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stopIiiiit··on There's no reason for software to be slow anymore
If that euphemism makes sense of it for you, sure.
stopIiiiit··on Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border
Decision makers are never going to be responsible for such low level clerical work as reading every tech company product release.
stopIiiiit··on There's no reason for software to be slow anymore
Because it's not built with client side optimization in mind any more. It's built with circular investment in mind.

Big tech funds startups (through obfuscated legal and financial means) and that funding goes straight back into big tech cloud hosting and SaaS services.

stopIiiiit··on Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border
Cops collaborate with tech corps all the time now. Generational churn means the cops now are not tech illiterate Barney Fife's

They’re GenXers and Millennials who grew up with this shit and would likely see the bullet point in the press release. Would not be shocked if large departments have someone on retainer or staff to track tech updates

HN crowd continues to display a complete lack of awareness that society moved on from this crowds 15 minutes of fame that was the 2010s

stopIiiiit··on AI boosted homework scores, then exam scores dropped: study
Self reports of AI use is worthless

Social stigma against just juices people to stick to socially desirable answers; no doubt a whole bunch who self reported as non-AI users actually used AI