[-] istewart@awful.systems 5 points 11 hours ago

Ah, a fellow initiate into the mysteries of Cow Lore. Moo to you too, my boo

[-] istewart@awful.systems 17 points 1 day ago

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[-] istewart@awful.systems 6 points 2 days ago

Deep dive into complex chemistry may be the most important thing in this thread. The bullshitters need more pushback like this, even though the effort involved means it can't happen nearly as often as the bullshit. Thank you.

[-] istewart@awful.systems 3 points 3 days ago

As the old saying goes, hope in one hand, Lisp in the other.

If you try it, I personally hope you've got a damned good garbage collector...

[-] istewart@awful.systems 7 points 3 days ago

How would you audit a computer? Would they add USB-C ports to the cans?

[-] istewart@awful.systems 14 points 4 days ago

User requests something that accommodates their actual use-case. Altman responds by dismissing it as "toys," in that same cultivated faux-casual lowercase smarm that constitutes the bulk of his public identity. This man is not fit to be an executive.

[-] istewart@awful.systems 19 points 5 days ago

I used to be a serious systems programmer like you once, then I took a prompt injection in the knee

[-] istewart@awful.systems 13 points 2 weeks ago

Jobs is Tech Jesus, but Antennagate is only recorded in one of the apocryphal books

[-] istewart@awful.systems 12 points 2 weeks ago

It could also be swapped out for nothing. The people in charge could figure out that this stuff is costing more than it's making, turn the servers off, and deactivate the user-facing features or leave them as vestigial stubs.

There's more evidence right now for that scenario, and it would generate an awful lot of e-waste. Tell me, are you up to date on process improvements for recycling or repurposing that much e-waste?

[-] istewart@awful.systems 11 points 2 weeks ago

what if I continually remind it to be flatulent instead? has anyone tried that?

[-] istewart@awful.systems 12 points 2 weeks ago

This holiday season, treat your loved ones to the complete printed set* of the original Yudkowsky for the low introductory price of $1,299.99. And if you act now, you'll also get 50% off your subscription to the exciting new upcoming Yudkowsky, only $149 per quarter!

*This fantastic deal made possible by our friends at Amazon Print-on-Demand. Don't worry, they're completely separate from the thoughtless civilization-killers in the AWS and AI departments whom we have taught you to fear and loathe

(how far are we from this actually happening?)

[-] istewart@awful.systems 14 points 2 weeks ago

We are, of course, assuming that the author continues to "micro"dose.

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