hxugufjfjf's comments

On: AI browser extensions are a security nightmare

[hxugufjfjf]

No. There are many good, secure browser extensions.

[madeofpalk → hxugufjfjf]

Such as?

[hxugufjfjf → madeofpalk]

Privacy Badger, 1Password, HTTPS Everywhere, Dark Reader, to name a few.

[madeofpalk → hxugufjfjf]

> Add "Dark Reader"?

> It can: Read and change all data on all your websites

It already has the broadest permissions available. Dark Reader injects arbitary code into every page you visit. It's one silent update away from stealing all your sessions. This is a security nightmare.

All browser extensions are a security nightmare.

[dustyharddrive → madeofpalk]

If you have the time, will, and ability, audit the latest release and turn off auto update. That’s counter productive when the extension has its own attack surface of course.

I also haven’t read anything concerning about Mozilla’s Recommended review system yet.

[hxugufjfjf → madeofpalk]

Interesting!

On: Weird GPT-4 behavior for the specific string “ davidjl”

[hxugufjfjf]

Please stope anthropomorphizing LLMs like this. Its so tiring.

[Timon3 → hxugufjfjf]

What? I literally wrote:

> I know that this is just an edge case

I'm sorry that sharing my enjoyment of this bug is tiring to you. But other people might also find it funny - so maybe you should just ignore it?

[hxugufjfjf → Timon3]

I enjoy the bug too. I’m just tired of people talking about ChatGPT as if it was a human or otherwise sentient being. That’s all.

[Timon3 → hxugufjfjf]

How would you like me to change my previous message to not offend you? I genuinely don't know, since my explicit notice beforehand wasn't enough. Or do you really want me to just not express my thoughts?

[hxugufjfjf → Timon3]

I wasn’t offended in any way, shape or form. I don’t want you to change your previous message. It’s all good.

[psychphysic → hxugufjfjf]

On the subject of being tiresome.

Pot, kettle, black.

[pmoriarty → hxugufjfjf]

Per HN's Guidelines[1]:

"Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously..."

"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. "

[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[hxugufjfjf → pmoriarty]

Being kind involves using words like please. I was not snarky and if I came across that way I apologize. I am curious why people keep doing this even though I might not have conversed it that way.

[robbintt → hxugufjfjf]

You have to include more answers to the anticipated five whys: "why why why why why" for your response to be useful.

[kelseyfrog → hxugufjfjf]

Just curious, why do you think it's easier to change others' behavior rather than your response to it?

[hxugufjfjf → kelseyfrog]

I’m not following

[Eisenstein → hxugufjfjf]

They are saying it is easier to teach yourself to not mind something rather than to try to convince other people not to do it.

[hxugufjfjf → Eisenstein]

How would that lead to any kind of discussion? With this logic, everybody would ignore things they disagree with and only comment on things they agree with. Maybe I misunderstood the comment.

[Eisenstein → hxugufjfjf]

I can't answer your question, I was just clarifying what they meant.

[thih9 → hxugufjfjf]

Some level of anthropomorphism seems expected, especially, in the context of a product called “chat” and with the focus on the conversational aspect.

[hxugufjfjf → thih9]

Fair point

[placebo → hxugufjfjf]

I understand where you're coming from, but I'm curious to know when do you think anthropomorphism or personification of an AI would be justified, and if the answer is never then what is the reasoning behind it?

[hxugufjfjf → placebo]

I’m honestly not sure, but comparing an LLM to a child or a «junior developer» is becoming a trope at this point. I think we can have interesting discussions around its capabilities without reducing advanced technology down to these leaky abstractions.

On: AI does not help programmers

[hxugufjfjf]

You ask it to explain its reasoning step by step. This has also proven to yield more accurate results. Look into Chain of Thought

[dinvlad → hxugufjfjf]

It’s not very good at explaining stuff though. One example: ask it to explain a subtle joke, and it will keep failing in funny ways.

This is not surprising though, as these kinds of models (LLMs) were specifically optimized for generation, not explanation.

[hxugufjfjf → dinvlad]

It's extremely good at explaining technical things like solving programming problems.

On: GPT Best Practices

[hxugufjfjf]

They have. There was a post on HN earlier today about a 17% decrease or something on SO.

On: Tips for better coding with ChatGPT

[hxugufjfjf]

There is one. OpenAI has not yet given you access (waitlist).

On: A confession exposes India’s hacking industry

[hxugufjfjf]

It was a joke.

On: First impressions: Yes, Apple Vision Pro works and yes, it’s good

[hxugufjfjf]

Its not a full laptop replacement if it doesn't come with a keyboard.

[_fjb4 → hxugufjfjf]

Likely you can use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse with it.

[theklr → hxugufjfjf]

It has a virtual keyboard so it’s a replacement.

On: Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer

[hxugufjfjf]

It has a battery life of 2 hours.

[fomine3 → hxugufjfjf]

It's not a problem if people don't mind (I don't mind if I can afford $3499) to buy multiple batteries, thanks to it's external.

[hxugufjfjf → fomine3]

I was just pointing out the fact that they said "This needs to sit on your face for 8 hours or more." when it is limited by the fact that it will only be available for the 2 first hours.

[j2bax → hxugufjfjf]

The battery is for on the go usage. It also has a charger for “all day use” when you are stationary.

On: Tell HN: The average coding tutorial for beginners don't teach problem solving

[hxugufjfjf]

Then how do you learn it?

[dangitnotagain → hxugufjfjf]

take this (working) example and make it …

(Do something it should yet doesn’t for the sake of brevity)

On: What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?

[hxugufjfjf]

Its shared, just not simultaneously. Its more a shared experience of «we all went through this suffering earlier»

[bumby → hxugufjfjf]

Understood, and that's what I was pointing to with the slightly different idea of a rite of passage. But I think there's an important distinction that impacts the bonds that are formed. For example, all Marines went through the roughly equivalent rite of passage of boot camp. Given that, a Marine who served in Iraq may still feel some camaraderie when meeting a WW2 Marine, but probably not to the same level as another veteran from Iraq because the bond from the latter has closer, shared experience. And when it comes to someone who served in the same unit, the bond will likely be greater still. I think there's an aspect of psychological distance that is relevant to the bond.