smrtinsert's comments

On: Tesla Roadster

[smrtinsert]

And that is precisely all it is, a demo. Reminder that BYDs are held at bay in an anti free market policy specifically because American car companies cannot compete with its low cost and quality. We're wasting time and money on this type of tech.

This engineering in this demo was only designed o get lucrative government contracts.

[quickthrowman → smrtinsert]

Automotive tariffs in the US are explicitly to keep the ability to make military vehicles in the United States. GM, Ford, and Chrysler retooled their factories to make planes, trucks, and tanks during WW II.

https://michiganology.org/stories/arsenal-of-democracy/

On: Desire to Move Permanently to U.S. at New Low

[smrtinsert]

Let's skip the exceptionalism and go straight to the numbers next time.

On: Fingerprints are the new cookies

[smrtinsert]

sounds like a market opportunity

On: Typesafe AI raises $870M at $7.5B

[smrtinsert]

Is it possible to quantize the model? Don't think I want to run 8 gigs on my local just for decisions but curious about it for sure

[pseudotensor → smrtinsert]

Will do!

On: Typesafe AI raises $870M at $7.5B

[smrtinsert]

When you frame it as if we're in the Pets.com era of AI the continued gold rush makes sense.

On: Google Playground: Create and play custom games

[smrtinsert]

I can't take it seriously at all. Whats the community sell? Make AI slop games? Were game developers wondering "gee, how can I make even LESS money". Not all possible marketplaces or services have to exist.

On: The Mathocalypse

[smrtinsert]

How many times would you let an actual human hallucinate or be incorrect before you fired them?

On: The Mathocalypse

[smrtinsert]

Sounds like exactly the daily I deal with when agents try to create product requirements from multiple sources, except to a much much worse extent.

On: Across the Globe, People Increasingly Say Social Media Is Harming Democracy

[smrtinsert]

But people aren't communicating freely. They are being throttled, shadow banned, refused etc. In some cases these are political candidates. Since this is one of the main channels of consumption these obvious and well documented manipulations are having a massive impact on political outcomes.

On: JetBrains reports revenue growth, net financial loss for 2025

[smrtinsert]

Doubt. High level plans have less detail to worry about.