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I'm a former IT Infrastructure Architect, now spending my time reading, writing and getting into too many hobbies.

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  • Standard ebooks Fundraising Campaign

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  • Standard Ebooks takes works that are in the public domain, uses multiple editions of the work to cross-reference, edits for typo's and other corrections, and then typesets them into well formatted eBooks. These editions are then released as epub2, epbu3, azw3, kepub and xhtml editions. All of their books are free downloads (as should be given they are public domain works).

    The focus on literary works, mystery, adventure, science fiction, poetry, biography, and comedy, drama, etc. works.

    They currently have over 1900 works available.

  • Age verification now required for DNS resolution

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  • My only question is: Did they post the comment too?

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    ‘Unflattering’ Photo Yanked After Karoline Leavitt Meltdown

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  • Perfect example of the Streisand Effect. I would never have seen this photo if it weren't for this article.

  • What's the last new (to you) band you got really into?

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  • I assumed the image was a joke since everything about it is wrong... Most likely it was AI generated.

  • What's the last new (to you) band you got really into?

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  • I'm just starting to get into Angine de Poitrine.

  • X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

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  • My thinking is similar - that there are an overwhelming majority that are state actors. But, my guess is that in the non-state actor accounts it wouldn't just be some accounts that got "swept up" as a side effect. I would be there would likely be some very noticeable targeting of certain types of accounts (ie, those that have social values that are more left leaning, or those that are trying to promote verifiable information that flies in the face of conservative narratives).

  • X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

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  • I would love to see an independent research team go through all the data from these 800m accounts, and determine which ones were actually state actors, and which were just accounts that Musk personally disagrees with.

  • "Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens

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  • That's not the argument at all. The argument is that there have been warning signs, big flashing warning signs, about the dangers of using AI for years now. Most technology, in general doesn't come with anywhere near as many warnings.

    And, it's been a known fact that people using AI are also training in the AI. That's an active choice that people that signed up for accounts are making.

    So yes, users of this technology are taking an active role in the training of the technology, that makes them complicit.

    That is a far cry from data brokers going out and harvesting public records, or companies tracking your spending habits and feeding that into a database. If those companies then turned around and made a weapon, no I wouldn't point the finger at people whose information got scraped. OTOH - if you continued to use a platform that you know is using you to gather information (aka, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, etc.) and let them do it, then yeah...you have some level of complicity.

  • "Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens

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  • Making a mistake is one thing. Ignoring the BIG FLASHING WARNING SIGNS is another. There have been massive warning signs around AI for several years. If you looked at the warning signs and proceeded anyway, you deserve what you get.

  • "Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens

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  • That's no judgment on me. I don't use AI. I tried it one night 3-4 years ago, realized that it wasn't ready for widespread adoption, and haven't touched it since.

  • "Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens

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  • Yes, there are applications that can be used for good or evil. But being super reductive and claiming the whole internet has tons of negative uses is ridiculous. The internet itself is a series of protocols running on communications hardware.

    It is up to the users of the applications to judge whether the application is inherently positive or negative, or whether the use of the technology is being handled in a positive and/or ethical manner. And more so, it's up to the user to judge wether the technology aligns with their personal values.

    Social networks: Xitter, Farcebook, Instawhore, TikTok, Reddit... all of them have proven they are platforms of manipulation, so I walked away. In fact, most of them I walked away from before it was shown how just how bad they were.

    Cryptocurrencies: had the opportunity to be good, but grifters set in on them, so I never got involved.

    NFTs: the next generation of CryptoGrifters, stayed away.

    AI: has never been ready to be a public application / platform. That has been apparent for the last 3-5 years. If you didn't read and pay attention to the signs and still signed up for an account despite all the warnings being out there, then yes, you have aided and abetted in the use of the technology in manners that are going to have a severely negative impact on the world.

    Here's the thing: we have a long, long history with technology. We know that it can be used for both good and bad. However, we also should have evolved in our thinking over the past 6-7 decades in terms of how technologies are being applied.

    Nuclear reactors: Mostly good with negative side effects. Judgment on this needed longer terms study to understand it's implication. Nuclear bombs? Clearly evil.

    Cassette recorders, VCRs, CD Recorders: predominantly good, but open to bad uses (i.e., piracy). The balance: mostly good, minimal negative effects

    AI? Potentially good, but immediately threw up huge red flags in terms of negative uses (deep fakes, revenge porn, etc.). Even AI researchers have expressed concerns over the direction of the research.

    The thing is, technology is something that we've lived with since the industrial revolution. Every single technological invention since that time has had major implications for it's impact on society. We can choose, on an individual basis, how that impact is shaped. If you chose to use a technology, then you are better that it's uses will align with your values. Don't cry when it's used in ways that don't align with your values, or is used against you.

  • "Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens

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  • Impossible purity test? That's utter bull crap. There have been many warnings about the negative uses of AI for years now, for example: https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/addressing-the-dark-sides-of-ai/

    To expect people to be able to understand that this use could be expanded to committing state sponsored atrocities is not a stretch.

  • "Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens

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  • Canceling now only means you are not continuing to contribute to the war atrocities that the technology is going to be used for. If you had an account and used it, you have already contributed.

  • "Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens

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  • Honestly - it's too fucking late. Anyone who had an account with OpenAI and used that garbage is already an abbetor and/or accomplice to anything that is done by Hegseth and his henchmen.

  • My new beat tape 'Bouquet' is out now from Japan.

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  • Nice release - I haven't heard trip-hop this laid back in quite some time. Extremely well produced and mixed...

  • 'Peanut butter' pay raises could cost companies their top performers

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  • Okay - just reading this headline I somehow thought the cheap-ass bastards running companies were tieing raises to the price of peanut butter. Admittedly it's not much better reading the article, but at least it isn't as stupid as I thought it was.

  • How does one go about contacting the admins of a Piefed instance?

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  • If you don't get a response to a pm, you could go to c/piefed_meta or c/piefed_help - most of the admins will be watching those communities.

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    Homeland Security wants social media sites to expose anti-ICE accounts

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  • Well, this is definitely a tactic that is a new form of bullying. Sounds like they've been trying this all along, and are using the subpoenas to try to quell dissent. Hopefully the recipients understand this and push back on them. It sounds like the DHS knows that these court orders will not stand up to scrutiny in court and folds at the slightest legal challenge.

    But, shame of Meta, Google, et al. for folding so quickly. Another reason to get off, and stay off the commercial media garbage.

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    ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling.

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  • If we ever wanted more evidence that we're allowing the racists to run ICE, we have it right here:

    “After I was violently dragged from my car, I was put in the back of a car with three federal agents, where they laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Rahman said.

  • Good command line ebook reader?

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  • Wow - lue looks pretty cool.

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