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vvvvvvvvvvvv··on OpenAI: 'The New York Times Paid Someone to Hack Us'
Wait, the NYT just did due diligence on their lawsuits and saw if getting copyright material from the model is possible, what does openAI wants, for the NYT to try one prompt and then to stop trying? For all they know they had to try until getting a result to be sure.
vvvvvvvvvvvv··on Facial recognition error message on vending machine sparks concern at university
> I think the era of vending machine is mostly over, but nobody is admitting it.

Why? Aren't they more practical than ever?

vvvvvvvvvvvv··on HexWalk – Hex Editor/Viewer/Analyzer
Any comparison to ImHex? https://github.com/WerWolv/ImHex
vvvvvvvvvvvv··on I was infected with Zika to test a vaccine
This is ridiculous and bordering on misinformation, polio was already prevalent in AF before the 2014 revelation, in large part BECAUSE of the talibans.

"In Afghanistan and Pakistan, fears that the vaccine contained contraceptives were one reason given by the Taliban in issuing fatwas against polio vaccination.[47][43][48]"

Even outside of that, the talibans would have shot those health workers eventually like they did with the 9 year old girl that wanted education, they do not like outsiders showing people their environment can be better.

vvvvvvvvvvvv··on A teen's fatal plunge into the London underworld
> Matthew and Rachelle felt mounting unease about Zac’s trajectory. He was growing up too quickly, and he sometimes behaved belligerently—stomping around their flat, slamming doors, at times becoming physically intimidating. Fearing that he was taking drugs, they asked his childhood physician to draw blood at his next checkup and surreptitiously screen it.

No wonder the kid had issues

edit: they also hid cameras

vvvvvvvvvvvv··on Computer and Network Security
I haven't found a good modern security guide, it's either incomplete blogspam or dusty tomes like this one. It's not bad but I need recent practical advice, stuff like how to securely set up postgres and a reverse proxy, and not the bare example, something actually realistic, all I get are more firewall advice :(
vvvvvvvvvvvv··on I am the cheapest bastard in indie games (2019)
I don't understand, he is using stock art and few artists but still spending $40,000? That doesn't seem cheap to me.
vvvvvvvvvvvv··on CNC lasers for cutting and engraving
It's a really cool project, thank you for all the work. Is there a list of fabrics it can cut? I guess no synthetics?
vvvvvvvvvvvv··on Cruise wasn't hiding accident video from regulators – it had bad internet
> Part of the problem is that their safety driver was watching something on their phone and not actually watching out like they were supposed to. If they had actually been paying attention, that would've been avoidable

Safety drivers are a poor solution, it's too easily boring (try watching driving videos for more than 10 min straight), so it's completely Cruise fault.

vvvvvvvvvvvv··on The Failed Saint: On George Orwell's India
> it’s curious that this “socialist” “anarchist” author is largely revered for his critiques of communism

Stalinism is not communism though, plenty of communists still hate it to this day, if anything Orwell is known for criticism of totalitarianism, not communism.

vvvvvvvvvvvv··on Browsers are the most likely disruptor of the mobile duopoly
Any good pick since then? I also hate IAP
vvvvvvvvvvvv··on You've just been fucked by psyops [video]
I cannot find this story online, what is the name of the child or parents?
vvvvvvvvvvvv··on Granting pardon for the offense of simple possession of or use of marijuana
they might be on probation tho
vvvvvvvvvvvv··on Welcome to the ad-free internet
> I feel like I'm misunderstanding something...

In the EU it's ok to ask companies to do things, even if it costs them money.

vvvvvvvvvvvv··on The Secret Behind Qualcomm's Margins? Patents
they might mean an unspoken deal no to sue each other rather than a written one