OK, now I'm totally sold. Turns out that because of my history of building open source projects, I get to use #github#copilot for free. Kind of hard to beat that deal. I am definitely going to hype this project, even though I know some are not happy with it.
Public post because the recommendation is not exclusive, the book is quite fascinating IMHO even if you don’t participate in heated conversations very often.
@tyil@bonifartius@cnx Since I #boycott#Amazon, I clicked to buy the book on penguin.co.uk. Of all the unboycotted choices, one of them worked on my browser. So maybe I can get a copy.
it has dawned upon me that this also applies to adults. one day they'll also have toys with built-in #chatgpt too. no need to go outside and make friends anymore when you'll soon be able to buy them off #amazon
Congratulations to Brazil and President #Lula for being selected to host COP30 in Belém, Brazil in 2025! COP30 in Belém is an opportunity for meaningful dialogue, cooperation and innovative solutions. #COP30#ClimateLeadership#Brazil#Amazon#Belem
„A former employee of #Amazon s #Ring doorbell camera unit spied on female customers for in 2017 with cameras placed in bedrooms and bathrooms“ […] Amazon also agreed to pay $25m to settle allegations it violated children’s privacy rights when it failed to delete #Alexa recordings at the request of parents and kept them longer than necessary” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/31/amazon-ring-doorbell-spying-ftc
Okay, so about Kindle for Mac and TTS. It looks like Amazon hasn’t updated its method for accessing the Mac’s TTS engine, so yeah it’s broken on Ventura. The function will start, but no sound will play, and the pages won’t turn, so it’s just sitting there stuck waiting on its TTS function to activate. It does have some good commands, for like continuous reading, reading the current sentence, stuff like that. Just needs updating. Meanwhile, you can use Voice in a Can for Mac to get Alexa to “read my Kindle book,” and everything Alexa can do.
Apple Announces WWDC 23 Keynote and State of the Union
Even thought many people already expected it, Apple has confirmed that it will hold its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote on June 5th at 10am Pacific time, or 1pm Eastern time.
Amazon takes aim at Apple and Google with the $230 Fire Max 11, its biggest tablet ever - Amazon’s newest tablet is the Fire Max 11, priced at $230. (Amazon Photo)
Addresses for Amazon’s South African marketplace fulfilment centres leak online
Amazon plans to have at least one fulfilment centre in Johannesburg and another in Cape Town, a document on its Carrier Central webpage for South Africa shows.
Reddit user u/Juanpees said he found the spreadsheet containing the information while perusing t ...continues
Brazilian Congress approves a bill that, if it becomes law, could severely undermine indigenous rights by restricting demarcation claims only to lands occupied by indigenous peoples on the date of ratification of the current Brazilian Constitution in 1988. The vote represents a major defeat for president Lula's indigenous and environmental agenda.
Bunge, Cargill, COFCO, Amaggi, ADM do Brasil, Viterra and General Mills bought #soy and #corn in an area where “grain laundering” is admitted by producers and civil servants.
The illegal crops came from areas on the border of the #Amazon Rainforest which had restrictions for production, but the real origin of the grains were concealed through paperwork.
The revelations come from a joint #investigation by the Brazilian news outlets Repórter Brasil and O Joio e o Trigo.