I used to look at Reddit every day, several times per day. Anymore, it is once or twice per month. And never very long, becaues the experience has fallen to a terrible low. My only disappointment in Lemmy is that a lot of the niche subs I used to use on Reddit are not here or are very small.

I can recognize abuse of a human. I can recognize abuse of an animal. I have no idea what abuse of a computer program looks like.

This is the canary in the coalmine. We will see the entire internet become gated to specific authorized gateways as corporations hoard data to monetize AI training. If AI corps can just setup an RSS feed to their bots, they have no incentive to pay for your information and mine. The whole internet is going to be a heap of burning garbage.

By putting out statements timed to be part of the public conscience, reminding people of the war. Our attention spans are short enough we would forget if it were not for the constant reminder. Heck, 90% of the population has forgot about the Epstein documents.

Iran is just hoping they can influence US elections, thinking that a divided government in the US will produce more favorable results for them. It likely will not. After elections, pro-Israel Democrats will separate from anti-Israel Democrats and join with Republicans to continue action against Iran. At that point, Iran will have to shift strategy.

Eventually the US auto market will be eaten alive. Lower cost vehicles cannibalize US manufacturers revenue and their business model requires large revenues, even when profits are low or nill.

The reason to be concerned is Chinese vehicles are equipped with all the sensors necessary for a distributed spy network. I don’t think there’s any way to guarantee data stays in the US. Chevy, Ford, etc will use this for reason to not change, given the government has an interest in keeping out Chinese vehicles.

Does this community permit doxxing in this type of circumstance?

I get it, but one also has to preserve their own character so to avoid becoming what we detest in others. For me, telling the lie would not be compatible with who I wish to be.

The current tax law favors the use of tips over charging higher prices and paying a better wage.

Restaurants that do not provide table service (such as fast casual chains) do not rely on tipped workers, but I am not sure those workers do any better than workers who live on tips.

Budgie might be easier for someone who isn’t a technical user.

It depends how it is done. Instead of denials, it could be used to “approve without review” all the easy cases and then forward to a human all the rest. This would speed up approval for lots of situations and focus human effort on more difficult cases.

The video skips a very important step. It isn’t just human vs. AI. It is human vs. human+AI. If a human can do 10x the work with an AI assistant, we only need 1/10 the humans in that job for the same output. So then the question is, does the added productivity grow that market, retaining those jobs, create new market opportunities, shifting those jobs, or just produce a bunch of unemployed people?

Aside from direct vandalism or persuasion, is there something I can do to combat the Ring cameras on nearly every door in my neighborhood?

Charts without Solus is kinda like Maps without New Zealand.

Did he remove his microphone? That’s the first thing I do with every new computer, physically remove the microphone. Microphones pick up much more data than cameras.

the code required to move the taskbar to the top or sides isn’t actually in Windows 11, because Microsoft created the new taskbar from the ground up

Funny, I run a script on my work computer that let’s me move it. I like it on the top.

Social security does need reform. There’s no reason we should cap contributions. We also need more nuance by ability and type of work one does when we determine retirement ages.

The unforeseen effects should be enough to give us pause.

What’s the difference between big software companies and drug cartels? No, this is not the opening line of a joke.