HobbitFoot

HobbitFoot , 2 days ago to Technology in Chinese space firm unintentionally launches its new rocket

I saw this movie. Did it involve bringing kids to outer space and an AI robot that just wanted to help?

HobbitFoot , 2 days ago to Comic Strips in Capitalism

Part of the problem is that, while Marx writes well regarding the economic flaws of capitalism, he isn't as good at writing about the politics of change.

When induced by the body politic, we see that some of the economic surplus can be reallocated to the workers provided there is political pressure. It can come in the form of state backed rights, progressive taxation, and even direct welfare payments.

It probably isn't the perfect system Marx envisioned, but enlightened liberalism is able to make subtle shifts over time in a way that absolute monarchies can't.

HobbitFoot , 3 days ago to Lefty Memes in Self-Regulation

Hooker Chemical sold for $1 and a list of conditions because the local government was threatening eminent domain after the company gave several warnings.

And I'm not going to defend Hooker in other locations.

HobbitFoot , 3 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to Lefty Memes in Self-Regulation

The problem with using the Love Canal was that it was the local government that really fucked up.

For the time, Hooker Chemical Company disposed of the chemical waste in a somewhat responsible way; a clay lined canal that they later topped with clay to prevent water infiltration. If the town wasn't dead set in developing the land, we likely would have never heard of Love Canal.

HobbitFoot , 5 days ago to Technology in Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, U.S. lawsuit claims

Lemmy was designed to be a place where communists would have a community. Some instances weren't, but a lot of the original ones were.

HobbitFoot , 5 days ago to Technology in Beijing intervenes in China’s solar industry as overcapacity dries up profit in the country's domestic market

That's fine, but someone has to pay for it.

HobbitFoot , 6 days ago to Technology in Elon Musk's SpaceX contracted to destroy retired space station - BBC News

It is been a plan for a while in the USA to shift launches from government run to private run for over a decade. This is just an implementation of that strategy.

HobbitFoot , 6 days ago to Technology in Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete

I never said people weren't allowed, but there is this weird obsession about it on Lemmy.

HobbitFoot , 6 days ago to Technology in Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete

Then cancel and move on.

The way that people talk about it here, a streaming service raising rates is the equivalent of a significant other dumping them.

HobbitFoot , 6 days ago to Technology in Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete

Mega ad tier.

HobbitFoot , 6 days ago to Technology in Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete

For now. YouTube is already starting to dedicate serious resources to anti ad blocking. I'm sure other streaming services aren't that far behind.

HobbitFoot , 6 days ago to Technology in Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete

Yeah. Netflix got really lucky with streaming for as long as they did and they knew it. Cable and broadcast subsidized their content and they were able to lease it for pennies on the dollar.

Of course, people don't want to admit that the subsidy for their content is gone and they are pissed about rising costs.

HobbitFoot , 7 days ago to Technology in Elon Musk's SpaceX contracted to destroy retired space station - BBC News

What other company or government could do this?

HobbitFoot , 11 days ago to Technology in Are you embracing AI?

No, but my job includes producing and verifying calculations.

We already deal with computer models, but there is a concept of "garbage in, garbage out" where the model is garbage because the inputter didn't understand what to put in the model or even what model should be used.

So the modeling may be more efficient, but the budget gets blown in verification because the model is crap.

HobbitFoot , 15 days ago to Technology in McDonalds removes AI drive-throughs after order errors

Around that time, Watson was the most public demonstration of AI.