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Re:AI promised less work. I've never worked more on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @09:22AM (#50258846)
Many such cases.

> Should tech workers supercharged by AI be able to take more time off? Meta's chief technology officer, Andrew Bosworth, said he doesn't think so. [1]

> A Meta employee asked Bosworth if AI productivity gains could be channeled into more vacation time — specifically, the revival of "Meta Days," a since-canceled holiday program that allowed staff to take a few extra days off. [1]

> In response, Bosworth said that while working at Meta isn't easy, that time should be used to build more products for its users [1]

> "stop asking about Meta Days. It's very dumb." [1]

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-cto-andrew-bosworth-ai-...

Just couple of billions of miles of driving data more and they'll be good to go!
Re:New PlayStation 5 Console Jailbreak Released on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @03:29PM (#49899072)
I'm not heavy on gaming so I can't justify buying PS5 just for the games, but my god, if I would be able to thinker with it - I'd buy it in an instant!
Re:Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program on Sunday September 20, 2026 @02:17PM (#49778414)
It's not PG, it's Garry Tan.
Wasn't there concern that they would target small companies and thus stifle the innovation? Seems like a win-win to me.
Is there a difference between a LG TV in EU and in USA?
I remember someone building this (couple of years ago) https://skysedge.com/telecom/RUSP/index.html I so wish this was an actual product.
If there's one thing you can do now that will set you up for the next 20–30 years: it’s learning Mandarin.
Just like "first principles", "common sense" differs from man to man.
> Lütke holds seven per cent of Shopify, according to Forbes, and controls nearly a third of the votes attached to the company’s current shares. Since March 1, 2020, his base salary has been the figure he requested: $1, down from his previous $800,000. [1]

[1] https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/high-net-worth/wh...

And so are electrons.
In any Mamdani's interview that I've heard him talk about housing, he always talks about short-term solutions like temporary rent freeze and long term solutions of building new housing.
I wonder what does it all mean for possible SpaceX Tesla merger.
Just thinking out loud: given that we know positions of these satellites, is one able to use it for non-gps navigation? Either by using vision - by tracking or by using some electromagnetic specter - listening to satellites...
One day we will perhaps be able to forgive these companies for mismanaging our data, but we will never forgive them for making us regulate them.
Re:AI 2040 and the cult of intelligence on Sunday July 12, 2026 @08:10AM (#48880522)
Exactly! Thank you!
Not a finance guy or economist, but in my head: capital being cheap still means investors want return on their capital and that puts some upper limit/threshold on the risk that they are willing to take vs Wealthy people having so much excess capital that they are deploying it at any project with zero regard for return, risk, feasibility or reality of it.
Re:AI 2040 and the cult of intelligence on Saturday July 11, 2026 @03:39PM (#48875099)
Lol at George thinking _they_ are gonna let you run your own model. They don't even let me run my own adblocker!
I do wonder if capital is so cheap or wealth inequality is actually much bigger problem then we thought so that excess capital ends up in ideas like this.

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