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Not really, no. The question is not what distinguishes us at some point in time in some scenario, but what AI cannot take away, and changing a few laws seems not too far fetched. Especially because the people in charge of AI do seem pretty unscrupulous and powerful to me, and there is no sign of that influence being reigned in.
Are you really arguing the singular benefit of being human that AI can't take away is a specific concept of law? And then say that running your business with AI is easier than ever? So if we are reduced to running our own business, and AI can do that pretty good, what do we do?
Re:Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @06:23PM (#49823404)
What does "Upgrade to the next level" even mean? What next level? Where is the dividing line? Why should we, beside all other concerns there are?
Re:C++26: Trivial infinite loops are no longer undefined behaviour on Saturday September 19, 2026 @09:16AM (#49766357)
But also very different. If code below this loop executes after elimination and wouldnt have before, that is a very significant change in semantics
Re:I don't like passkeys on Friday September 18, 2026 @10:58AM (#49755346)
Idk how much money you must be having, but all of my bubbles only ever go with one device
I wondered the same thing. _dp might mean double precision, but the rest is beyond me
I say these people should not be in charge of choosing who gets insane amounts of money and networking opportunities
Can I ask which Compiler you are working on?
Re:Air Conditioning Is Not a Luxury, It Is a Necessity on Thursday August 27, 2026 @08:43AM (#49463936)
In what way?
Re:There Are Magic Hexagons of Every Order on Sunday August 09, 2026 @07:58AM (#49230610)
Way over the top mate.

I was just genuinely asking whether there was some specific reason or he just withdrew himself from the public because life happens.

No need to get argumentative.

Re:There Are Magic Hexagons of Every Order on Sunday August 09, 2026 @06:48AM (#49230238)
Right probably. Do you know what happened by any chance?
Hey so, why would you even buy that? Was that some external requirement?
Oh Look, there is a tree sized pole that sticks out of your rear side, might want to have a doctor look at it
Re:Bad Apple but It's Traceroute on Thursday July 30, 2026 @06:19PM (#49116602)
You do need to get that stick up your colon surgically removed I think
Re:Claude Is Down on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @05:46PM (#49103491)
This sound all so insane I cannot tell if it is satire. I mean no disrespect, this is just as bewildering to me as private jets.
...uhm You are happy to share your home address and everything else to securely identify you to a government acting increasingly erratic? Because I am not. I would be happy if terrorism-flagged people are shared across borders, but not everyone.

Remember once the dataset is there, it is not ever going to go away, regardless of who is in power

Re:Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @09:18AM (#48906405)
Not identical but similar and state vs federal level, might as well be different parties. Thats not to say I am not Just as worried as you
Re:Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @03:50PM (#48822815)
What? Tell me the similarities :) There is not strong-willed, controlling figure or imposed ideology, the financial institutions are fairly independent, in general journalism is relatively free to choose topics, the federal states can be pretty independent from the central power if they choose to do so, and all the rest I already wrote in a sister comment. Note I did not compare this to any country, just applying criteria for dictatorships.
Re:Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @03:45PM (#48822749)
I think you mean something different than I when we think of dictatorships. I agree in being unhappy with this decision and maneuvering, but we do have to keep a watch out for actual, in the political sense, dictatorships and not mix them up with other concerns.
Re:Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @03:41PM (#48822712)
That is incorrect. Usually, the legislation happens in the trilogue, which is an abomination and everything but well representing it's citizens interest, but the Commission can do very very little if the council says no. That again is a body consisting of elected officials with varying degrees of distance from a direct election. Best example for a change: everything that happened after Magyar replaced Orban in the council. This is just to say... Its complicated. The EU can definitely do with a reform and better, stronger democratic legitimacy.
Re:Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @03:28PM (#48822518)
Oh please. That is not and never was my argument. I just said, it is not a dictatorship. No Fun discussion anything with you.

If you'll indulge my argument: I have a fair amount of confidence in the stability of the system and fairness of elections. It may be rigged in favour of some interested parties, but there are solid ways to get the people currently in power to be replaced by others and still retain stability in the system. Not so in any of: Iran, Russia, Albany, Eastern Germany, The phillipines, China, Belarus, Sudan, ... That is my whole point. The rest is a different topic, but cynicism usually does not help in doing something.

Re:Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @11:45AM (#48819400)
You have apparently no idea what an actual dictatorship is
Re:Epic Games announces Lore version control system on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @03:37PM (#48575688)
What a soup of acronyms
Re:Stop Using Conventional Commits on Friday June 05, 2026 @01:16PM (#48415491)
Oh please. Public discussion is always a balance, and to answer your question: if the content is nuanced, the title should be too. If they mismatch some of your audience is unnecessarily put off.

Ill add: I am personally put off in the same way your parent comment is, because hard stances are usually wrong, and I like a bit of nuance in my life.

Re:GTA 6 Developers Unionize on Saturday May 30, 2026 @03:17AM (#48333556)
Well yes sure, but those infrastructure questions come with games as well on top of the whole inherent complexity described in this comment family
No? I dont see any indication that this would be a good idea. Or even looked for.
The people used as template faces and bodies
I mean... Atom, too, think in some Interpretation of the word. But that interpretation does not help anyone understand or do anything, its mostly useless. Molecules are at a similar point of abstraction, so I remain skeptical
Re:I Now Assume That All Ads on Apple News Are Scams on Friday February 06, 2026 @08:14AM (#46912428)
Very witty

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