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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 6h

I can't quite figure out if the TikTok algorithm changed or if this is all downstream effects of the massive moderator layoffs post-ban. The entire comment section of almost every video is identical to Instagram's now. It's just a free-for-all of the most racist, misogynistic, shitheads imaginable.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 13h

All of the tech companies are falling over themselves to make every single part of their software supply chain reliant on LLMs. Research, writing code, build pipelines, the software itself. But have just decided to ignore the part where none of these LLM companies have sustainable business models.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 13h

Software engineer salaries are going to be crazy high after the LLM companies spend years enabling everyone to create mountains of technical debt then go bankrupt.

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 13h

Jesus christ. AI coding platform Augment code had to jack up prices because 22.5% of their users were spending 20x of what they paid, and even after raising the prices, they're still running at a loss.
reddit.com/r/AugmentCod...

A handful of users abused the system so all are getting punished.

This isn't about a few high-usage users. The reality is that approximately 22.5% of our users are consuming 20x what they're currently paying us. This isn't sustainable for us to continue delivering the quality service you expect. We have built some very powerful tools and we don’t want to impose artificial limits on what’s possible, but we do need to be able to charge in proportion to the use customers are getting from our platform. Developers are always going to push their tools to their limits, and we encourage that — and we need to be able to charge for it appropriately, too.

You only care about professional developers.

Our core focus is on building the best AI coding agent for professional software engineers and their teams. If people outside of that group are finding value with Augment, they are very welcome to use the product, but we’re not prioritizing features or solutions that non-developers might need, and frankly, there are plenty of vibe coding/low code/no code solutions available on the market that will better serve those customers.

You are just squeezing money out of us at 20x margin.

20x margin sounds great, but isn’t the reality for AI tools: the vast majority are running at a loss, including us, while we work to build sustainable, long-term businesses.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 16h

"Having to do with cooking oil, and other elements of trade" very coherent trade policy lol

George Pearkes @peark.es · 17h

"We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil" is an all-timer. Thank you Mr President, we appreciate your insights.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don’t need to purchase it from China.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 16h

They are more expensive than any grocery store, even Bristol Farms.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 16h

Now I'm craving Bristol Farms salmon lol

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 16h

It does feel like a combination influencer/tourist attraction

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 16h

I think that's just called being financially illiterate. Making $400k/year and shopping at a grocery store where everything is hilariously overpriced for no reason is giving "I think I'm rich so I just won't even try to learn how to manage money".

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 16h

I would like a refund of all the time I had to spend listening to the "Land of the free" jabronis, because what the hell is this lmao.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Since the Alien Registration Act of 1940, every noncitizen has been required to carry their documents with them at ALL times. That applies to every green card holder, every tourist, every foreign student, etc...

No admin in the modern era has EVER tried to enforce this law.

(e)Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties
Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d). Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 1d

I could totally see someone like that shopping there

Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 1d

I assume that is just for content, or their client is a moron. Possibly both

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 1d

The biggest mystery about LA to me is who shops for groceries at Erewhon? Normal people can’t afford to pay $20 for a single carrot, and I assume anyone rich enough to justify that just sends their staff to pick up fresh produce from the farmers market. So who is buying this shit?

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