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US tech firms share Dutch regulator officials' names with Senate

dutchnews.nl
220 points·by zqna·2 mesi fa·164 comments

I'm Alone and in the Dark

politicalemails.org
2 points·by zqna·6 mesi fa·0 comments

Republican introduces bill seeking to make Greenland 51st state

thehill.com
19 points·by zqna·6 mesi fa·10 comments

Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto's Roundup

theguardian.com
3 points·by zqna·7 mesi fa·0 comments

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zqna
·2 mesi fa·discuss
If we could send all the terraformers from earth to mars we would so solve both problems at the same time
zqna
·3 mesi fa·discuss
I wish them same regulation would be enforced on toothbrushes
zqna
·3 mesi fa·discuss
I wonder if there is a universal limit for speed per lines of code. The one the we think the light has
zqna
·5 mesi fa·discuss
That's your answer? "Next time"?
zqna
·5 mesi fa·discuss
And we are running out of time
zqna
·5 mesi fa·discuss
If singularity premise is correct, then i think it should must already had happened in our cluster of the universe. Since it hasn't yet, then there are 3 options. 1st: earth and earthlings are special, which is too egocentric notion to be taken seriously. 2nd: we are being observed for entertainment by high conciousness. That could explain a lot, though this removes agency and prevents us from reaching that moment on our own (but maybe the observers are curious to find that out). 3rd: the extinction and annihilation of so-called intelligence once it obliterates all the resources in vicinity. Of course there is option number 4, but ultimately the question, what is the point of that?
zqna
·5 mesi fa·discuss
It's funny to think that all this discussion would not be happening if not for naive idealism embraced by software people fo decades, which enabled sharing everything they made after working hours for free and for everyone. That all it was hijacked by a handful of rich and not very altruistic people to enslave everyone comes as a big surprise. Who would have thought. I guess we arent that smart after all
zqna
·5 mesi fa·discuss
No worries, tomorrow it shall be back
zqna
·5 mesi fa·discuss
America. Where hypocracy is a virtue
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
Yes, you should discuss only what is allowed. If you use the technology to dissent against your rulers, then it should be switched off (until you come back to your sense and submit yourself to the mercy of mulas).
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
We could have euro championship, no problem. Any other boycoting country could also join.
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
The article didnt mention that following the chain the command to perform crimes doesnt prevent from having legal responsibility with Nurnberg process being a very known example.

The history will be not merciful on neither people who initiated this, nor who enabled it or stayed silent while the crimes were performed using there names as a mandate.
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
Yes, the engineers should not be discussing the purpose of the tools they are making. That makes the process much more efficient
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
Hubris comes before the fall.
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
I wouldn't be surprised that the fotoshoot session was in fact demanded as a prerequisite to have the meeting in the first place
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
My 1st guess is that they made Ribentrop-Molotov deal last year in Alaska. 2nd guess he is drunk on power and inpunity. Or maybe both.
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
That's exactly what Trump's is looking for - an excuse to break up and to open doors for Putin on the east flank. Same old story, meanwhile there is no counterreaction from freedom loving populace of the blessed country. That's all one needs to know.
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
My question: are those people who were building crappy, brittle software, which was full of bugs and and orher suboptimal behavior, that were the main reasons of slowing down the evolution that software, will they now begin writing better software because of AI? Answering yes, implies that the main reason of those problems was that those developers didn't have enough time to spend on analyzing those problems or to build protection harnesses. I would stronly argue that was not the case, as the main reason is of intelectual and personal nature - inability to build abstractions, to follow up the route causes (thus not aquiring necessary knowledge), or to avoid being distracted by some new toy. In 2-5 years I expect the industry going into panic mode, as there will be a shortage of people who could maintain the drivel that is now being created en masse. The future is bright for those with the brains, just need to wait this out
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
I'm getting sick of it, and considering to stop my 18 eur/mnth contribution
zqna
·6 mesi fa·discuss
If Greenland is taken over by US, Windows will be your least of the problem. But tunnel vision is oh-so-common in Europe, both between politics and populace