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Back in the day, Open Source projects thrived on the enthusiasm of creators who didn't view software development as a means to make money. Instead, they saw it as an opportunity to…

The reason is that labs can decipher the drug contents and produce the drugs at a fraction of the cost. Of course, these companies never paid for the research and cost to bring to …

I'm the last to defend the drug companies, but at a basic level, they get the right to sell at high prices because of the cost to bring to market which is absolutely enormous. Once…

On the flip side, I find that GPT4 is constantly getting degraded. It intentionally only returns partial answers even when I direct it specifically not to do so. My guess is, that …

They cant get away with "oh shiz we screwed up", this is the essential part of their business. If you're unable to perform the fundamental service you are offering, it's indefensib…

This is similar to discussing the off-road capabilities of a Range Rover. The extent of off-roading for most Range Rovers is typically just driving onto a front lawn. Most cybertru…

Who could forget trying to download a game that was two Gigs, and it would give an estimate of a week :)

The usual movie: Google pushes its monopoly with shenanigans, they get sued, and if they lose they pay a random fine that is a drop in the ocean. Nothing changes and shenanigans co…

I'm no fan of either company but the general concept is that Meta specializes in software not fashion, so partnering with Rayban will allow people to feel fashionable while using M…

Short version via ChatGPT (for the lazy but curious like myself): Between 1994 and 1998, AOL (America Online) emerged as a significant player in the digital landscape. Initially es…

Yes, the commute removal definitely added a new perspective to many people who have been working in offices for many years. I ended up renting a small office near my house because …

As a long-time software engineer and related positions. When covid started it felt as if the world said "We worked enough we need a collective time off"

It is not bad if one has self-control and eats a small amount of it, but that is really the case for most bad substances like alcohol, weed, etc. If one is out of control eating su…

Nicotine itself is not more harmful than coffee or similar products. It is the smoking that is the main health risk. Assuming that vaping is less harmful, that would make it a win …

I fully agree. The main argument is that if you use sweeteners you will eat more sugar, so it is worse than sugar. So basically don't eat the non-poison because it will cause you t…

The funny thing is most of my college mates who took mathematics or electrical engineering degrees, or some other random similar degree all ended up doing programming. The pay in c…

Something I learned recently. There exists a 1967 international treaty that no space exploration can touch external water of any sort to prevent earth duelers from contaminating wa…

Very impressive. So few entertaining websites of this type these days. I really enjoyed it

Will likely result in some sum of x millions in fines. This will make zero difference in Google's control over search and anything related. We all seen this movie multiple times an…

This technology in Bill Gates hands, doesn't sound like a good idea for humanity...

Why is no one asking? LOL pretty much everyone knows the answer but won't say it. The reason is that those who are supposed to ask the questions would open a pandora's box of their…

I'm with you. Of course, if I already owned one I would be searching the net up and down on how to crack the feature without paying :)

I missed that line while skimming the article, but that is exactly what was going through my mind. It is mind-boggling how this can exist on such a grand scale without any scrutiny…

If someone at a party complained to me that octopuses is wrong and it should be octopi, I would most likely be moving on to the next table..

Marvelous, these people are so connected to the land they see and feel things that very few do.