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Comment Re:AI is right, but... (Score 4, Insightful) 96

Unless this is hard-coded behavior, such unexpected response would be a sign of agency. That is, a sign that AI is capable of more than just correlate input and output based on a dataset.

It might be a hard coded limit. The summary does say the user is using a "trial" version. The trail will only write 800 lines, and then you either have to upgrade to the full version, or upgrade your skills.

Comment Re:DRY (Score 1) 67

When the AI becomes the de facto compiler, it's none of your business how it chooses to arrange code.

... UNTIL something doesn't work the way its supposed to, and someone has to go in a debug that steaming pile. I trust my compiler because it is designed and tested to generate a deterministic output based on particular input. The LLMs are just barfing up something similar to what someone did on the web somewhere once upon a time, whether it actually accomplishes anything or not.

This is why real programmers will always have a job.

Comment Re:and also packaging Imagamagick as a web service (Score 1) 75

There's dozens (hundreds?) of web services which just repackage Imagemagick and other command line tools and wrap them in a paid WebAPI service.

Anyone who works with images that much should have GIMP on their desktop. Unless they (or their employer) are gullible enough to shell out what Adobe wants for Photoshop these days. I can't keep up, but apparently it is getting worse by the month.

Comment Re:Apparently battery overheating & exploding (Score 1) 751

Or its a false flag.

My first thought was a third party false flag. Initial Hezbollah statements just assumed Israel was responsible, but it could be anyone who wants to increase the level of conflict in this region. Hell it could have been Putin creating a diversion from Ukraine.

However, this morning the AP is reporting that Israel has briefed US officials on what happened, so they are most likely accepting responsibility.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fleb...

Comment Re:3D printer? (Score 1) 348

Each citizen with a registered gun gets an account in a database that records their ammo purchases,

There is already a similar system in place for Sudafed, no account required, just a photo ID.

This system was put in place to prevent large amounts of decongestant from being used to cook meth, but meth cookers simply evolved to using different sources for the precursor chemicals. I venture that the same thing would happen with ammo. Amateur reloading has been a thing for decades, and a tracking system like this will only drive sales between private parties underground.

Comment Re:Ban GPS (Score 1) 116

Google Maps is crazy easy to update. Literally anyone can report an error. The few I have submitted over the years have been corrected quickly.

The problem is not all GPS use Google Maps data. There is a street at the end of my block that is one-way inbound, which makes my street a no-outlet. During tourist season we see a steady stream of out-of-towners drive down to it, then make a u-turn and drive back up. Once when I was out doing yard work, a guy on a Harley with big speakers went by (because you need big speakers to hear the music over your loud pipes) and had his GPS playing over the speakers. I actually heard the GPS say "Turn left in 50 feet" at the street where you can't turn left. I was ready to flag him down and ask what GPS he was using, but another neighbor got to him first.

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