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Re:DuckDuckGo: "No Camera. No AI. Just Normal Sunglasses." on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @04:54PM (#49175013)
Fight like the crow!
Phones bad, guns good.
The real test will be to see who retains control of these positions in the future.

I do not have confidence they will remain in control of the government.

I was under the impression the 'dynamic automation' of chaining these sorts of exploits was the real concern?
Re:I'd not buy a LG monitor on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @11:20AM (#49085281)
"Smart" = "Ads"
The necklace cost $2.43US, its neither gold or silver.
The layoffs will continue until the wealthy are satisfied.
Sam Altman is a car salesman. Nothing more, nothing less.
Re:README, not on Monday July 27, 2026 @04:47PM (#49075313)
Hand made machines were difficult to replicate/repair/reproduce. Mass production (machines building machines) addresses the issue.

The same thing is happening to software. The same resistance is also occurring.

Re:Nvidia's $750B in Deals Reignite Circular AI Fears on Monday July 27, 2026 @12:56PM (#49072417)
It is far better for society when companies like Nvidia spend their money rather horde it like Apple.

Nobody (including the dragon) benefits from sitting on piles of gold.

Re:2x the productivity of our R&D org in 9 months on Monday July 27, 2026 @12:12PM (#49071686)
Management is eating this up. Less pay, less employees, MORE PRODUCTION!

It's crazy how people will sabotage themselves willingly.

Re:The Silent Majority of Experts (2012) on Monday July 27, 2026 @12:11PM (#49071669)
There is a very, very small crossover of "good programmers" and "good bloggers".
Re:Time Doesn't Trickle Down Either on Monday July 27, 2026 @12:02PM (#49071530)
The young must learn to protect their time from the old.

A tale as old as time.

Apple's greatest accomplishment is convincing its customers that they're all geniuses.
Re:Conversation Is Being Recorded. They All Are on Saturday July 25, 2026 @10:07AM (#49047672)
We've been recording almost everything since the early 2000's.

I remember installing NICE and their little blackboxes way back in the before time (2000).

Ugh... They're gonna Star Wars, Bladerunner.
Re:Why Would Meta Download So Much Porn? on Saturday July 25, 2026 @08:47AM (#49047174)
I'm glad Zuckerberg appreciates my homemade porn. Nobody else seems to.
Re:You never have to do work again on Saturday July 25, 2026 @07:58AM (#49046850)
This is how you get busted.
It's gonna be awesome when some future machine designs a circuit that mimics a biological circut and we come full circle.
Can I bet on the outcome of this on Kalshi?
Followers will follow anything that leads them. Its why "sheep" are so often used to describe humanity.
Re:Why hasn't AI increased unemployment? on Friday July 24, 2026 @09:35AM (#49035359)
The guy with his back to the volcano says "what problem?"
Re:Everybody Wants to Be a Dev on Friday July 24, 2026 @08:28AM (#49034610)
Dev's are one step above users, so this is a natural progression. Funny how there are rarely/never articles about everyone wants to be Helpdesk or Admins.
"Contact Us for a Quote" is just another way to say "We don't want your business."
FTA - They lost Apple as their main customer. Apple is switching to Chinese battery manufactures.