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@briankrebs I feel like almost the whole of neoliberal capitalism has degenerated into
1, find an externality
2, mine it for all its worth before public opinion and then legislation catches up
3, pivot and repeat
Climate change is probably the biggest and still ongoing example.
That's absolutely sad to read. The CEO of @mullvadnet is not only financing the far-right Swedish Örebro party, but he even is their main financer. 70+% of their money is his donation. He is the reason why they go nationwide this year.
For obvious reasons i cease to trust this service. Also i do not finance parties that aim for forced deportations.
https://www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/
RE: https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/116782124474589760
Adblockers are an essential anti-malware tool.
Wouldn’t it be nice to add #Markdown support next year in April, dear @MastodonEngineering ? At the 10th anniversary of this issue [1]? That would be grand!
"when did Star Trek get woke??"
In the very first episode of Star Trek: the original series, we see a white Captain reporting to his black Admiral boss, a black woman on the bridge just a couple years after Jim Crow was abolished, wearing a short skirt (a symbol of feminist liberation at the time), a Japanese helmsman on the bridge only 20 years after the internment camps, a Russian crewmate on the bridge during the Cold War [edit: actually did not appear until Season 2 but the point stands], and the foundation of the modern concept of queercoding.
In the very first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, we see male crossdressing crew members, a female officer on the bridge in charge of security, a literal ship's counselor stationed at all times on the bridge, a single mom raising her teenage son on her own while juggling a full career in medicine, a blind mechanic whose "disability" is shown to be a strength, and an angry, all-powerful godlike being who is revealed to be simply a petulant child masquerading as a deity.
In the very first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space 9, we see a black man gain a powerful command position, respect the hell out of the customs of a religion he didn't understand, show respect and equal treatment to members of three other alien races he didn't understand, appoint a female guerilla fighter who defeated imperialist fascists to a position of authority within his administration and defer to her judgement in areas of her expertise, accept his friend's gender change, and tell his son he loves him.
Star Trek has always been woke. You just grew up to be a bad person.
RE: https://hails.org/@hailey/116657391001259044
all the criticism has been said, all the takes been had. the only metaphor i have been finding consistently useful for understanding what is happening with people and "AI" is addiction, and specifically gambling addiction.
Die Brandmauer ist nicht dazu da, die AfD zu diskriminieren oder zu unterdrücken. Die Brandmauer ist dazu da, zu verhindern, dass die AfD Millionen Menschen in diesem Land diskriminiert und unterdrückt.
Now that the Chisinau Political Declaration has been adopted, we find ourselves at a pivotal crossroads. But do our governments truly grasp what is at stake?
In @lemondefr I restate some fundamentals: the moment demands a shift in narrative and a firm, unwavering determination on three fronts.
Read my oped in English👉https://go.coe.int/zdxHh
The goat carries a castle on its back. From a distance, it looks like a model, the size of an apple box; if you get close, the castle suddenly towers over you.
Many assume a mage misheard a request for a moat. Regardless, the castle has withstood all attacks for centuries.
The goat wanders on.
@dzwiedziu @ai6yr The way to get a serious leash on AI is to make the AI firms fully responsible for misinformation and damage done by those systems, as humans would be who did the same thing. No 230 protection. AI likes saying "I" a lot, just like a person. They must be 100% responsible financially and criminally -- the latter meaning CEOs in prison when horrible events like suicides or murders are triggered by AI chatbots, etc.
Do código de trabalho ao tribunal de contas a solução do Montenegro ao problema do PSD estar infestado de ladrões e vigaristas é sempre legalizar o roubo.
Ghostty is leaving GitHub. I'm GitHub user 1299, joined Feb 2008. I've visited GitHub almost every single day for over 18 years. It's never been a question for me where I'd put my projects: always GitHub. I'm super sad to say this, but its time to go. https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github
Heartbreaking
This is what astronomers like @sundogplanets now have to contend with and it is only going to get worse...
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet R3 PanSTARRS Behind Satellite Trails
Image Credit & Copyright: Uli Fehr
Explanation: Can you find the comet? Somewhere through this web of satellite trails is Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), a bright visitor passing through the inner Solar System. Now, the orbiting satellites themselves only appear as streaks...
https://reentry.codl.fr/@apod/statuses/01KQ6K0BST72RQDF70WRPQERFN
RE: https://toot.cat/@RandomHourlyRedPandaBot/116473182717151659
I have been, and always shall be, your friend.
“Behold,” declares the AI bro, “we have created a new mind!”
“Behold,” I declare as I a hold a seashell up to his ear, “I have created a new ocean!”
GitHub's uptime back to two 9s... technically.
Maybe I am the only "oldschool FOSS licensing wonk" who worries about this, I am walking away with the impression that I am fairly alone amongst my peers who I thought would share these concerns. And maybe if that means I should give up in arguing about it.
But boy howdy if it DOES turn out to be an issue (and the whole point is I DON'T KNOW if it will and don't think ANYONE does) my Cassandra complex will inflate so much it will probably kill me