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kentindell

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Technologist and entrepreneur. CTO of automotive industry startup.

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GossiTheDog, to random
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Slack have decided to start training AI on enterprise customer data, including DMs, private workspaces and files. You have to have admin opt out via email. HT @Quinnypig

https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/trust/data-management/privacy-principles

kentindell,
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@pjakobs @GossiTheDog @Quinnypig It’s worse than crypto was at this stage.

kentindell,
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@pjakobs @GossiTheDog @Quinnypig I am pretty certain there can be no such guarantees.

thomasfuchs, (edited ) to random
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Just learned what the user interfaces in the SpaceX capsules run.

The capsules that provide life support for people traveling into space and have to be absolutely reliable.

The user interface that controls an explosion.

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It runs some home-compiled version of Chromium and the UI is written in JavaScript.

kentindell,
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@thomasfuchs @Gerhardf The chief genius engineer made them do it, I’m sure. The crew should count themselves lucky all the buttons don’t have “X” written on them.

ct_bergstrom, to random

Ah yes, of course. I've been trying to figure out who the fuck to blame.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4057045-catch-22-scientific-communication-failures-linked-to-faster-rising-seas/

kentindell,
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@ct_bergstrom I like the way the Signage Committee included a taxonomist who insisted on calling them “Estuarine” and then the rest of the committee demanded “(Saltwater)” for non-biologists.

georgetakei, to random

As you contemplate going home for the holidays, especially if you have any vocal MAGA relations, remember this coping strategy: Hear everything they say for what it is: from a brainwashed cult of millions who have been misled and manipulated. Do not attempt to deprogram, or you become just another enemy. Listen with patience, and try to find common things you both enjoy to talk about. Remind them of your humanity, and do things that let them remind you of theirs. That is how love ultimately prevails.

kentindell,
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@georgetakei Or you could save a lot of time and effort and just cough in their unvaxxed faces.

Skepticat, to random
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Imagine answering the phone with absolutely no concept of who is calling.
There was a time...

kentindell,
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@Skepticat @revk Imagine giving out an irrevocable access code to allow people to call you day or night.

glynmoody, to random
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London
#ShowYourStripes
https://showyourstripes.info

kentindell,
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@glynmoody It really is a hockey stick, isn’t it?

revk, to random
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Arrg!
Never a good start to the day when your slow acting insulin decides it will not be slow, and drops your blood sugar to 2 in ten minutes flat.
It is a good job I had not gone for my morning walk straight away as I’d be collapsed somewhere in Castle Meadows now.
All good now, but it will mess up my levels all day I bet.
Rare, but it has happened a couple of times before. My diabetic clinic did not seem to know of it being a thing. Anyone else had this? Ordinary glargine insulin.

kentindell,
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@revk Have you tried boiling your blood by reading crap from keyboard warriors who think “insulin” is a single thing?

kentindell, to random
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An Amazon-based smart home is as bad as a Google-based smart home: liable to become dumb without notice. https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/15/amazon_echo_disabled_allegation/

Andii, to random
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Is it me, or is it unusually rainy in northeast England atm?
#ClimateDiary

kentindell,
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@Andii @sellathechemist He got appointed to House of Lords and these days he’s doing his best to sabotage efforts to combat climate change.

kentindell, (edited ) to random
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Digital scrapie (also known as Mad Bot Disease). https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/16/crowd_workers_bots_ai_training/

kentindell,
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@rotopenguin Fixed

kentindell, to random
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What are the chances that Google services in a car dashboard are going to still be working by the end of the life of the car? https://killedbygoogle.com/

SwiftOnSecurity, to random

If I was a 1950s housewife and used a microwave the first time I’d lose my fucking marbles

kentindell,
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@mogul @SwiftOnSecurity I like how this thread talks of microwave ovens in terms of ancient history. I remember when they became affordable and I bought my first one, goddamit!

pcawdron, to random
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If you're interested in which classic science fiction novels influence my writing, check out... https://shepherd.com/best-books/classic-science-fiction-on-first-contact

kentindell,
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@pcawdron I read Rendezvous With Rama as a kid and loved it (wooden characters don’t matter much to kids, I think). Really looking forward to the movie.

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    @cwillmes Protecting the brand is a weak incentive, as the enshittification of HP and Samsung and Google and many others demonstrates.

    keefeglise, to random

    Joe Biden. Slightly younger than Neil Kinnock. Slightly older than John Major.

    kentindell,
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    @keefeglise Morning or afternoon?

    kentindell, to random
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    Supply chain attacks in developer tools worry me the most. If they get malware code injected into firmware then truly horrible things can happen: embedded systems control real things, like moving machinery. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-visual-studio-code-extensions-with-millions-of-installs-discovered/

    kentindell, to random
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    If you want to send a message to forensic investigators looking at why a car crashed, leave a message in the CAN bus. 32 bytes. In binary.

    video/mp4

    kentindell, to random
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    This is following on the heels of GM’s announcement about Cruise. I think we are seeing the beginning of the end for the robotaxi autonomous vehicles bubble. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/aptiv-beats-quarterly-profit-estimates-strong-demand-auto-parts-2024-01-31/

    bloor, to random
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    Hmmm. So I've got some Eightree smart plugs. They support power on/off and power usage monitoring. Good. I got them free. Even better.

    I managed to get HACS installed on HA. I managed to get LocalTuya installed in HACS. I managed to do get a LocalTuya integration. It managed to SEE my test smartplug; IP and MAC! Wow, so close now.

    Now it wants the device's "localkey". I cannot get this unless I first sign the device up to the cloud, then un-sign it up. Somehow this will reveal it to me.

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    @bloor With you here. I was into IoT more than 20 years ago (interview with me in Wired) and I WAS SO WRONG: the IoT is a dumpster fire.

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    @keefeglise @mintynet Not a noddy question: excellent question, in fact. It’s not obvious, no.

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    @barsteward @mintynet Yes. Somewhat peeving.

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    @mintynet @keefeglise Buying just the stickers would be cheaper 😛

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    @mintynet Based on who is advising the regime, I think that’s a legislative feature and not a bug.

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