zbyte64
@zbyte64@awful.systems
- Comment on California governor signs order pushing for an AI 'kill switch' 1 week ago:
This sort of stuff does little to create safety but does a lot to hype AI. Here’s an idea: ban unsafe software for cases where safety is a requirement OR hold these companies accountable for illegal outcomes (no more “oops, our software hacked a competitor” without getting hit with a lawsuit). Newsome would never do something so sensible as it would hurt his donors’ bottom line.
- Comment on Why do celebs make statements on controversial stuff and surprised when it comes with consequences? 2 weeks ago:
I can think of 3 million reasons why Macklemore making a statement would save lives (1 reason for every $1 raised so far)
- Comment on Why do celebs make statements on controversial stuff and surprised when it comes with consequences? 2 weeks ago:
Hey OP, why do billionaires flex their power to protect a genocide and are surprised when it comes with consequences?
- Comment on Why do celebs make statements on controversial stuff and surprised when it comes with consequences? 2 weeks ago:
Because saying it is bad to bomb children should not be controversial and we need to set that expectation.
- Comment on When the Democrats regain power, their centrist leadership will claim, "We can't do anything because...". Don't be fooled. We need to get the corporate centrists out and real progressives in! 3 weeks ago:
I remember how the current congress led us to a government shutdown only to fold like lawn chairs in return for a pinky promise that was later broken. There are options that don’t require overriding the president because congress has the power of the purse and the power to investigate.
- Comment on The town and HOA only have two settings for a holiday: Jesus and Troops. I guess Labor days is a "Troops" holiday. 3 weeks ago:
China jas HOAs…
- Comment on Food served to US service men & women. 4 weeks ago:
You would think seeing how we spend more on prisons then our schools…
- Comment on Excellent rant 5 weeks ago:
Before Sting there was Police. So it’s Police Mary
- Comment on Don’t want your license plate to rust now. 1 month ago:
Could still filter it down by addresses that show up at multiple places.
- Comment on Don’t want your license plate to rust now. 1 month ago:
“I was aiming at the bird that was attacking me”
- Comment on Does Israel have a right to your tax dollars? 1 month ago:
In the context of Isreal, who is actively taking land at this moment, you don’t really need to go back in history.
- Comment on When do we riot? 1 month ago:
All the city council people i know got their job because the big developers in the area backed them. One of them even owns 100k+ stock in palantir
- Comment on If the US Military can offer free money for college education..and is part of the government then why does the average Joe have to pay back a small student loan? 2 months ago:
The purpose of a system is what it does. Gotta get those recruitment numbers up!
- Comment on "We're all in this together" 2 months ago:
If you’re going to start counting shipping costs for the goods then you should compare thet to Amazon
- Comment on Library Apps are GOATed 2 months ago:
My city is talking about privatizing the libraries…
- Comment on Bill to raise minimum wage to $25 an hour will be introduced in Senate 2 months ago:
Was talking about social media, but sure my fault for not being more clear when warning about said system.
- Comment on Bill to raise minimum wage to $25 an hour will be introduced in Senate 2 months ago:
The purpose of a system is what it does.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Why is Xavier Becerra on the list? The Democratic governor front runner for California?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
I meam that’s how it was after the founding of the USA. See the sedition act.
- Comment on Do you think that the MK Ultra program actually shut down? 3 months ago:
We have Facebook …
- Comment on Big Tech is stoking unrest in the UK. Why? Elon Musk’s amplification of anti-immigrant sentiment in Belfast, Southampton and beyond cannot be explained by ideology alone 3 months ago:
Do you think Musk is making good faith arguments, and if so, what are they?
- Comment on Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash 3 months ago:
- Comment on Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash 3 months ago:
The concept of “kill line” is incompatible with such a view point.
- Comment on Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash 3 months ago:
Depends. What do you think about a suicide as a response from being laid off?
- Comment on Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash 3 months ago:
The difference between 10 million dollars and a billion dollars is roughly 1 billion.
- Comment on Nvidia CEO: Society has no choice but to change. I used to play in the streets. When cars came along, you obviously can’t play in the streets now 3 months ago:
Wheels are more efficient.
- Comment on Knicks game has been going on for 2 hours now. Why aren't there any headline news stories about 20,000 people all storming towards him, and ripping his limbs off by force??? 3 months ago:
Because the common folk is too poor to afford admission.
- Comment on Working class neighborhoods are resisting data centers at 5 times the rate of wealthy ones 3 months ago:
Which is why the comparison is based on rate …
- Comment on 3 months ago:
I thought we were sharing comedically bad definitions of political systems.
- Comment on 3 months ago:
Pretty sure socialism is when government does things and communism is when government does lots of things.