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djaykay | 1 year ago | on: Reverse Engineering Bambu Connect

Most Prusa models can print a wide range of filaments. I regularly print ABS and PC on mine. And there is a MMU add-on for Prusa.

djaykay | 1 year ago | on: Hacking millions of modems and investigating who hacked my modem

You’re right, except I’d say that Cox gave some thought so security, but not enough. Which is in some ways even more dangerous than ignoring security entirely.

djaykay | 1 year ago | on: Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice

At this point it’s time to create lists of “ethical” AI services, ones that aren’t OpenAI nor other bad actors. I’m dropping my ChatGPT Plus today. Any suggestions on what to replace it with?

djaykay | 1 year ago | on: Atlassian co-CEO stepping down after 23 years

Atlassian products are very complex. Jira alone has sophisticated low-code automation, extremely thorough templating for projects, a rich API, extensive support for i8n, meta-projects (Jira Plans), an add-on marketplace, and so on. Confluence is pretty amazing too when you really understand what it can do.

Edit: Jira’s tight integration with GitHub and ability to drive/be driven by GitHub actions is also a big deal.

djaykay | 1 year ago | on: Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

I’d say there’s a difference between expressing an opinion, and moralizing about it. One can make great comedy with the former, while the latter sucks because the comedy is completely subjugated by the message. It’s the same difference between heavy metal and Christian metal. Same instruments, same basslines, etc., except the latter is trying to push you towards belief, and thus it’s annoying.

djaykay | 2 years ago | on: Chronon, Airbnb's ML feature platform, is now open source

The downside is after you use the platform for a week, you have to delete all the expired models yourself and clean up all the labels or face a hefty housekeeping surcharge.

djaykay | 2 years ago | on: A first look at Europe's alternative iPhone app stores

Let’s steer clear of bitter partisanship and hyperbole, please. Freedom is a complex and nuanced concept.

djaykay | 2 years ago | on: 7.4 earthquake in Taiwan, 34km depth

Probably not much to worry about in the US. The Fukushima earthquake was much more powerful, but the resulting tsunami did almost nothing to the US west coast. Some boats in Crescent City were wrecked, but that’s due to local geography funneling the wave a certain way. I’m on an island in the SF bay, we saw nothing.

djaykay | 2 years ago | on: Ethereum Foundation removes their canary

That doesn’t seem functionally different than removing the canary.

djaykay | 2 years ago | on: Klarna says its AI assistant does the work of 700 people

I heard an interview with the founder of Klarna, who said that the vast majority of their loan defaults are write-offs, they don’t even report them to credit bureaus let alone attempt to collect.

In light of this layoff announcement, do with that info what you will.