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[–] arc@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

From "Blackadder Goes Forth"

Melchett: Now, I've compiled a list of those with security clearance, have you got it Darling?

Darling: Yes sir.

Melchett: Read it please.

Darling: It's top security sir, I think that's all the Captain needs to know.

Melchett: Nonsense! Let's hear the list in full!

Darling: Very well sir. "List of personnel cleared for mission Gainsborough, as dictated by General C. H. Melchett: You and me, Darling, obviously. Field Marshal Haig, Field Marshal Haig's wife, all Field Marshal Haig's wife's friends, their families, their families' servants, their families' servants' tennis partners, and some chap I bumped into the mess the other day called Bernard."

Melchett: So, it's maximum security, is that clear?

Blackadder: Quite so sir, only myself and the rest of the English speaking world is to know.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago

Imagine the fun the world will have making jokes when this vapid bint exits the mortal realm.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 26 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Let's hope no rumors swirl that JD killed the pope with a contact poison

[–] arc@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Fairphone don't sell replacement mainboards, presumably to stop people building phones from parts but they look very serviceable in other respects.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 18 points 3 weeks ago

Should be two pronged - tariffs on cloud and other services while fostering competitive local alternatives. While it's possible knock up a cloud out of anything there is nothing in Europe as coherent as the offerings by Amazon, Google or Microsoft. And there should be.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 23 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If you need to use AI, be aware that there are MANY free models and training options. No reason to be locked into proprietary service.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I saw the video and I have two points:

  1. Yes it plays like an infomercial for lidar. So take that portion with some skepticism. I can think of some issues exclusive to lidar like 2+ lidar cars blinding each other which needs to be solved, e.g. some kind of light pattern encoding to mask out unwanted signals.
  2. It absolutely 100% demonstrates the issue with camera-only technology in Tesla vehicles.

Teslas used to have cameras + radar but they cheaped out and removed the radar. I think it would have passed all the tests if they still had the front facing radar but they don't. The problem with cameras alone is obvious - they can't see what they can't see and probably don't have an innate sense to slow down if there is rain, fog, ice or whatever else that might cause a human to.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Stick to the showrooms and dealers. The victims in Las Vegas was just owners who brought their cars in to be fixed.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 31 points 1 month ago

I do not believe for a second that communications within the Whitehouse are inadequate, or if they were, could not be solved in a secure manner. Slapping a Starlink in a few places sounds like an invitation to backdoor all communications. Not only that, it is an invitation to sidestep obligations to preserve government records.