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"The news is yet another example of a government agency turning to the private sector for novel datasets that the public is likely unaware are being collected and then sold." #Technology [Link]
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This report found that removing access to Twitter created significant economic and social impacts. Question: are some of these now replicated with the switch to X? #Technology [Link]
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Another reason why the really sustainable solution to pollution from cars is better mass transit. #Climate [Link]
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Intuit has a stranglehold on how taxes are filed in America. For what? Many other countries just have an easy to use tax portal of their own. This is a business that shouldn't even need to exist. #Democracy [Link]
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This is really important, and why we talk about "eating your own dogfood". If you don't use what you build, you can't build anything great. #Technology [Link]
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Once again, this looks completely like magic. Very high-fidelity images across a bunch of different styles. The implications are enormous. #AI [Link]
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Non-Tesla EV charging infrastructure is awful. It's good that Tesla has opened the standard, but it's not good that the only really viable charging infrastructure is owned by one company. It needs to be fixed. #Technology [Link]
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I'm a heavy Notion web clipper user, but this is far better for my needs. I was worried I'd need to build it myself. Luckily: no! #Technology [Link]
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Every image here is stunning. #Culture [Link]
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The legislation passed with a heavy majority - this veto is a signal that Newsom favors the AI vendors over teamster concerns. Teamsters, on the other hand, claim the tech is unsafe and that jobs will be lost. #AI [Link]
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I strongly agree with this. "View source" has been an important part of the culture of the web since the beginning. Obfuscating that source or removing the option does damage to its underlying principles and makes the web a worse place. I like the comparison to the enclosure
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LLMs are a magic trick; interesting and useful for superficial tasks, but very much not up to, for example, replacing a trained medical professional. The idea that someone would think it's okay to let one give medical advice is horrifying. #AI [Link]