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New comment by edaemon in "SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B"

edaemon — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:55:32 +0000

Their Composer 2 model is Kimi (an open model) with additional RL fine-tuning, for whatever that information is worth to you: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/22/cursor-admits-its-new-codi...

New comment by edaemon in "Slop Cop"

edaemon — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:43:27 +0000

Yeah, this comic summarizes the issue pretty well: https://marketoonist.com/2023/03/ai-written-ai-read.html

New comment by edaemon in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"

edaemon — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:38:50 +0000

Their point is that the NYT says it crashed, the cause isn't clear.

New comment by edaemon in "US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike"

edaemon — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:08:15 +0000

These particular ships technically were not attempting to pass through the strait, they were anchored in Iraqi territorial waters. The backlog will extend even further now that it can be considered risky to be anywhere near the strait.

New comment by edaemon in "US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike"

edaemon — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:19 +0000

The Iranian military has stated their intention to attack any ship passing through the strait without their permission.

New comment by edaemon in "Judge orders government to begin refunding more than $130B in tariffs"

edaemon — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:20:03 +0000

It's nonsense, that's why it's hard to understand.

New comment by edaemon in "Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning"

edaemon — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:04:15 +0000

In this video you can see the agent in the gray coat and baseball cap remove the gun from Pretti's waistband: https://files.catbox.moe/sp296e.mp4

Here is a stabilized version: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/comments/1qlyj9h/i_did_...

After that agent takes the gun, the agent standing immediately to the left draws and fires into Pretti's back.

New comment by edaemon in "Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning"

edaemon — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:33:31 +0000

He was a US citizen according to the Minneapolis police chief.

New comment by edaemon in "The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis"

edaemon — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:58:03 +0000

I'm not sure that revision is correct either. What poll shows half the population with a favorable view of ICE? I can't find anything that high. The highest I see from reputable pollsters is 40%, and most show it is decreasing.

New comment by edaemon in "The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis"

edaemon — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:48:08 +0000

You said "Don’t forget half the population (within polling MOE) supports this, believing ICE/ removal operations are making America safer...".

That's not true. Barely a third of Americans believe that. Nearly half of Americans want ICE outright abolished.

New comment by edaemon in "The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis"

edaemon — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:24:04 +0000

That's not actually true. YouGov's poll shows only 34% of Americans believe ICE's operations are making America safer: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53878-more-americ...

New comment by edaemon in "OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble questions of 2026"

edaemon — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 04:04:21 +0000

That kind of makes it sound like AI is a feature and not a product, which supports avalys' point.

New comment by edaemon in "TikTok Deal Is the Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse"

edaemon — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:07:51 +0000

They're probably referring to MGX, one of the major investment groups. It's the UAE's state-owned investment fund.

New comment by edaemon in "Gemini 3"

edaemon — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:00:02 +0000

I unlocked my phone the other day and had the entire screen taken over with an ad for the Gemini app. There was a big "Get Started" button that I almost accidentally clicked because it was where I was about to tap for something else.

As an Android and Google Workspace user, I definitely feel like Google is "pushing their AI into everything they can", including the Gemini app.

New comment by edaemon in "Startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics"

edaemon — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:48:09 +0000

I think Gattaca is a more relevant movie here.

New comment by edaemon in "The trust collapse: Infinite AI content is awful"

edaemon — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:43:41 +0000

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

New comment by edaemon in "Rivian's TM-B electric bike"

edaemon — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:52:04 +0000

On a vehicle like this, which resembles a bicycle but is not one, it's free to implement regenerative braking. It already has all of the necessary components.

New comment by edaemon in "Rivian's TM-B electric bike"

edaemon — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:51:51 +0000

It's the same control system that operates the motor. The motor is just being used as a generator.

I'm not sure which pressure sensor you mean, like in the brake lever? E-bikes with hydraulic brakes already have sensors for power cutoff (and in this case for brake lights).

New comment by edaemon in "Rivian's TM-B electric bike"

edaemon — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:29:41 +0000

What do you mean? The regenerative braking only kicks in when you engage the brake lever. It's not going to add much range but it's free, I don't see any downside to including regenerative braking.

New comment by edaemon in "Kagi News"

edaemon — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:20:52 +0000

Sure, but it's useful to know what kind of inaccuracies to look for.