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PieTime··on I believe there are entire companies right now under AI psychosis
Market for who? Who is left working? If we can’t answer that question then we’re not prepared for what’s next.
PieTime··on 50K Tahoe residents need power as utility eyes redirecting lines to data centers
This is the same issue for water in California as well. Growing water thirsty crops in a desert to use an allocation while average people are asked to conserve.
PieTime··on Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message
Free? They serve ads on their clients. The best solution that solved this terrible issue was Inbox, which they purchased and then destroyed. Google also makes monthly cloud storage fees for anyone who has large files or photos. Also, it keeps people in Googles ecosystem. It’s a beneficial monopoly for Google.
PieTime··on Getting arrested in Japan
You getting one hour of sleep is meditating and no going outside?
PieTime··on Getting arrested in Japan
Basically you’re talking about implementing The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas. Many innocent people have been sentenced to death in the US. The idea that jail or punishment solves crime also has no basis in fact.
PieTime··on An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below
Trust with trillions of dollars in investments, basically destroyed by Bobby Drop Tables…

https://xkcd.com/327/

PieTime··on Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys
If they can look at their leaderships statements as positive or neutral then they are part of the problem.
PieTime··on Two pilots dead after plane and ground vehicle collide at LaGuardia
This isn’t hypothetical, this system just exists in other countries. Digital systems can confirm flight instruction from ATC with zero radio communication.
PieTime··on Corruption erodes social trust more in democracies than in autocracies
My rich friend drove home drunk from a police ball even though his parents gave him an unlimited taxi card, the police stopped him and recognized his family, and then told him to get home safely.

My other friend forgot his drivers license at home while being non-white and was arrested/charged and forced to explain why he didn’t bring his license to a judge.

PieTime··on Iran War Cost Tracker
The end game is when the US backed dictatorships collapse, this is the end of American power, not the beginning.
PieTime··on British Columbia is permanently adopting daylight time
Save it in the evening, it was always dark in the morning.

Historically we were saving daylight for the morning

PieTime··on IRS lost 40% of IT staff, 80% of tech leaders in 'efficiency' shakeup
You’re absolutely correct. For income taxes many states and the federal government offset each others debts.

In Canada provinces can choose to harmonize taxes or collect independently.

PieTime··on Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
Maybe stop US should stop funding ISIS, Al Queda in Syria, mujahideen in Afghanistan…
PieTime··on I stopped following the news
I think it’s not news that’s the problem. It’s the sources of news are often biased and spend very little time explaining events in context. I much prefer an hour long news program or multi-page article that details events and perspectives going years into the past. We have a surprising large amount of influence on events around the world. Everything from the companies you support to your politics can vastly change world events.

I really dislike the notion that events outside of your country are somehow not important.

PieTime··on Drones that recharge directly on transmission lines
I presume these are surveillance drones and are programmed to loop back to origin
PieTime··on NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
I agree with #DefundThePolice, buts that’s not his current position and he’s kept the police chief from the prior administration.
PieTime··on 'If you aren't lying, you aren't flying.' Pilots hide mental health struggles
Until we have many redundant layers of backup, the risk of drugging copilot and going down is a non zero risk that triggered many of these policies.
PieTime··on Mapping the US healthcare system’s financial flows
This is precisely what allows for the NHS to be cannibalized. They underfunded one of the best systems of healthcare and replaced it with private care for ultra wealthy while reducing quality of care for vast majority of people.
PieTime··on White House gives Maduro ultimatum as U.S. moves toward land operations
And some US allies have seen no change, I’m hoping that’s not a metric for which countries to invade.
PieTime··on Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Microsoft, against Nadella
Wing-nut? Is that now the census for the majority of the world outside of the US and UK? If we’re looking at legal precedent, then not taking action could see massive legal challenges that could destroy Microsoft for complicity in genocide.
PieTime··on $10k RTX Pro reportedly snaps under its own weight during transit
Mine came with an magnetic anti-sag bar and it was badly needed
PieTime··on GenAI Image Editing Showdown
I think I’d probably say that the prompts are telling me more about the author than I think is necessary for these tests… I hope they were at least sampled from responses.
PieTime··on Deloitte to refund the Australian government after using AI in $440k report
Management consult grift is reaching its inevitable end. They’ll cut out the management and insert AI consultants.
PieTime··on Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels
Some countries with state gas or utility monopoly will ensure legislation blocks solar power. Example Thailand has huge solar potential but cheap gas, so they block solar panel installations

Yes, there is inequality as can be seen in Pakistan. But once restrictions are dropped the solar panels take off.

PieTime··on Kmart's use of facial recognition to tackle refund fraud unlawful
We’re living in a time of income inequality and this is the natural result.
PieTime··on U.S. investors, Trump close in on TikTok deal with China
Is this an AI comment? They have vast business interest and contracts with Israel.
PieTime··on Immunotherapy drug clinical trial results: half of tumors shrink or disappear
I lost my wife before they developed sickle cell treatments recently. Knowing the pain she went through everyday, makes me grateful that children soon will not have to know that pain. Thank you for sharing your story.
PieTime··on Inflation erased U.S. income gains last year
When I see sub 40 percent approval rate for both parties in congress… we’ve almost reached the moment where a majority of people believe both democrats and republicans have a negative view yet the 3rd parties will remain elusive due to gerrymandering districts.
PieTime··on ICE obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that hack phones and encrypted apps
They have developed zero click exploits before
PieTime··on FBI arrests US Army veteran for 'conspiracy' over protest against ICE
I’ve asked myself why my grandparents did not try to overthrow their Nazi regime. They were not the most immoral people on the surface, they just viewed their actions happening as the only way of survival. I think the answer lies in seeing what really happening instead of what’s portrayed as happening on their propaganda outlets. Articles like this start to transition people away from supporting fascism if they are believed.
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