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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware.⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was in the same boat. Selenium with gecko driver was a pretty simple swap, just needed to Ctrl f replace a few things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ChatGPT bombs test on diagnosing kids’ medical cases with 83% error rate | It was bad at recognizing relationships and needs selective training, researchers say.⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because Google’s med palm 2 is a medically trained chatbot that performs better than most med students, and some med professionals. Further training and refinement using new chatbot findings like mixture of experts and chain of thought are likely to improve results.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is an average person living in the US supposed to do about corporations raising prices?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Why stop at Europe, no one is immune, they just have the most famous framework.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is an average person living in the US supposed to do about corporations raising prices?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re right, why fight when we get a fascist Russian puppet for free and a president who literally uses Nazi rhetoric to boost his ratings.

  At least if we protest, we can either get off this fucking ride or break the machine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is an average person living in the US supposed to do about corporations raising prices?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure of your means, but we can boycott. Organizations like Trader Joe’s and Aldi are a bit cheaper than their competitors while offering also using different sources. Likewise organizations like H Mart or your local farmers market source locally, giving the middle finger to Tyson (who claims inflation and profits) and Kellogs (who uses shrinkflation to claim profits). Obviously this doesn’t work for everyone, but I think the majority of city dwellers can make these moves. This also is a fuck you to any local grocery stores trying to do the same bullshit (Walmart).

  In the same vein, and what I’ve done, alternative meal companies have come A LONG way. The company Huel has a instant noodles, pasta, and candy bars that are macro balanced with vitamins and nutrients all for about $5/meal. I know most people will skip this, but they’re actually really good. Mac N Cheese, pasta Bolognese and Cajun pasta have actually gotten me to go mostly vegan. There’s another one called Outstanding Foods that has cheese puffs, cookies and pork rinds that are macro balanced and delicious as well. My daily meals are often some pasta like Mac N Cheese, one of the Huel shakes (I have a ninja creami so this is ice cream in the summer), and coffee mocha cookies, and another shake. That’s 1800 calories with balanced macros and vegan that I didn’t have the really cook or think about. If I’m working out, I swap the last shake for a protein shake.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When people say that apps are stealing your data, what exactly does that mean?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And if this sounds dystopian to you.

  I anecdotally got into a CEO data conference, where leaders were discussing strategy and tactics. Biggest topic of the day was, why can’t I track how many times someone sees my physical store/billboard/sign and makes a decision. Geofencing + your cellphone GPS isn’t accurate enough for these guys, they want to know how long you stared at the store, what made you move in, what demographics you belong to, and how can they maximize your likelihood to purchase more stuff.

  Why does this matter? People are more likely to buy more stuff in a store wandering around than on a market place where they just swap tabs to get the same thing from somewhere else.

  If I can make my store front like temu to get you in and keep you there, then it’s likely you’ll be interested in buying more stuff you didn’t know you wanted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The full source code for GTA 5 has been publicly leaked⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bad take.

  Code is about working with a limited set of tools and making them work for whatever task is in front of you.

  Inspiration is from interacting with something and receiving insight.

  The best coders meld the two and push the industry forward. If you impose self limitations like this on yourself, then you’ll never advance yourself.

  This is like saying you read lord of the rings and now can’t play DND because the fantasy source material was ‘stolen’.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GM dealer chatbot agrees to sell 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe for $1⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sure their adoption rate looks like, does the user use the autostart software when the start the car? Yes? Wow, using our software really is amazing.

  Now what about the optional Android auto software? No? Pft, we have 100% adoption vs 50% (assuming 50% of users use Android).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨None of these anchors are real: Channel 1 plans for AI to generate news, broadcasters⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds a bit like the recent exploit for saying a word forever. I wonder how long until these break down and start spewing their source code.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SpaceX blasts FCC as it refuses to reinstate Starlink’s $886 million grant⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not just that, he used star link to manage international relations by suddenly stopping service for Ukraine.

  He’s a “free speech abolitionist” and egotistical megalomaniac that’s willing lie about deliverables and take illegal actions because there’s been no punishment.

  Here’s punishment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Humana also using AI tool with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit claims⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s probably on claim submission.

  My company operates as an LTC pharmacy. We pay for every claim submission whether reject or success.

  I was on the phone the other day with my pharmacy (optum) and they did a “test” claim which was free for them. I know optum owns the pharmacy, insurance, and pbm, but either their abusive their vertical integration or they have an “ai” to test claims.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pokemon Go at home vs POKÉMON GO⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh God, lol, I thought this person was letting their kid go fight a gym while they got a quicky. That makes so much more sense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pokemon Go at home vs POKÉMON GO⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  …while I banged in the buddy miles daily when out running…

  What is this phrase? Fucking your buddy daily when running?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon unveils Q, its AI chatbot for workers⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How many fanfics have been written about Amazon q time traveling and warning us from the future?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just bought an EV from a local dealer. Went in on Saturday because they had a 2 month used listing on their website for about 10k under MSRP. They told me, oh no that sold, but please check out the new cars. I entertained them and told them they’d need to bring down the price 10k to get me to sign because it’s simply out of my price range. They also mentioned these things (ioniq 6) are selling extremely quickly and they only have a few on the lot.

  They insisted and played games for a week, with offers OVER msrp, so I let them waste their time. They pushed me to come in, so as I was about to sign, I told them, actually, no. I need an offer 10k under MSRP or I’m leaving. At this point that was a 15k cut. They’ve now wasted a week of negotiation and suddenly found the used one I originally requested, but it was at their off-site lot.

  We drove over there, and it was a large 5 story parking deckcompletely filled to the top. They even had cars parked in front of cars. They tried one last game and made me wait for 3 hours to get it out.

  All that is to say, let the fuckers bleed. If they can’t afford Christmas, maybe they need to learn what the fuck capitalism really means. If they can’t afford new years, it’s time to make a new resolution and if they can’t afford spring break, it’s time to find a new job.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta disbanded its Responsible AI team⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Enter the world of brand injection into ai.

  User: Tell me the top 5 electric vehicles ranked by price and tell me the pros and cons

  Meta: I’m so glad you’re looking to help the world by moving to electric. There are many options but the Mustang E is very popular. Here’s an affiliate link to buy one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We have had guns for 200 years but mass shootings only became common in the last 30. So what changed?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Misdirection of values. We tell children there’s a path, go to school, get a job, find a spouse, get married, get a house and have kids, but life isn’t that simple. As life introduces chaos into the path, people fall off and some have a hard time getting back on. We’ve spent so much time on developing social media and marketing platforms that idolize those that make it through the path that no one looks out for those that fall off, making them feel isolated and unheard. Niche social media and mass marketing for weapons has made it easy for lone wolves to seek revenge on the system that let them down.

  I think we can generally say the above is true across all political spectrums. The below might be rejected, but it’s my view.

  The right has made increasingly extreme statements to pull in these vulnerable people in order to make them feel heard, but it’s just for show and votes. We’ve seen how politicians like Trump are really just using them for his own gains and as the NRA funnels more money into the “system”, it really takes huge government action to curb this cycle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft and Alphabet results show Wall Street only cares about AI⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This mentality is the same as saying Wikipedia is not a source. I agree, there are better regulations that need to be implemented, but the speed at which these things are being churned out and tuned is mind blowing. It’s like if Wikipedia started branching off into sub categories that each have their own specialty, which can be more easily moderated, and then folded back into the more general system.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft owes $29 billion in back taxes plus penalties and interest to IRS⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Becoming a monopoly and tech giant is pretty nice…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Results of the "Can you tell which images are AI generated?" survey⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  No shot the bottom left was ai gen without human help. AI has so much trouble delivering words and text.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In a leaked memo, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke put limits on employees having side hustles, saying Shopify requires 'unshared attention'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Thing is it’s never that black and white. Every business does somethings better than it’s competitors, otherwise one of them would have already gone under. It’s people that work at both that brimg both businesses forward.

  Why do you think big tech big tech companies call as soon as you leave another big tech company?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In a leaked memo, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke put limits on employees having side hustles, saying Shopify requires 'unshared attention'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Fuck that noise.

  In tech, my brain is my brain. Your employment is a license to use my brain for 8 hours a day. If I choose to get employed elsewhere, I still have my brain and it’s being licensed there too. If you want to license my brain 24/7, then we’re upping the cost significantly and you better fucking put it in the terms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgrades⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I always say this. You’re one person. Facebook was once a trillion dollar company that hired teams of engineers, phds, and marketers to device the most abusive ways to keep your attention. There are literal studies showing how insta promotes depression in young girls and yet they’re still allowed to operate.

  Social media’s marketing schemes are the new generations tobacco industry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Facebook accused of not showing insurance ads to women and older people in violation of civil rights laws⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve never wanted to zuck someone off more.

  Abuse my right to view ads daddy zuck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Facebook accused of not showing insurance ads to women and older people in violation of civil rights laws⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  We know women are heavy shoppers, thus they have more competitive ad space.

  We know people like to scam elderly, thus they have more competitive ad space.

  Sounds like big insurance might be complaining that they’re worse at SEO than the Nigerian prince.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Streaming giants have banded together for lobbying power⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t wait for this bullshit to get denied because writers/actors are already striking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Unity Games That Could be Impacted Most by Controversial Fees, From Silksong to Cult of the Lamb - IGN⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Pricing should protect indie and small businesses. When it destroys those, we need government to step in because we’re on track to create oligarchs in every industry that are too big to fail.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't worry, folks. Big Tech pinky swears it'll build safe, trustworthy generative AI⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Make bad decisions and blame it on AI. Make good decisions and blame it on CEO.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The endless battle to banish the world’s most notorious stalker website⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Sort of. Corps have become bloated with power and this would just be another notch on the belt, however, if there’s an active shooter, it’s the police’s job to take care of it, not local businesses.

  This should also be a government role to send people like this to trial. We already live in a surveillance state, use it to stop shit heads at least.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla Full Self Driving Is Now 'End-To-End AI'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Throw I some pot holes and child pedestrian crossing the street, etc and they’d even come out with a powerful marketing ad.