I read that while listening to the soundtrack for Fringe.

If I was more paranoid, I'd start thinking the ban is to make it easier to spy on us by limiting our choices to a few domestic vendors who can be coerced by regulatory capture and "for the kids" political rhetoric.

that makes sense, but i suspect it is more likely to be a bribery scheme. ("why not both!" someone yells)

Sooner or later, some idiot lawmaker/opportunist is going to insist on 1) age checks to connect to a router and 2) content filters for routers, both of which can be used to score cheap political points.

3) ability to censor(content filter) the opposition also nice to have

I'd say it's the old "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity". Admittedly the current administration has a more than ample supply of both, but I think they do have more stupidity than malice.

Having said that, once someone explains to them in words of one syllable that they've just banned the sale of all of the devices that make the Internet go for the entire electoral base, they'll TACO so fast it'll make your head spin.

I’ve tried FreeCAD multiple times, but I’m just too used to Rhino 3D. Unfortunately, it’s rather expensive. Anyone need a slightly used, low-mileage, one owner soul?

FWIW, I've been kind of kicking myself for being bamboozled into buying a Plasticity Studio license --- really, really wish I'd instead bought Moment of Inspiration 3D (which is by the lead developer of Rhino 3D).

Curious what folks think of MOI3D (and if there is any other similar CAD tool other than maybe Shapr3D).

> any system which is insecure should be a legitimate target, and the onus needs to be on those who own the systems to secure them, and be unable to disclaim liability if they do not

And what is the limit on that, because the only actually-secured system is one that is not connected to anything or accessed by anyone.

Look, I agree that people are shit and the only person you can trust is one you've killed yourself, but that's not really a workable solution.

Well then how do you propose to police that outside of your own jurisdiction?

They should resurrect that design for the Neo.

If it becomes mandatory in the workplace, it needs to be a work budget item, like other equipment, not as part of the compensation package. As for the rest of your prediction, I would have to be a complete idiot to pay for tokens to run a stove or a refrigerator.

I’m sorry, but they are already doing something similar for the TV. I mean the smart part. Sure, there are still dumb TVs but the writing has been on the wall for a long time. And it is from there that I see the future.

Well, seeing as how AI will be replacing humans, all the humans can just move out of the state. Problem solved!

This is the computer equivalent of "comfort nuts" for a neutered dog, which is really about the owner, not the dog.

And pickup trucks, for some reason.

Slight difference - truck nuts are a crass joke. Comfort nuts are supposed to be a psychological crutch for a dog. The owners actually believe the dog has an issue in the same way that some circumcised humans do.

It doesn't have to solve 100% of the problem to be useful.

My main worry is: what is the license on the code produced by Claude (or any other coding agent)? It seems like, if it was trained using open-source software, then the resulting code needs to be open-source as well and it should be compatible with the original source. Artwork produced by an AI cannot be copyrighted, but apparently code can be?

If the software produced is for internal use, the point is probably moot. But if it isn't, this seems like a question that needs to be answered ASAP.