hairofadog (u/hairofadog)

hairofadog commented on YesNotice infinitedigits.co/docs/so... · Posted by u/surprisetalk

creatonez · 17 days ago

If it's googling repeatedly (every 15 minutes!) and then processing the results with LLMs, how does it avoid hallucinations? The problem with these models is that even extremely marginal hallucinations become inevitable with enough samples, so I'm skeptical that this wouldn't cause a ton of false positives.

hairofadog · 16 days ago

I just got a 'yesnotice' that DJT was dead. It does not appear to be true.

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hairofadog commented on U.S. military was caught off guard by Israeli strike on Qatar twz.com/air/new-info-on-h... · Posted by u/vinnyglennon

ferguess_k · 3 months ago

Was it? I serious doubt NONE in the U.S. Military knew about it beforehand.

hairofadog · 3 months ago

I strongly suspect that as the US repeatedly burns its allies, refactors its military and intelligence leadership to center around loyalty rather than competence, and refocuses its attention on domestic critics rather than foreign adversaries, we'll find ourselves "caught off guard" more and more regularly.

hairofadog commented on After getting Jimmy Kimmel suspended, FCC chair threatens ABC's The View arstechnica.com/tech-poli... · Posted by u/duxup

hairofadog · 3 months ago

Back in 2022, when Musk was buying Twitter and the Biden administration was asking social media companies to moderate potentially harmful medical misinformation, it felt like every third comment here was someone hollering about free-speech absolutism. Where did all those people go?

hairofadog commented on Kagi Assistant is now available to all users blog.kagi.com/assistant-f... · Posted by u/angilr

g42gregory · 8 months ago

How is the different from 3.7 sonnet connected to the web search? Or Gemini 2.5 with search capabilities? Am I to rely on Kagi being better and capable of continuing to be better than frontier models at search?

hairofadog · 8 months ago

It's a front end for all of those models. I haven't signed up for it but I'm considering it as I pay for both Kagi and Claude for a total of $35/month, whereas this would be $25 if I understand correctly.

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hairofadog commented on Can Trump Arbitrarily Take Money from Anyone's Bank Account? rollingstone.com/politics... · Posted by u/pabs3

outer_web · 9 months ago

Hah my fault for not being specific. He is certainly not criminally liable for such actions. But it's a frighteningly common misconception that SCOTUS ruled he could do anything and not have it reversed by the courts.

hairofadog · 9 months ago

That's a misconception shared by POTUS, unfortunately.

hairofadog commented on Bad Speech amadeuspagel.com/p/bad-sp... · Posted by u/amadeuspagel

hairofadog · 2 years ago

I would feel a lot better about these discussions here if there was any acknowledgement whatsoever from self-described "free-speech absolutists" that large-scale mass propagation of disinformation can be manipulated by the powerful as a destructive force, and that this is a serious problem.

Do I want to ban speech? No. Am I pro-censorship? No! But democracy is in real trouble, and I'd love to be able to talk about possible solutions besides "they should teach critical thinking in schools" or "if you don't like it, read a book".

hairofadog commented on Marc Benioff: “I don’t work well in an office” fortune.com/2023/09/15/ma... · Posted by u/wazokazi

rjh29 · 2 years ago

People get really defensive about remote work I guess? It wasn't just walking, there was also social isolation and being excluded that made it unbearable. And no real boundary between work and home. If you're doing an hour driving every day I can see why you'd prefer remote though.

hairofadog · 2 years ago

Yeah, I'd like to come to your defense here. While I do prefer working from home, I totally get what you're saying about the routine of walking to work.

I used to bike commute about 7 miles each way up and down some intense hills; it was part of my routine, and I had to do it. Now that I'm working from home, sure, I could go out and ride 15 miles every day, but it becomes a matter of discipline.

Same with socializing. I tend to prefer solitude, so socializing, like exercising, now requires discipline – I have to make myself do it – whereas before it was baked in, and unavoidable.

People recommending a dog aren't wrong. I do have a dog now, and walk at least 5 miles a day. My dog is an idiot so I can't really do the dog-park thing, but if you have a non-idiotic dog, there's some socialization to be gained there, too. BUT: it's a big commitment, and will have an impact on big life decisions later on like what apartment you can rent, whether you live in a city or a suburb, how easy it is to take a vacation or travel abroad, etc., so it's not like it's a no-brainer or an easy solution.