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jeaton, 18 hours ago to Amazon

The #1 job of corporate CEOs is to bullshit the public. #amazon 🐂💩‼️
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-talks-ai-warehouse-safety-and-antitrust-regulation/

ai6yr, 2 days ago to medical

Pearls Before Swine, May 26, 2024 on Disaster Preparation and Mitigation. #disasters #mitigation #policy #disaster #comics #DisasterPreparedness https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2024/05/26

rbreich, 3 days ago to random

Memo to the media: Don't write about corporations suddenly lowering prices without mentioning how their profits have been skyrocketing or their tax bills have been shrinking. They could have kept prices lower all along. They chose note to. Give people the full picture.

optilude, 3 days ago to guitar

Must. Not. Buy. Bigger. Pedal. Board. Must. Not. Buy. Bigger. Pedal. Board.

But srsly one of these is going to have to at least temporarily make way for a tube screamer kit that’s in the mail.

#guitar #GearSquad

theluddite, 3 days ago to random

NYT, just one month apart.

You can tell that we're the good guys because China does it to "forestall any potential unrest," whereas the USA "keeps us safe." with this "rare bipartisan act."

The Chinese government is "always on the lookout for real or perceived threats," but, fortunately for us freedom-lovers in the US, although "the F.B.I. has broken the rules [...] there are ways to prevent abuses [...] without compromising its critical national security value."

Screenshot of NYT: Government Surveillance Keeps Us Safe April 21, 2024

jeaton, 4 days ago to random

This racist meat sack is still upset about the black guy who was President.
https://crooksandliars.com/2024/05/tuberville-opens-his-mouth-starts-talking

gratefuldread, 5 days ago to random

Moms for Liberty Is Coming for the Swing States https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/moms-for-liberty-swing-states-ad-buy-election-2024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon via @MotherJones

pbump, 5 days ago to random

The public displays required to understand how Alito felt about Trump's presidency and the role of Christianity in government were his speeches and opinions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/23/flags-were-redundant/

ElleGray, 6 days ago to random

somebody get Shel Silverstein on the line

KathyReid, 6 days ago to microsoft

Why does #Microsoft want to implement #Recall? It's not about images. It's about modelling what workers do on Windows, and then replacing them.

The most expensive part of a computer is the fallible feelings-filled unpredictable meat sack that operates it.

Google has YouTube, Google Photos, Maps, and a bucket load of search data, Google Analytics, advertising, as well as it's #GCP data (e.g. #STT transcriptions). And a bunch of data from Android services. From this data they can model speech, model videos and model advertising systems, and how humans respond to them.

But they can't model what people do on computers.

Amazon has Prime data, and a bucket load of compute. But no operating system data. They can build models based around e-commerce and advertising systems.

But they can't model what people do on computers.

Meta has waves hands enough analytics to model human behaviour in the Metaverse.

But they can't model what people do on computers.

Microsoft has GitHub.
Microsoft has LinkedIn.
Microsoft has SharePoint.
Microsoft has Teams.
Microsoft has Dynamics.
Microsoft has O365.
Microsoft has Windows telemetry data.

Microsoft can model what people do on (Windows) computers. Like fill out spreadsheets.Write emails. Synthesize web pages of research. Interact with colleagues on Teams. Create and edit documents.

Microsoft wants #MicrosoftRecall data so they can model what people do with operating systems.

Then replace them.

Imagine a CoPilot that doesn't just write buggy code. Imagine one that also does spreadsheets. That creates documents on SharePoint. That communicates with colleages on Teams. That has a customer pipeline on Dynamics.

That's what Recall is about - 360 degree surveillance of the worker, to model their functions, make them fungible, replicable - and replaceable.

heidilifeldman, 7 days ago to random

I don’t believe for a second that the favorable reference to the Third Reich from Trump’s campaign was a mistake. But whether it is or not, why isn’t the staffer supposedly responsible for the post being fired immediately? The staffer is totally irresponsible or an actual Nazi. Any responsible campaign would discharge such a staffer post haste.

molly0xfff, 7 days ago to ai

back in my day we called this spyware

#AI #privacy #Microsoft

GottaLaff, 8 days ago to legal

#TrumpTrial started earlier than I did today. Grabbing coffee, starting THREAD HERE🧵1/… #Trump #legal

Here’s the list of Trump’s allies attending his trial today:

AG Alan Wilson
Rep. Eric Burlison
Rep. Andrew Clyde
Rep. Mary Miller
Rep. Keith Self
John Coale
Alan Dershowitz
Will Scharf
Steve Witkoff
Bernie Kerik
Kash Patel
Vernon Jones
Jerry Kassar
Chuck Zito

jeaton, 9 days ago to random

Join us next week when Kristen welcomes yet another republican scumbag. #MTP #NBC
https://www.rawstory.com/kristen-welker-marco-rubio/

inquiline, 11 days ago to random

Billionaires: we have all the money and we also have private armies, extremely sophisticated tracking systems, and lethal weapons

Liberals: But we have this piece of paper

jeaton, 11 days ago to random

The number one job of any corporate executive is to bullshit the public!

cannaclub, 11 days ago to random

Are You Bored So You Smoke Weed or Do You Smoke Marijuana and Get Bored? - The Relationship between Cannabis and Boredom http://cannabis.net/blog/opinion/are-you-bored-so-you-smoke-weed-or-do-you-smoke-marijuana-and-get-bored-the-relationship-betwee?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

gerrymcgovern, 11 days ago to random

What good is AI if you don't have a planet to use it on?

Microsoft released its 2024 Sustainability Report on Wednesday, and it's mostly bad news. Last year, Microsoft's emissions went up 29%, and it used 23% more water, primarily due to "new technologies, including generative AI."

https://au.pcmag.com/news/105283/microsofts-emissions-spike-29-as-ai-gobbles-up-resources

The Great Lying Machine is eating our environment and spewing out toxic misinformation. Big Tech has become a clear and present danger to all our futures.

WarnerCrocker, 12 days ago to random

North Koreans stole Americans' identities and took remote-work tech jobs at Fortune 500 companies, DOJ says https://fortune.com/2024/05/16/north-koreans-stole-american-identities-and-took-remote-work-tech-jobs/

50years_music, 12 days ago to random

augieray, 16 days ago to queer

Target is scaling back LGBTQ+ merchandise this year after "right-wing backlash" last year. It can couch this decision in all the research-supported logic it wants, but it's still a capitulation to bigots. #Target is betting those of us who support equity will be more accepting of this decision than bigots will of the retailer carrying #Pride products. Those who care need to raise their voices and make their wishes heard by curtailing their spending at Target.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/business/target-pride-merchandise-june-2024/index.html

jeaton, 20 days ago to random

Who does this? Imagine trying to fence a vintage cello. Niche market.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/cello-worth-250000-stolen-from-seattle-home-police-say/

rbreich, 23 days ago to random

50 major corporations have contributed $23 million to election deniers since the January 6 Capitol attack.

They include AT&T, Comcast, Walmart, and Microsoft.

Corporate America will sell out our democracy, decency, and the rule of law — all for a tax break.

jeffjarvis, 23 days ago to random

OK, sure, why not treat the rising tide of fascism and death of democracy as mere dinner-party chatter in this festival of bothsidesism written by ... you get one guess ...
Gallows Humor and Talk of Escape: Trump’s Possible Return Rattles Capital https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/trump-biden-election-dc.html?smid=tw-share