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AwaAwa··on Woman in Brazil enslaved for 55 years by 3 generations of the same family
This is quite interesting, given the UAE was only formed in 1971, and their precursor states only agreed to form the UAE in 1968.
AwaAwa··on Someone at YouTube needs glasses
> half the results are irrelevant

Better than the results on google these days, so YT is at least doing better.

AwaAwa··on The biggest AI flops of 2024
I use the Kagi AI answer especially when I have a basic understanding (or I once did and forgot some bridge concept) and am looking to get an ELI5ish clarification.

Or if its pop culture of little consequence.

AwaAwa··on Commercial tea bags release microplastics, entering human cells
Cellulose is microplastic? I wonder what paper straws shed?
AwaAwa··on Valve says Steam users don't own a thing, GOG says its games can't be taken away
Our Intellectual Property utopia is such that you need to steal back what you owned, because its been impounded by an 800 pound automaton.

Maybe someone will create a gaming model that 'borrows' from every known game in existence, so that we'll finally get an Artificial Gaming-you Intelligence.

AwaAwa··on The Slow, Painful Death of Agile and Jira
More responsibility for the same pay, corralling people, and inevitably adding their workload to yours? Because SME/mentor < sr dev when it comes time to rightsize the CxOs gambling losses.

Not surprising sr devs weren't jumping on this whole hog.

AwaAwa··on Show HN: I removed politics from Twitter with AI
> You'll never have to see politics, war, or negativity on your timeline again

Sounds healthy to live in a padded room, rather than learning to ignore when you don't want to engage.

AwaAwa··on With more legal action on the horizon, how long before Archive.org closes?
Depressing that in this 'enlightened' age, this statement is the closest to closure we will ever have for all the in-plain-sight rule breaking by the powers that be.

Technology, the great equalizer, except when it's not. Mostly not.

AwaAwa··on What's your favorite RSS feed reader?
Firefox + Feedbro extension + RSShub container (self hosted) does the trick for those that have and had RSS.
AwaAwa··on Pavel Durov is questioned on 12 charges [pdf]
This is also a warning to Musk, considering he is trying to turn X into the 'everything' app, and thus far has resisted giving backdoor access to the powers that be.
AwaAwa··on Pavel Durov is questioned on 12 charges [pdf]
Apparently the governments are all ignoring the much more sizable amount of child porn on instagram, because they have a backdoor with Meta.

This goes straight to the point about this being more about politics.

AwaAwa··on IKEA launches secondhand marketplace to compete with eBay
I would think that applying glue contributes to the reason why the furniture doesn't survive the first owner/disassembly.

Unless this is meant for subsequent owners/houses?

I've never had an issue with IKEA disassembly/assembly having moved/lived/purchased across 3 continents, but I have always done my own assembly/disassembly.

AwaAwa··on Study: Air purifier use at daycare centres cut kids' sick days by a third (2023)
While I personally agree with this sentiment, the last few years have made it amply clear that the population prefers padded rooms to icky playground sandlots.
AwaAwa··on Against all odds, an asteroid mining company appears to be making headway
This gives me the same vibes as OceanGate's Titan, and Boeing's Starliner capsule.

Better these two as a role model than Theranos though.

Obviously the lack of any squishy humans that need to be part of the process makes it less of an issue when nothing comes of it.

AwaAwa··on Tesla has taken down 2016 release noting full self driving hardware capability
After 8 years of cashing in on the hype. Better late than never. Especially when there are no penalties, and umpteen FSD subscribers sending Tesla money.
AwaAwa··on Dubai Court Declares Crypto Salary Legal
The UAE is massive on surveillance and tracking of individuals. It is ubiquitous.

Crypto payments that sidestep the "surveillance plugs" make things difficult for Brother Eye.

Crypto salary contracts will formalize the accountability via ensuring the government is always in the 'know' of 'A' and 'B'. Added advantage of now being privy to any and all intermediate steps of the crypto transaction.... for science.

Another facet of UAE law is that you will never know if you are truly doing something legal or illegal, and they like it that way (Cardinal Richelieu would be proud). Interpretation by their sharia-esque judges is everything, and depending on the parties involved (rich vs poor; local vs foreigner; muslim vs buddhist etc) interpretation is easily gamed. Like everywhere but without the 'easily' or the pretense.

AwaAwa··on Family poisoned after using AI-generated mushroom identification book
Imaginary Universities in Canada, are a government supported racket. It is not for no reason that the UN condemns Canada for modern slavery with their temporary foreign worker program, that runs off the back of fleece-u colleges.

There's more intelligence in this AI guide, than there is in the majority of college diploma's coming out of of Canada today.

AwaAwa··on Monetization and Monopolies: How the Internet You Loved Died
Shearing the sheep only requires one to be smarter than the sheep.
AwaAwa··on Can Universal Basic Income Transform Society?
Oh it absolutely will. For the worse.

When you get something for nothing, you better believe that productivity will plunge.

Even a cursory glance at history will show this to be true. Argentina is a great example, of 'something for nothing'.

AwaAwa··on For advertising, Firefox now collects user data by default
Which is all that matters, in Google's schema of things.
AwaAwa··on Firefox 128 enables "privacy-preserving" ad measurements by default
Tax evasion is legal?
AwaAwa··on Is Red Meat Healthy? Multiverse Analysis Has Lessons Beyond Meat
This approach ought to have been codified as part of an oath, with associated repercussions for the breaking of, but instead that which makes for popular sound bites from talking heads will carry the day.

What researchers chasing popular beliefs fail to realize is that once you chase popular opinion, your science and therefore you are suspect, not to mention the 'content' was never going to be as popular as the latest bowel movement of modern Ben-Hur.

Aesop's fable on the Bat, the Birds and the Beasts comes to mind regarding the fall out of this approach.

AwaAwa··on The $21B influencer industry has gone off the rails
What is telling that there are entire articles devoted to something that never had any rails to begin with.

That fact that this is the level of discourse today, is a sad commentary on society's average intelligence. As long as you slice the day to pick the best moments, it all seems like we've reached the stars using batteries.

AwaAwa··on Bill comes due for money-losing tech companies that borrowed billions
Quick way to get 'right'sized. Call out the fad in no mean terms. Now I just nod my head and try to get through my day to more meaningful pursuits.

Meanwhile the bigwigs are all pursuing golden parachute retirement packages, getting on the boards of the next crop of companies, and continuing the giant wash of a machine.

AwaAwa··on The Shitty Technology Adoption Curve (2022)
At least in schools that information has little consequence, while at-will work ensures this is just the 5 lines needed for the Cardinal to hang a man with.
AwaAwa··on First ever autonomous car race in Abu Dhabi finishes despite issues
They pioneered robot camel jockeys to replace the original jockeys. Not surprising that they would be into this. Having money, an interest in speed, and a blank desert canvas helps.

At least no small children had to be broken on the road to this endeavor. (You may or may not want to look into the camel race jockey history)

AwaAwa··on 20 years ago Gmail revolutionized email. It's time for a new revolution
They aren't bad at all but be warned that you shouldn't use them for throwaway addresses that are lightly used. They will delete your account if there hasn't been activity for 6 months.

Sounds like a lot of time, but surprising how quickly that time runs out.

Something to be aware of up front.

AwaAwa··on Blocky – a DNS proxy and ad-blocker for the local network
Go into the main extension settings of 'Firefox Multi-Account Containers' that lists your containers and click on 'Manage containers'. Select any container and the last option on the new page is 'Advanced Proxy Settings'. This setting is per container.
AwaAwa··on Justin Trudeau announces $2.4B for AI investments in Canada
This sounds sensible. Which means it's off the table.

Instead ArriveCan part deux would be a better money pit.

AwaAwa··on Trudeau Unveils $1.8B Plan to Boost AI Sector in Canada
Unless they get 'supply managed', to protect the fabric of Canada.
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