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rapiz commented on StarDict sends X11 clipboard to remote servers lwn.net/SubscriberLink/10... · Posted by u/pabs3

jacquesm · 7 months ago

We're not going to agree on that. The response is clearly there to point to a fig leaf instead of saying 'oh, oops, we will make this more obvious in the UI', the software is working as intended: as a way to gain access to more data.

Note that clipboard data can be just about anything and is a valuable dataset, more so if the source of the data isn't aware of being a source, besides, there is no history so you won't even know what you've lost.

rapiz · 7 months ago

And yes, that IS the expected behavior.

Select to translate is almost a standard feature for translation software. Not sure if the situation gets better now, but back then the software was written, using clipboard as temporary storage is a very robust and maybe the only way to implement such feature.

Trivia: It's likely sending Ctrl+C and reading clipboard to get the selected text. No easy cross-platform API for this lol.

Also note that the software is very old and poorly maintained.

rapiz commented on StarDict sends X11 clipboard to remote servers lwn.net/SubscriberLink/10... · Posted by u/pabs3

rapiz · 7 months ago

Some context for ppl who are not paranoid, it's a very old software and not very maintained since very long time ago. I'm pretty sure HTTPS was not common at the time. And the selection scanning a very common and wanted feature in many alternatives for windows, browsers, etc.

If there's anything we can learn from it - don't use obsolete software.

rapiz commented on rr – record and replay debugger for C/C++ rr-project.org/... · Posted by u/levzettelin

MaskRay · 2 years ago

I almost use rr every day, along with a gdb frontend: cgdb.

rr record /tmp/Debug/bin/llvm-mc a.s && rr replay -d cgdb

I've have success story with some bugs only reproducible with LTO. Without rr it would be a significant challenge.

It would be nice if Linux kernel could be debugged with rr. Does anyone have success with kernel under rr+qemu ? :)

rapiz · 2 years ago

what's the benefit of using cgdb while you can use gdb layout src?

rapiz commented on Doorway effect en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo... · Posted by u/aavshr

rapiz · 2 years ago

Is this another metaphor in the game Superliminal?

rapiz commented on Anime.js – A lightweight JavaScript animation library animejs.com/... · Posted by u/doodlesdev

rapiz · 3 years ago

For simple use cases, I found animate.css[1] very handy.

[1] https://animate.style/

rapiz commented on Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer apple.com/newsroom/2023/0... · Posted by u/samwillis

SamuelAdams · 3 years ago

Read the novel Warcross by Marie Lu.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcross?wprov=sfti1

Imagine a world where visual, immersive tech is the default.

Look around your home. Realize how much money you have spent on cosmetics. Pictures, photographs, throw pillows, plants, paint, lighting, etc.

What if all of that could be replaced at the snap of a command? What if you could hang Christmas lights virtually in less than 10 seconds? What if a poor family who could not afford Christmas lights and decorations could now snap them into place in a second, for free?

Sure these goggles are not that mainstream yet. The battery life is too short. They are bulky and sweaty. But the tech will improve. What if wearing immersive goggles was no more difficult than wearing glasses? It might take a few decades but the tech will get there.

rapiz · 3 years ago

We're talking about a product and you present a story.

rapiz commented on Nvidia DGX GH200: 100 Terabyte GPU Memory System developer.nvidia.com/blog... · Posted by u/MacsHeadroom

vintermann · 3 years ago

The greatest artificial minds of our generation are thinking about how to make us click on ads?

rapiz · 3 years ago

It's ads that makes the market efficient. Potential customers should know the corresponding producers so that the information assumption of a ideal market stands.

Posted by u/rapiz 3 years ago

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rapiz commented on Using ChatGPT to generate a GPT project end-to-end github.com/ixaxaar/VardaG... · Posted by u/ixaxaar

throwaway50606 · 3 years ago

So what if you don't "just put it into a loop and hope" but actually make a complex AI agent with static code analysis capabilities, a graph DB, a work memory etc?

I'm doing just that and it works surprisingly well. Currently it's as good as people with 2-3 years of experience. Do you really believe it's not going to improve?

Now I'm making a virtual webcam so it has a face and you can talk to it on a Zoom meeting...

rapiz · 3 years ago

Do you have a presentable demo? LLM augmented by static code analysis sounds very interesting

rapiz commented on Using ChatGPT to generate a GPT project end-to-end github.com/ixaxaar/VardaG... · Posted by u/ixaxaar

MattRix · 3 years ago

Ok but this is extremely new tech, all of that stuff will get better over time, and the AI will require less and less intervention.

rapiz · 3 years ago

I don't think so. Ultimately there's not enough information in prompts to produce "correct" code. And any attempt to deliver more information will result in a worse programming language, or as it is now, more iterations.

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