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amazingamazing··on Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ
Why are people so obsessed about apps. could be a website that couldn’t easily be taken down.
amazingamazing··on Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on Iran
Man, no wonder this world is screwed up. Never mind then. I’ll just stop asking questions and let trump do as he likes.
amazingamazing··on Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on Iran
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amazingamazing··on U.S. has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on Iran
Again, just curious - so you believe countries shouldn’t intervene if others decide they want nuclear tech and or weapons?

I see both arguments, but I’m curious what others think

amazingamazing··on Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on Iran
I have no opinion.
amazingamazing··on U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites
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amazingamazing··on EU Eyes Ditching Microsoft Azure for France's OVHcloud
They should - more competitors will bring the price down.
amazingamazing··on Meta announces Oakley smart glasses
Seems scary. If you’re using it to read some prescription and it says the wrong thing then game over I guess - or if internet goes out.

I’m very curious what this person did before these glasses were released.

amazingamazing··on Meta announces Oakley smart glasses
I don't understand how she's using Meta glasses to read print. You mean it's dictating it, or are they prescription? If the former, do you need meta glasses for that? If it's the latter, wouldn't it work with any glasses?

I also don't understand how they're used to locate items around the house. Is there some sort of GPS? Or do you mean it helps by virtue of seeing (e.g. prescription)?

AR glasses will be a hit, no doubt, but I don't see what's so special about glasses with a mic, camera and speaker on them. Seems especially for an older person that it would be more useful getting a phone with a screen and pointing at things and seeing it on a display.

amazingamazing··on Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success
we need to do this with more things
amazingamazing··on Meta announces Oakley smart glasses
won't buy these, or any others smart glasses until there's a way to replace the battery. I'm annoy'd enough that it's difficult to do with bluetooth headphones... with my quest 3 at least there's an option to plug it into an external battery, given the traditional use cases.
amazingamazing··on New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles
The vast majority of those traveling to USA do so through plane, yes.
amazingamazing··on How Close to Black Mirror Are We?
Odd that nosedive isn’t at 100%. Even here on this site, right now, everyone votes. Votes and flags restrict either obscure or hide your posts. in the case of things like uber you’re kicked off, can’t work based on ratings as well.
amazingamazing··on New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles
It’s for the best - air travel is expensive climate wise and our planet is warming.
amazingamazing··on New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles
What exactly did America do undo these? Jim Crow for blacks and segregation? Redlining? Mass deportations (they started before Trump)? Patriot act (which still exists in partial form today)?
amazingamazing··on New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles
These things were definitely not things all countries participated in…
amazingamazing··on New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles
This country enslaved blacks for hundreds of years, slaughtered the natives and put the Japanese into camps and nuked them twice.

It’s always been authoritarian for those that don’t look right

amazingamazing··on AI will shrink Amazon's workforce in the coming years, CEO Jassy says
Are h1bs immigrants?
amazingamazing··on AI will shrink Amazon's workforce in the coming years, CEO Jassy says
When 75%+ of them are non white, yup. Changed to xenophobic tho to help you
amazingamazing··on Making 2.5 Flash and 2.5 Pro GA, and introducing Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
interesting - why wouldn't you use dynamic thinking? and yeah, sucks when the price changes.
amazingamazing··on Making 2.5 Flash and 2.5 Pro GA, and introducing Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Is it possible to get non-thinking only now, though? If not, why would that matter, since it's irrelevant?
amazingamazing··on Meta buys Scale AI in a $14.3B deal
title is not accurate:

> Meta is pumping $14.3 billion into Scale AI as part of the deal, and will have a 49% stake in the artificial intelligence startup, but will not have any voting power, a Scale AI spokesperson said.

I'm also skeptical that leadership is the issue here. From my experience Meta's culture is too cut throat and a certain level of boredom is required for breakthroughs in an ambiguous space. It's not like you can just swing the proverbial whip and come out with some AI breakthrough. They're not making widgets.

That being said, Meta did have two home runs in the form of Instagram and WhatsApp, so who knows... (Oculus is yet to be seen).

amazingamazing··on OpenAI dropped the price of o3 by 80%
They increased prices and are not selling a pure commodity tho
amazingamazing··on Why agents are bad pair programmers
Code regularly, and use ai to get unblocked if you do so or review code for mistakes.

Or have the ai write the entire first draft for some piece and then you give it a once over, correcting it either manually or with prompts.

amazingamazing··on My experiment living in a tent in Hong Kong's jungle
ironic that this was flagged an downvoted with no response, ha.
amazingamazing··on BYD's Five-Minute Charging Puts China in the Lead for EVs
let's look at a car that's available as all options: the kia Niro - and let's look at the 2022 since I found the info easily:

$28,790: MSRP of the 2022 Niro L HEV (hybrid)

$34,390: MSRP of the 2022 Niro EX PHEV (plug-in hybrid with an electric range of 51 kms.

$46,790: starting price of the 2022 Niro EX EV (all battery electric vehicle with a range of 386 kms)

it's just simple math. if you take a 400 mile road trip 4 times a year, and your electricity is totally free for the sake of example, gas is 5 bucks a gallon, how long does it take for the EV to pay itself off, assuming the regular commute is 40km daily otherwise? answer is almost 15 years. doesn't make any sense.

amazingamazing··on BYD's Five-Minute Charging Puts China in the Lead for EVs
my comment is saying that you would have both gas and electric capabilities, so yes.
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