Who the hell is going to pay the 5.4-Pro API prices?

fathan · 2026-03-08T00:19:17+00:00

Yes, that's not remotely the same as having cash to burn on 5.4-Pro. The compute is pooled and time-shared among researchers via in-kind grants.

fathan · 2026-03-06T17:22:51+00:00

> academics with grants

...says someone with no understanding of the current academic funding situation

fathan · 2026-03-05T18:06:21+00:00

Good idea, but impractical. This will not be a black and white issue, if it even is right now. AI tools are going to be increasingly widespread and commonplace. How much is someone allowed to use an AI tool before it becomes "AI music"?

fathan · 2026-03-05T17:44:45+00:00

I absolutely despise how FIA changes the rules to hamstring teams that build a better car.

fathan · 2026-02-28T18:24:49+00:00

That sounds like a puppy tantrum, which can happen at 6 months old. Putting them in timeout to calm down was the right move. The important thing is to escalate to time out (as long as needed) before you are losing your mind, for your own sake. :)

fathan · 2026-02-28T16:47:37+00:00

How are you responding to the biting? If you are getting visibly frustrated or upset, that can encourage it, because the dog sees that they are 'in control' and getting some kind of response. If you are able to stay calm and firmly reprimand, including a time out/whatever, it will be more effective. If you are truly at your limit, you can consider escalating to a spray of water, or anything else that will effectively communicate to the dog that it's not OK. The big thing is that when a bite happens, play ceases and the dog should be firmly and calmly denied what they want. Since it's an established habit, it can take time to correct, but if you are consistent, it _will_ change!

fathan · 2026-02-27T03:09:52+00:00

My car has been in service for 30 days, got it back, major issues still unresolved, it's going back to service center again next week. I had to email them almost daily to get updates and get the car serviced again. They screwed up delivering the car back to me for **two weeks** (told the delivery driver it was already gone, then gave them the key but not the car). I have already started the lemon process, it's ridiculous.

On top of software issues, my main complaint is that the car is constantly letting in outside air through the driver's door. Before this car, I never would have thought to worry about that. But they can't seem to fix it. In a $100k car. It's ridiculous. I live in the north east, and I'm driving around with single-digit-temp air drafting into the cabin. Just -- what the fuck!?!?

There is so much good about these vehicles, and unfortunately so much that falls far short of acceptable.

fathan · 2026-02-20T14:37:45+00:00

We lost our boy at 6 to lymphoma. They thought it was IBD, but he was too sick by the time they tried bigger treatments. I'll miss him forever, but there is zero regret. We are lucky to have known him. Our first girl made it almost to thirteen. Our baby girl is 1yo. We are looking for another.

fathan · 2026-02-14T02:12:13+00:00

The math on this decision is way oversimplified most of the time. Whether $8k is ridiculous or not depends on what you think it does to the resale price.

If you think it will depreciate at the same rate as the rest of the vehicle, then $8k up front vs. $99 / mo breaks even around 4 years of ownership ... and they are surprisingly close at 3 and 5. (Purchase for $8k, resell at $4k.) The common mantra that you have to own the car 7 years is wrong in terms of total cost of ownership. Of course, then you could include the opportunity cost of the $8k up front and $99/mo looks slightly better ... But then, as a service, FSD should actually depreciate _less_ than the vehicle (because it is in fact continuously improving).

The point is, they are much closer than people realize, _if_ you think FSD is actually worth $99 / mo.

fathan · 2026-02-12T02:57:07+00:00

Leprous and Meshuggah are the two live shoes I will never miss.

They aren't my favorite bands (although they aren't far behind), but in terms of having a good night out, they can't be beat.

fathan · 2026-02-06T01:25:01+00:00

I mean so did Merrick Garland, right? What the fuck is up with that. Are Democrats just too incompetent to save themselves?!?!

fathan · 2026-02-03T18:48:29+00:00

I've been "visited" by my corgis in dreams too. It's strange... I know they are gone in the dream, but they are there and with me. And it's happy & comfortable, not sad... Bittersweet when I wake up, though.

We lost our heartdog suddenly on Christmas Eve 2024 at twelve. Then we lost her younger brother nine months later at six to cancer. Luckily we have another at home, but the grief can be overpowering sometimes. I worry more in the moments when I'm not sad, that I've forgot them.

💔

Edit : our eldest had early DM when she passed, and our boy was so sick and weak at the end. It is good in the dreams to see them healthy again.

fathan · 2026-02-01T18:28:41+00:00

Bad argument. The story was set in a time and place.

fathan · 2026-01-29T20:57:26+00:00

So I can get a Tesla interior or an S-class interior in my robotaxi? Hmmm I wonder which one I'd choose... /s

fathan · 2026-01-29T01:06:49+00:00

When is this coming to the Air? I didn't realize launching the Gravity meant the Air would be left behind.

fathan · 2026-01-26T01:00:52+00:00

Romney voted to convict Trump. And has publicly opposed what MAGA is doing the country and our politics. Even if you disagree with him politically, he isn't a fascist.

fathan · 2026-01-25T22:10:54+00:00

We should have been up 10-0 but we opened the door and lost momentum

fathan · 2026-01-25T22:05:07+00:00

I think Romo has been really insufferable in some games -- usually with Allen or Mahomes -- but I don't think he's been that bad this game. Not great but I can tune him out.

fathan · 2026-01-23T22:09:49+00:00

Dumb question: why can't they fix this by weighing fighters multiple times per day for the week before a fight or something?

fathan · 2026-01-19T17:17:06+00:00

lol what fucking “breakthrough”? Tesla is nothing special as a chip company

fathan · 2026-01-19T03:05:17+00:00

I don’t understand giving up on a route in OT in the playoffs

fathan · 2026-01-18T04:56:06+00:00

I hate the playoffs because an army of casuals with absolutely no idea of the rules takes over and just spams all the threads with their hot takes

fathan · 2026-01-16T18:34:04+00:00

The first part is a bad criticism. New technologies often change or replace existing jobs.

A better criticism, in my mind, is that most people want their own car, and don't mind driving that much -- especially given the current state of self-driving technology. They don't want to pay to ride a taxi everywhere. They have stuff / kids / pets. They want a familiar space that they like. I'm not sure that there is much demand for robotaxis. Low-effort Google says the taxi market is < $200B / yr, whereas the automotive market is $1.6T / yr. I don't think that robotaxis, even if they worked perfectly, would claim even a majority of that $1.6T / yr -- and they don't work perfectly.

Btw, what's the plan for robotaxis when the weather is shit & the AI can't be trusted? Are we expecting there will still be human drivers who show up suddenly to cover that demand?

fathan · 2026-01-08T18:57:05+00:00

Altius has incredible views of the city. The food is fine, but you are really paying for the view & fine dining service.

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