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What is the use case of a hardware cryptocurrency wallet besides trapping bitcoins in the Shadow Realm?
They can't be both real AND bots. Get a clue.
I wonder if it would be considered a threat to type the same things into Notepad. If so, fiction writers are in trouble.

People are putting a weird amount of moral weight on LLM prompts that they don't apply to other programs.

That's exactly the problem. Any ideal/virtue can be violated as long as they are getting that bag.
Re:Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test on Saturday September 19, 2026 @06:04AM (#49765053)
Google is admitting to violating to the DMCA by circumventing a digital lock.
Until regulatory capture kicks in. Bad actors will always exist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture

Your title is unbiased by way of incomprehensibility.
You make it sound like a bad thing.
Re:VTubing: How a Japanese Phenomenon Is Going Worldwide on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @07:31AM (#48990861)
Supposed by whom?
With some experimental peptides sprinkled in.
Re:Please stop the AI confidence theater on Friday July 03, 2026 @01:27PM (#48777518)
People seek out services when a need arises. Marketers' job to invent new needs that didn't exist before
The scenario of Israel saying to the US "let's bomb the people you are negotiating with" is how the war started in the first place.
The concept of a "starter home" has always seemed asinine to me.
Literally the next two sentences describe eye tracking.

> The computer is going to notice all this. It approves of rereading.

I think it would have been slightly more valid if they were independent, yes.
Well, the AIs are supposed to find and fix the bugs too. So now what's our excuse?
Speaker: "XYZ is revolutionary!"

HN: "That is a very neutral statement about XYZ."

Ok dude.

Re:Mullvad exit IPs are surprisingly identifying on Saturday May 16, 2026 @10:17AM (#48160476)
Interesting, I hadn't considered the bigot angle.
Two things can be true.
Re:Talking to 35 Strangers at the Gym on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @08:26AM (#48021540)
You can find contrary advice for any given topic, all upvoted highly, if you look for it.
If we want people to feel safe talking about suicidal thoughts, we need to rework the involuntary commitment laws. As it is now, a person has every reason to be fearful about opening up. You can be imprisoned, humiliated, and medicated against your will, all without due process of law, just because you were careless with your words.
There is no country in the world where the ultra wealthy don't weild influence over the government.
Cigarettes are usually sold at an increased tax rate already.
We should empower people to live healthier lives, not subjugate them.
What do you think they are feeding the animals for? To make food.
Why would you quit your job before determining if you can opt out? What would be the benefit?
Re:SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @06:48AM (#47861677)
Security through enshittification. Nice.
> defying ordinary probability

Improbable events do not defy probability.

It's hard to believe that this administration would suddenly care about brain drain, after decimating all academic grants and generally exhibiting anti-intellectual behavior.
So it could be nothing or it could be nothing?

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