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- Comment on To whom it may concern 18 hours ago:
Amazon. Their rings are pretty cheap.
- Comment on To whom it may concern 18 hours ago:
Considering the density of neutronium, a 70 lb piece would be about the size of a dust mote, if not much smaller. Good luck getting a standard box to hold something that small and dense.
- Comment on Hmm 1 day ago:
People have scared themselves before, I learned a long time ago to never look in a mirror
- Comment on Google is shutting down Assistant on Fitbit smartwatches 1 week ago:
Just another five minutes for the goog.
- Comment on This man go 1 week ago:
He blew up and then acted like he don’t know nobody
- Comment on There was a meme here, it's gone now. Oh wait. No, there it is. 1 week ago:
I don’t remember all of my dreams or nightmares, but I remember a few. I think I have a fairly strong memory compared to most others I’ve met, but I’ve most certainly had both nightmares and pleasant dreams. I can remember both nightmares and pleasant dreams.
Some of my nightmares that I remember go back to when I was a young child, and pleasant dreams dreams, too. I am also aware that I’ve had both nightmares and dreams that I don’t remember. That’s sometimes unsettling.
Both nightmares and good dreams both work the same with me, in that I can either remember them, or am unable.
The effects of your brain fog may be similar to why I forget many of both my dreams and nightmares, but I don’t know for sure.
- Comment on There was a meme here, it's gone now. Oh wait. No, there it is. 1 week ago:
I’m humbled by your compliment, and none have, or ever could exceed it.
- Comment on There was a meme here, it's gone now. Oh wait. No, there it is. 1 week ago:
lawulz, nothing but children on this here site. I literally cartwheel over to yon laydeez in my custom joker costume ($13k! Yep. You fools read that correctly .) from “suicide squad” just to show them that the movie was fantastic and if they disagree, then I dodged the reality of the situation like Neo dodges bullets in <<<The Matrix>>>.
Thoughts and tariffs to those foolish enough to disagree.
- Comment on Do it 2 weeks ago:
“Jump, jive, roar in my ass.”
Oh dear.
- Comment on The poop psa absolutely no one asked for 2 weeks ago:
They’re correct, it’s a poop test.
- Comment on The poop psa absolutely no one asked for 2 weeks ago:
I get a test mailed to me every year and I get it done. Fuck cancer of any kind, including colorectal cancer.
- Comment on xkcd #3075: Anachronym Challenge 2 weeks ago:
You did, I missed it.
- Comment on Consumers now face "tariff surcharges" for some goods as companies pass along costs 2 weeks ago:
clear to even an idiot Sorry, republicans still won’t be able to figure it out.
- Comment on xkcd #3075: Anachronym Challenge 2 weeks ago:
Alt text: > I have to pay with paper money.
- Comment on Testing 2 weeks ago:
Nope. Don’t have pets.
- Comment on Testing 2 weeks ago:
Not if you do it discreetly. Bring your shit in bagged, then throw it in and see which one is right for you.
- Comment on Couldn't be worse than what we have now... 3 weeks ago:
At this fucking point, I’m willing to hear Marvin the goddamn Martian’s platform and think he may be on to something with his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.
- Comment on I have an announcement. 3 weeks ago:
For those unable to read uncensored words, it’s “f*****g”. Hope that fucking helps.
- Comment on Gimli Giblets 3 weeks ago:
“A-a-actually, I-I-I was hoping for one of y-y-your l-l-l-leg hairs, please!”
🥹 👉👈
- Comment on Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’ 3 weeks ago:
The email the employee sent, apologies for any formatting errors:
Hi all, As you might have just seen on the livestream or witnessed in person, I disrupted the speech of Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman during the highly-anticipated 50th anniversary celebration. Here’s why. My name is Ibtihal, and for the past 3.5 years, I’ve been a software engineer on Microsoft’s AI Platform org. I spoke up today because after learning that my org was powering the genocide of my people in Palestine, I saw no other moral choice. This is especially true when I’ve witnessed how Microsoft has tried to quell and suppress any dissent from my coworkers who tried to raise this issue. For the past year and a half, our Arab, Palestinian, and Muslim community at Microsoft has been silenced, intimidated, harassed, and doxxed, with impunity from Microsoft. Attempts at speaking up at best fell on deaf ears, and at worst, led to the firing of two employees for simply holding a vigil. There was simply no other way to make our voices heard.
We are witnessing a genocide For the past 1.5 years, I’ve witnessed the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people by Israel. I’ve seen unspeakable suffering amidst Israel’s mass human rights violations - indiscriminate carpet bombings, the targeting of hospitals and schools, and the continuation of an apartheid state - all of which have been condemned globally by the UN, ICC, and ICJ, and numerous human rights organizations. The images of innocent children covered in ash and blood, the wails of mourning parents, and the destruction of entire families and communities have forever fractured me.
At the time of writing, Israel has resumed its full-scale genocide in Gaza, which has so far killed by some estimates over 300,000 Gazans in the past 1.5 year alone. Just days ago, it was revealed that Israel killed fifteen paramedics and rescue workers in Gaza, executing them “one by one,” before burying them in the sand – yet another horrific war crime. All the while, our “responsible” AI work powers this surveillance and murder. The United Nations and the International Court of Justice have concluded that this is a genocide, with the International Criminal Court issuing arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.
We are Complicit When I moved to AI Platform, I was excited to contribute to cutting-edge AI technology and its applications for the good of humanity: accessibility products, translation services, and tools to “empower every human and organization to achieve more.” I was not informed that Microsoft would sell my work to the Israeli military and government, with the purpose of spying on and murdering journalists, doctors, aid workers, and entire civilian families. If I knew my work on transcription scenarios would help spy on and transcribe phone calls to better target Palestinians (source), I would not have joined this organization and contributed to genocide. I did not sign up to write code that violates human rights.
According to AP news, there is “a $133 million contract between Microsoft and Israel’s Ministry of Defense.”
“The Israeli military’s usage of Microsoft and OpenAI artificial intelligence spiked last March to nearly 200 times higher than before the week leading up to the Oct. 7 attack. The amount of data it stored on Microsoft servers doubled between that time and July 2024 to more than 13.6 petabytes.”
“The Israeli military uses Microsoft Azure to compile information gathered through mass surveillance, which it transcribes and translates, including phone calls, texts and audio messages, according to an Israeli intelligence officer who works with the systems. That data can then be cross-checked with Israel’s in-house targeting systems.” Microsoft AI also powers the most “sensitive and highly classified projects” for the Israeli military, including its “target bank” and the Palestinian population registry. Microsoft cloud and AI enabled the Israeli military to be more lethal and destructive in Gaza than they otherwise could.
Microsoft has also been providing software, cloud services, and consulting services to the Israeli military and government, totaling millions in profit. War Criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has explicitly mentioned his strong ties to Microsoft. A list of these contracts with the Israeli military and government can be found here: An Introduction to Microsoft’s Complicity in Apartheid and Genocide
In fact, Microsoft is so deeply connected to the Israeli military that it was just yesterday designated one of the priority boycott targets of the BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanctions) campaign.
Regardless of your political stances, is this the legacy we want to leave behind? Is working on deadly AI weapons something you can tell your children about? Do we want to be on the wrong side of history?
Even though your work could be unrelated to the cloud that the military uses, your work benefits the company and allows it to take on the contract. Regardless of your team, you serve a company that is arming the Israeli occupation. It is undeniable that part of your compensation, no matter how small, is being paid by genocide.
Whether you work on AI or not, you will be complicit if you do nothing. It is now OUR job to take a vocal stand against Microsoft AI’s involvement in crimes against humanity. This is why I decided to speak up today, and why I signed this important petition to demand Microsoft cut ties with genocide. And I urge you all to do the same.
Call to Action
Silence is complicity. But action always has a reaction, no matter how big or small. As workers for this company, we must make our voices heard, and demand that Microsoft does the right thing: stop selling technology to the Israeli military.
If you are also concerned about this news, and you also want your work to be used ethically, I urge you to take action: Sign the No Azure for Apartheid petition: We will not write code that kills. And join the campaign to add your voice to the growing number of concerned Microsoft employees. Join me in showing our discontent in this thread. If you also feel tricked into deploying weapons which target children and civilians, urge leadership (CC’ed) to drop these contracts.
Don’t stop speaking up. Urge SLT to drop these contracts at every opportunity. Start conversations with your co-workers about the points above - so many employees may not know!
Microsoft’s human rights statement prohibits retaliation against anyone who raises a human rights-related concern: Human rights statement | Microsoft CSR
Our company has precedents in supporting human rights, including divestment from apartheid South Africa and dropping contracts with AnyVision (Israeli facial recognition startup), after Microsoft employee and community protests. My hope is that our collective voices will motivate our AI leaders to do the same, and correct Microsoft’s actions regarding these human rights violations, to avoid a stained legacy. Microsoft Cloud and AI should stop being the bombs and bullets of the 21st century.
Sincerely, A concerned Microsoft employee
- Comment on 4chan's DOGE-inspired April Fools' prank leaves posters seething: ‘This board has been closed by order of the Department of 4chan Efficiency.’ 3 weeks ago:
lol the fuckin shleemies shittin themselves just because they thought they couldn’t access their internet meth for a bit
- Comment on Hamster 3 weeks ago:
What, no hamster?
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Oh, okay. Interesting. Thanks.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Does Japan still censor their pornography? I heard that was a thing, wondered if they still do.
As for the Americans, it’s my understanding that the conservatives like to publicly pretend they’re chaste and pure because religious sexual repression, yet harbor the largest number of pedophiles, while the progressives aren’t nearly as backward.
For roughly one half of the population, they’re unfortunately internationally defined by the shittier other half that gets nearly all of the (very well deserved) infamy.
- Comment on X88B88 is the word "voodoo" with a reflection. 4 weeks ago:
Magic people, magic people! Voodoo people, magic people!
- Comment on TALLY HO! 5 weeks ago:
[looks at size of giant mutant rabbit] You could’ve just said no.
- Comment on Lemmy told me to make a lamb cake. Went about as well as I expected. 5 weeks ago:
[INSULT]
Boom. Roasted, OP. No comin back from that one.
- Comment on ‘Audible enclaves’ could enable private listening without headphones. 5 weeks ago:
Yep, you got it.
- Comment on "Americans can't coo-" 5 weeks ago:
lol he’s an automatic exemption to nearly everything
- Comment on ‘Audible enclaves’ could enable private listening without headphones. 5 weeks ago:
Probably won’t do anything about those who actively want everyone else around to hear what they’re listening to.