simli
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privacy, labour, online moderation (he/him)
sam altman sounds like a huge ai bullshitter, but anthropic's jason clinton comes across here as high on his own supply
a wild story that encapsulates how tech executives view AI. Anthropic's Deputy CISO made his Discord server a ghost town by forcing an AI chatbot onto it despite community protests
Anthropic Exec Forces AI Chatbot on Gay Discord Community, Members Flee
“We’re bringing a new kind of sentience into existence,” Anthropic's Jason Clinton said after launching the bot.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
sam altman sounds like a huge ai bullshitter, but anthropic's jason clinton comes across here as high on his own supply
car youtube also looks like a big casualty of genai; youtubers are now creating fake cars for their thumbnail to drive clicks at the expense of cartubers doing things the ethical way
just take a look at the thumbnails in these results
www.youtube.com/results?sear...
just take a look at the thumbnails in these results
www.youtube.com/results?sear...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
car youtube also looks like a big casualty of genai; youtubers are now creating fake cars for their thumbnail to drive clicks at the expense of cartubers doing things the ethical way
just take a look at the thumbnails in these results
www.youtube.com/results?sear...
just take a look at the thumbnails in these results
www.youtube.com/results?sear...
we put the red dragon in your ai assistant, and we'll help you cover your traces after your becoming
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die
OpenAI accused of hiding full ChatGPT logs in murder-suicide case.
arstechnica.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
we put the red dragon in your ai assistant, and we'll help you cover your traces after your becoming
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Federal government employment is down more than 270k since the start of the year amidst DOGE cuts—that's nearly 9% of the Fed workforce
The large drops in recent months are caused by many workers who've been on deferred resignation becoming officially unemployed
The large drops in recent months are caused by many workers who've been on deferred resignation becoming officially unemployed
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Federal government employment is down more than 270k since the start of the year amidst DOGE cuts—that's nearly 9% of the Fed workforce
The large drops in recent months are caused by many workers who've been on deferred resignation becoming officially unemployed
The large drops in recent months are caused by many workers who've been on deferred resignation becoming officially unemployed
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The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 65k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
December 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 65k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
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The US continues to lose manufacturing jobs—payrolls are down 81k over the last year, & another 5k jobs were lost in November
Transportation (especially auto manufacturing), wood & electronics/electrical manufacturing are the biggest losers, but few subsectors are doing well
Transportation (especially auto manufacturing), wood & electronics/electrical manufacturing are the biggest losers, but few subsectors are doing well
December 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The US continues to lose manufacturing jobs—payrolls are down 81k over the last year, & another 5k jobs were lost in November
Transportation (especially auto manufacturing), wood & electronics/electrical manufacturing are the biggest losers, but few subsectors are doing well
Transportation (especially auto manufacturing), wood & electronics/electrical manufacturing are the biggest losers, but few subsectors are doing well
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Look at broader measures of unemployment—including people who want a job but aren't in the labor force or who are working part-time but want a full-time job—and the labor market is in the worst place since the pandemic
December 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Look at broader measures of unemployment—including people who want a job but aren't in the labor force or who are working part-time but want a full-time job—and the labor market is in the worst place since the pandemic
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Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
i can't believe sandfall saw your e33 parryslop jokes and made it their whole dlc
December 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
i can't believe sandfall saw your e33 parryslop jokes and made it their whole dlc
Yráth: Hunger for Mystery in a Time of Easy Answers
YouTube video by Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
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December 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
might finally have found a comfortable pillow to sleep on, and i'm afraid it might change my entire personality
December 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
might finally have found a comfortable pillow to sleep on, and i'm afraid it might change my entire personality
maybe not the worst idea to buy some flash storage with a generous return window before next year, just in case this comes true
Samsung halting SATA SSD production says leaker, warns of 18 months of SSD price pressure
Samsung halting SATA SSD production says leaker, warns of 18 months of SSD price pressure
Samsung plans to stop making SATA SSDs in 2026, likely causing tighter supply and higher prices for SSDs over the next 18 months. ⚠️💾
www.tweaktown.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
maybe not the worst idea to buy some flash storage with a generous return window before next year, just in case this comes true
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The Danish government is using the upcoming Christmas break to slip through a public consultation for a draft law that would make it an OFFENCE to use a #vpn to access content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of […]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
![English translation of the highlighted part:
The term ‘other technical solution’ should be understood broadly. The broad wording is intended to ensure that the proposed amendment covers any technical solution used to provide unauthorised access to media content.
[..]
For example, it will also be prohibited to use VPN connections to access media content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of illegal websites.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:liypjs65cx7yxniqsnn3vqmj/bafkreid7gd3g6r5b76jr7y6dgb54phd43c7pl73dtondbt2nbqhru7hcr4@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Danish government is using the upcoming Christmas break to slip through a public consultation for a draft law that would make it an OFFENCE to use a #vpn to access content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of […]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
facebook has become the same blip on the timeline of human progress we saw with the reagan and thatcher administrations
To grow its ad biz in China, Meta has relied on ad agency partners given the power to create special enforcement-protected ad accounts and share them with resellers. The system produces so much fraud that Meta internally calls China its top “scam exporting nation.”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to mini...
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
facebook has become the same blip on the timeline of human progress we saw with the reagan and thatcher administrations
the bankrupted american company data to china pipeline is very funny, credit where credit is due, we really do live in the funniest possible timeline
psa, china's about to own the layout to your house that your roomba scanned
iRobot, the company that makes the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, has filed for bankruptcy. It has reached a restructuring support agreement that will hand control to its main supplier and lender Shenzhen PICEA Robotics, and Santrum Hong Kong. bloom.bg/49aEN06
📷: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
📷: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
December 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
the bankrupted american company data to china pipeline is very funny, credit where credit is due, we really do live in the funniest possible timeline
psa, china's about to own the layout to your house that your roomba scanned
iRobot, the company that makes the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, has filed for bankruptcy. It has reached a restructuring support agreement that will hand control to its main supplier and lender Shenzhen PICEA Robotics, and Santrum Hong Kong. bloom.bg/49aEN06
📷: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
📷: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
psa, china's about to own the layout to your house that your roomba scanned
"'Everyone Disliked That' — Amazon Pulls AI-Powered Fallout Recap After Getting Key Story Details Wrong"
www.ign.com/articles/eve...
www.ign.com/articles/eve...
'Everyone Disliked That' — Amazon Pulls AI-Powered Fallout Recap After Getting Key Story Details Wrong - IGN
Amazon has pulled its AI-powered Fallout Season 1 recap after fans noticed it made significant errors ahead of the launch of Season 2.
www.ign.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"'Everyone Disliked That' — Amazon Pulls AI-Powered Fallout Recap After Getting Key Story Details Wrong"
www.ign.com/articles/eve...
www.ign.com/articles/eve...
Anyone else on Bluesky who's just *not* able to use the mobile app at all anymore, because the age verification system returns an error when you submit a birthdate?
Maybe because it's set up only with app permissions and not full user privs?
Some pretty terrible UX regardless.
Maybe because it's set up only with app permissions and not full user privs?
Some pretty terrible UX regardless.
December 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Anyone else on Bluesky who's just *not* able to use the mobile app at all anymore, because the age verification system returns an error when you submit a birthdate?
Maybe because it's set up only with app permissions and not full user privs?
Some pretty terrible UX regardless.
Maybe because it's set up only with app permissions and not full user privs?
Some pretty terrible UX regardless.
sometimes i wonder what would happen to society if other countries introduced the japanese shutter sound when you take a photo
December 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
sometimes i wonder what would happen to society if other countries introduced the japanese shutter sound when you take a photo
insane decision that should ring alarm bells with anyone still using substack against their better judgement
hop on @ghost.org instead
hop on @ghost.org instead
[Thread] Substack quietly added a feature that forced subscribers to download the app to read full newsletters but say they've rolled it back after complaints (Gergely Orosz/@gergelyorosz)
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December 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
insane decision that should ring alarm bells with anyone still using substack against their better judgement
hop on @ghost.org instead
hop on @ghost.org instead
it's great that "prediction markets" like polymarket might end up being technically correct from all the people doing insider trading on it
it's great that "prediction markets" like polymarket might end up being technically correct from all the people doing insider trading on it
December 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
it's great that "prediction markets" like polymarket might end up being technically correct from all the people doing insider trading on it
it's great that "prediction markets" like polymarket might end up being technically correct from all the people doing insider trading on it
Compare this to the Tesla promises:
> “That enables us to ramp Starship to an insane flight rate, deploy A.I. data centers in space, build Moonbase Alpha and send uncrewed and crewed missions to Mars — ultimately increasing the probability of making life multi-planetary in our lifetimes,” he wrote.
> “That enables us to ramp Starship to an insane flight rate, deploy A.I. data centers in space, build Moonbase Alpha and send uncrewed and crewed missions to Mars — ultimately increasing the probability of making life multi-planetary in our lifetimes,” he wrote.
Internal message: SpaceX has authorized an insider share sale at $421/share, valuing the company at ~$800B, and said it's preparing for a possible IPO in 2026 (Loren Grush/Bloomberg)
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December 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Compare this to the Tesla promises:
> “That enables us to ramp Starship to an insane flight rate, deploy A.I. data centers in space, build Moonbase Alpha and send uncrewed and crewed missions to Mars — ultimately increasing the probability of making life multi-planetary in our lifetimes,” he wrote.
> “That enables us to ramp Starship to an insane flight rate, deploy A.I. data centers in space, build Moonbase Alpha and send uncrewed and crewed missions to Mars — ultimately increasing the probability of making life multi-planetary in our lifetimes,” he wrote.
not sure which is worse: ai writing or substack writing
December 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
not sure which is worse: ai writing or substack writing
Animal Farm | Andy Serkis | Official Trailer | In Theaters May 1 | Angel
YouTube video by Angel
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December 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM