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mateus1

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mateus1··on Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel after backlash over capitulation to FCC
I think the word "censorship" applies here.
mateus1··on Anthropic raises $13B Series F
> These investors almost certainly aren't insane or stupid.

I'm sure this exact sentence was said before every bubble burst.

mateus1··on Gemini Robotics On-Device brings AI to local robotic devices
MIT spinoff Google-owned Boston Dynamics pledged not to militarize their robots. Which is very hard to believe given they're backed by DARPA, the DoD/Military investment arm.
mateus1··on Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries
It's direct wealth transfer to his supporters, paid by opponents and people who can't play the market...
mateus1··on Whisky is no longer actively maintained
Whisky is now officially on the rocks…
mateus1··on Sweetener saccharin shows surprise power against antibiotic resistance
This guy advocates for 0 sugar intake, which seems like a very fringe opinion…
mateus1··on What if we made advertising illegal?
You don’t think seeing ads around the city reduces the awareness for these things? If do, you’re arguing all advertising is useless…
mateus1··on What if we made advertising illegal?
You don’t value the city being cleaner? I live here and the city looks absolutely so much better. For one it has a lot less visual pollution and you can drive with less distractions… That alone justifies everything else for me.
mateus1··on US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU
The takeaway from the X-poster being "it's good that they're using LLMs" is hilarious. Why praise the method if the end result is so bad?
mateus1··on US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU
That doesn’t hold water if you’re talking about uninhabited Antarctica territories.
mateus1··on C. Elegans: The worm that no computer scientist can crack
Interesting, thanks for sharing. I’m going to read her book “Broad band” on women that made the internet.
mateus1··on Plex no Longer Offers Free Remote Playback for Personal Media
Same setup here, pretty nifty. I’d like to setup a reverse proxy inside the Tailscale network but I haven’t figured that out yet.
mateus1··on OpenAI's o1-pro now available via API
I’m no expert but that does not look like a 94c pelican to me.
mateus1··on I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks
I never said that, I meant tech leaders and founders, not the user base…
mateus1··on For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a Superpower
This is PR slop for a startup. Their workers have no benefits or stability.
mateus1··on I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks
Musk, Trump and DOGE topics are all being flagged, even if they are relevant… The tech world has blessed this regime.
mateus1··on GPT 4.5 level for 1% of the price
Would you say the west “stole” the IP for paper , ice cream, tea and noodle? Weird notion.
mateus1··on Samsung Q990D unresponsive after 1020 firmware update
As an engineer you should be familiar with laws and regulations. Try creating health care software without regarding HIPAA, for example, should make for lots of fun and lawsuits!
mateus1··on Doge Privacy Act Requests
Topics mentioning DOGE and Musk are being quickly flagged here in HN, so I don’t think there is much hope for discourse here.
mateus1··on White House bans AP journalists from Oval Office amid continued Gulf dispute
Free Speech has taken quite a turn lately.
mateus1··on Ancient-DNA study identifies originators of Indo-European language family
I’m sorry, where do you get that communist countries negates genetically science? A quick search shows that Cuba, for example has plenty of geneticists, researchers and healthcare initiatives around hereditary diseases…
mateus1··on A tiny satellite showed it can take high-res pics from space
I appreciate the tech but I grieve the dwindling private spaces our societies have.
mateus1··on Meta torrented & seeded 81.7 TB dataset containing copyrighted data
I don’t think they’re using picture heavy book for LLM training, no?
mateus1··on 20k federal workers take "buyout" so far, official says
These topics are being routinely taken down by the mod team.
mateus1··on Bacteria (and their metabolites) and depression
Interesting, I had a bout of depression that I believe started when I did a monthlong low carb low calorie diet (with doctors and nutritionist). Gut health is a huge factor.
mateus1··on Science YouTuber physicsgirl (Dianna Cowern) stands for the first time in 2 yrs
Some kind of trolling, I assume. Diana is not trans.
mateus1··on Amazon removed statements advocating for LGBTQ rights and racial equity
It’s most commonly called pink money too.
mateus1··on Amazon is quitting Quebec to 'shock and awe' workers worldwide
It’s pretty common thing to refer to the company and the owner somewhat interchangeably. He might not be CEO but he’s definitely in on these kinds of major decisions.
mateus1··on Ozempic and Wegovy are selected for Medicare's price negotiations
I'm not in the US and know plenty of people that use it. It's also maybe a 1/5 of the US cost, even accounting for the exchange rate.
mateus1··on Walter Isaacson: My So-Called Writing Life (2014)
This Angela Collier’s video about Feynman’s legacy also furthers yours point. He is an engaging and prolific writer but he does lean too much into the “great man-myth” figure of his subjects while underreporting their flaws.

https://youtu.be/TwKpj2ISQAc?si=Cdx6VbCbO195PeHf

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