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24 comments \ @saloon 28 Mar 2023 \ yesterday

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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @poe7645 29 Mar 2023

Appreciative of the 10 minute edit window here. Even with that luxury I still can't seem to write and edit my written words for shit.

Another day stackers.

33 sats \ 3 replies \ @tomlaies 28 Mar 2023

I joined Stacker News at post id around 12k, we're reaching 160k soon. Crazy, orders of magnitude.

503 sats \ 2 replies \ @nout 28 Mar 2023

I joined at #553 😁

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @gmd 29 Mar 2023

What's the easiest way to tell?

99 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 29 Mar 2023

Go to your first post or comment. Your first post was #247. You probably commented even earlier.

898 sats \ 7 replies \ @gmd 28 Mar 2023

Anyone else think we're rapidly approaching the event horizon for AI advancement, leading to massive deflation and job losses? I find this all very terrifying...

I don't see how we don't end up with some sort of UBI within the next decade which is bullish for Bitcoin... but how will we stay fulfilled when all of the good creative jobs become so trivially displaced?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsK-kfVaEAAXMBr?format=jpg&name=large

591 sats \ 6 replies \ @tomlaies 28 Mar 2023

I don't think we'll reach event horizon soon. We'll reach 80/20 diminishing returns soon instead.

I find it not terrifying at all because it will create so many more jobs than it destroys.

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @gmd 29 Mar 2023

What jobs will it create? It will make people more efficient such that 2 workers + AI can now do the job it previously took 10 people to do...

33 sats \ 4 replies \ @tomlaies 29 Mar 2023

How is this different to 1990 when computers where about to make everybody jobless who did white collar jobs on paper previously? How is it different to the steam engine making all the mine workers jobless that worked with pickaxes in the 1700s? It isn't.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @gmd 29 Mar 2023

Have you been following the rate of progress of these new generative AI techniques? Progress has been exponential in the past year. These things are already better at simple cognitive and creative tasks than 90% of people at 90% of tasks.

The difference is the speed at which these AIs will be able to be deployed across multiple industries vs the relatively slow rate of new job creation.

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @tomlaies 29 Mar 2023

Have you been following the rate of progress of these new generative AI techniques?

Yes, of course

These things are already better at simple cognitive and creative tasks than 90% of people at 90% of tasks.

Even better, then it can create even more jobs.

I, as a capitalist, love it when I can do 100 people production output with 10 heads. If I kept current productivity of 10 people with only 1 employee instead, I'd fall behind the competition.

33 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 29 Mar 2023

Does the rate of job creation/change not happen at the rate of technology? I'd suspect some difference, but I'd also suspect technologies like AI would be used to place people in jobs.

549 sats \ 0 replies \ @gmd 29 Mar 2023

It just doesn't seem like there are that many desirable white collar jobs, which is why so many people fall back to jobs like waiter or uber.

What does a downsized paralegal do if there's even a moderate influx of paralegals in the job hunting market? It seems this will have a similar effect across so many industries, at a minimum will drive down salaries.

Maybe I just lack the imagination to see where the new job creation will come from, and most of the people being displaced will be of average intelligence, making it harder to quickly switch careers.

38 sats \ 0 replies \ @nkmg1c_ventures 28 Mar 2023

Finally did a deep dive on solidity and evm internals. Some of the big projects on EVM-like chains are just not indexing important parts of transactions, kind of a nightmare

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @swmtr 28 Mar 2023

Just had a go at this simple LN address script - https://github.com/Bashy/phplightningaddress Had to do some extra tweaking with the nginx redirects, but it seems to work now.

43 sats \ 6 replies \ @BlokchainB 28 Mar 2023

I think my Pi node is dying. Last few months it randomly goes down. Can’t ssh can’t LAN access. Only way I get it back is by powering cycling. I think it’s time to move on from the pi to something more robust. Just sucks because been running this node for like 3 years now.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @m00ninite 28 Mar 2023

Might just need to swap out the SD card

200 sats \ 3 replies \ @orthzar 28 Mar 2023

Unfortunately, what you are experiencing is common for a lot of computers like Pis. Most single-board computers are very cheaply made, and as a result are generally unreliable. A lot of the trouble comes down to unsufficient testing under extreme load.

I'd recommend a laptop like a Dell Latitude E6540. It's heavy and old (2013), but it's robust, well-supported by Linux, easy to upgrade and cheap on eBay/Amazon. Just make sure you wipe or replace the drive that comes with it.

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 29 Mar 2023

I was thinking something smaller and robust that can stand the test of time I been thinking about going with a system76 Meerkat. But I fear setting everything up from scratch to run umbrel on it

500 sats \ 1 reply \ @orthzar 29 Mar 2023

I was thinking something smaller and robust that can stand the test of time

There are two problems you are likely to deal with. First, small computers tend to have lower-end CPUs relative to a larger laptop. But, any modern x86 processor (e.g. the Meerkat) is going to be faster than a Pi.

Second, parts for smaller computers are often harder-to-find. For instance, power supplies for small computers tend to be specific to that model. Whatever you look at, check reviews to see what fails and look into what it costs to get those spare parts. And maybe buy those spare parts before you need them.

system76 Meerkat

I suspect that will be more reliable than a Pi, but I can't say for sure since I have no experience with System76 machines.

Definitely get the tall version, since that will let you install an ordinary 2.5" SSD.

I recommend going with Ubuntu over Pop!_OS.

But I fear setting everything up from scratch to run umbrel on it

The installation process for Umbrel seems straight forward to me. You just run an install script via the command line. But, I'm probably biased; I've dealt with some very difficult/complicated installation processes (e.g. fighting ancient source code).

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 29 Mar 2023

Thanks for the help!!

I just have a hard time using a massive laptop that is on all the time running Umbrel on my IT stand.

My node went down again last night. Been off for over 8 hours now I think soon as I get it back I’ll close all the channels and retire it.

This pi was bought for the raspiblitz project then I turned it into an umbrel but now it’s just to unreliable with all this random offline stuff.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 28 Mar 2023

Been having the same issue. Haven't been able to figure out the core issue.

293 sats \ 0 replies \ @crybaby 28 Mar 2023

Good morning @k00b i am enjoying a blessed day of God's grace

679 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 28 Mar 2023

I just learned that the best products come from the people who enjoy making them. It is not about what brands or certificates, but from whom.

How wrong our society has come that many businesses rather pay more attention to the outside packaging and celebrity endorsements than the product itself.