Kirk
@Kirk@startrek.website
- Comment on Don't fall into the anti-AI hype 6 days ago:
It seems we agree on the facts, but not on what “useful” or “helpful” means. Ihonestly have never, ever considered deciding on food to be labor, but in the interests of replying in good faith I asked an LLM the exact prompt you gave. It gave a long, detailed reply, but here is the first part labeled “1. Welcome / Cocktail Reception”:
Mini prosciutto‑wrapped melon balls • Brie & caramelized onion tartlets (store‑bought puff pastry) • Stuffed mushroom caps (herb cream cheese + breadcrumbs)
I want you to consider that this not actually helpful in the slightest, and is fact creating more work. Consider: is there a vendor nearby that has these items as an an option for event planning? Is this a recipe that even exists? Does this information further my mission of having a wedding in any conceivable way?
- Comment on Don't fall into the anti-AI hype 6 days ago:
That doesn’t explain what the LLM actually did to help. It’s like saying “I used ChatGPT to plan my wedding menu” without any details. What did it actually do? Why was it helpful? Those are the things I continue to not understand about these tools.
- Comment on Don't fall into the anti-AI hype 6 days ago:
Skipping AI is not going to help you or your career. Think about it.
OK well I’ve thought about it and I still don’t understand. Surely, this thousand word essay can explain what ““AI”” can do right? Surely it’s not the same vague nonspecific claims about “missing out” on the future?
It is simply impossible not to see the reality of what is happening.
Huh. Guess I’m just really dumb then.
- Comment on I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop 2 weeks ago:
2025 was the year for me (Fedora Kinoite), in my opinion, is absolutely ready for the mainstream.
- Comment on Looks Like We Can Finally Kiss the Metaverse Goodbye 1 month ago:
I love that they changed their name to show how serious they were about the metaverse being the future of tech and it never even came close to being a thing.
- Comment on The Enshittification of Plex Is Kicking Off, Starting with Free Roku Users 1 month ago:
I’m a Jellyfin guy, but charging money for a product or service isn’t what “enshittification” means. As the article says this is just removing a loophole for legacy apps on older devices. The pricing model hasn’t changed.
- Comment on Science-centric streaming service Curiosity Stream is an AI-licensing firm now 1 month ago:
Is there a radarr/sonarr that could work for this?
- Comment on Science-centric streaming service Curiosity Stream is an AI-licensing firm now 1 month ago:
I wonder if the creators are aware of this. I have been considering replacing youtube with something healthier like this or Nebula. I suppose Nebula it is.
- Comment on Bye, Copilot: Microsoft is making Copilot a hands-free experience on Windows 1 month ago:
Finally I can throw out my pesky keyboard and mouse
- Comment on Bluesky announces moderation changes focused on better tracking, improved transparency 1 month ago:
It’s purely marketing and I wish it would stop getting repeated. BlueSky is centralized and a for-profit company.
- Comment on Why Apple Just Gave Up on AI - ColdFusion 2 months ago:
They still need natural language processing to translate the LLM to something the device understands. LLMs just make the interface more human-ey.
- Comment on Why Apple Just Gave Up on AI - ColdFusion 2 months ago:
For along while I wondered what would happen when Apple (a company who prides itself on it’s products “just working”) inevitably collided with the generative AI hype train.
At first I thought they might stay away of the whole thing, but they didn’t and it’s been funny watching them struggle to integrate even the simplest aspects of generative AI into their products. Anyone who knows how LLMs work know that it is wholly different than the natural language processing that goes into Siri.
- Comment on 'The Truth Is Paywalled.' Internet Vets Lament the State of the 'Open' Web 2 months ago:
Yeah exactly, well said. I think for a lot of people the advent of paywalls felt like taking away a free thing, instead of a return to the norm. Personally when it comes to journalism I prefer a paywall to advertiser-supported.
- Comment on 'The Truth Is Paywalled.' Internet Vets Lament the State of the 'Open' Web 2 months ago:
The argument that paywalls somehow ruin the open parts of the Web always fell flat for me. It is trivial to contribute to the Web for free if one wishes. Nobody is forced to paywall their content.
- Comment on Microsoft's decision to axe Windows 10 is driving Apple PC sales growth — users buy Macs instead of AI PCs despite Microsoft’s push for Copilot+ PCs 2 months ago:
Siri is bad but at least it has natural language processing. I think it’s so funny how CEOs have no idea how LLMs work.
Over a year ago Apple literally ran an ad showing off an “Apple Intelligence” feature that you could tell nobody at Apple ran by the actual engineers before deciding it was possible. It (of course) has still not been released.
- Comment on The Sodium-Ion Battery Revolution Has Started - CleanTechnica 2 months ago:
I was going to report to the mod but… the mod is the one who posted it. Guess I’m unsubbing.
- Comment on Aura introduces a $499 e-ink digital photo frame that lets you go cordless 2 months ago:
Thanks, I fixed my comment, the article said “similar to that found in the Kindle Colorsoft” and I didn’t read further.
- Comment on Aura introduces a $499 e-ink digital photo frame that lets you go cordless 2 months ago:
This is really cool, I love that it has a gentle front light. But pricing aside, having to take off the wall to charge every three months is a dealbreaker. I wonder if a solar panel along the top edge of the frame would have been sufficient to keep the battery charged for most situations.
Regardless I hope we see more of these. Even if the Kaleido screen is FAR from photo quality.
