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  • Only approved phones can pass Google’s new reCAPTCHA, locking out privacy-focused alternatives

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  • I personally have definitely encountered the point where I'm just not going to do some things merely because of "the principle".

  • Trump Seriously Compares Himself to Hitler

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  • Its nuts to think that Trump will be remembered as anything other than a paedophile rapist felon grifter.

  • Trump's economic approval rating hits new low, poll finds

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  • Don't tell me... only 37% of people are certain that Trump is going to deliver a stronger economy.

  • Trump's $14M Reflecting Pool Paint Job Is Now Peeling Off And Floating To The Surface

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  • Just going to point out the obvious here and say that this is exactly the type of thing that always happens in autocratic countries.

    Dear leader gives a bucket of money to a mate for "a contract". Mate spends 10% of the money on the job and pockets the rest. When the job goes wrong they just deny and blame.

    It would be hilarious.

  • If you are coming from Reddit: YSK that Lemmy and Piefed have no karma. Don't delete your posts.

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  • On one hand, yes I find it irritating the way people treat their profile like some kind of extension of their personality and only post comments that will be well received.

    One the other hand, I don't really see much "knowledge" being removed from the fediverse. I don't really understand how this behavior is devastating to communities.

  • If you are coming from Reddit: YSK that Lemmy and Piefed have no karma. Don't delete your posts.

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  • I think this is probably the usual reason, rather than downvotes or whatever.

  • Google is testing a new CAPTCHA that asks you to make hand gestures on camera

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  • Im so sick of this stuff.

    Time to go live in a van by the river.

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    A Single Polymarket Trader Lost $4.2 Million on the World Cup in Less Than 24 Hours

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  • Eric Trump.

    "Hey bro what the hell bro you told me that was a sure thing"

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  • Well, you're right that the future might contain unexpected developments, and extrapolating forward is not going to be "accurate", but my comment describes the trajectory that we've seen in other technologies.

    With the greatest respect, the reference to the wright brothers is a hyperbolic metaphor. I suspect that the wright brothers could see that they had achieved a breakthrough moment and they didn't know what the limitations of this new technology might be at that time. With gen AI I think we have already encountered the steep curve of diminishing returns.

    The improvements in the last several years have been modest and incremental, but the infrastructure required to achieve them has been gargantuan. My point being that we have already reached that point of diminishing returns.

  • Life in your 30s

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  • I think im all of these but less training for something than the other 3.

  • Trump Hits Record-Breaking Low in Polls as Aides Leak: He’s “Furious”

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  • Trump is pretty unpopular.

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  • Nah.

    Most technologies become exponentially more difficult to improve. We're climbing thar curve now with gen ai but its still so far from being usable i honestly doubt it will ever replace a significant portion of tasks comprising knowledge jobs beyond the most basic.

    Like self driving cars. They were almost ready years ago but the last 5% of capability seems to still be out of reach.

    Gsm AI doesn't just hallucinate sometimes. In my "knowledge job" you can load a few thousand words of reference materials into context, ask questions about it, and anything that requires even a modicum of inferred meaning is very likely incorrect. Worse, bots are amazingly good at being xlconfidently incorrect. I dont just mean not quite right on a few technicalities. I mean the opposite of correct.

    My understanding is that the current state of physical robots is much worse. We can barely get a bot to drive around your house sucking up pet dander. I watched some commentary recently that made a very convincing argument that humanoid robots will never be popular for any purpose. Just imagine a bot of any form assigned to some simple task like clean a bathroom, or weed a garden - its comical.

    Just like flying cars were "the future" until it became obvious that its a terrible idea, I dont think bots will replace many physical jobs.

  • The end of uBlock Origin in Chrome is now weeks away, not months

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  • I thought this happened ages ago.

  • Why they always do this?

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  • Doctors say all sorts of things.

    The fundamental premise of prescribing medication is that the best medication is no medication.

    Like if someone's depressed, they should try talking it out before taking anti-depressants.

    Once you accept that premise then the doctor's job is to motivate people to try talking to a friend, or exercising, before prescribing any medication.

    "A person who's feeling sad is much more likely to make a full recovery just talking to a friend a few times a week than someone who starts anti-depressants"

    That doesn't mean that anti-depressants aren't appropriate for someone who's really going through it and has exhausted other forms of therapy.

  • Trump Hits Record-Breaking Low in Polls as Aides Leak: He’s “Furious”

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  • They certainly are but its not really binary like rig or dont rig.

    They're trying a bunch of different things to greater or lesser extent in different places.

    However, the swing against them might be "too big to rig". So even though they block some postal votes and send ICE to polling booths, it might not be enough.

    The stronger the dem vote the more egregious their manipulations need to be.

    Its almost comical how terrible a job this admin is doing of everything other than rewarding the oligarchs.

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    TIL portable breathalyzers aren't generally admissable in court

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  • In my non-us country portable ones are not admissible. They take you to the station to blow into the big machine. You can refuse of course but that doesn't lead to anything good.

  • When the Open Social Web Hybridizes: Raccoon for Friendica is a new app... Mastodon. And it even has a little Lemmy in it! That's why the Free Software + Fediverse duo is such a valuable resource.

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  • I share your concerns about AI slop but you're being a bit of a jerk.

    Not everyone speaks English.

  • Is it common after a breakup to lose every mutual friend you had?

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  • You're over thinking it. No need for the drama.

    If you feel like hanging out with someone then do so, if not then dont.

    Spend the time on hobbies, exercise, cultivating new relationships or reinvigorating old ones.

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  • Besides which, of you could just propagate and pla t this stuff wherever, it wouldnt be rare and protected.