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Re:Amazon Is Gutting Its AI Division After Sustained Failure on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @09:19PM (#50268209)
I agree with this point completely, I think mine is also true in October 2026.
Re:Amazon Is Gutting Its AI Division After Sustained Failure on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @07:01PM (#50267100)
Can you name 3 ways is positively impacted the average non tech persons life in a meaningful way? Meaningful would be more than the invention of the microwave, but not as important as a vaccine.
Re:New iMac with M6 on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @01:05PM (#50262245)
Gotta say they do look amazing in hotel check ins, shop desks, retail etc.
Re:Tesla Roadster on Friday October 16, 2026 @07:54AM (#50117276)
I thought the actual finished Jag turned out pretty cool. Nice to see a gt that takes design risks. Looking forward to seeing one on the road.
How can anyone take this seriously when the US also recently imposed a 12.5% tariff justified by “Australia’s active slave trade”?
Ah that’s why Australia and Japan have no copper left, no open carry.
Re:Diesel prices in U.S. top $6 a gallon for first time on Friday September 11, 2026 @10:07AM (#49658673)
The whataboutists will tell you Bernie would storm the front himself.
This thread really inspired me to never release anything for free for decades.
Completely agree. Talk about designing for addicted kids
I can’t wait for the equal coal reckoning. What is it 20k direct deaths a year? 2 million early deaths? The Great Barrier Reef 100% dead after this El Niño. A deliberate cover up of the science?

In a top 10 harmful corporation list meta wouldn’t make my cut.

Whataboutism? Also I’m not American
These are allegations of war crimes / criminals it’s not bias to describe them accurately.
Re:Engineering management after the cost of code collapsed on Saturday July 25, 2026 @12:38PM (#49049055)
I read this entire article and didn’t sniff AI, plus it had some good insights…?
Does seem a bit like; we’ve never tried roasting people at 1200C, only at 1000C
Re:What it would take to rebuild U.S. manufacturing might on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @08:26PM (#48302647)
I don’t think factory worker is quite a covered specialty profession…
Re:No More JetBrains Products for Me on Monday May 18, 2026 @05:18PM (#48185788)
I'd love to give this a try, I work at a privacy sensitive company, can I ask in advance is it possible to opt out of:

> We automatically collect certain information when you use DB Pro:

> Device information (IP address, browser type, operating system) > Usage patterns and interaction with our services > Log files and analytics data > Cookies and similar tracking technologies

Re:Sense Humans with WiFi – Ruview on Monday May 18, 2026 @01:17AM (#48175815)
Are all your posts downvoted because you sound like AI?
Re:Sense Humans with WiFi – Ruview on Monday May 18, 2026 @01:17AM (#48175812)
Ah extra raw WiFi photons please.
Re:We intercepted the White House app's network traffic on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @11:05PM (#47596289)
See gov.uk for a good example
Re:Volvo Centum is Dalton Maag's new typeface for Volvo on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @03:06PM (#46368914)
My anecdata on a 2019 Volvo xc40 is that it’s my most reliable car ever? Made in china too
Oh yeah I’m a big fan of 911s (and fun cars in general) that’s why I’m always looking!

But I’m also a new Maserati owner and your Subaru friend is doing rookie depreciation numbers above…

That’s how it works now, for 5 bucks you just zoom down fastrak. Always blows my mind seeing 911s sitting in traffic instead of using it
Re:The sunscreen scandal shocking Australia on Friday September 05, 2025 @11:35PM (#45146389)
Yeah I think it’s the water resistance, I bet it way below par
Re:The sunscreen scandal shocking Australia on Friday September 05, 2025 @10:05PM (#45145946)
Ok I found this handy chart on a guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/12/sever...
Re:The sunscreen scandal shocking Australia on Friday September 05, 2025 @10:03PM (#45145934)
Anecdata on QLD everyone knows banana boat is a scam. That sunscreen straight doesn’t work. The cancer council being on here is surprising though
Re:The Universe Within 12.5 Light Years on Friday September 05, 2025 @09:55PM (#45145887)
How can that make sense, the photons are emitted and fly straight at us
This is completely false information. There’s a clear difference between (tactical still shots of) general waving at an angle you’re referring to and the intentional nazi salutes.

Edit: Ignoring the ridiculous whataboutism, to claim this is “someone raising their arm above their head” is disingenuous:

https://imgur.com/gallery/elon-musk-salute-PRKiaCp

You don’t have to define “bad” after the second nazi salute.
Re:Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition on Thursday August 07, 2025 @12:13PM (#44826426)
> Have any of you asked a woman about the utter insanity of generation ships?

Isn’t submitting the proposal to a jury that is 40% women explicitly asking women?

I spend a lot longer than candidates do on themselves if they have open source (or if an internal transfer, internal) code I can review.

50% that I’m terrified of bad hires, 50% I recognize the opportunity and gravity from their side so try to respect that.

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