[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 hours ago

Cost, because distances involved with how spread out the US is. And because Capitalism of course.

[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 115 points 1 week ago

Sigh. I hate this timeline.

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[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 117 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I wouldn't use the word 'troll', maybe 'mask off'.

Edit: u/shittydwarf had "Threatens", definitely a better word.

[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 87 points 3 weeks ago

Ffs. . . Putin is giggling in glee at the payoff from his agent in the White House, and all the time/effort spent on troll farms and blackmail.

[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 23 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly disturbing and fascinating at the same time. People will bond with anything, yet some will dehumanize real people that are different. Can understand the temptation of a perfect partner, but this always-yes enabling chat bots are toxic. It would be one thing if these were true AI's in the fully sentient/sapient sense, but this is just self-delusion.

Another reason I hate how the term AI has been co-opted by tech bros, using the term to increase sales, poisoning the true meaning.

[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 23 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly disturbing and fascinating at the same time. People will bond with anything, yet some will dehumanize real people that are different. Can understand the temptation of a perfect partner, but this always-yes enabling chat bots are toxic. It would be one thing if these were true AI's in the fully sentient/sapient sense, but this is just self-delusion.

Another reason I hate how the term AI has been co-opted by tech bros, using the term to increase sales, poisoning the true meaning.

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The Enshittifinancial Crisis (www.wheresyoured.at)

Fascinating (long) read. A lot of financial terms that I am admittedly not the most fluent on, but I believe the author does a great job focusing on the important macro bits. So many sources and charts, very well researched. Scary analysis of the likely near future. Probably a 4th (?) economic recession in millennial's lifetime caused by late stage capitalism and greed.

[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 47 points 1 month ago

Please please please be satire

[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Mission accomplished, we got rid of those pesky government regulations that (checks notes) protect Americans from fraud and financial shenanigans. A win for the ~~america people~~ grifters, fin-tech, and trad banks.

What a great day to let the market govern itself, after all, no company would make things worse for their customers right? /S

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Thousands of people will take to the waters around the UK over the festive season at organised swims that have been held for decades.

But those going it alone may want to heed Maritime and Coastguard Agency warnings not to rely on AI tools when planning outdoor activities as it can make mistakes.

The advice comes after two people became stranded on Sully Island, near Barry, after ChatGPT gave them the wrong tide times and they had to be rescued by the coastguard.

The warning echoes advice from a top tech industry chief not to "blindly trust" everything AI tells people.

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[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 173 points 2 months ago

The training and requirements to be an ATC are insane, in a extremely thorough way. I highly doubt the Republican administration would be able to find competent replacements among their 'patriots'.

That said, I doubt further that they would actually care and not just tell people to eat cake, or just privatize the ATC network to some billionaire.

[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 39 points 3 months ago

They say that like the law matters to ICE and the Republican administration.

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The Singapore Customs is investigating a case where a man entering Singapore did not declare that he was in possession of assorted Pokemon trading cards worth more than $30,000 in total.

[-] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 74 points 4 months ago

Of course she's not, she's a darling of the Fascists at least until the eat professional women as well.

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FFS, just when I thought some PDs hit moral rock bottom, they dig deeper.

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