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Comment on US President Donald Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department in ~society
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Comment on US President Donald Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentRuining the whole point of the vouchers, lovely. Huge white flight and "separate but equal" vibes as well after reading through the article.and helping private schools earn more (as many of them increased their tuition price as a result).
Ruining the whole point of the vouchers, lovely. Huge white flight and "separate but equal" vibes as well after reading through the article.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentA liveable wage would be a good start. Someone who takes an extra 2 years for a master and 3 or so years under oversight while interning should not have to consider Starbucks as a potentially...A liveable wage would be a good start. Someone who takes an extra 2 years for a master and 3 or so years under oversight while interning should not have to consider Starbucks as a potentially higher paying alternative.
But investing in education is the ultimate long term investment of a country's populace. And many people these days in policy can't think past campaigning for next term in 2-6 years. There is also some inevitable sexism given the historical aspects of teaching as well.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentYes, it's always about saving money, and the blood spilt doesn't matter to people without empathy. This is sadly on the people as well. They, often in states with worse education, complain so much...Yes, it's always about saving money, and the blood spilt doesn't matter to people without empathy.
This is sadly on the people as well. They, often in states with worse education, complain so much about already poor funding but also love to cut educational funding (or not approve budget increases) to pay less taxes. It's a negative spiral and it only ends badly for public schooling.
Sad part is I will likely be better off compared to most states, and those people above are often in red states voting for this. I'm not sure what their mindset is for their kids here; many of them sure can't afford this supposed "voucher program", let alone private schooling. Do they think they can homeschool their kids (with what time?)? Do they want to repeal child labor laws and send them out to work instead of going to high school? Do the voter base just not care because the older ones got theirs, damned be the grandkids?
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Comment on Digg is relaunching under Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentTime and sanity. A good part of why I'm here is precisely so there's a higher chance I'm making meaningful discussion with curious people. automating out the social element as people are doing in...What have I got to lose?
Time and sanity. A good part of why I'm here is precisely so there's a higher chance I'm making meaningful discussion with curious people. automating out the social element as people are doing in the wild west kill whatever little incentive I have left to bother talking on the internet. I already keep my social media accounts extremely limited so I'm not really beholden to social pressures when it comes to my browsing.
Reddit already runs automod on most subs. One of the problems is that people learn how to work around it.
Yes, because you can't rely on bots to understand a context-free grammar. Just like AI in the future, these tools of the past work best complimenting a proper mod, not as some way to offset 99% of all judgement. It gives the mod a bad reputation because the latter usage is the quality of a poor mod. But so far the future seems to be taking the poor mod route.
I think the tool will be worse off than an automod for that reason. It's going to be assumed as a black box to leave even more judgement onto. A poor mod who can't update an automod isn't going to update an AI mod.
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Comment on YouTube Premium Lite: Ad-free viewing for $7.99/month in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentI read the details: So whatever other rich companies make deals with, an entire format of YouTube, and then while scrolling looking for a video. The last one of the biggest dealbreaker to me, but..."Mostly ad-free", if you read the note, just means that music videos still have ads.
I read the details:
With Premium Lite, you won’t get ads on videos like gaming, fashion, beauty, news, and more. Ads however may appear on music content, Shorts, and when you search or browse. Premium Lite doesn’t include YouTube Music Premium or features like video downloads and background play.
So whatever other rich companies make deals with, an entire format of YouTube, and then while scrolling looking for a video. The last one of the biggest dealbreaker to me, but I am very outspoken about paid services having ads to begin with.
I mean, either you use them or you don't
I just think calling it "lite" is a misnomer when it's not even half the price but cuts 90% of the features. Including not blockinig all ads to begin with. Someone not using all those features gets a better deal with an adblocker. They could have at least added the smart device features to hook people on formats you can't easily add an extentension on.
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Comment on YouTube Premium Lite: Ad-free viewing for $7.99/month in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentThe two seem like fundamentally different mediums to me. It's a bit like comparing basic cable to HBO. Even then: I'm not quite seeing the deal here. YT Premium vs Netflix standard sort of made...The two seem like fundamentally different mediums to me. It's a bit like comparing basic cable to HBO.
Even then: I'm not quite seeing the deal here. YT Premium vs Netflix standard sort of made sense ($14 vs $18), but the dynamic changes once you add a tolerance of ads. $8/month for Netflix with ads vs $8/month for Youtube with "less" ads. In that comparison, why not just tolerate YT ads for free?
I was mostly comparing Lite to the existing full premium. Even if you ignore YT Music, why not pay $6 a month more to make sure there's no ads, and get a bunch more features?
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Comment on YouTube Premium Lite: Ad-free viewing for $7.99/month in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentReally? $14 for all the premium features vs $8 for "we have ublock origin at home" feels like highway robbery. It seems like a terrible price for a mode that just takes away all of premium except...Really? $14 for all the premium features vs $8 for "we have ublock origin at home" feels like highway robbery.
It seems like a terrible price for a mode that just takes away all of premium except ads. And not even all the ads.They couldn't even give paying customers higher bitrate.
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Comment on YouTube Premium Lite: Ad-free viewing for $7.99/month in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentI still pay for premium. I wouldn't have minded alsmost halfing my bill to not use Youtube Music. But alas, this current world is not one who cares about the consumers. Or at least pretends to.I still pay for premium. I wouldn't have minded alsmost halfing my bill to not use Youtube Music. But alas, this current world is not one who cares about the consumers. Or at least pretends to.
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Comment on YouTube Premium Lite: Ad-free viewing for $7.99/month in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentWonder if that anti-trust is still running at this point. Unsurprisingly, Trump turned very quick on his "Hard on Big Tech" stance. Not like he ever was doing it for the right reasons, but at that...Wonder if that anti-trust is still running at this point. Unsurprisingly, Trump turned very quick on his "Hard on Big Tech" stance. Not like he ever was doing it for the right reasons, but at that point I'd take any bashing of robber barons.
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Comment on YouTube Premium Lite: Ad-free viewing for $7.99/month in ~tech
raze2012 Link Parentyeah background play is a bummer. The absolute dealbreaker is No. I'm not paying a trillion dollar company a subscription to STILL get ads. They can't even promise every normal video is ad-free. I...yeah background play is a bummer.
The absolute dealbreaker is
With Premium Lite, you won’t get ads on videos like gaming, fashion, beauty, news, and more. Ads however may appear on music content, Shorts, and when you search or browse.
No. I'm not paying a trillion dollar company a subscription to STILL get ads. They can't even promise every normal video is ad-free. I didn't even know they threw ads at you while you browsed until today.
Ad-free really should mean "ad-free", full stop.
Ugh, Nebula is pretty good for most videos I watch but I really wish there was some sort of proper competitor for the various gaming content I consume on Youtube. There's really nowhere else for creators to go if they need to get paid.
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Comment on How US Department of Government Efficiency’s Internal Revenue Service cuts could easily cost more than DOGE will ever save in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentAt this point, they just need to FAFO as we crash our economy and unemployment spikes. I see some GOP being angry, but maybe we need one more big push. Biden basically lost a lot of his popularity...At this point, they just need to FAFO as we crash our economy and unemployment spikes. I see some GOP being angry, but maybe we need one more big push.
Biden basically lost a lot of his popularity just to prevent this, but maybe we deserved it. No one can deny reality when they are struggling to pay rent and food and get a job.
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Comment on Digg is relaunching under Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentThat's my big problem here. You can barely have many quality, transparent, good faith human contributors. Adding AI just amplies those qualities that give mods a bad reputation.Having transparent and good faith AI contributors
That's my big problem here. You can barely have many quality, transparent, good faith human contributors. Adding AI just amplies those qualities that give mods a bad reputation.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump calls for an end to the Chips Act, redirecting funds to national debt in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentThey really didn't read farther than the title, huh? Bringing back jobs but trying to layoff millions of people and cancel manufacturing initiatives Cutting EV tax while putting in tarriffs for...They really didn't read farther than the title, huh?
Bringing back jobs but trying to layoff millions of people and cancel manufacturing initiatives
Cutting EV tax while putting in tarriffs for all our imports which will make the "Drill Baby Drill" initiative more expensive than ever
"Making sure taxpayer dollars are wellspent" while congress is voting to cut healthcare.
And whatever in DOGE they like. idk.
People need to look at what they do, not what they say.
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Comment on An extended look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A! in ~games
raze2012 Link ParentGiven that they announced Champions today as well with an emphasis on core battle mechanics, I don't think this will really shake up the main games. The VGC scene there is way too mature for that....So hopefully this new battle system is fully fleshed out and redefines the series.
Given that they announced Champions today as well with an emphasis on core battle mechanics, I don't think this will really shake up the main games. The VGC scene there is way too mature for that.
But I wouldn't mind these Legends series being used with an alternate playstyle running alongside the main games.
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Comment on US Democrats want to repeal Section 230? in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentI understand that. But at the same time the suffering part may not be optional to begin with. So it's a matter of hoping the "safe" option works to buy enough time, or if we need to do it the...I understand that. But at the same time the suffering part may not be optional to begin with. So it's a matter of hoping the "safe" option works to buy enough time, or if we need to do it the "proper way".
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Comment on Warner Bros. shuts down three game studios, cancels Wonder Woman title (gifted link) in ~games
raze2012 Link ParentPretty much. Remember Gods and Monsters, now known as Immortals Fennyx Rising? They changed the name because Monster (the energy drink) sued over the name. It's a stupid case and Ubisoft would...Pretty much. Remember Gods and Monsters, now known as Immortals Fennyx Rising? They changed the name because Monster (the energy drink) sued over the name. It's a stupid case and Ubisoft would have easily won, but they went the cheapest way and chose to just change the name instead.
Even as a loose threat, businesses don't want to deal with being sued.
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Comment on US Democrats want to repeal Section 230? in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentIt's theoretically possible (if somehow most of the apathetic woke up, they may almost win by themselves). But not practical with the current divide and apathy. But at this point, maybe we need to...I don't agree that forming a political party that can actually challenge the Dems in that time is doable -
It's theoretically possible (if somehow most of the apathetic woke up, they may almost win by themselves).
But not practical with the current divide and apathy. But at this point, maybe we need to suffer an extra 4-8 years and spend that time properly fostering a true Progressives party. The "left" as we know it has shifte to a neoliberal stance, and that's not what the country needs at the moment.
I'm just wondering if that third party split would be harder or easier than putting in ranked choice. Unlike a third party, ranked choice would require an action with bipartisan disapproval.
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Comment on US Department of Housing and Urban Development workers greeted by AI video of Donald Trump licking 'Real King' Elon Musk's (two left) feet in ~society
raze2012 (edited )Link ParentI passed by it on Reddit without any context whatsoever. I'll fish it up EDIT1: related tangent:...I passed by it on Reddit without any context whatsoever. I'll fish it up
EDIT1: related tangent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-doge-emails-resign-federal-employees-b2703536.html
sigh I'm so tired
EDIT2: Here's what I saw: https://old.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1ix78cq/monitors_are_hacked_at_the_us_department_of/
EDIT3: Oh. here's direct feed for those who want to uhh, closely examine the footage: https://old.reddit.com/r/BillBurr/comments/1ixgapz/this_video_leaked_today_and_many_people_are/
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Comment on US Department of Housing and Urban Development workers greeted by AI video of Donald Trump licking 'Real King' Elon Musk's (two left) feet in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentA government not being capable of keeping up with who hires/fires its employees should be a crime in and of itself. DOGE wants to "save tax dollars" but has no transparency on who, what, amd how...I don't think it's eye rolling to continue with at least the idea that the law matters.
A government not being capable of keeping up with who hires/fires its employees should be a crime in and of itself. DOGE wants to "save tax dollars" but has no transparency on who, what, amd how much we are paying for it.
On topic, the CYA word is "allegedly". Accidentally is a completely different meaning.
They might be able to. But why would they take their most useful tool against democrats? The filibuster is a rep's most powerful tool against the tyranny of the majority, and I'm sure both sides know they won't always hold a majority.