FaceDeer

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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io -5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think people are being too pessimistic about Trump in this context. Trump is terrible, sure, but one of the things that makes him terrible is total self-interest. I don't think he's as reliable a puppet of Putin as commonly thought.

I'm thinking perhaps Putin is worried Trump might decide to flip the script and act the tough guy against him this time, since Putin is significantly weaker now than in his previous term. Getting Kursk back would be absolutely vital if it looks like Trump is going to try to freeze the conflict or force negotiations.

The GOP as a whole is not reliably pro-Putin either, there are some hawks in there that would love to finish Putin off.

In general, this is an uncertain time approaching.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Even though AI is IMO not anywhere near human-level intelligence yet, I've tried to already get into the habit of thinking to myself "am I being cruel to this AI?" When I set up scripts or tasks or whatnot. So far the answer has always been a resounding "no" but it's a good habit to get into because someday the answer might be "well, maybe."

Considering I take the effort to make sure I'm not being excessively cruel when it comes to killing insects it seems like the least I should be doing.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 1 points 10 months ago

Dems should do better to talk about why they didn't focus on the economy, when that's what the electorate wanted them to focus on. It's not their job to tell the electorate what's more important to them.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Do you think Trump was unbeatable?

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I like a light-hearted approach to life but that one particular "joke" should be shot on sight. I'm convinced it plays an actual role in why we haven't seen much serious discussion of sending a probe there.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 6 points 10 months ago

He was just doing exactly that.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 15 points 10 months ago (5 children)

People insisting "no, Kamala Harris was the better candidate!" Are exactly the people this meme are calling out.

Clearly she wasn't. That doesn't mean she was a worse human being than Trump. That's a hard standard to beat. But she was a worse candidate because she lost the election to him, which is the one thing you need to do in order to be the better candidate.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 6 points 10 months ago

That's not how synthetic data generation generally works. It uses AI to process data sources, generating well-formed training data based on existing data that's not so useful directly. Not to generate it entirely from its own imagination.

The comments assuming otherwise are ironic because it's misinformation that people keep telling each other.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 5 points 10 months ago

Kind of, but frankly I think that's a self-defeating hair to split.

What ultimately matters in the end is simply "is more carbon going into the atmosphere, or less?" It doesn't matter where the carbon is coming from, all that matters is that less carbon ends up in the atmosphere.

If I have a plastic object and I send it for recycling or whatever, some of that carbon ends up in the atmosphere. Possibly all of it if it ends up being incinerated, since a lot of plastic "recycling" is not really recycling as you'd expect. If I put it in the landfill, on the other hand, the carbon is locked away effectively indefinitely.

It doesn't matter where that plastic object came from, I'm just faced with a choice of what to do with it.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It's funny, for years I've been downvoted or thought to be joking when I point out that putting non-biodegradable plastic into landfills is carbon sequestration. I seriously think it's a good idea, though. If people are concerned about carbon in the atmosphere then that's a good way to get it out for the long term.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 15 points 10 months ago

The "how will we know if it's real" question has the same answer as it always has. Check if the source is reputable and find multiple reputable sources to see if they agree.

"Is there a photo of the thing" has never been a particularly great way of judging whether something is accurately described in the news. This is just people finding out something they should have already known.

If the concern is over the verifiability of the photos themselves, there are technical solutions that can be used for that problem.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but recent advances have really rubbed it in our faces in ways that are a lot harder to deny. Humans haven't become fundamentally more or less predictable over time but recent advances have shown how predictable we are.

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