There are plenty of other international outlets on there to give other perspectives, RT doesn’t give perspectives though, they give intentionally incorrect information to create confusion, not even to push a specific line, just to muddy the waters as much as possible. It subtracts from context, doesn’t add to it.
seems like the common thread of trumps circle is people who are in so much trouble that the only way out is through presidential protection.
Whether that be legal, financial, or social trouble.
It’s a dangerous combo, cornered animals and all that, but also makes for a fragile coalition, not the kind of thing that holds together when a real challenge emerges.
I think its appeal mainly comes from the fact that it’s not overtly biased. Other algorithms could achieve the same if it wasn’t for the fact that they’re so heavy handed in what they allow the feed to promote.
Seems iffy to have any sort of federated system for a video based format. Maybe there are some clever compression or hosting tricks to reduce data load.
The thing about the TikTok algorithm seems to be that there are a lot less… fingers in the pudding so to speak, it doesn’t seem to have much preference on what kinds of content users get steered to, responding more actively to what they actually show interest in.
Other systems seem to have strong preferences about what topic and styles they steer users too or away from. Distorting what content users are steered towards tends to flood their feeds with things they’re not super interested in, because what they actually showed interest in is not promoted by the system, or even actively demoted.
It’s a country the size of the EU, so like, think about the political difference between Hungry and Sweden.
Like, the US system is a bit more centralized in many respects, but a lot of stuff is still very dependent on state and local politics. So just because some people say something crazy at the national level doesn’t mean that actually gets effectively implemented everywhere. A lot of the more outrageous stuff is also done at the state or local level.
Some states certainly are that bad but most aren’t, most are just… blegh. Many people with the means and bandwidth to get together and do something about the worst stuff end up moving, which sucks for those without the capability to do so.
i don’t think this is zuck going all in on trump, I think it’s him realizing there will be no consequences under him for doing what he already wanted to: not do any moderation.
He doesn’t want to have to be responsible for anything. He wants the money coming in so he can pursue his pet projects, and thus is minimizing the overhead on the existing money printers.
Alter the incentive structures of the systems so as to make it unappealing to pedal sensationalism. Change how algorithms work for promoting content so it doesn’t reward rage bait. Don’t have bad behavior be rewarded with attention, especially not when attention is money.
I mean, it’s kind of the aesthetic nail in the coffin for the think pad. They’ve been removing the things that made them unique for a long time now. No more upgradable storage, no easily swappable batteries, no more repairability and no more brick like durability.
Like sure, the actual computer bits are getting better than the older models, but so is every other major laptop brand. Now thinkpads are just another generic laptop.
Like, if someone wants a laptop that is repairable and upgradable, framework exists now and they’re better about that than think pads ever were. Still a shame to see the think pad brand melt in to the puddle of generic laptops though.
What you’ve listed is already really good for staples, if someone has the time and motivation to cook they can do a lot with that. I might suggest some things that are easier to eat straight up, or at least with very little prep. It can be really hard to make a proper meal when you’re in a tough situation, especially when you’re just taking care of your self. Dried fruits (like raisins or apricots) might be a good add in particular, some specific ideas though:
Some knorr pasta(or rice) sides, or other similar things would probably be good, basically just pasta and dehydrated sauce. Between $1.30 and 1.50 per 4.4 ounce pouch depending on the variety (about 450 calories in a pack). Shelf stable, decently appealing, and can be made quickly and easily (microwave or on stove tops). They aren’t super nutritious, but they’re a good bases for canned chicken/tuna or frozen/canned veggies, even if someone just eats them plain they’re better than a bag of chips or other junk food.
Maybe nori could be worth it? Particularly the snack packs, sometimes you can find a big pack of those for a good price. Easy to eat, good nutrition, storable. I’ve found them for as little as 48¢ a pack at stores like Costco or Walmart. Cheaper at good international groceries. I’m hesitant to suggest these as they’re pretty insubstantial for the cost, but they can fill in gaps in nutrition and add some variety.
Dates are a great option if you can find them for a good price. They’re easy to eat, last on the shelf, good nutrition and don’t need prep, and kids love them. The big tubs are really good price per weight, but for a food pantry, smaller packs would probably be better, $5 dollars for an 8oz pack is fairly easy to find if it’s not a fancy brand.
Maybe instant mashed potatoes (AKA dried potatoes flakes). Not exactly super nutritionally complex if they’ve been pealed before processing, but they’re filling, easy to prepare, very shelf stable and cheap. Good base to add other stuff to as well. Packets are like $1.40 per 4 ounce packet (about 440 calories.) .
No it didn’t. OpenAI is just pushing deceptively worded press releases out to try and convince people that their programs are more capable than they actually are.
The first “AI” branded products hit the market and haven’t sold well with consumers nor enterprise clients. So tech companies that have gone all in, or are entirely based in, this hype cycle are trying to stretch it out a bit longer.
For all the not super technically inclined people out there, I would recommend Linux mint with cinnamon, you’ll feel right at home and won’t face any real issues so long as you don’t want to play LoL, a few other big multiplayer games have anti cheat systems that don’t like Linux.
As I understand it, there have been issues with distributing Nvidia drivers in a Linux distro. Some do do it, but it’s kind of a legal grey area due to potential conflicts with the license of the Linux kernel.
I don’t really understand it fully, but it’s been an issue for a while. Apparently it’s less of an issue now because Nvidia partially open sourced its drivers. AMD’s GPU drivers apparently don’t have these issues.
Wonder what the situation with intel’s new GPUs and its drivers is.
The far right is popular because it is allowed to exist while criticizing powerful institutions, because their proposed solutions and actions do not meaningfully threaten those institutions. Any criticism and proposed solutions that might actually fix issues are often buried or demonized as soon as it gains traction independently.
But this behavior is hurting the long term viability of media institutions, the narratives and ideas they push are so detached from real world experiences of viewers that they losing meaningful viewership.
Be funny if it turned out they couldn’t actually track the shooter down, so they just picked a random person to pin it on to make it seem like people would inevitably get caught if they did a copy cat crime.
For oil and gas producers, plastic is a very important part of the industrial system. Significant amounts of what is extracted is not usable as fuel after refining. It would just have to be dumped or burned off, which would hurt margins, just throwing away 1/3rd of what you pull out of the ground.
The profitability and market viability of fossil fuels depends pretty heavily on plastics production as a way of profitably disposing of byproducts. Take that away and they’re much less competitive with other energy sources.
There are plenty of other international outlets on there to give other perspectives, RT doesn’t give perspectives though, they give intentionally incorrect information to create confusion, not even to push a specific line, just to muddy the waters as much as possible. It subtracts from context, doesn’t add to it.