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Re:Claude Tag on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @03:51PM (#48650386)
nailed it.
Re:Pac-Man, but you're the ghost on Sunday June 14, 2026 @02:01AM (#48524604)
I had this idea a very long time ago.. well before AI... so it was fun to see. Thanks... too easy tho.
Re:2026 is the year you stop reading code on Sunday May 10, 2026 @09:17PM (#48089987)
Well, stop reading AI generated code maybe ;)
I laughed, but then I saw the l. Nice job though...
Re:Microsoft Office renamed to "Microsoft 365 Copilot app" on Monday January 05, 2026 @06:02AM (#46497409)
Maybe just so they can count office usage as Copilot usage.
Re:Investors expect AI use to soar. That's not happening on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @02:04PM (#46061143)
Over and over again, we see there is no one willing to call a spade a spade.
... and has widely been regarded as a bad move.
…about time the bullshit walks.
Re:No_color: Disabling ANSI color output by default on Thursday October 09, 2025 @03:20AM (#45524563)
I have been disabling colour for 30 years… and it’s always a pain in the butt. Glad to see this acknowledged at least.
I’ve had four cars with air play/android auto now… never even tried it,
Samsung doesn't make anything good in the way of appliances anyway... so, pretty easy to avoid this bs.
I had one blow up on me on the highway... but I can't really give it up...
This is happening on other cars with electronic door handles too... not just Tesla.
I figued this was coming when I paid more for the outgoing 2020 GTI instead of the 2021.. but I didn't think it would take 5 years. Nice to see them acknowledge that they made a mistake.
Yeah, you will get all kinds of email claiming your insert nonsense tech buzzwords you don’t even have are open to vulnerabilities that don’t apply or exist and they will cc your boss looking for a bogus payday.
It was designed to explicitly avoid recourse. What you want is the traditional banking system, with COBOL and oversight.
Re:Did Reddit just close old.reddit.com? on Friday February 21, 2025 @08:41PM (#43135231)
I for one don’t blame you for panic posting … so much is turning to shit these days…
Re:HP Acquires Humane's AI Software on Thursday February 20, 2025 @12:56AM (#43111587)
well, now you KNOW ai is worthless.
Re:Elon Musk's DOGE team may need a crash course in COBOL on Saturday February 15, 2025 @09:16PM (#43064681)
No need to check. It isn't.
This made me smile but I was thinking more along the lines of honour, conscientiousness, consideration, truth, knowing with conviction... common sense/etc. There are areas where this stuff is not appropriate but there is an unwillingness to hear that.
I watched one of the new hires burn 8 hours in chatGPT trying to make excel do something that took me five minutes. Not worried for anything but the economy and the environment.
It’s actually Auto Incorrect.
Re:Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @05:45AM (#43011278)
I don't think distracting drivers with ads in their jeep even when stopped is safe or even acceptable...
I find them pretty good at helping you learn about various libraries or functions and how to apply them, but you still have to have some idea what you're trying to do and how to approach it or it will lead you down a frustrating and hopeless path. So, not yet...
To those of us that use and understand this technology, it's laughable to think that AI can replace an actual human, but I've seen enough people unable to detect obviously reckless AI recommendations floated to leadership that I'm afraid of the near future.
Yeah, I think the title of this post and the article are a little tilted… we have every right to say no or not cooperate with something we don’t believe in.
Yeah… Gonna file this under Who cares or Good for them….
Re:LinkedIn Removes Accounts of AI 'Co-Workers' Looking for Jobs on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @02:26AM (#42862493)
Yeah.. I think LinkedIn did the right thing here. I’m seeing reckless ai generated shit recommendations or ideas over and over making their way to leadership that completely discount any consideration of important factors that keep businesses viable… so far the old guard are wise enough to say no… so you will see more and more of it force fed.
So far I haven't seen any rational or critical thinking in this area. So, it's nice to see a little glimmer of hope here, that someone might at least say 'wtf are we doing?' The power consumption of these useless data centres is slap in the face to all of us with efficient cars, houses full of shitty LED lightbulbs, and low flush toilets. We shouldn't let them burn the planet to insert automatically incorrect text, fucked up faces and extra fingers.

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