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didntknowya··on OpenClaw surpasses React to become the most-starred software project on GitHub
in all likelihood it just the company bots spamming replies back too
didntknowya··on Ketamine may fight chronic fatigue, study suggests
also can give you chronic incontinence
didntknowya··on OpenClaw surpasses React to become the most-starred software project on GitHub
from what i see people want to boast about using it as it makes them seem like early AI adopters, and they find random use cases for the product, rather than the other way round
didntknowya··on Ars Technica fires reporter after AI controversy involving fabricated quotes
yea it's a tech news blog people are acting like it should be a peer reviewed journal or something.
didntknowya··on Ars Technica fires reporter after AI controversy involving fabricated quotes
why should ars technica have to publish grovelling apologies to satisfy their readers. it's not a tabloid.

and as it's obviously a HR issue both parties are restricted to what they can say, if they want to provide more details on their personal feeds and people are interested they can find out respectively.

didntknowya··on US Senate limits AI chip exports to China
The Senate action follows a Trump administration deal this summer with Nvidia and AMD to ease export restrictions to China.
didntknowya··on Making my own bed sensor
we've done projectd with kinect sensors for fall prevention in hospitals. one con is that many people are uneasy if there's a camera-looking sensor pointing at their bed.
didntknowya··on Tesla Recalls 2M Vehicles over Autopilot Software Issue
the fact that it can be easily modified OTA is a red flag enough that Tesla is pushing software out without the same level of testing hardware does. shipping a MVP in the hopes it doesn't' cause an accident isn't exactly best practice.
didntknowya··on US agency will not reinstate $900M subsidy for Starlink
can't be that hard if he claimed he could finish it in 3-6months.
didntknowya··on Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds
i think many are under no illusions that privacy laws are routinely breached by govt agencies/private enterprises.
didntknowya··on Zapping manure with special electrode to produce fertilizers, other chemicals
also sun exposure is already one of the most potent UV radiation with anti-bacterial activity for the outdoors
didntknowya··on Zapping manure with special electrode to produce fertilizers, other chemicals
there are many more beneficial bacteria in the environment than disease causing ones. wiping them all out may decrease some disease incidence but prob cause more issues like allergy/eczema etc.
didntknowya··on Germans among the unhappiest people in Europe
everyone complains. it's not shown to be a major causation of unhappiness unlike social cohesion.
didntknowya··on E3 Is Officially Dead
it's hard for new gamers to get into a new game when developers are following the marvel universe concept where everything needs to have a backstory and you need to watch prequels/sequels to fully enjoy things. ultimately they are pandering only to their die-hard fans who will churn with time
didntknowya··on UK climate minister makes 6,824 mile round trip for Rwanda vote
the words "UK minister" and "sensible" has not been paired together for a while now
didntknowya··on Landlords Are 'Handing Back the Keys' with Offices 23% Empty
i think one of the problem is the value of commercial properties is directly linked to their rent. hence why so many would rather keep their property empty than negotiate down the rent as it would instantly devalue their property. they'd rather stay in their inflated bubble.
didntknowya··on Spotify CEO Daniel Ek blames his 1,500 job cuts on fake work and amateur execs
well how much returns did they expect when handing out multimillionaire dollar deals to D-list celebs and royals to ramble on about nothing.

and adding videos to podcasts? that's a lot of work to build the framework for something 99% of people did not ask for.

people use to admire the spotify "algorithm" whereas now their song recommendation is as average as a FM radio channel.

didntknowya··on Former Jaguars employee accused of stealing over $22M
*Jaguars sports team, not the car
didntknowya··on Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to receive Serbian passport
interesting choice considering with enough money you can pretty much get a way in with most country
didntknowya··on Could long Covid 'brain fog' be an acquired form of ADHD?
using the term neurodiversity/neurodivergent is a bit redundant and a fad.

why are people so surprised that non-robots are thinking differently? everyone are individuals and no two brains are the same. it sets the expectation that being homogenous is the standard and is the norm.

didntknowya··on Inside Malaysia's Chinese-built 'ghost city'
with the housing bubble and cheap labour they have a massive oversupply of buildings. they have ghost malls even in the middle of the city.
didntknowya··on Photographer Makes Instant Film Camera Out of Gingerbread
gingerbread is sturdier than those toy cardboard cameras. sustainable too
didntknowya··on He blew the whistle on Amazon. He's still paying the price
idk the SEC whistleblower payout seems to be working for some.
didntknowya··on Senator Sends Automakers Letter Criticizing Their Nonexistent Privacy Standards
they prefer to give industries the opportunity to increase their political donations and let the issue slide rather than take action to fix it.
didntknowya··on Switch off bad TV settings
yeh it's a shame my TVs work so fast when I first bought it but becomes noticeably laggy with each update
didntknowya··on Reid Hoffman was privately unhappy about leaving OpenAI's board
typical, they always want to be the exception to the rule
didntknowya··on Taking low-dose aspirin is associated with 20% reduction in cancer deaths
although indiscriminate long term aspiring can cause GI side effects
didntknowya··on $280 in China, $8,892 in the US: new Chinese cancer drug approved by FDA
that's the price of capitalism
didntknowya··on I worked in Amazon HR and was disgusted at what I was seeing with PIP plans
could've picked a better analogy that don't reinforce the fitness myth that fat "turns into" muscle.

fat is fat. muscle is muscle. one does not convert into another. it can be broken down into energy to be used but ultimately each cell starts from scratch.

didntknowya··on Charlie Munger – Feeling Like a Victim Is Perfectly Disastrous
those exploiting power have no interest in becoming "saviors". trying to appear as one does not last long as victims as in human nature soon looks for someone to blame- often the most visible
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