chilmers (u/chilmers)

chilmers commented on I failed to recreate the 1996 Space Jam website with Claude j0nah.com/i-failed-to-rec... · Posted by u/thecr0w

jacobsenscott · 9 days ago

> here's no other way to do it besides getting Claude to recreate it from a screenshot

And

> I'm an engineering manager

I can't tell if this is an intentional or unintentional satire of the current state of AI mandates from management.

chilmers · 9 days ago

You really can’t tell? Perhaps the bar for AGI is lower than I thought.

chilmers commented on Microplastics: No longer a "maybe" ibbi.io/mp... · Posted by u/ibbih

chemotaxis · a month ago

And where does it point toward? Other some untenable position such as "ban all plastics", which may very well produce more harm?

The discourse around microplastics is pretty wild. The sport is finding them in random places, often at parts-per-billion or parts-per-trillion levels that we don't really use to look for most other substances. And the implication is essentially "progress bad" or "consumerism bad". No clear evidence of human harm, no realistic policy prescriptions - so what do we expect to happen, exactly? This it not a case of corporate greed or deception.

Our bodies also contain a fair amount of sand. Probably at levels higher than parts-per-billion. Is it bad? Sometimes! Where does the precautionary principle lead us on that?

chilmers · a month ago

"Ban all plastics" is a strawman that will not happen and no mainstream opinion is suggesting. But there is a wide spectrum of possibilities between "ban all plastics" and "do nothing".

A principal concern is ingestion of microplastics via food packaging, utensils, cookware, etc. There are non-plastic substitutions available for many of these items, and a precautionary approach would be to regulate to require them, where it is economically feasible, until such time as the effects of microplastic ingestion are better understood.

chilmers commented on How the AI Bubble Will Pop derekthompson.org/p/this-... · Posted by u/hdvr

mrweasel · 2 months ago

For AI I'm of the opinion that the best interface is no interface. AI is something to be baked into the functionality of software, quietly working in the back. It's not something the user actually interacts with.

The chat interfaces are, in my opinion infuriating. It feels like talking to the co-worker who knows absolutely everything about the topic at hand, but if you use the wrong terms and phrases he'll pretend that he has no idea what you're talking about.

chilmers · 2 months ago

But isn't that a limitation of the AI, not necessarily how the AI is integrated into the software?

Personally, I don't want AI running around changing things without me asking to do so. I think chat is absolutely the right interface, but I don't like that most companies are adding separate "AI" buttons to use it. Instead, it should be integrated into the existing chat collaboration features. So, in Figma for example, you should just be able to add a comment to a design, tag @figma, and ask it to make changes like you would with a human designer. And the AI should be good enough and have sufficient context to get it right.

chilmers commented on Evolving the Multi-User Spaceport spacex.com/updates#multiu... · Posted by u/thsName

chilmers · 3 months ago

I think the context some may be missing here is that Blue Origin and ULA have been attempting to get the FAA to limit SpaceX's planned Starship operations in Florida on the basis that they will have too much environmental impact and impede theirs:

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/theres-not-enough-room...

So this is basically SpaceX arguing back about how these concerns aren't valid or can be mitigated through more informed safety margins and co-operation between launch providers.

chilmers commented on The great sameness: a comic on how AI makes us more alike itsnicethat.com/features/... · Posted by u/CrociDB

marginalia_nu · 3 months ago

Is this still how scripts are written? Feels like not being able to figure out an ending is something that was pretty common up until the 1970s, usually with the script of an otherwise great film just getting weird in the last 15 minutes as a result. I figured this was mostly a typewriter limitation, where editing was a lot more expensive.

For example, 2001's and its star child weirdness, The IPCRESS file, and many others.

Seems more often scripts are written with an ending in mind nowadays, with the weird bandaids ending up in the middle instead.

Maybe a bit OT in an article that's trying to be about AI but...

chilmers · 3 months ago

Yes, modern screenwriting classes hammer home some variation of the five-act structure and, the particular beats to hit at each point. It's rare for any narrative film, even indies, to deviate from it much, and you are absolutely told to map out your whole narrative and know where it's going before you begin.

I'm sure there are some screenwriters who ignore all that and just start writing. Particularly if they're experienced enough to have an intuitive grasp of structure. But if you're a first time writer and reach the night before a submission deadline and you haven't even finished the first draft, then you've got serious problems. Leaving aside the ending, any script needs multiple revisions with time in between so that you come back it with clear sight.

chilmers commented on Clankers Die on Christmas remyhax.xyz/posts/clanker... · Posted by u/jerrythegerbil

chilmers · 3 months ago

“I don’t think this kind of thing [satire] has an impact on the unconverted, frankly. It’s not even preaching to the converted; it’s titillating the converted. I think the people who say we need satire often mean, ‘We need satire of them, not of us.’ I’m fond of quoting Peter Cook, who talked about the satirical Berlin cabarets of the ’30s, which did so much to stop the rise of Hitler and prevent the Second World War.” - Tom Lehrer

chilmers commented on I accidentally became PureGym’s unofficial Apple Wallet developer drobinin.com/posts/how-i-... · Posted by u/valzevul

DaiPlusPlus · 4 months ago

I've never been to a PureGym; if you guys use a PIN-pad to enter does that mean they're like those unattended 24/7 gyms?

...or if they do have an attendant there, why can't they let you in with a friendly greeting like they used to in some imagined past?

chilmers · 4 months ago

They're 24/7. There are usually some staff onsite during the day, but all the entry/exit stuff is always through the automated gates.

chilmers commented on Vibechart vibechart.net/... · Posted by u/datadrivenangel

subtlesoftware · 4 months ago

The 69.1 column has the same height as the 30.8 column. My guess is they just duplicated the 30.8 column and forgot to adjust the height to the number, which passed a cursory check because it was simply lower than the new model.

This doesn't explain the 50.0 column height though.

chilmers · 4 months ago

Eyeballing it, that bar looks to be around 15% in height. Typing "50" instead of "15" is a plausible typo. Albeit, one you might expect from a high-schooler giving a class presentation, not in a flagship launch by one of the most hyped startups in history.

Just remember, everyone involved with these presentations is getting a guaranteed $1.5 million bonus. Then cry a little.

chilmers commented on Vibechart vibechart.net/... · Posted by u/datadrivenangel

marvinborner · 4 months ago

This should also include the chart on "Coding deception" [1] which is quite deceptive (50.0 is not in fact less than 47.4)

[1]: https://youtu.be/0Uu_VJeVVfo?t=1840

chilmers · 4 months ago

That one is so obviously wrong that it makes me wonder if someone mislabelled the chart, but perhaps I'm being too optimistic.

chilmers commented on TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process 9to5mac.com/2025/08/05/ts... · Posted by u/mikece

sneak · 4 months ago

I frequently wonder what steps SpaceX security has to take, given the insane geopolitical significance of reusable rockets and cheap access to orbit.

chilmers · 4 months ago

So, this is admittedly a little tinfoil, but I wouldn't be surprised if Musk is happy for some degree of espionage to happen. If it looked like there was a possibility of China getting this capability first, it would light a fire under the US government to give financial and regulatory assistance to the Starship program.