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bygoldspider
2026 @12:53PM
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Attached to: 'Call Screening is Aggravating the Rich and Powerful'
On the other hand, I was not aware of this feature and enabled it IMMEDIATELY.
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bygoldspider
2026 @11:33AM
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Attached to: Amazon in Talks To Invest Up To $50 Billion in OpenAI
We're supposed to just take them at their word that this is unrelated to the white collar job cuts.
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bygoldspider
29, 2026 @11:15AM
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Attached to: Brandon Sanderson's Literary Fantasy Universe 'Cosmere' Picked Up by Apple TV
I'd read the first 10 books when I was younger but lost momentum and stopped. I finally powered through it a few years back, and found the change of pace from Jordan to Sanderson rather jarring.
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bygoldspider
29, 2026 @09:02AM
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Attached to: Brandon Sanderson's Literary Fantasy Universe 'Cosmere' Picked Up by Apple TV
I wonder if I would have enjoyed WoT more if the whole series had been on Sanderson's pace or Jordan's. Advantage Sanderson since Jordan's writing was ponderous at best.
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byergo98
2026 @05:02AM
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Attached to: Amazon Inadvertently Announces Cloud Unit Layoffs In Email To Employees
Is that really true? Many of the layoffs I've seen over the past year have been legitimately "removing layers", purging loads of fat in middle management.
Companies constantly go through cycles where they stretch to a very vertical structure with a manager for every three employees (exaggerating, but only slightly), and then there's the periodic flattening where they prune it out.
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byYrWrstNtmr
2026 @10:12AM
(#65949902)
Attached to: Washington State May Mandate 'Firearm Blueprint Detection Algorithms' For 3D Printers
...or someone printing one in anger.
Have you ever printed anything? Something as complex as a firearm is not completed on a whim.
180630922
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byCAIMLAS
2026 @12:01AM
(#65938942)
Attached to: Anthropic CEO Says Government Should Help Ensure AI's Economic Upside Is Shared
Astounding. I can't believe you managed to tie that back around to AGW. Bravo for commitment.
(This is the most unhinged rant I've seen since I last looked at reddit.)
180630918
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byCAIMLAS
2026 @12:00AM
(#65938938)
Attached to: Anthropic CEO Says Government Should Help Ensure AI's Economic Upside Is Shared
Sounds a lot to me like they're looking for governmental subsidy. They see the end of the runway on what is effectively an unprofitable business model (or at least one they, and OpenAI, have not been able to capitalize on in a meaningful way), and they're looking for a way to "democratize" their costs.
180620252
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bygoldspider
0, 2026 @10:47AM
(#65937164)
Attached to: Congress Wants To Hand Your Parenting To Big Tech
Banning kids from accessing social media is "handing parenting to big tech" in the same way that age restrictions on alcohol is handing parenting to bars, liquor stores, beer distributors, and everyone else who sells adult beverages.
I'd also argue the former is more harmful to minors than the latter.
180619896
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byDesScorp
2026 @09:48AM
(#65936982)
Attached to: Sony Is Ceding Control of TV Hardware Business To China's TCL
The new company would retain the Sony and Bravia branding for televisions and home audio equipment but use TCL's display technology..Sony's Bravia line survived by positioning itself at the premium tier where consumers pay more for high-end picture and sound quality.
So Sony only outlasted the other half dozen brands that already exited the market by selling a premium product.
And now they expect to take that Porsche, engine swap with Kia, and still call it a Porsche.
Good luck with that, “Sony”.
I'd rather they'd just exited the business entirely rather than just let some Chinese shop slap their name on products. "Sony" on gear use to mean something.
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byDesScorp
2026 @01:23PM
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Attached to: Amazon Threatens 'Drastic Action' After Saks Bankruptcy
But Bezos is silent on the death of democracy, despite owning a newspaper that claims otherwise.
Because there is no "death of democracy". I've heard this hysterical horseshit all my long life. Everytime a Republican wins the White House, it means democracy died. Funny that I heard it for Reagan, both Bushes, and now Trump, and yet we keep having elections and Democrats win the White House sometimes too. "Democracy Died" just means that you threw a tantrum because your candidate didn't win.
It's always same stupid fucking thing: if we don't stop them this time, it's over! Democracy will die! This is the most important election Evarrrr!!!.
The world keeps spinning. Elections keep happening. You win sometimes and you lose sometimes. You people have become the boy that cried wolf, and no one gives a shit anymore. No one outside of your hysterical sewing circles buys it.
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DesScorp writes: CNBC reports that new data from the National Student Clearinghouse indicates that enrollment growth in four year degree programs is slowing down, while growth in two year and certification programs is accelerating:
Enrollments in undergraduate certificate and associate degree programs both grew by about 2% in fall 2025, while enrollment in bachelor's degree programs rose by less than 1%, the report found. Community colleges now enroll 752,000 students in undergraduate certificate programs — a 28% jump from just four years ago. Overall, undergraduate enrollment growth was fueled by more students choosing to attend community college, the report found. "Community colleges led this year with a 3% increase, driven by continued rising interest in those shorter job-aligned certificate programs," said Matthew Holsapple, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center's senior director of research.
For one thing, community college is significantly less expensive. At two-year public schools, tuition and fees averaged $4,150 for the 2025-2026 academic year, according to the College Board. Alternatively, at four-year public colleges, in-state tuition and fees averaged $11,950, and those costs at four-year private schools averaged $45,000.
A further factor driving this new growth is that Pell Grants are now available for job-training courses like certifications.
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byDesScorp
2026 @12:23PM
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Attached to: The United States Needs Fewer Bus Stops
The important metric needs to be how well served the people are. Average speeds do not represent that as is made obvious here.
If you make it a pain in the ass to use busses and trains, then people will just go back to cars. Either buying their own, or renting per ride via Uber or something. If you're going to use a bus, then you're just going to have to accept that it's slow mode of transport. But it still beats walking in the snow.
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byDesScorp
4, 2026 @01:43PM
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Attached to: Iran Shuts Down Musk's Starlink For First Time
Incidentally, "just bombed" Iran?.
FFS, this happened less than seven months ago: US strikes on Iran.
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byDesScorp
4, 2026 @11:09AM
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Attached to: Iran Shuts Down Musk's Starlink For First Time
the goal is to locate and snatch mossad / CIA operatives that are attempting to raise mayhem in the country.
Yes, because it's completely a conspiracy and not at all a reaction to decades of iron-fisted rule. Iran was a happy land of lollipops and rainbows until now. The people love the Ayatollahs.
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