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by swat535 6d ago
PCloud is another one I like. Been using it for a few years and am happy with it.
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by swat535 6d ago
Actually HN is a great place if you have different opinions than the majority. As long as you make a good argument that's not flippant or rude, people will engage with it. I hold very controversial points of views and never really expe
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by swat535 8d ago
AI affects the poor the most. It can have consequences with regards to military, privacy, security and finances of everyday people.
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by swat535 8d ago
> It's about the nukes. Europe doesn't want a world where a lot of countries have nukes so the role of the US in Nato was to provide Europe with a nuclear umbrella. If anything, it has been proven that unless you have nuclear w
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by swat535 8d ago
It reads like the rich version of traditional pickup artist "seminars".. that space is now occupied by the likes of Andrew Tate I suppose..
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by swat535 8d ago
Why would you have immigration in that scenario? Other countries would also lack people.
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by swat535 9d ago
> This and Canada are just kneejerk reactions against the chaos of the Trump administration. As a Canadian, I can promise you that this not a "knee jerk reaction". Replacing TRUMP with a democrat isn't going to solve it. C
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by swat535 9d ago
It's not only that but another aim is for them to ban the competition, US and domestic, including open source models. Basically, the billionaire elites and their employees are panicking because they fear their funds are at risk when th
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by swat535 9d ago
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by swat535 10d ago
This unfortunately tends to happen, declining empires usually cause a lot of destruction in history on their way out.
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by swat535 11d ago
Anthropic is using the same playbook religious institutions have been using for centuries" "you will all die. and because i can protect you, you must follow me, you must do what i say" "this is the same psychological con
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by swat535 12d ago
> I also believe many of our current "allies" in the region should face similar sanctions in case you are wondering. Interesting take, coming from a nation that has caused: - 210,296 violent civilian deaths in IRAQ - 500,000 ci
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by swat535 12d ago
> pay and money is the only thing you care about then yeah Yes, pay and money matter. It's why people go to US rather than Canada. If you can only afford rent on a Canadian salary as a tech worker without much profit, why come here?
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by swat535 13d ago
Why would Houthis use "Claude" to develop missile guidance system? Iran already knows and have shared their technology with them.
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by swat535 13d ago
Which scenario is more likely: The billionaire elite CEOs have suddenly had an epiphany and are now trying to save humanity from AI? or that they've realized they can't compete with China ?
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by swat535 13d ago
> Anthropic is acting in good faith More like they've realized that the foreign models are quickly catching up and are able to sell their services cheaper to people thanks to China subsidizing their AI sector. Elon, Dario and Sam ar
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by swat535 13d ago
The "sandal-wearing islamists." as you refer them to here, invented Algebra and the postal relay system. The best part of your comment is that US couldn't even defeat the Houthis, who literally wear sandals in the desert.
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by swat535 14d ago
Very off topic but I think you would highly enjoy watching the movie "Perfect Days (2023)" directed by Wim Wenders. It had a profound effect on me in introspecting my long software career. https://www.imdb.com/titl
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by swat535 14d ago
Yes, getting abs is 90% of diet, 10% exercise.
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by swat535 14d ago
The goal is simple: 1. Claim AI is dangerous by performing a whole bunch of malicious stuff 2. Lobby to get Chinese competition banned, kill open source models as well 3. Only get themselves "certified" 4. They have complete contr
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by swat535 15d ago
It's a cultural thing. For example if you go to Japan, you can hear a pin drop in trains.. cultural homogeneity plays a large role in this.
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by swat535 15d ago
You don’t think employees with an incentive to profit financially by imposing government regulations on competition should be questioned?
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by swat535 17d ago
Most people don't buy their phones, they just finance it through the phone carrier as an "upgrade". The phone carriers then upsells their more expensive plans.
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by swat535 17d ago
It's not just NMS.. the "10,000 bowls of oatmeal" is a plight of all AAA games these days. Ubisfot is a perfect example, look at their "Watch Dogs: Legion" for example. They decided to get creative and give you rand
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by swat535 18d ago
They probably should have added the disclaimer: opinions are my own..
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by swat535 18d ago
Side note as another Catholic: Saints Josaphat and Barlaam never had an official decree of canonization. That process didn't exist (in its earliest form) until 1170 AD. Saints before that were generally just acclaimed by the Christians
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by swat535 18d ago
I just bought a lifetime pro access , I think it was around 200$ but really worth it. I get all the updates for free. Whenever I can, I buy my software now these days instead of renting it.
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by swat535 20d ago
A better question would be: why do we have a society where the elderly have to work to survive and get their basic needs met?
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by swat535 21d ago
Not only Greenland but Canadians won't either. I promise you, no amount of change in US policies or election results is going to fix it. Canada has realized that it's a national security issue. The issue is not "Republicans&q
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by swat535 22d ago
There are plenty of better open source alternatives like FlyOOBE: https://github.com/builtbybel/FlyOOBE/

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