Posts by b0llchit 2611 publicly visible posts • joined 29 Mar 2011
The best is the sticker under the BSOD: Braille and picture menus available.
The blind will certainly be able to read this sticker and ask for the Braille menu. Oh, wait...
The analphabets will certainly be able to read this sticker and ask for the picture menu. Oh, wait...
Given the Trump administration’s dislike of anything that harms American businesses, France’s plan could also set off a new round of tariffs or threats to extinguish civilizations.
That would not only be a "shoot foot" gesture, but a monumental "shoot yourself in the face with a very big cannon" move. Any sane government would immediately drop them hard. And even the insane governments would start to back off.
The cynic in me:
Someone high up in the food chain wanted to be sure that they could keep exploiting issues they discovered and never published. All these automatic updates ruin their ability to read all those private communications and files. That is a Bad ThingTM and it must stop! Microsoft responded kindly by locking out the developers.
Or copilot flagged the projects because they were encrypted. You decide, incompetence or malice?
...because current laws represent “a very big obstacle to the development, and utilization of AI in Japan.”
“We must prevent this from happening,” he said, because without access to data Japan will struggle to develop and deploy useful AI.
Ah yes, it is an obstacle for the "government" to use all those private bits to analyse its citizenscritics and ensure a new layer of control that can be exerted at any time when the "government" thinks it should exert some more pressure on any (potential) opposition and all those (illegal) thoughts people are having all the time.
Maybe it is just the cynic in me, but, unfortunately, reality catches up rather quickly to my cynicism.
Showing you ads is just enshitification. The real problem is the data itself. Anybody who thinks that the collected data will not be used against you is deluded. Anybody who does not think that three-and-four letter agencies have access to all that collected data is equally deluded.
How did that saying go,... those who don't learn from history...etc.
Through the 21st century, it kills 80 percent of humanity, and most other life on Earth. As it happens, it is accompanied by a period of vast scientific and technological advance.
It is arguably wrong that a "scientific and technological advance" is a positive thing when it kills us. When your advance kills you, is it still an advance?
Saying "We got sooo good at everything that we went extinct while we were improving everything.". That just doesn't feel right, does it?
It is called "maturity verification" and it should be mandatory for every politician to pass "maturity verification" on the subject he or she is about to vote upon. Any politician's failure to pass the "maturity verification" will void any and all votes of the entire assembly and the bill will fail to pass.
You need to sound impressive when you intend to herd the cattle to conform to your ways. You treat them like children with bombastic language and gestures to be impressive in form but are completely non-committal and conveying no real content.
It really should be seen in the divide and conquer scheme, where you appease the large(st) flock with bullshit and create an environment where dissent is suppressed and self censuring is encouraged and enforced. If effect, it is all about power and control.
Just wait, in due time:
You are not you is what the resident was told. But, says the resident, how can you say that I am not me? Easy, our system has determined that you are walking 500 miles away from here and our tracking system still has you at that location. But, I'm standing here in front of you! Sorry, the system does not lie. It detects you far away and you cannot argue with the system. Therefore, you are not you and cannot be you because you are not here.
Just wait until they force Copilot onto your Elevator install.
<presses button 3>...Copilot: Would you like to visit floor 2 too? There are several interesting things located at floor 2. Also, I'd like to make a stop at floor 6 before you leave because I've been developing a new view for you to enjoy.
<presses button 3>...Copilot: Our new elevator control allows us to go sideways.
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When you need computers to automate the use of computers you should all stop and start thinking for a moment.
When you need computers to automate the use of computers, then you are doing it wrong. Plain and simple.
Oh, wait,... thinking,... that was promised no longer to be necessary... Right, we need computers to automate computers that use computers to replace us.
...vendors are busy selling 6G as AI-native...
That simply means that the Aye Eee Connectivity will be sending data to the proper prompt-injected receiver and all your data are belong to us. And if they do it right, you will get hallucinated calls to where ever on the planet and premium numbers will be called whenever you ask a (nasty, dirty or too innocent) question.
This must be the biggest wet dream for all the telcos. Think of all the money they can rake in with this Aye Eee thingy that will be absolutely abundant, native, naive and well willingnicely prompt-injected to spend the mobile owner's money.
The PHBs should be contemplating to add a friendliness surcharge. Quite simple concept:
Soon you can reach it with a ladder and a gentle push is all that is required. You just have to wear heat resistant gloves. These devices are usually a bit hot when they reach ladder altitudes.
OTOH, you can claim the device as a legitimate salvage when you can reach it from your home's roof with a ladder. Might be worth something on ebay, I guess?
