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slumberlust ,

Isn't it possible to allow-list certain numbers?

CEO of Google Says It Has No Solution for Its AI Providing Wildly Incorrect Information (futurism.com)

You know how Google's new feature called AI Overviews is prone to spitting out wildly incorrect answers to search queries? In one instance, AI Overviews told a user to use glue on pizza to make sure the cheese won't slide off (pssst...please don't do this.)...

slumberlust ,

There is hope! The UK just passed some comprehensive IoT security rules with teeth. An actual win in this megalomaniac capitalists dream of an economy!

slumberlust ,

Have you read Ishmael?

slumberlust ,

Is that more or less than it takes to sign up?

After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year (www.billboard.com)

When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...

slumberlust ,

The greed isn't inherent in the system, in the humans. We have to fix our self-serving nature first.

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That's all of us here 😂

slumberlust ,

This is an interesting thought angle, thanks for sharing! Given the conditions you've stated, why haven't books inflated in price given the abundance of libraries in developed worlds?

slumberlust ,

NotACult

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Are there any examples of 'for the kids' legislation that isn't just something like backdoor encryption masquerading as protecting the young?

slumberlust ,

Meanwhile, YT Shorts sees me watch one video then gives me nothing but that.

slumberlust ,

The owner is a problem though.

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The question for me is not what margins the feature is performing on, as they will likely be better than human error raters, but how they market the product irresponsiblely.

slumberlust ,

Amazon (and I'm sure others) refers to this as a two way door. Good rollouts minimize impact and can be undone easily.

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This is just as lopsided and reactionist of a response as government regulated screen time. We already regulate lots of things for children/minors that could be called unnecessary under the umbrella of 'parent better.' Labor, tobacco/alcohol, gambling, etc.

The answer and discussion are nuanced and lumping them into a black and white choose a side debate isn't reality.

slumberlust ,

Loads of videos don't have those either. I watched three to four car repair videos yesterday and none had sponsored segments.

Some of my followed creators have them, but they are the minority. I'd love to see some overall stats, as my experience may not be the norm.

slumberlust ,

Agreed the credit agency breaches are especially fucked since you don't even have a say or not in participating.

Then they make you PAY to freeze your account. It's fucking racket.

slumberlust ,

Science IS political, at all levels. You can't compete without funding and your institutions will pressure you to perform a certain way.

slumberlust ,

This is patently false. Officers across all branches skew more liberal while Marines skew heavily conservative.

slumberlust ,

You're ignoring the psychological effect of seeing the wealth transfer with something like cash as opposed to plastic (or digital).

You aren't immune to those reactions, just like people can still be impacted by a placebo even if they know it's one.

Now if you're rich enough to not care, thats awesome, but he effect still remains.

slumberlust ,

Do you have any data from a period where you paid cash for most things you could? Gas, groceries, etc.

Would be interesting to see the comparison.

slumberlust ,

Private companies still face pressure to perform from externalities including private funding and board demands.

slumberlust ,

Why would a consumer value exclusivity on an open platform? Is this a tribalism thing? In vs. out group?

slumberlust ,

This is why we visit porkbun every few weeks. We're not actually registering domains that frequently ;)

slumberlust ,

I find it hard to believe viber isn't some IoT connected sex toy name.

slumberlust ,

Agreed. Saying PP four times in two sentences triggers my ad sense. Capitalism never capitulates.

slumberlust ,

Sounds a lot like SSO no?

slumberlust ,

Should we remove gambling and drug access restrictions for youths? After all, parents can just parent around it.

Like all things, there's moderation to consider. It's fine to debate if this is too far, but to simple blame parents for being lazy or unwilling to parent is short sided.

slumberlust ,

This is still an issue today.

slumberlust ,

Offer him some money for it?

slumberlust ,

And on the fifth day, god said...I get knocked down, but I get up again. You are never gonna keep me down.

slumberlust ,

They all ship with default ads.

slumberlust ,

They can fuck that up too. My wife's genesis is up for back and down for next...what?

Roku TV bricked until agreeing to new terms of service

See title - very frustrating. There is no way to continue to use the TV without agreeing to the terms. I couldn't use different inputs, or even go to settings from the home screen and disconnect from the internet to disable their services. If I don't agree to their terms, then I don't get access to their new products. That...

slumberlust ,

No need, just broadcast a local wifi signal and piggy back on your neighbors tv connection!

slumberlust ,

Fear not, you agree to car ToS if you get in it as a passenger! Not sure how enforcable that is,but the fact they try is gross enough.

slumberlust ,

Is TechDirt any good? I know Leo has the guy on TwiT decent amount, but it seems like every headline is some sensationalized clickbait garbo.

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Yeah but it's got a ton of bias for action, if the only action that matters is profit. Day 2/3/4/5 whatever day you want it to be!

slumberlust ,

This is a little misleading. Most companies outsource some or all of physical products creation. We don't say Foxxcon made this phone, we say Apple did.

Additionally, Amazon absolutely manufacturers things like drive units internally, but maybe you meant consumer facing only.

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Glad to see this here! Love the twit podcasts. Fuck Amazon and their apathy around any semblance of quality control or responsibility for products they ship.

slumberlust ,

They recently reduced requirements for gov cyber security roles.

slumberlust ,

Same reason they're investing in sports and every other market, they know oil is limited.

slumberlust ,

Could your tv just phone home via another nearby (neighbors) tv?

slumberlust ,

Aren't all of those sites just more adverts masquerading as information?

slumberlust ,

It's all cameras and ML face recognition.

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