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Awesome demo, short simple and to the point.

I did not know Meta released smart glasses. Has anybody found them useful or is it more of a novelty?

And the whole time no one thought to phone Satya Nadella regarding his $10 billion investment and to get his input.

One would assume that MSFT, for its $9 billion investment, would have some kind protection against this from happening.

But seeing the shenanigans of the past few days and how MSFT failed to secure a board seat for their $$, it would not surprise me.

After the Futurama future, we make it to the Idiocracy future.

In this scenario, it's more like OpenAI is feeding MSFT.

It's like a bad WWE storyline. At this point I would not be surprised if Elon joins in, steel chair in hand.

It's almost like a ChatGPT hallucination. Where will this all go next? It seems like HN is melting down.

As someone watching this all from Europe, realizing the work day has not even started for the US West Coast yet leaves me speechless.

This situation's drama is overwhelming and it seems like its making HN's servers meltdown.

Deservedly or not, Satya Nadella will look like a genius in the aftermath. He has and will continue to leverage this situation to strengthen MSFT's position. Is there word of any other competitors attempting to capitalize here? Trying to poach talent? Anything...

Watching all this drama unfold in the public is unprecedented.

I guess it makes sense. There has never been a company like OpenAI, in terms or governance and product, so I guess it makes sense that their drama leads us in to unchartered territory.

Watching this all unfold in the public is unprecedented (I think).

There has never been a company like OpenAI, in terms or governance and product, so I guess it makes sense that their drama leads us in to unchartered territory.

Yes, oversight on my part, as a supply chain guy, he has really pivoted well in to a generalist leading Apple in to the entertainment biz.

Agreed, Satya is a first rate executive, other than Gwynne Shotwell at SpaceX, I can't really think of anyone in the same league.

There was a lot of discussion on HN the past few days regarding the importance (or lack thereof) of a CEO to an organization. It may be the case that most executives are interchangeable and attributing success to them is not merited, but in the case of the aforementioned, I think it is merited.

I would say we're likely to see some governance and board composition changes made soon.

Honestly, I would expect more from Microsoft's attorneys, whether this was overlooked or allowed. Maybe OAI had superior leverage and MS was desperate to get in to AI.

And Sam was the face of AI to the general public, which makes these moves all the more perplexing.

Greg just announced he is leaving Open AI as well.

I think that clears up the personal indiscretion theory.

If others are willing to voluntarily follow you out, I would say it points to some internal power struggle that underlies this whole affair.

Is cancel culture not a euphemism for mob rule?

Every generation has it's own example of the mob, the self-styled righteous, who exert disproportionate influence on society.

Each generation concludes this behavior should be dissuaded and all is well until the cycle starts again.

It's quite terrifying to think of a runaway feedback loop leading to the emptying of the oceans, on the scale of happening within a lifetime.

Best I could think of is the dropped connection whenever someone picked up the phone in your home.

One difference for natural born citizens is the number of debt traps along the way.

The "Gen Z version of QVC" line made me think of this quote:

    "The overwhelming question, obviously, is why anyone would enjoy listening to people get fooled into becoming more and more offended and upset. To which there seems no good answer.

    At some point we simply have to bow our heads in acceptance of the fact that some Americans enjoy stuff that seems like it ought to make any right-thinking person want to open a vein.

    There are, after all, functional US adults who like evangelical television, the Home Shopping Network, and radio Muzak.
    
    It is the Democratic Adventure."

- David Foster Wallace

Also, the public option was scuttled due to Senator Joe Lieberman, presumably due to his close ties to the insurance industry.

>I am leaving this country that I served in a war...

Thanks for your service. I served as well and made the jump to a new country as well. My mental health has improved greatly. I hope you find some sanity as well.

Was just thinking the same thing!

It would be nice if those critical of Mozilla offered solutions.

I agree with alot of the points raised, but I also empathize with the tough position Mozilla is in. I know squat about product management and would love to hear some knowledgeable input.

A great book on this topic is The Devil's Chessboard, which focuses on the nascent CIA and Allen Dulles.

I will answer here for convenience, but I have been taking ADHD meds for 12+ years. I would say I am a pretty severe case as in, within moments of meeting me you would know I was quirky.

It makes me a functional adult though I feel it does stifle my creativity in a way. But off my medication, that creative drive may meander about yielding very little.

Lately I have felt I rely on the medication more to be productive when I know best practice is skills before pills.

My question is why do people do this? In my mind there are two types of disinformation actors here: (1) nations and large groups; and, (2) individuals.

What would an individuals motivation be to recycle an old photo or video and pass it off as new? What do they get out of spreading disinformation? Has any journalists investigated this to the root?

Maybe my question falls under the large context of why are people anti-social jerkoffs on the internet?

I thought it was a machine to image Lego bricks. Pleasantly surprised by the press release.

It's truly scary how zealous some people can become and how the double down in the face of criticism.

A little introspection and contemplation is always good.