Posts by refitman

Users prompt Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot to remove clothes in photos then 'apologize' for it

Re: Get used to reality

Sounds like some top-tier nonce-apologia to me. These 'tools' have been used to sexualise children and your response is "best get used to it *shrug*".

Payment processors

I assume all the major payment processors (Visa, MasterCard etc) will be suspending their services ASAP? The same as they did with legal adult sites?

I'm also sure all the authorities that constantly bang on about "think of the children" will be lining up prosecutions for the executives that let this happen?

Please fasten your seatbelts. A third of US air traffic control systems are 'unsustainable'

DEI

I'll let you in on a secret - DEI isn't a 'issue' anywhere, except where the right think too many people who aren't white, straight or men are getting jobs.

Study suggests X turned right just in time for election season

Re: Where will the Nazi firehose algorithm be turned on next?

Some other issues with Threads are:

that you can ONLY get posts via the algorithm. There is no option to see a timeline of the people you follow, in chronological order

You can't post links, so it's useless for promotion. That's one reason why loads & loads of writers are on Bluesky, because they can actively promote their work.

Re: Hmm

Weren't the 'Twitter Files' thoroughly debunked? And in some cases the data they had proved the exact opposite of what was claimed by the likes of Taibbi?

Microsoft 365 Copilot goes monthly for a 5% premium and annual commitment

Non-payment

Cool, so if we don't pay, does that mean it will be removed from our systems? Please?

Canada closes TikTok's offices but leaves using the app a matter of 'personal choice'

Regulation

<quote>US lawmakers and government officials have long warned that Beijing is likely to abuse the app to swipe citizens' data – or overtly spy on them – while also spreading pro-China propaganda and misinformation</quote>

Cool, now do the same with all the other networks. Seems a bit off to single out tiktok, when Meta & Twitter are also pumping out propaganda.

Bluesky capitalizes on X woes with funding and user growth

"It's just the best place to get out information without fear of censorship"

Try and post a tweet with the word "cis" in it and see just how censorship free Twitter actually is.

Re: Echo Chambers

I'm curious. Why do you want to hang around and chat to Nazis and fascists?

Echo Chambers

Just because Bluesky actively rejects Nazis and the more reactionary right-wing posters, and the nuclear block function is excellent at shutting down any attempt to troll, doesn't make it an 'echo chamber'.

In fact, the lack of Elon fanboys (*cough*) and Trump worshippers makes life a lot more pleasant. You can actually have a discussion with people and find out new ideas.

Not everything had to be a conflict or a fight.

Meta faces multiple complaints in Europe over plans to train AI on user data

Re: Will your right to object be effective?

I'm in the UK and I just put "don't use my data" and 5mins later got confirmation of being removed from the training data. It's been the same for everyone else I've spoken to about it.

Big brains divided over training AI with more AI: Is model collapse inevitable?

I'm going out on a limb and going to say that you went big in on crypto being "the next big thing that will revolutionise our lives"?