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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Do you think this effort was somehow scaled back?
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
you can execute a suite of BLE, wifi, and IR attacks. You can target NFC and RFID. You can add scripts and boards to boost signal and functionality. You know, fun stuff.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
See also: "How advertisers became NSA's best friend"[1]. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/12/5204196/how-advertisers-...
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
For many, many people, (majority of programmers, really) morals don't have a price tag. That number could be anything. When you make a programmer choose between some number and customer damage, it becomes increasingly harder to damage
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
No
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Well, if you are R&D, you may be working on a ~~missile~~ drone project for Amazon. So, one and the same.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
100% NOT worth it. Don't be fooled by any stories to the contrary. Amazon is a very abusive workplace.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Is this the lobbyists for military industrial complex putting out propaganda in hopes of increasing the US military budget? I think so.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Missing is the repeated attempts to describe algorithms, and how social media platforms like Tiktok "actually" work. It's one thing to talk from experience, it's another to talk about experience. On second thought, maybe
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Amazon teams pushed bloatware that bricked older Firesticks, resulting in a boost in the sale of new Firesticks. People were promoted for it.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Can't wait for Amazon to be held responsible for force-bricking Firesticks in order to drive new sales, alongside their paywalling of Ring devices, after not disclosing the multiple data breaches that occurred.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
FBI has also warned against placement of smart home assistants (e.g. Alexa) in bathroom and bedroom.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
but we can already use Claude AI for free...
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Because it was trained on facts.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
How is this legal in the USA today? With a debt of $34 trillion, and military being the primary financial burden? Get all the way out of here with this. Any company that is lobbying against right to repair should have to pay a fine per item
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
... you mean AWS? https://downdetector.com/status/aws-amazon-web-services/
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
I think a more valid comparison is WhatsApp, where Zuckerberg allows many governments ability to "peek" into user metadata at-will.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
The comment thread does not disappoint: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1f2x5cc/after_a...
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Backdooring a social media platform to undermine encryption "in the name of children"... It's for child safety alone. Sure. ::insert eye roll::
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Agree with this sentiment.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Amazon management is very aware. They just do not care. Legal has even instructed teams in this regard. I hope FTC will drop the hammer on Amazon.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
It was, until Alexa decided to charge for every "built-in" feature. It's similar to the "perks" of Amazon Prime. Both products (Alexa and Prime) are subpar, predatory offerings. I've moved on from both. I encou
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
When Amazon executives like CEO Andy Jassy continue to make baseless and arguably fraudulent claims such as this, what is the legal recourse?
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Because they lobby against advancement of renewable energy?
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
I'm assuming the executives will be receiving a pay decrease and reduced stock options due to their poor performance[1]. [1] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/micro...
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Didn't realize copy-paste required AI. Microsoft == Malware.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
More like UC Merced, not UC Berkeley. UC Berkeley has Lawrence Berkeley Lab. It's quite common for universities to acquire government contracts. It's not so common to fail to meet the NOC, SOC, and/or Endpoint Protection requ
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Agreed. It's this kind of delusion that gets promoted to the top. Meanwhile talented persons capable of building SOTA solutions are let go in droves. Amazon ain't it. "Democratizing AI" is a cover for the fact that Amazo
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
- Microsoft Outlook as a replacement for Gmail is wild. - Amazon Photos is just as bad as Google Photos.
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by notinmykernel 2y ago
Human behaviors are commodities. For every "good" there is a "bad" under active exploitation. For instance, health information can be used to recommend relevant product, and it can be sold to insurance companies who will

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