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kkarakk commented on U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites   bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckg3r... · Posted by u/mattcollins
v5v3 · 2 months ago
I am confused.

Iran knew USA would come along one day, and they knew the max capability of the bombs they would drop.

So why did they not go a lot deeper/reinforce to a level where the b52 payloads cannot reach.

kkarakk · 2 months ago
pretty basic - they know they have no chance of hiding from the US. so they go plausibly in reach but outside of being casually bombed by missiles from israel. the moment they go deep US will go after them hard.

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kkarakk commented on Veo 3 and Imagen 4, and a new tool for filmmaking called Flow   blog.google/technology/ai... · Posted by u/youssefarizk
gloosx · 3 months ago
>>models create, empowering artists to bring their creative vision

Interesting logic the new era brings: something else creates, and you only "bring your vision to life", but what it means is left for readers questioning, your "vision" here is your text prompt?

Were at a crossroads where the tools are powerful enough to make the process optional.

That raises uncomfortable questions: if you don’t have to create anymore, will people still value the journey? Will vision alone be enough? What's the creative purpose in life? To create, or to to bring creative vision to life? Isn't the act of creation is being subtly redefined?

kkarakk · 3 months ago
we can see what happened to opera/theater/hand drawn art as conclusive answer. humans move on to the newer more easier to create/consume thing in general (digital music/tv/digital art) and a small percentage of people treat the older mode of creation as high art coz it's more difficult and expensive to learn / implement.
kkarakk commented on Google AI Ultra   blog.google/products/goog... · Posted by u/mfiguiere
paxys · 3 months ago
> turns out to be false upon close scrutiny

Care to share that scrutiny?

Computers, internet, cell phones, smartphones, cameras, long distance communication, GPS, televisions, radios, refrigerators, cars, air travel, light bulbs, guns, books. Go back as far as you want and this still holds true. You think the the majority of the planet could afford any of these on day 1?

kkarakk · 3 months ago
the point is not that AI services will be affordable "eventually" it's that the advantage is so crazy that people who don't have access to them will NEVER be able to catch up. First AI wrappers disrupt industries ->developing nations can't compete coz the services are priced prohibitively -> AI wrappers take over even more -> automation disrupts the need for anyone -> developing nations never develop further. this seems more and more likely not less. cutting edge GPUs for eg - already are going into the stratosphere pricing wise and are additionally being sanctioned off.
kkarakk commented on Google AI Ultra   blog.google/products/goog... · Posted by u/mfiguiere
mattfrommars · 3 months ago
$250 a month is still a lot of money in India to spend on a digital product.
kkarakk · 3 months ago
AI has completely eliminated salary adjusted pricing in software. no discounts for 3rd world in anything.
kkarakk commented on AI's energy footprint   technologyreview.com/2025... · Posted by u/pseudolus
mentalgear · 4 months ago
When companies make ESG claims, sensible measurement and open traceability should always be the first proof they must provide. Without these, and validation from a credible independent entity such as a non-profit or government agency, all ESG claims from companies are merely PR puff pieces to keep the public at bay (especially in "AI").
kkarakk · 3 months ago
when has ESG not been FUD or a way to bypass sanctions from poorly thought out climate change targets?
kkarakk commented on Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries   cnbc.com/2025/04/09/trump... · Posted by u/bhouston
some_random · 5 months ago
How though? Obviously there will be tariff evasion but doing so at scale is impossible.
kkarakk · 5 months ago
China has already been transshipping saying they assemble in vietnam with the only thing being done is stuff like taking labels that say made in china off the products. Vietnam does not care as long as vietnamese people are getting paid something.

https://redarrowlogistics.com/international/dodging-tariffs-...

kkarakk commented on What's OAuth2, anyway?   romaglushko.com/blog/what... · Posted by u/roma_glushko
mgaunard · 7 months ago
As a non-web person, I find everything related to this auth business needlessly complicated and arbitrarily limited. Most of the time it's not even implemented correctly anyway (many application not checking the JWT audience...) because web devs just use libraries without understand what actually provides the security.

As an application writer, I want the user to feed me a token signed by a trusted entity that proves he is who he claims he is and has the necessary accesses enabled for my application.

Whether this happens transparently via a redirect to the trusted entity login webpage and back to my app or whether I request the user to go to a specific url on their own while I wait for them to do so is just an UX detail. Why every approach needs to be labeled a "flow", authorized separately, and come with their own limitations is beyond me.

kkarakk · 7 months ago
>i want the user to do this very particular thing in an absolutely correct way

good luck

kkarakk commented on Malimite – iOS and macOS Decompiler   github.com/LaurieWired/Ma... · Posted by u/tW4r
evanjrowley · 7 months ago
LaurieWired's YouTube channel is pretty good. It features many quality deep dives on super nerdy topics. https://www.youtube.com/@lauriewired
kkarakk · 7 months ago
wow, is that a voice filter? or is she really doing a baby voice?
kkarakk commented on Science YouTuber physicsgirl (Dianna Cowern) stands for the first time in 2 yrs   youtube.com/shorts/2ntx91... · Posted by u/m348e912
nozzlegear · 7 months ago
> American health system is a joke.

I don't disagree, but having some kind of medical situation isn't a prerequisite for gaming the Patreon system. I used to be a monthly patreon subscriber to someone years ago who put out weekly asmr videos. One day they just stopped cold turkey with no announcement, yet years later their Patreon is still up and still taking monthly donations.

kkarakk · 7 months ago
Patreon fundamentally is a way to support your favorite artist.Be a PATRON of the arts. Some(most?) creators use it as an ad-hoc subscription method but it really isn't what Patreon is fundamentally built for.

if you're complaining about subscriptions that go into perpetuity your first target should be app stores that set up 10 year recurring payments in the biggest chunk possible for something you'll probably use for a couple of months before forgetting about.

u/kkarakk

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