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ranandtoldthat

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  • They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real

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  • Never expect journalism from NYT. They exist to manufacture consent for the oligarchs. Have since the Iraq War days. Probably longer.

  • PDF annotator that doesn't overwrite the original PDF

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  • Pdf is more flexible than printing a doc. The format supports layers, so it would avoid losing information if it saves as a layer visible in the default view. This certainly matters in some cases.

  • Framework under fire for Omarchy/DHH/Hyprland support?

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  • When I criticize a fascist I can criticize that individual. When I want someone who advocates harm to be stripped of power, I can mean that person specifically. We absolutely must treat these people as individuals, but individuals can do bad things, they can be wrong.

    Just because the powerful encourage hate speech and violence does not mean that it's okay. Don't forget the solution to the paradox of tolerance: don't tolerate intolerance.

  • How Ruby Went Off the Rails

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  • Sounds like there's enough here to start a fork.

  • Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place

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  • They do still tend to ban hate speech. I didn't mention it because it's been like that since the start.

  • Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place

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  • Couldn't there be an association of professional societies that run their own mastodon instance and can control membership and federation?

  • Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place

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  • They banned a bunch of people including Jessie Gender (now reinstated) for mild criticism of the Harry Potter author.

    They banned people for posting old (public domain) short films for fictional violence.

    There was another ban wave when people were criticizing the hateful words spoken by that one guy who was violently killed.

    There's an explicit promise of an upcoming wave of noncon artists. (I'm personally not a fan of such art but don't think they should be banned)

    Some people have been reinstated, but the explicit focus on limiting speech has a real chilling effect.

    I'm positive I've missed some from longer ago.

  • Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place

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  • For real. They just can't stop banning people.

  • Jokes and Humor @beehaw.org
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    Josh Johnson - This Kind of Freedom Will Leave You Speechless

  • Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man

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  • They've intentionally maliciously set up systems where "carelessness" leads to these malicious outcomes.

    It's not fail safe, nor fail secure. It's fail evil.

  • Comcast Executives Warn Workers To Not Say The Wrong Thing About Charlie Kirk | 404 Media

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  • Billionaire oligarchs

  • Tyler Robinson In Custody As Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect (Live)

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  • Don't. The guy is a groyper. He probably thought Kirk was too moderate.

  • Midjourney's troubles get worse as Warner Bros Discovery sues the AI image generator for copyright infringement

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  • Techdirt has covered this kinda thing for decades. Being familiar with their work I am confident no good will come of a Warner Brothers Discovery win in court. It absolutely won't protect individual artists. It may even have the opposite effect of causing Gen AI models to avoid corporate art and only use art of individual creators who can't afford to sue.

    Maybe the best we can hope for is a private settlement that sets no precedent.

  • Doubting Your Favorite Web Search Engine

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  • I tried Kagi briefly a while ago. It's fine. Google is much better for obscure stuff if you're willing to use it like people did in the 00s. Refine queries based on results and repeat until you find what you want. It also has the benefit of very good results linked in the Ai summary, which people often overlook.

    Kagi might be better if you want less commercial results for broad terms, but I don't really search that way these days, so I don't need it for that.

  • Politics @beehaw.org
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    "The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel" - Lindsay Ellis' in-depth analysis and call to action on Gaza

  • Microsoft’s employee protests have reached a boiling point

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  • Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action

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  • Oracle vs. Google, and he mostly already had hobbyist knowledge of programming, but yes he did learn some Java for the case.

  • Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles | 404 Media

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  • Speedy deletion is for deletions that require zero discussion, so it needs to be very simple and clear. For less sloppy genai there may need to be a discussion (unless it falls under different speedy deletion criteria.

    Sometimes those discussions are very straightforward, but they allow for dissenting voices. But for "almost obvious" cases not a lot of effort is spent on them.

  • So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk

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  • I didn't tell you told you to "shut up", I've pointed out some of the the flaws/harm in your method of criticism. Others in this thread have also tried to help you understand the issue here. It's up to you whether you choose to accept it and focus your energy on other topics. Nobody is going to force you.

    Ultimately, people do improve. Look inward. Hove you ever improved? If so, realize others can, too. Linus Torvald has, by accounts of people who know and work with him, as did the other examples I gave.

    All the best to you and yours.

  • So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk

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  • It feels a little... Calvinist to not allow for people to improve themselves over their life.

    Personally, I think it's a good thing when someone with a reputation like Linus Torvald, or Tim Hardaway, or even George Wallace improves themself and their impact on those around them. Such improvement should be encouraged in others, not condemned as performative.

  • So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk

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  • You are mistaken. His admission is well-documented. Check my links in another comment in this thread.

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Understanding Even Flow - 12 Tone discusses homelessness by analyzing Pearl Jam