zbyte64

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[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 1 day ago

The electorates still need to travel to Washington DC to certify the election.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Or you could just use a magnet link to circulate the torrent and use the DHT as your "block chain". No need to add more moving parts...

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sam Seder, final answer.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Have you ever hear of Sam Seder from the majority report? Do you think he is a self-hating Jew because he is anti-zionist?

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's an incredibly reactionary take on technology. Look at how open source is qualitatively different from their proprietary counterparts for a clear example of how the base doesn't just dictate how a tool is used, but how tools are made and how the constraints built into the tool effect how they are used.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 0 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I've read enough Marx to know the base dictates the shape of the superstructure which includes technology like LLMs.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 4 days ago

What about planting trees to offset carbon? When does an artificial forest start to count as Geo engineering?

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 0 points 4 days ago (5 children)

As if this technology isn't a product and in service of capitalist relations. Go read Chomsky to see how CNC machines were designed in a way to strengthen capitalist control. gAI is being developed with the same business logic: eliminate jobs at the cost of quality and robustness.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 9 points 5 days ago

Those who society depends on most are the least free to take time to protest

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 17 points 5 days ago (8 children)

Some of us are immune. I have no idea why other than I got it from my mother, who has really bad allergies.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 5 points 5 days ago

Because she wasn't angry or scared. She was chill and was getting out of their way. He got angry the she wasn't given him the satisfaction of acting angry or scared, like he wasn't a threat to be feared. So the fixed that, he showed us who he really is.

 

A critical and funny critique of an AI written song.

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