Readit NewsWe didn’t when we got computers. We didn’t when we got calculators. Or typewriters. Or the Industrial Revolution. Or anything else.
Work expands to fill available hours. We don’t get more leisure time. That’s not ‘allowed’.
To offer (maybe European) perspective.
The industrial revolution coincides more or less with when starvation started to disappear from the developed world.
In many countries, holidays and PTO are a norm. I personally know a few people that choose to work 4 days a week, I know another bunch that actually retired early or simply don't jump from a job to another because they can free ride for a bit (no judgment).
That also means that you 1/ have to actually prioritize leisure over money 2/ have actually something leisurely to do.
frantzmiccoli commented on Show HN: I built a website for sharing drum patterns drumpatterns.onether.com... · Posted by u/wesz
Doesn't work on FF on iPhone. Very nice otherwise!
frantzmiccoli commented on The Startup CTO's Handbook github.com/ZachGoldberg/S... · Posted by u/simonebrunozzi
Any chance someone has an epub or a PDF of this?
frantzmiccoli commented on AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EU techcrunch.com/2025/02/02... · Posted by u/geox
>...GDPR seems to be correct in a way, both are quite vague and wide.
How is the gdpr vague?
GDPR is clear-ish indeed.
That being said: it is extremely strict, a lot of lawyers like to make it stricter (because for them it means safer) and a lot of lawyers have to back of under business constraint (that push to sometimes got below legal requirements). My experience is that no two companies have the same understanding of GDPR.
frantzmiccoli commented on AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EU techcrunch.com/2025/02/02... · Posted by u/geox
I am not expert but there seems to be an overlap in the article between 'AI' and well ... just software, or signal processing:
- AI that collects “real time” biometric data in public places for the purposes of law enforcement.
- AI that creates — or expands — facial recognition databases by scraping images online or from security cameras.
- AI that uses biometrics to infer a person’s characteristics
- AI that collects “real time” biometric data in public places for the purposes of law enforcement.
All of the above can be achieved with just software, statistics, old ML techniques, i.e. 'non hype' AI kind of software.
I am not familiar with the detail of the EU AI pact but it seems like the article is simplifying important details.
I assume the ban is on the purpose/usage rather than whatever technology is used under the hood, right?
Statistics and old ML are AI in the sense of that regulation.
frantzmiccoli commented on AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EU techcrunch.com/2025/02/02... · Posted by u/geox
I always sigh when I see these threads on HN because many of the comments (although not all, thankfully) devolve into US / EU name-calling and wild overgeneralisations.
I would really love to see a Q&A thread like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42770125 from someone who's actually read the documents, practices law in the area, and also understands the difference between US and EU law.
Not a lawyer, not versed in US and EU Law, but ... I read (part) of the regulation.
https://outofthecomfortzone.frantzmiccoli.com/thoughts/2024/... and here is my shameless plug.
1. NFC is catching on in China (with Alipay), even face scanning for payments.
2. I would not say it is frictionless. Especially for foreigners (and the ~200 USD per day limit...just to name an example).
3. Translate in Alipay is there, but useless in restaurants (Yummy Duck Shit Tea!).
4. No mention of Wechat?
5. 'The rules' very much apply to Alipay and Alibaba, where is Jack Ma ;)
6. This is not 'the web'.
1. True. 2. I never hit that limit. I knew there was one, but that didn't create friction. 3. I think it worked ok-enough in restaurant. You still have a bit of this "surprise" meal indeed. 4. I didn't use it much compared to the other, so I stayed there. 5. Fair. He seems alive and much more measured in his public statements now :) 6. Fair too.