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Maybe the art is the letter and the resulting media outrage rather than the mural itself, like the Leeds 13 “Going Places” degree show.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jun/08/martinwainwright


“Every file is checked and protected before it leaves.”

I don’t even know what this means. I don’t want you poking through confidential client files. And this smells so vibe coded how am I meant to trust the security of the files?

Edit:

Oh my god. I just saw this. “ Files that arrive as an experience, using our living templates: a wax-sealed letter, a parcel to unbox, a mixtape that plays, a blueprint that unrolls, a runway collection to unzip. Your logo, colours and type on every one — recipients don’t click a link, they open a delivery.”

Is this a joke?! No one wants to have to sit through so performative AI animation to get a file. This is horrendously tacky sounding. And potentially really painful for someone who just wants to download a file.


Hello saaaaaam, thanks for your comment. On the animations, people can take it or leave it. It's not on there by default at all - just an option for people if they want it. No one's forced to send a file using the animations. In terms of "poking through confidential client files" as you put it, we make it clear - every file is scanned for malware and checked automatically for content that is illegal - for example CSAM - which is done in an automated fashion. Obviously, we don't want people abusing our service which is standard practice amongst any service.

You avoided answering the most important question though which is how is anyone meant to trust the security of files delivered through something so obviously vibe coded?

Hi saaaaaam, thank you for your reply. ive sent it isn't some vibe-coded weekend project, we wrote the code ourselves. Obviously you're free to believe it or not, I can't convince you otherwise.

Your entire website stinks of vibe. I can smell the vibe from here. Either you’re lying or your copy is all AI generated. If you really wrote the code yourself you might want to consider how you present the project and how the presentation builds or destroys trust. I’m 100% the target for this - I send a lot of large files to non technical clients. But I would not use this.

The original 404 media story this badly written vice article is click baiting with is better.

https://www.404media.co/elias-thorne-chatbots-llms-chatgpt-l...


Ironic as I think the founders of 404 came from vice

To me the blog post feels as though AI has had significant input in the writing. Whether it's entirely AI written or AI ideated with some human input on the writing I don't know. So it's not really a surprise to see this sort of statement.

Everything that I don't like, agree with, or think is wrong is written by ai.

I have no opinion on the content. Just that AI favours ponderously glib “mic drop” statements of this sort.

Oh so now my comment is AI too. Got it.

I have no idea what you’re talking about. I didn’t say your comment is AI.

No, but everything written by AI is wrong and I don't like it.

What a load of bullshit.

The author can’t even get basic facts right.

“When Daft Punk became robots around the turn of the millennium”

Is 1993 really “around the turn of the millennium?

It’s also worth recognising that this is written from an ultra-orthodox, uktra-Conservative Catholic stance, by a Jesuit in the “Jesuit review”.


How weird. I reported this exact ad earlier today.

It’s West Wing coming true again. “Give me $200 and it’s done!”

https://youtu.be/QMlp8BeBJgg


I’m sure I read something about NEW SIRI somewhere. Siri isn’t just falling short, it seems to be getting actively and progressively more useless. My HomePod speakers take about 10 seconds to respond now and often get things wrong.


My HomePod speakers have now updated to iOS (or whatever) 27 and the response time is almost instant. So that’s an improvement!

Siri is still pretty awful and useless though.

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose and so on.


Does anyone use their phone “like an actual phone” anymore, as in held to their ear?

Most people I see out and about are either using face time, or inexplicably speaking in speakerphone and holding the flat, face up, with the bottom of the phone towards to their mouth in a weird awkward way, or they are using headphones, wired or wireless.


Calling people is my least favorite feature of phones


Knowledge diffusion was definitely crippled in the UK after 1710, and significantly restricted innovation.

Most of the things that were invented after 1710 were pretty trivial. Things like the spinning jenny, the steam engine, water powered weaving, wrought iron, steam locomotion, the electric telegraph, the lightbulb, waterproof fabric, the hydraulic press, the telephone. Imagine what else could have been achieved if copyright didn't incentivise authors and publishers to disseminate knowledge by allowing them to sell books, magazines and news sheets.


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