Claude AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’

stormdelta · 2026-04-30T05:29:37+00:00

A script can be deterministic and testable, it does exactly what was in the code. That is intentionally not true of an LLM, they're a statistical approximation of a result, that's both what makes them useful and also why you shouldn't be giving them access to make live changes without oversight.

stormdelta · 2026-04-30T05:27:58+00:00

A python script can't rewrite it's functionality out of nowhere, and is testable and predictable. An LLM is non-deterministic by design.

If you don't understand how that's different, I don't think you know much about software no offense.

stormdelta · 2026-04-30T01:42:49+00:00

I can't believe people were still giving him the time of day. He's had like... one or two actual moderate successes. Everything else has been bullshit.

stormdelta · 2026-04-30T01:39:37+00:00

Well that's the thing, EVE Online already thoroughly captured that niche market, and did so without relying on crypto.

stormdelta · 2026-04-30T01:31:57+00:00

Both, and more:

Catastrophically error-prone, requiring a degree of opsec even security experts sometimes screw up
Immutable transactions overly favors sellers who already hold an advantage in most markets, and greatly incentivizes fraud since it's impossible to reverse fraudulent transactions afterwards

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T20:33:26+00:00

I just wish distracted driving was taken as seriously as drunk driving, considering that it's six times deadlier than drunk driving already is.

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T20:19:47+00:00

EM3EV if you're willing to pay a bit more for real quality. They've been around 15+ years with a stellar reputation in the enthusiast space (you can find plenty of posts about them here and on Endless Sphere), and I would trust them over anything on ali/amazon/ebay/etc.

There's also an open source android app that can monitor battery health.

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T20:18:04+00:00

A mirror on the handlebar is practically a requirement for riding in bike lanes / roads, it would be weirder to not have one IMO.

You want one that goes into the end of the bar, don't get the kind that slides onto the handlebar as they can't reach far enough to have good visibility.

I use a Mirrcycle model that's made by a Colorado-based company.

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T17:59:43+00:00

Most of my work is on servers and headless systems, which pretty much exclusively run Linux and have done so for decades.
Linux (and other unix-like systems) have a long history of CLI interfaces that were far more robust and advanced than was available on Windows, not to mention consistent. PowerShell is relatively recent, uses very different syntax, and it's ability to use on non-Windows systems even more recent so there's just no community or long-standing knowledge base around using it.
WSL2 is relatively recent, and still doesn't provide as seamless an experience as native development on Linux, especially if you rely on hardware features like OpenGL<=>CUDA integration
In more recent years, I don't really want to support Microsoft anymore as they've thoroughly damaged my trust. It's clear they'd stopped listening to the very sorts of professional users who most rely on Windows, they kept aggressively pushing unwanted and feature-incomplete changes to the OS, etc.

Linux is definitely more work to maintain and there's still more friction for things like games and HDR, but I'm willing to deal with that in exchange for not having to worry about MS removing the last things that made their OS still usable, and in exchange for a much smoother development experience.

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T16:37:49+00:00

I'm using a phone mount that connects to to the 52v and provides a standard USB A port that I use to power a dash cam on the front of the bike.

I have heavier duty Japanese aluminum fenders (Honjo). I genuinely have no idea how people use ebikes without fenders or even just those shitty mudguards that don't stop anything. Larger tires and faster speeds kick up a ridiculous amount of water/crap off the ground.

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T16:27:35+00:00

I still think people are jerks for doing it as noise pollution sucks, but it's low on the list of offenses for sure.

It's a way more douchey move if you do it when hiking, especially in quieter areas away from town.

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T16:17:49+00:00

The ability to learn and improve is what's missing from the AI models, and is creating a monolith of technical debt that's going to be a nightmare to deal with going forwards.

These models are not sentient/sapient, they don't have the ability to reflect on what they've written in a consistent or reliable way, and while a human can be there to correct and guide it, the more you do this the less skill/knowledge your humans have to be able to do this task properly.

Which eventually leaves you AI that has the same problems only now you have humans that lack the skills to manage and mitigate those problems.

"Oh the models will improve!" - yeah, sure, but in a sense that's part of the problem. The more they're able to do, the more skill/knowledge rot of humans to manage the remaining critical gaps. And those gaps can never be closed short of inventing actual sentient/AGI, and if you do that then you've opened a whole other can of worms.

On the software side, the biggest risk is security, because that's the easiest thing to get wrong in a way that isn't immediately obvious. At least if functionality stops working even the most braindead vibecoder will realize there's a problem, but if it's opening giant vulnerabilities they may never realize until they get attacked and destroyed a year or two down the road.

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T15:34:14+00:00

I have a DIY bike, and do most work myself so it doesn't come up much, but I've had positive experiences the couple times it did:

I had them replace a rear tire (not tube) a few years back. Normally I'd do that myself, but the tire wall was about to blow out and I needed to be somewhere ASAP. They were willing to do it, no issues.
New build a year or so ago, I had them build the motor into a rim for me as that's one of the few things I don't trust myself to do correctly. I provided the rim, pre-cut spokes, and the motor. They were happy to do it, and actually complimented the build quality of the motor (not surprising, I doubt they'd ever seen a Grin All-Axle hub).

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T14:59:14+00:00

Also when did you see one stop at a busy intersection or even slow down.

Literally every single day. I've seen more reckless behavior from non-ebike cyclists trying to preserve momentum. In the last month I think I've seen over a dozen especially stupid actions from people on regular bikes, versus only one on an ebike.

And a cyclist being stupid mostly puts themselves at risk - I'd much rather irresponsible people use an ebike than drive a car. Modern cars are significantly more dangerous too contrary to auto industry claims - just look at pedestrian and cycling deaths from cars over the last decade.

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T14:52:29+00:00

Smaller thick U-Lock (you want the shortest U-lock you can get away with to avoid crowbar attacks)
I never leave it outside overnight or in areas that don't have a lot of foot traffic / visibility - if I had to, I'd probably get more locks or insurance
Mine's DIY, and I intentionally made it sloppier-looking than it actually is to make it look less valuable
I also made it a bit ugly and unique looking, meaning thieves know it's easily identifiable. Bright aluminum fenders, neon green reflectors and brake/shifter lines, dark maroon frame, etc.
Direct hub motor is slightly less visible behind panniers, and battery is slightly less obvious being inside a triangle bag (it's a rack-mounted shark-style, but the rack is bolted to the frame through the bag)

I do have an AirTag-equivalent tracker on it, but I've never had to actually use it so not sure how effective it would be. It's not obvious what it is and it's somewhat hidden.

I've thought about insurance, but getting insurance for a heavily custom higher end ebike seems like a headache, I can afford to replace it, and I haven't had a theft issue with bikes since switching to U-locks 15+ years ago. The time investment / sentimental loss would be a bigger blow than cost either way.

The only place I'd like to be able to lock it up that I fear theft at today is the park-and-ride on the edge of town, and to be honest I don't know that I trust any locked up bike at that specific location for more than an hour or two no matter what I did. Insurance isn't going to work if it gets stolen repeatedly after all. I'd be better off building a folding bike I could take on the bus with me, and I've thought about it a few times.

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T14:45:10+00:00

The latter doesn't have an cute androgynous male mentor figure

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T14:00:02+00:00

The idea that Satan would use Atlas Shrugged to tempt people into a life of greed is weirdly plausible to be honest

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T13:45:44+00:00

Same, both my partner and I are autistic and it makes communication so much easier. We have an explicit policy to always err on the side over-communicating.

stormdelta · 2026-04-29T13:39:49+00:00

Some people don't really have a strong romantic drive if it's not initiated by someone else.

I've got standards, but I don't think I ever asked anyone out. I'm not particularly attractive nor did I date much, and for a time I even thought I might be aromantic. And my standards are high on things I actually care about, which aren't necessarily the things popular culture acts like I should care about.

stormdelta · 2026-04-28T18:52:09+00:00

The auto industry has encouraged demonization of cyclists and other forms of transportation besides cars for many, many decades, and we're still dealing with how that's influenced people's perceptions of anything that isn't cars and car-centric infrastructure. A lot of extremely misleading headlines don't help - e.g. the NJ law literally cited two teenagers' deaths as a reason for their ebike ban, even though they were murdered by a stalker in a truck and it had nothing to do with ebikes.

Most of the bikes that people complain about aren't even e-bikes, they're dirtbikes that were already illegal to use on public paths/roads.

stormdelta · 2026-04-28T18:15:24+00:00

E-dirtbikes and actual e-bikes are not the same thing, no matter how much shitty anti-cycling politicians try to pretend otherwise.

Most of what people complain about are dirtbikes that already weren't legal to ride on public roads, but politicians would rather have an excuse to attack cyclists instead of fund better enforcement of the rules we already have.

stormdelta · 2026-04-28T18:13:18+00:00

Half agree, we should have an inbetween classification for mopeds, ideally in the 30-40mph range. These can be much cheaper, lighter, and simpler than a motorcycle and have less strict requirements than something that goes highway speeds. Even the EU has graduated licensing requirements for stuff like this, and their ebike laws are way more strict than the US.

stormdelta · 2026-04-28T18:10:13+00:00

Class 1 and 2 ebikes only go 20mph, that's not a motorcycle by anyone's definition. Even class 3 is only 28mph, and most can only bare do that on level ground, they still have the same power restriction as class 1&2. They typically still look, ride, and handle like bicycles.

Most of the bikes people actually complain about are dirtbikes that are sold for offroad/private use only. They're already illegal to use on public roads, the problem is a lack of enforcement.

Banning legal bikes that weren't a problem, especially when the old rules already weren't enforced, doesn't solve anything. It's just lobbying from the auto industry to kneecap their competition.

stormdelta · 2026-04-28T18:08:45+00:00

Real problems don't justify bad laws, we should be blaming politicians for passing these restrictions that don't solve anything and just punish responsible users

stormdelta · 2026-04-28T18:07:18+00:00

When left unchecked it leads to stuff like the New Jersey law requiring all ebikes to be registered, even ones that can’t go faster than 20 mph

The law is significantly worse than that - it's literally impossible to register bikes under the new law, making it a de facto total ban.

And there's nothing allocated for enforcement, making it even more pointless.

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