the troops or what? With sentiment like this, who needs a pep rally or company retreat? /s

Worst. Boss. Ever.

dejected_warp_core ,

Yup. Sadly, having broken moral compass and lacking empathy can be obscenely profitable in the right circles. I honestly think that’s all that is propping these guys up anymore.

Also, we used to attribute “boldness” to psycopaths/sociopaths but it turns out that’s bunk and they’re really “just mean”. So the apologists out there have, yet again, one less thing to work with. psychologytoday.com/…/no-there-are-no-benefits-ps…

dejected_warp_core ,

rich assholes who didnt like the monarchy.

Rich assholes who felt the monarchy was taking their money. All talk of justification aside, it’s entirely possible they took this stance simply because they were 3000 miles away, with a dangerous ocean crossing required to close that gap, and felt that made ignoring the tax bill worth the risk.

dejected_warp_core ,

It’s an oldschool move: buy the biggest newspaper in town to crush opposing voices. And later: radio stations, TV stations, TV networks, and so on. Social media is just the latest iteration.

Upshot is: If this is true, it’s kind of a big deal. It means that people banding together to share their opinions and taking jerks like this to task is worth billions to shut down. That’s how big a threat everyone is.

dejected_warp_core ,

You say that, but as someone who is mildly dyslexic, I was able to problems read with this zero. It took me a minute to figure out why it looked “off”.

dejected_warp_core ,

I’m calling it now. Even if his aim was to not destroy Twitter from the inside, he will absolutely say that was his goal when it eventually happens.

People like this never, pathologically, ever, ever admit making a mistake.

dejected_warp_core ,

For the programmer? Very no.

For saving space if run via interperter? No.

For running compiled for conventional CPUs? No.

Compared to CISC instruction sets? Absolutely no.

BF might be highly efficient if crunched down to a bit-packed representation (3 bits per instruction) and run on an FPGA that understands it.

dejected_warp_core ,

Hot take: As a VM with only eight instructions, it’s very easy to code and securely sandbox. Maybe BF has utility as a compilation target?

dejected_warp_core ,

All your codebase are belong to us.

dejected_warp_core ,

Good point. I was gonna say, acres upon acres of solar farms would be equivalent to paving the land they’re on. And unlike the African Sahara, we don’t have much in the way of actual wasteland with zero life around here.

Someone further down the comment chain suggested parking lots. Rooftops would be a better move too - just need a tax incentive and we’re off to the races.

dejected_warp_core ,

Amazon is a standing military or armed navy away from beating the all-time high score.

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