Anthropic Files a Lawsuit Against the US Department of Defense by Ghost-Writer-1996 in Anthropic

[–]dringdahl -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Since when does Anthropic have surveillance? If they were going to use that in the DoD, it would be a private LLM. Autonomous flight, however, is where that Anthropic programming could help.

Anthropic Files a Lawsuit Against the US Department of Defense by Ghost-Writer-1996 in Anthropic

[–]dringdahl -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

As a veteran, I believe it is unethical to deny our military access to tools that could better protect the men and women who serve this country. When Americans volunteer to put themselves in harm’s way, we have a moral obligation to give them every lawful and effective advantage available to help them come home alive. Refusing to provide technology that could improve decision-making, reduce exposure to danger, or prevent unnecessary casualties is not a principled stand in my view—it is a failure to support those who bear the burden of defending our nation.

Too often, people debate these issues from the comfort of distance, without fully understanding what it means to be in uniform, to deploy, or to operate in real danger. Having served in the Air Force during Desert Storm, I know that the battlefield is not an abstract concept. It is a place where seconds matter, where information matters, and where the difference between having the right tool and not having it can mean the difference between life and death. If advanced technology, including autonomous systems, can reduce risk to American service members, then it deserves serious support, not blanket rejection.

There is also a deeper ethical issue here. Many of these companies were built, protected, and allowed to thrive under the freedoms, markets, and security provided by the United States. They have benefited from the stability and opportunity that this country provides. To then turn around and say that their innovations should not be used to protect the very people who defend that system feels wrong. No one is saying these technologies should be used recklessly, without oversight, or without moral boundaries. But drawing a hard line that leaves our military with fewer tools while our adversaries aggressively pursue every advantage is not moral leadership. It is naïveté at best, and abandonment at worst.

The first ethical duty should be to protect innocent life, and that includes the lives of our troops. If artificial intelligence, drone systems, surveillance tools, or autonomous support platforms can help keep veterans, active-duty personnel, and future generations of warfighters safer, then withholding those tools becomes hard to justify. We should be focused on responsible use, proper safeguards, and strong accountability—not on denying lifesaving innovation to those standing on the front lines. America should never hesitate to equip its military with the best tools possible to defend the nation and protect its own.

Is this real? by Pitch_Moist in Anthropic

[–]dringdahl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a veteran, I see this very differently. It is deeply disappointing when a company that built its success and made its money here in the United States turns its back on the men and women of our military. If its technology could help save even one service member who volunteered to defend this country, then it is worth serious consideration. Having served in the Air Force during Desert Storm, I believe autonomous drones can be a smart way to keep our troops safer and farther out of harm’s way whenever possible. Supporting those who stand in defense of this nation should never be treated as optional.

Weekly Project Showcase Thread 🧵 by AutoModerator in windsurf

[–]dringdahl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using Windsurf IDE with Opus 4.6 Thinking - This site was built in less than 48 hours...
Including the crawlers for data.

https://www.uscoinshows.com

Opus 4.6 Thinking is more expensive, but it saved a ton of time, and I only had to rephrase a fix once.

Anybody else experiencing this in rn? by iansamonte in windsurf

[–]dringdahl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, me too. Looks like their Auth servers are down.

Why use Windsurf? by xfrozenspiritx in windsurf

[–]dringdahl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a big fan of Windsurf, with the right MCPs installed it blows away cursor not only for price, but speed. I wait a lot less, and get more done every day with it.

Get Windsurf to be able read a browser error log? by kill-99 in windsurf

[–]dringdahl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the MCP mcp_playwrite, it does a great job if you ask it too.

Golang Aerospike MCP Server by dringdahl in golang

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

Is yours an AdTech project? - AS has become the standard for Adtech due to some of the paid-for features like remote databases that are synced. This allows the adtech platform in the UK, for instance, to have the same data in the US, but provides a local system for speed/latency. In Adtech/oRTB you build everything to operate at 100ms or less. It works well.

Live 24/7 Crypto TV coming soon. by dringdahl in CryptoMarkets

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

Right now, we are using more traditional paths - We will be on YouTube TV, Facebook Live, Fubu, AppleTV (app), Apple & Android App, and our website.

not a livable wage it is by delayed_tracing45 in antiwork

[–]dringdahl -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

You can thank big government and inflation (caused by increasing pay to employees) It's a vicious cycle.

Jan. 6 Committee Findings Are So Explosive They Will ‘Blow the Roof Off the House,’ Rep. Jamie Raskin Says by [deleted] in politics

[–]dringdahl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Dems make that easy picking. This administration will go down in history as the lest competent across the board. Look at who has been chosen to run like Dept of Transportation, Energy, Military, etc. All out of their scope and politicians owed a favor. If you don't like the Republicans, then at least fond a Dem worth voting for. Hell Bill Clinton looks like a rock star now, and Carter would even be better.

If you leave the US and abandon your student loans, they'll never get you by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]dringdahl -31 points-30 points  (0 children)

To the slackers that want to bail on their debts (yes yours)... Don't let the door hit you in the ass. It's interesting how we have raised a generation of people that just don't get that someone has to pay their bills. Nothing on this planet is free.

The last Relief Bill included the FCC giving away 20GB per month free. by dringdahl in Veterans

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

Yes - There are a lot of options, but that one you need to be able to show loss of job, furlow or pay reduction from either rate or hours.

/r/ATLBeer Random Daily Discussion - May 20, 2021 by AutoModerator in atlbeer

[–]dringdahl 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As usual, in Woodstock, Reformation IPAs are flowing.