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6stringmerc

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6stringmerc··on Amazon worker dies on warehouse floor. Workers told to keep going
Why do I get the feeling Bezos will try to lobby to have the law allow Amazon to harvest dead employees’ organs and sell them for profit if they die in a warehouse?

Logical extension of standard business mentality, if you’re honest enough.

6stringmerc··on Amazon worker dies on warehouse floor. Workers told to keep going
The utter contempt you express for human life is abhorrent. Cloaking it in math only exacerbates your cruel disregard for, well, lacking shame in expressing such mental illness in public. I’d recommend therapy but you probably have a formula to justify not going to that either. Disgusting.
6stringmerc··on Amazon worker dies on warehouse floor. Workers told to keep going
That is not a viable solution in the United States. Perhaps you live in India or Brazil where such solutions are legal? If not, when are you moving to such a country?
6stringmerc··on Amazon worker dies on warehouse floor. Workers told to keep going
How much do you have set aside for a service or burial or cremation? It came up during an argument recently with a family member, so if your outlook is that bleak, try not to shuffle off this mortal coil and leave us in the hole to put you in one. Please.
6stringmerc··on Two Months After I Gave an AI $100 and No Instructions
Counterpoint: When is the last time you, as a human being, honestly did that?

This isn’t trying to be glib or contentious, it’s a commentary on the nature of human existence. If you have, then your answer will show it. If you have not, your silence or excuses will also.

6stringmerc··on I run multiple $10K MRR companies on a $20/month tech stack
What a fascinating article. I especially love the part about writing extremely detailed requests which only cost $0.04 versus the token approach most “vibe code” devs use. Fortunately his tactic is almost impossible to emulate for 90% of the YCombinator audience / HN commentators.

Why do I know this? Because there had to be a declaration here to stop using ChatGPT and other Agents to write YOUR OWN GODDAMN POSTS. Thinking isn’t your strong suit, Greed is, and taking the time to learn the power of English doesn’t satisfy the latter, so you minimize it to your own detriment.

Don’t get mad at me. Go punch a mirror.

6stringmerc··on AI that copied musical artist files copyright claim against artist [updated]
AI music can not be copyrighted.

She should sue them for damages, lost wages, etc.

Otherwise ALL OF YOU ARE NEXT.

6stringmerc··on Man pleads guilty to $8M AI-generated music scheme
Right and it going on for years and based on his blatant communications, there was a minimal fraud control - deliberate indifference in my opinion - to the harm caused by the services exploited.

You don’t have a stake in this game, I do.

Indie rights holders like me only get a slice of the revenues after Spotify pays like 75% to the RIAA firms. He gutted our pool. I’ll never see any of the pennies I’m rightfully owed even with great info from DistroKid.

I’ve come around. Copyright is dead, effectively. Just in time too. I WAS planning to sue Smart Communications for engaging in wholesale copyright infringement at scale, as they have unauthorized copies of poetry I wrote in jail - I have proof and trapped an asshole ex cop working for them into admitting they did what I suspected - but I’m moving on with life, still wounded, still sore.

Oh well, much bigger things are coming my way than worrying about money. Little people stand on piles of money to look big. They will never be able to look me eye to eye, as I’m a giraffe by comparison.

Facts.

6stringmerc··on US national debt surges past $39 Trillion
Rebranding does not fix rot.

See also: X, Meta, Blackwater…

6stringmerc··on US national debt surges past $39 Trillion
…add on another $1T for the student loans that will never be repaid. Those aren’t counted? There’s a shocker. Mr. Market lost his Marker up his ass a long time ago y’all. Plan accordingly.
6stringmerc··on If you thought code writing speed was your problem you have bigger problems
Because the way the world is currently and this is trending, let me jump in and save you a lot of time:

Expedience is the enemy of quality.

Want proof? Everyone as a result of “move fast and break things” from 5-10 years ago is a pile of malfunctioning trash. This is not up for debate.

This is simply an observation. I do not make the rules. See my last submission for some CONSTRUCTIVE reading.

Bye for now.

6stringmerc··on Music Generation AI Suno CEO Is a Failed Bassist
It’s a much more fair headline than the milquetoast AP News pseudo-promotional tone. This reads like an advertisement. The only worthwhile fact in the article is the motive of Shulman.

He’s a failure so he decided to profit and pocket money by hurting those he could never join. What a sad piece of shit. Your opinion may differ, but have you considered you might also share some of his shitty motivations?

As for the Udio guy…grew up an Opera singer in NY??? Tell me you’re fucking rich and entitled without having a household last name. Jesus. All that’s missing is a quote from Jack Antonoff, whose Daddy bought him a career with MLM funds.

The music industry deserves to die and maybe taking Suno and Udio with it is for the best. Team Napster. Hah.

6stringmerc··on Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial
Yes I’m eagerly awaiting the internal emails acknowledging the priorities of revenue over user health too!
6stringmerc··on Why is the sky blue?
I grew up with Mr Rogers

Gen Z grew up with Mr Beast

We are proper doomed mate.

6stringmerc··on Why is the sky blue?
Hard truths are not desirable and I pity and envy your naitivity.
6stringmerc··on Frontier AI agents violate ethical constraints 30–50% of time, pressured by KPIs
“Help me find 11,000 votes” sounds familiar because the US has a fucking serious ethics problem at present. I’m not joking. One of the reasons I abandoned my job with Tyler Technologies was because of their unethical behavior winning government contracts, right Bona Nasution? Selah.
6stringmerc··on Jony Ive Designed Ferrari Luce EV Interior
Everything about this design has a dichotomous personality. The smoothness of the materials and rounded edges can’t make up for the disparate and forced combobulation to get…this…
6stringmerc··on Jony Ive Designed Ferrari Luce EV Interior
This is the first automotive interior design for the blind.

It’s a mess. Disparate palettes even in grey is a serious WTF accomplishment. The ring over the Launch button is absolutely superfluous and idiotic at the same time. No function and even worse form.

Ugh. Enzo at least can power the first charge from the output of him spinning in his grave. Yes, I could do better.

6stringmerc··on Show HN: I built a festival tracker that matches lineups to your music library
Clever cross over! There could be some useful patterns or regional trends to help musicians acts meet their audiences where they live. This seems like a much more practical mechanism than pure social media activity, as this involves some contracts / payments prior to announcement…more significant than liking or reposting imho.
6stringmerc··on Roger Ebert Reviews "The Shawshank Redemption" (1999)
In the US, my experience correlates with the rise of TNT and cable television - Ted Turner bought the rights to show certain films on his new cable channels and “Shawshank” got heavy rotation. It was akin to “background noise” sometimes. Others can probably recall the frequency.

Based on a Stephen King short story, I’m a fan. Never did catch “The Majestic” and no interest. Ebert was a national treasure, great share.

6stringmerc··on Hacking Moltbook
Considering the modus operandi of information distribution is, in my view, predominately a “volume of signal compared to noise of all else in life” correlative and with limited / variable decay timelines. Some are half day news cycle things. It’s exhausting as a human who used to actively have to seek out news / info.

Having a bigger megaphone is highly valuable in some respects I figure.

6stringmerc··on Treasures found on HS2 route
I want to print this article and take it with me when asking permission to use my pro-grade Garrett metal detector on unused, abandoned but owned / to be redeveloped property.

I’m old enough and studied enough to know where I live people in the Great Depression stashed loot in jars and buried it. Who knows what all could be in the occasional backyard recovery. History tells lots of things, not many listen. Utility can be limited in scope.

6stringmerc··on Treasures found on HS2 route
TOP men…
6stringmerc··on English professors double down on requiring printed copies of readings
My thesis paper about a course for Freshman Composition Writing to stress fundamentals by way of using quill, pencil, pen, and finally a typewriter, was written 20 YEARS AGO in response to Spell Check and Auto Predict at the time...2006...

This isn't my article nor do I know this Educator but I like her approach and actions taken:

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5631779/ai-schools-teac...

6stringmerc··on Jack Kerouac's 37 metre-long, first draft scroll of On the Road to be auctioned
Does it come with amphetamines to go with the experience?
6stringmerc··on Australian plumber is a YouTube sensation
Cue milkshake duck soundtrack in background as the pivot to “invest in my poo water crypto coin” ramps up. No ill will to the fella just the nature of the net these days.
6stringmerc··on Autonomous cars, drones cheerfully obey prompt injection by road sign
That’s some hot CHAI right there very clever and primitive combination, well done as more research for the community.
6stringmerc··on Show HN: NapsterAI exhibits real skill with nonsense prompts
Coupons and Tampons, the Great Wall of China, and snowfall on a bright summer day…
6stringmerc··on How I built my own secure version of Clawdbot
“But I also handle client credentials, access sensitive platforms, and can’t afford to be the next case study in a security blog.”

No vibe coded product would pass reasonable product liability insurance evaluation in the current state of tech and this makes me laugh. Stellar article! Very impressed with the comparison of leaky great idea versus superior knock off. Evolution via mimicry!

6stringmerc··on CISA’s acting head uploaded sensitive files into public version of ChatGPT
When I saw mention it was in context of a “contracting” type set of info / document I actually chuckled - I spent a decade in procurement and sales for high stakes contracts. Incompetent person has no idea how to manage a procurement and goes online. Basically this is a 2026 version of an inept executive bashing “what is an RFP” into a search engine from 2007.
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