mannanj

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by mannanj 5d ago
I once publicly stated here that I think some accounts are astroturfers, and I think some are deep state too. I am not making specific accusations.
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by mannanj 5d ago
I'd rather read raw prompts. Most people can consume the slop if they wish.
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by mannanj 12d ago
If I came off judgy or higher than thou, I apologize, it wasn't my attempt. I meant to gracefully share what I did, and hope to have no offended anyone.
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by mannanj 13d ago
homer eating that pie was so good!
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by mannanj 13d ago
They don't ask for license plates. At least through a camera tech like Flock, it isn't super easy to pick up a vin. So thinking this through more, at least having an insurance agency have your vin isn't as bad as having a flo
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by mannanj 13d ago
Is it that the friction to use privacy is too high and not that interest in privacy is actually a niche concern? I imagine its friction and not indicative of interest itself.
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by mannanj 13d ago
The convenience here for you is CarPlay though. You could instead use a different more accurate gps device you plugin that doesnt have the data leak issues concerned in articles like this one. Then if you really needed you could pull out a
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by mannanj 13d ago
And the DMV (Department of Motor vehicle Services) has also sold registration data. In California, and Texas, they have been fined for this - I'm unsure they aren't completely barred from using a loophole to still do that. This is
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by mannanj 13d ago
It's AI's Fault. It's AI doing the horrible things to humans. It's AI stealing your wealth. It's AI lying you to. It's AI being unethical. It's AI having the moral issues. It's AI that could destroy h
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by mannanj 13d ago
sarcasm is often a joke on you, lol. I get it now. but it can be hard to get across, especially if someone doesn't know you.
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by mannanj 13d ago
I feel this is another straw man conflating technology use with who uses it or who creates it . If an AI, a technology, cheats, lies and steals, it's created to do this. Whether or not a human intentionally did that, they did not in
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by mannanj 13d ago
we used to think electrons were the smallest particles, until they were not. and I think talking about breaking molecular bonds though or bringing "fundamental forces" into this is misleading and disingenuous. the point of the OP
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by mannanj 14d ago
You think you can't make those any smaller?
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by mannanj 14d ago
That's a good definition. Still, you can take it literally - anything small enough doesn't really harm you. and meanings can be stretched to support whatever conclusions you want.
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by mannanj 15d ago
So for mold, low enough doses aren't poison? Can't you just say this about anything. If you have poison in a low enough dose it's not poison. So it means jsut about nothing to say alcohol isn't poisonous because you ca
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by mannanj 15d ago
Ah I see. I didn't read the article and just shared my opinion about something unrelated. Thanks.
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by mannanj 15d ago
The big psyop/trick is that "AI development has to slow down" and not that we hit limits with the technology or the technology is immature. Either way it's a win-win for whoever sells that message because you make the ma
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by mannanj 15d ago
I think we should describe a new effect infecting mainstream society: - AI companies and the rich have increasingly pushed an agenda on the populace that most people didn't want, and the foundation of work in AI was formed by theft. -
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by mannanj 15d ago
no analytic purposes lets them get your whole chats they just can't train on it.
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by mannanj 16d ago
I mirror this. Also, if online is acceptable, I recommend the options I listed in my OP.
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by mannanj 16d ago
I find men's groups with more structure do help with those problems you described. I wouldn't be so early to dismiss and suggest considering it with an open mind. At least for me and many others I Know, men's groups with a
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by mannanj 16d ago
It tells me that AI companies are just another mechanism to extract and extort value from the masses for the rich. Just another rich man’s trick Perhaps the last one before they destroy that world and try to hide away as people forget and
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by mannanj 16d ago
Yes but what about “analytical purposes” what does that cover and can you turn it off? I have found out you cannot. It’s the Trojan backdoor to your data.
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by mannanj 16d ago
And I have been proclaiming a cry of “your data for analytical purposes is being stolen” (you can’t opt out of analytical purposes) and people perhaps astroturfers straw man back to “just turn off training bro”. Yeah. Remember yall: you CA
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by mannanj 16d ago
Right before COVID I stumbled across mens groups, they were a way I first learned I could get my underlying needs for getting seen met in a way no other mechanism in society offered. Society was trying actually to meet this need in so many
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by mannanj 17d ago
All the "AI will kill us all" posts are straw manning that humans are the ones who will kill other humans with AI. Those same humans are silently now preparing bunkers and hoarding food and resources for their survival. Don&#x27
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by mannanj 18d ago
Can you opt out of sharing data for “analytical purposes”? I think you can’t. And what does “analytical purposes” even mean? I think people straw man the whole data argument on “opt out of training purposes” and ignore the mandatory analyti
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by mannanj 19d ago
You're welcome. Always down to connect and hear the struggles of a fellow hacker/tech worker/internet stranger who was vulnerable enough to share an authentic part of themselves with me. My email is hello@mannan.is should you
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by mannanj 20d ago
So what are you looking for? What do you want out of this thing called life? I wonder what advice you would give to yourself now, 20 years from now, and whether you have really lost hope permanently or are just struggling to find it again?
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by mannanj 20d ago
Hey you're welcome. I enjoyed this. The deep, intimate connection with a stranger (or not) is fulfilling for me - and I feel this is hn discussion material. Technology and what being a hacker was about is changing fast, and beyond

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