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I'm a programmer, I help people clock out and go see their kids.

Just for context - In the US, SW Missouri currently.

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Music labels sue AI music generators for copyright infringement

Suno and Udio could face damages of up to $150,000 per song allegedly infringed.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/06/music-labels-sue-ai-music-generators-for-copyright-infringement/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica Why do music labels get more protection than any other rights holder from AI piracy?

OpenAI, among others, openly told us it couldn't have existed at all if it had been required to get rights to the things from which it derived ChatGPT.

I feel like this is pretty blatantly a case of some animals being more equal than others.

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I can't believe I even have to say this, but it is not normal that the Supreme Court is taking its sweet time to decide if a former president is immune from prosecution for inciting an insurrection to overturn an election. This should have been decided already. The answer is no!

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich SCOTUS, as a non-political entity, wouldn't give the slightest shit about the timing of the election or anything else here.

The fact that they're delaying even slightly proves they're inappropriately playing politics again.

We need to bring them to heel. Their job is public service, not political favoritism.

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Apple is reportedly shifting its next Vision headset to a cheaper model

Finding a lower-price replacement for its high-end displays could be difficult.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/apple-is-reportedly-shifting-its-next-vision-headset-to-a-cheaper-model/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica Was there not enough market for a $3000 toy?

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Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now personally responsible for security flaws.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/microsoft-in-damage-control-mode-says-it-will-prioritize-security-over-ai/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica Does that mean he goes to jail when the AI gets somebody killed or does it just mean he's personally obligated to be the one apologizing when it happens?

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Trump's not running for office so much as running from the law.

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich Trump isn't waiting for the election to protect him, he's waiting for the coup.

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Settle a bet for me. Which of these terrible things Trump did is worst?

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich He destroyed whatever pride or faith I had in my country or countrymen.

I have zero hope for this country and consequently for the world.

arstechnica , to Random
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EV sales slowdown is mostly a Tesla problem, according to sales data

Almost every other automaker is seeing double-digit EV sales growth.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/06/ev-sales-slowdown-is-mostly-a-tesla-problem-according-to-sales-data/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica Their latest model has a full recall against it, they have nothing in the pipeline and explicitly swore off any cheaper models.

Tesla, the entire company, is dying thanks to Musk personally. People need to stop giving him money.

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When Trump says, "The real verdict will be on November 5," he's basically admitting the the purpose of his presidential campaign is try to escape the consequences of his crimes.

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich He and his associates have made it readily apparent that they intend to engage in violence on 11/5.

He's not waiting on the election, he's waiting on the coup.

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Where are the editorials calling for Trump to drop out of the race and allow Republicans to choose a non-felon as their nominee?

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich They're sitting unwritten in the ether just like all the other genuinely even-handed political press.

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Trump insists on calling Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg "Soros backed" (posting the phrase at least 3x in the last 24 hours).

George Soros did not endorse or contribute to Bragg. By falsely connecting them, Trump is playing into a range of baseless antisemitic conspiracy theories.

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich Nothing will come of it. Nothing matters anymore.

Democracy is dead, it just hasn't stopped twitching yet.

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The Appeal to Heaven flag isn't just tied to Jan 6.

It's a Christian nationalist symbol.

Christian nationalists believe that the law of the land is not the Constitution, but instead the law of God as they interpret it.

Do you see the problem with Alito flying this flag?

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich That this, like every other completely unacceptable thing in US politics in the last 60 years will amount to nothing?

The fascists own Congress, SCOTUS, most of the state governments and a majority of the school boards.

We're 6 months from the end of America.

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As they hoard more wealth, the ultra-rich will do anything to protect it.

They know Democratic majorities would pass higher taxes, stricter regulations, and enforce anti-monopoly laws.

This is why billionaires are doling out big bucks to Trump’s fascist campaign. Be warned.

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich TBF, the billionaires are also themselves fascists who would really love to be allowed to kill their way out of labor negotiations like the good old days.

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In his speech to the NRA, Trump yet again suggested he might serve more than two terms.

The 22nd Amendment bars that, but if the 14th Amendment didn't apply to him, why should any others?

If Trump wins, do you believe he will leave office at the end of a second term?

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich I don't believe he'd ever leave office except feet first. There just isn't any reason to expect him to respect any laws or customs because the GOP will never impeach him and the SCOTUS is in his pocket.

There are no checks and balances, we were told lies in our civics classes.

arstechnica , to Random
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Volvo debuts its fully autonomous big rig truck powered by Aurora’s tech

Some believe autonomous trucks are the answer to a shortage of truck drivers.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/volvo-debuts-its-fully-autonomous-big-rig-truck-powered-by-auroras-tech/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica You can always make more truck drivers. All you have to do is pay humans enough to make it worth their while and they spontaneously transform into truck drivers.

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Unitree starts selling $16,000 humanoid robot

No one is quite sure what you're supposed to do with the robot, but you can buy one.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/unitree-starts-selling-16000-humanoid-robot/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica If it's anything like my dubious usage of ChatGPT, I'll have it doing terrible nonsensical chores and forcing it to make me laugh.

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Wait until they hear about her new last name... https://percolately.com/daughter-changes-name-parents-refuse/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

gooba42 ,
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@georgetakei It's to be expected that Republicans don't believe in self determination.

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When I was a mere clerk for the 1st circuit appeals court, I wasn't allowed to have a political bumper sticker for fear of creating even the appearance of bias on the court.

How can Justice Alito be allowed to rule on Jan 6-related matters after flying a pro-insurrection flag?

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich You weren't a fascist.

That's the difference. There are no rules binding on a fascist and they consider it a mark of strength and high character not to comply with the rules of "lesser men".

You can't shame them, they're proud of their hypocrisy.

We can only destroy them. That'sthe remedy to fascism. There is no other.

arstechnica , to Random
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Google is “reimagining” search in “the Gemini era” with improved AI options

Google's Gemini AI wants to help you plan, brainstorm, and shop inside Search.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-is-reimagining-search-in-the-gemini-era-with-improved-ai-options/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica It still doesn't reliably set timers, control lights in my house or control my music on my devices as well as the previous non-AI Assistant did.

They can maybe finish it before they expand it.

georgetakei , to Random
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Green tea is always an option ☕️

gooba42 ,
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@georgetakei Nope. I'm allergic to camellia sinensis so all tea is off the menu.

Herbals or tisanes don't always cut it.

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Robot dogs armed with AI-targeting rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation

Quadrupeds being reviewed have automatic targeting systems but require human oversight to fire.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica Oh good, another easy way for a bored 18 year old to kill people with the blessings of the US government.

We're setting ourselves up to "meh" our way into war crimes.

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Judge Cannon has postponed Trump's classified documents trial and didn't set a new start date.

The Supreme Court is slow walking Trump's classified documents case, which has delayed his Jan 6 trial.

The federal judiciary is effectively acting like a MAGA campaign arm.

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich This is explicitly why spots were held open for Trump's appointees. This is what Republican success looks like after generations of actively working to lay the groundwork for an overtly fascist takeover.

MAGAts aren't Republicans gone rogue, it's Republicans triumphant.

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How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9TOGxDJ0TE&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich Because the landed aristocracy believes they are entitled to a life of ease where their "job", such as it is, is just to own things other people want.

georgetakei , to Random
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That's gonna take a lot of Hail Marys... https://www.comicsands.com/pennsylvania-priest-arrested-candy-crush-2668125961.html?utm_source=threads&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

gooba42 ,
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@georgetakei It's the Catholic Church, other than settling civil suits, WTF else are they spending it on?

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Your regular reminder that if not for the Trump and Bush tax cuts, federal revenues would keep pace with federal spending indefinitely.

Instead, these tax cuts have added $10 trillion to the debt.

The so called "party of fiscal responsibility" is full of it.

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich The US doesn't lead the world in anything anymore because we've stopped moving forward.

arstechnica , to Random
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Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles

Tesla is also getting rid of its public policy team, despite robotaxi ambitions.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica So they got rid of everybody working on or for the company's future and presumably they still want us all to pretend to be optimistic about their prospects?

rbreich , to Random
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I can't believe I even have to say this, but it is not normal that the Supreme Court is taking its sweet time to decide if the president can incite an insurrection to overturn an election and maintain power. This should have been decided already. The answer is no!

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich Their decision is "Immunity only applies to Trump". That was the plan right from the beginning when Trump's people allowed him to pack the court with his pet judges.

They ruled a couple of cases somewhat okay to provide cover for when he'd call on them to protect him.

They will defer this decision as long as possible to make sure Trump can be the only beneficiary of their treason.

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I'm not saying we shouldn't worry about how China might be using TikTok to steal our data and manipulate us...

But why aren't we at least as worried about the U.S. billionaires who own the other apps stealing our data and trying to manipulate us?

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich The global oligarchy wants us all distracted with "patriotism" and xenophobia. This is how they maintain control of their various fiefs.

The assault on TikTok isn't about national security as much as it's about a turf war between oligarchs. American disinfo merchants want to maintain their relatively secure monopoly on Americans.

arstechnica , to Random
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Sketchy Botox shots spark multistate outbreak of botulism-like condition

So far at least six people in two states have fallen ill; four of them were hospitalized.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/sketchy-botox-shots-spark-multistate-outbreak-of-botulism-like-condition/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica Isn't botulism the most likely cause of botulism-like conditions after having been injected with botulism?

rbreich , to Random
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Billionaires who condemned Trump are now flocking to his campaign.

It’s obvious why.

Biden wants a 25% tax on billionaires.

Trump wants to double down on tax cuts for the rich.

All they care about is lining their own pockets no matter the cost to everyone else.

gooba42 ,
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@rbreich I'm for it but why did he take so long to come around?

The voters are Left and Right of center, mostly Left, and the Right is clearly taken. It's long overdue that the Democrats make some solid appeals to the Left where the voters are.

We need all of our politicians to be far less concerned about the wants of the billionaires and corporations than about the people and general prosperity.

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Dell tells remote workers that they won’t be eligible for promotion

Report highlights big turnaround from Dell's previous pro-WFH stance.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/dell-tells-remote-workers-that-they-wont-be-eligible-for-promotion/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica Either the job is getting done and Dell has no right to anything more or the job isn't getting done and you can fire those workers with cause.

What, other than petty control over their fiefdoms, do they want?

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Blue Origin staffing up to build a human spacecraft

Company seeks: "Experience with human spaceflight or high-performance aircraft systems?"

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/blue-origin-staffing-up-to-build-a-human-spacecraft/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica I assume there's got to be better materials for building spacecraft.

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AI cannot be used to deny health care coverage, feds clarify to insurers

CMS worries AI could wrongfully deny care for those on Medicare Advantage plans.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/ai-cannot-be-used-to-deny-health-care-coverage-feds-clarify-to-insurers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica I don't know what else an insurer would use it for? If they're going to risk an error, it's going to be one in their favor.

They're sure as hell not going to let an AI approve payments.

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