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New comment by iceman2654 in "US and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at summit"

iceman2654 — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:38:06 +0000

For those wondering, here is the meat of the declaration:

Promoting AI accessibility to reduce digital divides;

Ensuring AI is open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy, taking into account international frameworks for all

Making innovation in AI thrive by enabling conditions for its development and avoiding market concentration driving industrial recovery and development

Encouraging AI deployment that positively shapes the future of work and labour markets and delivers opportunity for sustainable growth

Making AI sustainable for people and the planet

Reinforcing international cooperation to promote coordination in international governance

https://www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron/2025/02/11/statemen...

New comment by iceman2654 in "Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii"

iceman2654 — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:23:15 +0000

My grandparents are from China, and they've always been very proud of the culture/heritage. However, I think the Cultural Revolution destroyed a lot of it because of the book burning, mass exodus and killing of intellectuals. For reasons....the culture in Taiwan may have a stronger connection to historical China.

New comment by iceman2654 in "How to revert HP printer’s ban on 3rd-party ink cartridges"

iceman2654 — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:59:09 +0000

I'm just going to say it....Inkjet printers are one of those technologies that just has to die (for general printing usage). Same with HP Consumer. I don't mind HPE.

New comment by iceman2654 in "PS5 Teardown [video]"

iceman2654 — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 23:27:05 +0000

Sony is an electronics engineering company, and it really shows. The quality, forethought and care put into creating this product is part of their tradition. Microsoft, while doing wonderful things to make software more accessible is not an engineering company, and that shows too.

I only hope Microsoft has tested their cooling solution better than the 360 era. I don't want another RRoD situation.

New comment by iceman2654 in "Nikola: How to Parlay an Ocean of Lies into a Partnership with GM"

iceman2654 — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 13:36:50 +0000

4. Repeatedly accomplish the above with people and a constantly changing environment

New comment by iceman2654 in "My kid can’t handle a virtual education, and neither can I"

iceman2654 — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 17:08:19 +0000

Honest question - Is it the video conferencing technology or the lack of famaliarity with the medium? I've been video coneferencing and working with developers remotely since my early 20s and never felt tired as a result of it. I could see someone who's not used to doing all day finding it a jarring experience. But wouldn't that just discipate in time as the individual adapts? Anyone else feel the same way?

New comment by iceman2654 in "Indian IT consultancies struggle against technological obsolescence"

iceman2654 — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:04:32 +0000

As a former Accenture Consultant I do have to point out we rarely used hourly billing. Fixed fees were preferred and I think it actually works better as it forces everyone to keep talking about scope. That being said, the worse part of Accenture was working with the offshore developers. The only way to move a project forward was hand holding these guys. I ended up working around the clock to catch our Hydrabaud team at the beginning of their day and at the end of thier day. Keeping in mind I was suppsedly dealing with the "manager". Was Accenture perfect? No. But based on what I've seen, projects were well run with componetent local staff, good managers and the client side was usually in shambles.

New comment by iceman2654 in "Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday?"

iceman2654 — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:20:33 +0000

Sage 300. 32-bit software still exists. Macros are written in VB6.

New comment by iceman2654 in "IBM looking for 12 years’ experience in Kubernetes administration"

iceman2654 — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:00:43 +0000

I went through a resume building seminar once, and the instructor mentioned years of experience are often inflated to deter people from applying. She worked in HR for over 20 years and she said, if a job is looking for 1-2 years then it really means entry level. 5 is more like 2-3 years. I'm not surprised anymore nor do I let the years of experience stopping me from applying. Also, just a tip to those looking for jobs. Most places will bring you to the front of the list if you know someone at the company.

New comment by iceman2654 in "Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub"

iceman2654 — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 03:50:42 +0000

> Meanwhile, I'd really like for people to stop hating Microsoft just because "Microsoft"

OK, I respect the call for keeping an open mind. Always a good approach. But let's not forget all of the moves toward a friendlier Microsoft/Linux world looks suspiciously like "Embrace"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguis...

I for one am willing to keep an open mind, but will be following these types of developments closely.

I hope to be proven wrong.

New comment by iceman2654 in "Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new IoT service"

iceman2654 — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 13:27:51 +0000

This was my first thought based on the history and culture of the company. I'll be watching this development closely. The optimistic side of me hopes embracing Linux marks a real change in Microsoft, but we'll have to wait and see.

New comment by iceman2654 in "Microsoft and GitHub team up to take Git virtual file system to macOS, Linux"

iceman2654 — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 02:50:13 +0000

Does anyone else think this is another "Embrace, extend, and extinguish" move from MS? I don't know enough about the changes make that judgement.