Readit NewsI want some of the lockdown stuff (No facetime and message attachments from strangers, no link previews, no device connections), but like half of the other ones I don't want.
Why can't I just toggle an iMessage setting for "no link preview, no attachments", or a general setting for "no automatic device connection to untrusted computers while locked"? Why can't I turn off "random dickpicks from strangers on iMessage" without also turning off my browser's javascript JIT and a bunch of other random crap?
Sure, leave the "Lockdown mode" toggle so people who just want "give me all the security" can get it, but split out individual options too.
Just to go through the features I don't want:
* Lockdown Mode disables javascript JIT in the browser - I want fast javascript, I use some websites and apps that cannot function without it, and non-JIT js drains battery more
* Shared photo albums - I'm okay viewing shared photo albums from friends, but lockdown mode prevents you from even viewing them
* Configuration profiles - I need this to install custom fonts
Apple's refusal to split out more granular options here hurts my security.
This is yet another call-to-action, this time under "AI consumes too much energy" sauce. I've seen those for more than two decades, and it nothing ever came out of this.
A special mention for this paragraph:
> The programmability challenge is perhaps the most significant. The von Neumann architecture comes with 80 years of software development, debugging tools, programming languages, libraries, and frameworks. Every computer science student learns to program von Neumann machines. Neuromorphic chips and in-memory computing architectures lack this mature ecosystem.
This is total B.S, especially with application to AI - there is no need for "ecosystem" of millions of software libraries, there is a handful of algorithms that you need to run and that's it, the thing can earn money. And of course plenty of people work with FPGA's or custom logic which has nothing to do with von Neumann machines - and they get things done. If you have a new technology and you cannot build even a few sample apps on it... don't blame establishment, it just means that your technology does not work.
Right, which is the point: LLMs are much more like human coworkers than compilers in terms of how you interact with them. Nobody would say that there's no point to working with other people because you can't predict their behavior exactly.
"...there's no point to working with other people because you can't predict their behavior exactly."
Because you CAN predict coworker behavior to a useful point. Ex, they'll probably reply to that email on Monday. They'll probably show you a video that you find less amusing than they do.
With LLMs you can't be quite sure whether they will make something up, forget a key detail, hide a mistake that will obviously be found out when everything breaks, etc. Stupid things that most employable people wouldn't do, like building a car and forgetting the wheels.
No.
PZEV means partial zero-emotions vehicle… it is just STAR-STOP.
When you stop, the car shuts off and when it’s off it isn’t emitting anything. That is what it means.
It’s a total scam. Subaru was the first to put a logo on a US government mandated requirement (that made no sense).
I feel like over 80% of people, if asked, "Is it okay to upload government documents to ChatGPT" would say, "Are you crazy?".
What I'm saying is that this is impressive levels of incompetence.
PHEV is the old term, it's a plug in hybrid EV. I.e., you can plug it in and use the battery, or use the ICE engine via petrol (gasoline).
(B)EVs are pure battery EVs. Think Tesla.
REEV/EREV is range extender EV. Essentially an EV that has a small ICE engine that's very handy for making the 50 or 100km battery "run" for 500km if the need arises, by using the ICE as a generator.
In some countries, you also have "strong" and "weak" hybrids - these are not cars you can plug in (they only take petrol), but they use some motors and battery to vastly improve the efficiency of the engine. Think doubling your mileage levels of good.
> Consumers are just expected to know this stuff somehow, it’s nuts.
Yeah no I don't think that's good design either. May I ask what kind of parts do you buy that makes it so confusing? Our car (Honda) has a very simple model name, there's not a lot of variations or options to confuse to begin with.
Btw, if you want a real fun doozy, look up the parallel series hybrid system that iirc GM had. It was a beautiful beast - it could basically take any power source, and do anything with it (charge battery, run wheels etc). There's a good YouTube video on it if you search for it.