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  1. Comment on Once more with feeling: Banning TikTok is unconstitutional and won’t do shit to deal with any actual threats in ~tech

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    Ah, ok. Then clearly ByteDance is allowed to convert TikTok to a progressive web app and not be in violation of the law then? It’s not going through an App Store then! Russia Today can continue to...

    Ah, ok. Then clearly ByteDance is allowed to convert TikTok to a progressive web app and not be in violation of the law then? It’s not going through an App Store then!

    Russia Today can continue to do propaganda dressed up as “””journalism””” as long as the want, but lord help them if they decide to create an app?

    When people are trying to ban speech, they don’t fucking put “we are banning the speech of person or entity X” in the bill.

    Instead they ban books discussing LGBTQ/race by saying:

    The policy must include procedures to develop, periodically review, and evaluate feedback regarding
    the library collection to ensure the collection is appropriate for the age and maturity levels of the
    students who may access the materials, and suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission
    of the school

    https://casetext.com/statute/tennessee-code/title-49-education/chapter-6-elementary-and-secondary-education/part-38-age-appropriate-materials-act-of-2022/section-49-6-3803-materials-review-removal

    And making it a criminal offense for school employees found providing “obscene materials harmful for children”

    What matters is the effect of the bill, not the laughably false stated intent.

    7 votes
  2. Comment on Once more with feeling: Banning TikTok is unconstitutional and won’t do shit to deal with any actual threats in ~tech

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    This is trivially false. Moderation is speech: https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230 Banning an application because you don’t like their moderation (or their potential to promote viewpoints) is...

    I don't think the resolution in question runs afoul of that because it doesn't describe content or ban specific speech

    This is trivially false. Moderation is speech:

    Section 230 allows for web operators, large and small, to moderate user speech and content as they see fit. This reinforces the First Amendment’s protections for publishers to decide what content they will distribute. Different approaches to moderating users’ speech allows users to find the places online that they like, and avoid places they don’t.

    https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230

    Banning an application because you don’t like their moderation (or their potential to promote viewpoints) is effectively suppressing their speech, even if it’s the CCP’s viewpoint.

    8 votes
  3. Comment on A mistake in a Tesla and a panicked final call: The death of Angela Chao in ~transport

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    Fully submerged, yes. But it’s not like you have to go hunting for the manual to figure out how to open the door after losing power on a Camry.

    Fully submerged, yes. But it’s not like you have to go hunting for the manual to figure out how to open the door after losing power on a Camry.

    23 votes
  4. Comment on A mistake in a Tesla and a panicked final call: The death of Angela Chao in ~transport

  5. Comment on Colorado Bureau of Investigation finds DNA scientist manipulated data in hundreds of cases over decades in ~science

  6. Comment on Annoying hospital beeps are causing hundreds of deaths a year in ~health

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    So, when we had our kid we basically lived with alarms going off, semi-continuously, for 3 days. My wife was on continuous monitoring and the things would slip off all the time, or the hourly...

    So, when we had our kid we basically lived with alarms going off, semi-continuously, for 3 days. My wife was on continuous monitoring and the things would slip off all the time, or the hourly blood pressure would alarm or…

    Somewhere on day 2, I was holding the kiddo and yet another alarm went off. I didn’t think anything of it. I didn’t even think it was our room.

    The nurse busted in 30s later because apparently the baby alarm they put around the kid’s foot was loose and lost contact with skin. She asked “didn’t we hear the alarm?”

    I laughed.

    32 votes
  7. Comment on I want to hear about your unknown favorites! in ~books

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    I definitely read the first sequel, but also some others in the same vein: Darwinia, the chronoliths and blind lake

    I definitely read the first sequel, but also some others in the same vein: Darwinia, the chronoliths and blind lake

    1 vote
  8. Comment on I want to hear about your unknown favorites! in ~books

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    I think winning a Hugo award counts as not super obscure if you’re into sci-fi Fun fact: he basically wrote the same story 5-6 other times. Spin was by far the best though

    I think winning a Hugo award counts as not super obscure if you’re into sci-fi

    Fun fact: he basically wrote the same story 5-6 other times. Spin was by far the best though

    3 votes
  9. Comment on What's a "house rule" that has made a game more fun for you? in ~games

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    Same, but we play “if you play A-2-3, the ace is worth 5 even if you stick a king on the front of it later”

    Same, but we play “if you play A-2-3, the ace is worth 5 even if you stick a king on the front of it later”

    1 vote
  10. Comment on Boy Kills World | Official trailer in ~movies

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    The best H Jon Benjamin character is Coach McGuirk. I will not be taking questions at this time

    The best H Jon Benjamin character is Coach McGuirk.

    I will not be taking questions at this time

    7 votes
  11. Comment on Air Canada successfully sued after its AI chatbot gave BC passenger incorrect information: airline claimed it wasn't liable for what its own AI told customers in ~tech

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    If statements, the ultimate AI

    All it needs to do in order to qualify for that distinction is be able to make choices without direct user input

    If statements, the ultimate AI

    3 votes
  12. Comment on I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take this bizarre personality test in ~life

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    Zero disagreement. But, in my experience: unless you’re willing to lead an effort like this yourself (and quite possibly on 1-2 days notice), it doesn’t happen.

    Zero disagreement. But, in my experience: unless you’re willing to lead an effort like this yourself (and quite possibly on 1-2 days notice), it doesn’t happen.

  13. Comment on I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take this bizarre personality test in ~life

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    That’s fantastic… and assumes you’re given time to prep extensively for an interview :).

    That’s fantastic… and assumes you’re given time to prep extensively for an interview :).

    1 vote
  14. Comment on I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take this bizarre personality test in ~life

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    I would absolutely (and very happily) take some basic management and interviewing training. Any sort of guidance / corporate culture / etc. would be super welcome over “I dunno, just figure it...

    I would absolutely (and very happily) take some basic management and interviewing training. Any sort of guidance / corporate culture / etc. would be super welcome over “I dunno, just figure it out”.

    It feels like if they wanted me to be good at this, they’d provide this sort of basic information. Otherwise it’s just another task in the “I already have way too many things going on” mill

    6 votes
  15. Comment on I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take this bizarre personality test in ~life

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    Same here. These days, I just try to avoid interviewing as much as I can. Luckily, that’s usually possible. Overtime, I have learned a specific set of traits that I think correspond to doing well...

    I am an engineer who has managed the day-to-day of team operations off and on through my career, although I prefer being an individual contributor. I've been asked to interview candidates before, but I have never received any training for interviewing (or management, for that matter).

    Same here. These days, I just try to avoid interviewing as much as I can. Luckily, that’s usually possible. Overtime, I have learned a specific set of traits that I think correspond to doing well at my specific company (e.g., being able to grind a problem out), but I’m not sure that my track record is much better than yours.

    Wild that they let us do this, eh?

    11 votes
  16. Comment on how do you manage your personal ssh keys? in ~comp

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    I just spam ‘em, have strong passphrases on everything and don’t sweat it too much?

    I just spam ‘em, have strong passphrases on everything and don’t sweat it too much?

    1 vote
  17. Comment on The billionaire who wants to live forever has Long COVID in ~life

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    Betting on a hypothetical that may be thousands of years away (if not utterly impossible), rather than like feeding the homeless dude down the street, not seem noble to me at all. Especially when...

    is probably one of the most noble things they can do

    Betting on a hypothetical that may be thousands of years away (if not utterly impossible), rather than like feeding the homeless dude down the street, not seem noble to me at all. Especially when you get into how grifty the wellness/longevity space is. A lot of it is just setting money on fire

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  18. Comment on ‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything in ~tech

  19. Comment on I got a spam call and the automated voice that requests their reasoning for calling was my voice AI generated in ~tech

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    Agreed, just figured that may be where this stuff is bubbling up from at the moment

    Agreed, just figured that may be where this stuff is bubbling up from at the moment

    1 vote