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srackey··on Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites
Between stuff like this, state laws enforcing ID use for social media and pr0n, and the Twitter files, it seems an American Great Firewall is almost inevitable. Or, at least, the “powers that be” seem to want one. Regrettable.
srackey··on No joke: FTC boss goes on the Daily Show and is told Apple tried to block her
They don’t. These corporations are incredibly popular among the public. Seriously. Look at any polling and you’ll find Amazon, Google, Apple with higher approval ratings than any branch of government (only the military is close), by high double-digit percentages.

The average American would be happier with Amazon taking over the feds, than the other way around.

srackey··on Edgar, build a Dyson swarm
I’m sorry dang. I enjoy debate but admit I have a habit of going too far with the snark and sarcasm. Will be more respectful in the future!
srackey··on Edgar, build a Dyson swarm
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srackey··on Nobody Wants to Buy the Future: Why Science Fiction Literature Is Vanishing
It’s not just a sci-fi, it’s all books. And movies. and TV. and theater. And…

The media landscape is a lot more competitive. Vastly so. Of course, with the internet, video games, social media, older forms of entertainment will lose market share.

srackey··on The Google employees who created transformers
“ Humans are more than their companies' mission”

Not when they’re on the clock.

Besides, many of the Google employees who are against defense projects are against them because those projects actively target their home countries. Much harder problem to fix!

srackey··on AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants
So does everyone apply to 200 job postings? Or is tech in a massive recession?
srackey··on Protect Act Could Require Removal of All Existing Porn Online
Uhhhhh, how do you enforce this without a great firewall?
srackey··on The myth of big salaries (it's all marketing)
A salary cap doesn’t change the market rate! It just obfuscates it.

Salaries for public companies locked at 10M/yr? Ok, now firms have to compete on amenities. (Your current firm gives you a free car? Ours gives a jet, a personal Michelin star cook, and complimentary beverages)

srackey··on A case for the preservation of abandoned places
It would be a lot cheaper to just ban the homeless from public spaces. You’d also get overwhelming support from the public — alas, it will never happen.
srackey··on 'Stupid,' 'shameful:' Tech workers on Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's rant
Who knew Garry Tan was this based!
srackey··on I don't want anything your AI generates
In a year, he’ll have no idea whether anything is AI or Human, or both!
srackey··on Birth rates are falling in the Nordics. Are natalist policies no longer enough?
Modernity is the sum total of political and economic forces in the present era that are causing this identical cultural change across the planet.
srackey··on Infinite Craft
Hey! It’s that old game Doodle God!
srackey··on Birth rates are falling in the Nordics. Are natalist policies no longer enough?
It’s not about economic conditions, or culture, or religion, or anything like that. It’s modernity itself
srackey··on Remote work won, don't let anyone gaslight you to believe otherwise
This is the real answer. Hope you guys like competing with folks making $30k!
srackey··on The Japanese philosophy for a no-waste world
I mean, comparing NYC to Tokyo, yeah it’s better. “Less plastic waste” definitely isn’t the reason though.
srackey··on Qdrant, the Vector Search Database, raised $28M in a Series A round
415 hours??

Well this is the problem with tech hiring. Not convinced an IQ test or other “unstudyable” exam wouldn’t be better.

Hell maybe nepotism was the way to go all along. Do other industries require 10 weeks of full time practice to get a gig?

srackey··on Cannabis Crunch: Thailand's Sudden Reversal on Marijuana Legalization
Sure sure. But is cannabis bad in the same way whiskey is bad, or is it bad in the same way heroin is bad?
srackey··on The best way to get unstuck
How do people write this stuff and not feel ashamed Meaningless drivel.

“How do I stop being depressed? Lol just stop being sad” wow so helpful!

srackey··on Database of artists used to train Midjourney AI garners criticism
Completely unenforceable. How can you even tell if an image was made by AI? What if AI created an outline that was worked on by a human artist (or vice versa)? Who would the burden of proof be on?

Steam has a “no AI art” policy, and it’s rapidly turning into a “no obvious AI art policy”. How could they tell?

srackey··on Database of artists used to train Midjourney AI garners criticism
I get why artists are trying to stop them, but this battle has already been lost. These tools have been out too long, open source models proliferate freely, and jurisdictions that don’t care about IP law will continue publishing these models. By the time it works it’s way through the courts the situation will be even worse.
srackey··on Cruise slashes 24% of self-driving car workforce in sweeping layoffs
Lmao no it’s not

Have you seen the sidewalks and trains in American cities? Lol

Maybe if our streets and subways looked like Tokyo I’d agree with you, but getting to that point is a coup-complete problem

srackey··on 'Like we were lesser humans': Gaza boys, men recall Israeli arrest, torture
Why is Israel’s reaction worse? They seem to be reacting to an unprovoked attack by an openly genocidal neighbor with a pretty big-standard conventional war to eliminate the problem regime.

I’m not saying that Israel couldn’t be more mindful of optics or civilian casualties, but how is this war not justified?

srackey··on 'Like we were lesser humans': Gaza boys, men recall Israeli arrest, torture
See Taiwan as another “stationary aircraft carrier”
srackey··on 'Like we were lesser humans': Gaza boys, men recall Israeli arrest, torture
This is a highly politically charged conflict that’s mainly relevant for being a sort of rhetorical proxy conflict (see all the other conflicts going on that receive a fraction of the attention). The point of discussing this topic is to rhetorically battle.

Unlike say, the current civil war in Burma or Sudan, or the Azeri-Armenian war, basically everyone who clicks on this will have an opinion that’s not, well, academic let’s say.

srackey··on 'Like we were lesser humans': Gaza boys, men recall Israeli arrest, torture
That’s where you’re wrong. Your tax dollars (somehow) fund both sides
srackey··on 'Like we were lesser humans': Gaza boys, men recall Israeli arrest, torture
I’m saying that the “humanitarian aid” cannot be separated from support for Hamas (or rather, that Hamas will ensure that anything the UN does in Gaza will be to its benefit).
srackey··on Update on the OpenAI drama: Altman and the board had till 5pm to reach a truce
No, these people are insane cultists who genuinely believe that they’re about to create a God. They’ve been very explicit about this.

Not that they couldn’t be lying, but I’m not sure Occam’s razor would suggest that given their long history of public statements on the topic.

srackey··on Orthodox Privilege (2020)
Lol. They obviously do. For instance: how many people here had to change the name of their master git branch to “main”?
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