Hacker News: Fatboyrunning

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Cellebrite asks cops to keep its technology secret"

Fatboyrunning — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:19:50 +0000

Let's say you're charged.

They seize your phone and pull photographs, text messages, messenger logs, maps data, etc. The messages are inculpatory.

What do you want to say? That the extraction method is unreliable, that the Police have incorrect logs? Imply that the text messages have been extracted with errors, somehow?

That simply isn't the case. The data extracted is both reliable and probative. This is a copy and paste.

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "My small, no name company has lost its mind with AI"

Fatboyrunning — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 04:57:56 +0000

The absence of real applications incorporating this stuff is damning.

Where are the killer apps?

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Venetians are pondering raising their entire city"

Fatboyrunning — Sun, 28 May 2023 10:07:28 +0000

After visiting Venice a week ago I say do whatever it takes! Save the city! It's a floating wonderland, even though its a bit stinky.

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "GirlfriendGPT – OSS AI Companion"

Fatboyrunning — Tue, 23 May 2023 10:56:46 +0000

People already have unhealthy parasocial relationships with influencers.

It seems clear that people (lonely/depressed people especially) will overdose on this sort of thing once it is developed, commercialised, and less bleeding edge.

It's vapour filling the place of human connection. It's stevia. It's not going to give you cancer, but it's still unhealthy and will certainly exceed the parameters of entertainment.

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "First portable quantum computers on sale in Japan?"

Fatboyrunning — Thu, 18 May 2023 20:52:36 +0000

Had HN been around when personal computing dropped, I imagine that we could have made some attempt at a steel man argument justifying such a purpose. Even if that argument was 'hobbyists', there was something to be said.

With Quantum computing, what would that be?

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Show HN: Boring Report, a news app that uses AI to desensationalize the news"

Fatboyrunning — Thu, 11 May 2023 21:13:20 +0000

Well done.

There is something like this in 'A Fire Upon the Deep' by Vernor Vinge; his intergalactic societies translate their alien languages - and incompatible methods of expression - using an application similar to this one.

Very cool whenever sci-fi becomes reality!

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?"

Fatboyrunning — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:00:30 +0000

What a great idea! Are you inclined to make a guide? If so, my old-school wife and myself would be grateful.

Otherwise, I will enjoy the fun of figuring it out for myself some day.

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Autonomous Agents and Agent Simulations"

Fatboyrunning — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:27:24 +0000

Is anyone working on an RPG in light of this? Please?

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Show HN: SiteGPT – Create ChatGPT-like chatbots trained on your website content"

Fatboyrunning — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 23:30:56 +0000

Sorry but I am not going to pay for this before trying it out on my content.

Surely there can be a test function within the website which allows me to see what a user would experience?

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "5-min breathing workout lowers blood pressure as much as exercise, drugs (2021)"

Fatboyrunning — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:20:21 +0000

Where can I buy one?

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Startups are betting on a psychedelic gold rush"

Fatboyrunning — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 22:05:56 +0000

The sale of drugs to non-addicts just doesn't scale.

Startups selling psychedelics want repeat customers.

Terence McKenna said he would take magic mushrooms less than once per year.

I don't know what John Hopkins advises, but I would be surprised if they advocated even greater than annual dosing after initial treatment.

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "A different kind of keyboard"

Fatboyrunning — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:18:55 +0000

Cool article!

If you haven't come across Doug Engelbart yet, I highly recommend it. He invented the mouse (yes, that mouse), and was a staunch believer in chorded keyboards.

I'll admit, though, I don't really get it.

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Scientist says cleaning indoor air could make us healthier and smarter"

Fatboyrunning — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 04:21:53 +0000

Hi, could you please recommend a product you have found worked well?

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "How useful was the Netflix Prize challenge for Netflix?"

Fatboyrunning — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 03:48:37 +0000

If you have an Audible subscription, you may have noticed the same behaviour there.

Large numbers of books labelled as 'free with your membership', which likely only cost Amazon the price of delivering the files. Which makes sense, because once I have paid for my credit the worst outcome financially is that I use it.

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "The brain isn’t supposed to change this much"

Fatboyrunning — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 06:32:47 +0000

Maybe it's like SHA256.

You change a single pixel in an image, for example, and you get a completely different result.

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Amazon backs marijuana legalization, drops weed testing for some jobs"

Fatboyrunning — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:22:06 +0000

Amazon's support likely comes because they've identified an opportunity to profit from distribution.

Just another chapter of hypocrisy in the history of drug dealing.

Great news though.

New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Feedback Welcome: I am developing an e-paper calendar as a consumer product"

Fatboyrunning — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:05:39 +0000

Can I build apps for this?

NZ Courts to determine extradition of Kim Dotcom, Mega Upload founder, next week

Fatboyrunning — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:18:01 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/CourtsofNZ/status/1321556442600501248

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24924751

Points: 1

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New comment by Fatboyrunning in "Show HN: StowShare – The Airbnb of Storage"

Fatboyrunning — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 07:37:43 +0000

I would use this, today, if it were in Auckland.

Chicken and egg problem - what I'm saying is hold on :)