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Tired: moats
Wired: drawbridges
Inspired: trebuchets
Live: Chinese AI bot DeepSeek sparks US market turmoil, wiping $500bn off major tech firm
Shares for leading US chip-maker Nvidia dropped more than 15% after the emergence of DeepSeek, a low-cost Chinese AI bot.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cjr85l2e4l4t
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Terminal puddin brain
That one hurts :(
It's like Huntington's, but with style
Seize the means of (music) production!
IT' GOOD FOR YOU!
hackernews: We're going to build utopia on Mars, reinvent money, and construct god.
also hackernews: moving off facebook is too hard :( :( :(
All I can figure is that they want to build a hydraulic empire but are too lazy to work through the practical difficulties of plumbing.
I've been seeing Ed references in the wild lately. May the wave continue to build!
This might be a good basis for a sticky post in NotAwfulTech!
Google+ but worse
When you encounter a situation where Abort, Retry, and Fail are all solid options.
Tired: Veblen goods
Wired: Veblen words
How did pg get stuck in write-only mode?
Keir Starmer methodically applies clown makeup, ultimately transforming into a fully-realized Rishi Sunak
Read a rumor that zuck's marriage is falling apart, which scans.
A second divorced man is about to hit the tower.
Nashville Developer Makes RealPage, but for Renters
Looks like a local boy did good.
I linked the /r/nashville post since it has a good description of the website. Users can see a history of rent prices for a given property and its neighbors, which gives some leverage in negotiations. For more context, local rent prices are down 6% from highs.
I'm curious to see if it takes off, and how robust it is against adversarial tactics like bogus reports and nuisance lawsuits.
EDIT: Fixed "Blocked" issue by linking to archive
EDIT2: Also linked to the correct archive page
The System is Borked, We Need an Upgrade
Rojava has built what seems like a robust, equitable, bullshit-resistant mutual aid system in the face of incredible resistance. The idea of a system that can be an autonomous administration in some areas while operating--possibly legally--in parallel with a nation-state government in others is something I find very appealing.
I'm having a hard time understanding how the underlying system works in detail. I think this is largely due to a language barrier.
Any recommendations for Bookchin/Öcalan type reading for beginners? I've procrastinated on it because I hate reading theory (and it's always embarrassing to need hand holding at my age), but needs must. I haven't had much luck turning up English language stuff that lays out how the system works in a way I could share with a casual observer.
Salesforce invites a horse into the hospital
"Let me get this straight," he said. "You're hosting a 'future of AI' event in a city that has failed humanity so miserably?"
John Mulaney gets paid by prompt fondlers to tell jokes at a party. He spends 45 minutes telling them that they are idiots, which is nice.
In a questionable new trend, supermarkets in the South now seem to be selling bullets right out of a dispenser.
When you think MURDER, think MARCUS MUNITIONS!
A Story in Two Pictures, Or Solidity? Why Worry!
(Found by way of @[email protected])
Tweet 1 - Oct 19, 2023:
I'm sorry but if you're paying $200k for a smart contract engineer you're ngmi
"no, the smart contract needs to be perfect and audited" bro hit $100k in daily volume then worry about it being perfect
Tweet 2 - Jun 5, 2024:
tldr; got $40k drained just now
i was submitting OP retro grants app. had to make github repo public for a sec. forgot i had my secret key in there (cuz i'm quite literally retarded, my IQ is 26). got drained of everything.