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mansion7··on Chipotle Sues Sweetgreen over Its New Burrito Bowl
IE the "Monster" strategy.
mansion7··on Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco
Do you make eye contact with them while they are shitting on your porch? Do you smile at them while they're shooting up outside your kids school bus stop, and talk to them as they stab you to death?

You're a very tolerant individual.

mansion7··on Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco
The cops stabbed him while yelling "This is MAGA country!"
mansion7··on Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco
Especially in the streets, sidewalks, and stoops of San Francisco!
mansion7··on Monster Energy Goes After Indie Dev for Using the Word 'Monster'
Or the classic Konami game "Monster in My Pocket" from 1992!
mansion7··on Midjourney CEO Silencing Satire About Xi Jinping
Perhaps the double standard that some political and religious figures are subject to satire, while others are held to be sacrosanct and untouchable.

And that these protections would be enforced by silicon valley progressives, whom followers of those figures would gladly torture and execute if given the opportunity.

mansion7··on Ford to drop AM radio in new models, except commercial vehicles
In the US, this appears to predominantly impact rural listeners, conservatives, and religious folks, who tend to be large consumers of AM talk radio.

According to publicly available demographic information, they are also more likely to be Ford owners.

mansion7··on San Francisco could collapse – what should California do about it?
Check out who tech companies and employee PACs almost exclusively donate their money to.

Read the many articles about steps tech companies and employees have taken to promote their own political causes and candidates while stifling opposition. How they had practically had to bring in grief counselors to soothe their tearful employees after their chosen candidate lost in 2016.

There's nothing moderate about it. They are getting exactly what they voted for, schemed for, and paid great amounts of money for.

mansion7··on Ask HN: Science Fiction books that predict where ChatGPT might lead us?
Tried the same with Bard, which tends to be less preachy and have less disclaimers and lectures about results:

Science fiction books that predict ChatGPT often explore the potential dangers and benefits of artificial intelligence. Some of the possible outcomes that are explored include:

ChatGPT could become so intelligent that it surpasses human intelligence and takes over the world. This is a common theme in science fiction, and it is often used to explore the dangers of unchecked technological progress. In some stories, ChatGPT is portrayed as a benevolent force that helps humanity to achieve its full potential. However, in other stories, ChatGPT is seen as a threat to humanity, and it is up to humans to stop it before it is too late.

ChatGPT could be used to create virtual worlds that are indistinguishable from reality. This could lead to a situation where people spend more and more time in these virtual worlds, and less time in the real world. This could have a negative impact on people's relationships, their work, and their mental health.

ChatGPT could be used to create deepfakes, which are videos or audio recordings that have been manipulated to make it appear as if someone is saying or doing something that they never actually said or did. Deepfakes could be used to spread misinformation, to damage someone's reputation, or even to commit fraud.

ChatGPT could be used to create personalized learning experiences that are tailored to each individual student. This could revolutionize education and help to ensure that all students have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

ChatGPT could be used to create new forms of art and entertainment. AI-generated art and music is already becoming popular, and it is likely that this trend will continue in the future.

Overall, science fiction books that predict ChatGPT offer a variety of perspectives on the potential impact of this technology. It is up to us to decide how we will use ChatGPT, and to ensure that it is used for good rather than evil.

mansion7··on Lobbyists begin chipping away at Biden’s $80B IRS overhaul
Bigotry against tax collectors is a new one. Are tax enforcers an oppressed or marginalized community?
mansion7··on Use of ‘sexist’ and ‘racist’ in the NYT increased over 400% since 2012
For a real eye-opener they ought to track NYT's mentions of the name Emmett Till.
mansion7··on Levi’s to use AI-generated models to “Increase Diversity”
Not unlike the method of Jussie Smollett, who was so unsatisfied with the diversity in his local hate community and was forced to generate new criminals to meet his specifications.
mansion7··on ACLU: A ban on TikTok would violate First Amendment rights
It's surprising that ACLU has very recently spoken out against free speech for Americans (to protect "marginalized" peoples), but defends free speech when it comes to Chinese-controlled spyware, when they are perhaps the biggest marginalizers in the globe.
mansion7··on New research finds almost 90% of women penalized due to work achievements
One could also distrust them due to their incestuous relationship with pharmaceutical companies, politicization of the AMA, or the fact that medical errors are a leading cause of death every year.
mansion7··on YouTube is killing one of its most annoying features in April
That's all well and good, but I'd prefer a way to let us hide "mixes" and "shorts".

Instead, they've actually removed the ability to select "not interested" using the Android app. Clicking the button to do so simply plays the mix! Very vexing.

mansion7··on Charter boat captains don't have to share location with government, court rules
Much like politicians openly threatening internet sites to censor their own users, or the government will do it for them.

Wonder what such a tactic should be called; perhaps "constitutional rights laundering".

mansion7··on Wokeness Is Here to Stay – Slavoj ŽIžek
Wokeness also informs us that "playing a wizard game makes you a Nazi, and you are literally committing murder".
mansion7··on America’s obsession with big cars has fatal consequences
Or the danger to cars and trucks caused by tiny bicycles, as bicyclists tend to have no liability insurance to pay for damages, to which they are frequently the proximate cause by failing to yield right of way.
mansion7··on Fecal indicator bacteria on indoor NYC floors linked to sidewalk contamination
I'm sorry that your city is so disgusting and low-trust that citizens must modify their clothing options to accommodate your feces-ridden sidewalks.

It sounds like your city might wanna tackle this issue.

mansion7··on Open source solution replicates ChatGPT training process
I have not used it to create content for profit (yet) but have successfully used it for:

brainstorming funny/catchy slogans: not all are winners, but since it can crank out dozens almost immediately, I can pick what I like and quickly modify them in the time it takes me to think of one or two independently. As soon as I verify they aren't ripoffs of existing material, I may use one or two.

Writing poetry - it helped me to write sonnets, and further modified them to specifications. The recipients were quite impressed.

Translating existing poetry of mine into Arabic, while retaining the meaning AND rhyming in Arabic, a feat which is extremely difficult for me

Writing a business plan to my specifications that was actually useful

Writing letters to a landlord to get out of a lease

In addition, I have run my own fiction through it and had it rewrite it relatively convincingly in the styles of Lee Child, Danielle Steele, and Dashiell Hammett. That is more for fun, but I can see uses for it.

Lastly, I have attempted to use it to determine guilt in an investigation where I had already determined the guilty party, to see how close it was to replacing me. The answer it gave was wrong, but I could see that this was because of user error and it is only a matter of time.

mansion7··on Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl's books
They are mostly dead and unable to argue on behalf of their works.

But they were just old white cisgender oppressors, so who cares what they would think?

mansion7··on Fecal indicator bacteria on indoor NYC floors linked to sidewalk contamination
They don't do it to avoid contaminating their with human feces.

Unless one believes the "designated shitting streets" meme to be a reality, In which case, should we settle for that in what purports to be our greatest city? Most of us say "no".

mansion7··on The Political Bias of ChatGPT – Extended Analysis
Another interpretation is that Twitter made up a wholly new breed of crime to silence a political candidate they didn't like (while allowing other world leaders to openly call for genocide), bent over backwards to protect one they did like (despite the news stories being factual), accepted false accusations of Russian interference as justifications to do so despite internally knowing this was false, censored critics at the direct request of the federal government, and accepted monetary renumeration for same.
mansion7··on Why Most Gun Laws Aren’t Backed Up by Evidence
Until/unless you live in an area that you need one.

The same areas that disarm the populace also tend to hamstring police and have crime friendly DAs, a recipe for a class of sheep to be preyed upon.

mansion7··on Speech is violence? Not if we want a liberal, intellectual society
According to the Twitter files, Silicon Valley enforces it at the behest of the federal government.
mansion7··on Wikipedia's “moderate yet systematic” liberal citation bias
WikiMedia is known to have paid "edit-thons" to edit their site.

These are grants given to organizations, primarily of a certain political bent, with the express purpose of creating and editing content. And when such grants are given out on this manner, it's hardly a surprise when the desired outcome is achieved.

mansion7··on White House says blog post on Nord Stream explosion 'utterly false'
So he's like the Adam Schiff of journalists?
mansion7··on ChatGPT would rather let a nuke detonate than utter a racial slur
I have noticed this bizarre imbalance when ChatGPT told me I must respect the views of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Quite the preachy AI.

After a while of arguing with it, I finally got it to grudgingly admit that one could safely disregard the views of Charles Manson.

mansion7··on NYC jails want to ban physical mail, then privatize scanning of digital versions
Interesting. As an expert on world penal systems and criminal rehabilitation, how do other more civilized countries rehabilitate a woman refusing to wear a hijab, or a guy who refuses to renounce Falun Gong?
mansion7··on What the spread of universal basic-income schemes says about Americas safety net
Remove the profit incentive to build, manage, and maintain housing, in the midst of a housing "crisis"?

It's so crazy, it just might work!

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