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  1. fruitbane

    Report: SpaceX IPO gives Musk unchecked power and forbids investor lawsuits

    I would not be surprised if the "You can't sue us!" part was eventually found unenforceable. And given Musk feels compelled to include it, it's probably a good thing it's likely to be unenforceable.
  2. fruitbane

    Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord

    I get the feeling you do not understand the complexity of the intersection of pervasive technology and parenting. Even if you have your own kids, what you propose is simply too draconian and unworkable for many families.
  3. fruitbane

    AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?

    On the one hand, yes, but on the other hand, should we legally protect in any way the creations of these LLM models? Copyright ideally protects the interests of human creators, and making AI works ineligible for copyright protections, as the Supreme Court has already confirmed, arguably supports...
  4. fruitbane

    Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools

    And reduced quality. Companies will save money but cutting head count, but they will also be producing much lower quality work while convincing themselves it's "good enough." AI slop is going to become the new normal, not just in creative spheres.
  5. fruitbane

    Raspberry Pi supercharges its keyboard PC with 16GB RAM, SSD, mechanical switches

    I want to know what kind of cooling is on the CPU in this. As Andrew Cunningham noted last year in his article on using the RP5 as a dedicated PC for a while, cooling issues can throttle the unit. And this thing, while it looks awesome, doesn't have a lot of room for after-the-fact cooling...
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    Jef Raskin’s cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer

    It seems odd to call Raskin the father of the Macintosh given that the resulting computer was ultimately nothing like what he intended. So perhaps it's more fitting to call him the father of the Macintosh project. Regardless, while I really love a lot of his ideas and the work his lab did...
  7. fruitbane

    Court blocks Trump’s retaliatory tariffs, amplifying trade war chaos

    If he had a "more legal" method in his back pocket he should have lead with that, except that unilateral proclamations are more his style. This entire administration is a sad game of whack-a-mole with the court system.
  8. fruitbane

    Dumbest automotive rumor of the week? Tesla should buy Nissan.

    Nissan has historically made some great engines. And while such things are on the way out, there are still lots of opportunities to adjust them for efficiency. If Nissan WERE to tie up with Tesla they've be throwing away one of the few strengths Nissan still has. But then, if Nissan goes...
  9. fruitbane

    Redis’ license change and forking are a mess that everybody can feel bad about

    Do contributors to the project have to sign their contributions over to Redis? Even if Redis handles or otherwise controls most of the project contributions, I'm sure there are a few smaller contributors out there. Can they refuse to allow their code contributions be moved to the new license...
  10. fruitbane

    Why The New York Times might win its copyright lawsuit against OpenAI

    This is a really fantastic and illustrative treatise on the issues involved. I particularly loved the focus on previous cases which could be applicable. As a copyright wonk of sorts myself, it's really nice to see these kinds of works which seem designed to help explain some of the messy nuance...
  11. fruitbane

    Mastering music is hard. Can one-click AI make it easy?

    I'm not a trained sound engineer in any regard, but as someone who's read a lot on the "loudness wars" and clipping of audio, it looks like the waveforms for LANDR and Ozone are clipped and that worried me. If they're taking in lots of data from modern mixing and generating dynamic compression...
  12. fruitbane

    Oldest Unity game developer group breaks up over lack of trust in the company

    Honestly, if Unity has any future left it's only because of certain titles that are large enough and popular enough that an engine change could be catastrophic to the tune of millions of dollars, like Niantic's Pokemon Go. Then again, I suspect they have a specific contract with Unity. I wonder...
  13. fruitbane

    “AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator

    My hope is that advertisers will not want their content associated with awkward-at-best and offensively-incorrect-at-worst generated content and that G/O Media will realize their best path forward is either through human-created content or to just shut down and save everyone further pain.
  14. fruitbane

    Dealmaster: Labor Day discounts on Steelcase chairs, LG OLED TVs, Lenovo laptops, and more

    The price has now dropped to the one predicted. I retract my complaints. It was very confusing, but Amazon has made it true.
  15. fruitbane

    Dealmaster: Labor Day discounts on Steelcase chairs, LG OLED TVs, Lenovo laptops, and more

    Seriously, are these deals actually verified at the time of posting (not at the time of writing)? If not, then sharing them is misleading at best.
  16. fruitbane

    Dealmaster: Labor Day discounts on Steelcase chairs, LG OLED TVs, Lenovo laptops, and more

    The Apple Watch SE deals are either over or not running yet, because Amazon is still showing higher prices.
  17. fruitbane

    Hydrogen-powered planes almost ready for takeoff

    Shouldn't "pride of place" in the opening sentence be "place of pride"? "A complete hydrogen fuel cell powertrain assembly occupied the place of pride in the pavilion of Beyond Aero at the recently concluded Paris Air Show."
  18. fruitbane

    Nintendo Switch accessories deals to get you ready for <em>Tears of the Kingdom</em>

    I am really wary of a lot of those no-name Switch controllers. I picked up one which doesn't have true analog on the analog sticks. I didn't even pick up the cheapest option. It has the analog sticks but they only return 8-way input to the console and only "less" or "more" in terms of distance...
  19. fruitbane

    After 30 years, the world can now play the lost Marble Madness II

    What is it about Marble Madness? One of the most desired TurboGrafx 16/PC Engine prototypes is of Marble Madness. It's been rumored to exist, but barely any footage or images exist of it.
  20. fruitbane

    Report reveals which sealed NES games are the rarest of the rare

    Thank goodness. It was frustrating to read this article (and the last one pertaining to WATA) and see it so devoid of the context in which all this is occurring. It is impossible to take these organizations at face value in light of their complicated and questionable backgrounds, and this...