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Ziz update thread, started 19 February in c/sneerclub@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Thiel sustains himself on wailing, sorry

Humane AI finally shuts down, HP pays $116m for the pieces — not including the Ai Pin in c/techtakes@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And to think, almost a year ago to this day, they had just announced a partnership with Softbank.

Ziz update thread, started 19 February in c/sneerclub@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

thielbucks laundered through 17 cutouts get used to fund useful idiots for stochastic terrorism to whip up an anti-trans panic

While this didn’t happen to the letter, thielthoughts stochastically brought about Luigi, and we have the thielsweat to show for it

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 23 February 2025 in c/techtakes@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago

116 million

There’s no way that what they’re buying is worth that much.

AI chatbots test as having cognitive decline in c/techtakes@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Feh. True AI adherents know that it is simply time to claim that AI has outgrown measurement designed for human minds (e.g. mental impairment tests) and require new tests for machine intelligence (trenchcoat volume tests). Of course these tests are yet to be invented and will obviously require billions of your human dollars for development.

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 23 February 2025 in c/techtakes@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago

FR that’s basically this anime in which MC is isekai’d and starts a cult

"Tracing Woodgrains" starts a eugenics-oriented education policy "think-tank" in c/sneerclub@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 11 points 2 months ago

creepy Harry Potter look-a-likes (and moderately frequent topic in this forum)

Not by choice!

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 16th February 2025 in c/techtakes@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago

Got a jumpscare watching this.

Killings across three states shine spotlight on cultlike ‘Zizian’ group in c/sneerclub@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Link to previous thread: https://awful.systems/post/3420407

edit: ok just noticed that said thread is pinned in sneerclub, take that as you will.

Argentinian president Javier Milei promotes memecoin that then crashes 95% in apparent $100 million+ rug pull in c/buttcoin@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 7 points 2 months ago

Two scams for the name of one. Double Zuck Grifting!!!

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 16th February 2025 in c/techtakes@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

New elon allegedly spawned 5 months ago via MAGA columnist/influencer Ashley St. Clair

CW: Original source is the new york post, which I thought was an appropriate rag for this kind of news. Feel free to link a non NYP source.

https://archive.md/SY8LX

Argentinian president Javier Milei promotes memecoin that then crashes 95% in apparent $100 million+ rug pull in c/buttcoin@awful.systems

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Libra

could have sworn that this was the zuckcoin that was making the rounds a few years ago. I looked it up, they rebranded to “diem” due to legal issues before cancelling it altogether.