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MC Fresh Breath

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  1. I agree with that of course. But the topic also easily crosses into the 'enshittification' topic. The article mentions the amounts of AI generated crap that is just going to clog up the internet: I quote that as someone who uses ChatGPT from time to time. Mainly to help format code or find an answer that I don't have to read through various Stack Oveflow answers on now. It also handily comes w/o the derision and arguing that can be present on Stack Overflow. Doesn't always get things right, but it is usually close. I also know when I do this I'm helping to train it. Ah well. But yeah, I think there is going to be more and more trust issues with electronic data of any type. Not sure what the answers will be.
  2. Also, very unrelated subject but I saw a YouTuber posit that the message from Elon and Twitter is that you can fire 75% of your staff and still run your company. Sadly, I think that is definitely the message tech CEO's took from it, regardless of the quality ( or lack) on the platform itself.
  3. Fair points, and I think this point in particular is true. I guess I'm more interested in potential side effects of this suit, but even then that's pure speculation. Intersting HN discussion the suit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39559966
  4. https://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/here-lies-the-internet-murdered-by "Here lies the internet, murdered by generative AI" Title just a bit dramatic but interesting points. Edit: and the last paragraph is a bit much. I guess the overall concept of the flood of AI generated content being something the world isn't quite ready to parse is what intrigued me.
  5. Thanks, I had not dug into deep. Guess I was more into the idea of non-profits and tax breaks and knee jerked a bit. The non-profit issue apparently is why he went the contractual route: But as you noted: And again, as you note, the whole thing probably isn't going to work out for Musk. This all from an NYT summary. And I know I make an assumption that I can trust that summary or even fully understand it all. As a side note, your archive link didn't load for me. But truthfully I'm not going to read a 35 page document. I have no sympathies or rooting interests for any billionaires. But from the same NYT summary this was more what piqued my interest:
  6. I don't know about the demands, but in this particular instance, Musk may have a salient point. It would seem having startups begin as non-profits for tax purposes and then "re-launch" as a profit seeking venture seems wrong. Not sure what can be done, but yeah.
  7. Yeah I on purpose didn't post the video b/c the visuals imo distract from the music.
  8. Blessings to you Matt Pike. That is the stuff, always. Apple Music Link: https://music.apple.com/us/album/burning-down/1729249506?i=1729249853
  9. just enjoying the video really
  10. holy fuck did you just write something with that amount of idiocy in only two paragraphs? I can't even. Esp the hypocrisy on labelling and what started this exchange in the first place. And now I'm a racist protesting Targets. Holy fuck. There's not really much of an effort on my part to explain or defend because your criticism (well, your attempts at trying to lump me in with those you view as stupid) just doesn't land. And you aren't fucking worth it. But on thing you're 100% right--the exchange has no purpose. I might as well just say why don't you go find some brown people to bomb and label them anti-Semitic and call it a day.
  11. sure, substantial criticism. "sometimes people on the opposite ends of the spectrum agree on points! therefore they're duped pawns! especially if fucking facts (like number of homeless, rent prices, e.t.c) don't line up with my feelings! they are not not great intelligent, non-swayed independent thinkers like the rest of us!" lulz. and the great center right circle jerk continues.
  12. the fact that you think I'm parroting far right talking points when the only facts I quoted were decidedly not from a far right publication is something. i'm a far right pawn? and you think the blue maga stuff is just uncalled for, eh? ok.
  13. Yeah, for sure dude. I have that guy on ignore btw. I like how pointing how anything in the 'not good' section of the economy for folks is somehow the equivalent of being a republican tool, which is what your super normal wildcat friend came in with right away at me. Or pointing out any other of Biden's faults is the same thing. Sure, Chicken and I are on the same page and worthy of the same derision. It is easier then thinking. Horseshoe indeed.
  14. Agreed on the unhinged part. Probably not on who exactly is unhinged.
  15. Fuck off, bootlicking blue maga. Pointing out what isn't great isn't being a Republican tool. Since you're not progressive you don't actually get to tell them how to think either. Is issuing more drilling permits than Trump progressive? Interfering with the railroad union progressive? Has the immigration policy actually changed since Trump's time? No more kids in cages? And oh yeah, Palestinian genocide. Very, very progressive. The best progressives!
  16. Fucking generations? How are those fucking generations doing tough guy? And if you're capable of reading comprehension, which I believe you are, you'll note where I didn't blame all of that on Biden. But telling people the 'economy is great therefore vote fo me' is bullshit.
  17. This board is a bubble. Is that wage growth CEO wage growth or the average worker's wages? Did their wages keep up with the cost of goods? How many millennials can afford a house now? What is the average age of a millennial? The middle class and below are getting squeezed terribly whether this place wants to admit or not. Grocery bills eat up more than they used to eat up. Then there is everything else. Use cards cost more now than they used to cost. Home repairs, medical bills, whatever. It all costs more. Do you see the amount of tech layoffs going on lately? Oh sure we created more jobs--at what pay level? None of that is to blame Biden, per se. But when people hurt* telling them "the economy is great its your fault for being deceived" imo isn't awesome messaging. I'm pretty convinced Biden needs Trump. Because "I'm not Trump" is his main winning line. * https://jacobin.com/2024/02/us-economy-opinion-polls-cost-of-living
  18. Completely agreed on the album I linked. Was blown away by it.
  19. Great release Apple Music found for me: https://music.apple.com/us/album/dave-brubeck-quartet-gerry-mulligan-live-at-university/1726673796 For spotify folks:
  20. Yeah, the techy (acid jazzy?) parts are I think kind of what hooked me and apparently lots of other metal writers out there. Found it on a lot of best of 2023 lists. Will check out the muddy slam. In the meantime, some 'blackened thrash' found on a bandcamp list:
  21. seems to be close to @Longhorn_Fan68's wheelhouse. "tech slam" I've enjoyed the album a few times even though I don't think I understand one single word of it.
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