Can you give some examples?
I mean it's kind of obvious right. He's rich.
Readit NewsWarcrimeActual commented on Leaving the U.S. for the Netherlands newyorker.com/magazine/20... · Posted by u/rbanffy
WarcrimeActual commented on Apple Releases Open Weights Video Model starflow-v.github.io... · Posted by u/vessenes
> As a blind person, AI has changed my life.
Something one doesn't see in news headlines. Happy to see this comment.
I have to believe you used the word see twice ironically.
WarcrimeActual commented on Living my best Sun Microsystems ecosystem life in 2025 osnews.com/story/143570/l... · Posted by u/birdculture
> No “AI” writing aids, no “AI” summaries, no ChatGPT, no Gemini search nonsense, nothing. I take pride in doing research and writing properly, without the “aid” of digital parrots with brain damage, and if there’s any errors, they’re mine and mine alone. Take pride in your work and reject “AI”.
This guy better not be using spell check with a tantrum like that tagged to his opening line.
That "deltic" engine just for the water pumping is incredible, I'd never seen that cylinder layout before.
It amazes me what we manage to figure out on the mechanical side of things. Just look at motorcycle engines. Screaming along at upwards of 20k RPM and just taking it in stride and moving people down the road at what might as well be supersonic speed.
SysAdmin related: I was once talking to a fire chief and I asked about how much water the fire engines carried. He said that they carry about enough to put out the typical house fire. The first engine on scene immediately jumps to fighting the fire. The second engine on scene hooks the first engine up to the water supply before going on to fight the fire.
I've often thought about that when there's a work crisis: If I'm the second on the scene, what can I do to support those fighting the fire right now, before jumping in.
https://i.imgur.com/zCjoWIZ.jpeg
I feel gross.
SysAdmin related: I was once talking to a fire chief and I asked about how much water the fire engines carried. He said that they carry about enough to put out the typical house fire. The first engine on scene immediately jumps to fighting the fire. The second engine on scene hooks the first engine up to the water supply before going on to fight the fire.
I've often thought about that when there's a work crisis: If I'm the second on the scene, what can I do to support those fighting the fire right now, before jumping in.
>I've often thought about that when there's a work crisis: If I'm the second on the scene, what can I do to support those fighting the fire right now, before jumping in.
Great! Now I'll have to see this quote over an image of a sweaty firefighter on LinkedIn every 3 weeks for eternity.
WarcrimeActual commented on Ken Thompson recalls Unix's rowdy, lock-picking origins thenewstack.io/ken-thomps... · Posted by u/dxs
I haven't read "The Innovators" but I've heard good things about it. However, Isaacson's recent Musk biography was pretty widely acknowledged as being a hagiography, and the NY Times reporters who wrote "Character Limit" about the Twitter takeover revealed that Isaacson was giving Musk advice on Twitter UX and business decisions while supposedly writing an objective biography. I'd definitely recommend "Character Limit" if you're interested in that saga - it's thoroughly reported and includes some wild details about how chaotic and destructive the whole thing was. Reading "Hackers" as a kid, this wasn't quite the tech industry I thought I was signing up for.
That's unfortunate but I won't read anything about musk anyway so it's going to be a dead artist situation for me.
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I found this frustrating to read. First the other airsoft participates he seems to seem to be okay with people filming. There is clearly no expectation of privacy.
> I occasionally see people saying “well, if you don’t want to be in photos published online, don’t be in public spaces”.
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> This is nonsense, for a number of reasons. Clearly, one should be able to exist in society, including going outside one’s own home, without needing to accept this kind of thing.
There is no expectation of privacy in any place that is considered public.
I don't like it that things are recorded around the clock or by anyone and be broadcast anywhere, but the ship on this has sailed long ago.
> In any case, here, the issue is somewhat different, since it is a private site, where people engage in private activity (a hobby). > > But then I’ve seen the same at (private) conferences, with people saying “Of course I’m free to take photos of identifiable individuals without their consent and publish them online”.
Again is there an expectation of privacy? Are people told that they are not allowed to use their cameras?
It is whether the is a expectation of privacy. A McDonald's or a Burger King is "private property", but there is no expectation of privacy. I would not expect privacy at an airsoft, paint-balling or any other outdoor activity even if it is on private property.
A public toilet cubical is a public place with an expectation of privacy.
> Publishing someone’s photo online, without their consent, without another strong justification, just because they happen to be in view of one’s camera lens, feels wrong to me
It depends whether there was an expectation of privacy as whether it should feel wrong. If there isn't an expectation of privacy. Then this is nothing else than you "not liking it".
> This isn’t about what is legal (although, in some cases, claims of legality may be poorly conceived), but around my own perceptions of a private life, and a dislike for the fact that, just because one can publish such things, that one should.
How else is this supposed to be tacked if not by what is legally permissible?
>There is no expectation of privacy in any place that is considered public.
I had a guy at Walmart yesterday call the cops on me because I took a picture of the strip mall it was in on a small point and shoot and he assumed I was for some reason taking a picture of him, his wife, and kid. He was literally just a random car in the middle of a public parking lot. The officer talked to him and asked that I stepped away and then she came to me. The conversation went exactly like this.
Before she could even start to talk I told her I assumed that she knew that there was no expectation of privacy in public and that I could take a thousand pictures and there would be nothing that she could do about it. She agreed. She then asked if I'd like to give her my name (because she had no right to demand I do), and I said no I wouldn't like that. Then came the kicker. Would you like to just show me you don't have a picture of him. I said no I won't because I did nothing wrong and there's no reason for you to see my pictures. All of these were phrased as requests to bypass illegal search because she knew she was in the wrong even questioning me about it. People seem to really be the main character in the most boring story ever, at least in their minds. I have a healthy disregard for feigned authority anyway and was so indignant that I almost took some pictures of them while they talked. Trampling rights because Jim Bob is upset that someone dared take a picture in his direction rubs me the wrong way.
WarcrimeActual commented on 1 Month – $118/m: What I Learned promptdc.com/... · Posted by u/pvisilias
It’s officially been a month since I launched my side project, and I’ve hit $118/m in revenue with 306 users.
All organic, zero ads, no videos with my face.
Here’s what I learned in the first month:
1. Launching without an audience is tough. I accidentally launched on Product Hunt with no audience and got zero users.
2. Consistency on X-Threads works. I started posting and replying daily on X and in threads. About 5-10 replies a day and 3-5 posts. Engaging with others really helped get my project noticed.
3. SEO Pages that cursor builds are 100% essential. I made 500+ SEO pages, which helped LLM models and search engines recommend my app. In 2 days after publishing these pages, my app got 80 clicks. (yes it’s mind blowing)
4. Launch before your app has all the features you want. I have the same problem as most. I can’t ship my apps if they aren’t perfect. At least that’s what I thought before launching this small project. I didn’t add all the features and just said fck it, I will publish it and keep adding. It worked.
5. Some days will be tooooo slow (like saturdays) There will be good days where your app will skyrocket and other days where traffic is so low you’ll want to quit. don’t do it believe me.
If you’re thinking about launching your own project, don’t get discouraged by a slow start. Try building in public it works.
For a second I misread and thought you said 118 million your first month. I almost threw up, died, and then pulled my beta down and went and played in traffic. Seriously though, congrats on revenue in the first month and 306 users out the gate is amazing.