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RickRussell_CA
RickRussell_CA @ RickRussell_CA @lemmy.world
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Substack says it will not remove or demonetize Nazi content

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  • No idea how the compensation structure works on Medium. But I also have no idea what their content moderation policies are either.

    • Substack says it will not remove or demonetize Nazi content

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  • I'd love to say that, but unfortunately journalists I respect, who are doing very excellent content that repudiates fascism, don't really have anywhere else to go. Radley Balko, for example, is a preeminent journalist on the topics of police brutality, law enforcement misdeeds, and failures of the criminal justice system. But WaPo didn't want to publish him any more, so where does he go?

    I hope they find alternatives, but I'm not going to stop paying for journalism from people like Balko. I don't want to let white supremacists force any more epistemic closure.

    • California set to become 2nd state to OK rules for turning wastewater into drinking

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  • I think the only difference with this proposal is that they "skip the middleman". The water is never released back into a natural watercourse.

    But yes, I grew up in TX drinking water that had been returned to the Trinity post-treatment by locations north.

    • Are dilettantes always a bad thing?

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  • Anything that complements your career as a Cheese Greeter

    • In honor of JoCat announcing a hiatus today [Rule]

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  • But it's a parody of another song. Can it be "cringe" if it's just a joke?

    • Are dilettantes always a bad thing?

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  • Do what you enjoy. Half-ass all the things.

    • RULE - Rim Unot Lsure Eifthisfitshere (I hope you had a stroke from reading that :3)

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  • Try ChatGPT instead of MultiVac

    • What are your favorite fonts for technical reports?

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    • The kids'll love it this hip new toy [Rule]

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  • Gotta feed 'em something.

    • Rule

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  • Can u get pregante?

    • My children will refer to me as father.

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  • Forgive me father for I have sinned

    • Bit Different Than My Normal View [oc]

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  • Capri Sun and PBJs oh yeeeeah

    • AI Doomerism: Intelligence Is Not Enough -- “The lack of arms and legs becomes really load-bearing when you want to kill all humans.”

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  • I'm familiar with that thought exercise, but I find it to be fearmongering. AI isn't going to be some creative god that hacks and breaks stuff on its own. A paperclip maximizer AI isn't going to manipulate world steel markets or take over steel mills unless that capability is specifically built into its operating parameters.

    The much greater risk in the near term is that bad actors exploit AI to accomplish very specific immoral, illegal, or exploitative tasks by building those tasks into AI. Such as deepfakes, or using drones to track and murder people, etc. Nation-state actors will probably start using this stuff for truly horrible reasons long before criminals do.

    • Bit Different Than My Normal View [oc]

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  • I want to live on Playground Island.

    • AI Doomerism: Intelligence Is Not Enough -- “The lack of arms and legs becomes really load-bearing when you want to kill all humans.”

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  • That, in my mind, is a non-threat. AIs have no motivation; there's no reason for an AI to do any of that.

    Unless it's being manipulated by a bad actor who wants to do those things. THAT is the real threat. And we know those bad actors exist and will use any tool at their disposal.

    • What the actual f*** is this Rockstar?

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  • "Prove you're human by chopping off a finger."

    • UPenn president, board chairman resign after firestorm over answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus

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  • I'm probably taking my life in my hands even discussing this, but hopefully Lemmy will rise above the common discourse in this matter.

    The problem is that both sides of this conflict play the genocide card the instant they are criticized. If you call for military action against (anywhere), your critics instantly accuse you of desiring genocide for the people of (anywhere) . "Palestinians rise up against your occupiers" becomes "a call for the genocide of Jews". "Israel vigorously defend yourself from terrorists" becomes "a call for the genocide of Palestinians".

    Many in the Israel-supporting community say that any implication of intifada -- even just wearing the famous checkered scarf (the keffiyeh) -- is a call for Jewish genocide. Many in the Palestinian-supporting community say that any implication that Israel should secure its borders and defend its people and have a homeland in the Levant is a call for Palestinian genocide.

    The only thing I do know, in all of this, is that the Gazan people are poorly represented by Hamas, and the Israeli people are poorly represented by their conservative government, and I don't wish harm to any noncombatants.

    All she had to say was “students are entitled to protest for Palestine, but calls for genocide are not OK”

    Maybe. The problem is that a signficant contingent of Israel supporters will go on to say that any protest for Palestine IS a call for Jewish genocide.

    It's McCarthyism all over again. "Have you supported, or do you support, those who protest for independence and freedom for the Palestinian territories? ... How DARE you, madam! How dare you call for genocide of the Jewish people! Have you no decency, madam? Have you no shame?"

    And the other side will pull the exact same rhetorical trick, given the opportunity.

    • Homes need to be built for better internet

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  • Hmm. I just moved into a new house in SoCal, and I'm not having any of the problems he describes. In fact I'd describe the installation of my symmetric 2gbps fiber connection as very clean, and WiFi propagation has been excellent.

    I'm not ecstatic that the router they provided is an Amazon eero, but I could replace that myself if I wanted.

    • Glitch in the matrix

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  • It doesn’t have to be confusing. This particular formula is presented in a confusing way. Written differently, the ambiguity is easily resolved.

    • A Brief History of the GTA Game Series, The Most Famous Game in History!

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  • The Most Famous Game in History!

    Tetris would like a word.