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by vrganj 6mo ago
The very AI they have been reduced to training. What a wonderful dystopia we're building.
842.
by vrganj 6mo ago
Modern elites forgot that treating workers nicely was the compromise we as a society settled on because the alternative is pitchforks and torched homes.
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by vrganj 6mo ago
You can see this playing out right now, with X spreading holocaust denial and all sorts of corrosive messages in Europe, with it's owner being actively hostile to European institutions and the US government actively guarding it from co
844.
by vrganj 6mo ago
> Even if the hardware keeps improving - debatable - a personal device is never going to be able to compete, in any sense, with an international network of data centres. There's one way to deal with this, but I doubt it'll be p
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by vrganj 6mo ago
The concentration of wealth and thus power is inherent to capitalism. No state needed.
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by vrganj 6mo ago
That might be a problem of the specific state you live in. Some systems are better at representing the people than others.
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by vrganj 6mo ago
In a democratic society, government is the representative of the people. It is also the only entity powerful enough to stand up to other monopolies, businesses, which are dictatorships without any democratic control. There will always be a
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by vrganj 6mo ago
> Of course those people suck, but the solution isn't government. Why? That seems like a big assertion to make in a side sentence without any supporting argument.
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by vrganj 6mo ago
Who do you think decides which media the algorithms show you now? It's all corporate, just more addictive and less accountable now.
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Monument Valley Dev: 'We've Been Too Romantic About Giving People Job Security'(kotaku.com)
2 points by vrganj 6mo ago|1 comments
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by vrganj 6mo ago
To quote the official paper: > The food system for long-duration space missions not only provides nutrition to the crew, but it also provides a form of psychological support by providing a familiar element in an unfamiliar and hostile e
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by vrganj 6mo ago
They hate us for our freedom.
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Hondurasgate: US, Israeli Plot to Destabilize Mexico, Latin America(english.elpais.com)
61 points by vrganj 6mo ago|8 comments
854.
ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment(nytimes.com)
5 points by vrganj 6mo ago|0 comments
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by vrganj 6mo ago
They shouldn't just be ashamed. They should be shunned at the very least. There's a good chance they're on HN FWIW. If you are and you're reading this: Fuck you. Reconsider which side you want to be on!
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by vrganj 6mo ago
I think mostly due to the bungled reunification that was basically an asset-stripping followed by enormous brain drain.
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by vrganj 6mo ago
Which, to be fair, laid the foundation for the well-educated part. The Soviets really valued STEM. They also quite valued emancipating women. Just for context, in the 60s, around 5% of chemistry PhDs in the US were women. In the Soviet Un
858.
by vrganj 6mo ago
The far-right is never just joking or doing things for the lols. It is a thin shield to prevent being called out. https://www.npr.org/2021/04/26/990274685/how-extremists-weap...
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by vrganj 6mo ago
You're refusing to acknowledge the authority of democratic institutions and instead defend unelected oligarchs. If that isn't boot licking, I don't know what is.
860.
by vrganj 6mo ago
Please don't twist language in semantic games. Once you work to demolish democracy, you are not the opposition in the sense that democracies use the word - e.g. somebody who disagrees with government policy, but not with the constitu
861.
by vrganj 6mo ago
... yes? That's how summons work.
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by vrganj 6mo ago
I believe it is up to the other half to stand up for decency, for democracy and for the rule of law. Don't be quiet, don't just let things happen. Use your voice while you still have it!
863.
by vrganj 6mo ago
You do know that "the bureaucrats" is just a slur for our democratically elected government, right? In other words, the will of the people.
864.
by vrganj 6mo ago
Making the lives of those that wish to exploit us and monetize our relationships on their enshittified platforms is not the same as making everyone's life difficult.
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German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race(bbc.com)
3 points by vrganj 6mo ago|2 comments
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by vrganj 6mo ago
Good luck reasoning about the output in any meaningful way then. AI introduces a bug? Well, you're fucked.
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Halt of Google fine? Serious accusations against von der Leyen(heise.de)
3 points by vrganj 6mo ago|0 comments
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by vrganj 6mo ago
We in Europe negotiated the JCPOA. Read its terms. Understand its lead negotiatior was the EU representative. That was our codified relationship with Iran. Now compare that to the best case after what you geniuses started. Own up to it. Thi
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by vrganj 6mo ago
It sure wrote less crappy code.
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by vrganj 6mo ago
I read somewhere that measuring software engineering output by LoC is like measuring aerospace engineering by pounds added to the plane and I thought that was an apt comparison.

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