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#41
War / Fighting Intensifies in Yemen,...
Last post by RE - Oct 02, 2026, 04:25 PM

NYTIMES.COM 2026-10-02

Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fresh Fears of All-Out War

Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, was bombarded overnight, after government forces reported some of the most intense clashes in years around Taiz, the country’s third largest city.


Inching closer to WWIII.

RE
#42
Tech is always to the rescue / The big AI revolution
Last post by TDoS - Oct 02, 2026, 03:39 PM
Quote from: K-Dog on Oct 01, 2026, 10:09 PMHe still does, and he is aware that he is a contributor and moderator here.  He also has never had time to read all the articles to generate a complete summary, nobody does.  That is where a clean honest Diner generated description adds something new to what Surly, and others, and myself have done previously.  And something which you cannot be trusted to do.

Your claim of "trust" is just a polite way of saying anyone  outside your approved political lane should be dismissed on sight. While one of the most common angles in the blogger doom-o-sphere, you can surely do better than just run of the mill politics. 


Quote from: K-DogIndeed, and Collapse Chronicles is prominently linked on top of this page in a rotating banner.  As you know.

Can't say I had any clue. So batting for 0 for 2 so far. I collect his doomer scroll on reddit where he posts it to the golbal collapse reddit he and RE did for awhile. This reddit is from WAY  back in the day when Elon and Tesla were supposedly going out of business, rather than building more cars, that he then launched on rockets...to Mars. Still waiting for the bankruptcy filing as predicted by those of correct political leanings...but it is reddit. They have also completely rearranged peak oil into lack of demand and no more doom involved. Talk about boring and tame. 
#43
The American economy / How Europe’s housing crisis is...
Last post by RE - Oct 02, 2026, 03:53 AM

THEGUARDIAN.COM 2026-09-30

How Europe’s housing crisis is fuelling a new movement

Housing activism spread across Europe as protesters demanded affordable homes and tenant rights amid soaring rents and empty properties. Sparked by an elderly woman’s eviction, movements gained momentum from Berlin to Spain, calling for rent control, secure leases, and public housing reforms. Advocates warn the crisis deepens inequality and fuels political unrest, emphasizing that this struggle is just beginning.


It's about time.  This movement needs to go global.  It also should be the main Platform the Dems run their next POTUS candidate on.  I am working on the details of this platform now.  I'll publish it this month before the election.

RE
#44
Tech is always to the rescue / The big AI revolution
Last post by K-Dog - Oct 01, 2026, 10:09 PM
Quote from: TDoS on Oct 01, 2026, 05:07 PM
Quote from: K-DogWhat the Diner has is good enough, and it only took $10,000 to get there. 

Can you outline "good enough"? Can I ask it to build python code to do specific tasks with proprietary information, including the stochastic modeling component? Scrape websites for all posts from a given user, put it in some organized fashion? Collate all research material on the web on a particular technical angle I need references for? Search the internet across my 5 favorite news sources and build me a summary? (Didn't Surly1 do something like that years ago? Collapse Chronicles? He still does it, and it is pretty good stuff).

He still does, and he is aware that he is a contributor and moderator here.  He also has never had time to read all the articles to generate a complete summary, nobody does.  That is where a clean honest Diner generated description adds something new to what Surly, and others, and myself have done previously.  And something which you cannot be trusted to do.

QuoteDidn't Surly1 do something like that years ago?

Indeed, and Collapse Chronicles is prominently linked on top of this page in a rotating banner.  As you know.
#45
Tech is always to the rescue / The big AI revolution
Last post by TDoS - Oct 01, 2026, 05:07 PM
Quote from: K-DogWhat the Diner has is good enough, and it only took $10,000 to get there. 

Can you outline "good enough"? Can I ask it to build python code to do specific tasks with proprietary information, including the stochastic modeling component? Scrape websites for all posts from a given user, put it in some organized fashion? Collate all research material on the web on a particular technical angle I need references for? Search the internet across my 5 favorite news sources and build me a summary? (Didn't Surly1 do something like that years ago? Collapse Chronicles? He still does it, and it is pretty good stuff).

#46
Tech is always to the rescue / The big AI revolution
Last post by RE - Oct 01, 2026, 12:03 PM
$7000 is still pretty low as a bizness investment.  Lots of entrepreneurs could afford that.  You don't need a $Trillion$ IPO.

RE
#47
Tech is always to the rescue / The big AI revolution
Last post by K-Dog - Oct 01, 2026, 06:10 AM
Yes,

Quotewhich is just as good or better than the ones being charged for could undercut their financial model also.

What the Diner has is good enough, and it only took $10,000 to get there.  This is why a RTX5090 card which I can only dream about now costs $7000 when it should cost $2000.  The 'chip shortage' is artificial and directly intended to benefit the billionaire bros and the capitalist rent model.  Late stage fun and games.

Independent users have to be kept to a minimum for the bros to make bank.
#48
Tech is always to the rescue / The big AI revolution
Last post by RE - Oct 01, 2026, 03:54 AM
Of course, I know it won't happen.  However, an Open Source AI available free to everyone like LINUX which is just as good or better than the ones being charged for could undercut their financial model also.  The Chinese also might offer up at least much cheaper options.

To an extent this is already happening, which is why the price of tokens has been dropping and why financiers are getting nervous about the ROI.  Thus another reason for the safety scare and having goobermint control and licensing.  I think it's going to be very difficult to make a profit on because there is no Patent type protection on the technology.  No patent, no monopoly, basically anybody can pitch their hat in the AI ring.

RE
#49
Tech is always to the rescue / The big AI revolution
Last post by K-Dog - Sep 30, 2026, 09:04 PM

ENGLISH.HANI.CO.KR 2026-09-30

Leading AI experts warn unchecked ‘intelligence explosion’ could lead to ‘catastrophic’ outcomes

Leading AI researchers caution that accelerating automation may spark a rapid intelligence explosion, threatening human control over advanced systems. They call for urgent government measures to evaluate automation levels, enforce independent audits, and create oversight before it is too late, warning of severe consequences such as societal collapse or existential risk.

I was under the impression they all wanted the SINGULARITY.  Does the Halloween season change their minds?


An excellent explanation of what really happened. 
A good description of agents too.
#50
Tech is always to the rescue / The big AI revolution
Last post by K-Dog - Sep 30, 2026, 05:03 PM
Quote from: RE on Sep 30, 2026, 12:32 PMInstead of Nationalizing it, just kill the financial model.  Make it illegal to charge for Tokens. 😀  Take the profit out of it, the Bubble pops tomorrow.

RE

The money piles already invested will prevent that from happening.  As much as I like it, and I do, your solution is a lawsuit in the making.  You have to nationalize it to make current investors whole, and then immediately stop new data centers and mothballs those near completion using only what is needed now (to be decided by the national board).

It would force companies to spend their own money developing in house, which would make for a much better system.  As it is now ALL the agenic software is TOTALLY INSECURE.  Token use is counted and every prompt goes up to the tech bro monopoly, and every token is visible.  All the AI companies see EVERYTHING you do.  The asses are talking about how their own AI could be dangerous, while they watch everything everybody does.

Input tokens can't go into an LLM or come out of it without being seen.  It is impossible unless you have a total monopoly and promise you won't do any looking at the tokens before you process them.  You only count them.  That could be part of their plan.  Assert themselves as the one and only moral authority as they plunge America into the unknown.  If we don't control it there is no way it can be kept safe they will say.  And they all smile good.

As the money passes under the table the verdict will be.  Yes tech bros are fine upstanding Americans, and as our new royalty they promise to keep your secrets safe.  It is a new social contract.  Nothing to worry about.

Perhaps this little undisclosed fact that we can read all the tokens we charge you for has something to do with the pious smokescreen the bros now fart out.