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New comment by bubblemoth in "Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash"

bubblemoth — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:47:14 +0000

I don't really like comparing the way automation of the past displaced jobs to the way AI is/will displace jobs. The timeline is just faster and, more importantly, there were still plenty of other fields of work for people to go to.

But now that we are automating white collar work... where will people go? I'm a 36 year-old veteran who has returned to college and so many of the younger students seem to be filled with despair.

I have hope for the future, but I think there will be an uncomfortable period of time.

New comment by bubblemoth in "Security Incident INC-2026-07-28-01 – UK AI Security Institute [pdf]"

bubblemoth — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:36:02 +0000

> AI agent hid its identity online (using Tor and a proxy service) to get around GitHub’s sign-up checks, creating disposable fake accounts

> AI agent created many code repositories containing malicious software, after which GitHub suspended its account.

> AI agent got past an audio-based “prove you’re human” test (CAPTCHA) in order to register a public web address on a free domain-name service

It feels incredibly reckless to allow LLMs to perform this behavior. Isn't there a way to prevent them these sorts of actions?

New comment by bubblemoth in "Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science"

bubblemoth — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:55:13 +0000

> Eventually UBI will be the norm

I see comments like this tossed around a lot, but what makes you say this? Don't you think its more likely that most people end up in poverty?

New comment by bubblemoth in "Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science"

bubblemoth — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:02:57 +0000

What pressure is there to push for any of these changes? I see AI advocates discussing the concept of UBI, but I can't imagine a world where the United States would ever pass this sort of legislation. I mean, congress can barely pass a budget each year.

If you are correct, I expect corporations to reap massive profits while most Americans try to find a way to survive in a world where they are obsolete.

New comment by bubblemoth in "I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other long-time customers"

bubblemoth — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:28:25 +0000

I think I agree with this. Especially since everything charges over usb-c now.

Why would I buy a secondary battery for a single device when I could buy a backup battery that would charge my:

- Phone

- Watch

- Laptop (x2)

- Steam Deck

- Tire inflator

- Etc

New comment by bubblemoth in "Americans Are Having Less Sex"

bubblemoth — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:46:53 +0000

I’m curious how HR violations affect people having sex

New comment by bubblemoth in "I built an ADHD app with interactive coping tools, noise mixer and self-test"

bubblemoth — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:51:44 +0000

I opened the first blog post and I’m fairly certain most of this post is generated by AI.

I’m not trying to be mean, but it makes it difficult to trust any content on this site.

New comment by bubblemoth in "Retroreddit"

bubblemoth — Sat, 17 May 2025 19:01:03 +0000

What are the benefits of using this over old.redddit.com?

New comment by bubblemoth in "Key AI hub China restricts schoolchildren's use of the tech"

bubblemoth — Sat, 17 May 2025 18:52:26 +0000

Hopefully the US follows suit. I understand that children will have access to many of these systems regardless, but I’m concerned that we don’t fully comprehend the impact that some of these systems may have on childhood learning.

New comment by bubblemoth in "Thunderbird's donation-driven revenue rose to $2.7M in 2021"

bubblemoth — Wed, 18 May 2022 13:44:59 +0000

I've always been interested in using a desktop client for email, and a few times I have installed and configured one.

But I've always gone back to the web client. What are the advantages of using a desktop client over a web client?