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Isn’t this a dinner & donation issue? That’s how American government works now.

You only get takedown notices for negative content. It’s the new and improved Free Speech Censorship®

A flash preloader was my first real tech job! As I recall, they stiffed my last paycheck and went under later.

But it was incredibly fun and I made connections that steered my career to a new direction for the next decade.

Uh, I think we’re arguing the same side here.

Edit: I thought of one: auto braking systems. That’s one significant safety system invention since 2000. It’s a bit more than just a nag or gimmick.

Seatbelts, disk vs drum and antilock brake systems, crumple zones, backup cameras, suspension design (wishbone, progressive spring rate) for handling.

I will concede the backup sensors. Those have worked pretty well, though still give false alerts occasionally. Auto headlights/wipers are also another plus, but more of a gimmick.

Other than that, there are better electric/hybrid/engine efficiency which is all good. New models and styles which can be interesting, and cars got fat, which isn’t too good. But the actual technology for safety features used to keep people safe today, is basically the same as almost 25 years ago. Old cars from today’s perspective are not like the old cars from the 1990’s perspective.

Totally agree there have been some advancements, more tech added, and tests and expectations have changed a bit.

I was pointing out there hasn’t been a massive safety revolution in the past 25 years beyond gadgets and gizmos. ABS, airbags, backup cameras, radar assisted cruise control… they existed back then; it’s great adoption is higher now.

I’d argue the imported ones do meet all applicable standards, since they’re exempt.

Well, yeah. That is the loophole being used.

As for 25 year old vehicle, my daily driver is 21, has satellite navigation, California LEV (low emissions vehicle), 5-star safety rating.

There hasn’t really been some revolutionary advancement in safety in the past 25 years other than slapping some more computers, cameras and design tweaks. Actually, the beeping sensors in the bumpers are pretty nice. I like those.

We had good tech back then that stands up well to modern-day cars. It may not have the nagging of modern safety systems, but I don’t get false warnings either.

Oh gosh, this article again. Why does the date say 2025? This was discussed ad nauseam last year.

Cliffsnotes: Why was it blocked? The foreign car built to tight regulations in one market doesn’t meet safety standards in another country. This happens all over the world and is nothing new. Yes, people are exploiting a loophole to import them. The DMV got wise.

I don’t necessarily oppose the use of AI as a tool for humans to utilize, but I do have issues with it dictating policies or control over human beings. By the people, for the people, absolutely does not include AI. (Sorry Data, not yet)

Also, any prompts and prompt instructions should be public with results. It is just way too easy to fuck up.

I found one of these fakes on the shelves at CVS!

I’m pretty proud I got something banned after a letter.

I kinda teared up on that article. What hope they had.

For all wondering, this was written in 2007, speculating on the future. It flat out starts by saying they know they’ll be wrong by making these guesses.

They thought we’d have a lunar colony by 2022. Instead we gave ourselves two shots to the feet and looking at the shiny down the barrel.

If not user data and network security concerns, what? Why the ban/sale song and dance?

Wasn’t the whole thing about China scooping up loads of data?

So give a copy of that data to one of the worlds largest advertiser/online markets and license behavioural data from the “baddies”. Yeah, that’ll fix everything.

Everybody loses.

I tried to update my lemmy instance and it all went so horribly wrong. DB never came up, errors everywhere, searching implied I updated to a dev branch sometime in the past (not a dev, don’t think I did) and it’ll be console and DB queries for a fix.

Ran out of time and overwhelmed, I restored backups and buried my head in the sand. Nope, not now. Future, yes, but oh not now.

Welp, I know what I’m doing Sunday.

Never crossed my mind and sounds amazing. Sorry poor, overworked NAS, you’re hosting another something.

These devices are almost always listening, and the companies behind them are already collecting our data.

Uh oh! Clicks scary link

The good news is, they aren’t recording all the time … and when they are activated accidentally, the recordings are typically short.

:/ alrightythen

That’s a good litmus test. If asking/paying artists to train your AI destroys your business model, maybe you’re the arsehole. ;)

I would say synthesis in this example is the creation of a molecular compound from differing source materials while refinement is the isolation and concentration of an existing compound.

Hey, you asked… I just answered.

Generally, artificial sweeteners are chemically synthesized while natural sweeteners are grown and refined.

I used to grow the stevia plant in my garden.