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by frm88 5mo ago
Yes, he got that wrong. The IA doesn't remove paywalls.
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by frm88 5mo ago
Do we know whether this is possible? I'm clueless when it comes to phones, so this is a genuine question.
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by frm88 5mo ago
For those who prefer visual information, James Stewart on Astrum Earth made a video detailling the changes. Please ignore the somewhat sensationalist thumbnail, the video itself is pretty accurate in its graphs and animations: https:/
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by frm88 5mo ago
The 2020s vision is more like a totalitarian transport network where you don't own the vehicle, you don't own the network, there's constant propaganda telling you how to structure your journey to the standard destinations, a
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by frm88 5mo ago
The Internet used to be really good at random, unscripted collaboration. It sometimes still is, albeit only on niche sites like tumblr, which created Goncharov (1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goncharov_(meme)
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In reality, a direct strike on the reactor's containment is a taboo. In military doctrine, it’s equated to the use of radiological weapons, which instantly triggers protocols for uncontrolled escalation. None of the key actors want th
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by frm88 5mo ago
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/iaea-says-drone-targete... May 3 (Reuters) - The Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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by frm88 5mo ago
I think you might want to zoom out a bit: digital authorianism has been on the rise since (at least) 2022 and is subject to scientific study: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5117399 This chapter ex
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by frm88 6mo ago
My sentiments exactly when reading that - I had to read the first one twice to verify what it said.
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by frm88 6mo ago
I run a computer with a 5070 and Nobara. Nvidia and Linux always seem to be at odds but that has gotten a lot better with some distros.
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by frm88 6mo ago
Automation tax solves all the problems? Seriously? The tax would go to retraining programs, according to the linked paper, so that workers can be reabsorbed into the workforce. Undiscussed conditio sine qua non: the economy has room for add
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by frm88 6mo ago
Upvoted. What makes me sad is that I had to read hundreds of comments on all kinds of arguments until you pointed to the contamination issue. Not that the AI statistics in the AI thread submitted helped critical investigation.
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by frm88 6mo ago
This is not my opinion, I just paraphrased the wiki. From wokeism to the quote about aliens, it's all in there. As for the validity of his statements, please read his Congressional Testimonies in said wiki and see if that changes your
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by frm88 6mo ago
Taxes and levies make up up to 60% of the energy prices. https://blackout-news.de/en/news/electricity-prices-in-germa...
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by frm88 6mo ago
Nuclear waste is small and solid That would depend on the category of the waste: - High level waste - Transuranic waste - Low level waste where high level waste comes in two classes: spent fuel and reprocessing waste, the latter being liq
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by frm88 6mo ago
Did you know that after being an angel investor in facebook, Peter Thiel personally mentored Zuckerberg for couple of years? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP7Z_Eqxhxk
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This is the swedish newspaper report quoted in the sumitted article: https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-... There are more reasons why these jobs are located in developing countries, it&#x
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by frm88 6mo ago
I'm sure that is the reason antarctic sea ice is melting from below: https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/science/rising-oceanic-heat-is... /s
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by frm88 6mo ago
I wholeheartedly agree with you. In the spirit of HN guidelines I tried to be non-controversial.
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This, very much. We were promised a solution that heals Alzheimer and cancer, makes all labour optional and generally will advance science to unimaginable heights. Yes, we must sacrifice all art and written word to train the thing, endure e
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by frm88 6mo ago
Dynamic pricing and surveillance pricing are two different things, e.g. reduce price for fresh produce by x% 1 hour becore the store closes = dynamic pricing. Surveillance pricing is based on personal data of the individual customer (browse
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Jeffrey Epstein Encouraged Peter Thiel's Political Journey(jacobin.com)
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Throughout that year’s July and August, during which Thiel appeared in a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention (RNC), Epstein emailed him praise and encouragement, calling him a “star,” and asking him, in response to a recent
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by frm88 6mo ago
and has even booked some success there (the fence is taken down). He negotiated that with the UK so that the whole border control thing could be ameliated that made commerce and travel more difficult than strictly necessary. I would argue
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even Spain's current government Where do you get this from? Is this a remark that comes from antipathy to social democracy? Every speech by Sanchez that I have listened to over the last year has him promoting free trade, even the wik
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by frm88 6mo ago
Brilliant video. Thank you.
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I don't know. To me, this is a human problem. Not only has the model access to the production database, they have the backups online on the same volume, have an offline backup 3 month old. This is an accumulation of bad practices, all
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by frm88 6mo ago
The fourth aspect to discuss is how do we want to restrict the influence of AI companies on politics? Will we allow the CEOs to implement Thiel's vision of a world run as a company with CEOs at the top via massive monetary influence on
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by frm88 6mo ago
Otherland by Tad Williams, where the powerful oligarchs of corporations are kept bodily alive bybmachinery, their mind have been transferred to a cirtual reality and they keep on going by making said virtual reality the next hypercapitalist
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by frm88 6mo ago
Maybe there is some corner of the article that advocates people forcibly dying... but from skimming it, the topic is about powerful people using things like “brainless clones” to extend their lives. This is the premise in Ishiguro's

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