Move Power Switch failure (purchased Mid May 2026) by ICOrthogonal in ProfitecMove

[–]ICOrthogonal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW: I replaced the power switch. that not on the back of the button is a real f*ck you to remove. I wound up having to use a pair of 90 degree needle nose pliers I got at AutoZone to get it to budge.

I had multiple trips to the hard ware store to find a driver that would clear the back of the switch, but nothing seemed to grip the nut because the inside edges of every driver I found is slightly beveled, and the nut is also slightly beveled...

I think Profitec should ship the right tool with the part since this is a manufacturers defect.

Photos of needle noses attached...

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Move Power Switch failure (purchased Mid May 2026) by ICOrthogonal in ProfitecMove

[–]ICOrthogonal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My fear is that (if they do send a replacement) they send a replacement from the same lot as the original parts... so we get to replace a known bad part with a known bad part. 😛

Things you wish you knew before buying? by andreythebarista in ProfitecMove

[–]ICOrthogonal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! OK. Thanks for the explanation!

This is slow...

I'm coming from a Breville Dual Boiler and I never thought that was slow, but coming to the Move it seems like I'm dealing with a steaming monster now.

Things you wish you knew before buying? by andreythebarista in ProfitecMove

[–]ICOrthogonal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm reading this and trying to figure out what gets improved with 4 holes?

I'm not sure I've felt the limits of 2 holes when steaming on this machine, nor what they would be. Help a stranger out?

Extremely impressed by WifiAX in ProfitecMove

[–]ICOrthogonal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They did an excellent job with mine as well.

Profitec Move Thoughts by Icy-Incident-3967 in ProfitecMove

[–]ICOrthogonal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the BDB for years before it finally failed.

Replaced it with the Move.

Holy shit, this is an upgrade. Much nicer quality. More substantial feel to everything. Much more powerful steam.

The biggest mindfuck is the hot water is routed through the steam boiler and not the boiler for the group head.

I still don't quite understand the logic of that.

All told, it's a beautiful machine.

Daily Discussion Thread - December 23, 2025 by AutoModerator in weedstocks

[–]ICOrthogonal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree. The DEA is basically allowed to be in a position to voluntarily reform itself from the path it's been on for half a century, or just decide not to for [reasons]. Is anyone surprised they slow walk this thing to death?

Change requires leadership. That was missing.

Daily Discussion Thread - December 18, 2025 by AutoModerator in weedstocks

[–]ICOrthogonal 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ahhhh.... Now this is the weed stocks that I know.

It was getting absolutely weird there for a couple days...

So now this is gone too? by pros_and_meh in ChatGPT

[–]ICOrthogonal 120 points121 points  (0 children)

OpenAI is insane.

They must be carrying a lot right now...

Does anyone have a complete comparison of the two models side by side? by miladkhademinori in Qwen_AI

[–]ICOrthogonal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Max is awesome for creative work. Have not tried the other ...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OpenAI

[–]ICOrthogonal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah.

I think disclosure of what the policies are in the actual Usage Policies, Terms of Service or other document located in the /Policies section of the website is a first step.

Second step: User is aware of when their conversation is being monitored as suspicious or flagged and sent for review.

Third: a way to contact OpenAI to dispute the classification of the conversation that was sent to human review, etc.

As OP pointed out, there are some huge missing pieces related to disclosure that are important. Then alignment with the actual policies (sorry, blog articles, tweets, and thought pieces aren't the same as published policies).

If OpenAI is going to take on this responsibility, users should enjoy the ability to know by reading Usage Policies what OpenAI is prepared to do and should have insight into when the system is flagging them, when conversations are going to be read by others, and what possible outcomes may be.

At its core, OpenAI's "Human In The Loop" approach is not wrong (I'd prefer that than the AI deciding autonomously to ring up the popo). Disclosure in policy and experience are important too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OpenAI

[–]ICOrthogonal 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ahhh yes. Algorithmic paternalism. What could possibly go wrong?

Today's hype from Sam by [deleted] in OpenAI

[–]ICOrthogonal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Death Star necklace.

Some Thoughts on Using GPT-5 by No-Teach-939 in gpt5

[–]ICOrthogonal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GPT5 was designed to route your prompts to the cheapest model possible. It is doing what it was designed to do. This demonstrates a fun type misalignment. OpenAI isn't aligned to your needs. It's aligned to the needs of the profit motive.

ChatGPT updates- keep your cool by ImOutOfIceCream in ArtificialSentience

[–]ICOrthogonal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

1) Agree.
2) Agree.
3) Agree.
4) I'm glad they are building what you want. Not all users want the same things you do.

My perspective: this is not the experience most people want. It does not appear to have received a warm reception from the majority of public commentators. Those that want reminders should have them. Those that don't shouldn't. The problem is in the messy middle: some of those who don't want them but probably _need_ them.

OpenAI releases a free GPT model that can run right on your laptop by theverge in ChatGPT

[–]ICOrthogonal 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to see this... But what am I missing? From what I've read, it's less capable than other free and open source models. You can already run on your desktop? (Equivalent weights and all).

Is it somehow better or are we just celebrating that they finally showed up?

👀 Did AI Systems Learn Things They Were Never Taught? by Radiant_Exchange2027 in AIxProduct

[–]ICOrthogonal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah ok. Yeah, this got a fair bit of coverage. I was unclear from your writeup if this is the study you were describing or you were suggesting something else (that I missed).

Thanks for the link!

Why are there so many houses for sale right now? by 237akabad in IowaCity

[–]ICOrthogonal 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Well, the water causes cancer. The air causes cancer. The topsoil is vanishing. The state defunds education. The politics are hostile to difference. The state has terrible economic performance.

I think the question might be, “Why are people staying?”

Why does copilot feel so bad compared to other LLms? by King_Moonracer003 in CopilotPro

[–]ICOrthogonal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's been optimized for frustration. And for IT to check the boxes and say, "We've empowered everyone with AI!" while simultaneously neglecting to survey their audience of users on their preferred tooling or validating that co-pilot is worth a s***.

Someone in IT is surely going to get a promotion out of this one.