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Exactly; AI is to intellectual property or skills what shell corporations are to lobbying... they're a tool that won't benefit everyone equally and is unaffordable to most people. …

I think that we all have varying degrees of The Knack [0]. [0]: https://youtu.be/g8vHhgh6oM0?t=50

It's truly humbling how much knowledge professionals from different fields have, and how easy it is to fall into a Dunning–Kruger effect trap where a bit of knowledge — extremely e…

To add to your point, it's also worthwhile to mention that there are stakeholders against solving the climate crisis of global warming (besides the usual suspects like producers of…

The "standard" method would be to double space after the end of a sentence. This is how "filling" paragraphs works in org-mode to avoid breaking a line in the middle of an abbrevia…

Well, the US could cut their weapons supply the moment they wanted, but I wonder why that's never been an option.

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Perhaps the point isn't about arguing about something trivial that impacts no one, but about when one is arguing against dangerous ideologies for which the objectives transform thi…

It should be written into law that they (the intermediary identity brokers) cannot sell or share any information with data brokers. They should be an independent organization funde…

So, you must be a dog! ("On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog"). Jokes aside, I wonder if people from countries with 2+ names and 2+ last names get different results. In my c…

What is it about today's tech scene that makes you think it's FUD? Do you see strengthening regulations that prevent monopolistic and anti consumer practices? Do you see more compe…

This doesn't matter; it's post-sale enshittification... They didn't even wait to make the next model shittier! Also, it probably wasn't the selling point, but it was the baseline o…

Those seem to be unclear instructions that could result in Grok shoving the taco down your throat.

Not sure I follow; more and more what? And what do you mean by blocker ideas?

This right here. People simp for LLM companies as if their experience of using the out-of-pocket top-of-the-line "team of PhD's" paid models will be what is deployed when trying to…

Ah, so the directors and managers that shipped unfinished games in the gaming industry found jobs in the HVAC industry?

(sprinkle a bunch of IIRC's) You're glossing over the fact that they have continued to sell the items in spite of a cease and desist from the brick owners which makes them totally …

We shouldn't wait for them to get their act together, as it's in the best interest of a cartel to not have competitors, compatibility, and transparency. It should be required after…

In a weird reversal to Conway's law, the organizational structure of the US government has started to resemble the software it uses [0]. [0]: https://www.globalnerdy.com/2011/07/03…

I think both ideas should be the norm: privacy by architecture and sovereignty and/or decentralization where it makes sense.

Also, in some cases, you may automatically lose your original nationality if you seek an additional one (Spain comes to mind; though in their case you'd need to manually request no…

I think the reading has been on the wall for some time for products that are not subscriber-funded due to enshittification. We should vote with our money and switch to better produ…

That's just a security/protection racket with extra steps: "Someone is paying us to hurt your business/site; pay us money to defend your site against our attacks" .

I think you may have missed the forest for the trees; the concern is about the slippery slope that may lead to a for-profit company (also the risk in case it's non-profit; see Open…

My wife and I each have to use it as we're both following an online master's at the same university... it's definitely gone downhill (compared to the days where I originally used i…