Not that I support the need for age verification at all but just in terms of how it could be done: Why not require age verification for adult accounts and let them create child accounts? No need to verify the kids if it's not them creating accounts.
Crawlers interact with servers too, yes, but not to make use of the service the site offers. I'm talking about someone wanting to interact with a service to actually use that service for its intended purpose and instead of making an API request to the service they use an AI to operate a browser which in turn uses the API.
TBF often a proper API is not available so simulating the requests a browser would make is the closest you can get, but that's still less crazy than an AI feeding clicks and keystrokes into a browser.
The point is hopefully more sites will focus on interoperability so hacks like this aren't necessary and AI can focus on language and user intent rather than simulating human behaviour.
Good post, thanks. I think we can all use a little more optimism.
On the point of protocols I fully agree and have been thinking recently that AI agents might be a similar situation as you've described for the incoming political dumpster fire in the US. There are now systems were you can tell an AI what to do and it will go and browse the web for you.
Think about that: A computer pretending to be a human using a browser to interact with a server. It's nuts. What we need is for the internet to be more API-ified so systems can interoperate in an efficient way that makes sense - including AI agents. That transition could be an opportunity to realize a more decentralized and protocol-driven internet.
Hopefully you're right that the stupid things happening today can lead to a better tomorrow.
Please don't use the word "consumed" for data. Carriers try to make data sound like a consumable but it's not. Network costs are based on capacity not usage. It costs no more to send a gigabyte than a megabyte over a network link.
I'm not surprised they would dissuade customers from service visits, seeing as they would accomplish nothing and the car is working as designed.
The range displayed next to the battery icon is the EPA-rated mileage times the percentage battery remaining. It's inaccurate because the government-mandated EPA ratings are inaccurate. Estimating battery charge level is also deceptively complicated and is not linear.
If you tap on that icon you'll get battery percentage instead which is pretty accurate and which most people go by. Also if you navigate to a location you'll get an extremely accurate range based on temperature, elevation, wind etc.
Don't believe the rage.
I couldn’t agree more that this has nothing to do with national security but my bigger concern is that issues that actually are important are handled similarly. How many deals of this nature took place with respect to real security issues? I shudder at the thought.
And then tell people to side load apps made by whoever that haven't been checked with Google's scanner (assuming they use Android)?
That solution may be easy, but it isn't good.
I think you’re missing something here. Conspiracy is always performed by doing legal things. You can commit conspiracy just by talking to someone, yet we don’t complain that charges infringe on our right to speech.
Conspiracy is a hard charge to make stick precisely for this reason.
The robes are fine, it's just that they should be white and accompanied by a pointy hat
Verify the adults
Not that I support the need for age verification at all but just in terms of how it could be done: Why not require age verification for adult accounts and let them create child accounts? No need to verify the kids if it's not them creating accounts.
Deep state
I think Heritage Foundation is the deep state.
Crawlers interact with servers too, yes, but not to make use of the service the site offers. I'm talking about someone wanting to interact with a service to actually use that service for its intended purpose and instead of making an API request to the service they use an AI to operate a browser which in turn uses the API. TBF often a proper API is not available so simulating the requests a browser would make is the closest you can get, but that's still less crazy than an AI feeding clicks and keystrokes into a browser. The point is hopefully more sites will focus on interoperability so hacks like this aren't necessary and AI can focus on language and user intent rather than simulating human behaviour.
API Time?
Good post, thanks. I think we can all use a little more optimism. On the point of protocols I fully agree and have been thinking recently that AI agents might be a similar situation as you've described for the incoming political dumpster fire in the US. There are now systems were you can tell an AI what to do and it will go and browse the web for you. Think about that: A computer pretending to be a human using a browser to interact with a server. It's nuts. What we need is for the internet to be more API-ified so systems can interoperate in an efficient way that makes sense - including AI agents. That transition could be an opportunity to realize a more decentralized and protocol-driven internet. Hopefully you're right that the stupid things happening today can lead to a better tomorrow.
Data is not consumed
Please don't use the word "consumed" for data. Carriers try to make data sound like a consumable but it's not. Network costs are based on capacity not usage. It costs no more to send a gigabyte than a megabyte over a network link.
Nah
I'm not surprised they would dissuade customers from service visits, seeing as they would accomplish nothing and the car is working as designed. The range displayed next to the battery icon is the EPA-rated mileage times the percentage battery remaining. It's inaccurate because the government-mandated EPA ratings are inaccurate. Estimating battery charge level is also deceptively complicated and is not linear. If you tap on that icon you'll get battery percentage instead which is pretty accurate and which most people go by. Also if you navigate to a location you'll get an extremely accurate range based on temperature, elevation, wind etc. Don't believe the rage.
Guy that made a mobile app?
Could have provided more information about the complainant. Here’s the app: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/thedaybefore-days-countdown/id991283955
Details leak?
There's no new information here.
Streisand much? Rather that drawing attention to the fact that any idiot with a drone can do surveying, shut up and hope no one notices.
First Amendment seems like a stretch but last time I checked photography from any altitude was fair game.
Re: heyy
they all do
hehe
boobs
National insecurity
I couldn’t agree more that this has nothing to do with national security but my bigger concern is that issues that actually are important are handled similarly. How many deals of this nature took place with respect to real security issues? I shudder at the thought.
Re: no thanks
That doesn't make you crazy, it makes you a Luddite.
Re: Re: Actually
That isn't a counterargument to Wikipedia being effective moderation at scale. It is, despite the occasional skirmish.
Wrong title
The title is not correct. The bulbs have the same functionality they always did.
Still it's lame Phillips has decided to "focus" on the newer device, as if tweaking the codebase for the old one would be that onerous.
Re: The problem isn't the moderation
And then tell people to side load apps made by whoever that haven't been checked with Google's scanner (assuming they use Android)? That solution may be easy, but it isn't good.
Actually
Guess you haven't heard of Wikipedia.
It’s not just that
I think you’re missing something here. Conspiracy is always performed by doing legal things. You can commit conspiracy just by talking to someone, yet we don’t complain that charges infringe on our right to speech.
Conspiracy is a hard charge to make stick precisely for this reason.
Bend over
So now when inmates bend over it's the music industry that's giving it to them up the behind. Big Bubba down the hall is no doubt jealous.