unkz's recent activity
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Comment on Is there a site where I can check if a game has multiple endings or missable stuff without spoilers? in ~games
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Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech
unkz Link ParentI think it's 100% guaranteed that the DOJ would demand that search engine traffic be made available to Google (and all other search vendors) on a market basis. The chances of them not doing that...I think it's 100% guaranteed that the DOJ would demand that search engine traffic be made available to Google (and all other search vendors) on a market basis. The chances of them not doing that are so close to zero that I don't think it's worth even discussing. It's so remote that I didn't even consider that interpretation of what you said.
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Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech
unkz Link ParentThey would pay because they would be getting search engine traffic. If they don’t pay, then Bing or some other search provider would get it instead. They would have to pay market rates for the...They would pay because they would be getting search engine traffic. If they don’t pay, then Bing or some other search provider would get it instead. They would have to pay market rates for the traffic instead of just getting it, which would be a good thing I think. Definitely somebody would be willing to pay for it.
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Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech
unkz Link ParentFirefox is getting something like half a billion dollars per year off search engine deals with like, 3% market share. I'm pretty sure a spun off Chrome with its... 70%? market share would be able...Firefox is getting something like half a billion dollars per year off search engine deals with like, 3% market share. I'm pretty sure a spun off Chrome with its... 70%? market share would be able to survive just fine.
https://www.techspot.com/news/101083-mozilla-raked-almost-600-million-2022-thanks-google.html
https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share
It's too bad Mozilla doesn't dedicate all that money to improving the thing that actually makes all that money instead of their other projects.
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Comment on Unplugging from comedy shows, by Rosstin316. A Reddit post analysis. in ~society
unkz Link ParentI don’t read it as blaming comedy shows, and I certainly don’t read it as being some kind of secret Republican post. I think that’s a super weird take, and I’m having trouble understanding how you...Now they're adding to the polarization and blaming it on the comedy shows and essentially showing their true colors. It appears they claim victory from their point of view (and reveal who they voted for essentially.)
I don’t read it as blaming comedy shows, and I certainly don’t read it as being some kind of secret Republican post. I think that’s a super weird take, and I’m having trouble understanding how you got there.
They’re clearly just really upset with the election outcome.
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Comment on Selfishness in AI in ~tech
unkz Link ParentIt’s interesting how people react to the same experience. I’ve done call center work, and I just found the angry customers to be amusing. Some coworkers took it more like you — probably something...It’s interesting how people react to the same experience. I’ve done call center work, and I just found the angry customers to be amusing. Some coworkers took it more like you — probably something to do with empathy, or lack thereof.
AI "taking" call center jobs is saving lives. Is making the world a better place.
This is kind of how I generally feel about automation. There is a major sticking point in our economy where we currently require people to have jobs, which we will have to address though.
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
unkz LinkMine is a shortened form of what I used to use on BBSes and IRC back in the early 90s, mostly due to it being a common word that is unavailable on most platforms now.Mine is a shortened form of what I used to use on BBSes and IRC back in the early 90s, mostly due to it being a common word that is unavailable on most platforms now.
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Comment on Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles in ~transport
unkz Link ParentThat was Cruise but was just last year. https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/24/cruise-robotaxi-dmv-suspension-video/That was Cruise but was just last year.
https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/24/cruise-robotaxi-dmv-suspension-video/
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Comment on Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles in ~transport
unkz Link ParentUber is already partnering with Waymo and Cruise. https://thehill.com/homenews/4843940-uber-to-start-offering-self-driving-cars/amp/...Uber is already partnering with Waymo and Cruise.
https://thehill.com/homenews/4843940-uber-to-start-offering-self-driving-cars/amp/
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Comment on I've added ~society for topics related to politics, law, policies, and similar societal-level subjects in ~tildes.official
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Comment on What are your favorite “chore” games? in ~games
unkz Linkuniversal paper clips idle apocalypse leaf blower revolution- universal paper clips
- idle apocalypse
- leaf blower revolution
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Comment on How do people get over enshittification? in ~life
unkz (edited )Link ParentBut that’s definitely not what they are describing. This is a case where a physical product has simply become worse to maximize profits for shareholders. So not online (arguably not critical to...But that’s definitely not what they are describing. This is a case where a physical product has simply become worse to maximize profits for shareholders. So not online (arguably not critical to the spirit of the word), but also no element of the brokerage aspect which is what it’s really about. There’s no third party that the sock manufacturer was trying to appeal to by building a customer base of captive sock wearers using under margin high quality socks, only to pull a bait and switch.
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Comment on US election results (other than presidential) thread in ~society
unkz Link ParentMost poor people don’t steal things, so I feel like we are actually punishing people for stealing rather than being poor. I don’t disagree that poverty is a factor, and that it has a corrosive...We're just punishing the poor for being poor.
Most poor people don’t steal things, so I feel like we are actually punishing people for stealing rather than being poor.
I don’t disagree that poverty is a factor, and that it has a corrosive effect on what might otherwise be functioning morals, but the fact that some people are more willing to turn to theft when faced with adversity isn’t what I would consider to be an excuse so much as an explanation.
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Comment on Who is allowed to practice identity politics? in ~society
unkz Link ParentI don't know that I'd characterize state level races as going fine for Democrats. In this election, the Republicans just won the senate, and in 2022 they won the house -- right now it looks like...I don't know that I'd characterize state level races as going fine for Democrats. In this election, the Republicans just won the senate, and in 2022 they won the house -- right now it looks like they are possibly building on that success, and they made large inroads in New York and California, Democrat strongholds. Harris may have underperformed the state elections, but the state elections themselves were not good for Democrats, and haven't been for a while.
Among the reasons I don't think this is going to be transient, is the gains in the latino and black communities. For a lot of those voters, the Republican party is really their "natural" home -- conservative, religious, not particularly pro-LGBT, but they've been voting Democrat for other reasons. I don't know that they're going to go back.
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Comment on Chegg is on its last legs after ChatGPT sent its stock down 99% in ~tech
unkz Link ParentIf I were a student I’d probably be in the last tier, but I would just consider it to be … efficiently studying using the best available tools. Not any different than kids who hire professional...If I were a student I’d probably be in the last tier, but I would just consider it to be … efficiently studying using the best available tools. Not any different than kids who hire professional tutors?
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Comment on Who is allowed to practice identity politics? in ~society
unkz Link ParentThis is what I’m coming to think: this election result was less about Trump vs Harris and more a repudiation of the Democrats and the left in general.This is what I’m coming to think: this election result was less about Trump vs Harris and more a repudiation of the Democrats and the left in general.
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Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society
unkz Link ParentCan you elaborate on that? Because that’s the real issue here and you don’t seem to really explain. I find it hard to picture a situation where there exists a modern liberal democracy where no...But there were times when I chose not to
Can you elaborate on that? Because that’s the real issue here and you don’t seem to really explain. I find it hard to picture a situation where there exists a modern liberal democracy where no candidate was preferable.
You should be logical and not emotional. Vote with your brain, not your heart. Be an adult.
Yeah, I actually do expect that from people.
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Comment on Donald Trump's team mulls postponing Ukraine's NATO membership for at least twenty years, WSJ reports in ~society
unkz Link ParentEhhh, I think there is a reasonable chance that not engaging now just makes a larger future conflict more likely. Fight Russia now when they are weak, or fight Russia later when they are stronger....Ehhh, I think there is a reasonable chance that not engaging now just makes a larger future conflict more likely. Fight Russia now when they are weak, or fight Russia later when they are stronger. Not to mention how emboldened China is going to be when they learn that they can take Taiwan with impunity.
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Comment on The Vatican’s anime mascot is now an AI porn sensation in ~tech
unkz Link ParentWell, 404 media is just 4 people that used to work at Vice after all.Well, 404 media is just 4 people that used to work at Vice after all.
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Comment on Pennsylvania should not determine the outcome of the election in ~society
unkz LinkThat’s interesting. What would two equal roles do and how does this achieve your goals?Federal Constitutional amendment separating the office of president into two equal offices within the executive branch, to be elected in a staggered configuration following the same system of presidential terms we currently have, just offset:
President 1: head of state
President 2: head of government
That’s interesting. What would two equal roles do and how does this achieve your goals?
Y’know, this seems like an ideal use case for ChatGPT type tools.
I asked:
And it told me
Plus a link to the source where it got that info.