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  • Perhaps balaclavas will become common place in response, at least in public places.

  • $1.5 Billion AI Company That Reportedly Used No Actual AI Goes Belly Up

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  • A billion dollars is a worthless amount of money, apparently. Do investors have no loved ones?

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  • AI could already be conscious. Are we ready for it?

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  • I can +1 your whole post if I exclude the start. If we talk about it we may discover we mean the same, or similar, when we say "consciousness". What other purpose is there for word definitions?

  • GNU Taler (a swiss FLOSS alternative to Visa, Mastercard and Paypal) begins operating in Switzerland as Version 1.0 releases

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  • I watched technical talks (like this) on GNU Taler ages ago so this might be out of date but the most difficult part to me would be the banks being interested in supplying the service necessary. You get money to your browser wallet by transferring it from your bank account.

    I don't live in Switzerland and can't imagine banks or government supporting anything but their own version that gives them control.

  • GNU Taler (a swiss FLOSS alternative to Visa, Mastercard and Paypal) begins operating in Switzerland as Version 1.0 releases

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  • It was mostly a playful comment on my part (indicated by the emoji) - I've waited this long so they might as well do it properly.

    I would like to buy products/services online privately, "using cash" as it were. I also value software freedom and the Taler client is GPL. The API is LGPL but hopefully I can avoid using proprietary software for transactions.

    I looked into setting up a method of donations on itch.io when I was focused on that hobby and the options of PayPal or Stripe just felt icky. I don't want to use them, or encourage others to do so.

  • Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year

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  • What are the chances this won't be proprietary?

  • GNU Taler (a swiss FLOSS alternative to Visa, Mastercard and Paypal) begins operating in Switzerland as Version 1.0 releases

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  • Been waiting for Taler for ages. I'm ready now, you wait 😝

  • [Open question] Why are so many open-source projects, particularly projects written in Rust, MIT licensed?

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  • Some claim they value their users having the "most" freedom. However, since MIT permits code use within proprietary software then that would exclude downstream users (users of their users, ad infinitum).

  • [Open question] Why are so many open-source projects, particularly projects written in Rust, MIT licensed?

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  • There's a GPL compliance lawsuit going on where they're suing as a user under contract law, instead of as the copyright holder. Perhaps you can say the GPL is as good as anyone's lawyers, in the near future.

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  • They become shit when doing so makes them more money - eventually temptation wins. There is less temptation when a platform is open source (libre) because someone else can come along and host practically the same platform but minus the anti-features.

  • Valve's huge Steam Deck update is now ready for everyone, including rival AMD handhelds

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  • While it would expand battery life that doesn't mean their intent was genuine. Could be a concern about their phone's image: "100%" looks better than "80%". It sounds like the "you're too stupid to understand" route.

  • GNU Taler v1.0 released and is operating in Switzerland

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  • I hope GNU Taler does well in Switzerland. One day I would like to accept payments/donations using Taler ❤️

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  • It's not piracy, it's unauthorised copying. No boats and murder here.

  • A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them

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  • I assume most companies write somewhere in their terms that "lifetime" means effectively "whenever the fuck we want".

    If there is a company that uses the word lifetime properly they may be worth a mention.

  • Microsoft Teams will soon block screen capture during meetings

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  • One man's feature is another man's anti-feature.

  • Pope Betting Odds: Bettors Lose Millions Predicting the New Pope as Polymarket Edge Fizzles Out

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    What will the prison of the future look like? Prisoners will be able to be implanted with the memories of the victims of their crimes • VIDEO

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  • Having power over others means there is temptation to use that power for your own gain, and at others' expense. Resisting that all the time is a lot of effort. Best to reduce the amount of power to a more manageable level, and affect fewer people if not resisted.

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  • Hopefully we'll have more compassion in the future and treat criminals like they're in need of help.. not ideal test subjects for a new torture machine.