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Comment on The people do not yearn for automation in ~society
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Comment on Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys in ~society
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Comment on Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys in ~society
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentThanks! I've looked up a lot before but honestly there are so many I've fallen prey to the paradox of choice in the past. Legendarium seems very up my alley, now that I have a human recommendation...Thanks! I've looked up a lot before but honestly there are so many I've fallen prey to the paradox of choice in the past. Legendarium seems very up my alley, now that I have a human recommendation I'll check it out!
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Comment on Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys in ~society
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentDo you have a specific podcast readthrough in mind? I started a read a couple of months ago but I've stalled out, I imagine a good podcast could help restart my efforts.Do you have a specific podcast readthrough in mind? I started a read a couple of months ago but I've stalled out, I imagine a good podcast could help restart my efforts.
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Comment on The people do not yearn for automation in ~society
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentThe AI companies love to talk about their 'concern' for job replacement as a marketing strategy. It's just like the Mythos bit they tried last week: scaring us with ghost stories about how...The AI companies love to talk about their 'concern' for job replacement as a marketing strategy. It's just like the Mythos bit they tried last week: scaring us with ghost stories about how powerful their product is, with little evidence and no objective opinions to back them up.
But the truth is, we don't have to gallop forward into massive LLM adoption at full speed. The AI companies and their vested interests are pushing this. The rest of us won't benefit. You could stop every datacenter and every LLM chatbot offering on the planet right now and most of us would return to the way we used to live without issue. It would only be a problem for the people who have ~invested~ gambled hundreds of billions of dollars into companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, and the megacorporations like Facebook and Google and Oracle who have pushed hundreds of billions of dollars into LLM development and data centers.
We're not concerned about the world ending, and that should be obvious. We're actually concerned about a bunch of rich people laying many of the rest of us off to balance their spreadsheets. Meanwhile the rest of us just want to feed and clothe and house our families, and maybe, if we're really really ambitious, save for a cushy retirement of not working ourselves to death after 65-70.
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Comment on The people do not yearn for automation in ~society
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentThis thread began with you asking "...isn't this just terrorism?" The next comment: Your reply indicates that this is justification for terrorist activity. My reply pokes fun at your response,...This thread began with you asking "...isn't this just terrorism?"
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Its what people have always done in the face of tyranny, before we have collective bargaining, before we have legal system where we agreed everyone is equal before the law, and before we had democracy where the state exists of the people, for the people, by the people.
Your reply indicates that this is justification for terrorist activity.
My reply pokes fun at your response, since the same logic applies to states: 'the violence is ok because it is just'.
If you didn't catch my drift, I don't think your logic checks out. You're trying to say that no matter the circumstances people should just just roll over and accept abuse from the powerful, as long as it falls within the bounds of the law.
Let's say you're a homosexual, and your state declared homosexuality a crime. The state throws you in prison. Should you just accept it, because that's The Law? Or should you resist and stick up for what's right?
I'm not saying that violence against the oligarch class is justified. But it feels disingenuous to pretend that you don't understand the argument being made here. And honestly it's pretty dickish to call it a 'totally disconnected political tangent.'
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Comment on The people do not yearn for automation in ~society
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentAmerican AI is fueled by billionaires and VC, and much larger than AI efforts anywhere else except maybe China. When the oligarchs have placed all-in bets on wiping out our jobs, of course the...American AI is fueled by billionaires and VC, and much larger than AI efforts anywhere else except maybe China. When the oligarchs have placed all-in bets on wiping out our jobs, of course the rest of us will be pissed. I imagine if I lived in Europe with a functional social safety net I would be far less concerned, especially with much less investment into AI in the first place.
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Comment on The people do not yearn for automation in ~society
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentReplace "terrorism" with "war" and "terrorist" with "head of state" and now you're cookin'.Replace "terrorism" with "war" and "terrorist" with "head of state" and now you're cookin'.
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Comment on The insider trading suspicions looming over Donald Trump's US presidency in ~society
DynamoSunshirt LinkI, for one, look forward to spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and tens of years of public servant time to prove that Donald Trump is a corrupt piece of garbage. I imagine it will...I, for one, look forward to spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and tens of years of public servant time to prove that Donald Trump is a corrupt piece of garbage.
I imagine it will produce results similar to previous prosecutions of Trump.
(seriously though, how do we fix the system so these oligarchs -- and their posse -- actually suffer meaningful consequences for their corruption on a reasonable time scale?)
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Comment on Apple names insider John Ternus as CEO, Tim Cook to become executive chairman in ~tech
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentSorry, big tech was the wrong term. I should say medium-large (mid-cap?). Some I've worked for, some friends have worked for. In all fairness they tend to rotate every 2-3 years so there are...Sorry, big tech was the wrong term. I should say medium-large (mid-cap?). Some I've worked for, some friends have worked for. In all fairness they tend to rotate every 2-3 years so there are literally more of them in my brain.
I don't think non-MBAs are necessarily better, btw. I've just literally never met anybody with an MBA who hasn't been absolutely ghoulish to work with.
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Comment on Apple names insider John Ternus as CEO, Tim Cook to become executive chairman in ~tech
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentI'm just so glad to see someone without an MBA running a big tech company. Even better, someone who rose up through the ranks over the course of decades. The professional executive class is an...I'm just so glad to see someone without an MBA running a big tech company. Even better, someone who rose up through the ranks over the course of decades. The professional executive class is an absolute cancer in my experience; I have yet to meet one of these ghouls who has any idea how to do anything but justify more headcount to the superiors. Makes it very difficult for those of us who want to actually work on something, since "actually working on something" tends to step on their toes as they play their political chess games in search of a CEO position.
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Comment on Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery in ~tech
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentDo you know if any independent hands-on of the new trackpad are out? It sounds very compelling, with glass and haptics, but the devil is in the details.Do you know if any independent hands-on of the new trackpad are out? It sounds very compelling, with glass and haptics, but the devil is in the details.
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Comment on Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery in ~tech
DynamoSunshirt LinkLooks like Framework is claiming more battery life than Apple's newest laptops, at least for video, on Linux. And you can upgrade the RAM and ROM with standard components, and easily swap ports...Looks like Framework is claiming more battery life than Apple's newest laptops, at least for video, on Linux. And you can upgrade the RAM and ROM with standard components, and easily swap ports and replace parts using Framework parts!
I wonder if they fixed sleep?
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Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery
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Comment on Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced releases July 9, 2026 in ~games
DynamoSunshirt LinkHeh. I just started the Temeraire book series recently, and the ship combat inspired me to look into ship combat games. Turns out, nobody has truly topped the ship combat in Black Flag, which I...Heh. I just started the Temeraire book series recently, and the ship combat inspired me to look into ship combat games. Turns out, nobody has truly topped the ship combat in Black Flag, which I played more than any other AC game just because the ships were so fun.
I wonder how much "new content" they'll truly add to a game I already played so hard. Personally I would prefer a new game with similar ship mechanics (and expanded mechanics, like a larger map, more legendary ships, and a diverse range of ship types for your personal ship depending on how you want to play). But I guess we'll just get AC:IV with a content filter and a few new quests instead. Maybe I'll pick it up in a couple of years on Steam sale if it supports macOS.
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Comment on The center has a bias in ~tech
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentSo very similar to vegetarianism. But I don't see many people complaining about how those damned vegetarians just don't have enough experience with meat to know better than their initial biased...So very similar to vegetarianism. But I don't see many people complaining about how those damned vegetarians just don't have enough experience with meat to know better than their initial biased position.
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Comment on Allbirds announces pivot from running shoes to AI compute; stock surged over 700% in ~tech
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentAgreed. Sure, you can run a "closed loop" system, but unless you do water processing and filtration on site, you still need large amounts of water on a fixed cadence. Similar with electricity:...Agreed. Sure, you can run a "closed loop" system, but unless you do water processing and filtration on site, you still need large amounts of water on a fixed cadence. Similar with electricity: sure, you can generate it onsite! If you choose to do so with renewables, it might be hard to complain. But the simplest and cheapest generators seem to be... natural gas or diesel.
In a good world, where these things are regulated, individuals might trust that The Powers That Be will limit externalities. But that is not this world.
And it goes without saying that when these datacenters consume upwards of a gigawatt of electricity, the externalities can be similarly massive. IIRC the entire state of Vermont typically uses a little over half a gigawatt of electricity, and peak usage is still less than 1.5GW.
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Comment on Allbirds announces pivot from running shoes to AI compute; stock surged over 700% in ~tech
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentIsn't training only the most energy-intensive part right at release, before a model actually gets used? I would think that over time the inference cost catches up since the inference cost keeps...Isn't training only the most energy-intensive part right at release, before a model actually gets used? I would think that over time the inference cost catches up since the inference cost keeps adding up over time.
That's kind of like saying the vehicle manufacturing is the most energy-intensive part of making a car: surely true for a lot of vehicles, but if something gets heavily used, I'm sure the operation costs catch up.
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Comment on AI populism's warning shots in ~society
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentI'm aware of the definition, having read the book. Obviously abundance and trickle-down economics are different. But especially if you focus on the "roll back onerous regulations" and "build...I'm aware of the definition, having read the book.
Obviously abundance and trickle-down economics are different. But especially if you focus on the "roll back onerous regulations" and "build faster" parts of abundance, there are a lot of similarities.
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Comment on AI populism's warning shots in ~society
DynamoSunshirt Link ParentGood lord... is "abundance" just trickle-down economics wearing a progressive skin suit?Good lord... is "abundance" just trickle-down economics wearing a progressive skin suit?
Interesting that you bring up North Korea. So you acknowledge there is a place for political violence? I do condemn political assassinations. But I also admit there's a fine line; I understand why Malcolm X tended towards more violent behavior than MLK, for instance. Oppress and mistreat people for long enough, and they become desperate.
Oddly I think I agree with you: assassination in North Korea? Fine enough. Assassination in the USA, even in 2026? Not OK.
Maybe we're stuck on the nuance of where to draw that fine line? But I'm not sure anyone knows precisely where to draw it. Consider Germany in Hitler's time; with the information of the common person, filtered through the propaganda state, in what month of what year of the Nazi takeover would you change from "assassination wrong" to "ok"? I don't think any of us can draw that line. I certainly can't!
So I suppose I'm just saying that I empathize with the desperation of these people. If you think assassination in North Korea is OK, don't you feel the same way?