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points by topspin 2 days ago | 0 comments

A mention of something Kubernetes related reached the front page! A few years ago, BAI, there was one or more k8s headlines gracing HN's front page at all times.

Kinda glad that ended. k8s is fine and all, but it was a bit much for a while there.

[–] luipugs 2 days ago

Did you just make an acronym that means "before AI"?

[–] topspin 2 days ago

I did, but I'm not the first. I thought maybe I was, so I checked: apparently it's been bouncing around informally among academics for a while now. I hadn't previously seen it though, so I can at least say I came up with it independently.

I come up with things from time to time. At least one US registered trademark is mine.

[–] wannabe44 2 days ago

Future history books will be like: ancient legacy technology conglomerate Google was founded around 24BAI

[–] qlte 2 days ago

I'd guess us throwing around the word "AI" constantly and endlessly debating p(doom) based on current tech will be considered pretty amusing in the future.

Like reading essays from the late 19th century that can't stop pontificating about living in a boundless technological singularity thanks to railroads and the telegraph. Current hackocalypse discourse already has shades of "the bomber always gets through" from the 20s.

"Sure, people in every era since the Renaissance have foolishly believed they were the ones living on the cusp of uniquely transformative and potentially cataclysmic technological change but ... This Time It's Different"

[–] cma 1 day ago

I can imagine someone saying the same in the 60s: don't sign this nuclear test ban treaty, we have induction from 1300s that.. wait let's chose a time just after the Black Death. We have induction from the Renaissance that proves we always worry too much about these things and therefore nothing is different about this time.

[–] iririririr 2 days ago

pretty sure "before wwiii" will take precedence

[–] HeWhoLurksLate 2 days ago

Or something like 32BAGI