Path finding, computer vision, optical character recognition, machine learning and large language models were all unambiguously considered to be vAI technology before they were widespread, and now the media and general public tend to avoid the term for all but the most recent developments.
Just in case you’re not just satirically listing things that are already awful;
Supermarkets increase their “retention” by limiting signage to keep you wandering and avoid “just get that thing and go” shopping. I don’t know how common this is, but when I was a kid the major supermarkets had long lists of what items were in each aisle, plus highly visible signs in the aisle to show exactly where each category was. Now days at the major chains those in aisle signs are completely gone, and the categories have been whittled down to a few major categories; most products aren’t represented on the sign at all e.g. you have to assume “cake mix/decorating” are in the same aisle as “flour”.
Unskippable ads on all pumps are absolutely a thing that are getting more popular. Mobil is particularly bad for it in my experience.
The company said the client was then moved to A O’Hare Funeral Directors at Leichhardt where doctors and perfusionists, who operate heart-lung bypass machines, worked to pump a liquid, which acts as a type of anti-freeze, through the body to help preserve cells and lower the body’s temperature.
It’s a pretty crude description for an audience not expected to know anything about this, but even so it’s obvious they’re not just shoving a body in liquid nitrogen and calling it a day.
Banducci is set to retire from the Woolworths Group in September 2024. The announcement occurred days after Banducci made national headlines for walking out of an interview with the ABC’s four corners as part of their investigation into price gouging by major supermarkets in Australia.[3]
Reading is a recent development for me in the grand scheme of things, dyslexia meant I was hindered till I was about 18, picking up my first actual book 1984 at the age of 24....
I read Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein right after Manufacturing Consent and I think that worked really well. It’s got some overlap in content that helps solidify concepts, but it’s a bit more modern and a much easier read (less dry)
Other recommendations
If you have any interest in economics:
Debt: the last 5000 years by David Graeber
the Defecit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
If you have interest in digital freedoms and copyright law:
Chokepoint Capitalism by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow
In the wake of the pandemic, schools in the European Union have increasingly begun to implement digital services for online learning. While these modernisation efforts are a welcome development, a small number of big tech companies immediately tried to dominate the space – often with the intention of getting children used to...
This article seems to have a bizarre assumption all the way through that the schools must use Microsoft 365.
Obviously Microsoft is failing morally and probably legally (what else is new), but the schools also have a moral and legal requirement to choose software which protects the rights of the children. Microsoft is sort of right in the way they surely didn’t mean; schools have the responsibility to not use Microsoft 365.
Ultrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it' (www.pcgamer.com)
That's not troubling at all (lemmy.world)
It’s time for a hard reset on notifications (www.theverge.com)
What it's like to be a developer in 2024 (sopuli.xyz)
Source
This could be humorous… but it’s actually tragic (lemmy.ca)
climatejustice.social/…/112535649882421445
Apple’s iMessage is not a “core platform” in EU, so it can stay walled off (arstechnica.com)
When you require more 'mechanical' in your keebler (i.redd.it)
… someone linked this in a Discord server and it’s just too horrible not to repost....
Online Content Is Disappearing (www.pewresearch.org)
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/25166889
Best printer 2024, best printer for home use, office use, printing labels, printer for school, homework printer you are a printer we are all printers (www.theverge.com)
Verge editor laments the perverse incentives of SEO rankings.
Southern Hemisphere's first cryogenically frozen client at rest in regional New South Wales facility (www.abc.net.au)
In short: A cryonics company has frozen its first client in Australia in the hope of bringing him back to life in the future....
Woolworths CEO says supermarket contributes 'very little' to food waste (www.abc.net.au)
Reading books can be world changing
Reading is a recent development for me in the grand scheme of things, dyslexia meant I was hindered till I was about 18, picking up my first actual book 1984 at the age of 24....
OS3M Mouse | "Awesome" Mouse - the open source 3D mouse (hackaday.io)
DIY ESP32 drone costs about $12 to make (www.cnx-software.com)
Greens leader threatens legal action against attorney-general over 'defamatory' comments (www.sbs.com.au)
Adam Bandt said comments Mark Dreyfus made about the Greens and pro-Palestinian activists were "utterly unfounded"....
National Anti-Corruption Commission rules that some corruption is cool actually (chaser.com.au)
Is there a giant planet hiding in the solar system? (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
The solar system is a very crowded place; there are millions of moving objects, ranging from planets, moons, comets, and asteroids
Microsoft violates children’s privacy – but blames your local school (noyb.eu)
In the wake of the pandemic, schools in the European Union have increasingly begun to implement digital services for online learning. While these modernisation efforts are a welcome development, a small number of big tech companies immediately tried to dominate the space – often with the intention of getting children used to...
Robodebt knackers the Nacc! In this country, justice is only for the powerful | First Dog on the Moon (www.theguardian.com)
Whether Australia’s budget has a surplus tells us little about the government’s worth – it’s all on the choices made | Greg Jericho (www.theguardian.com)
OpenCat: An open source quadruped robot pet framework (github.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/14224306