MalReynolds
@MalReynolds@slrpnk.net
- Comment on Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman 1 week ago:
How did I miss that? Thanks for indulging me…
- Comment on Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman 1 week ago:
Where’d you find that? All I see is
Back in Australia, Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles said the fact a non-human AI agent gained unauthorised access represented “a very serious incident”, but the impact on the system was minor.
which is milquetoast downplaying.
- Comment on EU’s new social media child protection rules to require all social media accounts to produce state ID - Leaked documents suggest that some existing accounts will also be subject to identification che… 1 week ago:
And the anonymous internet gets another nail in the coffin. Endgame is every comment identifiable and legally (unlike state intelligence agencies) actionable against you, and the chilling effect that will have on free speech and communication, organization.
Hail the rise of techno fascism, the entire internet will be facebook.
- Comment on How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month 1 week ago:
Fair cop.
- Comment on How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month 1 week ago:
It’s a joke based on my username. Said by Shepard Book in the TV show Firefly.
- Comment on How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month 2 weeks ago:
There’s a special hell for these sorts.
- Comment on What was the actual reason for the crusade against NSFW games? 2 weeks ago:
OK, that’s nutty, but it has the same effect, along with helping identify ‘diverse sexual orientations’ as well. In Australia for example, Steam is now using credit cards to identify adults.
- Comment on What was the actual reason for the crusade against NSFW games? 2 weeks ago:
Ongoing campaign to de-anonymize the internet. Tie credit card to identity to game (adult or not) to in-game comms (can’t do that with videos). The noise is to make people aware and get them to self-censor.
- Comment on What are some good, independent news outlets that are reliable? 2 weeks ago:
theconversation.com/au/articles.atom
You may want to replace au with uk or nz or whatever…
- Comment on That's just science 5 weeks ago:
Wow, wrong, Do some research, but I will help if needed (seriously, DM me or whatever) but why not do it publicly, You’re asking the right questions and that counts for a lot.
Reflecting the ocean is not a thing, but rayleigh scattering is a real reason for blue sky.
Science rocks.
- Comment on Is it even possible to drop 20 lbs in a month? Are there any diets for people who want to go to the extreme? Kind of like celebs do for roles? 2 months ago:
Everyone here talking calories and forgetting water weight. Boxers etc. will drop carbs entirely to make a weight cut-off. Two aspects to consider here, glycogen and inflammation, both of which store water. If you are not fat adapted and stop carbs your glycogen will deplete (~500g glycogen + 4x that in water, 2.5kg = 5+lbs), also called hitting the wall in endurance sports.
If you have systemic inflammation your fat cells will carry a bunch of extra water (you know when your ankle swells up after twisting, that’s water from inflammation), so removing inflammatory stimuli, foods, environment can cause that to get peed out. Depending how many fat cells, the amount will vary, but could easily be 5kg if obese.
This is how people lose dramatic amounts of weight in the first few weeks of diet. Actually removing fat is a lot harder, but it starts in the kitchen.
- Comment on What is the difference between terrorist attack vs military strike if both kill civilians? 2 months ago:
Both are mass murder.
The difference is the State claims the (legal) right to lethal force. It’s still murder. Terrorists (or freedom fighters, depending on outlook) that kill people are murderers. They probably also claim the right to lethal force, which is still murder.
- Comment on Vape packaging and flavouring face restrictions under UK plans to reduce appeal to children 2 months ago:
How about requiring reusability? There is zero reason for disposables to exist and they’re a huge toxic trash issue.
- Comment on Anon is a rabbit 2 months ago:
You’ll love what they tried next: Fencing them in (stupid long fences) and when that didn’t work, biological warfare (Myxomatosis) which actually worked pretty well for a while. Enjoy your future.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Sure, just install paru or yay and proceed as normal.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
I don’t envision anything Purge style, but a C.E. (look it up, 1859) would be really bad and I expect significantly longer than 2-3 years, Means of Production (tractors, industrial equipment, semiconductor factories, transport) would all be fried too. Can’t see us avoiding mass starvation in even 2 years.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Depends what causes it.
Nasty worm, no biggie, people will be confident it can be fixed quickly.
Carrington Event (think worldwide EMP), instant collapse, planes falling out of the sky, computers fried, cars since 1990 (guess) dead, hospitals destroyed and on and on.
- Comment on Glad they're looking out for me 3 months ago:
I have altered the deal. Pray I don’t alter it further.
- Comment on What's a word for "I actively endorse it for others even though I dislike it”? 3 months ago:
Agreed.
- Comment on What's a word for "I actively endorse it for others even though I dislike it”? 3 months ago:
Hmm, you suggesting KDE and Gnome (and other DEs) are religions, or defended with religious fervor? Might be something to that, but likely not what OP wants.
- Comment on Google Quietly Unlocks Big Audio Upgrade for Eligible Pixels in Android 17 3 months ago:
I’ve already got LDAC on mine anyway, and have devices that can use it.
- Comment on Doctor Who and Star Trek showrunners discussed possible crossover 3 months ago:
call out something like space whales and you’ll be good.
Already done, The Beast Below
- Comment on The Financial Review’s Inaccurate Preference Analysis 3 months ago:
Anthony Green, National Treasure. So nice to have an independent (I’d dare to say objective), statistically savvy voice amongst the shitshow of mainstream media political reporting (propagandizing).
- Comment on Which browser do you recommend for a low-resource PC? 3 months ago:
I assumed Linux given the specs and that Chrome works at all.
Vote for firefox as you should be anyway. Another trick to try is an explicit tab unloader extension (for fine control of unloading) and/or the built in about:unloads .
All browser seem to accumulate memory (and cpu usage) over time, sometimes you just have to shut it down and restart. (AKA have you tried turning it off and on :)
- Comment on Seems very topical with the rise of One Nation 3 months ago:
defective
+1
- Comment on Seems very topical with the rise of One Nation 3 months ago:
Tiny airplane, to complement her morals.
- Comment on Evolution Factsberg 3 months ago:
It could explain why some people suffer emotional distress while under antibiotics
Or just that nuking gut bacteria messes with the gut brain axis…
- Comment on Evolution Factsberg 3 months ago:
And provides fertile ground for evolution by providing space for gene duplication and divergence. Likely also for miRNA control systems.
- Comment on Anon plays Arkham City 3 months ago:
and polluters / fossil fuels, and tax avoiders and…
hmm, looks like
capitalistsoligarchs, oh my. - Comment on Australia sanctions Israeli extremists in response to violence in Palestine 3 months ago:
It does say Australia in the headline.
A fair number of EU politicians have been pretty vocal.
Australia is also doing the extremism thing (see ‘Between the river and the sea’ in QLD, protests in NSW, Vic). I see that more as a part of an ongoing campaign against protests in general happening widely across the world.