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The public WANTS to be lied to.

They were basically asking for it.

People in positions of power gave the public exactly what they want.

Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data on Thursday February 20, 2025 @01:51PM (#43118543)
Give the people what they want.

If they want to be abused, then lean all the way in.

Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data on Thursday February 20, 2025 @01:13PM (#43118119)
In my experience, your statement is opposite of true. Hence the term, 'die hard fan'. In fact, the more fans get abused, the deeper their love and loyalty grow.
Re:What Makes a Great Software Engineer (Dissertation) [pdf] on Thursday February 20, 2025 @01:06AM (#43111628)
I wasn't asking out of anger like others would.

I like negative feedback.

I'm surprised you wrote all this. You, too, should like negative feedback. How else are you going to get gritty and competitive?

Re:What Makes a Great Software Engineer (Dissertation) [pdf] on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @11:49PM (#43111258)
No, they're the type to attack Cindy.

LLT, dis u?

Re:What Makes a Great Software Engineer (Dissertation) [pdf] on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @11:04PM (#43110971)
My comment above is currently sitting at -4, so I guess this means I should do as others before me have done.

"Why the down votes?"

Re:Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @11:03PM (#43110962)
You know Huei?
Re:What Makes a Great Software Engineer (Dissertation) [pdf] on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @09:12PM (#43110270)
Go to nearest mirror in the bathroom, bedroom, or elevator.

Look in the mirror.

YOU are what makes a good engineer! All you need is YOU! Forget best practices, forget what AI is doing, forget it all!

You're a genius! You're due a happily-ever-after! You just need to have fun playing video games and watching TV!

Re:The irony of Elon Musk's attack on public broadcasters on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @11:12AM (#43103715)
Yes, on such platforms individual users may be confronted with questions such as,

"Nudes of whom in your profile?"

"Did acquiring those nudes without consent make you feel safer?"

"Aren't you concerned about the consequences of possession and distribution?"

Re:Is the ArXiv safe from the current US Government attacks? on Saturday February 15, 2025 @04:16PM (#43062414)
Correction: nothing is safe.
Re:How well does your LLM do? on Friday February 07, 2025 @01:36PM (#42975928)
That's not the response when I tried it with Microsoft Copilot but then again I do prefer noise and lots of it.