It’s like how can we make a depressing tamagotchi?
Thing that sucks about this, despite how stupid a “forever” mouse concept is (that isn’t a project with titanium and replaceable parts) is that this is normal in the software realm. But the grift is so easily observable and absurd when it’s applied to hardware. It’s normal operations for SaaS. It’s what SaaS is.
I might use this in the future (with credit, of course)
SAP seems to have implemented the AI functionality by just sloppily bolting it on the side
"the side" here really gives the rest of SAP too much credit
endorsed by Proton's llm guy - on his alt with 38 followers but not on his proton-linked account with 660 followers.
they are fun to read, too. Also clearly helpful for the high tempo you're getting them out
I appreciate you guize's abilities to write such short snappy reports that are full of references and snark.
Also, fuck upwork.
We’re testing SearchGPT, a prototype of new search features designed to combine the strength of our AI models with information from the web to give you fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources.
this is the most wishy washy distinction from chatgpt as a thing. Blatant throwing-shit-at-us-to-see-what-we-eat
from https://web.archive.org/web/20240726195743/https://openai.com/index/searchgpt-prototype/
yeah, that was the inspiration. I think it would be fun to call out companies which are existing despite their fucked brand. I guess it would be part of my pet theory that brand has been superseded by ux as the real commodity of tech capitalism
my adhd domain blocker just lifted for the weekend and this was the first thing I saw
I wonder if there is commentary value in the world of fucked brands and researching unfucked brands and potential conflicts with key people in those companies.
If I knew the ceo of proton was a bitcoin maxi it would have been a fun journey to now
I imagine it was reported by proton because they were directly @ in the post :)
I was reported for posting Eamon's twitter handle on masto
We developed the Privacy Sandbox with the goal of finding innovative solutions that meaningfully improve online privacy while preserving an ad-supported internet that supports a vibrant ecosystem of publishers, connects businesses with customers, and offers all of us free access to a wide range of content.
god, the opening paragraph made my head spin with tech pr copy
Jeremy Keith on the bullshit "privacy sandbox" in chrome and firefox: https://adactio.com/journal/21285
I like Jeremy because he is an OG, but I think his requirement for proof that targeted advertising "works" before the browsers implement these features is off the mark for me. He's an agency guy, a bit like Andy Budd, so they tend to have these really visceral takes about the state of the web but with this skewed perspective of best interests
I one-up your well-sourced article with a "nope it isn't", your move.
Nope it isn’t. You blame AI companies for pollution they didn’t generate. Blame the energy sector.
don't talk about providing good counterarguments, please
I watched the video of a talk by the author from an xrp conference in June and I don't know why I do that to myself and I also don't understand how these people muster the energy to talk about this stuff which is SO MUCH THE SAME AS IT ALWAYS WAS. It's such a grind.
ICYI in watching paint dry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwqmDTfsspM
the dorks that come in and dumbpost are fun for the first few interactions, but, damn, they get annoying fast
"it is providing Microsoft non-exclusive access to advanced learning content and data to help improve relevance and performance of AI systems".
I wish it wasn't normal to call these "systems" instead of "products"
It had an i3 which I bumped up to an i5-750 (it only cost 4 euros) but it's socket 1156 era, so probably still rather inefficient compared to recent gens, right?
I’ll hit you up elsewhere a bit later and share some ideas for backup :)
thanks! that would be great. I already have a NAS with redundancy for my important stuff, but I'm starting to build a large archive of downloaded youtube videos for research projects and I would hate to lose them.