etchalon

Born on September 28, 2009•2830 Karma

23 hours ago

•on: Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers a...

Companies have gotten increasingly comfortable doing deeply unpopular things because they know, so long as the right people make money from it, the worse thing that will happen to them is some people being mean to them on Bluesky.

etchalon•

23 hours ago

•on: Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers a...

Cows don't steal people's jobs.

tptacek•

8 hours ago

Right, see, again, giving away the game. It's not about the water (if it was, the objection would be easy to dismiss). Everything is downstream of a populist argument against AI progress.

DoctorOetker•

20 hours ago

The loss of income of people displaced by AI may end up eating less meat to survive.

etchalon•

5 days ago

•on: Trump Mobile exposed customers' personal data

I can think of no product with the Trump name that hasn't proven to be a catastrophic disappointment or scam.

SomeHacker44•

5 days ago

The only thing with trump I like is a hand of bridge.

klaff•

5 days ago

we started using the term obama for that just because we hate saying that other word

PaulHoule•

5 days ago

The steaks were probably OK.

etchalon•

5 days ago

The steaks sold through Sharper Image?

shoxidizer•

5 days ago

The 1989 board game is supposedly an acceptable variation on Monopoly. I guess it's sales were a disappointment for the publisher, but not catastrophic.

platevoltage•

5 days ago

I mean, his reality TV show did well. It was awful, but people liked it.

etchalon•

5 days ago

•on: How to convert between wealth and income tax

I think Paul thinks people care about the distinction, or think that a 20% marginal increase to the nation's wealthiest is something the public would find "unfair".

Rich people need to stop hanging out with other rich people.

etchalon•

7 days ago

•on: Declining America

The only evidence we have it was fake news is a statement from the Department of Homeland Security itself - a department which has been repeatedly caught lying in courts of law under this administration.

But I'm sure the statement they gave to a journalist, which hasn't been confirmed by any third-party reporting, was absolutely factual.

throwawaypath•

7 days ago

etchalon•

7 days ago

I think you think that was clever.

throwawaypath•

7 days ago

You thinking that I think that was clever is telling.

etchalon•

7 days ago

•on: Declining America

Plenty of people have had their social media posts result in extended detention by our border security.

etchalon•

7 days ago

•on: Declining America

It's absolutely shocking how many people believe other countries lack the means to defend themselves.

etchalon•

7 days ago

•on: Why is Inkwell stuck in review

The terrible consequences of App Review is how dependent you are on whether the App Reviewer you get is either very good at their job or very bad at their job.

Mediocre ones seem to cause the most problems.

doublerabbit•

7 days ago

Ai soon.

Barbing•

7 days ago

Did wonder if the reviewer knew the esoteric history of Inkwell themselves or if a tool pulled it for them.

Maybe they always scroll that trademarks page, they're just really thorough.

etchalon•

7 days ago

Deeply doubtful.

etchalon•

10 days ago

•on: Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlock...

Someone who doesn't have better options?

cortesoft•

10 days ago

If you have those sorts of skills with a computer, you will have other options

0x3f•

10 days ago

Really depends on your background doesn't it? You could have convictions, be sanctioned, have visa problems, or all kinds of things that are not easily solvable.

qingcharles•

10 days ago

Indeed, and this guy's personality seems a little "difficult" which might make the interview process short. I've known people with insane skills who have such weird personalities that they never get hired. Doing remote bug bounty stuff is a blessing for them.

squigz•

10 days ago

To say nothing of mental health issues.

brudgers•

10 days ago

Or poverty. Or addiction.

Or that entire holy trinity.

mfro•

10 days ago

Please let me know when finding a job in software engineering in 2026 is feasible for everyone with ‘computer skills’.

echoangle•

10 days ago

The guy doesn’t just have „computer skills“ if he found this.

formerly_proven•

10 days ago

Good luck convincing a HR automaton not looking at your resume for the job unposting of that.

echoangle•

10 days ago

Come on, with these skills you could convince someone to give you a job if you’re on the streets otherwise. You might not be a senior engineer in the exact thing you want but you won’t be on the streets.

pocksuppet•

10 days ago

It's not about your skills. It's about how well you can play the HR metagame. This inversely correlates with actual job skills.

gpvos•

10 days ago

Convincing someone, especially an HR person, has very little to do with computer skills.

GolfPopper•

10 days ago

Good with computers and good with people/job search/finances are not the same thing, and are often inversely correlated.

866-RON-0-FEZ•

10 days ago

King Terry was living proof this is not true.

super256•

10 days ago

Oh hell, no. Does anyone remember Sandboxescaper/Polarbear? Very skilled researcher, but also crashouts and mental problems.

Had a job at MSFT once, but is now struggling to earn money at all and is posting heart breaking stuff on Twitter. https://x.com/WeirdQuadratic

Hope she finds a way out and a more stable and fun job in the future.

MrDarcy•

10 days ago

Then you pay him since you see the value he’s creating so clearly.

cortesoft•

10 days ago

This is a strange argument. I don't have the capital, desire, or skills to employee this guy, or anyone really.

Me not hiring someone doesn't mean the skills aren't valuable.

estimator7292•

10 days ago

We are, quite notably, in a huge hiring crisis where vast numbers of programmers and researchers can't even get interviews. It really is not that simple

etchalon•

12 days ago

•on: New arXiv policy: 1-year ban for hallucinated refe...

You seem incredibly upset you can't get away with fraud and that people are calling it fraud.

dataflow•

12 days ago

> You seem incredibly upset you can't get away with fraud and that people are calling it fraud.

Yeah, that's exactly what I've been upset about. You really nailed it!

kmaitreys•

12 days ago

I hope you don't do science because this is how reputation get tainted.

dataflow•

11 days ago

Poe's law really is a force to be reckoned with.