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  1. Comment on The people do not yearn for automation in ~society

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    That sounds like every justification from a terrorist I’ve ever read. This violence is ok because it is just, unlike the other guys whose cause is unjust. This violence is ok because the...

    That sounds like every justification from a terrorist I’ve ever read. This violence is ok because it is just, unlike the other guys whose cause is unjust. This violence is ok because the perpetrator is weak and the victim is strong.

    I'm not advocating for it

    It sounds like you are arguing that it is inherently justified.

    2 votes
  2. Comment on The people do not yearn for automation in ~society

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    Can you explain what you mean by terrorism? I’m working with something like this: Are you saying that OpenAI is doing that? Or Anthropic? Or who are the technocrats you are referring to, and...

    Can you explain what you mean by terrorism? I’m working with something like this:

    the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective.

    Are you saying that OpenAI is doing that? Or Anthropic? Or who are the technocrats you are referring to, and exactly what actions are they performing that are terrorism?

    6 votes
  3. Comment on The people do not yearn for automation in ~society

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    … isn’t this just terrorism?

    … isn’t this just terrorism?

    5 votes
  4. Comment on What’s the best 3D-printed thing you have? in ~talk

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    Not very fun or interesting but all my gridfinity storage and soldering workshop stuff. It’s just every day useful.

    Not very fun or interesting but all my gridfinity storage and soldering workshop stuff. It’s just every day useful.

    4 votes
  5. Comment on Is there a FLAC equivalent for digital comics? in ~comics

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    What kind of format are they in now? Are they scanned or like, digital art? Do you have an example of even a single page you could share?

    What kind of format are they in now? Are they scanned or like, digital art? Do you have an example of even a single page you could share?

    4 votes
  6. Comment on “Dungeon Crawler Carl” now available to libraries exclusively on Libby in ~books

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    Did you check library genesis? I can tell you for sure it is on there.

    Did you check library genesis? I can tell you for sure it is on there.

  7. Comment on China calls for ‘concerted’ efforts to tackle excess solar production in ~enviro

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    Isn’t this bad for the environment? It sounds like they are going to artificially limit supply and drive up prices. Won’t that result in less innovation and less installation? Or am I misreading...

    Isn’t this bad for the environment? It sounds like they are going to artificially limit supply and drive up prices. Won’t that result in less innovation and less installation? Or am I misreading the story?

    1 vote
  8. Comment on Ezra Klein interviews Alex Bores on AI and Palantir in ~society

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    The title misspells Ezra Klein’s name.

    The title misspells Ezra Klein’s name.

    1 vote
  9. Comment on “Dungeon Crawler Carl” now available to libraries exclusively on Libby in ~books

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    I feel like, if it’s only a technical limitation preventing you from accessing it on the device you prefer via libby, it’s very easy to download an epub.

    I feel like, if it’s only a technical limitation preventing you from accessing it on the device you prefer via libby, it’s very easy to download an epub.

    1 vote
  10. Comment on US Department of Justice arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Nicolás Maduro's removal in ~society

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    Hey, they caught one of them. I’m slightly surprised that it was one of the soldiers who was on the mission and not someone in the administration. Sounds like a pardon is coming though.

    Hey, they caught one of them. I’m slightly surprised that it was one of the soldiers who was on the mission and not someone in the administration.

    Sounds like a pardon is coming though.

    Asked on Thursday what he thought about about Van Dyke's wagers, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, "That's like Pete Rose betting on his own team."

    "Pete Rose, they kept him out of the Hall of Fame because he bet on his own team. Now, if he bet against his team, that would be no good, but he bet on his own team," Trump said. "I'll look into it."

    20 votes
  11. Comment on The US Chief Justice and his wife took $20 million from firms he rules on. I'm filing for his disbarment today. in ~society

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    America is really not ready for a woman, and especially a non-white woman, to be president. This is another area where principles collided with reality. However, Trump garnered a lot of votes — it...

    America is really not ready for a woman, and especially a non-white woman, to be president. This is another area where principles collided with reality. However, Trump garnered a lot of votes — it wasn’t just disaffected democrats staying home.

    The unfortunate fact is a lot of people were highly energized by the prospect of hurting immigrants, women, and trans people. That’s who a large part of America is now.

    2 votes
  12. Comment on The US Chief Justice and his wife took $20 million from firms he rules on. I'm filing for his disbarment today. in ~society

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    What could have been done differently? America wanted Trump. I'm a bit skeptical. I don't think America is a country of principles. What I do think is Democrats need to play smarter and dirtier...

    We waited and dragged our feet on Trump and look where that got us.

    What could have been done differently? America wanted Trump.

    One of the ways the Dems can win is by being a party of principles

    I'm a bit skeptical. I don't think America is a country of principles. What I do think is Democrats need to play smarter and dirtier than ever before.

    2 votes
  13. Comment on “Dungeon Crawler Carl” now available to libraries exclusively on Libby in ~books

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    Probably a good move given the upcoming TV show, the more readers the better.

    Probably a good move given the upcoming TV show, the more readers the better.

    7 votes
  14. Comment on For $700 a month, sleeping pods make San Francisco more affordable, but at what cost in ~life

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    If I didn’t have a family, and I were young again, this would be fine for me. As it stands, I actually only personally use maybe 100 square feet of my apartment. I’ve stayed in capsule hotels in...

    If I didn’t have a family, and I were young again, this would be fine for me. As it stands, I actually only personally use maybe 100 square feet of my apartment. I’ve stayed in capsule hotels in Japan which were even smaller and I found it enjoyable.

    6 votes
  15. Comment on The US Chief Justice and his wife took $20 million from firms he rules on. I'm filing for his disbarment today. in ~society

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    I think it’s important to look at things holistically. Look at the state of the court and what it is doing to America. Any action that even has the faintest chance of Trump being able to replace...

    I think it’s important to look at things holistically. Look at the state of the court and what it is doing to America. Any action that even has the faintest chance of Trump being able to replace someone with a 40 year old should be considered very closely. As it is, those guys have managed to lose abortion rights for millions of women. Things are obviously going very poorly for immigrants. Trans rights are coming up on the docket soon.

    And these are long lasting changes — odds are good statistically that Barrett will outlive me, as will probably any new Trump appointee.

    7 votes
  16. Comment on The US Chief Justice and his wife took $20 million from firms he rules on. I'm filing for his disbarment today. in ~society

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    Tactically speaking though, Roberts is less of a fuckwit than anyone Trump would replace him with. What’s the intention here?

    Tactically speaking though, Roberts is less of a fuckwit than anyone Trump would replace him with. What’s the intention here?

    11 votes
  17. Comment on Florida opens criminal inquiry into ChatGPT tied to fatal school shooting (gifted link) in ~news

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    When I ask ChatGPT questions, it usually does a web search and then gives me citations. I doubt a website that has information on guns or actually almost anything related to these queries would...

    When I ask ChatGPT questions, it usually does a web search and then gives me citations. I doubt a website that has information on guns or actually almost anything related to these queries would bear any liability whatsoever.

    4 votes
  18. Comment on Florida opens criminal inquiry into ChatGPT tied to fatal school shooting (gifted link) in ~news

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    The point I'm making here though, is that if I go and Google those items, Google is clearly not expected to determine my intent and then report me to the police, despite the fact that they log all...

    The point I'm making here though, is that if I go and Google those items, Google is clearly not expected to determine my intent and then report me to the police, despite the fact that they log all my queries into a database and analyze them for all kinds of things, such as shopping intent. Why should some other text input box that I type questions into have different rules?

    And I guess another concern here is, I want the default state of things to be that if the government wants to see things I say, they should find their own probable cause and get a warrant. Companies shouldn't have a positive legal duty to report communications to the government.

    3 votes
  19. Comment on Florida opens criminal inquiry into ChatGPT tied to fatal school shooting (gifted link) in ~news

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    The things they are saying ChatGPT said sounds like they would have been also answered equally well by googling. information about firearms how the country reacts to mass shootings when busy times...

    The things they are saying ChatGPT said sounds like they would have been also answered equally well by googling.

    • information about firearms
    • how the country reacts to mass shootings
    • when busy times are at school

    It doesn’t sound like they are alleging that ChatGPT encouraged the shooting.

    11 votes