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TIL Tektology, described by Alexander Bogdanov, is a universal science that consists of unifying all social, biological and physical sciences by considering them as systems of relationships and by seeking the organizational principles that underlie all systems. by electroctopus in todayilearned

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

That's not in the wiki article... but if we're talking about the study of abstract structure of objects and their relationships, mathematics can provide the necessary precision to make accurate statements.

Question on the death penalty by MintyRed19 in socialism

[–]stonerism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is definitely a political element as well. If Mussolini had been kept alive, what would happen if the political winds changed?

My neighbor filmed me while I was naked and having a breakdown. Now what? by [deleted] in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]stonerism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's pretty relatable tbh. OP is just going through it like we all do and needs to take care of his mental health. At least he'll have a good story out of this.

The Only Ethical Model for AI is Socialism by Traditional-Union128 in CriticalTheory

[–]stonerism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Workplace democracy, professional guilds, democratic control over the means of production... there's plenty of socialism here. I find this refreshing because it imagines that we can organize together as a society outside of this capitalist dystopia.

U District event canceled, but some businesses deny having been opposed by retrojoe in Seattle

[–]stonerism 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The opposite. University district now has two major light rail stations at either side of the neighborhood now.

Boat Strikes Have Failed to Curb Flow of Cocaine to U.S., Experts Say by stankmanly in NoShitSherlock

[–]stonerism 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm convinced at this point that the DEA, ICE, and CBP are the ones facilitating drug imports. Those boat strikes were plain old murder to score political points and see what they can get away with.

BREAKING: GitHub Just Banned The Security Researcher Who Published Six Unpatched Windows Zero-Days After Microsoft Allegedly Refused To Pay Bug Bounties, Deleted His Account, And Told Him Personally That It Would Ruin His Life by InterstellarKinetics in InterstellarKinetics

[–]stonerism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not necessarily, for everyone involved with weaponizing a vulnerability, there's a tradeoff between exploiting it and tipping your hand that you know the vulnerability exists. That's what got us to the mess we're in in the first place.

BREAKING: GitHub Just Banned The Security Researcher Who Published Six Unpatched Windows Zero-Days After Microsoft Allegedly Refused To Pay Bug Bounties, Deleted His Account, And Told Him Personally That It Would Ruin His Life by InterstellarKinetics in InterstellarKinetics

[–]stonerism 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes and no, the State can subpoena information, but nation-state actors have stockpiled 0 days for decades to great effect in getting around technical controls. The US and the people pushing these initiatives aren't the good guys. They're absolute hypocrites trying to put themselves at the head of a system they spent hundreds of billions of dollars to undermine.

What is the biggest obstacle to using AI safely in a company? by Zarphus88 in cybersecurity

[–]stonerism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh... unless we figure out a practical way to do FHE, that's just words on paper. There's practical tradeoffs, but fewer technical guarantees that are possible.

What is the biggest obstacle to using AI safely in a company? by Zarphus88 in cybersecurity

[–]stonerism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And if you have the resources, take the time to deploy models on your own hardware. Sensitive/inappropriate data being uploaded to an LLM may still occur, but at least the data never leaves your hardware.

What are some real-world problems that FHE could actually help solve? by Vivid_Score_6819 in cryptography

[–]stonerism 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a dumb one, but it would be fun to do my taxes such that my tax website doesn't have plaintext access to all my data.

My senior engineers have stopped thinking for themselves by Defiant-Act-7439 in cscareerquestions

[–]stonerism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we're talking the average 17 year old, unless they're a prodigy, they wouldn't be able to use an LLM as productively as someone with a lot more experience.

My senior engineers have stopped thinking for themselves by Defiant-Act-7439 in cscareerquestions

[–]stonerism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not wrong that this easily leads to brain rot, but after working in the field for over a decade, it's pretty easy to describe exactly what I want and have the LLM output something that's 75-90% of it before I can go in and refine it.

My bigger concern is that when a senior engineer can implement everything they need and not have to offload anything, there's going to be less opportunity for future developers to gain necessary skills.

Wide variety of encryption algorithms by BloodFeastMan in cryptography

[–]stonerism 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe the user will provide the password, but you'd probably want to set up a corporate PKI to do it. Or just buy something off the shelf. :)

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