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Cake day: December 31st, 2023

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  • As someone who makes and uses software, I feel it is not okay to steal source code. I wouldn’t feel okay with myself getting something for free when it’s based on the stolen work of tens of thousands of people

    AI companies aren’t respecting crawler blocking. They’re actively working to ensure their crawlers bypass any anti-crawler protections


    As a side note, these efforts help AI in the long-term. If we can poison LLMs, then you can guarantee a state actor can as well. AI needs to be able to weather training data attacks, otherwise they become an easily manipulated propaganda tool




  • The choice does exist, but it gets harder and harder to go without a phone

    Many jobs expect us to be available at all hours. Younger generations cannot navigate without maps. Phones are also the primary way we record/observe ICE. They’re also our calendar/organizer, notebook, and many other things

    Sure, we can have an independent GPS, camera, calendar, and notepad, but the barrier keeps getting higher

    We need to develop counter measures, and long-term pass strong laws banning this level of government surveillance








  • If you live in the US Empire, you can be a part of the movement to end it

    That’s objectively bad messaging. ‘End the US Empire’ is so trivial to paint as purely anti-American. Not only will fail to win over more than a tiny fraction of people, but anyone part of it will be easily discredited

    How would ‘end the US Empire’ ever be a popular idea in America? Even assuming it is a moral platform, it can only ever be a fringe idea in America