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by afavour 10mo ago
They’ll say “that’s banned too”. Their language here is imprecise and that’s crappy but the intent is clearly to ban little microboard computers, they’re just using “Raspberry Pi” to describe it.
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by afavour 10mo ago
For sure. But something like Bandersnatch shows that it is technically possible. Not for all devices of course. But there could be some kind of open standard companies implement and startups innovate on. But no one with power has an inter
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by afavour 10mo ago
Can’t speak for OP but personally I’m thinking of things like the ability to actually add new features. Like what Netflix did with the Bandersnatch episode of Black Mirror years ago. Online video is extremely locked down when compared to th
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by afavour 10mo ago
Survivorship bias, I think. Our go to is the big, high profile success. But look at the amount of money Zuck has wasted on the Metaverse. He’s most definitely fallible.
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by afavour 10mo ago
I’m not talking about AI passing the exam, I’m talking about AI doing the actual job the exam qualifies you for.
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by afavour 10mo ago
Get back to me when AI is actually reliably correct about any technical field. Accounting exams are gatekeeping, yes. The good kind of gatekeeping where you make sure the people doing the job are actually capable. And you have avenues to pu
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by afavour 10mo ago
> Let's not make everything political. Everything is political, though. Establishing a barrier for cynicism so it doesn’t have to tackle the tough questions is understandable but it’s not that justifiable.
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by afavour 10mo ago
Yes, I also think ossified social structures have a lot to do with it. You work up the chain of management and eventually you find the son of the Earl of Tossingham, who turns out to be completely ineffectual. The US has avoided that fate u
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by afavour 10mo ago
It’s not impossible. The UK has a rich history of tech innovation but it’s long since been eclipsed by Silicon Valley and its funding (which the UK can only dream of). But the UK government's GDS team is a fantastic example of doing te
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by afavour 10mo ago
Which is not what is happening here. I think a lot of people’s objections would be resolved by a local model.
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by afavour 10mo ago
My problem is that all AI features are currently wildly underpriced by tech giants who are providing subsidies in the hopes of us becoming reliant upon them. Not to mention it means we’re feeding all kinds of our own behavioural data to the
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by afavour 10mo ago
The simple answer is that they don’t value words or dedicating time to another person.
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by afavour 10mo ago
OP is asserting that the danger posed by AI is far bigger than the benefit of FLOSS. So to OP AI is the bath water.
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by afavour 10mo ago
In this scenario (again, everyone’s situation is different) DIY is more often a hobby for the husband. Repairs are infrequent enough that you could just hire someone as needed, but the husband chooses to do it. Perhaps more importantly, it’
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by afavour 10mo ago
Everyone’s situation is different. But typically the reason this offends is because for a stay at home mom a vacuum is a work tool. If the current vacuum is broken then you should just get a new one. It shouldn’t take the place of a Christm
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by afavour 10mo ago
> For me, I can't remember the last time I used a hotel TV. When I travel, I want to do stuff at the place I'm visiting, the hotel room is just a place to sleep and shower. Again, really depends on what kind of travel you’re do
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by afavour 10mo ago
I think that doesn’t do the scenario justice. They tried to redact and did so in a way that looks visibly redacted (in screenshots many have seen) but can be uncovered. If you say “they failed to redact data” to a layperson looking at a vis
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by afavour 10mo ago
Plenty of us travel with family! I also think the variable state of hotel TVs is a factor even when travelling alone. Being able to plug your own device into the HDMI is valuable.
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by afavour 10mo ago
You’re absolutely correct but I think your comment also highlights something important: we don’t have a good word to represent what it is Unfortunately “hack” became a catch all word long ago. Just look at “life hacks”.
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by afavour 10mo ago
So you want 2026 to be the year of Google AMP?
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by afavour 10mo ago
Here are the excuses Bari Weiss gave to bury the story. The reporters reached out to the govt for comment. They chose not to respond. If you insist on holding off publishing until you have a comment you’ve just given the government the
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by afavour 10mo ago
They aren’t reasonable. If you wait for the administration to comment on a story before you publish it you’re effectively giving them the right to veto it. You ask, give them a deadline. If they don’t respond or say no comment (as they did
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by afavour 10mo ago
What part of your statement justifies the US sending unconvicted, non violent, non-El Salvadorians to CECOT?
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by afavour 10mo ago
A tv segment that got canned, accidentally broadcast in Canada and is now being hosted via BitTorrent and the internet archive. Of course there’s a tech angle here.
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by afavour 10mo ago
> Flagged doesn't mean it hasn't been seen For anyone arriving at the site after the moment it’s flagged it certainly does.
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by afavour 10mo ago
They could do better than this I’m sure, but I don’t know what this number actually should be. Since COVID the city has had to ensure students can attend school remotely. A number of students in the city don’t have reliable internet connect
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by afavour 10mo ago
> With an annual budget of more than $47 billion, NIH is the largest single public funder of biomedical and behavioral research in the world. In fiscal year 2023, NIH funding generated an estimated $92.89 billion in economic activity. h
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by afavour 10mo ago
> The average American doesn't care about any of this. Why would they? Because scientific industries form a part of the US economy and hire a great many average Americans! And when you employ a good number of people there are a bunc
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by afavour 10mo ago
I think you need to show the working a little on a statement like that. Some immediate questions that come to mind: - how many US citizens do these labs hire for every immigrant scientist they employ? There are support roles at all levels,
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by afavour 10mo ago
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/02/upshot/trump-... Far too early to know the exact long term effects but it’s defi

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