China would ask “why not?” and “who’s gonna stop us?”

Still shit for the SW engineer job market.

My device “fails verification” wtf

Right. It’s on Google controlled Androids only. The issue is that the whole ecosystem gets damaged because it’s drawing a line between a controlled and a free phone. Google accepts a less valuable ecosystem for more control over the devices and apps that remain.

I got e/OS and just installed a different launcher, but I think it’s great that there are more options for Fairphone.

Most apps do work though on ROMs.

Every Door is another editor that is simpler than Vespucci.

Less tolerant, I also notice it with myself.

Gömmer?

Things have changed especially because we all are becoming less social. Getting to know someone in person is still much more effective. Talking to strangers without pretense is however less accepted.

I was looking for a tech positive outlook and found solarpunk for myself. Since then I’ve learned a lot that doesn’t have to do with tech, but also on the topic of how technology can empower people. It helps I was already an environmentalist before.

I started looking a lot more into contributing to open source projects. I started looking into decentralized networks like lora radios. I self host a lot more. Got rid of Google on my phone…

Biggest issue is the job. With my attitude change my well paid corporate tech job has become soul sucking.

Switzerland isn’t. Palantir even sued the Swiss newspaper that reported on it.

I mean… yes of course. Being socially inept I read up on it and try to use it, not for some nefarious reasons, but to actually build a connection. But if any conscious alterations of speech is “manipulation” then, yeah. It’s why I don’t like it in a sales call.

It feels more personal to use names. I use them to remove distance between and the other person. I wouldn’t like that for a sales call either, but otherwise I think it’s important for building relationships.

Sounds like trans people are an indicator species.

They don’t care about HW. HW is just a “distribution line” for their software. They care more about people using their software and giving them data. Most Android phones sold are not Google’s Pixels but third party vendors. If a particular device doesn’t sell well they won’t care as ling as the Google ecosystem gets strengthend.

Nice! Good laugh this morning. Where would we be without this clown?

If you don’t differentiate and keep the two in the same pot you won’t be able to fund research into the useful stuff. It’s true that consumer hype and research funding decisions are not the same, but they may be indirectly linked. A public fund may fear public outrage if it continues funding X millions of AI projects even if they’re not LLM related.

So the reputation damage may affects viable, net positive applications.

Without knowing the usecase too much you need vary the following variables:

• contrast (simulate colors and different lighting conditions)
• shadows
• blur
• viewing angles (perspective distortion)
• occlusions
• different QR code versions (v1, v5, v20 etc.)
• noise (introduced by camera gain)
• camera lens distortion

Maybe not all is relevant to your usecase, but these are the main challenges.

As a European this is how I read it too. Politics in the US are so driven by “team sport” and grand personalities the actual policy sometimes gets forgotten. “He says what I think” and “I’ve always voted for party X.” are very common arguments and you may occasionally hear about some wedge issue, but really understanding how these people would govern?

AOC has policy goals and fight for them regardless of her title. If she thinks she can there as President she will run, if not she will do something else.