@petrichor @kestral I just want whoever's running it to have a mandate that's separate from the profit motive
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Nationalize internet search@kestral I mean, I agree that government involvement can fuck things up, yes
But starting from decentralization is kind of how we ended up in this situation isn't it?
We had a bunch of competing search engines, but due to network effects, we all settled on one, which eventually killed off the others
(Idk maybe I'm reading the situation wrong)
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Nationalize internet searchNationalize internet search
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You can fry mushrooms in butter any timeYou can fry mushrooms in butter any time
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Teaching "abstinence only" AI safety educationThe myth of "consensual" AI use
The user: I consent
The AI company: I consent
The people whose data got scraped: I don't
Isn't there somebody you forgot to ask?
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Teaching "abstinence only" AI safety educationTeaching "abstinence only" AI safety education
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Concept: "duress" biometrics that brick your phone, e.g. unlocking with particular fingers or winking with one eye for Face IDConcept: "duress" biometrics that brick your phone, e.g. unlocking with particular fingers or winking with one eye for Face ID
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Going to a straight people wedding for someone I don't knowWedding fact
If the maid of honour is married she is actually the matron of honour
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Going to a straight people wedding for someone I don't know"Which side are you on?"
"The bride's, if it comes to blows"
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Going to a straight people wedding for someone I don't knowGoing to a straight people wedding for someone I don't know
Got an ereader discreetly in my jacket pocket like it's a flask of whiskey
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The Nova class is the best Starfleet ship classThe Nova class is the best Starfleet ship class
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"Prove that you're a human," demands the computer"Prove that you're a human," demands the computer
As I donn a headband to hide my pointed ears
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Me in high school: Microsoft is pure evil and I hate Bill GatesMe in high school: Microsoft is pure evil and I hate Bill Gates
Me in the '10s: I guess Microsoft grew up and Bill Gates is doing good stuff now huh
Me now: I take it back, Microsoft was never good and Bill Gates' philanthropy is worse for the world than just naked greed would be
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I fucking hate how tech billionaires get to set de facto biomedical research policy through philanthropyI fucking hate how tech billionaires get to set de facto biomedical research policy through philanthropy
For these reasons and more
Fuck Bill Gates
Fuck Mark Zuckerberg
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Fuck billionaires' reputation laundering schemes in general and fuck the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in particularFuck billionaires' reputation laundering schemes in general and fuck the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in particular
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Tfw someone should do a studyTfw someone should do a study
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The existence of New Donk CityThe existence of New Donk City
Implies the existence of Donk
In Donkshire, England
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Resisting the urge to break in to an art museumConcept: It's just Jurassic Park (1993)
But the scientists invent the monsters from Hieronymus Bosch paintings instead
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Resisting the urge to break in to an art museumResisting the urge to break in to an art museum
To heist the Hieronymus Bosches
And then paint TOS Starfleet officers into the background
And replace them before anyone notices