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Varelion··on Why Is Sam Altman a Free Man?
Sam Altman could sexually assault children and not go to jail. Many of his peers have sexually assaulted children; they have not gone to jail. The interogator that helped keep the Ideal Living from going to court said it best -- and I paraprase:

" Justice is not fair. The justice system doesn't care who is right, they only care who has more money, and I see billions of dollars in that room, and I do not see billions of dollars in this room. "

Varelion··on Memory Companies Have Destroyed the Consumer Market
I hope so. I feel so, so, so terribly guilty for not building my wife a computer for her in 2023. She is rocking a 1080ti, and I really wish I had at least upgraded her system, but now I just straight cannot afford to even consider it, given the price of rent, food, gas, energy, all on top of the actual hardware prices.

And I am a SWE.I am not making bad money. I can't imagine what others are going through.

Varelion··on Does Reddit have an astroturfing problem? What the data suggests
Remember that Ghislaine Maxwell was a moderator one the largest news subreddit.
Varelion··on Has Violence Against Teachers Become Accepted by Society?
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Varelion··on Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats
It's not? Have your seen climate change forecast? Have you seen the cost of diesel? Eeosion of democracy in the US?
Varelion··on Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school
Someone needs to ZONK the pentagon, then change the locks out.
Varelion··on Socialism's Positive Rating Tops 40% for First Time
You're describing capitalism. You can make a lot more money not yielding ownership.
Varelion··on Socialism's Positive Rating Tops 40% for First Time
Maybe we will see real change soon.
Varelion··on Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school
Socialists are. Americans are starting to wake up. The only people who will not be controlled by corporate interests are those interested in removing corporate power.
Varelion··on Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school
Someone needs to be imprisoned for the lives of hundreds of school girls
Varelion··on 'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees
Imagine all the good will received from the American public if a group hacked the database of border patrol payroll and released that data into the world
Varelion··on Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee
I know that this is old, but allowing an entertainment network to look, smell like, and carry the moniker of 'news' has done incalculable damage to the world.
Varelion··on NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is dead
Don't mince words. Say it with your chest. The world state is being ruined by authoritarianism appeal to small-minded people's worst basal instincts, lack op apathy, and lack of curiosity. And unchecked capitalism, but I really shouldn't even need that 'unchecked' qualifier.
Varelion··on Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee
A disturbing amount of people so not recognize the fact. An even higher percentage willingly supports their own disenfranchisement.
Varelion··on 25 years of mass surveillance is enough
Sounds like the genius take of a VP of AI Strategy.
Varelion··on The EU Bans Social Media for Under-13s
Social media is a cancer. What categorized the golden age of the internet?

Higher intellectual barrier to entry. A non-centralized ecosystem.

I am more than interested in any legislation that might push for conditions that facilitate these to arise. Anything removing power from tech companies is my #1 ballot motivator.

Varelion··on 25 years of mass surveillance is enough
The scale is the problem; their money is orders of magnitude more damaging.
Varelion··on 25 years of mass surveillance is enough
Look into a class on systems thinking.
Varelion··on How much of F-Droid is LLM generated?
You mean plagiarizing math problems humans have tackled for decades?
Varelion··on How much of F-Droid is LLM generated?
The fact this got flagged says all you need to know about the current dev ecosystem.
Varelion··on There's a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Ruining the Internet
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
Varelion··on 25 years of mass surveillance is enough
Any adult who has been paying attention has no doubt that enough of the elite do collude to call the duck a duck.
Varelion··on 25 years of mass surveillance is enough
Hold on. Panama papers. Epstein files. CointelPro -> NSPM-7.

There absolutely, without a reasonable doubt, is a conspiracy of the elite -- the billionaire class.

Varelion··on 25 years of mass surveillance is enough
NSPM-7 is about to make mass surveillance magnitudes more oppressive and ever-present.
Varelion··on Stop Panicking About AI
People who have financial investments on making new tech seem important are spending money AstroTurf to make it seem important.

Stop giving anyone in the AI industry benefit of the doubt, or any semblance of expecting anything other than the absolute worst.

These conmen are just speed-running capitalism to leave the public holding the bag.

Varelion··on Diesel prices in U.S. top $6 a gallon for first time
Far left, or far right.
Varelion··on Measuring the sloppiness of code
That's almost every industry, because most companies realize we are an extremely unstable point in time.
Varelion··on If coding is solved, what now?: Measuring the sloppiness of code
Source?
Varelion··on Diesel prices in U.S. top $6 a gallon for first time
The smart ones properly realized that their home is no longer in the republican party. The others were swept up in culture war because... What other adults do in their lives needs immediate government intervention from the party of small government.
Varelion··on Measuring the sloppiness of code
Coding is solved, but AI companies are still hiring software engineers?
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