Kevin Herrera

Every credit union I have been a part of had some home brewed security system that did not follow best practices. Really felt like they contracted out to some kid still in college just to have something online.

I’m certain there are better CUs out there, but I think the issue is most can’t afford much better.

World of Warcraft. If your focus is primarily in PvP, then you specifically want to look at Battlegrounds and Arenas in WoW.

That last one reads like C’thulhufactor.

Apple added (a while back) what they call a “Neural Engine,” which is hardware dedicated to efficient execution of ML workloads.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A11

They have been refining it ever since. I would not be surprised if they made advancements in both the hardware and software used for local GAI.

Yes.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-science-of-sleep-understanding-what-happens-when-you-sleep

Brain activity does not cease when you sleep.

I wonder if they will use the voice recordings to train their model.

I am going to watch the VOD later, but I get the feeling I will disappointed. Not sure what others are looking forward to, but there are somethings I really want to see but feel that I won’t (maybe ever):

1. macOS Touch on iPad
2. Desktop mode for iOS (e.g. Samsung Dex, not full blown macOS)
3. Foldable iPhone
4. Round Watch
5. Dock to support multiple MacBooks

This will also likely be the last year I am on the iPhone Upgrade Program for a while unless they announce a foldable.

Fashion Police Squad

Not the funniest I have played, but I definitely found it funny and fun.

Pessimistic: Apple lawyers have arguments prepared that DRM’ing individual components does not violate this law.

Less Pessimistic: Apple got a sufficient head start in supporting third-party repairs that it would be beneficial for them to get this law passed so that other manufacturers scramble to catch up.

What will probably happen is that people catch on that the content all reads alike and wonder why they shouldn’t just ask ChatGPT directly. Traffic to these sites die down, they panic, and start hiring writers.

Because this CEO bet his life on his ideas, this would be more about hubris than greed. If it were just greed, he would have bet someone else’s life.

Gonna give this a try later. This is a fantastic idea if the back and forth resembles a real interview. Can help people build up confidence before a real interview. The trick will, unfortunately, be how well an interviewee can write the prompt. A future iteration may want to offer pre-made prompts tailored for specific companies and their positions.

With the way social media companies are imploding, you may get your wish.

I’ll be happy if they go through with this. I already have trouble resisting the lure of easy access food, but this will help me kick that habit.

It’s been a thing since preordering digital distributions was a thing.

I appreciate the effort, but since this is one of the main subreddits the Reddit admins will simply purge these subreddits of their mods, install new ones, and reopen it (they’ve already done something like this before).

The real question is how well will the sub operate then? I imagine not very well since all of the experienced mods and their tools are gone.

From everything I have observed, businesses are hunkering down for a recession in the next fiscal year. It explains the lay offs, the penny pinching, and puzzling decisions that look like business suicide.

For services that are free for users, advertising revenue and investment fund raisers are the only thing keeping them afloat. With banks like SVB getting seized by the FDIC, it’s starting to scare investors. Advertisers are seeing the writing on the wall that people will stop spending as much as they used to. We are also probably seeing jacked up pricing across the board because businesses are taking what they can before it’s gone.

So what’s left? Squeeze users for money. Additionally, shed users that actually cost them money and these tend to be power users. The question, which everyone seems to be assuming is a foregone conclusion, is if this shedding strategy will end up killing the service. In reality, we don’t know but the idealists would sure feel good if someone else ate their market share.

I’m just glad that federation is picking up steam in the social media space.