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veeesix , 3 days ago

So, it's clear that a small subpopulation is preferentially tweeting links to sources of misinformation, and for many users, they're the most significant source of exposure to these sites. So who are these people?

They're a bit more likely to be female. While both the comparison groups were roughly evenly split between male and female, the superspreaders were 60 percent female. They're also older, on average 58 years old, nearly 20 years older than the sample as a whole. And, while much of the misinformation about the election largely circulated within Republican circles, only 64 percent of the superspreaders were registered Republicans (nearly 20 percent were registered as Democrats).

veeesix , 3 days ago

A quick search says 3.7L is the recommended intake for men, and 2.7L for women. Forget AI, Germans appear to be the real resource guzzlers!

veeesix , 3 days ago (edited 3 days ago)

Aha! That makes a lot more sense with that framing.

EDIT: In 2019 in Canada the daily residential average was 215L per day. 129L seems like a dream in contrast.

veeesix , 4 days ago

Bdesign thought that the cut was small, like a paper cut, until blood started spurting out from the wound. The Tesla inspectors who were there and even described that the vehicle "can be dangerous" panicked but helped.

Oh good, multiple witnesses.

veeesix , 6 days ago

There’s something to be said about brand recognition, and Google just doesn’t listen.

veeesix , 9 days ago

He argues that any shortcomings associated with using ChatGPT to write part of a law would also be present if humans take the reins. Kolodin said he didn’t see any pitfalls “that I don’t also see with relying on legislative attorneys to draft up legislation.”

Last I checked humans carried 100% of the liability.

veeesix , 10 days ago

Oh wow, the cake roll graphic!

veeesix , 18 days ago

The benefits to learning math and science look pretty promising.

veeesix , 18 days ago

Right, that’s just plagiarism.

I’m talking about the recent demos using AI to teach you subject matter via conversation. Seems like info retention could be higher.

veeesix , 19 days ago

Scam Likely? That’s a name I haven’t heard in a while.

veeesix , 1 month ago

The sources, however, claimed that Android-based smartphones, mostly those from Samsung Electronics, will be exempted from the ban, while the document explicitly states that “bringing in iPhones will be completely prohibited”.

The reason is purportedly because iPhones do not fully comply with the restrictions outlined by the National Defence Mobile Security, a mobile device management application operated by the military authorities.

For instance, when activating the security app, it begins to restrict several smartphone functions, including the camera, Wi-Fi, tethering, USB functions and the microphone.

veeesix , 1 month ago

The audio almost sounds convincing.. One thing I noticed is that despite how riled up the speaker is, the tone of the voice seems consistent throughout despite being flustered.

veeesix , 1 month ago

According to this analysis—and, I have to warn you, it’s kinda funny—liberals and conservatives have markedly different facial morphology. Liberals have “smaller lower faces” and “lips and noses [that] are shifted downward,” and chins that “are smaller” than conservatives, researchers write. Researchers repeat the key conclusion later on: “liberals tended to have smaller faces.” 

So, according to this theory, if you have a tiny face, you’re probably a progressive. Or, by contrast, if you have a big fat face, there’s a good chance you might be a Trump voter.

veeesix , 1 month ago

At our place we only share photos of the kids with grandparents/aunts/uncles via group chat. They’re the only group that “necessarily” needs to see the kids.

veeesix , 1 month ago

Not even close—it’s Skype! We aren’t able to teach a 98yo great grandma to use something else from overseas, so Microsoft gets the cake.

veeesix , 1 month ago

Kind of interesting. I could see this complimenting wait time music when you’re on hold with customer service.

veeesix , 1 month ago

Would you like to save this Lemmy post of a Tumblr post of a Reddit post that has been cross-posted on Lemmy to your Pinterest board?

veeesix , 2 months ago

As if I didn’t have enough reasons to visit the site.

veeesix , 2 months ago

All of this can be yours for the low, low price of $19.99/month.

veeesix , 2 months ago

At launch, Google's VP of Real Estate & Workplace Services, David Radcliffe, said the site "marks the first time we developed one of our own major campuses, and the process gave us the chance to rethink the very idea of an office." The result is a wild tent-like structure with a striking roofline made up of swooping square sections.

In other words, they erected themselves a circus tent. Ironic.

veeesix , 2 months ago

I’ve been using Windows 11 at work for a couple years now, and completely forgot that this was supposed to be a feature.

veeesix , 3 months ago

*Picks up wireless mouse* Hello, computer.

veeesix , 3 months ago

LOL I had completely forgotten about this bit!

veeesix , 3 months ago

“We are gravely concerned about Meta’s practices,” a spokesperson for the Norwegian Data Protection Authority told CNN Thursday.

And yet Europeans will flock in droves to get everyone and their grandmother to make WhatsApp their default messaging app.

veeesix , 3 months ago

Connell wasn't the only actor surprised to find that props promised by the script didn't actually exist.

So there was never a dress rehearsal and the performance was a cold read? AI may be to blame for the bad script, but there many other points of failure happening here.

veeesix , 3 months ago

What a shame. The set pieces look great, but obviously look out of place on a concrete floor. I feel bad for all the actors involved.

veeesix , 3 months ago

More like altar ego, amirite?

veeesix , 3 months ago

If it’s fanfic, there’s likely no chance a copyright can be granted on existing copyrighted characters/themes.

veeesix , 3 months ago

How great would it be to include a Case Logic binder in a safety deposit box.

veeesix , 3 months ago

Thank you, Barbra Streisand-san.

veeesix , 3 months ago

Anything keeping Apple on their toes is good for everyone.

veeesix , 3 months ago

Gmail is the gateway to their entire product portfolio; no way they’d kill it.

veeesix , 3 months ago

Given that Spez managed to write himself a $193M cheque, I’d say it’s idiots all the way down.

veeesix , 3 months ago

Correct, our data.

• Spez

veeesix , 3 months ago

Introducing: Google Pay Meet

veeesix , 3 months ago

If they were truly concerned, they’d start giving it the funding it deserves.

veeesix , 3 months ago

Handcrafted artisan satellites? Yes, please!

veeesix , 3 months ago

According to Air Canada, Moffatt never should have trusted the chatbot and the airline should not be liable for the chatbot's misleading information because Air Canada essentially argued that "the chatbot is a separate legal entity that is responsible for its own actions," a court order said.

"Air Canada argues it cannot be held liable for information provided by one of its agents, servants, or representatives—including a chatbot," Rivers wrote.

veeesix , 3 months ago

Totally agree. With that statement they’re treating both employees and bots like scapegoats.

veeesix , 3 months ago

To be fair, would you really want to debate best waifus with an unverified terrorist leader on Twitter?

veeesix , 3 months ago

Sounds good for the world. Curious to know what else is being captured.

veeesix , 3 months ago

Eat the rich!

veeesix , 3 months ago

I had this conversation with one of my instance’s mods about a month ago.

Essentially:

If provided with a court order, we could theoretically provide:

• Email address
• Record of all comments / posts made by the user
• Incoming/outgoing DMs for the user
• Voting activity made by that user
• Communities subscribed to

(I think that's everything off the top of my head)

IP addresses are not logged in the db or linked to a user, but if the RCMP shows up with a warrant and says "We want all IP addresses that submitted a comment at 09:11:43am PST Jan 16 2024" then I'd be able to get that from the access logs. Access logs are only stored for 14 days and then purged, DB backups are taken daily and stored for 30 days.

veeesix , 3 months ago

Not phased at all knowing that Uranus is bleached.

veeesix , 3 months ago

”Tech is not supposed to be a master tool to colonize every aspect of our being. We need to reevaluate how it serves us.”

I consider myself a Luddite not because I want to halt progress or reject technology itself. But I believe, as the original Luddites argued in a particularly influential letter threatening the industrialists, that we must consider whether a technology is “hurtful to commonality”—whether it causes many to suffer for the benefit of a few—and oppose it when necessary.

veeesix , 4 months ago

I can get behind the spirit of the bill, but I wouldn’t hold my breath when it comes to enforcement.

veeesix , 4 months ago

If it’s Boeing, I’m not going.

veeesix , 4 months ago

Show the cable, don’t show the cable; no matter the outcome people are out for blood when Apple is involved.