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Alphane Moon

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That there is no perfect defense. There is no protection. Being alive means being exposed; it's the nature of life to be hazardous—it's the stuff of living.

  • The Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"

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  • The Economist is generally a pretty good news source, but I thought this article was subpar.

    Irrespective of whether this facial evaluation algorithm works or not, as things stand today, it is pointless to discuss its use in the context of meritocracy. A regime founded upon the rejection of personal responsibility, corruption and criminality makes such discussions irrelevant (algorithm or no algorithm).

    At the risk of sounding like an accelerationist, I can't get rid of the feeling that the regime members are really busy doing their best to make a new metaphorical rope.

  • Surprise EU rollback of 'GDPR' digital-rights rules prompts alarm

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  • Xi is not an oligarch, to my knowledge, he has always worked in the CCP.

  • Surprise EU rollback of 'GDPR' digital-rights rules prompts alarm

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  • You're not going to beat the Americans at their own game. It's a society that does not respect the rule of law, does not believe in true market competition and does not believe in democracy.

    If you think I am acting out, consider the following point: recently Meta was found to have directly (in a premeditated manner) promoted scams/frauds that netted them $16B in commission in a single year. We all know that nothing will be done about this even under a hypothetical centre-right US government.

    How do we know that? Well was anything done about Microsoft's anti-competitive behaviour in the 90s?

    But for me, the real irony is the polemics about competition and "free market". In a real free market, MS, Meta, Google would not have hundreds of billions of dollar to burn because competition would drive profit margins to a state of approaching zero. Zuck would not be able to burn $45 B on his weird and disgusting Metaverse Mii autosexuality fetish.

    Not a fan of the leadership of China, but I genuinely do believe that one area that we can learn from them is how to deal with oligarchs.

  • U.S. Tech Layoffs Hit Two-Decade High in October

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  • Counter arguement: you need to do your own research/planning/applications and so on. There won't always be an easy "all inclusive" path. But opportunities are there for those who are looking for them.

    That being said, it would massively help to speak at least one other language fluently.

    You're also correct that it's not easy from a resource perspective. But if people from much poorer countries can make it work, than so can people in the US.

  • The problem of cross-community posting

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  • Getting different perspectives from different circles instead of being migrated to one dominant website culture is a big part of why I haven’t moved to piefed, since it seems like that semi-forced centralization is part of their vision.

    Have you used Piefed and its multi-community comment system? I am asking because from using it, I don't the impression of "being migrated to one dominant website culture".

  • PieFed 1.3 is released

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  • Looks like some pretty solid improvements (I use piefed on a different account).

    Looking forward to checking out the image upload functionality and the UI/UX improvements.

    Post urls are now “friendly” since they include the community name and a snippet of the title instead of just a number

    It's good that the old style links aren't broken.

  • The problem of cross-community posting

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  • This one of the great features of Piefed!

  • Calibre 8.14 E-Book Manager Adds Tolino Firmware Support

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  • Anyone else have problem with updating calibre on Windows?

    Every time I run the installer (even with admin rights), the installer (for the latest version) fails with a cryptic code.

    This is so annoying.

  • Why Does So Much New Technology Feel Inspired by Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies?

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  • Because well written dystopian sci-fi is based on real human flaws (but projected into a speculative future).

    I think the article is giving the oligarchs/criminals too much credit.

  • Scientists Need a Positive Vision for AI

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  • Let's hope for the best, without dark ages, and who knows, perhaps we have novel tools too.

    One example would be: Trans-Siberian Railway (1904)

    Took 13 years to build.

  • Scientists Need a Positive Vision for AI

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  • Thanks.

    Can't say I agree though. I can't think of any historical examples where a positive agenda in of itself made a difference.

    One example would be industrialization at the end of the 19th century and the first part of the 20th century. One could argue it was far more disruptive of pre-industrial society (railroads, telegraph, radio, mass production) than the information age is now.

    Clearly industrialization enabled mass benefits in society, but it took WW1/WW2 and the rise of uncompromising, brutal revolutionary regimes for societies to come to terms with pros and cons of industrial society and find a middle path of sorts (until the next disruption).

    Let's hope it doesn't get to that point in our times. That being said, the current oligarch regime comes off as even more self assured than the beneficiaries of early industrial society (gilded age oligarch in the US, Romanov dynasty in Tsarist russia).

    The current batch of oligarchs has the benefit of hindsight and yet they is no end to their hubris with Bezos talking about millions living in space and comically stupid projects like data centres in orbit and The Simpsons-style "block the sun" schemes to address climate change.

  • Microsoft Can't Keep EU Data Safe From US Authorities

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  • Only option is to not use Americans products and services.

    America cannot be trusted. At the end of the day the current US administration is a mere symptom, not the root cause.

    As another poster mentioned, there is far more similarity between Obama and Trump than most Americans would like to admit.

    No disrespect to sane Americans. It is a disaster for global democracy that America has de facto transitioned to a chauvinistic oligarchy.

  • Scientists Need a Positive Vision for AI

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  • So yes, we need a positive vision for AI so we can deal with these problems

    I am genuinely curious why you think we need a positive vision for AI.

    I say this as someone who regularly uses LLMs for work (more as a supplement to web searching) and uses "AI" in other areas as well (low resolution video upscaling). There are also many other very interesting use cases (often specialized) that tend to be less publicized than LLM related stuff.

    I still don't see why we need a positive vision for AI.

    From my perspective, "AI" is a tool, it's not inherently positive or negative. But as things stand right now, the industry is dominated by oligarchs and conmen types (although they of course don't have a monopoly in this area). But since we don't really have a way to reign in the oligarchs (i.e. make them take responsibility for their actions), the discussion around positive vision almost seems irrelevant. Let's say we do have a positive vision for AI (I am not even necessarily opposed to such a vision), but my question would be, so what?

    Perhaps we are just talking about different things. :)

    P.S. FWIW, I read your replies in this thread.

  • The Future of Advertising Is AI Generated Ads That Are Directly Personalized to You

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  • That's a fair point. I am just sharing my interpretation.

    From the first time watching the movie in 2006 to a recent re-watch, I always got the impression that the eugenics piece was never meant to be taken seriously (or literally). If anything both parties were made to look rather silly in the intro (in their own way). Felt like more of a story setup.

    There were definitely many critiques of US corporate culture (I was living in the US around that time after living in Europe and Asia) and the complacency of US society. The TV commercials/shows/ads, the Fox news show, the overboard consumerism, costco university, the Brawndo slogan. It made all of them look bad and stupid.

    One could argue that an average guy solving all the worlds problems while the corporate types failed is a damning take on oligarchy.

    The director, Mike Judge, didn't emphasize the more sociopathic and dark elements of oligarchy, but the movie was meant to be a comedy.

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  • Google, Apple, Meta it's all the same to me. I don't do fandom for oligarch conglomerates. I am not from North America.

    In reality, I think you’re being deliberately obtuse because you want to defend Google’s business practices for some reason. You’re conflating the way Google collects sensitive user information for the purpose of advertising in every single one of its products, including from non-Google apps and webpages with some technicality around verbiage in a privacy policy, which you have not even cited yourself.

    All right, all right! It's all a big conspiracy to protect Alphabet and discredit poor little Tim Apple.

    You got me partner. It's all technicality in their privacy policy!

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  • So have you or have you not read the Apple privacy policy?

    Where did I say Apple has a search engine? I said Apple tracks and logs your searches.

  • The Future of Advertising Is AI Generated Ads That Are Directly Personalized to You

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  • At the end of the day it was a comedy. Sometimes subtly is a virtue.

    It's pretty clear that the movie satirizes and critiques the corporate world.

  • The Future of Advertising Is AI Generated Ads That Are Directly Personalized to You

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  • At the very least, he deserves several decades as a junior janitor in the Bhasan Char refugee camp (with full asset seizure) for his contribution to the Rohingya genocide. A similar rehabilitation approach should be applied to multiple other Meta executives as well and the whole board of Meta.

    And when I say "asset seizure", I mean every last cent, with all family members and business partners being forced to sign affidavits agreeing that should any assets be found and there is reason to believe they were involved, they'll have to partake in the same rehabilitation program as Zuckerberg (including affidavits for their family members and business).

    It's a scalable and efficient approach to justice.

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  • I am just curious, have you ever read Apple's privacy policy?

    What makes you think they don't log your searches?

  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Google Drops Hints About Developing An Android-Powered PC At Snapdragon Summit; Qualcomm CEO Says ‘I’ve Seen It, It Is Incredible’

    wccftech.com /qualcomm-ceo-says-he-has-seen-google-android-powered-pc-it-is-incredible/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    US uncovers 100,000 SIM cards that could have “shut down” NYC cell network

    arstechnica.com /security/2025/09/us-uncovers-100000-sim-cards-that-could-have-shut-down-nyc-cell-network/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Nvidia invests in 'trillion-dollar' robotaxi AI company that Nissan says beats Tesla FSD

    www.notebookcheck.net /Nvidia-invests-in-trillion-dollar-robotaxi-AI-company-that-Nissan-says-beats-Tesla-FSD.1122100.0.html
  • Android @lemdro.id
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    HMD Skyline 2 might offer metal unibody with brand-new camera module and many upgrades

    www.notebookcheck.net /HMD-Skyline-2-might-offer-metal-unibody-with-brand-new-camera-module-and-many-upgrades.1121673.0.html
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    China's latest GPU arrives with claims of CUDA compatibility and RT support — Fenghua No.3 also boasts 112GB+ of HBM memory for AI

    www.tomshardware.com /pc-components/gpus/chinas-latest-gpu-arrives-with-claims-of-cuda-compatibility-and-rt-support-fenghua-no-3-also-boasts-112gb-of-hbm-memory-for-ai
  • Raspberry Pi @programming.dev
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Raspberry Pi CM0 is an inexpensive compute module with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor - Liliputing

    liliputing.com /raspberry-pi-cm0-is-an-inexpensive-compute-module-with-a-quad-core-arm-cortex-a53-processor/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Raspberry Pi CM0 is an inexpensive compute module with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor - Liliputing

    liliputing.com /raspberry-pi-cm0-is-an-inexpensive-compute-module-with-a-quad-core-arm-cortex-a53-processor/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Micron close to selling all the HBM it will make next year

    www.theregister.com /2025/09/24/micron_q4_2025/
  • Android @lemdro.id
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Google’s big Play Store revamp includes better gamer profiles, Gemini Live in-game help

    arstechnica.com /gaming/2025/09/googles-big-play-store-revamp-includes-better-gamer-profiles-gemini-live-in-game-help/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Nvidia promises its $100 billion OpenAI deal won't impact GPU supply — 'we will continue to make every customer a top priority'

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/nvidia-promises-its-usd100-billion-openai-deal-wont-impact-gpu-supply-we-will-continue-to-make-every-customer-a-top-priority
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Redox in your pocket - Paul Sajna's Blog

    blog.paulsajna.com /redox-in-your-pocket/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    DuckyPad Pro 20-key ESP32-S3 macropad supports up to 3700+ macros using duckyScript language

    www.cnx-software.com /2025/09/23/duckypad-pro-20-key-esp32-s3-macropad-supports-up-to-3700-macros-using-duckyscript-language/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Why Enfabrica, [which was recently acquired by Nvidia], has the Coolest Technology

    www.servethehome.com /why-enfabrica-has-the-coolest-technology/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Nvidia adds more air to the AI bubble with $100B OpenAI pact

    www.theregister.com /2025/09/22/openai_nvidia_chips/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    MediaTek reportedly mulling US chip production — could use TSMC's Arizona fab to avoid tariff fallout

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/semiconductors/mediatek-reportedly-mulling-us-chip-production-could-use-tsmcs-arizona-fab-to-avoid-tariff-fallout
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Montblanc Digital Paper is an E Ink writing slate (and custom pen) from the luxury pen maker

    liliputing.com /montblanc-digital-paper-is-an-e-ink-writing-slate-and-custom-pen-from-the-luxury-pen-maker/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    TSMC hits Qualcomm and MediaTek with up to 24% price increase for N3P node according to new report

    www.notebookcheck.net /TSMC-hits-Qualcomm-and-MediaTek-with-up-to-24-price-increase-for-N3P-node-according-to-new-report.1120679.0.html
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Murena's HIROH Phone is a premium smartphone that runs de-Googled Android & has privacy kill switches

    liliputing.com /murenas-hiroh-phone-is-a-premium-smartphone-that-runs-de-googled-android-has-privacy-kill-switches/
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Flashing XT BIOS on AMD Radeon RX 9070 Yields up to 25% Performance Boost

    www.techpowerup.com /341187/flashing-xt-bios-on-amd-radeon-rx-9070-yields-up-to-25-performance-boost
  • Hardware @lemmy.world
    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    SoftBank beams 5G to phones from the sky in successful stratospheric test flight

    www.tomshardware.com /phones/softbank-beams-5g-to-phones-from-sky