demonquark

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[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

The US does have its long track record of doing the wrong thing to uphold.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 84 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Totally agree. Microsoft has invested way too much in openAI to have a repeat of the Sam Altman debacle. They will formalize their control of te company. And Altman has already shown that in conflict between the board and MS, he’s on Microsoft’s side.

Also, any openAI developer who thinks that openAI currently is an independent company is kidding themselves. Microsoft is effectively already calling the shots, al be it in a roundabout way.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (5 children)

None of these events are noteworthy by themselves. Max they merit part of a sentence as an example of an ongoing trend.

Exception if one of the events turns out to be a handy symbolic point to indicate a change in the world order.

E.g. Serious human contribution to global warming which started in the early 20th century kept a pace and peaked in the early 21st century. Public opinion began to sour after an increased occurrence of climate disasters, such as tsunamis and forest fires.

Or: The Russian successor state to the soviet union did make token efforts to reassert its power in Eastern Europe, such as the 2021 war in Ukraine. However those efforts ultimately proved futile and by 20xx all former Warsaw pact countries, excluding Russia itself, had joined the European union.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thirteen years of right wing policies, that have left the country fed up and unaffordable. And what does the electorate conclude. we weren’t right wing enough >.<

Oh well, the people have spoken. Let’s see how long this shit show lasts.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 45 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I wouldn’t trust anything “found” by Israeli intelligence. Having said that, according to article, these are plans for:

Hamas units to surround and infiltrate villages and target places where civilians, including children, gather.

Which is reasonably close to what happened. Given how direct and quick the strike was, it’s reasonable to assume that plans of that nature exist.

Then again, October 7th was a a Saturday and a holiday and Hamas attacked early in the morning. If they wanted to kidnap kids, it wouldn’t make sense to target schools.

TLDR: I dunno. Maybe.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I joke, in bad taste. You are right, though The facts are clear. Most people who are suicidal are just looking for a way to stop some type of suffering.

Having said that, I do think it’s important to recognize that this does not apply to all “suicides.” An old person who wants to end their life, because they feel that they’ve lived a full life is technically suicidal. They deserve the right to end their life.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Speak for yourself.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I agree with the article. This is annoying problem with tech types. There’s this belief that we can and want to automate a lot of tasks. Do things “more efficiently” by cutting out the human element. Which is a terrible approach to education. Teaching needs teachers. It’s an inherently social activity. Cut out the people, you cut out the learning.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit. I completely forgot about download managers.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Tbf, this is probably it. It’s just a kneejerk reaction to seeing two shootings at the same time in a region where mass shootings are uncommon.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This and shooting in stockholm. Wtf is happening?

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