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meangenehackmanon Government Ownership Stakes in Companies Becoming Routine Under Trump

The real test will be to see who retains control of these positions in the future.

I do not have confidence they will remain in control of the government.

meangenehackmanon AI-found bugs aren't proving any easier to exploit despite the hype

I was under the impression the 'dynamic automation' of chaining these sorts of exploits was the real concern?

meangenehackmanon How Terence Tao's insight translates to how we need to think about the economy

Terence Tao at ICM video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxAe4HJceFQ

meangenehackmanon I'd not buy a LG monitor

"Smart" = "Ads"

meangenehackmanon A 99-year-old mathematician unraveled a century-old braid mystery

https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.scienti...

meangenehackmanon Show HN: I put a $2.43 necklace on 3 outfits. VLMs priced it at $19 to $104

The necklace cost $2.43US, its neither gold or silver.

meangenehackmanon Visa to Cut 7% of Workforce as CEO Seeks to Revamp Company

The layoffs will continue until the wealthy are satisfied.

meangenehackmanon Sam Altman says we are in the singularity: 'This is the moment'

Sam Altman is a car salesman. Nothing more, nothing less.

meangenehackmanon README, not

Hand made machines were difficult to replicate/repair/reproduce. Mass production (machines building machines) addresses the issue.

The same thing is happening to software. The same resistance is also occurring.

meangenehackmanon Nvidia's $750B in Deals Reignite Circular AI Fears

It is far better for society when companies like Nvidia spend their money rather horde it like Apple.

Nobody (including the dragon) benefits from sitting on piles of gold.

meangenehackmanon 2x the productivity of our R&D org in 9 months

Management is eating this up. Less pay, less employees, MORE PRODUCTION!

It's crazy how people will sabotage themselves willingly.

meangenehackmanon The Silent Majority of Experts (2012)

There is a very, very small crossover of "good programmers" and "good bloggers".

meangenehackmanon Time Doesn't Trickle Down Either

The young must learn to protect their time from the old.

A tale as old as time.

meangenehackmanon Apple Will 'Watch Everything Burn' When the AI Bubble Bursts

Apple's greatest accomplishment is convincing its customers that they're all geniuses.

meangenehackmanon Conversation Is Being Recorded. They All Are

We've been recording almost everything since the early 2000's.

I remember installing NICE and their little blackboxes way back in the before time (2000).

meangenehackmanon Blade Runner 2099 exclusive first look at the replicant uprising

Ugh... They're gonna Star Wars, Bladerunner.

meangenehackmanon Why Would Meta Download So Much Porn?

I'm glad Zuckerberg appreciates my homemade porn. Nobody else seems to.

meangenehackmanon You never have to do work again

This is how you get busted.

meangenehackmanon Algorithm-Designed Photonic Circuits Beyond Human Intuition

It's gonna be awesome when some future machine designs a circuit that mimics a biological circut and we come full circle.

meangenehackmanon Kalshi demands Netflix down trailer misleading prediction market documentary

Can I bet on the outcome of this on Kalshi?

meangenehackmanon The Rise of Anti-Flock Influencers Who Make Things Up for Clout

Followers will follow anything that leads them. Its why "sheep" are so often used to describe humanity.

meangenehackmanon Why hasn't AI increased unemployment?

The guy with his back to the volcano says "what problem?"

meangenehackmanon Everybody Wants to Be a Dev

Dev's are one step above users, so this is a natural progression. Funny how there are rarely/never articles about everyone wants to be Helpdesk or Admins.

meangenehackmanon The Cost of "Contact Us for a Quote" in Modern E-Commerce

"Contact Us for a Quote" is just another way to say "We don't want your business."

meangenehackmanon German battery maker Varta files insolvency applications

FTA - They lost Apple as their main customer. Apple is switching to Chinese battery manufactures.