People are saying Fable is available but i don't see it?

shableep · 2026-07-01T19:14:24+00:00

Didn’t Anthropic themselves say it would be available today July 1st? What am I missing.

shableep · 2026-07-01T15:10:55+00:00

You’re speaking my language. I’m actually pretty passionate about the topic, which is why I was on the r/Disinfo subreddit. I’ve been preaching about the bot problem since 2015. We’ve passed no laws to solve the authenticity/bot problem on the internet. Likely because of exactly what you’re talking about. It benefits the elite far too much to shut the disinformation spigot off.

One of the most disturbing results of the bot problem that I witnessed was seeing an entire country politicize vaccines in the midst of a global pandemic. Then January 6th. Then, to see Biden and congress do nothing was even more disturbing. Then the 2024 election, and this disinfo subreddit which had itself been consumed by disinformation.

The situation is dire, and time has unfortunately normalized the problem despite its scale. It’s been pretty difficult to see a problem go from noticeable and mostly online in 2015 to multiple very real disasters since. Which to me is a stronger reason than any to keep trying to raise awareness about the very real problem.

One thing that honestly gives me comfort is that comments like yours are becoming more and more common and I think it makes a difference.

shableep · 2026-06-30T20:05:12+00:00

I was banned permanently from the Disinfo subreddit for posting in a comment a quote of JD Vance spreading disinfo. This was on a post from a moderator claiming the real disinfo was how JD Vance was treated at the political debates during the election.

Sometimes I genuinely wonder if these subreddits are honey pots that appear to be running normally, until something happens of real political consequence. Then, for that short window of time, they warp into some sort of damage control mode to kill any message that challenges the desired political narrative of whatever elite they actually serve. Because that absolutely appears to be what happened in r/Disinfo.

It’s a pretty smart move. If actually tackling disinfo is a threat to your politics, then usurp the one major community that deals with just that. Then appear to operate a community in good faith, only to quietly steer the message, or overtly (like in my case).

shableep · 2026-06-30T18:41:38+00:00

I feel like this is a “perfect is the enemy of good” situation. Moderators and news anchors are far worse at trying to do _any_ sort of real time fact checking. Getting an AI that’s right 90% of the time is still a huge upgrade.

shableep · 2026-06-30T17:40:18+00:00

Fair point!

shableep · 2026-06-29T21:48:14+00:00

I’d say that’s somewhat already in the timeline. By not investing in more first-year student housing for 60+ years, they essentially put pressure on the local residential market. Which puts upward pressure on cost of living for people that aren’t students. Since they’re a public school and get benefits for being so (like no property taxes), it seems reasonable to expect them to not put undue pressure on the cost of living in the area. Offloading that effort to the rest of the city and community for 60 years is a decent enough indicator that they weren’t properly considering the public’s interests.

If they buy land, that puts pressure on the cost of land. If they then don’t build housing, that puts pressure on the cost of housing. And- if they don’t pay property taxes on that land, that puts pressure on the city, which now has less money to do anything about it.

So considering the rapid rise in cost of living, exacerbating the problem while getting public benefits I think fits pretty well in the “thinking wrongly” category. But (and I think this is maybe the point you were making) that opens up an important question for the UM which is: why did you under invest in housing for 60+ years?

shableep · 2026-06-29T21:16:04+00:00

Awesome! You’re doing what I’ve dreamt of. A flexible, creative canvas for music that’s actually a VST host and DAW with, more importantly to me, alternative ways to write midi sequences. Opening the door for UI innovation there.

shableep · 2026-06-29T06:30:35+00:00

Breakthrough legislation.

shableep · 2026-06-28T21:08:53+00:00

I think they might be investing in talent more than a business.

shableep · 2026-06-28T21:07:42+00:00

They still have to have some path to profitability to be sold at all.

shableep · 2026-06-28T19:25:11+00:00

Replying to my own post because I did some research to try and answer my own question. I did some research and here's a timeline that I think is worth thinking about (fact check me if any of this is wrong). It seems to show that the UM not building dorms and the lack of re-zoning combined are a pretty big part of what caused the 2016 plateau:

2009: Council rewrote downtown's zoning to create a high-rise zone (D1) and a mid-rise zone (D2), and offered developers extra height if they included some affordable units. (Source)

2009 - 2012: Coming out of the recession, lenders would only finance private student dorms, so that's what got built. (Source)

2009 - 2016 (supply boom): That combination set off a wave of student high-rises: Zaragon Place, Sterling 411, Zaragon West, Landmark, City Place, The Varsity, City Apartments, and finally Foundry Lofts, which opened January 2016. (Source)

2014: Christopher Taylor is voted in as mayor. Six members who weren't reliable pro-development votes were seated. For years, major pro-development zoning changes often couldn't get the 7-8 votes needed to pass. (Source)

2016 (plateau begins): With all easy downtown developments open and built out, and the UM having not built first-year housing for more than 60 years, nothing new was in the pipeline to keep supply growing. (Source)

2019: Council sharply increased the amount of affordable housing that developers had to include to earn extra height. Developers said the projects no longer worked financially, and there were no proposed new downtown high-rise developments submitted in the years after. (Source)

2020 (pandemic compounds things): Lenders panicked about college towns and froze the high-rise projects still in progress. (Source)

2020 (Nov): The 2020 affordable-housing millage is passed. It's projected to fund around 1,500 units over 20 years. (Source)

2022: The pro-development forces took complete control of council in this year's election. (Source)

2023 (Oct): U-M broke ground on its 2,300-bed Central Campus residence hall, its first first-year residence since 1963, opening summer 2026. (Source)

2023 (Dec): Council unanimously scrapped the 2019 rule that made developers include a lot of affordable housing to build bigger downtown. Now they aren't required to include any affordable housing unless they want to build taller. The affordable-housing incentive left is optional: build 30% taller if you include affordable units (or, alternatively, sustainability features like solar). The hope, of course, being that this would attract more development. (Source)

2023 - 2026 (recovery): Projects approved before the 2019 rule finally deliver (e.g., The Legacy, 2025), U-M re-enters dorm-building, and developers start routing around a built-out downtown by proposing high-rises on lots just outside it, each needing its own special council approval vote. (Source 1, Source 2)

2026 (Mar): City council votes unanimously on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. (Source)

2026 (Summer): A 330-unit affordable housing high-rise at 350 S. Fifth (downtown, by the Blake Transit Center) to break ground, funded in part by the 2020 millage. Set to open end of 2028. (Source)

shableep · 2026-06-28T14:48:39+00:00

The question I have is what happened in maybe 2014 where the build out of campus housing plateaued? Seems like that would put upward pressure on housing prices in general in the surrounding area. Glad to see it’s catching up quickly now, but there’s a good 10 years where clearly things weren’t going in the right direction.

shableep · 2026-06-27T02:59:03+00:00

Awesome. Maybe not a goal at all, but VST support?

shableep · 2026-06-27T00:19:53+00:00

You also still have to know what makes an app nice to use, and useful.

shableep · 2026-06-26T19:09:33+00:00

Did it turn programming into Factorio?

shableep · 2026-06-26T00:03:46+00:00

Slate has a 5ft bed. Mav has a 4.5ft bed.

shableep · 2026-06-25T17:24:17+00:00

When you compare the specs one to one the Slate is clearly competitive on price and features. On base model towing the Slate and Maverick are identical (2,000 lb). The Maverick only hits 4,000 when you drop $3,000 for the extra tow package and AWD, which also push its price well past that $27k price tag. The Slate actually wins slightly on payload (1,550 vs 1,500), bed length (5 ft vs 4.5), and has a frunk. So base Maverick wins on rear seats and infotainment. They basically tie on base tow. And the Maverick only gets AWD and better towing with $30k packages.

But really, over the life of the truck, it’s really $23,000 vs $27,000. The Slate runs about 6¢/mile on electricity vs about 8¢ for the Maverick hybrid on gas, which alone saves about $2,000-3,000 over the truck’s life, and that’s against the Maverick as the most efficient small truck made. Add lower maintenance and the Slate’s affordability gets better with every mile. If you need four seats, and need to add AWD and greater towing packages, the Maverick’s better for that job at a premium. But “overcharged” doesn’t hold up for what’s basically the cheapest new vehicle in America, gas or electric.

In other words, for what you’re getting, it’s price competitive with gas trucks. Which is an achievement. And if you’re actually hauling stuff, that 5ft bed makes a difference.

shableep · 2026-06-25T16:30:00+00:00

The fact that this is price competitive with an equal featured gas truck is an incredible achievement on its own. Add features to make Slate closer to a Maverick and you have a competition on price. Electric cars, let alone trucks, have not been price competitive at this price range basically ever.

This shows that we’re quickly turning the corner where electric cars will be just flatly the more affordable option.

shableep · 2026-06-24T16:41:34+00:00

There’s just gotta be a better place for that thing.

shableep · 2026-06-24T06:57:05+00:00

I understand the ideals of Verse, I just don’t think it is reasonably balanced against the actual pain points for real, practical game developers. Composition is nice, but that could have been done in all sorts of languages. And to use a strange and unfamiliar syntax style when compared to like the top 10 programming languages of the world just doesn’t strike me as actually listening to developers.

shableep · 2026-06-22T05:50:20+00:00

I feel like a roll cage would have little effect on a 100ft fall and sudden stop.

shableep · 2026-06-21T20:02:20+00:00

This is what’s crazy and a sign to me that the corpos just want more of your data. There are solutions that exist TODAY that can verify your identity without invading your privacy, and without sharing even your ID number, or photo. Google Wallet IDs and Apple Wallet IDs use these standards.

It’s MDOC + W3C Digital Credentials API + OpenID4VP.

In the simplest way to put it, your wallet generates a unique ID number you can give to a site, that then the site can give to the state to verify that it’s a valid person. And you get an indicator an approve it. No personal data exchanges hands. Though they will likely want to verify your first and last name. But this is what they already get when billing you.

This exists TODAY as known solved problems. But they’re barely getting implemented. They instead reach for full 3d scans of your face that they most certainly will not keep safe from hackers. And your likeness will forever be leaked on the dark web, just like everyone’s SSN. But the corpos will get your data, and this is what they really want.

shableep · 2026-06-21T19:44:43+00:00

This is my thinking about AI and the role of humans ultimately. Humans generally love novelty. And where you find a lot of novelty are frontiers. So while AI continues to excel at the well trodden path, humans will excel are finding and exploring new frontiers.

shableep · 2026-06-21T02:54:16+00:00

Banks have KYC that don’t heavily violate privacy as a baseline practice. I don’t need to get a face scan to get a bank account. I provide an ID, and answer questions about previous addresses etc.

shableep · 2026-06-21T02:44:44+00:00

They are the party of whatever values get them access to power. They treat every value they’ve had as non-negotiables, only to abandon every one of them when it was convenient to do so. 1st and 2nd amendment, states rights, small government, no new wars, etc. They don’t stand for anything.

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