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gorlilla··on OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns
It's easier to get the support of 500 educated people at a moments notice by using sane words like 'may'. This is rational given the lack of public information as well as a board that seems to be having seizures. Using the word 'may' may seem empty-handed; but it ensures a longer list of names attached to the message -- allowing the board a better glimpse of how many dominoes are lined up to fall.

The board is being given a sanity-check; I would expect the signers intentionally left themselves a bit of room for escalation/negotiation.

How often do you win arguments by leading off with an immutable ultimatum?

gorlilla··on Why companies are racing to build the biggest bug farm
"Entomophagy has a long and rich history in human culture. In fact, insects have been a part of human diets for thousands of years, with evidence of their consumption found in prehistoric archaeological sites." [0]

[0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10455489/

gorlilla··on Why companies are racing to build the biggest bug farm
I would imagine that opportunistic, omnivorous eaters have a higher likelihood of passing a parasite over some insect that only feeds on live/fresh plant materials.
gorlilla··on Why companies are racing to build the biggest bug farm
They're grown in factory conditions much like how we grow fish in closed synthetic systems.

Your concern isn't so much about how they do it, it's about the regulations and how well they end up being enforced.

Admittedly, humans have a poor track record for getting that stuff right the first go-'round

gorlilla··on Why doctors in America earn so much
What do you do when 'high-earning' last decade is somewhat laughable to this one? Was compounding worth it when inflation just gobbled up all of the effort you out into those earnings faster than interest could compound?

It's been a rough couple of decades afterall.

gorlilla··on Finding that lead emissions from aircraft engines contribute to air pollution
As to #1... I may know a guy who can help.[0,1]

[0]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-10-12/fake-p...

[1]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-10-11/fake-part...

gorlilla··on Using Goatse to Stop App Theft
I recall when they approached Verizon for the same thing; Verizon wanted rent[0].

[0]: https://time.com/2866004/verizon-netflix/

gorlilla··on Iowa man files lawsuit after being arrested twice for criticizing the police
A costume and it's accessories do not make someone a professional.
gorlilla··on Slack's Google Drive App can share your private Docs and Drive files
Soon enough every thumbnail will just be [THIS PAGE HAS BEEN LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK] once legal realizes and has IT push new corporate templates onto everyone.
gorlilla··on Slack's Google Drive App can share your private Docs and Drive files
A preview of the first page is absolutely enough to put companies on the wrong side of government and/or industry regulations/compliance.

It may not be as astronomically bad as you immediately imagined, but I don't see how the nuance makes any material difference with the urgency in which this would need to be contained/analyzed/investigated and reported timely where required.

gorlilla··on Microsoft SEC 8-K: IRS is seeking an additional tax payment of $29B
Can I pay in v-bucks and cheetohs?
gorlilla··on Metric Time
I think they said what _they_ meant _and_ still meant what _you_ said.
gorlilla··on Metric Time
It's almost like circles are the perfect shape for sliced pies afterall.
gorlilla··on Researchers tested AI watermarks and broke all of them
Harder only lasts temporarily until 'simple' can be commoditized. The fact we're discussing this implies there is a market for it since there is a need for any defense.
gorlilla··on FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct. 4
I mean, any relativistic world that has simultaneous day and night periods.

A 'world' was a strange geographical constraint here. Like measuring the width of a cell in watermelons.

gorlilla··on FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct. 4
I saw this in Kingsman. It's gonna be bloody and Sammy ain't gonna like it.
gorlilla··on Amazon used algorithm to test how much it could raise prices: FTC
Amazon's price-matching algorithm does nefarious things.

I'd argue that the 'lower prices' just let amazon disperse the cost of markdowns across all of the vendors. Meaning Amazon still benefits from the lower pricing because they get possibly extra sales but only absorb the cost on 'their' products which were still matched to their 'competition' who were stuck matching Amazon.

gorlilla··on Vagus nerve active during exercise, research finds
I also use TENS/EMS on my tragus (second electrode ~C3-C4). With the right intensity/pattern (which varies time to time based on comfort), it wears me out and makes me a little groggy after. Anecdotal evidence is what it is though.

As a side note, I read somewhere that this should only be done on left side due to the right Vagal nerve possibly having more interaction with the heart. Nothing to cite other than a fair-warning of something relevant.

gorlilla··on Redfin Is Leaving the National Association of Realtors
No, the line is clear. Now here's your government issued box and tarp.
gorlilla··on Redfin Is Leaving the National Association of Realtors
Not a problem as long as it stays _other_ people.
gorlilla··on A new era for Arecibo
What are you basing your _most_ sacred claim on?
gorlilla··on Everything authenticated by Microsoft is tainted
Thanks. I used to have that on a piece of paper taped to my tower. I don't have that tower but instantly recognized it.
gorlilla··on WiFi without internet on a Southwest flight
QR code to connect to the _open_ but _hidden_ SSID. Instructs user to join WPA-EAP with supplied credentials once they've paid. Remains available to connect via QR in case customer somehow misplaced creds but avoids auto-reconnect during scan.
gorlilla··on Scientists unveil fire-safe fuel
Ya, but you see, what they did is went ahead and replaced all of the Chlorine with perchlorate... So it's fine. Everything is fine.
gorlilla··on Open source AI will win
[0]: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/04/25/2129234/oregon-fines...
gorlilla··on LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterOrFathersSistersDaughter
What about India? They alone would reduce China from the 'vast' majority[0].

[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_...

gorlilla··on India's biggest tech centers named as cyber crime hotspots
So the underlying/fundamental UN doctrine and principles should somehow be different?

You should still be able to glean the overall UN position on similar practices.

Whether you intended or not; your comment came across slightly xenophobic. 2 out of 3 main points (UN stance, forced criminality) are on point and shouldn't change based on the geographic region. Your comment read as if you were offended that the same pointsfor SE Asia could ever apply to India.

I hope not though. Either way it's important to acknowledge higher(meta) level perspectives for what they actually say, not who they're about.

gorlilla··on India's biggest tech centers named as cyber crime hotspots
That will always depend on how good of a criminal you are. Whatever you do; don't be greedy.
gorlilla··on F-35 can’t be found after pilot ejected
As long as you remember some ice so the crayons don't melt.
gorlilla··on Developers fight back against Unity’s new pricing model
They didn't pass for me. I do not use reddit on mobile whatsoever anymore (was daily, active user). Unfortunately Reddit still seems to be the best place (aside from lurking hundreds of telegram channels) to get up to date info on Ukraine.

I went from probably 150-200Hrs/Mo. To about 5.

I know I cannot be the only one. Reddit will live on; but technically so did MySpace.

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